How to Run Game Boy Color and Game Boy Games on Your iOS Device
As an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad user, you're probably no stranger to having access to countless games and apps at your fingertips. But for those who grew up playing Game Boy Color and Game Boy games, the thought of running these classic titles on their device must seem like a dream come true. And that's exactly what this video is all about – showing you how to do just that.
To get started, you'll need a jailbroken device on any firmware (meaning your device can run on any version of iOS), Wi-Fi connectivity, and most importantly, knowledge of SSH (Simple File Transfer Protocol). Don't worry if you're not familiar with SSH; the creator of this video has prepared a video annotation that explains the process in detail. Watching this video will be essential before proceeding, as it's necessary to understand how to access your device via SSH.
Once you've completed the SSH tutorial and have a better understanding of how it works, open up Cydia on your device. Wait for it to reload, then search for "Game Boy" and click on "gameboy for iPhone." Install the app and confirm your download. With this done, exit back to the springboard (your device's home screen), and you should see a new icon representing Game Boy Color and Game Boy games.
Before we dive into installing games, there's an important note: having a jailbroken device is crucial for running these emulators on iOS devices. The creator of this video has personally used the emulator and can attest to its quality and performance.
Now that you've installed the app, it's time to start downloading your favorite Game Boy Color or Game Boy games! To do so, open Cydia again and search for the ROM (short for Read-Only Memory) files associated with these classic titles. The creator of this video has already downloaded Pokémon Gold and will guide you through the process.
To download a game, simply click on its corresponding ROM file, wait a few seconds for the link to appear, and then click "Download" and save the file in an open containing folder (usually your desktop). Don't open the downloaded file with any other program, as it may disappear; instead, extract it to your desktop.
Next, you'll need to navigate back to your SSH session. Clicking on the Backspace key will take you back to the main menu, where you can access the mobile media folder (usually located in the top-left corner of the screen). From here, select "roms" and then "Game Boy." This is where you'll find all your downloaded ROM files.
To install a game, simply drag it from the ROMs folder into the Game Boy icon on your springboard. A confirmation prompt will appear; click "Yes" to complete the installation process. Once this is done, close your SSH session and exit back to the springboard.
At this point, you should see your newly installed Game Boy Color or Game Boy game on your device's home screen. If it doesn't load immediately, try restarting your device, as some emulators may require a reboot to function properly.
In terms of performance, the creator of this video found that playing games in landscape mode with sound worked best for these classic titles. With this simple step-by-step guide, you'll be enjoying your favorite Game Boy Color and Game Boy games on your iOS device in no time!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up YouTube this is everything Apple Pro and this is a video I've been looking forward to make for a long time and it's gonna show all iPhone iPod touch and iPad users how to run Game Boy Color and Game Boy games on their device now this is just a must-have for anyone that's ever played a Game Boy Color Game Boy or just interested because it's a very well built emulator and it brings back a lot of memories for me because I played this a lot when I was smaller of course you will need a jailbroken device on any firmware it works on all firmware and you'll need Wi-Fi and you'll need to know how to SSH if you don't know how to SSH I'll put a video annotation right here click on that and watch it before proceeding because you will need to know how to do this and don't worry it's a very easy process and that's pretty much it so once you've watched that video just go ahead and open up cydia and wait for it to reload once the stunts your gonna want to search for Game Boy for and right there game boy for iPhone click on in install and confirm and once you've done that just exit to the springboard and you should see this icon you see if you click on it you'll notice there are no games inside I have a couple because I put them on here and I'm gonna show you how to do that right now with SSH and of course you'll need your device to be on and connected to a Wi-Fi and login once I hit my password and once we're in you put that aside and you're gonna want to go to a web browser most likely Mozilla is the best candidate and you're gonna want to go to cool rom-com once you're there you'll click on rom files or you won't clean it but put your mouse over it this drop down menu appears and go to gameboy color but I'm already here and from here you can pick out any game you want to install it's compatible with pretty much every game and i already downloaded pokemon gold but i'll show you the process you just click on it and you'll wait a few seconds until the download link appears down here and once you download it click download and save file do not open it with anything because it might disappear most likely but once you've got a downloaded open containing folder and open this and extract it to your desktop and if you don't have WinRAR I'll put a link down here where you can download it and I really haven't but I'll copy and replace it and we can close these windows now and enough in the winter our file in the zip file you should there should be a file either GBC or GB and that's the one you want to extract the biggest the biggest one the biggest size and you go back to your SSH session and you're gonna want to click backspace on your keyboard and that'll take you to this long drop-down list you'll want to go down to mobile media and open up roms now you'll have the roms folder when you download an emulator and I have a bunch of them but you're gonna want to go into game boy and put that aside now just drag in the ROM that you want to install on your device and a copy but I already have it but I'm gonna click yes just replace it it'll only take a second and once it's done just end your session and that's it now when you go to your iPod touch just click on the icon you should see your game up here right away if it doesn't reboot and try again now any game you open I found that they run better when it's in landscape and sound and there you go you guys you're running gameboy color or gameboy games on your iOS device thanks a lot for watching I really hope you liked this video please comment rate this video and subscribe to my channel for more cool videoswhat's up YouTube this is everything Apple Pro and this is a video I've been looking forward to make for a long time and it's gonna show all iPhone iPod touch and iPad users how to run Game Boy Color and Game Boy games on their device now this is just a must-have for anyone that's ever played a Game Boy Color Game Boy or just interested because it's a very well built emulator and it brings back a lot of memories for me because I played this a lot when I was smaller of course you will need a jailbroken device on any firmware it works on all firmware and you'll need Wi-Fi and you'll need to know how to SSH if you don't know how to SSH I'll put a video annotation right here click on that and watch it before proceeding because you will need to know how to do this and don't worry it's a very easy process and that's pretty much it so once you've watched that video just go ahead and open up cydia and wait for it to reload once the stunts your gonna want to search for Game Boy for and right there game boy for iPhone click on in install and confirm and once you've done that just exit to the springboard and you should see this icon you see if you click on it you'll notice there are no games inside I have a couple because I put them on here and I'm gonna show you how to do that right now with SSH and of course you'll need your device to be on and connected to a Wi-Fi and login once I hit my password and once we're in you put that aside and you're gonna want to go to a web browser most likely Mozilla is the best candidate and you're gonna want to go to cool rom-com once you're there you'll click on rom files or you won't clean it but put your mouse over it this drop down menu appears and go to gameboy color but I'm already here and from here you can pick out any game you want to install it's compatible with pretty much every game and i already downloaded pokemon gold but i'll show you the process you just click on it and you'll wait a few seconds until the download link appears down here and once you download it click download and save file do not open it with anything because it might disappear most likely but once you've got a downloaded open containing folder and open this and extract it to your desktop and if you don't have WinRAR I'll put a link down here where you can download it and I really haven't but I'll copy and replace it and we can close these windows now and enough in the winter our file in the zip file you should there should be a file either GBC or GB and that's the one you want to extract the biggest the biggest one the biggest size and you go back to your SSH session and you're gonna want to click backspace on your keyboard and that'll take you to this long drop-down list you'll want to go down to mobile media and open up roms now you'll have the roms folder when you download an emulator and I have a bunch of them but you're gonna want to go into game boy and put that aside now just drag in the ROM that you want to install on your device and a copy but I already have it but I'm gonna click yes just replace it it'll only take a second and once it's done just end your session and that's it now when you go to your iPod touch just click on the icon you should see your game up here right away if it doesn't reboot and try again now any game you open I found that they run better when it's in landscape and sound and there you go you guys you're running gameboy color or gameboy games on your iOS device thanks a lot for watching I really hope you liked this video please comment rate this video and subscribe to my channel for more cool videos\n"
