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mGBA is a Game Boy Advance emulator, known for its speed and accuracy, designed to outperform existing options. Features include support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware, local link cable, customizable controls, and built-in BIOS functionality. It offers fast emulation, even on low-end devices, and enhances gameplay with functions like turbo/fast-forward, rewind, savestates, screenshot support, and various file formats. Notably, it supports motion sensors, solar sensors for Boktai games, and e-Reader compatibility. Recent updates include enhancements for Wii and more input features. Community translations are available via Weblate. Download the latest version from the source provided.
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mGBA Git (2025/11/25) has been compiled. mGBA serves as a new emulator designed for playing Game Boy Advance titles. Its goal is to exceed the speed and accuracy of numerous existing Game Boy Advance emulators, while also introducing features unavailable in other emulators.
Features:
* Highly precise Game Boy Advance hardware emulation[1].
* Support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware.
* Rapid emulation. Capable of running at full speed even on lower-end devices like netbooks.
* Qt and SDL ports offering both a feature-rich and a lightweight frontend.
* Local link cable support for the same computer.
* Automatic save type detection, including flash memory sizes[2].
* Compatibility with cartridges featuring motion sensors and rumble (only for use with game controllers).
* Real-time clock functionality, even without setup.
* Solar sensor support for Boktai games.
* Support for Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer.
* Integrated BIOS support and the option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward feature by holding Tab.
* Rewind functionality by holding Backquote.
* Configurable frameskip, adjustable up to 10.
* Screenshot capability.
* Support for cheat codes.
* Nine savestate slots, with savestates viewable as screenshots.
* Recording in video, GIF, WebP, and APNG formats.
* e-Reader compatibility.
* Customizable controls for both keyboards and gamepads.
* Loading from ZIP and 7z files.
* Support for IPS, UPS, and BPS patches.
* Game debugging through a command-line interface with GDB remote support, compatible with IDA Pro.
* Configurable rewinding for emulation.
* Capability to load and export GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores available for RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-sourced translations for various languages through Weblate.
* Numerous additional features.
mGBA Git Changelog:
* Wii: Enabled usage of (but not mapping for) analog triggers
* Core Input: Introduced and utilized mInputMapAxisBit convenience function
