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| {{~}}<ref group=N name=sameboylink>SameBoy's libretro core supports Link Cable, standalone does not.</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N>[https://docs.libretro.com/guides/retroachievements/#game-boy-game-boy-color May have issues with some achievement sets for the time being, exclusive to libretro core].</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

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| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=ExLibretro>[https://docs.libretro.com/guides/retroachievements/#game-boy-game-boy-color Exclusive to libretro core].</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N>libretro core is still active.</ref> ||{{✓}}

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| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=ExLibretro></ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

| {{~}}<ref group=N name=GBCClink>[https://gbcc.dev/ Only supports a fake "link" with itself.]</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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| {{~}}<ref group=N name=mgbalink>[https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+Link Pretty buggy but sometimes works.]</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=ExLibretro></ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

| {{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=one>Full GBC, GBA and GB support since version 2.1.3.</ref> ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=ExLibretro></ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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|{{✗}}[https://github.com/skylersaleh/SkyEmu/issues/44 *] ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

| [http://binji.github.io/binjgb/ binjgb]

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| [[higan]]

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| [https://mattcurrie.com/bdm/ BDM]

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| [https://fms.komkon.org/VGB VGB]

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| Gamebert

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| [[Pantheon]]

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| UGE

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| [[KiGB]]

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| [[TGB Dual]]

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| GiiBiiAdvance

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| MetroBoy

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| hdmg

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| [https://gbcc.dev GBCC]

| {{~}}<ref group=N name=GBCClink>[https://gbcc.dev/ Only supports a fake "link" with itself.]</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

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| [[Game Play Color]]

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| [http://www.explusalpha.com/home/gbc-emu GBC.emu]<br/><small>(Gambatte 0.5-wip based)</small>

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| MeBoy

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| [https://my-oldboy-free-gbc-emulator.en.uptodown.com/android My OldBoy!]

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| John GBC

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| [[Nintendo Switch Online]]<br/><small>(Hiyoko)</small>

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| Super Game Boy

| {{~}}<ref group=N>Only on the Japan-exclusive Super Game Boy 2.</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}

| [http://gbatemp.net/threads/gameyob-a-gameboy-emulator-for-ds.343407 GameYob DS]

| {{✓}} <small>(NiFi)</small> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}

| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gameyob-3ds-gb-c-emu.372523/ GameYob 3DS]

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| [[VisualBoy_Advance#VBA-M|Visual Boy Advance-M<br/>(VBA-M)]]

| {{✓}} ||{{✓}} <abbr title="as VBA-Next">*</abbr> ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

| PlutoBoy

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| [https://docs.libretro.com/library/gambatte/ Gambatte_libretro]

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| RIN

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| [[Virtual Console]]

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| [[mGBA]]

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| GBEmu

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| RealBoy Vita

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| ShuBoy

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| aGBe

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| PlutoBoy

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| [[#Multiplayer|<abbr title="The Nintendo Game Link Cableis an accessory for the Game Boy line of handheld video game systems, allowing players to connect Game Boys of all types for multiplayer gaming. Depending on the games, a Game Link Cable can be used to link two games of the same title, like Tetris, or two compatible games like Pokémon Red and Blue. Games can be linked for head-to-head competition, cooperative play, trading items, unlocking hidden features, etc.">Link Cable</abbr>]]

* '''Link Cable:''' [[BGB]], [[KiGB]], some versions of [[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|VBA-M]] and [[TGB Dual|TGB-Dual]] supports link cable. It can also be used for Netplay on the corresponding [[RetroArch]] core. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiplayer_Game_Boy_games#Two-player_games_via_the_Game_Link_Cable Two-player games via the Game Link Cable list].<br/> [[SameBoy]]'s libretro core supports Link Cable, standalone does not.<br/>[[GBCC]] only supports a [https://gbcc.dev/ fake "link" with itself].<br/>[[mGBA]] pretty buggy [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+Link but sometimes works].<br/>[[SkyEmu]] [https://github.com/skylersaleh/SkyEmu/issues/44 work-in-progress].<br/>Super Game Boy <-> only on the Japan-exclusive Super Game Boy 2.<br/>gameyob ds emulator supports it through NiFi.<br/>Virtual Console only supports for Pokemon only.<br/>