In a way, I feel this is my way of giving back to the community," said O'Flaherty-Chan. "Ironically, I’ve only ever played the game on an emulator, as growing up I didn’t have access to the real deal. The digital crown helps you navigate menus and choose commands.
For controls, he makes full use of the Watch's touchscreen: you swipe on the screen to move in that direction and tap in different places to hit the A, B, Start, and Select buttons. O'Flaherty-Chan used the existing Game Boy Color emulator Gambatte to build the Apple Watch version. As you can see, it’s a bit sluggish and unresponsive, but as a prototype, I think it answers the question of is this possible?" he said in a blog post detailing Giovanni's development. "One of the big challenges was to find the right balance between frame rate and performance. O'Flaherty-Chan calls the emulator, named Giovanni after his favorite villain in Pokemon Yellow, a prototype.
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