Nintendo - Game Boy Advance (gpSP)¶

Background¶

gpSP is a Game Boy Advance emulator based on notaz' fork of gpSP with additional codebase improvements.

Author/License¶

The gpSP core has been authored by

Exophase

The gpSP core is licensed under

GPLv2

A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.

Extensions¶

Content that can be loaded by the gpSP core have the following file extensions:

.gba
.bin

Databases¶

RetroArch database(s) that are associated with the gpSP core:

Nintendo - Game Boy Advance

BIOS¶

Required or optional firmware files go in the frontend's system directory.

Filename	Description	md5sum
gba_bios.bin	Game Boy Advance Image - Optional	a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6

Features¶

Frontend-level settings or features that the gpSP core respects.

Feature	Supported
Restart	✔
Screenshots	✔
Saves	✔
States	✔
Rewind	✔
Netplay	✕
Core Options	✕
RetroAchievements	✔
RetroArch Cheats	✔
RetroArch SaveRAM Autosave Interval support	✕
Native Cheats	✕
Controls	✔
Remapping	✔
Multi-Mouse	✕
Rumble	✕
Sensors	✕
Camera	✕
Location	✕
Subsystem	✕
Softpatching	✕
Disk Control	✕
Username	✕
Language	✕
Crop Overscan	✕
LEDs	✕

Directories¶

The gpSP core's directory name is 'gpSP'

The gpSP core saves/loads to/from these directories.

Frontend's Save directory

'content-name'.sav (Cartridge backup save)

Frontend's State directory

'content-name'.state# (State)

Geometry and timing¶

The gpSP core's core provided FPS is 59.72750057
The gpSP core's core provided sample rate is 65536 Hz
The gpSP core's core provided aspect ratio is 3/2

Controllers¶

The gpSP core supports the following device type(s) in the controls menu, bolded device types are the default for the specified user(s):

User 1 device types¶

None - Doesn't disable input.
RetroPad - Joypad
RetroPad w/Analog - Joypad - There's no reason to switch to this.

Controller tables¶

Joypad¶

User 1 Remap descriptors	RetroPad Inputs
B
Select
Start
D-Pad Up
D-Pad Down
D-Pad Left
D-Pad Right
A

Compatibility¶

Game	Issue
~~Activision Anthology~~	~~Freezes when entering a game.~~
Banjo-Kazooie - Grunty's Revenge	Black screen during developer logo. ~~Resets when Banjo leaves his house.~~
Boktai Trilogy	The solar sensor is not emulated.
~~DemiKids - Light/Dark Version~~	~~Crashes when entering a battle.~~
~~Digimon Racing (Europe)~~	~~Freezes during the intro.~~
Dragon Ball Z - The Legacy of Goku	Graphics glitches.
Final Fantasy VI	Background/tiling order issues.
~~Game Boy Advance Video - Dragon Ball GT - Volume 1~~	~~White screen.~~
~~Grand Theft Auto Advance~~	~~Crashes after first dialog.~~
Harry Potter - Quidditch World Cup	Crashes when going ingame.
Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu!	The tilt sensor is not emulated.
~~Mario & Luigi - Superstar Saga~~	~~Crashes when entering a battle.~~
Phantasy Star Collection	Phantasy Star 1 flickers - turn on Interframe Blending in core options to fix.
~~R-Type III - The Third Lightning~~	~~Softlocks at Irem startup screen.~~
~~Rock 'n Roll Racing~~	~~Corrupted graphics, not playable.~~
~~Rockman & Forte~~	~~Doesn't continue after GBA BIOS screen.~~
Sims 2, The - Pets	Graphics glitches. Heavy flickering, black objects.
Street Racing Syndicate	Crashes afer pressing Start.
~~Super Monkey Ball Jr.~~	~~Softlocks at startup screen.~~
Super Street Fighter II Turbo/X Revival	Small graphics glitch. Selecting speed 'Turbo 1' and beyond on the character select screen makes the game speed window not fully visible.
~~Tales of Phantasia (USA version)~~	~~Softlocks during the introduction sequence (just before the small guy hits the tall guy in the right).~~
WarioWare: Twisted!	The tilt sensor is not emulated.
~~Wolfenstein 3D~~	~~Softlocks at id Software startup screen.~~
Yoshi’s Universal Gravitation	The tilt sensor is not emulated.

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