| piuGBA | |
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| General | |
| Author | [r]labs |
| Type | Music |
| Version | 1.4.0 |
| License | MIT License |
| Last Updated | 2021/04/06 |
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| Website | |
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piuGBA is a PIU emulator for the GBA that uses StepMania SSC charts.
Features
- Full .ssc files support, including:
- Normal, hold and fake notes.
- BPM changes.
- Scroll speed changes.
- Stops/Delays and async-stops.
- Warps and fast-BPM warps.
- Multiple game modes:
- Campaign - Play, unlock songs and defeat bosses.
- Arcade - Play songs in any numerical difficulty level.
- Single - 1 player, either Single (5-panel) or Double (10-panel) charts.
- Multi VS - VS battles via Link Cable.
- Multi Coop - Double (10-panel) charts via Link Cable.
- Impossible - Hardcore charts with insane mods.
- Speed multipliers can be changed in-game.
- Mods support:
- Stage break.
- Pixelate - Mosaic effect.
- Jump/Reduce - Moves game area.
- Decolorize - Inverts/removes colors.
- Random speed.
- Mirror and random steps.
- Training mode - Rate and checkpoints.
- Hardware integrations:
- Rumble.
- I/O LED Sync.
- SRAM LED Sync.
- BGA DARK background with blink effect.
- Song selector with names, backgrounds and sound previews.
- Optimized to support ~70 songs per ROM file.
User guide
How does it work
A node.js script (the importer) converts a list of SSC/MP3/PNG files into binary files which the GBA can understand. For audio, it uses GSM audio files which are very small in size.
Charts are converted into a format created for this project called PIUS. Then everything is bundled in a GBFS file (a filesystem created by the GBA scene) and appended to the final ROM.
Read the wiki for more details and guide of how to build a ROM.
You can also join the official Discord server to find pre-built ROMs and user-created content.
Screenshots
Media
piuGBA - Impossible Mode w/ Rumble (Rodrigo Alfonso) <youtube>H7OOU1AE1Tw<youtube>
Compatibility
Tested and works on mGBA, VBA-M, and NO$GBA.
Changelog
v1.4
New features:
- Hardware integrations
- Arcade improvements:
- Added Double charts support inside Single player mode.
- Added mark as deffective option for broken charts.
- Added Reduce Mod variant: MICRO.
- Added save file reset options.
Impossible mode changes:
- Removed decolorize.
- Added reduce=micro.
Engine improvements:
- Added fake notes support through the {1|v|1|0} SSC syntax.
Graphical improvements:
- Improved screen transitions.
- Now the selection screen background looks cleaner (less dithering below the lights)
Bugfixes:
- Fixed random crash due to invalid read after winning a song
- Fixed random crash due to a memory leak during screen transitions
- Fixed metronome. It was sometimes blinking on weak beats
- Now the random is more random
- Now "random steps" is more humanly usable, since it tries to avoid repeated notes
Credits
Open-source projects involved:
- wgroeneveld/gba-sprite-engine Dec 18, 2019.
- Forked at: rodri042/gba-sprite-engine.
- pinobatch/gsmplayer-gba Feb 9, 2020.
- rodri042/gba-link-connection.
External links
- GitHub - https://github.com/rodri042/piugba
- DIscord - https://discord.com/invite/JE33cc2