PGBA Switch

pGBA
pGBA
General
Author	cpasjuste
Type	Handheld
Version	7.1
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2025/12/30
Links
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pGBA is a Game Boy Advance emulator core for pEMU, using mGBA as its backend and integrating with pEMU’s unified frontend, gamelist system and skin framework across supported platforms.

Capabilities

Support save states
Support 2x, 3x, fit, fit 4/3 and fullscreen hardware scaling
Support hardware filtering (shaders)

Installation (switch)

copy "pgba.nro" file to "/switch/pgba/" directory on sdcard
copy gb roms to "/switch/pgba/gb/" directory on sdcard
copy gbc roms to "/switch/pgba/gbc/" directory on sdcard
copy gba roms to "/switch/pgba/gba/" directory on sdcard

Bios

You should put gba bios "gba_bios.bin"" in the "bios" directory

Usage (switch)

Press (L) in the rom list to configure main options and default roms options
Press (R) in the rom list to configure per rom options
Press (L) AND (R) when in emulation to bring the options menu

Changelog

v7.1

First Release.

Thanks

ScHlAuChi
devkitPro and libnx people: yellows8, plutoo, profi200, WntrMute ....
ScHlAuChi again :)

External links

Gbatemp - https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/tree/master/src/cores/pgba
Github - https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu