PyBoy•8mo ago

Is there a way to convert a pyboy .state file to an mgba save state?

The Gemini Plays Pokemon dev uses mGBA. It'd be convenient if I could give him my pyboy save states for play testing.

Bækalfen•4/20/25, 5:36 AM

I can’t imagine it’s possible to convert the state. But a .ram/.sav file is easy

thatguyOP•4/20/25, 5:37 AM

Is there an easy way to script the conversion of .state to .ram/.sav?

thatguyOP•4/20/25, 5:37 AM

Do I need to write a "save the game" script?

Bækalfen•4/20/25, 5:39 AM

You can transfer the progress of the game by saving, turning off PyBoy () and then copy the .ram to .sav and open mGBA. Then you can open up the game where PyBoy was. But your RNG etc. will vary. And even if you force set all RNG, just slightly different timings will quickly desync them (if it matters)

Sky•4/20/25, 8:49 AM

For RL purposes, without the need for replay consistency, this is enough. Already done that flawlessly

scudfpv•6/8/25, 6:39 PM

guys, please a help needed: I'm trying to load "sav" in any emulator: mGBA, visualboyadvance, bgb, without any succes. I tried exporting the "ram" file and renaming it to "sav". What am I doing wrong?

Bækalfen•6/8/25, 7:05 PM

Really depends on the other emulator. Check if it's loading or how it normally names a file