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Notable features
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{{Infobox emulator
|title = mGBA|logo = Mgba-logo.png|logowidth = 140|version = {{mGBAVer}}|active = Yes|platform = Multi-platformWindows, macOS, Ubuntu, 3DS, Wii Switch, PS Vita|target = [[Game Boy Advance emulators|GBAGame Boy Advance]]<br/>[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GBGame Boy]]<br/>[[Game Boy/CGame Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]]|developer = [https://github.com/endrift Vicki Pfau (endrift)]|accuracy = Highly-Accurate|prog-lang = C, C++|website = [https://mgba.io/ mGBA]|support = [https://www.patreon.com/mgba Patreon]|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]].
'''mGBA''' is a free and 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 is also available as a [[Libretro]] core for [[RetroArch]]. As of 0.9.0, mGBA with a stripped-down GUI has been integrated into [[Dolphin]] recently for games supporting connectivity features.<ref>[https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/07/21/integrated-gba/ mGBA Integration: Introducing the Integrated GBA]</ref> ==DownloadsDownload==* {| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#current-downloads mGBA Stable and Nightly builds for computers]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|NX|3DS|Vita|Wii}}|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html #current-downloads mGBA Stable and nightly Nightly buildsfor consoles (homebrew)]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}|'''[https://mgba.io/downloads.html#medusa-1 medusa Dev builds]'''|}
==Notable features==
* 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 Topsy-Turvy (Yoshi's Universal GravityGravitation)
** 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/.zip)
* Save states <!-- would be more notable if it didn't support them -->
* Fast-forwarding and rewinding
* e-Reader support
* Dolphin/JOY bus link cable support
Some features that are still planned include:<ref>https://mgba.io/2014/12/09/announcing-mgba/</ref>:
* ''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/LeafGreen/Emerald, the built-in software when no game is inserted)
==medusa==
'''medusa''' is a [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] being developed by mGBA developer endrift.<ref>https://mgba.io/2017/04/08/medusa</ref> . The plan was for medusa to eventually merge with and replace mGBA sometime after mGBA 1.0 is released to form medusa 2.0, making it an emulator that could play GB/C, GBA, and NDS. Development began in 2016 and was excepted 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 slowdown in development for both medusa and mGBA. There is an alpha version available, but accuracy is spotty and some features are lacking.
==Manual (CLI version)==
==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/mgba_emu Twitter]
* [https://mgba.io/2017/10/01/mgba-0.6.1/ 0.6.1 release notes and feature list]
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