JGBE

JGBE is a small software application written in Java whose purpose is to help you make use of an emulator for Game Boy/Game Boy Color so you can load and play favorite console games straight from the comfort of your desktop. It can be deployed on all Windows versions out there.

The tool comes in a portable package which can be stored on pen drives or other similar devices so you can carry it with you all the time. You may open it directly from the storage device on the host PC without having to possess administrative privileges.

It does not leave entries in your Windows registry and generate additional configuration items so you may get rid of it by deleting the files that you have downloaded from the Internet. It’s easy to get access to its GUI because you only need to double-click on the executable file. No installation process is needed.

JGBE sports a clean design that hides several configuration parameters under the hood. You cannot appeal to a help manual to read more about the setup process so you need to experiment a little bit with the dedicated options in order to understand how the program works.

You are offered the freedom to load ROM data, pause or reset the game, switch to a fullscreen view mode, adjust the scaling factor, tweak interpolation parameters to adjust the size of the main window, skip frames (you may increase or decrease data), as well as switch between different color profiles like Game Boy LCD, Black and White, Graytones, or custom one.

Other important configuration settings worth being mentioned enable you to save up to 10 states per game, load previous states with ease, enable or disable sound, adjust the audio channels, tweak advanced audio options (e.g. output device, sampling rate, buffer size), assign hotkeys for different players, edit cheats, and alter the emulation speed.

JGBE comes bundled with several handy features for helping you emulate Game Boy console games on your PC. It can be tweaked by less experienced users and professionals alike.