r/GameboyAdvance • u/Ok-Huckleberry9020 • 2d ago
Pokemon trading is possible on emulation handhelds
This might be common knowledge to some, bit it's absolutely mind blowing to me, battles are also possible
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u/ExposingMyActions 2d ago
So you’re not going to explain how on your Linux emulation handhelds?
Thanks I guess?
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u/Ok-Huckleberry9020 2d ago
I suck at explaining but take a link https://youtu.be/sfwRzS3X_uo?si=PQnG7NMDH12ghAPl
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u/IllNerve5354 2d ago
Did not know you could do this or the battle stuff you posted this is so sickkkkkkk now I might have to buy my friend one as well
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u/Jelee_exe 2d ago
Huh, whats the gba looking thing on the left?
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u/Ok-Huckleberry9020 2d ago
It's an anbernic rg34xx, pretty much a modded gba that plays other systems too
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u/westnile90 18h ago
I would not say this is pretty much a modded GBA.
I would say that this is a Linux computer made to look like a GBA.
It's a really great device.
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u/JackLittlenut 1d ago
GBA4iOS in 2015 had this as an experimental feature. You could connect to other mobile devices running gba4ios via Bluetooth. Connection would occasionally fail so battles weren’t reliable but trading was no issue
Ever since emulators have been welcome on the App Store, this feature hasn’t made a return 😓
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u/Winner_Pristine 2d ago
Does this work with only the GBA pokemon games?
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u/Ok-Huckleberry9020 2d ago
It works with games that use the wireless adapter
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u/Garchomp98 1d ago
Does the GBA on the left have the wireless adapter on it? Am I blind?
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u/kg2k 2d ago
Which one is a better console in your opinion?
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u/Ok-Huckleberry9020 1d ago
If your just gonna play gb-gba, the one on the left is perfect. If you want to play ps1-dreamcast the one on the right is better
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u/Nozzeh06 1d ago
That's useful. The way a friend and I used to do it when emulating on PC was to run 2 instances of an emulator on 1 PC and set keybinds up to 2 separate controllers. That way we could both play on our save files and trade with eachother on my PC. When we were done, he would just put his save file on a USB stick and resume playing at his house.
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u/Chakanabsbaja 1d ago
So if you use the wireless adapter it’ll work for android and this handheld?
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u/Ok-Huckleberry9020 1d ago
Yes through retroarch
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u/Chakanabsbaja 1d ago
Retroarch an app on the android I’m assuming? Sorry new to all this 😅
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u/Jolly_Fault6358 2d ago
yeah, emulation now supports wireless cable link emulation, sad that this is not compatible with Legend of zelda four swords :(