How to Get a GBA Emulator

In 2001, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance (GBA), the successor to the popular Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The GBA was more powerful than any previous hand-held gaming system, boasting graphics nearly matching the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. With over 80 million sold around the world, the GBA is one of the most popular gaming systems ever released.

With the introduction of the Nintendo DS, the successor to the GBA, support for the GBA lessened. Any GBA owner with a broken hand-held device has limited options to play his games. Emulators, however, have made it possible to play all GBA games on your computer.

Things You'll Need

• Visual Boy Advance Game ROMs

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Instructions

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     Download Visual Boy Advance (see Resources below for the link).

   • 2

     Extract the downloaded zip file to the folder of your choice.

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     Open the folder containing the extracted contents of the download.

   • 4

     Double-click VisualBoyAdvance.exe to open the Visual Boy Advance window.

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     Click "File" and choose "Open" to select a game. Games do not come installed with Virtual Boy Advance. You must supply them yourself.

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     Control the emulator with your keyboard. The default control scheme corresponds to the keyboard as follows: A button = Z; B button = X; L button = A; R button = S; Start = Enter; Select = Backspace. Use the arrow keys to control movement.