GB Operator
» System: PC, Mac, Linux » Buy it from: www.epilogue.co» Buy it for: $49.99
Broadly speaking, emulation is legal, but unauthorised distribution of copyright protected software isn’t.
This neat little USB device ensures that you can stay well clear of dodgy ROM sites by using your own Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges. Better yet, it allows you to use your existing saved games, back them up and even write your progress back to the cartridge.
Epilogue has provided custom software for the GB Operator with the aim of making the whole experience as user friendly as possible. When a cartridge is inserted, a brief game synopsis is displayed along with a handful of options. As well as playing games via the built-in mGBA emulation core, you can quickly and easily reconfigure your controls, and back-up your games and data at the touch of a button. We found that these functions worked as expected, with a minimum of fuss. Epilogue also says that the device is capable of detecting pirate cartridges, and while we didn’t have one to hand to test this, it did correctly identify all of the ones we used as originals.