Emulators on GBA

Nintendo Game Boy Advance

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

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	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.
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Computers

Acorn - BBC Micro

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
PocketBeeb	1.01	✗	✗	Low	✗

Microsoft - MSX

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
MSXAdvance	0.4	✓	✗	Low	✗

Sharp - Sharp X1 Turbo

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
X Millennium Advance	0.2	✗	✗	Low	✗

Sinclair - ZX Spectrum

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Foon	0.22	✗	✗	~
ZXAdvance	1.0.1	✗	✗	✗

Consoles

Coleco - ColecoVision

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	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

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.

NEC - PC Engine

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
PCEAdvance	7.5	✓	✗	Low	✗

PCEAdvance

Very decent emulator.

Nintendo - NES

Name	Version	FDS	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	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

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	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

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	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

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	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

Bandai - WonderSwan

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
SwanAdvance	0.1	✓	✗	Low	✗
SwanGBA	git	✓	✓	Mid	?

SwanAdvance

Very early, low compatibility and speed.

Nintendo - Game Boy / Game Boy Color

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

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
GBonGBA	0.4	✗	✗	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

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
NGP Advance	0.3	✗	✗	Low	✗
NGPGBA	0.5.7	✓	✓	Medium	✓

NGP Advance

Incomplete but good.

Watara - Supervision

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
WasabiGBA	0.2.3	✓	✓	Mid	✓

Miscellaneous

Sierra - AGI

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Accuracy	Recommended
GBAGI	2.0	✗	✗	Low	✗