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{{infoboxlowercase title}}{{Infobox emulator|title = mGBA|image logo = Mgba-logo.png|imagecaption logowidth = 140|imagewidth version = 128{{mGBAVer}}|first active = 0.3.2Yes|second platform = ActiveMulti-platform|third target = Windows, OS X, Linux[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]<br/>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy]]<br/>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]]|fourth developer = Jeffrey [https://github.com/endrift Vicki Pfau (endrift)]|accuracy = Highly-Accurate|prog-lang = C, C++|website = [https://mgba.io/ mGBA]|fifth support = [https://endriftwww.patreon.com/mgba/ mGBAPatreon]|sixth license = MPL v2.0|source = [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/ GitHub]}}'''mGBA''' is an open-source [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance emulator]] developed by endrift. Being written from scratch, it aims for speed, accuracy, and portability. As of yet, it's the most complete GBA emulation effort, passing the older project [[VisualBoy_Advance|VBA and its forks]]. It's also available as a [[libretro]] core for [[RetroArch]].

==Download=={| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|NX|3DS|Vita|Wii}}|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#current-downloads mGBAStable and Nightly builds]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}|''' is an open source emulator of the [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]https://mgba. The goals are speed and accuracyio/downloads.html#medusa-1 medusa Dev builds]'''|}

==DownloadsNotable features==* [https://endriftmgba.comio/mgba2014/12/28/classic-nes/ NES Classic series compatibility]* Local multi-pak link cable support, up to 4 players* Extensive hardware-based emulation that removes the need for game-specific patches** Solar sensor emulation for the Boktai series** Tilt sensor emulation for games like WarioWare: Twisted! and Yoshi's Universal Gravity** Rumble Pak emulation for games like Drill Dozer and WarioWare: Twisted!** Battle Chip Gate, Progress Chip Gate, and Beast Link Gate emulation for Rockman.EXE 4, 4.5, 5, and 6** Real-time clock (Boktai series, Pokémon series, Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation), synced to system time or set arbitrarily* Support for BPS/beat, IPS and UPS patching at runtime, including ROMs in compressed archives (.7z/downloads.html Stable zip)* Game overrides, forcing games to use specific save formats or sensors (tilt, solar, etc.)* Very basic cheat code support (AR, GS, CB), though without search options* Save states <!-- would be more notable if it didn't support them -->* Fast-forwarding and nightlies]rewinding

==Links==[Some features that are still planned include:<ref>https://endriftmgba.com/mgbaio/2014/201512/0409/03announcing-mgba/mgba-0.2.0</ 0.2.0 Release Notes and Feature list]ref>

[https:* ''Networked'' multiplayer link cable support* Dolphin/JOY bus link cable support (which is being taken up on Dolphin's side since they specifically developed connectivity for VBA)* M4A audio mixing, for higher quality sound than hardware* Re-recording support for tool-assist runs* Lua support for scripting* A comprehensive debug suite* e-Reader support* Wireless adapter support (Mario Golf, Classic NES Series, Pokémon FireRed/twitter.comLeafGreen/mgba_emu Twitter Account]Emerald, the built-in software when no game is inserted)

==Important Featuresmedusa==Overall, either '''medusa''' is a [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] being developed by mGBA or VBA-M have each their pros and consdeveloper endrift.<ref>https://mgba. Even though VBA-M has the edge when it comes io/2017/04/08/medusa</ref> The plan was for medusa to performance, graphical options, debugging features, eventually merge with and ease of use, replace mGBA sometime after mGBA 1.0 is playing catch up while justifying itself with a focus on accuracyreleased to form medusa 2.0, making it an emulator that could play GB/C, portabilityGBA, and unemulated features or tweaks that weren't the focus of VBA-MNDS. Despite the lack of options Development began in 2016 and the lack was expected to merge sometime in 2018. However, as of March 2018, medusa has been "suspended until further notice"<ref>https://mgba.io/2018/03/09/holy-grail-bugs-revisited/</ref> due to a hardware renderer, slowdown in development for both medusa and mGBA . There is still already usablean alpha version available, with most games playable at full speed, yet it isn't, for the time being, the ideal optionbut accuracy is spotty and some features are lacking.

This emulator aims to be easier to port ==Manual (CLI version)==:''<small>'''Note:''' The [[Emulation on Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] version consists of both a command-line version (<code>mgba-sdl</code>) and maintain than its older counterpart, VBA GUI version (or VBA<code>mgba-Mqt</code>). ItThe command-line version does not need to be installed if you aren's present as a Retroarch coret going to run it. The main dependency for both is <code>libmgba</code>. Notable features over other GBA emulators include</small>''<pre>usage:mgba [option ...] file

* Only Generic options: -b, --bios FILE GBA emulator thus far to load the NES Classic series due BIOS file to use -c, --cheats FILE Apply cheat codes from a peculiar DRM system Nintendo implemented for those (which display "Game Pack Error" and crash on startfile -g, --up for all other GBA emulators)* Local link cable support gdb Start GDB session (up to 4 playersdefault port 2345)* Functional Solar Sensor (Boktai series) emulation. Besides no$gba (where this feature is emulated in -v, --movie FILE Playback a limited way)movie of recorded input -p, other emulators would need the ROM image to be modified--patch FILE Apply a specified patch file when running -s, --frameskip N Skip every N frames --version Print version and the fix isn't very ideal.exit

The emulator also has functional tilt emulation (WarioWare Twisted, Yoshi's Universal Gravity), and variable rumble emulation (Drill Dozer). Yet their controls are disabled in all current builds and hence unusable for now for the endGraphics options: -user.1 1x viewport -2 2x viewport -3 3x viewport -4 4x viewport -5 5x viewport -6 6x viewport -f Start full-screen</pre>

Some other perks mGBA offers are:==External links==* Basic save state support with rewinding[https://twitter.com/mgba_emu Twitter]* Fast[https://mgba.io/2017/10/01/mgba-forwarding is available (TAB key)* Very basic cheat code support (AR, GS, CB), no search options0.* Real-time clock support (used in Pokémon games), with the option to synch it to system time or set it to an arbitrary value6.* Can patch games at runtime with translation1/romhack patches in BPS (beat) format0. Like some other GBA emulators, it can also use IPS 6.1 release notes and UPS (tsukyomi) patches, and load games from zip/7zip archives without the need to uncompress it (unlike no$gba)* Can force the game to use specific save formats, but also specific sensors (mostly unemulated altogether in other emulators).feature list]

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