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Yeah this is going to be very hard to accomplish unfortunately. I'm guessing the only possible option to do this over the internet at the moment is using Dolphin and VBA-M on the same machine and some complex streaming setup. Dolphin supports linking to the VBA-M GBA emulator, and while this link setup is prone to bugs there are reports it works with Four Swords Adventures [1].

[1]: https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_...

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It's 100% possible to play with all the emulators running on the same computer. I worked my way through most of game with multiple players. There was a little bit of input lag but not too bad (and the game is pretty forgiving). If you have a couple friends who are into LoZ games I definitely recommend it.

We also just embraced screen-peeking as everything was up on the same screen for everyone to see.

https://i.imgur.com/pnhyEjS.png

It was definitely a bit of a pain to set up each time. Something like a batch script that automates setting the emulators to a known-good config, configuring the controls, opening up the emulators, and starting the game would be possible and would make it a lot easier.

Yeah I've played through about 20% of Four Swords Adventures with a PC running Dolphin and 3 emulated VBA-M instances, a TV, and 3 monitors, and 3 game controllers. Once up and running it's a great experience, but requires a lot of planning and setup (just like running on real hardware).

It's a shame so few people get to play that kind of game. It's a very social experience and exactly what the Wii U was intended for.

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