My OldBoy! Lite

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My OldBoy! Lite is a single player action game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

My OldBoy! Lite is a fast, full-featured arcade-style Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator that offers link cable emulation for enhanced multiplayer experiences. Designed for single-player gameplay, it provides around 3 hours of engaging playtime. This emulator delivers smooth and faithful classic gaming on the go.

Genres & Tags

Arcade

Play Modes

Single-Player

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72%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,460 reviews

story3 positive mentions

monetization36 negative mentions

The emulator runs smoothly with no intrusive ads during gameplay, providing a great experience for retro gaming.
It offers customizable controls and settings, allowing users to tailor their gaming experience to their preferences.
The app allows for in-game saving, which is a nostalgic feature for players familiar with the original Game Boy.

Many essential features, such as loading saved games and using multiple cheat codes, are locked behind a paywall, making the free version feel limited.
Users have reported issues with save files disappearing or not loading properly, leading to frustration after hours of gameplay.
The emulator sometimes crashes or has glitches, particularly when attempting to use link cable features or switch between games.

monetization
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game is mixed, with many users appreciating the minimal presence of ads during gameplay, especially in the free version. However, some players express frustration over mandatory ads for certain features and the inconsistency in ad removal after purchasing the premium version. Overall, while the app offers a good experience with few intrusive ads, there are complaints about the monetization strategy and the effectiveness of the paid upgrade.
- “My biggest praise is that there are no ads while actually playing the games!”
- “I don't feel pressured into upgrading or any in-app purchases.”
- “Just a great product with little to no ads.”
- “I can no longer load my quick save because watching an ad is mandatory, but they're no longer serving ads (it just fails).”
- “I paid for a premium membership which I was expecting to remove ads; however, there are still loads of ads ruining the gaming experience.”
- “U can't have ads and still ask your customers to pay to use basic features 0/5.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, users report that the gameplay experience is generally positive, highlighting improvements in performance and features such as save options and customizable speed settings. However, some players encounter issues with controls, particularly on touch screens, and occasional bugs that affect gameplay, such as save corruption. Despite these drawbacks, many users express satisfaction with the emulator's functionality and enjoy the gameplay overall.
- “Things have gotten better when it comes to running the games and for gameplay as well.”
- “After I saw the gameplay and the efficiency of the controls, this became my favorite emulator.”
- “Haven't tried the other GBC emulators because this one works very well, and after a couple of hours of gameplay, I still haven't found anything I don't like.”
- “I've lost countless hours of gameplay this way.”
- “Controls could be better as I do a few misclicks with the directional buttons, but you will always have those problems with touch screens as opposed to mechanical buttons. Edit: 2 stars due to a bug where it keeps holding the right button down.”
- “Great emulator, but after a point something happened and it started messing up my Pokémon saves... 1 hour of gameplay and when I clicked 16 badges and 6 starters... why?”
stability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, users report a generally stable experience with the app, noting minimal to no bugs or glitches across various devices. While some occasional crashes were mentioned, the majority found the app to run smoothly with responsive controls and no significant performance issues.
- “Used this free app on both a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone and an original Samsung Tab tablet, both for years on and off with no glitches.”
- “No glitches, bugs, or frame skips.”
- “No glitches or lags, and I get to play all my favorite games as if I was a kid again.”
- “Occasional glitches/crashing but decent app.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, users have mixed feelings about the graphics, noting that while the emulator performs well, the graphics quality is often limited to 8-bit aesthetics, which some find unsatisfactory. There are also requests for more customization options, such as disabling certain emulation features that affect the visual experience. Despite these criticisms, the emulator is generally appreciated for its functionality.
- “For the rating, it's as much as you get because these games came from a point where they had good graphics, but the emulation is very good.”
- “Many graphic scaling options.”
- “I only rated three stars in the graphics; it's 8-bit. I don't know about the others, but overall, a great emulator.”
- “It's a fine emulator, but I wish there was an option to turn off SGB emulation because the only Game Boy ROM I have on my phone is Toy Story, which supports SGB. This is a problem because it emulates SGB graphics but not sound, so it's just silent the whole time.”
- “It is good, but the graphics are very bad.”
- “I only rated three stars in the graphics because it's 8-bit. I don't know about the others, but overall it's a great emulator.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users appreciate the emulator's functionality for playing classic games like Pokémon Blue and Dragon Quest Monsters, but express frustration over the lack of an option to disable Super Game Boy (SGB) emulation, which affects the audio experience in certain games like Toy Story. Overall, the story aspect is seen as enjoyable, with some users successfully playing various titles without issues.
- “It had all the features I wanted to enjoy Pokémon Blue and Dragon Quest Monsters.”
- “Played Hime's Quest from Crunchyroll on my phone and had no issues.”
- “Yeah, I can play Power Quest again ”
- “It's a fine emulator, but I wish there was an option to turn off SGB emulation because the only Game Boy ROM I have on my phone is Toy Story, which supports SGB. This is a problem because it emulates SGB graphics but not sound, so it's just silent the whole time.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, users report that the emulator provides smooth performance for older Pokémon games, allowing for an enjoyable gaming experience. However, some users experience significant stuttering and audio instability, indicating that optimization may not be consistent across all titles.
- “I'm able to play old Pokémon games (really the only reason I use this emulator, to be honest) and everything runs smoothly.”
- “I can play whatever games I want and it runs smoothly.”
- “It runs smoothly and the controls aren't in the way.”
- “Emulation is stuttering constantly, causing instability in audio.”
- “The game frequently drops frames, making it nearly unplayable during intense moments.”
- “Performance issues lead to long loading times and frequent crashes.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users praise the app for its exceptional audio output quality, highlighting its suitability for creating music with LSDJ. The nostalgic appeal of the music reminiscent of Pokémon is also noted, with users appreciating the ability to manipulate playback speed.
- “I plan to use this app to make music with LSDJ, and it has the cleanest audio output of any app I've tried.”
- “Considering I use Game Boy to write music with, this is fantastic.”
- “I want that nostalgic Pokémon music but don't want to play at normal speed!”
- “Considering I use Game Boy to write music with, this is disappointing.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is not directly addressed in the user's feedback, which primarily focuses on user interface improvements. However, the mention of personal purpose suggests a level of engagement that may evoke emotional investment in the game experience.