John GBA AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like John GBA

John GBA is described as 'GBA emulator for android powered devices' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to John GBA for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best John GBA alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like John GBA are Lemuroid, VisualBoyAdvance, Delta Emulator and mGBA.

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  1. RetroArch icon
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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    165 RetroArch alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Haiku
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  2. Lemuroid icon
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    Lemuroid is an open-source emulation project based on Libretro. It's completely free, without ads and focused on ease of use and good user experience.

    36 Lemuroid alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  3. VisualBoyAdvance icon
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    VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) is a free software (GNU GPL) emulator targeted for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles sold by Nintendo.

    44 VisualBoyAdvance alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  4. Delta Emulator icon
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    Delta is an iOS emulator that supports multiple game systems such as NES, SNES, N64, and DS, improving upon its predecessor, GBA4iOS.

    42 Delta Emulator alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • iPhone
    • AltStore
    • iPad
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  5. mGBA icon
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    mGBA is an open source emulator of the Game Boy Advance. The goals are speed and accuracy.

    43 mGBA alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States
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  6. LaunchBox icon
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    LaunchBox was originally built as an attractive frontend to DOSBox, but has since expanded to support both modern PC games and emulated console platforms. LaunchBox aims to be the one-stop shop for gaming on your computer, for both modern and...

    65 LaunchBox alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
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  7. VisualBoyAdvance (commonly abbreviated as VBA) is a free emulator of the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance handheld game consoles as well as of Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  8. Ares, which apparently replaced higan, was formerly known as bsnes. The project was renamed after becoming a multi-system emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Linkboy icon
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    A GBA emulator, making it possible to run classic games on modern mobile devices. Among many other things, it emulates Game Link Cable, allowing you to play multi-player games through local networks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  10. CLK icon
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    A latency-hating emulator of: the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro and Archimedes, Amstrad CPC, Apple II/II+/IIe and early Macintosh, Atari 2600 and ST, ColecoVision, Enterprise 64/128, Commodore Vic-20 and Amiga, MSX 1/2, Oric 1/Atmos, early PC compatibles, Sinclair ZX80/81 and ZX Spectrum.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    CLK screenshot 1
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  11. 🔥 A Nintendo Game Boy Advance Emulator.

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    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
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