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How to play Nintendo's GameBoy Games over the Internet (TCP/IP)

notes***: TCP/RS232 converter of TCPCOM shareware could also be used in order to get this project work.

it is theoraticly possible to play GameBoy's games via Internet by using the serial link on the Nintendo's GameBoy it is possible to convert the signal into RS232, and from there communicate through TCP/IP RS232 converter

Example#1 - of the Mpthrill.com TCPGameBoy© Project

the nintendo serial connector signals will be converted by RS232 signals
using Mpthrill.com "SIGCON ASM Cable©"

two computers will connect the serial RS232 cable into the COM Port
using a TCP port mapper the RS232 signal messages will be redirected into a port number (Example: 10999) on each computer that will be listening to TCP/IP stack (information that comes from the RS232 Port)

GameBoy#1 will be sending command of "Start" which will be trasnlated into RS232 message and will be send via Random local port to a destination port specified in the RS232/TCP converter (port 10999) through Computer#1 over the Internet to Computer#2 that will receive the signal and will translate it from TCP/IP into RS232 messages to the "SIGCON ASM Cable©" which will finally convert the message into a normal serial message the Nintendo's GameBoy#2 understands.

this example will get the GameBoy "think" he is transfering commands to another Gameboy connected 2 meters away.

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for comments and Source code for the TCP RS232 converter:

Shay Hugi
shayh@mpthrill.com