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Revision as of 11:46, 10 March 2024

Red Viper
Redviper3ds.png
General
AuthorFlooglm danielps, and others
TypeHandheld
Version0.9.1
LicenseMixed
Last Updated2024/03/02
Links
Download
Website
Source

This is a Virtual Boy emulator for the 3DS, building on what mrdanielps's work on r3Ddragon which itself is based on Reality Boy / Red Dragon by David Tucker.

Features

  • All officially licensed games are playable at full speed, even on the original 3DS.
  • 3D support.
  • Game saves are supported.
  • Map either the A/B buttons or the right D-Pad to the face buttons, with the other being on the touch screen.
  • New 3DS C-Stick is also supported (mapped to the right D-Pad).
  • Configurable face button mapping.
  • Configurable color filter.

Installation

Download the latest release on release page:

  • 3DSX - Place in sdmc:/3ds/red-viper/ and use it with the Homebrew Launcher.
  • CIA - Installable to the home menu using FBI.

ROMs can be placed in any directory on your SD card of choice.

The emulator will retain the path to the most recently loaded ROM for convenience.

Screenshots

redviper3ds2.pngredviper3ds3.png

Media

red viper v0.9.0 - virtual boy wario land 3ds capture (Meyadin)

Known Issues

  • Sample playback doesn't work (affects Teleroboxer, Galactic Pinball, and a few other games).
  • Mario Clash and Space Invaders have slight performance issues during intro cutscenes, though Space Invaders is likely alleviated on the New 3DS.
  • Minor graphical glitches in Golf and Waterworld.
  • Homebrew may not work.

Changelog

v0.9.1 2024/03/02

  • Features:
    • 3D depth slider support (#10 by @djedditt).
    • Pick which eye is rendered in 2D mode.
    • Fast-forward button on in-game touch screen (either hold or toggle).
    • GUI matches colour filter (#5 by @JeffRuLz).
    • Additional face button layouts.
  • Fixes:
    • Fixed random crashes in T&E Soft's games (Red Alarm, 3D Tetris, Golf).
    • Fix crash when closing through home menu while in the pause menu.

v0.9.0 2024/02/25

  • Many updates from r3Ddragon v0.87, including:
    • New hardware renderer.
    • Fully implement instruction set.
    • Busywait optimization.
    • New UI.
    • Improved controls.

Credits

  • Everyone mentioned in the license. Without Reality Boy and Red Dragon it wouldn't have been possible.
  • smealum and contributors - ctrulib.
  • Vappy, Team Fail, HtheB, hippy dave and kane159 on GBAtemp - early testing.
  • benhoyt - inih.
  • Myria - libkhax
  • thunderstruck - CIA banner sound (taken from Fishbone).
  • nop90 - Reality Boy backports and fixes.
  • danielps - Initial 3DS port and V810 dynarec.
  • Floogle - 3DS hardware renderer; many optimizations, bugfixes, and other improvements.
  • djedditt - Enhanced 3D depth slider support.

External links

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