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mGBA Git (2025/12/22) is an updated emulator designed for Game Boy Advance games, focusing on speed and accuracy. It supports both Game Boy and Game Boy Color hardware and operates efficiently on low-end devices. Key features include local link cable support, real-time clock functionality, a built-in BIOS implementation, cheat code support, and multiple savestate slots. It offers customizable controls, supports various file types, and has a command-line debugging interface. Recent updates include fixes for various issues in the Wii and Qt interfaces. mGBA aims to enhance the gaming experience with numerous additional features.
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mGBA Git (2025/12/22) has been compiled. mGBA is an advanced emulator designed for playing Game Boy Advance titles. Its goal is to provide better speed and precision compared to numerous current Game Boy Advance emulators, while incorporating features that others may lack.
Features:
* Highly accurate support for Game Boy Advance hardware[1].
* Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware compatibility.
* Rapid emulation, capable of running at full speed even on lower-end devices like netbooks.
* Qt and SDL ports for both heavy and lightweight frontends.
* Local link cable support for the same device.
* Detection of save types, including flash memory sizes[2].
* Compatibility with cartridges featuring motion sensors and rumble (usable with game controllers only).
* Real-time clock functionality without configuration.
* Solar sensor support for Boktai games.
* Support for Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer.
* Integrated BIOS implementation with the option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward functionality by holding Tab.
* Rewind feature by holding Backquote.
* Configurable frameskip, adjustable up to 10.
* Screenshot capturing capability.
* Support for cheat codes.
* Nine savestate slots, viewable as screenshots.
* Options for video, GIF, WebP, and APNG recordings.
* e-Reader compatibility.
* Customizable controls for both keyboards and gamepads.
* Capability to load from ZIP and 7z files.
* IPS, UPS, and BPS patch support.
* Game debugging through a command-line interface and GDB remote support, compatible with IDA Pro.
* Configurable rewinding for emulation.
* Support for loading and exporting GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores available for RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-generated translations for multiple languages through Weblate.
* Numerous other minor features.
mGBA Git Changelog:
* Wii: Use 0,0 origin for mgba-perf
* GBA SIO: Fix assert format string
* Qt: Address oversight in autorun serialization
* Qt: Resolve unexpected mute when focusing window during fast-forwarding (#3644)
* GBA: Configured overrides should take precedence
* Scripting: Fix issues with Lua 5.1/LuaJIT and Lua 5.2 (#3594)
