Swift Boy

A Game Boy emulator for iOS 📱

Getting Started

1. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/bberak/swift-boy.git
2. Open app/SwiftBoy.xcodeproc with XCode
3. Select Swift Boy Release scheme and target device
4. Build, run and enjoy some nostalgic gaming 🎉

Importing Games

You can import your own legally-obtained Game Boy ROMs (.gb files) by clicking the title above the LCD screen and clicking the big IMPORT GAME button at the bottom of the modal 👍.

Links and Resources

• Game Boy CPU Instructions Database
• Blargg's Test ROMs
• Mooneye Test Suite
• Game Boy Complete Technical Reference
• Pan Docs

TODOs

• Better MBC support (currently only partially supports MBC0 and MBC1)
• The sound synthesizer is not quite right yet
• Handle transparent pixels and sprite priority
• A bunch of other stuff

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2022 Boris Berak

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.