mgba-emu/mgba
mGBA Game Boy Advance Emulator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 90
- age_days: 4285
- days_rel: 542
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
7319 stars · 1064 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
mGBA is a fast and highly accurate emulator for Game Boy Advance games, with additional support for Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles. It offers Qt and SDL frontends, Lua scripting, debugging via GDB, savestates, cheat support, and libretro cores, running on many platforms.
Use cases
- play game boy advance games on pc
- accurate gba emulator for low end hardware
- emulate game boy and game boy color games
- debug gba homebrew with gdb
- run gba games with cheats and savestates
- lua scripting for game automation
- libretro core for retroarch
When to choose
- you need the most accurate GBA emulation available
- you want to run GBA games on low-end hardware at full speed
- you need debugging tools for GBA homebrew development
- you want tool-assist features like rewind, fast-forward, and scripting
When to avoid
- you need an official Android or iOS emulator
- you want Nintendo DS emulation (not yet supported)
- you need networked multiplayer link cable support (still planned)
Facets
application · maturity active
game-engine simulation cli gui gaming-tools simulation cross-platform developer-tools windows cross-platform cli emulator game-boy-advance game-boy-color retro-gaming libretro-core lua-scripting save-states cheat-codes rom-patching gdb-debugging debugging macos linux desktop
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba · fetched 2026-08-28 · 051f7db21330
- homepage: https://mgba.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 99ed82ef9429
- site_page: https://mgba.io/docs/scripting.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · b3b18697a02e
- site_page: https://mgba.io/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a94ebd540bd8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mgba-emu/mgba | main | 74 |
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