mGBA AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like mGBA

mGBA is described as 'Open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to mGBA for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best mGBA alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mGBA are VisualBoyAdvance, Delta Emulator, Lemuroid and OpenEmu.

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mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.

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mGBA alternatives page was last updated Sep 2, 2024
  1. RetroArch icon
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    RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.

    151 RetroArch alternatives
    Main view

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • OpenPandora
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    RetroArch Features

    1.  Multi System Emulator
    2.  Multiplatform
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Modular System
    6.  Gameboy emulation
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Variety
    9.  Rewind button
    10.  Portable
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    • RetroArch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to mGBA.

    • RetroArch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mGBA.

    • RetroArch is Free and Open SourcemGBA is also Free and Open Source
  2. VisualBoyAdvance icon
     155 likes

    VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) is a free software (GNU GPL) emulator targeted for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo.

    33 VisualBoyAdvance alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS

    VisualBoyAdvance Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Emulation
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.8.0 beta 3, released in October 2005, can be still downloaded from FileHippo

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  3. Delta Emulator icon
     22 likes

    Delta is an iOS emulator that supports multiple game systems such as NES, SNES, N64, and DS, improving upon its predecessor, GBA4iOS.

    30 Delta Emulator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • iPad

    Delta Emulator Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Skins
    6.  Multiple windows
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  4. Lemuroid icon
     24 likes

    Lemuroid is an open-source emulation project based on Libretro. It's completely free, without ads and focused on ease of use and good user experience.

    16 Lemuroid alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Playstation
    2.  Gameboy emulation
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
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  5. OpenEmu icon
     61 likes

    Open Emu is an open source project to bring game emulation to OS X as a first class citizen, leveraging modern OS X technologies such as Cocoa, Core Animation and Quartz, and 3rd party libraries like Sparkle for auto-updating.

    40 OpenEmu alternatives
    OpenEmu screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    OpenEmu Features

    1.  Access the AppStore
    2.  Multi System Emulator
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  6. Ludo icon
     18 likes

    Ludo is an Emulator Frontend able to run retro video games. Ludo does not emulate the consoles itself, but does it through emulator plugins called libretro cores. Libretro cores are well known emulators (like Snes9x or Genesis Plus GX or PCSX) stripped from their user interface.

    25 Ludo alternatives
    Ludo's user interface is distraction free and configuration is always optional.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Emulation
    2.  Playstation
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  7. Antstream Arcade icon
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    Discover a lifetime of gaming, the ultimate retro gaming experience with Antstream Arcade. Dive into a vast collection of over 1300 classic games, with new titles added every week.

    55 Antstream Arcade alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Epic Games Store
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Antstream Arcade Features

    1.  Gaming-focused
    2.  Online Gaming
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    • Antstream Arcade is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to mGBA.

    • Antstream Arcade is the most popular commercial alternative to mGBA.

    • Antstream Arcade is Paid and ProprietarymGBA is Free and Open Source
  8. Visual Boy Advance-M icon
     29 likes

    VisualBoyAdvance (commonly abbreviated as VBA) is a free emulator of the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles as well as of Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2.

    14 Visual Boy Advance-M alternatives
    Visual Boy Advance-M screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Visual Boy Advance-M Features

    1.  Gameboy emulation
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  9. Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) icon
     47 likes

    Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

    55 Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ares (Formerly Higan / BSNES) Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi System Emulator
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  10. Mednafen icon
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    Mednafen is a portable, utilizing OpenGL and SDL, argument(command-line)-driven multi-system emulator with many advanced features. The Atari Lynx, GameBoy (Color), GameBoy Advance, NES, PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16), SuperGrafx, Neo Geo Pocket (Color), PC-FX, and WonderSwan (Color)...

    30 Mednafen alternatives
    Mednafen screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mednafen Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi System Emulator
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  11. No$GBA icon
     31 likes

    NO$GBA is a Nintendo DS emulator for Microsoft Windows. It is capable of running commercial and homebrew Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS games, such as Pokémon Diamond which the latest version is able to run at full speed with no graphical glitches.

    29 No$GBA alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    No$GBA Features

    1.  NDS support
    2.  Remote Debugging
    3.  Gameboy emulation
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  12. Ares Emulator icon
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    ares is a multi-system emulator that began development on October 14th, 2004. It is a descendent of higan and bsnes, and focuses on accuracy and preservation.

    32 Ares Emulator alternatives
    Supported Systems

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ares Emulator Features

    1.  Emulation
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