VisualBoyAdvance
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The VisualBoyAdvance (also known as VBA for short) is a free software emulator distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It emulates software targeted for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo. As of 2006, the VisualBoyAdvance is the most popular such emulator for Microsoft Windows, and is one of the most widely-distributed Game Boy-compatible emulators.
Info
The VisualBoyAdvance project was started by Forgotten, but was discontinued by him and the project was overtaken by a team now referred to as the VBA Team. The VBA Team is currently understaffed and needs contributors. As a result of this the project has slowed dramatically, though the decrease in demand for GBA emulation could be because of newer consoles.
Features
It includes these features:
- Save game state at any point
- Joystick support
- Speed up button
- Gameboy Printer emulation
- Gameboy GB, SGB, GBC and GBC on GBA emulation types (GBA on NDS is NOT supported.)
- SGB border support
- Auto-fire support
- Translation enabled (for emulator only[translations for games can be obtained through IPS patches which are NOT illegal])
- Hacking capabilities, including search engine, Gameboy Gameshark and GameGenie support.
- GamesharkAdvance and CodeBreakerAdvance support
- GBA debugger in the SDL version Linux, Windows and BeOS (SDL version)
- Import Gameshark Game Saves, codes, etc...
- Import battery files from other emulators
- Export battery files to other emulators
- Sound recording
- Graphic filters to enhance display: 2xSaI, Super 2xSaI, Super Eagle, Pixelate and Motion Blur
- Full screen support
- Screen capture (through menu or configured key)
- Enhanced Skin engine
