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The '''[[wikipedia:Game_Boy_Advance|Game Boy Advance]]''' (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001. It has a ARM7TDMI CPU at 16.78 MHz and a Zilog Z80 CPU at 8 MHz and 4 MHz. It has 32KB 288KB of RAM and 96KB of VRAM.

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;[[mGBA]]:Aims for accuracy, speed, and features. For its accuracy, it's gradually becoming the best at that. It's actively developed and has features VBA-M lacks such as a Tilt Sensor, and more recently Game Boy Camera support. It currently does not have an official Android build.;[[VisualBoy Advance|Visual Boy Advance (VBA)]]:The original GBA emulator. Has stopped development and lacks features compared Discovered to other offerings, it also has have an <abbr title="Arbitrary Code Execution">ACE</abbr> vulnerability which was corrected in VBA-Mdetailed below.:;[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|Visual Boy Advance-M (VBA-M)]]:A fork with additional improvements. The SVN1507 build It is the only recommended one, as it is perfectly stable behind in terms of accuracy and is the best GBA emulator performance compared to date. VBA-M after the 2.0 releases became riddled with stability and performance problemsmGBA.

;[[mGBAgpSP]]:Aims for accuracyIts last official version was 0.91. There are, speedhowever, and featurestwo forks of interest: [http://dl.qj. It's actively developed and has features VBAnet/psp/emulators/gpsp-mod-M lacks such as a Tilt Sensor20090720.html gpSPmod], and more recently Game Boy Camera support[http://filetrip.net/psp-downloads/homebrew/download-gpsp-j-12-06-16-f29570.htmlgpSP-J gpSP-J]. Performance is still a problemgpSP-J has superior compatibility, as it lacks support while gpSPmod has more options for the efficient DirectX APIscustomization (full screen, cheats, etc). Both are superior to Kai.

There were [https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/881/ tools] made to extract the internal high -quality music (as midi files plus a sound font, to be played on foobar2000), however , interest remains limited in implementing its playback in real -time on emulators. It's worth noting it exists as a very experimental feature on [[mGBA]] (nightly versions) under Enhancements as "XQ GBA Audio", but very buggy and still limited to games using the standard sound engine, the so-called "Sappy" engine, which is still a big part of the GBA's software library.

Originally, when saves were implemented, nobody settled on a format, so the Visual Boy Advance devs made its their own. Because other emulators often went with raw data, having to exchange different saves caused problems. The original Visual Boy Advance tries to figure out which format a given save is but often fails at it. By explicitly telling the emulator to read it as a specific type using a file called <code>vba-over.ini</code>, VBA complies. VBA-M includes this config file by default, but older revisions like VBA 1.7.2 and VBALink do not.

Purple end in GBA means player 1, while a grey end in GBA means P2, P3, or P4. Daisy -chaining up to three cables will set up the additional P3 and P4 by connecting the purple end to a purple mid sectionmidsection.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/agblink.pdf</ref>

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===GBA Mutli Multi Pak Link Multiplayer (1~4GBA)===

The Game Boy Advance can also connect to the GameCube.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/agbgcncable.pdf</ref> e-Reader functionality with GC games isn't has now been emulated as of yet, but thanks to mGBA. [[Dolphin]] supports connectivity through rudimentary joybus emulation made in parallel with VBA-M. Because this emulator has fallen behind, the Dolphin team is currently rewriting the feature from scratch was recently added to better interface with [[mGBA]], a more accurate emulatorsemulator. They showcased early higan support in a video, but nothing has been released as of yet.

====Dolphin/mGBA or VBA-M====:''Requires mGBA 0.9.0 or newer or VBA-M r947 or newer.''

# * Reduce your volume. You won't want it to be high, especially with headphones.# * Open Dolphin and mGBA/VBA-M. Make sure neither are blocked by your firmware.# * In Dolphin, launch the game and navigate to the area where you're asked to connect the GBA. Then, under the controller options, assign the GameCube controllers as "GBA" for whichever you need.# * If you are using mGBA, open up the File menu, and click Connect to Dolphin. * In the dialog box that appears, press Connect. mGBA will boot up the GBA BIOS if no rom has been selected.* If you are using VBA-M, uncheck Pause When Inactive in Options > Emulator. Then, under Options > Link > Joybus Options, Make sure to "Enable Joybus Connection" is on and set "IP/Hostname" to use default settings, that is <code>127.0.0.1</code> or <code>localhost</code>.# * Dolphin will freeze.# * Open the GBA BIOS in VBA-M as if it were a regular GBA ROM. The regular splash screen will stutter a bit.# * In either emulator, Dolphin should recognize the Joybus Link by then and the GC game will detect that a GBA was connected.# * To connect other units, open another VBA-M emulator instance and repeat its process.

*[https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords_Adventures The Legend of Zelda Four Swords Adventures]: Both two modes are available for the US/PAL version work. The third Japan-only Navi Trackers mode works as well, but the game crashes after the naming screen due to a bug in the GC/GBA connectivity.

Most Emulation of these have not been emulated as of yet. There used to be patches that could be applied to is spotty, apart from GBE+, which supports almost all GBA ROMs with a utility like Lunar IPS (mostly from [http://bubbzperipherals.pocketheaven.com/?system {| class="wikitable" style=gba&section"text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"|- style=patch "font-weight:bold;"! Name! GBE+! mGBA! VBA-M! No Frills]), but they're for the most part lost to time nowadays. Your best bet is to use Action Replay to emulate those.$GBA! My Boy!|-| Solar Sensor| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|-| Motion Control| {{✗}}| {{~}}| {{~}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-| Battle Chip Gate| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Soul Doll Adapter| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Multi Plust On System| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Turbo File Advance| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Power Antenna & Bug Sensor| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Official Nintendo Infrared Adapter| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|}

* My Boy! This emulator uses a button combination or the devices device's light sensor to check the brightness level. You can change this under Settings -> Input -> Cartridge Features -> "Solar Emulation By" menu.

Some GBA games/series had figurine reader add-ons, essentially precursors to the likes of Skylanders and Amiibo.* '''Figurine Add-on:Soul Doll Adapter''' (Legendz: Isle Of Trials, Legendz: Island of Ordeal/Sign Of Necromu, Plaston Gate of Nekuromu)* '''Multi Plust On System''' ([httpBouken Yuuki Pluster World:Plust Gate/EX/www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=1020 Fix]Pluston GP)GBE+ has support for both the Soul Doll Adapter and Multi Plust On System, Plaston Gate DX ([http://www.advanscene.com/html/Releases/dbreleases.php?id=2006 Fix]). The add-on is essentially Skylanders before it became popularwhile mGBA supports the Soul Doll Adapter.

[[mGBA]] ===Battle Chip Gate===A peripheral device by Capcom and Takara compatible with ''Mega Man Battle Network 4'' (dev channel onlyJapanese edition) . It can be connected to the Game Boy Advance and [[GBE+]] partially support allow the addplayer to transmit real-on used for life toy Battle Chips to the NetNavis in the Legendz seriesgame. It's also compatible with toy Advanced PETs and ''Rockman.EXE 4.5 Real Operation''. It can also unlock minigames in ''Mega Man Zero 3''.

===BattleChip Gate===An peripheral device by Capcom and Takara compatible with ''Mega Man Battle Network 4'' (Japanese edition). It can be connected to the Game Boy Advance and allow the player to transmit real-life toy Battle Chips to the NetNavis in the game. It's also compatible with toy Advanced PETs and ''Rockman.EXE 4.5 Real Operation''. It can also unlock minigames in ''Mega Man Zero 3''. [[mGBA]] and [[GBE+]] partially support this add-on.