AndroidBoy Brings Gameboy, Honest-To-Goodness Gaming to G1
It’s not an NES/SNES emulator. It’s not a PlayStation emulator. But it’s the next best thing: Gameboy color. And it’s coming (or has already come) to an Android device near you. AndroidBoy is a free emulator and allows its lucky owner to get their game on old school style. Although the interface and overall feel of the app could use a little spit ‘n shine, the fact remains: GameBoy + Android = Sweet Love.
And while the G1 isn’t necessarily going to be better or worse than the iPhone or similar devices for mobile gaming, one thing that the G1 does have as an advantage is physical keys. One of the most frustrating drawbacks to gaming when I had my iPhone was the lack of keys to smash and mash during a session of Mario. Anyone who’s ever used the PS, GB, NES/SNES emulators on the iPhone can vouch for me in saying that it’s pretty unrealistic to be truly immersed in the game when you’re tapping virtual buttons and covering half the screen with your fat thumbs.
Hopefully in the future (and, as always with Android, the future is basically next week), we’ll be able to use those nice, tangible keys to do our AndroidBoy-ing. Until then – game on!
[via MobileCrunch]