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;[[mGBA]]:Aims for [[Emulation Accuracy|accuracy]], speed, and features. For its [[Emulation Accuracy|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.;[[NanoBoyAdvance]]<small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;"> ([https://github.com/nba-emu/NanoBoyAdvance/blob/master/docs/ACCURACY.md#game-compatibility Compatibility])</small>:[https://github.com/nba-emu/NanoBoyAdvance/blob/master/docs/ACCURACY.md Highly accurate] Game Boy Advance emulator. It aims for [[Emulation Accuracy|cycle-accurate ]] emulation when possible, while also offering enhancements such as improved audio quality. [[Emulation Accuracy|Cycle-accurate ]] emulation of most components, including: CPU, DMA, timers, PPU and Game Pak prefetch. Very high compatibility, including games that require emulation of [https://github.com/nba-emu/NanoBoyAdvance/blob/master/docs/ACCURACY.md#Game-compatibility peculiar hardware edge-cases].

:;[[VisualBoy Advance#VBA-M|Visual Boy Advance-M (VBA-M)]]:A fork with additional improvements. It is behind in terms of [[Emulation Accuracy|accuracy ]] and performance compared to mGBA.

;[[higan]] / [[ares]]:It is behind in terms of performance and compatibility compared to mGBA and VBA-M but [[Emulation Accuracy|accuracy ]] wise it has dot-based instead of scanline-based renderer for the Game Boy Advance.

* [https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1624005571815899136 Accurate enough ] at the point of being able to pass any of the ''AGB Test Cartridge'' (v10) tests without a single failure;