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mGBA Git (2025/12/31) is an advanced emulator for Game Boy Advance games, designed for improved speed and accuracy. Key features include support for Game Boy/Game Boy Color, fast emulation on low-end devices, local link cable support, and save type detection. It allows for real-time clock functionality, motion sensor support, and includes a built-in BIOS. Additional capabilities include screenshot support, multiple savestate slots, video recording options, and customizable controls. The latest changelog addresses various bug fixes and improvements across different systems. mGBA also supports loading from zipped files and debugging through a command-line interface.
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mGBA Git (2025/12/31) has been compiled. mGBA is a modern emulator designed to play Game Boy Advance titles. It strives to be quicker and more precise than existing Game Boy Advance emulators, while including functionalities that other emulators may not offer.
Features:
* Highly accurate support for Game Boy Advance hardware[1].
* Compatibility with Game Boy/Game Boy Color hardware.
* Fast emulation, capable of running at full speed even on lower-end devices, such as netbooks.
* Qt and SDL versions for both heavy-weight and light-weight frontends.
* Local link cable support (same computer).
* Automatic save type detection, including for flash memory size[2].
* Support for cartridges with motion sensors and rumble (usable only with game controllers).
* Real-time clock functionality without needing configuration.
* Support for solar sensors in Boktai games.
* Compatibility with Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer.
* A built-in BIOS and the option to load external BIOS files.
* Turbo/fast-forward mode by holding Tab.
* Rewind feature by pressing Backquote.
* Configurable frameskip, up to 10.
* Screenshot capabilities.
* Support for cheat codes.
* Nine 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 files.
* IPS, UPS, and BPS patch support.
* Game debugging through a command-line interface and GDB remote support, including compatibility with IDA Pro.
* Configurable rewind options for emulation.
* Support for loading and exporting GameShark and Action Replay snapshots.
* Cores available for RetroArch/Libretro and OpenEmu.
* Community-driven translations for multiple languages via Weblate.
* A multitude of additional minor features.
mGBA Git Changelog:
* GB Core: Fixed hanging issue when running mVLs
* GB: Added interrupt function for early exit
* GBA: Added interrupt function for early exit
* GBA: Removed negative timing check
* Core: Allowed interrupted timing to exit early
* GBA SIO: Improved logging
* Debugger: Resolved warning on 32-bit systems
* OpenGL: Fixed warning
* Qt: Fixed warning on non-x86 systems
* GBA: Addressed several warnings
* Core: Fixed warnings in mCoreConfigPortablePath
