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Can GBA run NES games?

PocketNES. By far the most popular GBA emulator is PocketNES, which allows you to run classic NES games on the portable.
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What systems can GBA emulate?

Consoles[edit]
  • NES[edit]
  • SNES[edit]
  • Sega Genesis[edit]
  • Sega Master System / Game Gear[edit]
  • PC Engine[edit]
  • ColecoVision[edit]
  • Emerson Arcadia 2001[edit]
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Is the GBA more powerful than the NES?

The GBA is actually a lot more powerful than a regular SNES, besides the PPU. GBA has a much faster CPU (32-bit) and RAM putting it closer to a PlayStation.
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Can the GBA run roms?

In order to run your games on the actual Game Boy Advance, you will need the following things: A Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP. An EZ-Flash IV cartridge. This is a special cartridge which allows you to run GAB ROMs off of an SD card.
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Are GBA emulators illegal?

Yes, you can legally download a Gameboy emulator. The emulator itself is completely legal to download.
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Is GBA backwards compatible?

All versions save the Game Boy micro maintain the backwards compatibility function introduced with the classic Game Boy Advance. Backwards compatibility, through the inclusion of Game Boy Color hardware, allows Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to be played on the GBA.
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How powerful is the GBA?

It had 128K of RAM, 64K of video RAM, a maximum resolution of 512×448, 256 on screen colours from a palette of 32,768 and a Nintendo S-SMP 8 channel ADPCM audio chip.
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What was the last GBA game?

The final game released for the Game Boy Advance was the North American localization of Samurai Deeper Kyo, which released as a bundle with a DVD set on February 12, 2008.
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Why can't the DS play GameBoy games?

There are two main reasons for this: The Nintendo DS is designed for wireless play and lacks a link cable port. Because older games aren't designed to use the wireless features, they can't communicate for multiplayer games. The Nintendo DS lacks the special processor that is required to play these games.
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What is the hardest game to beat on NES?

These are the 20 hardest NES games ever.
  • 1 of 20. 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Konami. ...
  • 2 of 20. 'Ghosts 'n Goblins' Capcom. ...
  • 3 of 20. 'Battletoads' Tradewest. ...
  • 4 of 20. 'Silver Surfer' Arcadia. ...
  • 5 of 20. 'Mega Man' Capcom. ...
  • 6 of 20. 'Punch-Out!!' Nintendo. ...
  • 7 of 20. 'Bart vs. ...
  • 8 of 20. 'Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse'
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Has anyone beat every NES game?

The official record reads, On 26 February 2017, Twitcher “The Mexican Runner”, aka Piotr Delgado Kusielczuk (Mexico) finally completed a near-three-year quest to finish every licensed NES game ever released: a total of 714 titles. In total, Piotr spent 3,435 hours 12 minutes 24 seconds in play-time.
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Why did Nintendo remove the GBA slot?

Consumer demand convinced Nintendo to produce a slimmer handheld with larger screens than the DS Lite. Consequently, Nintendo removed the Game Boy Advance (GBA) cartridge slot to improve portability without sacrificing durability.
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Is GBA discontinued?

Production of the Game Boy Advance, along with its revisions, ceased production in December 2009, and system sales shipping ended on May 15, 2010, ending the classic 21-year Game Boy line.
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Is GBA capable of 3D?

The GBA was never specifically designed to render 3D graphics. There's a general misconception that the GBA used Mode 7 graphics like its bigger brother — the SNES — but this is a bit of a misnomer. The GBA was actually only able to use modes 0–5, whereas the SNES could actually use modes 0–7.
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Did the GBA have a gpu?

The internal design of the Game Boy Advance is quite impressive for a portable console that runs on two AA batteries. This console will carry on using Nintendo's signature GPU.
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What is the lifespan of GBA games?

Lifespan of 15-20 years for cartridges (GBA/DS/3DS/Switch)? About EPROM, Flash Drives and Mask ROM.
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How long can a GBA last?

Stock battery life for gba averages 15 hours, according to the Big N themselves. So, somewhere at about 6 hours.
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What is the longest Pokémon GBA game?

Pokémon Emerald
  • Length of story: 30 hours.
  • Time to 100% completion: more than 200 hours.
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What is the limit of GBA cartridges?

Because of the low capacity of Game Boy Advance cartridges (normally ranging from 4 to 32 MB, though the video cartridges can reach sizes of 64 MB) and the length of the video content (generally feature-length movies and episodes), GBA Video Paks are heavily compressed, with visual artifacts marring nearly every frame.
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Is the GBA as powerful as the PS1?

It's not as powerful as a PS1, but it's well ahead of an snes.
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Can a GBA play original Game Boy games?

Original Game Boy Games will work on Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP systems. They will not work on the DS, DS Lite, or DSi. Game Boy Color Games will work on Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP systems.
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Can GameCube run GBA games?

The Game Boy Player (ゲームボーイプレーヤー, Gēmu Bōi Purēyā) (DOL-017) is a GameCube peripheral developed by Nintendo which enables it to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges, allowing those games to be played on a television.
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Can the Wii connect to GBA?

The cable has one end that plugs into a GameCube controller slot and another end that plugs into the GBA's extension port. The cable is compatible with the GameCube and the Wii on the console side; and the Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Player, and e-Reader on the portable side.
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