Emulators on GBA

Nintendo Game Boy Advance

Developer	Nintendo
Type	Handheld game console
Generation	Sixth generation
Release date	2001
Discontinued	2010
Predecessor	Game Boy Color
Successor	Nintendo DS
Emulated	✓

For software that emulates the GBA, see Game Boy Advance emulators.

Even weak Game Boy Advance has quite a few emulators. They can be downloaded from EMULATORS FOR GBA LIST.

Contents

Arcade

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Greenboy Attack	0.5	Low	Custom (Permissive)	✗	✗
RGBArcade	0.1	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

Greenboy Attack

Can play Green Beret, Rush'n Attack and Mr. Goemon.

RGBArcade

Can play Donkey Kong 1,3 and Jr, Gorkans, Pacman, Ms.Pacman, Phoenix and Pleiads.
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Computers

Acorn - BBC Micro

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
PocketBeeb	1.01	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

Microsoft - MSX

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
MSXAdvance	0.4	Low	Custom (Permissive)	✗	✗

Sharp - Sharp X1 Turbo

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
X Millennium Advance	0.2	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

Sinclair - ZX Spectrum

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Foon	0.22	Proprietary	✗	~
ZXAdvance	1.0.1	Proprietary	✗	✗

Consoles

Coleco - ColecoVision

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
CoG	0.9.7 beta	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
ColecoTech	v.0	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
Cologne	0.8	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

CoG

The first ever ColecoVision emulator for GameBoyAdvance.

It lacks support for multiple ROMS. The bug supposed to be fixed in the 1.0 release, but however, the development has stopped.

Cologne

The author made a "quick and dirty" emulator based on SMSadvance. Can play a few games.

Emerson Radio - Arcadia 2001

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Super Bug Advance	1.3	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

Super Bug Advance

Can only emulate Super Bug, Super Bug 2, and Capture.

NEC - PC Engine

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
PCEAdvance	7.5	Low	Custom (Permissive)	✗	✗

PCEAdvance

Very decent emulator.

Nintendo - NES

Name	Latest version	FDS	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Famicom Advance	0.1	?	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
FC Emulator for Gameboy	0.02	✗	?	Proprietary	✗	✗
HCVA	1.40	?	Low	Proprietary	✗	~
InfoNES	V0	?	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
PocketNES	7-1-2013	?	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	~

Famicom Advance

Slower than PocketNES. FC/NES emulation.

FC Emulator for GameBoy

Just a simple NES emulator for the Game Boy Advance.

HCVA

FC/NES emulator with support for lots of mappers.

InfoNES

Old yet decent emulator.

PocketNES

Best one for GBA. Fast, stable, with multiple zoom options.

Nintendo - SNES

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Pocket SNES Advance	Download	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
SNES Advance	1.0	Mid	Non-commercial	✗	~
SnezziBoy	0.26	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	~

Not really ideal for the obvious reason GBA has two buttons less than the SNES.

SNES Advance

Formerly known as PocketSNES. Different versions have different game-specific fixes breaking stuff elsewhere. This emulator is very inaccurate and has lots of issues, it hasn't been updated for a long time, so it's not recommended to use.

Sega - Genesis

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
YJ Emulator	?	?	Proprietary	✗	✗

YJ Emulator

An emulator commonly used on pirated multicarts in a similar manner like PocketNES. Its name is derived from the header. Games will suffer from low speed and poor sound emulation while emulated. There's currently no way found to inject the game into the emulator.

Sega - Master System / Game Gear

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
DrSMS	6.0	Mid	Proprietary	✗	~
PocketSMS	Demo 5 & Sonic Special	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
SMS Advance	2.5	Low	Custom (Permissive)	✗	✗

DrSMS

GG/MS. Excellent speed and compatibility.

pocketSMS

Written in 100% ARM assembly language. Can run some games.

SMS Advance

SG-1000/GG/MS. Good. No FM Chip, EEPROM emulation.

Handheld

Bandai - Tamagotchi v1

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Tamaboy-GBA	rc2	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓

Bandai - WonderSwan

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
SwanGBA	0.6.6	Mid	?	✓	?
SwanAdvance	0.1	Low	Custom (Permissive)	✗	✗

SwanAdvance

Very early, low compatibility and speed.

Nintendo - Game Boy / Game Boy Color

If you don't want to use a GB Bridge, emulators exist as well:

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
GBonGBA	0.4	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
Goomba	2.0	Low	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	✗
Goomba Color	2019-05-04	Low	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	✗
Jagoomba Color	git	Low	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	~	~
PocketGB	0.1a	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

Goomba Color

Sound, SGB borders, savestates. (Updated Link)

PocketGB

Low compatibility, high speed.

SNK - Neo Geo Pocket

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
NGP Advance	0.3	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗
NGPGBA	0.5.7	Mid	✓	✓	✓

NGP Advance

Incomplete but good.

Watara - Supervision

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
WasabiGBA	0.2.4	Mid	?	✓	✓

Other

CHIP-8

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
DrChip 8	09/20/02	TBD	Proprietary	✗	✓

Sierra - AGI

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
GBAGI	2.0	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

See also

Emulators on consoles