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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|e-Reader Alone
! scope="col"|e-Reader/GBA Game
! scope="col"|e-Reader/GCN Game
! scope="col"|Link Cable
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="9"|PC / x86
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|[[mGBA]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://mgba.io/downloads.html {{MGBAVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[No$|No$GBA]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|DOS}}
|[http://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm {{No$GBAVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}(i) ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA Link e-Reader|VBA 1.73 Mod]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?42433-RELEASE-VBA-LINK-E-READER 1.73 e-Reader Link] (r1353)
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}(i) ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[https://github.com/visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m/releases {{VBAMVer}}]<br />[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/VisualBoyAdvance-M/ SVN]
|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|}
* (i) means incomplete: these emulators will not recognize the games they're connected to. Normally, after choosing "Connection/to Game Boy Advance", the e-Reader should have "(Game Name) Game Data" pre-loaded in its internal EEPROM memory and appearing in a tiny black box on-screen, but this can't happen in either [[No$|No$GBA]], [[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]], or VBA e-Reader mods. Without this step done, scanning e-Cards will just yield an error message.
:e-Reader/GBA game pack emulation in these emulators can be still reached by ripping a save game from '''real e-Reader hardware''', with this step already done. Using this save with the e-Reader BIOS, it's possible to connect to the GBA game pack, and scan e-Cards... though it's a very less-than-ideal solution and there are only pre-baked e-Reader save files for Super Mario Advance 4 (U), Pokémon Emerald (J), LeafGreen (J) and FireRed (J).
→Emulators: Consistency #3
==Emulators==
{{Main|Game_Boy_Advance_emulators#Connectivity}}
You'll need:
The e-Reader is region-locked. Make sure the e-Reader BIOS region, the e-Card region, and -if used- the GBA/GCN game region, all match.
===mGBA(0.9.0+)===
Go to ''File''>''Scan e-Reader dotcodes...'' A window should pop up. Select all the e-card files you'll need to load the game and click OK.<br />
The card data is now loaded.
If the application (NES game, minigame, promotional app) is stored in multiple e-Cards, the game rom will let you know ("You need [n] more Dot Code(s) to start. Scan [Application Name] 2/[n].") In that case, simply press A to scan another e-Card and get another part.<br />If you're done with all parts (could be one part in many cases), the BIOS will prompt you to save the data to the e-Reader's SRAM.
This prevents the data from getting deleted when rebooting the device. You can then access it from the title menu with the new third option, "Access Saved Data".
====e-Reader/GBA Game====
Make sure your e-Reader BIOS is the correct region for the game, and that you have a GBA bios. First, open the game you wish to use the e-Reader. Then select ''File''>''New multiplayer window'' and open the e-Reader BIOS in that new window. Access the e-Reader functionality in the game window, then switch to the other window. Navigate the e-Reader menu to select ''Communication'' and then ''To Game Boy Advance''. Follow the prompts to download the linking software, erasing anything else on the e-Reader. Now you can scan cards by simply going to ''File''>''Scan e-Reader dotcodes...'' on the e-Reader window and scan the cards you wish to use with the game.
===No$GBA (v2.4+)===
No$GBA offers actual full hardware emulation for e-Readerstandalone only, but its GBA emulation, while very decent and with save state support, isn't the best out there. You can still export your save at will.
====e-Reader Alone====
'''Emulator:''' Open the e-Reader BIOS. It's a regular GBA ROM. <br />
