mGBA Emulator 0.6.3 Setup Tutorial & Best Configuration Guide | Play Game Boy Advance Games on PC
371This tutorial & guide shows step-by-step instructions for getting mGBA set up along with the controller, configuration at the end of the video while using Pokemon Ruby as the game of example.
Compatible file extensions for the game include: .gba, .zip, .7z, .agb, .mb, .rom, .bin, .gb, .gbc (there may be others- if so let me know so I can add them to the list)
______________________________________Description Content______________________________________
1. Primary Links
2. Instructions
• Required Software – 0:14
• Install & Run Emulator – 0:37
• Config & Play - 1:18
• Graphics Configuration - 1:54
3. Music Credit
4. Essential Links
5. Common Issues & Errors w/ Fixes
_________________________________________Primary Links_________________________________________
Game Boy Advance Emulator (mGBA): https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/releases/download/0.6.3/mGBA-0.6.3-win32.7z
7-Zip: http://adf.ly/1VWVNH
7-Zip Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey1VN2BybD0
Skip Adf.ly Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey1VN2BybD0
*If taking the legal route (need your own game)
ROM Rip Tutorial
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Rip the Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHis2uwhAPE
_______________________________Instructions – Required Software________________________________
All links are near the top or bottom of the description.
All software mentioned includes – 7-zip, AMD/Nvidia/Intel Graphics Drivers, C++, DirectX, Game file (in format of .gba, .zip, .7z, .agb, .mb, .rom, .bin, .gb, .gbc).
You can Google the download for a game file (or other appropriate format) if you choose the illegal route.
_____________________________Instructions – Install & Run mGBA________________________________
A - Click the link for mGBA near the top of the description.
B - Once your download's finished, go to your downloads folder and unzip the file (tutorial for 7-zip also near the top of the description).
C - Open the emulator by going into the mGBA folder and double-clicking on the application.
_____________________________Instructions – Config & Play mGBA__________________________________
D - If you want to further configure controls for a custom keyboard layout or a gampad, go to Tools - Settings and click on "Controllers" on the left-side list. From there you should be able to set commands by clicking on them and pressing the desired input afterward.
E - To open the game you want to play, go to File - Load Rom..., select the game you want to play and press "Open". Your game should've started.
_________________________________Instructions – Configuration____________________________________
A – To enter and exit full screen, use ALT+Enter during a game.
B - If you're going to play in windowed, go to Audio/Video - Frame Size - there are many available options to increase window size.
C - Under Audio/Video you can also try to enable "Force integer scaling" and "Bilinear Filtering" in an attempt to get better graphics but these are mainly for personal taste.
__________________________________________Music Credit__________________________________________
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com
_________________________________________Essential Links_________________________________________
Graphics Drivers (AMD): https://support.amd.com/en-us/download
Graphics Drivers (Nvidia): http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
Graphics Drivers (Intel): https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/products/80939/graphics-drivers.html
C++ 2005 x86 & x64: goo.gl/uujRTd
Newest C++ Redistributables: goo.gl/doDP2T
It's highly recommended to at least have C++ 2008 x64 & x86 redistributables installed.
DirectX: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=35
Net Framework: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49981
________________________________Common Issues & Errors w/ Fixes________________________________
https://goo.gl/xeVrGU
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