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mGBA Git (2026/01/24) is a new Game Boy Advance emulator designed for speed and accuracy, featuring extensive hardware support for Game Boy and Game Boy Color. It runs efficiently on low-end devices and includes both Qt and SDL ports. Key functionalities include local link cable support, save type detection, real-time clock, and support for motion sensors. Additional features include savestates, cheat code support, video recording, community translations, and debugging capabilities. The latest changelog highlights improvements in application path detection and update processes. Download is available for x64 systems.
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mGBA Git (2026/01/24) has been compiled. mGBA is an innovative emulator designed for playing Game Boy Advance titles. It strives to be quicker and more precise compared to many current Game Boy Advance emulators, while introducing features missing in other emulators.
Features:
* Extremely accurate support for Game Boy Advance hardware[1].
* Compatibility with Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware.
* Rapid emulation speeds, reliably running at full speed even on lower-end devices, such as netbooks.
* Both Qt and SDL ports for a robust and lightweight frontend.
* Local (same system) link cable support.
* Automatic save type detection, including flash memory size[2].
* Compatibility with cartridges equipped with motion sensors and rumble (usable only with game controllers).
* Real-time clock support without the need for configuration.
* Solar sensor support for Boktai games.
* Support for Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer.
* An integrated BIOS implementation as well as the option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward feature activated by holding Tab.
* Rewind functionality by pressing Backquote.
* Configurable frameskip, up to 10 levels.
* Screenshot functionality.
* Support for cheat codes.
* 9 savestate slots, viewable as screenshots.
* Recording options for Video, GIF, WebP, and APNG formats.
* e-Reader compatibility.
* Customizable controls for both keyboards and gamepads.
* Ability to load from ZIP and 7z files.
* Support for IPS, UPS, and BPS patches.
* Game debugging with a command-line interface and GDB remote support, compatible with IDA Pro.
* Configurable emulation rewinding.
* Loading and exporting support for GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores available for RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-driven translations for multiple languages via Weblate.
* Numerous additional smaller features.
mGBA Git Changelog:
* Qt: Utilize QCoreApplication::application*Path instead of parsing argv to determine executable path.
* Qt: Update updater to use cache directory for future compatibility.
* Qt: Enable downgrading across update channels.
* Qt: Include working directory in report view.
