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GBA.emu

Advanced open-source Gameboy Advance emulator based on VBA-M r1097, designed and tested on the Xoom, Galaxy S2, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, NVidia Shield, Xperia Tablet Z, and Xperia Play, but works on virtually any device with similar or better specs (at least a 1GHz CPU for best results).
Features include:
* High-level BIOS emulation, no BIOS file needed
* Backup memory and save state support, state files are interchangeable with the PC version of VBA-M.
* Supports games in .gba format, optionally in ZIP, RAR, or 7Z files
* Cheat code support using VBA-M-compatible files (.clt extension), don't use any "Master" codes since they aren't needed
* Configurable on-screen multi-touch controls
* HID Bluetooth/USB gamepad & keyboard support compatible with any input device recognized by the OS (MOGA Pro, etc.), Wii controllers also supported if running Android 4.1 or lower, all devices support custom key profiles
* Works in any orientation

The game Motocross Challenge is included courtesy of developer David Doucet. Additional ROMs must be supplied by the user. A number of public domain games/demos are available at www.pdroms.de. Transfer games anywhere to your internal storage/SD card and browse to them from within the app (default SD card directory is /mnt/sdcard).

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Visit the homepage at explusalpha.com for more info & apps, ports for other platforms, and GPL source code. Please report any crashes or device-specific problems via email (include your device name and OS version) so future updates continue to run on as many devices as possible.

Category : Arcade

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Reviews (29)

Jac. J. Jan 25, 2022     

Probably the best GBA on here but unfortunately missing vital features for my taste 1. I like to be able easily move the screen position and/or size 2. I like to be able to control the opacity of onscreen buttons so I can make them just about visible, that way they can even overlap the screen without much distraction 3. I like to be able to position my A/B buttons separately or atleast be able to switch their positions

Dan. C. May 18, 2022     

It used to be that you were able to hide the L+R buttons and keep the A+B buttons visible.

Dim. V. D. May 26, 2022     

Amazing app , work perfectly (One plus 7T and my new One plus 9 pro) Thank you for bringing the option to play my favorite games on mobile

Eri. J. Mar 20, 2022     

What the heck! The update wiped out my 2 Pokémon games I have been playing. Yes the games are on my phone's storage under files. This app won't allow me to play the games anymore since the update! Thanks a lot to losing everything I've worked on!

Ele. O. Apr 22, 2022     

The emulator runs everything I've tried really well. The one problem I see is cheats that have multiple lines of codes don't work. Hopefully this can be fixed

Chr. W. Dec 25, 2021     

Great emulator as are all of Mr. Broglia's apps. After the most recent update, filetypes are now case sensitive. For example, a file named game.gba is recognized but game.GBA is not.

Vla. R. Oct 9, 2019     

Great emulator. Currently switched do it because I noticed it had FAR less input lag than MyBoy did. The only feature I wish it had was to select my Load State prompts. I don't want to confirm them every time, I just want to press a button and there I am in my last savestate. If you could implement that it would make me happy. Will be using this for the time being though. Thank you.

Jef. Apr 22, 2021     

I've tried a bunch of GBA emulators, and this one, while not perfect, overall is the best one for me. There's some light stutters, but the sound quality is excellent. Also I contacted the dev with a performance issue I had with a new update, and it got fixed within a week. Highly recommended

Ard. E. Mar 27, 2019     

This is by far the best GBA emulator available for Android, period. Don't mind the haters. Battery saves (.sav) work perfectly, even when using then with other emulators. It also reads .sav files from other emulators. I use VGBA on my computer and this one on the go and i assure you this works 100%. Also, you can customize the GUI a lot, the size and position of the buttons, the display, etc... I use other emulators by this developer and all of them share these features and this quality.

RJ. H. Nov 30, 2020     

I love having the ability to change the speed up multiplier from 2x to 7x. Save states are easy to change between and I've never had any issues.

Cla. A. Jul 3, 2019     

Good Emulator, it's not as great as the My Boy! Emulator. But, it's version compatible on my Android TV. So, that's useful. (you just have to change App Zoom to 95%)

1ch. T. Dec 14, 2021     

All the emulators by this dev are the best emulatora available for Android for their respective systems. If you want the most options and best performance, these emulators are where it's at.

MrS. Feb 23, 2020     

(Edited) Tried it. Unplayable with an external controller due to terrible input lag, the audio has too much background static/noise for me, and my game lagged terribly. John GBA suits me better.

Ale. C. May 23, 2019     

i really enjoyed the emulator, but have a hard time doing cheats, but is not recognized the time in the real world time any help fixing it but it is the best emulator for that i appreciate the process of the emulator thank you!

Ani. Aug 16, 2021     

It's a great emulator for playing gba games...but can you please add placing individual buttons option like the myboy emulator??...it will be great if we get option to add A+B button and Left trigger+Right Trigger button 😄

Ani. G. May 23, 2019     

It claims to have cheatcode support, and claims that it uses "gamesharkv3" it does not. not a single core works and if always says its the wrong format despite that not being remotely true.

bas. m. Mar 25, 2022     

Best emulator for Gba best compatibility

Mer. F. Feb 17, 2020     

Stable. Efficient. Simply amazing. Best GBA emulator on the Google Play store hands down. Never had any problems.

Joã. A. Jul 16, 2019     

Best standalone GBA emulator on android. Simple, accurate, efficient, very customizable.

Aid. W. Jan 20, 2021     

Only reason it doesn't get 5☆ is the lack of being able to add more than 1 line of Gameshark codes AND the fact the in game clock feature doesn't appear to work with real time events

Hum. H. Jun 7, 2019     

Performs well and doesn't give me problems at all. Helps keep me entertained between long stretches of boredom at work.

Jus. N. Jan 10, 2021     

it plays gameboy advance games wonderfully but it doesnt have backwards compatibility with gameboy color like the original GBA did, had to refund sorry.

Kie. H. Feb 10, 2022     

Last update has ruined saving. Crashes/hangs. Please roll back.

Top. H. Mar 11, 2020     

Can't add more than one line of cheats. That's really lame considering other apps give this feature with the paid version.

Jor. Q. Dec 15, 2020     

Love this emulator! Have you ever considered adding a BIOS option for GBA? Not necessary at all, but a fun touch!

Seh. O. Mar 23, 2021     

It doesn't do anything if I tried to press A Button on mini game of Popping Bubbles from Finding Nemo - The Continuing Adventures. Please Fix it.

ame. Oct 3, 2020     

Great emulator, but please fix the frameskiping, would love to play gba on smooth 60fps, thanks

zac. _. Oct 16, 2020     

App is pretty good but i cant enter cheats and it keeps coming up invalid for some reason, anyone able to help?

xex. Sep 21, 2020     

It doesn't run circle of the moon very well at all. Pizza boy emulator is faster