mGBA Git Update (October 30, 2025)

mGBA Git (2025/10/30) is a powerful emulator for Game Boy Advance games, designed for speed and accuracy. Key features include support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color, fast performance even on low-end hardware, local link cable functionality, and various save type detections. It supports motion sensors, rumble, and real-time clocks, along with unique features like solar sensor support for Boktai games. Additional functionalities include configurable controls, savestate management, video recording, and cheat code support. The emulator also offers a command-line interface for debugging and supports multiple file formats for load and export. Community translations are available.

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mGBA Git (2025/10/30) has been compiled. mGBA is a modern emulator designed to play Game Boy Advance titles. It focuses on being faster and more accurate than many current Game Boy Advance emulators, while also introducing features that are missing in other emulators.

Features:
* Excellent emulation of Game Boy Advance hardware[1].
* Compatibility with Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware.
* High-speed emulation, able to run smoothly even on lower-end systems like netbooks.
* Qt and SDL ports for both a robust and a lightweight interface.
* Local link support (same computer).
* Automatic save type detection, including flash memory size[2].
* Compatibility with cartridges that have motion sensors and rumble (usable with game controllers).
* Real-time clock support with no extra configuration needed.
* Solar sensor support for Boktai titles.
* Support for Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer.
* Integrated BIOS implementation and the option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward function by holding the Tab key.
* Rewind feature by pressing Backquote.
* Frameskip options, configurable up to 10.
* Screenshot capturing capability.
* Support for cheat codes.
* 9 savestate slots, which can also be viewed as screenshots.
* Recording features for Video, GIF, WebP, and APNG.
* e-Reader support available.
* Customizable controls for both keyboards and gamepads.
* Ability to load from ZIP and 7z archives.
* IPS, UPS, and BPS patch support.
* Game debugging through a command-line interface and GDB remote support, compatible with IDA Pro.
* Configurable emulation rewinding feature.
* Capability to load and export GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores available for use with RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-driven translations for various languages via Weblate.
* Numerous other enhancements.