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Its also interesting to note that this is how Nintendo has handled backwards compatability for every gameboy generator. In the DS the GBA's arm was used for sou
by Danieru 12y ago
Its also interesting to note that this is how Nintendo has handled backwards compatability for every gameboy generator. In the DS the GBA's arm was used for sound processing. And the GBA has a GBC's z80. The GBC itself was just a GB z80 with a higher clock and special memory space for color palettes.
- MBCook 12y agoI believe that's also how the PS2 worked. I think it used the PS1 processor as the sound chip as well so they didn't need to emulate the processor.
- glhaynes 12y agoLikewise the Sega Master System used a Z80 as its CPU; later, Sega used it for the Genesis / Mega Drive's sound management processor (plus a Yamaha synthesizer). If you plugged in the Power Base Converter, the Z80 would become the CPU and let you play Master System games.
- DSMan195276 12y agoMore interestingly, I read something not to long ago that the GBA games released for the 'Ambassador' program on the 3DS are also run right on the hardware (For better or worse). I feel like that means the GBA's processor is also inside of the 3DS, probably because for 'DS Mode' to work it'd have to have a compatible sound processor in there somewhere.
- duskwuff 12y ago> Its also interesting to note that this is how Nintendo has handled backwards compatability for every gameboy generator. Same pattern as how they handled Game Cube compatibility on the Wii, I believe. I wouldn't be surprised if Wii mode on the Wii U were similar, but I'm not familiar with that.
- Danieru 12y agoTrue, in the case of both the Wii and WiiU they are mostly higher clocked Gamecubes. This is why Dolphin started as a Gamecube emulator and added Wii support. About a year ago I talked with one of the Dolphin developers and he anticipate extending to the WiiU once we have the CPU headroom.
- delroth 12y agoI don't know who you talked to, but Dolphin will never have support for Wii U. Wii U emulation requires a completely different emulator type compared to Wii emulation. Source: I'm a Dolphin developer.
- Danieru 12y agoSorry then I must be wrong. All I remember it from was an IRC conversation on the PPSSPP channel.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoIIRC Wii's CPU is a faster GameCube CPU, but the Wii U one is totally new, so the Wii U includes a Wii CPU.