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mGBA

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

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Optimal performance

Features

  1.  Portable
  2.  Ad-free

 Tags

  • gba-emulator
  • super-gameboy
  • gameboy-advance
  • gameboy

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mGBA information

  • Developed by

    US flagVicki "endrift" Pfau
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    36 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Gaming Software

GitHub repository

  •  6,626 Stars
  •  897 Forks
  •  809 Open Issues
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The best now days GBA emulator, it's the most accurate.

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What is mGBA?

mGBA is a new Game Boy Advance emulator written in C.

The project started in April 2013 with the goal of being fast enough to run on lower end hardware than other emulators support, without sacrificing accuracy or portability. Even in the initial version, games generally play without problems. It is loosely based on the previous GBA.js emulator, although very little of GBA.js can still be seen in mGBA.

Other goals include accurate enough emulation to provide a development environment for homebrew software, a good workflow for tool-assist runners, and a modern feature set for emulators that older emulators may not support.

mGBA is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and the code can be found on GitHub.

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