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mGBA Git (2025/11/30) is a powerful emulator for Game Boy Advance games, offering improved speed and accuracy over other emulators. Key features include support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color, local link cable, real-time clock, solar sensor for Boktai, and built-in BIOS. It supports save types, motion sensors, remappable controls, and offers various recording options. Users can load ZIP/7z files and apply patches. The latest update includes fixes and refinements related to GBA DMA behavior. mGBA aims to enhance the retro gaming experience with extensive features and community support for multiple languages.
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mGBA Git (2025/11/30) has been compiled. mGBA serves as a new emulator designed for playing Game Boy Advance titles. It strives to deliver superior speed and accuracy compared to many current Game Boy Advance emulators, while introducing features that other emulators do not have.
Features:
* Excellent support for Game Boy Advance hardware.[1]
* Support for Game Boy and Game Boy Color hardware.
* Quick emulation, capable of running at full speed even on low-end machines like netbooks.
* Qt and SDL versions for both a heavy and a lightweight frontend.
* Local link cable support (same device).
* Automatic save type detection, including flash memory size.[2]
* Compatibility with cartridges featuring motion sensors and rumble (requires game controllers).
* Real-time clock support available without setup.
* Solar sensor compatibility for Boktai titles.
* Support for Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer.
* Built-in BIOS and the option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward feature activated by pressing Tab.
* Rewind functionality by holding Backquote.
* Configurable frame skipping, up to a maximum of 10 frames.
* Screenshot capability.
* Cheat code functionality.
* 9 savestate slots, with savestates visible as screenshots.
* Video, GIF, WebP, and APNG recording options.
* e-Reader compatibility.
* Customizable controls for both keyboards and gamepads.
* Support for loading from ZIP and 7z files.
* IPS, UPS, and BPS patch compatibility.
* Debugging tools accessible via a command-line interface and GDB remote support, compatible with IDA Pro.
* Configurable emulation rewind feature.
* Capability to load and export GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores available for RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-driven translations for various languages through Weblate.
* Numerous additional enhancements.
mGBA Git Changelog:
* GBA DMA: Corrected invalid DMA latching behavior (fixes #2105)
* GBA DMA: Additional cleanup/refactoring
* GBA DMA: DMA addresses now masked to “wrap” around address space
* GBA DMA: Minor refactor; cache offsets
