VisualBoyAdvance-M Git Update (November 8, 2025)

VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2025/11/08) is a compiled emulator for Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac. The latest development build includes important updates such as fixes for MSVC warnings in both debug and release modes, enhancements to sound options, and refinements to GBA timing and audio processing. Key merges and translations were implemented, and the default settings for tiled rendering were adjusted. Users can download the latest version and find detailed changes in the changelog.

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VisualBoyAdvance-M Git (2025/11/08) has been compiled. VisualBoyAdvance-M (VBA-M) is a [Super] Game Boy [Color / Advance] emulator compatible with Windows, Linux & Mac. You can find information about the latest development build of the Windows version and download it from here.

VisualBoyAdvance-M Git changelog:
* build: resolve all debug mode warnings for MSVC
* build: address all release mode warnings for MSVC
* Merge remote-tracking branch ‘libretro/master’
* libretro: correct changelog parsing on macOS
* Merge pull request #128 from negativeExponent/updates
* translations: pull from transifex
* release v2.2.3
* Updated CHANGELOG.md for release
* release v2.2.3
* Introduced core options for GB sound effects, corrected GBA sound option labels and descriptions
* Use 32bpp for Linux and Windows, BGR1555 for PS2, others use RGB565
* Default TILED_RENDERING set to 1
* Eliminated bitfields in TILED_RENDERING
* Makefile: Correct RGB565 flag
* Fixed warnings
* Merge pull request #127 from negativeExponent/updates
* GB: Similar modification to gbEmulator to ensure at least 1 frame loop
* GBA: Revised GBAEmulate for single frame execution
* Restored GBA input register updates to VBlank-aligned timing
* Display GBA frame at last visible scanline (VCOUNT 159) for precise timing
* libretro: Correct GB color palette when loading states
* GBA: Fine-tuned GBA PCM FIFO DMA refill logic
* Fixed AudioAPI configuration when OpenAL is unavailable