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|discontinued = 2010

|predecessor=[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy (Color)]], [[Virtual Boy emulators|Virtual Boy]]

|emulated = {{✓}}

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==Emulators==

===PC / x86===

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! scope="col"|Name

|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br/>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]

|{{~}} ||{{~}} || ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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|[[MAME]]

|{{?}} || || ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

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===Mobile / ARM===

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! scope="col"|Name

|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||[https://docs.libretro.com/library/gpsp/#compatibility ?] ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=gpsp>Libretro Core Only.</ref> ||{{~}}

|-

|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}

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|[https://www.explusalpha.com/contents/gba-emu GBA.emu]<br/><small>(VBA-M 2.1.4 based)</small>

|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Pyra}}

|[https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha/releases/tag/Pre-release Pre-release]<br/>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.GbaEmu {{.emuVer}}]</br>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/75 1.5.46.02 Pyra]

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|[https://sites.google.com/site/fastemulator/ My Boy!]

|{{?}} || || ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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===Consoles===

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! scope="col"|Name

|3.4 test 4 build 230

|{{?}} || || ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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;[[mGBA]]:Free and open-source Game Boy/Color and Game Boy Advance emulator developed by endrift. Being written from scratch, it aims for speed, [[Emulation Accuracy|accuracy]], and portability. As of yet, it's the most complete GBA emulation effort with [[#Enhancements|enhancements]] and [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|feature support]], passing the older project VBA and its forks. It is also available as a Libretro core for RetroArch. As of 0.9.0, mGBA with a stripped-down GUI has been integrated into Dolphin recently for games supporting [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|connectivity features]].

;[[VisualBoy Advance|Visual Boy Advance (VBA)]]:The original GBA emulator. Discovered to have an <abbr title="Arbitrary Code Execution">ACE</abbr> vulnerability detailed below.

;[[higan]] / [[ares]]:[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]] wise it is behind compared to NanoBoyAdvance, SkyEmu (and maybe mGBA) but it has dot-based instead of scanline-based renderer and doing better job compared to VBA-M. Also it is behind in terms of compatibility compared to mGBA, NanoBoyAdvance and SkyEmu, but Ares stands out being [[Multi-system_emulators|multi-system emulator]] and supports some useful [[#Enhancements|enhancements]] like shaders/filters and simple debug features.

;[[MAME]]:Has a <code>gba</code> driver markup as working, but both graphics and sound are [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=gba "imperfect"] as of version 0.261.

;[[gpSP]]:Originally made for the PSP, its last official version was 0.91. There are, however, two forks of interest: [http://dl.qj.net/psp/emulators/gpsp-mod-20090720.html gpSPmod], and [http://filetrip.net/psp-downloads/homebrew/download-gpsp-j-12-06-16-f29570.htmlgpSP-J gpSP-J]. gpSP-J has superior compatibility, while gpSPmod has more options for customization (full screen, cheats, etc). Both are superior to Kai. TempGBA is another good fork. For other platforms, there's a libretro port of gpSP with fast x86 and ARM dynarecs. While it's behind the best GBA emulators in terms of accuracy, its great performance makes it a viable option for old/underpowered machines or for using extreme fast-forward in games.

; [[Nintendo Switch Online]] (Sloop)

==Enhancements==

|- style="font-weight:bold;"

! colspan=2 | Name

! SkyEmu

! NanoBoyAdvance

! Game Boy Player

! Virtual Console

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| [[Texture_packs#Sprite_Replacement_.282D.29|Sprite Replacement]]

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

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| [[Widescreen_hacks#Emulators_.282D.29|Widescreen Hack]]

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| [[Overclocking|Overclock]]

|{{N}}[https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/issues/2833 *]

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|-

| [[30/60_FPS_cheat_codes|Internal Framerate Hack]]

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|

|{{N}}

|-

| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>

| {{Y}}

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|{{Y}}

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|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

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|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

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| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{N}}

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| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]

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|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|{{?}}

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|{{Y}}

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| Fast-Forward/Turbo Speed

|{{Y}}

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|{{Y}}

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| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]

| {{?}}[https://forums.mgba.io/archive/index.php?thread-4910.html]

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| [[Input_lag|Input lag-mitigating technique]]

|{{~}}<ref group=N3 name=lrExclusive></ref>

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| rowspan=6 | Quality of life

| Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 Custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br/><small>For using this on Windows OS you need [http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver].<br/>Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "Custom Resolution Utility".</small>

| {{N}}

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| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|Cheat Manager]]

|{{Y}}

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|{{N}}

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| Per-Game Profiles

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| [[Frontends#Graphical_User_Interfaces_.28GUIs.29|Big Picture Mode]]

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|{{Y}}

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|[https://mgba.io/faq.html#glossary WIP]

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

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|{{Y}}

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|

|{{N}}

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| [https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=5 RetroAchievements]

|{{N}}

|{{N}}[https://github.com/skylersaleh/SkyEmu/issues/36 *]

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|{{Y}}

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|

|{{N}}

|}

<references group=N3/>

==Hardware features and accessories==

|- style="font-weight:bold;"

! colspan=2 | Name

! SkyEmu

! NanoBoyAdvance

! Game Boy Player

! Virtual Console

|{{?}}

|{{?}}

|{{?}}

|{{?}}

|{{Y}}

|{{?}}

|-

|colspan=2 | [[#GB.2FGBC_backwards_compatibility_emulation.2FEnhanced_Mode|GB/GBC backwards compatibility emulation/Enhanced Mode]]

|{{?}}

|{{n}}

|{{?}}

|{{?}}<abbr title="3DS only">*</abbr>

|{{?}}

|{{?}}

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| colspan=2 | [[#Game_Boy_Advance_Video|Game Boy Advance Video]]

|{{y}}

|{{?}}

|{{?}}

|{{✗}}[https://github.com/skylersaleh/SkyEmu/issues/44 *]

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{~}}<abbr title="Pokemon only">*</abbr>

|{{✗}}[https://github.com/skylersaleh/SkyEmu/issues/44 *]

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{~}}<abbr title="Pokemon only">*</abbr>

|{{✗}}

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{✗}}

|{{✗}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/EmuDev/comments/vvdqyk/release_of_skyemu_10/ifjfj7a/ *]

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{✗}}

|[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/15pvssg/the_skyemu_v3_gbgba_and_newly_nds_emulator_is_now/jw1785m/ WIP]

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{✗}}

|{{TBD}}

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{~}}<abbr title="Wii U only">*</abbr>

|{{TBD}}

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{✓}}

|{{✗}}

|{{✗}}

|{{y}}

|{{✗}}

|Rumble Feature

| {{y}}

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| {{~}}<abbr title="Allows rumble support for games that had such function back when played in a Game Boy Player (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)">*</abbr>

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| {{y}}

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| {{n}}

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|Battle Chip Gate

| {{y}}

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

|Soul Doll Adapter

| {{y}}

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Multi Plust On System

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Turbo File Advance

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Power Antenna & Bug Sensor

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Official Nintendo Infrared Adapter

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Jukebox

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Virtureal Racing System

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

|-

|Play-Yan

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Campho Advance

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

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|Glucoboy

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

| {{n}}

|}

<references group=N2/>

*mGBA support both 32MB and 64MB video cartridges.

:See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.

===Connectivity===

The [[Wikipedia:Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter|wireless adapter]] has the ability to connect five players<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/agbwireless_trilingual.pdf</ref> to each other and includes its own software to download a subset of another player's game that runs when no cartridge is inserted. ''Pokémon Fire Red'' and ''Leaf Green'' came bundled with this accessory, but it can also work with ''Pokémon Emerald'' and the ''Classic NES Series''.

====GameCube Connectivity====

;Glucoboy

==Emulation issues==