- For software that emulates the GBA, see Game Boy Advance emulators.
Even weak Game Boy Advance has quite a few emulators. They can be downloaded from EMULATORS FOR GBA LIST.
Consoles
NES
- PocketNES
- Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.
- InfoNES
- Old yet decent emulator.
- FC Emulator for GameBoy
- Just a simple NES emulator for the Game Boy Advance.
- Famicom Advance
- Slower than PocketNES. FC/NES emulation.
- HCVA
- FC/NES emulator with support for lots of mappers.
SNES
Not really ideal for the obvious reason GBA has two buttons less than the SNES.
- SNES Advance
- Formerly known as PocketSNES. Different versions have different game-specific fixes breaking stuff elsewhere. This emulator is very inaccurate and has lots of issues, it hasn't been updated for a long time, so it's not recommended to use.
Sega Genesis
- No known publically availble emulator for Genesis yet.
- There's an emulator called "YJ Emulator" that's used on some pirated GBA multicarts, but it isn't dumped yet.
Sega Master System / Game Gear
- DrSMS
- GG/MS. Excellent speed and compatibility.
- pocketSMS
- Written in 100% ARM assembly language. Can run some games.
- SMS Advance
- SG-1000/GG/MS. Good. No FM Chip, EEPROM emulation.
PC Engine
- PCEAdvance
- Very decent emulator.
ColecoVision
- CoG
- The first ever ColecoVision emulator for GameBoyAdvance.
- It lacks support for multiple ROMS. The bug supossed to be fixed in the 1.0 release.
- However, development has stopped.
- Cologne
- The author made a "quick and dirty" emulator based on SMSadvance. Can play a few games.
Emerson Arcadia 2001
- Super Bug Advance
- Can only emulate Super Bug, Super Bug 2, and Capture.
Handheld
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
If you don't want to use a GB Bridge, emulators exist as well:
- Goomba Color
- Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated Link)
- PocketGB
- Low compatibility, high speed.
Neo Geo Pocket
- NGP Advance
- Incomplete but good.
WonderSwan
- SwanAdvance
- Very early, low compatibility and speed.
Arcade
- Greenboy Attack
- Can play Green Beret, Rush'n Attack and Mr. Goemon.
- RGBArcade
- Can play Donkey Kong 1,3 and Jr, Gorkans, Pacman, Ms.Pacman, Phoenix and Pleiads.
Archived Website
Computers
MSX
Sharp X1 Turbo
ZX Spectrum
BBC Micro
Miscellaneous
Sierra AGI