Pizza Boy C

Pizza Boy C is an Android emulator for Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. It supports save and restore states, fast forward, and slow motion, while customizable skins, palettes, borders, graphics enhancements, cheats, and control layouts let users adjust the experience. Hardware joypads are supported, along with serial link emulation over WiFi or Bluetooth. The app can capture screenshots as JPG images or animated GIFs. Its maker says it is written in C, targets 60 FPS even on old hardware, and uses little battery power. Pizza Boy C Basic is free and described as ad-free, with save states, fast forward, and slow motion; Pizza Boy C Pro costs $5.99 once. Games are not included, so users must supply ROMs. The maker says the apps have no account system or analytics, advertising, or crash-reporting SDKs, and are designed to work almost entirely on-device. Google Play lists no data collected or shared for Basic and Pro.

Pizza Boy C pairs playback controls, visual customization, and link emulation in an Android emulator. Choose it if you have your own ROMs and want support for Game Boy or Game Boy Color.

It suits Android users who want to play Game Boy or Game Boy Color games with configurable controls and playback options. Users need to provide their own ROMs.

Pizza Boy C is an Android emulator for Game Boy and Game Boy Color. It suits players who already have ROMs and want playback controls and ways to tailor the screen and controls. Its appeal is a broad feature set on Android; the trade-offs are that games are not included and Pro costs extra.

Overview

Pizza Boy C combines save states, fast forward and slow motion with visual and control customization. That makes it a flexible option for handheld play, especially for players who want to adjust the display or remap the feel of touch controls. It is limited to Android and does not include games, so it is not a complete out-of-the-box gaming package.

The maker says the emulator is written in C, targets 60 FPS even on older hardware and uses little battery. Those are performance goals, not a guarantee across Android devices. The maker also says the apps are designed to work almost entirely on-device and have no user accounts, analytics, advertising or crash-reporting SDKs. Google Play lists no data collected and no third-party data sharing for both Basic and Pro.

Key features

Playback and customization

Save and restore states let players preserve progress independently of in-game saves, while fast forward and slow motion put the pace in the player's hands. Cheats, graphics enhancements, palettes, borders, skins and control layouts provide useful room to personalize play, though the value of those options depends on how much a player wants to adjust the presentation.

Controllers, link play and captures

Hardware joypad support gives players an alternative to touch controls. Serial link emulation over WiFi or Bluetooth is the standout feature for anyone seeking link-cable play, while JPG screenshots and animated GIF capture make it possible to save stills or short moving clips. ROMs remain the player's responsibility.

Pricing

Pizza Boy C Basic costs nothing and is ad-free, with save states, fast forward and slow motion. It is the sensible starting point for players who want core playback without paying, though the free edition is described around those essentials rather than the broader Pro feature set.

Pizza Boy C Pro costs $5.99, paid once. The one-time price avoids a recurring subscription and suits players who want the paid edition of the same Android emulator. Both plans require the user to provide ROMs; the price does not include games.

Platforms

Pizza Boy C runs on Android and supports Game Boy and Game Boy Color. It is not a fit for readers who need a desktop, iOS or web option.

Who it's for

Choose Pizza Boy C if you have compatible ROMs, play on Android and value save states, speed controls, customization or hardware and link support. Skip it if you need games bundled with an emulator or want to use the same setup across other platforms.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Basic is ad-free and free, with save states, fast forward and slow motion, making it a low-cost way to get core playback.
• Pros: Skins, palettes, graphics enhancements, borders and control layouts offer more ways to tune the experience than playback controls alone.
• Pros: Hardware joypads and WiFi or Bluetooth serial link emulation support play beyond the default touch-control setup.
• Cons: ROMs are not included, so the emulator is only useful to players who can supply their own games.
• Cons: Android is the only supported platform, ruling it out for players seeking a cross-platform option.

Alternatives

GBCC is a free Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator for Android, Linux, macOS and Windows; choose it if desktop support matters more than Pizza Boy C's Pro option.

Coffee GB is a free MIT-licensed emulator for Android, Linux, macOS and Windows, with ROM files not included; it suits players who want a free cross-platform option.

Virtual Jaguar is a free open-source emulator core that requires a libretro frontend such as RetroArch; choose it if that core-and-frontend setup suits your needs.

SameBoy is a free Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Super Game Boy emulator for iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows; choose it if you need those platforms or Super Game Boy emulation.

SkyEmu offers free stable builds across Android, iOS, desktop and web, with DS emulation at beta quality; consider it if broader platform support matters.

Gearlynx is another free option.

oxGBC is another free option.

DocBoy is another free option.

For more choices, browse Game Boy Emulators or Game Boy Advance Emulators.

Verdict

Pizza Boy C is a strong fit for Android players with their own Game Boy or Game Boy Color ROMs who want more than basic playback, particularly hardware controls and WiFi or Bluetooth link emulation. Basic makes it easy to start for free; look elsewhere if you need included games or support beyond Android.