Nintendo Gameboy Advance

From Emu Bomb

Contents 1 System Info 2 Emulators 2.1 VisualBoyAdvance 2.2 No$GBA 2.3 BoycottAdvance 2.4 DreamGBA 2.5 Playboy Advance

[edit] System Info

Gameboy Advance was the last handheld in the GameBoy line. It was able to play Gameboy , Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance Games. It is superseded by the Nintendo DS. And it's fun.

[edit] Emulators

Website: http://vba.ngemu.com/
License: freeware
Sound: Possibly the best
Video: Smooth running video
Version: 1.72 (1.8.0 beta 3)
Compatibility: Windows ( Linux , BeOS and Source with SDL configurator
File Formats: .zip .gba .gbc .gbx
Size: 598 kb
Downloads:

• Windows: VisualBoyAdvance v1.7.2
• Windows: VisualBoyAdvance v 1.8.0-b3
  

Description: Direct X 7.0 or Later English (With Translations : French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Venezuela), Turkish) Save game state at any point (Up to 10 save states per game), Joystick support, Speed up button, Game Boy Printer emulation, Game Boy GB, SGB, and GBC on GBA emulation types (GBA on NDS is NOT supported.), SGB border support, Auto-fire support, Realtime IPS patching (used by, most notably, fan translated games), Hacking capabilities, including search engine, Game Boy Gameshark and GameGenie support, GamesharkAdvance and CodeBreakerAdvance support, GBA debugger in the SDL version Linux, Windows and BeOS (SDL version), Import Gameshark Game Saves, codes, etc..., Import battery files from other emulators, Export battery files to other emulators, Sound recording, Graphic filters to enhance display: 2xSaI, Super 2xSaI, Super Eagle, Pixelate and Motion Blur, Full screen support, Screen capture (through menu or configured key), Enhanced Skin engine, Memory viewing and altering possibility,Tile, I/O etc. viewers

Website: www.nocash.emubase.de
License: No $ freeware
Sound: Excellent
Video: The best right now
Version: 2.6a
Compatibility: Ms-DOS/Windows
File Formats: .zip .gba .nds
Size: 130 kb
Downloads:

• Windows v2.6a: Click Here
• DOS v2.5: Click Here
  

Description: No$GBA is the fastest running emulators that plays most games at high speed with Intel Pentium or better. It accurately displays true GBA color. Lacks support for the Classic Nes Series. The only working emulator for MS-Dos. It is also the only support for emulating GBA games on a Nintendo DS.

Website: http://boycottadvance.emuunlim.com/
License: freeware
Sound: Decent
Video: Depends on Graphics
Version: 0.2.8
Compatibility: Windows9x/WinNT/MacOSX
File Formats: .ZIP , .GBA
Size: 638 kb
Downloads:

• Windows: BoycottAdvance v0.2.8
• Mac OS: BoycottAdvance 0.3.9 for MaxOS
• Linux: BoyCott Advance/SDL v0.2.8 R1 Linux-i386 (RH7/custom SDL)
• Linux: BoyCott Advance/SDL v0.2.8 R1 BeOS-i386 R5
  

Description: Similar to VisualBoy Advance. You can download some ports so it works for Linux , Debian , BeOS.

Website: www.chinaemu.net/dreamgba
License: freeware
Sound: Good
Video: Decent and depends on graphics.
Version: 2.5
Compatibility: Windows9X/WinNT
File Formats: .zip .gba .gbc .gbx
Size: 90kb
Downloads: *Windows: DreamGBA 2.5
Description: A basic emulator with good amount of features. Now it is discontinued , hasn't been updated since 2001. Probably wont ever need to use it.

Website: www.emuhq.com
License: freeware
Sound: Alright , even decent
Video: Depends on graphics
Version: 1.0
Compatibility: MacOSX
File Formats: .zip , .gba
Size: 148kb
Downloads: None Available At This Time :-/
Description: Probably the best Emulator for Mac. Similar to other emulators such as Boycott and VisualBoy Advance. Features also a Debugger and plays 99% of Homebrew games