gen1recomp on androidg1r deluxe on android, straight from the official apk
every release ships an android apk. its the same native lua port as the desktop builds, not an emulator in a wrapper. install it, hand it ur own rom and it builds the game right on ur phone.
install it
takes a couple minutes.
- grab
gen1recomp-<version>-android.apkfrom the latest release. the download button on this page goes straight to it - open the apk and let android install it. if it asks, allow installs from ur browser or files app
- open the app. it ships w no rom and no game data, so the launcher asks for one
- pick ur legally dumped
.gb,.gbcor.gbafile. import takes a few seconds and the game starts on its own
what u get
the same thing desktop gets.
- all 11 games side by side, each w its own tab in the launcher
- touch controls, or pair a controller
- mods, installed from the launcher
only get the apk from here
the apk lives on github releases. this site and the discord link to it. gen1recomp[.]com is not run by this project and its full of adware, so dont install anything from it.
questions ppl ask
more in the main faq.
is it on the play store?
no. its an apk on github releases.
is it an emulator?
no. the engine and map behavior are hand-written lua, ported from the pret disassemblies. it doesnt emulate the game boy, transpile assembly or download a disassembly.
do i need a rom?
yes. the app ships w no rom and no game data. u supply ur own legally dumped rom, it gets verified, used during import and released from memory.
is it free?
yes. free download, and the source is on github under GPLv3 w additional terms.
keep looking around
go get it.
free, open source, and it runs on almost anything. bring ur own rom.