# Game Boy Advance

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Portable Game Console - Lifespan: 2001 - 2008

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="184"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>libretro: mgba</li><li>libretro: mednafen_gba</li><li>libretro: gpsp</li><li>mgba</li><li>no$gba</li><li>mednafen</li><li>ares</li><li>bizhawk: mGBA</li><li>jgenesis</li><li>mesen</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Games Location</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c1">📁</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> gba</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extensions</strong></td><td>.gba .zip .7z</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## System Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="256">Retroachievements</th><th width="243">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>lr-mgba: YES<br>lr-mednafen: YES<br>lr-gpsp: YES<br>mGBA: NO<br>no$gba: NO<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>BizHawk: YES<br>JGenesis: NO<br>Mesen: NO</td><td>lr-mgba: YES<br>lr-mednafen: YES<br>lr-gpsp: YES<br>mGBA: NO<br>no$gba: NO<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>BizHawk: NO<br>JGenesis: NO<br>Mesen: NO</td><td>lr-mgba: YES<br>lr-mednafen: YES<br>lr-gpsp: YES<br>mGBA: YES<br>no$gba: NO<br>Mednafen: YES<br>Ares: YES<br>BizHawk: YES<br>JGenesis: YES<br>Mesen: YES</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

<table><thead><tr><th width="187">Bios file</th><th width="108">Folder</th><th>md5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>gba_bios.bin</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Controls

| Option / emulator                                                              | Control Layout                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>lr-mgba<br>Mesen</p>                                                        | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/gba_turbo.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original">                                                                                                                                          |
| lr-mednafen\_gba                                                               | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/gba_solar.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original">                                                                                                                                          |
| <p><br>- Ares<br>- Bizhawk (option to enable turbo is available)<br>- mGBA</p> | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/gba.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original">                                                                                                                                                |
| lr-gpsp                                                                        | <img src="https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2F4XThUBifB8ADBCSZU8R9%2Fgba_gpsp.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c37069c6-2bd3-4e9e-a1c5-dfe845b712a1" alt="" data-size="original">                    |
| Mednafen standalone                                                            | <p><img src="https://990680527-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FexdzL60ZuqPLldz2AYta%2Fuploads%2F1u7q5uOHVIes6oYTwxJa%2Fgba_turboface.png?alt=media&#x26;token=435acc6f-3f4b-4b91-bc60-75952dff2011" alt="" data-size="original"></p><p></p> |

Some cores and emulators offer option to invert face buttons and to enable rumble, the option can be found in **ADVANCED SETTINGS > CONTROLS**:

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## Specific system information

There is no specific System information documented here yet.
