Nintendo - Game Boy Advance (VBA Next)¶

Background¶

VBA Next is a Game Boy Advance emulator based on VBA-M 2011 with backported patches for performance and compatibility improvements.

Author/License¶

The VBA Next core has been authored by

Forgotten
VBA-M Team
Squarepusher

The VBA Next 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 VBA Next core have the following file extensions:

.gba

Databases¶

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

Nintendo - Game Boy Advance

BIOS¶

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

Warning

In order for the Game Boy Advance BIOS to be used, the 'Use bios if available' core option must be set to On.

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

Features¶

Frontend-level settings or features that the VBA Next 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 VBA Next core's directory name is 'VBA Next'

The VBA Next core saves/loads to/from these directories.

Frontend's Save directory

'content-name'.srm (Cartridge battery save)

Frontend's State directory

'content-name'.state# (State)

Geometry and timing¶

The VBA Next core's core provided FPS is 59.727
The VBA Next core's core provided sample rate is 32000 Hz
The VBA Next core's core provided aspect ratio is 3/2

Core options¶

The VBA Next core has the following option(s) that can be tweaked from the core options menu. The default setting is bolded.

Settings with (Restart) means that core has to be closed for the new setting to be applied on next launch.

Use bios if available (Restart) [vbanext_bios] (Off/On)

Uses BIOS present in RetroArch's system directory. Look at the BIOS section for more information.

Use bios if available - On

Controllers¶

The VBA Next 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
L
R

Compatibility¶

Game	Issue
Boktai Trilogy	The solar sensor is not emulated.
Croket! 2 – Yami no Bank to Banqueen	Heavy slowdown when approaching the snowman in the beginning.
Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu!	The tilt sensor is not emulated.
Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (Europe)	The program crashes during the final fight, when Bowser approaches (zoom mode 7)
WarioWare: Twisted!	The tilt sensor is not emulated.
Yoshi’s Universal Gravitation	The tilt sensor is not emulated.

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