GBA Emulator: Play Retro Games

Bring your retro games back to life with GBA Emulator: Play Retro Games — a fast, simple and customizable GBA, GBC and GB emulator for Android.

Import your own compatible game files and enjoy classic handheld gaming with modern features designed to make playing on Android comfortable and easy.

Whether you want to revisit Game Boy Advance games, colorful Game Boy Color titles or classic Game Boy adventures, everything is available from one clean retro-inspired library.

GBA, GBC & GB support

Play your own compatible:

GBA game files
GBC game files
GB game files

Add individual games or import from a folder, then organize everything inside your personal game library.

Play offline

Once your games are imported, core gameplay works offline. Your game files, saves and library stay on your device, so you can continue playing even without an internet connection.

Save your progress your way

Keep your progress safe with a flexible save system:

Quick Save for a fast checkpoint
Auto Resume to continue your latest session
Import save files from compatible emulators
Export your saves for backup or transfer
Restore Previous Save when you need to go back

Customizable touch controls

Make the emulator feel right for you. Move and resize the on-screen D-pad and buttons, with separate layouts for portrait and landscape gameplay.

Customize controls for:

D-pad
A & B
L & R
Start & Select
Menu

Physical controller support

Prefer real buttons? Connect a compatible game controller and play with physical controls while the touch controls stay out of the way.

Portrait or landscape

Play vertically for a classic handheld-style experience or rotate your phone for a larger landscape game view.

Pixel Perfect or Smooth display

Choose the visual style that fits your game:

Pixel Perfect for sharp, authentic retro pixels
Smooth for softer scaling on modern displays

Play at your speed

Use normal 1x speed or increase gameplay speed to 2x and 4x when you want to move through slower sections faster.

Built-in cheat support

Add and manage compatible cheat codes separately for each game.

Supported cheat types include GameShark, Action Replay, CodeBreaker and Game Genie where supported by the selected system.

Enable, disable, edit or remove cheats whenever you want.

A library built around your games

Quickly return to what you were playing with:

Continue Playing
Recent Games
Favorites
Play-time information
Easy game management

Your favorites and recent games stay synchronized throughout the app for quick access.

Simple, private and local

No account is required to play. Your imported game files, saves and emulator library remain stored locally on your device and are not uploaded to our servers.

Designed for retro gaming

GBA Emulator combines the nostalgia of classic handheld gaming with a modern Android experience: fast navigation, responsive controls, customizable gameplay, save management and a clean interface made for your retro library.

Important

GBA Emulator does not include games or copyrighted ROM files. You must provide your own compatible game files that you have the right to use.

GBA Emulator is an independent emulator application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or other game publishers or hardware manufacturers.

Recent changes:
Initial release of GBA Emulator: Play Retro Games.

Play your own compatible GBA, GBC and GB game files with customizable controls, saves, cheats, display options and controller support.