visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m
The continuing development of the legendary VBA gameboy advance emulator. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 53
- 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: 11
- age_days: 4102
- days_rel: 312
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
3903 stars · 374 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
VisualBoyAdvance-M is a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance emulator continuing the classic VBA project. It ships as a desktop application with builds for Windows, macOS, Linux, and newly Android.
Use cases
- play gameboy advance games on pc
- emulate game boy color roms
- run gba games on android
- upscale retro game graphics with xbrz filters
- play old nintendo handheld games on mac or linux
When to choose
- you want a mature, actively maintained GBA/GBC/GB emulator with cross-platform builds
- you need high-quality upscaling filters and nightly builds
- you want Android support for arm64 devices
When to avoid
- you need cycle-accurate, high-fidelity emulation for speedrunning or research (consider mGBA or dedicated cores)
- you only target mobile and prefer a touch-first emulator UI
Facets
application · maturity active
gui simulation gaming-tools cross-platform desktop-applications windows cross-platform emulator gameboy-advance gameboy retro-gaming save-states upscaling-filters macos linux android desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m · fetched 2026-08-28 · b191af01a0d7
- homepage: https://visualboyadvance-m.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7520836a91f9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| visualboyadvance-m/visualboyadvance-m | main | 83 |
For agents
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