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profi200/open_agb_firm

open_agb_firm is a bare metal app for running GBA homebrew/games using the 3DS builtin GBA hardware. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/profi200/open_agb_firm · C · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 8
  • 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: n/a
  • age_days: 2331
  • days_rel: 617
  • days_push: 34
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1295 stars · 78 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

open_agb_firm is a bare metal application that runs Game Boy Advance games and homebrew natively on the Nintendo 3DS using its built-in GBA hardware. It serves as an improved alternative to GBA VC injects, launching ROMs directly from the SD card with save support, button remapping, and display correction options.

Use cases

  • play GBA games on a 3DS without VC injects
  • run GBA homebrew on real 3DS hardware
  • save GBA game progress directly to the SD card
  • fix washed out colors on GBA games with gamma correction
  • remap buttons for GBA games on 3DS
  • launch .gba ROMs from a file browser on 3DS

When to choose

  • you have a hacked 3DS and want native GBA compatibility
  • you want better video output than AGB_FIRM VC injects
  • you need direct SD card save support for GBA games

When to avoid

  • you want to emulate GBA on a PC or other platforms
  • your 3DS is not running custom firmware like Luma3DS or fastboot3DS
  • you need emulation features like save states or fast forward

Facets

application · maturity active

game gui file-system configuration-management gaming-tools embedded-systems self-hosted embedded cross-platform gba nintendo-3ds homebrew emulator firmware bare-metal retro-gaming

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
profi200/open_agb_firmmain66

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="profi200/open_agb_firm")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem