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mGBA Git (2026/02/26) is an emulator designed for Game Boy Advance games, focusing on speed and accuracy. Features include support for Game Boy hardware, fast emulation even on low-end devices, and local link cable support. It offers save type detection, motion sensor and rumble cartridge support, a built-in BIOS, configurable controls, and advanced functions like rewind and fast-forward. Additional capabilities include savestates, screenshot options, video recording, cheat code support, and compatibility with RetroArch. The latest changelog mentions fixes regarding fullscreen and menu display issues. Community translations enhance accessibility for users.
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mGBA Git (2026/02/26) has been compiled. mGBA is a modern emulator designed for playing Game Boy Advance titles. It strives to offer enhanced speed and accuracy compared to several existing Game Boy Advance emulators, while also introducing features that may be absent in other emulators.
Features:
* Precise Game Boy Advance hardware emulation[1].
* Support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color systems.
* Quick emulation, capable of running at full speed on low-end devices such as netbooks.
* Available in both Qt and SDL versions for heavier and lighter frontends.
* Local link cable functionality (same device).
* Save type detection, including for flash memory sizes[2].
* Compatibility with cartridges featuring motion sensors and rumble (only with game controllers).
* Real-time clock functionality without additional setup.
* Solar sensor support for Boktai titles.
* Support for Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer.
* Integrated BIOS system, with the option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward functionality activated by holding Tab.
* Rewind feature activated by holding Backquote.
* Configurable frameskip of up to 10.
* Screenshot capabilities.
* Support for cheat codes.
* 9 savestate slots, with savestates viewable as screenshots.
* Video, GIF, WebP, and APNG recording features.
* e-Reader compatibility.
* Customizable controls for both keyboards and gamepads.
* Ability to load from ZIP and 7z archives.
* Support for IPS, UPS, and BPS patches.
* Game debugging through a command-line interface with GDB remote support, compatible with IDA Pro.
* Customizable emulation rewinding settings.
* Support for loading and exporting GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores available for RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-driven translations for various languages via Weblate.
* Numerous additional features.[H]
mGBA Git Changelog:
* Qt: Addressed issue with menu visibility when entering fullscreen automatically (resolves #3713)
* Qt: Included fullscreen details in report view
