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I mentioned a fork of VBA. (Please fix the formatting if possible.)
[https://code.google.com/p/vba-wii/downloads/list Visual Boy Advance GX (Wii/GC only)]
[http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?42433-RELEASE-VBA-LINK-E-READER VBA Link e-Reader]
==Versions==
The original VBA emulator is ancient and has ceased development in 2004. VBA-M is a continuation of VBA, as it is regularly updated.
VBA-Next is an optimized version of an older revision of VBA-M with speedhacks and is available as a libretro core for [[RetroArch]]. There is also a libretro version of the latest VBA-M, which is slower but has less compatibility issues and regressions.
Project Pokémon made a version that adds both e-Reader and Link Cable support. While they were once available separately, this version permits the use of battle e-cards.
Using the e-Reader functionality requires a ROM of the Nintendo e-Reader. Load the ROM, then navigate to "Scan Dot Code." The emulator will ask for a dump of the e-Reader card barcode. Choose one that you had previously downloaded from your computer. (You can download the raw dumps here: http://www.get-your-rom.com/ner-nintendo-e-reader-roms Beware: the website is hard to navigate.)
For the Wii, it's better to use the VBA-Next core of RetroArch than to use VBA-GX. However, VBA-GX supports using the Wiimote as a gyrometer (required for a few GBA games), whereas VBA-Next does not.
