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@BioRhythmicStudios BioRhythmicStudios released this 20 Oct 13:45
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Wario Land 4 Native PC Port v0.2.0-beta

The CRT Update!

Beta 0.2.0 introduces optional CRT display filters to Wario Land 4's native Windows PC port.

What's New

Three display modes are now available under Settings ? Display:

  • Original (Off): The original crisp rendering without CRT effects.
  • CRT Lite: Adjustable horizontal scanlines.
  • CRT Enhanced: Scanlines, adjustable glow and an optional phosphor mask.

All CRT effects are optional.

Additional Details

  • Preserves the original approximately 59.73 FPS GBA gameplay timing.
  • Compatible with VSync, fullscreen and F11 toggling.
  • Works with existing window scaling options.
  • Saves CRT preferences between sessions.
  • Older settings remain compatible; CRT filters default to Off.
  • No additional runtime DLLs required.

Testing

  • Normal and AddressSanitizer regression tests.
  • Display tests covering CRT presets, VSync, fullscreen and resizing.
  • Successful manual testing on a Windows laptop using Intel integrated graphics and a 60 Hz OLED display.
  • Original GBA matching build remains byte-identical.

CRT Enhanced Gameplay

CRT Enhanced gameplay from the v0.2.0-beta package

Installation

  1. Download the Windows x64 ZIP.
  2. Extract the complete archive.
  3. Open wl4-launcher.exe.
  4. Browse for your own supported, unmodified US Wario Land 4 ROM.
  5. Click Launch Game.

To change CRT filters, open Settings ? Display, save your selection and restart the game.

No ROM is distributed with this project.

Known Limitations

This remains an experimental beta. Complete game compatibility has not yet been verified.

Please report issues at:
https://github.com/BioRhythmicStudios/warioland4/issues

Credits

BioRhythmicStudios, with development assistance from Claude (Anthropic) and Codex (OpenAI).

Based on the Wario Land 4 decompilation project by lilDavid and its contributors.

Unofficial fan project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo.

Download Verification

Source commit: d777f81e07e701507084075e00d966ef66accdcf

Windows x64 ZIP: WarioLand4-Native-PC-Port-v0.2.0-beta-Windows-x64.zip (2887234 bytes)

SHA-256:

852cd7cde038148ef057e6db1ac48664608e6049289397e4910ea94e911abfd2
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