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Dolphin devs are working at rewriting the entire GBA connectivity code in a far better way from scratch with more accurate emulators. They did a video using the higan emulator. Nothing of the sort is published at the moment.
====GBA/DS Connectivity====Inserting a GBA card in Slot-2 in a Nintendo DS unit (that's not a DSi) while a DS game is running could unlock various gameplay features in some DS games. DesMume can emulate this: while playing the DS ROM, go to "Config, Slot 2 (GBA Slot)" and select "GBA Cartridge". Now select the GBA ROM file, and make sure its sav file is in the same folder. You may need to reset the game sometimes to see the effect in-game. ==Special Hardware=====Special Cartridges===
These were never emulated as of yet. There used to be patches to be applied to GBA ROMS with an utility like LunarIPS, but they're for the most part lost to time nowadays. Your best bet is to use Action Replay to emulate those.
* '''Variable Rumble Speed''': Drill Dozer. Can still be emulated.
* '''Figurine Add-on:''' Legendz: Isle Of Trials, Legendz: Sign Of Necromu, Plaston Gate ([http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1020 Fix]), Plaston Gate DX ([http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=2006 Fix]). The add-on is essentially Skylanders before it became popular.
* '''Dotcode Reader:''' e-Reader (dumps of the dotcodes exist, and can be opened with VBA 1.7.2 e-Reader or NO$GBAd)
VBA-M has an option for Motion controls "Input, Set, Motion". It currently works with all versions of the GBC title Yoshi Tilt'n Tumble, which also was a special cartridge with a motion sensor built-in to control movement in-game.
===e-Reader===
This is an external peripheral that could connect to the GBA (and GC) equipped with a Dotcode reader (reading data from strips of paper with holes). Dumps of some dotcodes exist, and can be opened with VBA 1.7.2 e-Reader or NO$GBA.
* No$GBA (todo)
* VBA 1.7.2 (special e-Reader build) (todo)
For a few cases, with games like Super Mario Advance 4, one can simply get a sav file with the e-Reader levels already stored and Action Replay cheats being used to get e-Reader effects already stored in-game.
===Other Add-ons===
Not emulated yet:
* Battle Chip Gate (and variations): compatible with Japanese versions of Megaman Zero 3, Megaman Battle Network 4, 4.5, 5 and 6.
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