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|logo = Mgba-logo.png

|logowidth = 140

|version = {{~~mGBAVer~~}}

|version = {{Version|mGBA}}

|active = Yes

|platform = ~~Multi-platform~~

|target = [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]] [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy]] [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]]

|developer = [https://github.com/endrift Vicki Pfau (endrift)]

|accuracy = Highly-Accurate

|prog-lang = C,C++

|prog-lang = {{Proglang|C}}, {{Proglang|C++}}

|website = [https://mgba.io/ mGBA]

|support = [https://www.patreon.com/mgba Patreon]

|license = ~~MPL v2.0~~

|license = {{License|MPL2}}

|source = [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/ GitHub]

|issuetracker = [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/issues GitHub]

}}

'''mGBA''' is an open-source [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance emulator]] developed by endrift. Being written from scratch, it aims for speed, accuracy, and portability. As of yet, it's the most complete GBA emulation effort, passing the older project [[VisualBoy_Advance|VBA and its forks]]. It's also available as a [[libretro]] core for [[RetroArch]].

==~~Downloads~~==

'''mGBA''' is a free and open-source [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance emulator]] developed by endrift.

* [https://mgba.io/downloads.html Stable and ~~nightly~~ builds]

==Download==

{| cellpadding="4"

|-

|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|LinuxARM|macOSARM|macOSx64|W7}}

|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#current-downloads mGBA Stable and Nightly builds for computers]'''

|-

|align=center|{{Icon|NX|3DS|Vita|Wii}}

|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#current-downloads mGBA Stable and Nightly builds for consoles (homebrew)]'''

|-

|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}

|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#medusa-1 medusa Dev builds]'''

|}

==Overview==

Being written from scratch, mGBA aims for speed, accuracy, and portability. As of yet, it's the most complete GBA emulation effort, passing the older project [[VisualBoy_Advance|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 connectivity features.<ref>[https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/07/21/integrated-gba/ mGBA Integration: Introducing the Integrated GBA]</ref>

==Notable features==

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* Extensive hardware-based emulation that removes the need for game-specific patches

** Solar sensor emulation for the Boktai series

** Tilt sensor emulation for games like WarioWare: Twisted! and Yoshi's Universal ~~Gravity~~

** Tilt sensor emulation for games like WarioWare: Twisted! and Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (Yoshi's Universal Gravitation)

** Rumble Pak emulation for games like Drill Dozer and WarioWare: Twisted!

** Battle Chip Gate, Progress Chip Gate, and Beast Link Gate emulation for Rockman.EXE 4, 4.5, 5, and 6

** Real-time clock (Boktai series, Pokémon series, Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation), synced to system time or set arbitrarily

* Support for BPS/beat, IPS and UPS patching at runtime, including ROMs in compressed archives (.7z/.zip)

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* Save states

* Fast-forwarding and rewinding

* e-Reader support

* Dolphin/JOY bus link cable support

Some features that are still planned include:<ref>https://mgba.io/2014/12/09/announcing-mgba/</ref>

Some features that are still planned include<ref>https://mgba.io/2014/12/09/announcing-mgba/</ref>:

* ''Networked'' multiplayer link cable support

* Dolphin/JOY bus link cable support (which is being taken up on Dolphin's side since they specifically developed connectivity for VBA)

* M4A audio mixing, for higher quality sound than hardware

* Re-recording support for tool-assist runs

* Lua support for scripting

* A comprehensive debug suite

* e-Reader support

* Wireless adapter support (Mario Golf, Classic NES Series, Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald, the built-in software when no game is inserted)

==medusa==

'''medusa''' is a [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] being developed by mGBA developer endrift.<ref>https://mgba.io/2017/04/08/medusa</ref> The plan was for medusa to eventually merge with and replace mGBA sometime after mGBA 1.0 is released to form medusa 2.0, making it an emulator that could play GB/C, GBA, and NDS. Development began in 2016 and was expected to merge sometime in 2018. However, as of March 2018, medusa has been "suspended until further notice"<ref>https://mgba.io/2018/03/09/holy-grail-bugs-revisited/</ref> due to a slowdown in development for both medusa and mGBA. There is an alpha version available, but accuracy is spotty and some features are lacking.

'''medusa''' is a [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] being developed by mGBA developer endrift<ref>https://mgba.io/2017/04/08/medusa</ref>. The plan was for medusa to eventually merge with and replace mGBA sometime after mGBA 1.0 is released to form medusa 2.0, making it an emulator that could play GB/C, GBA, and NDS. Development began in 2016 and was expected to merge sometime in 2018. However, as of March 2018, medusa has been "suspended until further notice"<ref>https://mgba.io/2018/03/09/holy-grail-bugs-revisited/</ref> due to a slowdown in development for both medusa and mGBA. There is an alpha version available, but accuracy is spotty and some features are lacking.

==Manual (CLI version)==

:'''''Note:''' The [[Emulation on Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] version consists of both a command-line version (<code>mgba-sdl</code>) and GUI version (<code>mgba-qt</code>). The command-line version does not need to be installed if you aren't going to run it. The main dependency for both is <code>libmgba</code>.''

<pre>usage: mgba [option ...] file

<pre>usage: mgba-qt [option ...] file

Generic options:

-b, --bios FILE GBA BIOS file to use

-c, --cheats FILE Apply cheat codes from a file

-g, --gdb Start GDB session (default port 2345)

-C, --config OPTION=VALUE Override config value

-v, --~~movie~~ FILE ~~Playback a movie of recorded input~~

-d, --debug Use command-line debugger

-p, --patch FILE Apply a specified patch file when running

-g, --gdb Start GDB session (default port 2345)

-s, --frameskip N Skip every N frames

-l, --log-level N Log level mask

--version Print version and exit

-t, --savestate FILE Load savestate when starting

-p, --patch FILE Apply a specified patch file when running

-s, --frameskip N Skip every N frames

--version Print version and exit

Graphics options:

-1 ~~1x viewport~~

-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8 Scale viewport by 1-8 times

-2 ~~2x viewport~~

-f, --fullscreen Start full-screen

-3 3x viewport

--scale X Scale viewport by X times

-~~4 4x viewport~~

-~~5 5x~~ viewport

Frontend options:

-~~6 6x viewport~~

--ecard FILE Scan an e-Reader card in the first loaded game

-~~f Start full~~-~~screen~~</pre>

Can be passed multiple times for multiple cards

--mb FILE Boot a multiboot image with FILE inserted into the ROM slot</pre>

==References==

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==External links==

* [https://twitter.com/mgba_emu Twitter]

* [https://mgba.io/2017/10/01/mgba-0.6.1/ 0.6.1 release notes and feature list]

[[Category:Emulators]]

[[Category:Multi-emulators]]

[[Category:Console emulators]]

[[Category:Handheld console emulators]]

[[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]

[[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]

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[[Category:macOS emulation software]]

[[Category:Linux emulation software]]

[[Category:BSD emulation software]]

[[Category:Android emulation software]]

[[Category:iOS emulation software]]

[[Category:3DS emulation software]]

[[Category:Switch emulation software]]

[[Category:PlayStation Vita emulation software]]

[[Category:Active emulation software]]

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 |logo 		= Mgba-logo.png
 |logowidth 	= 140
-|version 	= {{mGBAVer}}
+|version 	= {{Version|mGBA}}
 |active 	= Yes
-|platform 	= Multi-platform
+|platform 	= [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br>[[Emulators on BSD|FreeBSD]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]] (RetroArch)<br/>[[Emulators on iOS|iOS]] (RetroArch)<br/>[[Emulators on 3DS|3DS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Wii|Wii]]<br/>[[Emulators on Switch|Switch]]<br/>[[Emulators on Vita|Vita]]
 |target 	= [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]<br/>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy]]<br/>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]]
 |developer 	= [https://github.com/endrift Vicki Pfau (endrift)]
 |accuracy	= Highly-Accurate
-|prog-lang 	= C,C++
+|prog-lang 	= {{Proglang|C}}, {{Proglang|C++}}
 |website 	= [https://mgba.io/ mGBA]
 |support 	= [https://www.patreon.com/mgba Patreon]
-|license 	= MPL v2.0
+|license 	= {{License|MPL2}}
 |source 	= [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/ GitHub]
+|issuetracker = [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/issues GitHub]
 }}
-'''mGBA''' is an open-source [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance emulator]] developed by endrift. Being written from scratch, it aims for speed, accuracy, and portability. As of yet, it's the most complete GBA emulation effort, passing the older project [[VisualBoy_Advance|VBA and its forks]]. It's also available as a [[libretro]] core for [[RetroArch]].
-==Downloads==
+'''mGBA''' is a free and open-source [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance emulator]] developed by endrift.
-* [https://mgba.io/downloads.html Stable and nightly builds]
+==Download==
+{| cellpadding="4"
+|-
+|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|LinuxARM|macOSARM|macOSx64|W7}}
+|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#current-downloads mGBA Stable and Nightly builds for computers]'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{Icon|NX|3DS|Vita|Wii}}
+|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#current-downloads mGBA Stable and Nightly builds for consoles (homebrew)]'''
+|-
+|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}
+|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#medusa-1 medusa Dev builds]'''
+|}
+==Overview==
+Being written from scratch, mGBA aims for speed, accuracy, and portability. As of yet, it's the most complete GBA emulation effort, passing the older project [[VisualBoy_Advance|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 connectivity features.<ref>[https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/07/21/integrated-gba/ mGBA Integration: Introducing the Integrated GBA]</ref>
 ==Notable features==
@@ Line 26: / Line 41: @@
 * Extensive hardware-based emulation that removes the need for game-specific patches
 ** Solar sensor emulation for the Boktai series
-** Tilt sensor emulation for games like WarioWare: Twisted! and Yoshi's Universal Gravity
+** Tilt sensor emulation for games like WarioWare: Twisted! and Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (Yoshi's Universal Gravitation)
 ** Rumble Pak emulation for games like Drill Dozer and WarioWare: Twisted!
+** Battle Chip Gate, Progress Chip Gate, and Beast Link Gate emulation for Rockman.EXE 4, 4.5, 5, and 6
 ** Real-time clock (Boktai series, Pokémon series, Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation), synced to system time or set arbitrarily
 * Support for BPS/beat, IPS and UPS patching at runtime, including ROMs in compressed archives (.7z/.zip)
@@ Line 34: / Line 50: @@
 * Save states <!-- would be more notable if it didn't support them -->
 * Fast-forwarding and rewinding
+* e-Reader support
+* Dolphin/JOY bus link cable support
-Some features that are still planned include:<ref>https://mgba.io/2014/12/09/announcing-mgba/</ref>
+Some features that are still planned include<ref>https://mgba.io/2014/12/09/announcing-mgba/</ref>:
 * ''Networked'' multiplayer link cable support
-* Dolphin/JOY bus link cable support (which is being taken up on Dolphin's side since they specifically developed connectivity for VBA)
 * M4A audio mixing, for higher quality sound than hardware
 * Re-recording support for tool-assist runs
 * Lua support for scripting
 * A comprehensive debug suite
-* e-Reader support
 * Wireless adapter support (Mario Golf, Classic NES Series, Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald, the built-in software when no game is inserted)
 ==medusa==
-'''medusa''' is a [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] being developed by mGBA developer endrift.<ref>https://mgba.io/2017/04/08/medusa</ref> The plan was for medusa to eventually merge with and replace mGBA sometime after mGBA 1.0 is released to form medusa 2.0, making it an emulator that could play GB/C, GBA, and NDS. Development began in 2016 and was expected to merge sometime in 2018. However, as of March 2018, medusa has been "suspended until further notice"<ref>https://mgba.io/2018/03/09/holy-grail-bugs-revisited/</ref> due to a slowdown in development for both medusa and mGBA. There is an alpha version available, but accuracy is spotty and some features are lacking.
+'''medusa''' is a [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] being developed by mGBA developer endrift<ref>https://mgba.io/2017/04/08/medusa</ref>. The plan was for medusa to eventually merge with and replace mGBA sometime after mGBA 1.0 is released to form medusa 2.0, making it an emulator that could play GB/C, GBA, and NDS. Development began in 2016 and was expected to merge sometime in 2018. However, as of March 2018, medusa has been "suspended until further notice"<ref>https://mgba.io/2018/03/09/holy-grail-bugs-revisited/</ref> due to a slowdown in development for both medusa and mGBA. There is an alpha version available, but accuracy is spotty and some features are lacking.
 ==Manual (CLI version)==
 :''<small>'''Note:''' The [[Emulation on Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] version consists of both a command-line version (<code>mgba-sdl</code>) and GUI version (<code>mgba-qt</code>). The command-line version does not need to be installed if you aren't going to run it. The main dependency for both is <code>libmgba</code>.</small>''
-<pre>usage: mgba [option ...] file
+<pre>usage: mgba-qt [option ...] file
 Generic options:
-   -b, --bios FILE     GBA BIOS file to use
+   -b, --bios FILE            GBA BIOS file to use
-   -c, --cheats FILE   Apply cheat codes from a file
+   -c, --cheats FILE          Apply cheat codes from a file
-   -g, --gdb           Start GDB session (default port 2345)
+  -C, --config OPTION=VALUE  Override config value
-   -v, --movie FILE    Playback a movie of recorded input
+  -d, --debug                Use command-line debugger
-   -p, --patch FILE    Apply a specified patch file when running
+   -g, --gdb                  Start GDB session (default port 2345)
-   -s, --frameskip N   Skip every N frames
+   -l, --log-level N          Log level mask
-   --version           Print version and exit
+  -t, --savestate FILE       Load savestate when starting
+   -p, --patch FILE           Apply a specified patch file when running
+   -s, --frameskip N          Skip every N frames
+   --version                  Print version and exit
 Graphics options:
-   -1               1x viewport
+   -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8  Scale viewport by 1-8 times
-  -2               2x viewport
+   -f, --fullscreen                Start full-screen
-  -3               3x viewport
+   --scale X                       Scale viewport by X times
-   -4               4x viewport
-   -5               5x viewport
+Frontend options:
-   -6               6x viewport
+   --ecard FILE  Scan an e-Reader card in the first loaded game
-   -f               Start full-screen</pre>
+                Can be passed multiple times for multiple cards
+   --mb FILE     Boot a multiboot image with FILE inserted into the ROM slot</pre>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [https://twitter.com/mgba_emu Twitter]
-* [https://mgba.io/2017/10/01/mgba-0.6.1/ 0.6.1 release notes and feature list]
+{{Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators}}
 {{Game Boy Advance emulators}}
 [[Category:Emulators]]
+[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
+[[Category:Console emulators]]
+[[Category:Handheld console emulators]]
 [[Category:Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators]]
 [[Category:Game Boy Advance emulators]]
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 [[Category:macOS emulation software]]
 [[Category:Linux emulation software]]
+[[Category:BSD emulation software]]
+[[Category:Android emulation software]]
+[[Category:iOS emulation software]]
+[[Category:3DS emulation software]]
+[[Category:Switch emulation software]]
+[[Category:PlayStation Vita emulation software]]
+[[Category:Active emulation software]]