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{{Infobox console
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|title = Nintendo Game Boy Advance
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|logo = gbagba.png
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|developer = Nintendo
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|type = [[:Category:Emulators on handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on sixth-generation consoles|Sixth generation]]
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|release = 2001
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|discontinued = 2010
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|predecessor = [[Emulators on GB/GBC|Game Boy Color]]
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|successor = [[Emulators on DS|Nintendo DS]]
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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}}
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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].
  
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| InfoNES
 
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| Famicom Advance
 
| Famicom Advance
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| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/nes/famicom-advance.html 0.1]
 
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| HCVA
 
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* PocketNES: Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.
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;PocketNES:Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.
* InfoNES: Old yet decent emulator.
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;InfoNES:Old yet decent emulator.
* Famicom Advance: Slower than PocketNES. FC/NES emulation.
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;Famicom Advance:Slower than PocketNES. FC/NES emulation.
* HCVA: FC/NES emulator with support for lots of mappers.
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;HCVA:FC/NES emulator with support for lots of mappers.
  
 
===SNES===
 
===SNES===
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| Pocket SNES Advance
 
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Not really ideal for the obvious reason GBA has two buttons less than the 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.
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;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.
* Pocket SNES: Low Compatibility.
 
  
 
===Sega Genesis===
 
===Sega Genesis===
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| DrSMS
 
| DrSMS
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| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/sms-gg/drsms.html 6.0]
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| SMS Advance
 
| SMS Advance
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* DrSMS: GG/MS. Excellent speed and compatibility.
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;DrSMS:GG/MS. Excellent speed and compatibility.
* SMS Advance: SG-1000/GG/MS. Good. No FM Chip, EEPROM emulation.
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;SMS Advance:SG-1000/GG/MS. Good. No FM Chip, EEPROM emulation.
  
 
===PC Engine===
 
===PC Engine===
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* PCEAdvance: Very decent emulator.
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;PCEAdvance:Very decent emulator.
  
 
===Emerson Arcadia 2001===
 
===Emerson Arcadia 2001===
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| Super Bug Advance
 
| Super Bug Advance
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| [http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/#amiarcadia 1.3]
 
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* Super Bug Advance: Can only emulate Super Bug, Super Bug 2, and Capture.
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;Super Bug Advance:Can only emulate Super Bug, Super Bug 2, and Capture.
  
 
==Handheld==
 
==Handheld==
 
===Game Boy Color===
 
===Game Boy Color===
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If you don't want to use a GB Bridge, emulators exist as well:
  
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| GBonGBA
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| [https://www.gameboy-advance.net/emulated/gb_roms_on_gba.htm GBonGBA]
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| [http://mapage.noos.fr/gbongba/download.html 0.3a]
 
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| PocketGB
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| [https://www.gameboy-advance.net/emulated/PocketGB.htm PocketGB]
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| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy/gb/pocketgb.html 0.1a]
 
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If you don't want to use a GB Bridge, emulators exist as well:
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;Goomba Color:Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated [http://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php Link])
* GBonGBA
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;PocketGB:Low compatibility, high speed.
* Goomba Color: Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated [http://www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php Link])
 
* PocketGB: Low compatibility, high speed.
 
  
 
===Neo Geo Pocket===
 
===Neo Geo Pocket===
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* NGP Advance: incomplete but good.
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;NGP Advance:Incomplete but good.
  
 
===WonderSwan===
 
===WonderSwan===
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| SwanAdvance
 
| SwanAdvance
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* SwanAdvance: Very early, low compatibility and speed.
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;SwanAdvance:Very early, low compatibility and speed.
  
 
==Arcade==
 
==Arcade==
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| Greenboy Attack
 
| Greenboy Attack
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| [http://web.archive.org/web/20091027133820/http://geocities.com/rgbArcade/rgbArcadeV0.1.zip 0.1]
 
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* Greenboy Attack: Green Beret, Rush'n Attack, Mr. Goemon.
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;Greenboy Attack:Green Beret, Rush'n Attack, Mr. Goemon.
* RGBArcade: Donkey Kong 1,3 and Jr, Gorkans, Pacman and Ms.Pacman, Phoenix and Pleiads [http://web.archive.org/web/20041126024811/http://www.geocities.com:80/rgbArcade/ Archived Website]
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;RGBArcade:Donkey Kong 1,3 and Jr, Gorkans, Pacman and Ms.Pacman, Phoenix and Pleiads [http://web.archive.org/web/20041126024811/http://www.geocities.com:80/rgbArcade/ Archived Website]
  
 
==Computers==
 
==Computers==
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| PocketBeeb
 
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| [https://sites.google.com/site/gbaremakes/home/emulation 1.01]
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| GBAGI
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| [http://agiwiki.sierrahelp.com/index.php?title=GBAGI GBAGI]
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==See also==
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* [[Game Boy Advance emulators]]
  
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
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[[Category:Emulators on sixth-generation consoles]]

Revision as of 14:31, 18 September 2021

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

Even weak Game Boy Advance has quite a few emulators. They can be downloaded from EMULATORS FOR GBA LIST.

Consoles

NES

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
PocketNES 7-1-2013 Mid ~
InfoNES V0 Low
Famicom Advance 0.1 Low
HCVA 1.40 Low ~
PocketNES
Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.
InfoNES
Old yet decent emulator.
Famicom Advance
Slower than PocketNES. FC/NES emulation.
HCVA
FC/NES emulator with support for lots of mappers.

SNES

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
SNES Advance 1.0 Mid ~
Pocket SNES Advance Download 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

  • No known emulator for Genesis yet.

Sega Master System / Game Gear

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
DrSMS 6.0 Mid ~
SMS Advance 2.5 Low
DrSMS
GG/MS. Excellent speed and compatibility.
SMS Advance
SG-1000/GG/MS. Good. No FM Chip, EEPROM emulation.

PC Engine

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
PCEAdvance 7.5 Low
PCEAdvance
Very decent emulator.

Emerson Arcadia 2001

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

Handheld

Game Boy Color

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

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
GBonGBA 0.3a Low
Goomba Color 2019-05-04 Low
PocketGB 0.1a Low
Goomba Color
Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated Link)
PocketGB
Low compatibility, high speed.

Neo Geo Pocket

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
NGP Advance 0.3 Low
NGP Advance
Incomplete but good.

WonderSwan

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
SwanAdvance 0.1 Low
SwanAdvance
Very early, low compatibility and speed.

Arcade

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
Greenboy Attack 0.5 Low
RGBArcade 0.1 Low
Greenboy Attack
Green Beret, Rush'n Attack, Mr. Goemon.
RGBArcade
Donkey Kong 1,3 and Jr, Gorkans, Pacman and Ms.Pacman, Phoenix and Pleiads Archived Website

Computers

MSX

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
MSXAdvance 0.4 Low

Sharp X1 Turbo

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
X Millennium Advance 0.2 Low

BBC Micro

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
PocketBeeb 1.01 Low

Miscellaneous

Sierra AGI

Name Version FLOSS Active Accuracy Recommended
GBAGI 2.0 Low

See also