Emulation/Game Boy Advance
About Game Boy Advance
[edit | edit source]The Game Boy Advance is based on a 32bit ARM7TDMI CPU, and is relatively well understood.
Because the Game Boy Advance is relatively low spec, it can be emulated on most devices made since the early 2010's. However, the Game Boy advance is still a complex device, and so accurate emulation can still be taxing on hardware.
Game Boy Advance Emulators
[edit | edit source]mGBA
[edit | edit source]mGBA is a newer Game Boy Advance emulator, and features superior speed and accuracy when compared to VisualBoyAdvance. It is open source software.
mGBA can work with Dolphin for GameCube-GBA emulation.[1] mGBA also allows for eReader emulation.
Supported platforms for mGBA currently include Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii, and PlayStation Vita. mGBA was made by developer endrift.
NanoBoyAdvance
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NanoBoyAdvance[2] is an open source Game Boy Advance emulator for Windows, macOS, and Linux developed by fleroviux[3].
VisualBoyAdvance
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VisualBoyAdvance is an open source Game Boy Advance emulator from the mid-2000's. A more current fork, VBA-M, also exists.
Although VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) and a fork of VBA, VisualBoyAdvance-M (VBA-M), were once the best Game Boy Advance (GBA) emulators, they have been since surpassed by mGBA. VBA-M supports connections with Dolphin for GameCube-GBA emulation. While both are still good emulators, mGBA is superior in practically every way.
VBA is no longer in development and has a known security flaw allowing arbitrary code execution. This means it is especially critical that users only use known good backup files made by themselves when using VBA.
No$GBA
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No$GBA is a freeware (Gratis) Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS emulator.
GBE+
[edit | edit source]GBE+ (Short for GB Enhanced +) is an open source emulator for most portable Nintendo handhelds of the 2000's, including the GameBoy Advance.[4] GBE+ is most notable for supporting the emulation of a number of obscure add ons.
Hardware Considerations
[edit | edit source]Making backups
[edit | edit source]There are a variety of methods to make backups of the Game Boy Advance BIOS, game cartridges, and save files.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "mGBA now allows connection to Dolphin Emulator for Game Boy Advance to GameCube connectivity". GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community. https://gbatemp.net/threads/mgba-now-allows-connection-to-dolphin-emulator-for-game-boy-advance-to-gamecube-connectivity.587487/.
- ↑ "NanoBoyAdvance: A cycle-accurate Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator". Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ↑ "fleroviux - Overview". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ↑ "GitHub - shonumi/gbe-plus: DMG/GBC/GBA emulator and experimental NDS emulator". GitHub. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ↑ "How to Easily Backup Your Gameboy Advance Bios and Games!".