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|title = Nintendo Game Boy Advance
 
|title = Nintendo Game Boy Advance
 
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|developer = Nintendo
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|developer = [[Nintendo]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Emulators on handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Emulators on handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on sixth-generation consoles|Sixth generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on sixth-generation consoles|Sixth generation]]
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{{for|software that emulates the GBA|Game Boy Advance emulators}}
  
 
Even weak Game Boy Advance has quite a few emulators. They can be downloaded from [http://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy.html EMULATORS FOR GBA LIST].
 
Even weak Game Boy Advance has quite a few emulators. They can be downloaded from [http://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy.html EMULATORS FOR GBA LIST].
  
−
==Consoles==
+
==Arcade==
−
===NES===
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
−
! scope="col"|[[Wikipedia:Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| PocketNES
+
| Greenboy Attack
−
| [https://www.dwedit.org/gba/pocketnes.php  7-1-2013]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/marcade/greenboy-attack.html 0.5]
−
| ?
+
| Low
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Mid
+
| {{✗}}
−
| {{~}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| HCVA
+
| RGBArcade
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/hcva.html 1.40]
+
| [http://web.archive.org/web/20091027133820/http://geocities.com/rgbArcade/rgbArcadeV0.1.zip 0.1]
−
| ?
+
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
;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. <br>[http://web.archive.org/web/20041126024811/http://www.geocities.com:80/rgbArcade/ Archived Website]
 +
 +
==Computers==
 +
 +
===Acorn - BBC Micro===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| PocketBeeb
 +
| [http://www.geocities.ws/quirky_2k1/emulation/index.html 1.01]
 
| Low
 
| Low
−
| {{~}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| FC Emulator for Gameboy
 
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/fc-emulator-for-gameboy.html 0.02]
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| ?
+
|}
−
| {{✗}}
+
 
 +
===Microsoft - MSX===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| InfoNES
+
| MSXAdvance
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/infones.html V0]
+
| [https://emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/345-msx/522-msxadvance 0.4]
−
| ?
+
| Low
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Sharp - Sharp X1 Turbo===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| X Millennium Advance
 +
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sharp-x1-turbo/x-millenuium-advance.html 0.2]
 
| Low
 
| Low
−
| {{✗}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| Famicom Advance
 
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/famicom-advance.html 0.1]
 
−
| ?
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
;PocketNES:Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.
+
===Sinclair - ZX Spectrum===
−
;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===
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| SNES Advance
+
| Foon
−
| [http://archives.dcemulation.org/gba/www.snesadvance.org/www.snesadvance.org/index.html 1.0]
+
| [http://www.codepuppies.com/ben/sens/gba/mirror/about.html 0.22]
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Mid
 
 
| {{~}}
 
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Pocket SNES Advance
+
| ZXAdvance
−
| [https://www.pocketsnes.net/download_pocketsnes.htm Download]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sinclair/zxadvance.html 1.0.1]
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
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===
+
==Consoles==
−
* 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===
+
===Coleco - ColecoVision===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| DrSMS
+
| CoG
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sms-gg/drsms.html 6.0]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/coleco/cog.html 0.9.7 beta]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Mid
 
−
| {{~}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| SMS Advance
+
| ColecoTech
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sms-gg/sms-advance.html 2.5]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/coleco/colecotech.html v.0]
−
| {{✓}}
+
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| Cologne
 +
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/coleco/cologne.html 0.8]
 
| Low
 
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
;CoG: The first ever ColecoVision emulator for GameBoyAdvance.
 +
:It lacks support for multiple ROMS. The bug supposed to be fixed in the 1.0 release, but however, the development has stopped.
 +
;Cologne: The author made a "quick and dirty" emulator based on SMSadvance. Can play a few games.
 +
 +
===Emerson Radio - Arcadia 2001===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| pocketSMS
+
| Super Bug Advance
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sms-gg/pocketsms.html Demo 5 <br> & Sonic Special <br>]
+
| [http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/#amiarcadia 1.3]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
 +
;Super Bug Advance:Can only emulate Super Bug, Super Bug 2, and Capture.
  
−
;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===
+
===NEC - PC Engine===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| PCEAdvance
 
| PCEAdvance
 
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/tg16/pceadvance.html 7.5]
 
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/tg16/pceadvance.html 7.5]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
 
;PCEAdvance:Very decent emulator.
 
;PCEAdvance:Very decent emulator.
  
−
===ColecoVision===
+
===Nintendo - NES===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Wikipedia:Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| CoG
+
| Famicom Advance
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/coleco/cog.html 0.9.7 beta]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/famicom-advance.html 0.1]
 +
| ?
 +
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Cologne
+
| FC Emulator for Gameboy
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/coleco/cologne.html 0.8]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/fc-emulator-for-gameboy.html 0.02]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| ?
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| HCVA
 +
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/hcva.html 1.40]
 +
| ?
 
| Low
 
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ColecoTech
+
| InfoNES
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/coleco/colecotech.html v.0]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/infones.html V0]
 +
| ?
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
+
|-
 +
| PocketNES
 +
| [https://www.dwedit.org/gba/pocketnes.php  7-1-2013]
 +
| ?
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
;CoG: The first ever ColecoVision emulator for GameBoyAdvance.<br>
 
−
:It lacks support for multiple ROMS. The bug supossed to be fixed in the 1.0 release.<br>
 
−
:However, development has stopped.
 
−
;ColecoTech: The author made a "quick and dirty" emulator of SMSadvance. Can play a few games.
 
  
−
===Emerson Arcadia 2001===
+
;Famicom Advance:Slower than PocketNES. FC/NES emulation.
 +
;FC Emulator for GameBoy:Just a simple NES emulator for the Game Boy Advance.
 +
;HCVA:FC/NES emulator with support for lots of mappers.
 +
;InfoNES:Old yet decent emulator.
 +
;PocketNES:Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.
 +
 
 +
===Nintendo - SNES===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Super Bug Advance
+
| Pocket SNES Advance
−
| [http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/#amiarcadia 1.3]
+
| [https://www.pocketsnes.net/download_pocketsnes.htm Download]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
+
|-
 +
| SNES Advance
 +
| [http://archives.dcemulation.org/gba/www.snesadvance.org/www.snesadvance.org/index.html 1.0]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|-
 +
| SnezziBoy
 +
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/snezziboy/ 0.26]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
;Super Bug Advance:Can only emulate Super Bug, Super Bug 2, and Capture.
+
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.
−
==Handheld==
 
−
===Game Boy Color===
 
−
If you don't want to use a GB Bridge, emulators exist as well:
 
  
 +
===Sega - Genesis===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gameboy-advance.net/emulated/gb_roms_on_gba.htm GBonGBA]
+
| YJ Emulator
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/gb/gbongba.html 0.4]
+
| ?
 +
| ?
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IHBIlnx52Y YJ Emulator]:An emulator commonly used on pirated multicarts like PocketNES. Its name is derived from the header. Games will suffer from low speed and poor sound emulation while emulated. There's currently no way found to inject the game into the emulator.
 +
 +
===Sega - Master System / Game Gear===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Goomba
+
| DrSMS
−
| [https://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php 2.0]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sms-gg/drsms.html 6.0]
−
| {{✓}}
+
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Goomba Color
+
| PocketSMS
−
| [https://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php 2019-05-04]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sms-gg/pocketsms.html Demo 5 <br> & Sonic Special <br>]
−
| {{✓}}
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
 
| Low
 
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
|-
 
−
| [https://www.gameboy-advance.net/emulated/PocketGB.htm PocketGB]
 
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/gb/pocketgb.html 0.1a]
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| SMS Advance
 +
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sms-gg/sms-advance.html 2.5]
 
| Low
 
| Low
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
;Goomba Color:Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated [http://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php Link])
 
−
;PocketGB:Low compatibility, high speed.
 
  
−
===Neo Geo Pocket===
+
;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.
 +
 
 +
==Handheld==
 +
 
 +
===Bandai - Tamagotchi v1===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| NGP Advance
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Tamaboy_GBA Tamaboy-GBA]
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/ngpocket/ngp-advance.html 0.3]
+
| [https://github.com/jeffayle/tamaboy/releases rc2]
−
| {{✗}}
+
| Mid
−
| {{✗}}
+
| {{✓}}
−
| Low
+
| {{✓}}
−
| {{✗}}
+
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
;NGP Advance:Incomplete but good.
 
  
−
===WonderSwan===
+
 
 +
===Bandai - WonderSwan===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| SwanAdvance
 
| SwanAdvance
 
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/ws/swanadvance.html 0.1]
 
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/ws/swanadvance.html 0.1]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| SwanGBA
 +
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/SwanGBA git]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| ?
 
|}
 
|}
 
;SwanAdvance:Very early, low compatibility and speed.
 
;SwanAdvance:Very early, low compatibility and speed.
  
−
==Arcade==
+
===Nintendo - Game Boy / Game Boy Color===
 +
If you don't want to use a GB Bridge, emulators exist as well:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Greenboy Attack
+
| [https://www.gameboy-advance.net/emulated/gb_roms_on_gba.htm GBonGBA]
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/marcade/greenboy-attack.html 0.5]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/gb/gbongba.html 0.4]
−
| {{✓}}
+
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| RGBArcade
+
| Goomba
−
| [http://web.archive.org/web/20091027133820/http://geocities.com/rgbArcade/rgbArcadeV0.1.zip 0.1]
+
| [https://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php 2.0]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| Goomba Color
 +
| [https://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php 2019-05-04]
 
| Low
 
| Low
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
|}
 
−
;Greenboy Attack: Can play Green Beret, Rush'n Attack and Mr. Goemon.
 
−
;RGBArcade: Can play Donkey Kong 1,3 and Jr, Gorkans, Pacman and Ms.Pacman, Phoenix and Pleiads. <br>[http://web.archive.org/web/20041126024811/http://www.geocities.com:80/rgbArcade/ Archived Website]
 
−
 
−
==Computers==
 
−
===MSX===
 
−
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
−
! scope="col"|Name
 
−
! scope="col"|Version
 
−
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
−
! scope="col"|Active
 
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| MSXAdvance
+
| Jagoomba Color
−
| [https://emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/345-msx/522-msxadvance 0.4]
+
| [https://github.com/EvilJagaGenius/jagoombacolor git]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.gameboy-advance.net/emulated/PocketGB.htm PocketGB]
 +
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/gb/pocketgb.html 0.1a]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
 +
;Goomba Color:Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated [http://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php Link])
 +
;PocketGB:Low compatibility, high speed.
  
−
===Sharp X1 Turbo===
+
===SNK - Neo Geo Pocket===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| X Millennium Advance
+
| NGP Advance
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sharp-x1-turbo/x-millenuium-advance.html 0.2]
+
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/ngpocket/ngp-advance.html 0.3]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
|}
+
|-
 +
|[https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPGBA NGPGBA]
 +
|[https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPGBA/releases 0.5.7]
 +
|Mid
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
;NGP Advance:Incomplete but good.
  
−
===ZX Spectrum===
+
===Watara - Supervision===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Foon
+
| WasabiGBA
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sinclair/foon.html 0.21]
+
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiGBA 0.2.4]
−
| {{✗}}
+
| Mid
−
| {{✗}}
+
| {{✓}}
−
| {{~}}
+
| {{✓}}
−
|-
+
| {{✓}}
−
| ZXAdvance
 
−
| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sinclair/zxadvance.html 1.0.1]
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===BBC Micro===
+
==Other==
 +
 
 +
===CHIP-8===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| PocketBeeb
+
|DrChip 8
−
| [https://pdroms.de/?__df=350a060e00113a270000073a13544b55543a4d22040800070a1c3a240113040b06004c4b1f0c151b191b545c53551b191b565d545754 1.01]
+
|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/chip8/drchip-8.html 09/20/02]
−
| {{✗}}
+
|{{TBD}}
−
| {{✗}}
+
|{{✗}}
−
| Low
+
|{{✗}}
−
| {{✗}}
+
|{{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==Miscellaneous==
+
===Sierra - AGI===
−
===Sierra AGI===
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
−
! scope="col"|Version
+
! scope="col"|Latest version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
+
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
−
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [http://agiwiki.sierrahelp.com/index.php?title=GBAGI GBAGI]
 
| [http://agiwiki.sierrahelp.com/index.php?title=GBAGI GBAGI]
 
| [http://agiwiki.sierrahelp.com/index.php?title=File:GBAGI_2_(gbagi-bin-20041003).zip 2.0]
 
| [http://agiwiki.sierrahelp.com/index.php?title=File:GBAGI_2_(gbagi-bin-20041003).zip 2.0]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| Low
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
−
==See also==
 
−
* [[Game Boy Advance emulators]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on sixth-generation consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on sixth-generation consoles]]

Latest revision as of 02:30, 19 June 2024

Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Gbagba.png
Developer Nintendo
Type Handheld game console
Generation Sixth generation
Release date 2001
Discontinued 2010
Predecessor Game Boy Color
Successor Nintendo DS
Emulated ✓
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.

Arcade[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Greenboy Attack 0.5 Low ✓ ✗ ✗
RGBArcade 0.1 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
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[edit]

Acorn - BBC Micro[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PocketBeeb 1.01 Low ✗ ✗ ✗

Microsoft - MSX[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
MSXAdvance 0.4 Low ✓ ✗ ✗

Sharp - Sharp X1 Turbo[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
X Millennium Advance 0.2 Low ✗ ✗ ✗

Sinclair - ZX Spectrum[edit]

Name Latest version FLOSS Active Recommended
Foon 0.22 ✗ ✗ ~
ZXAdvance 1.0.1 ✗ ✗ ✗

Consoles[edit]

Coleco - ColecoVision[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
CoG 0.9.7 beta Low ✗ ✗ ✗
ColecoTech v.0 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
Cologne 0.8 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
CoG
The first ever ColecoVision emulator for GameBoyAdvance.
It lacks support for multiple ROMS. The bug supposed to be fixed in the 1.0 release, but however, the development has stopped.
Cologne
The author made a "quick and dirty" emulator based on SMSadvance. Can play a few games.

Emerson Radio - Arcadia 2001[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Super Bug Advance 1.3 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
Super Bug Advance
Can only emulate Super Bug, Super Bug 2, and Capture.


NEC - PC Engine[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PCEAdvance 7.5 Low ✓ ✗ ✗
PCEAdvance
Very decent emulator.

Nintendo - NES[edit]

Name Latest version FDS Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Famicom Advance 0.1 ? Low ✗ ✗ ✗
FC Emulator for Gameboy 0.02 ✗ ? ✗ ✗ ✗
HCVA 1.40 ? Low ✗ ✗ ~
InfoNES V0 ? Low ✗ ✗ ✗
PocketNES 7-1-2013 ? Mid ✓ ✗ ~
Famicom Advance
Slower than PocketNES. FC/NES emulation.
FC Emulator for GameBoy
Just a simple NES emulator for the Game Boy Advance.
HCVA
FC/NES emulator with support for lots of mappers.
InfoNES
Old yet decent emulator.
PocketNES
Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.

Nintendo - SNES[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Pocket SNES Advance Download Low ✗ ✗ ✗
SNES Advance 1.0 Mid ✓ ✗ ~
SnezziBoy 0.26 Mid ✓ ✗ ~

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[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
YJ Emulator ? ? ✗ ✗ ✗
YJ Emulator
An emulator commonly used on pirated multicarts like PocketNES. Its name is derived from the header. Games will suffer from low speed and poor sound emulation while emulated. There's currently no way found to inject the game into the emulator.

Sega - Master System / Game Gear[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DrSMS 6.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ~
PocketSMS Demo 5
& Sonic Special
Low ✗ ✗ ✗
SMS Advance 2.5 Low ✓ ✗ ✗
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.

Handheld[edit]

Bandai - Tamagotchi v1[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Tamaboy-GBA rc2 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓


Bandai - WonderSwan[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
SwanAdvance 0.1 Low ✓ ✗ ✗
SwanGBA git Mid ✓ ✓ ?
SwanAdvance
Very early, low compatibility and speed.

Nintendo - Game Boy / Game Boy Color[edit]

If you don't want to use a GB Bridge, emulators exist as well:

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
GBonGBA 0.4 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
Goomba 2.0 Low ✓ ✗ ✗
Goomba Color 2019-05-04 Low ✓ ✗ ✗
Jagoomba Color git Low ✓ ~ ~
PocketGB 0.1a Low ✗ ✗ ✗
Goomba Color
Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated Link)
PocketGB
Low compatibility, high speed.

SNK - Neo Geo Pocket[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NGP Advance 0.3 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
NGPGBA 0.5.7 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
NGP Advance
Incomplete but good.

Watara - Supervision[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
WasabiGBA 0.2.4 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

Other[edit]

CHIP-8[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DrChip 8 09/20/02 TBD ✗ ✗ ✓

Sierra - AGI[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
GBAGI 2.0 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
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