Developer | Nintendo |
---|---|
Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Sixth generation |
Release date | 2001 |
Discontinued | 2010 |
Predecessor | Virtual Boy |
Successor | Nintendo DS |
Emulated | ✓ |
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | GB/GBC | GBA | NDS | Game Link Support | e-Reader | Libretro Core | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC | ||||||||||
mGBA | Multi-platform | 0.7.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓[N 1] | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
higan | Windows, macOS, Linux | v106 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
VBA-M | Multi-platform | 2.1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
iDeaS | Windows, Linux | 1.0.4.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
GBE+ | Windows, Linux, macOS (untested) | 1.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
VGBA | Multi-platform | 5.9 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
MAME | Multi-platform | 0.210 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Meteor | Linux | 1.4.2 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
NanoboyAdvance | Windows, Linux | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
No$GBA | Windows, DOS | 2.9d | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
FatGBA | N/A | Git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
BoyCottAdvance | Windows, macOS, Linux | 0.2.8 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
PlayBoy Advance | macOS | 1.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Mobile | ||||||||||
mGBA | Multi-platform | 0.7.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓[N 1] | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
GBA.emu (VBA-M r1097 based) | Android | 1.5.34 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
VBA8 | Windows Phone 8/8.1 | 2.27 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
VBA10 | Windows 10/Mobile | 1.22 Alt | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
gpSP | Pandora | 0.9.2.8 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
VBA-M | Multi-platform | v2.0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
My Boy! | Android | 1.8.0 | ✓[N 2] | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
GBA4iOS | iOS | v2.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Consoles | ||||||||||
mGBA | Wii, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita | 0.7.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
emGBA | Wii, GameCube | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
TempGBA4PSP | PlayStation Portable | 26750221 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
VBA GX | Wii, GameCube | 2.4.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓[N 3] | ✓ | ✗ |
gpSP | PlayStation Portable | 0.9 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Virtual Console | Wii U, Nintendo 3DS | 8.10 | ✓ (Nintendo 3DS only) | ✓ | ✓ (Wii U only) | ✓ (Pokemon only) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
gba
driver markup as working but both graphics and sound are 'imperfect'.gba-color.cg
[3], which simulates the color profile of a GBA screen under an external light source more accurately than VBA-M or No$GBA color options. If you prefer the darker color options that those emulators have, then use vba-color.cg
[4] instead. nds-color.cg
[5] and psp-color.cg
[6], which simulates the color profiles of the original Nintendo DS frontlit screen and the PSP-1000/PSP-2000 backlit screen, respectively.vba-over.ini
, VBA complies. VBA-M includes this config file by default, but older revisions like VBA 1.7.2 and VBALink do not.Name | Operating System(s) | Supported Version | Single Pak | Multi Pak | Wireless | GameCube | Nintendo DS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mGBA | Multi-platform | 0.7.2 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
VBA-M | Multi-platform | 2.1.3 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
No$GBA | Windows, DOS | 2.9d | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
DeSmuME | Multi-platform | 0.9.12 Dev Builds | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
127.0.0.1
or localhost
.Consoles:Color TV-Game • Nintendo Entertainment System (Family Computer) • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Family Computer) • Nintendo 64 • GameCube • Wii • Wii U • Nintendo Switch Handhelds:Game & Watch • Game Boy/Color • Virtual Boy • Game Boy Advance • Nintendo DS • Nintendo 3DS Related:Family Computer Disk System • Satellaview • 64DD • Super Game Boy • e-Reader • DSi • Amiibo • Triforce (Arcade) • Namco ES3 (Arcade) |