[iPhone GBA Emulator Tutorial]How to download the GBA simulation game and run the emulator (supports iOS 17)

Since Apple announced it would relax restrictions on listing emulators on the App Store for developers, you can finally play emulator games and retro games directly through your iPhone or iPad! Earlier, a GBA and GBC emulator called “iGBA” was officially launched on the App Store. If you want to play retro emulator games on iOS and iPadOS systems, you can learn about it directly through this tutorial.

“iGBA: GAB & GBC Retro Emulator” is the first APP in the App Store that can play GBA or GBC retro game emulators on the iOS system. The author also said that through the iGBA emulator, users can experience various Game Boy or Game Boy Advance classic games, you can relive the retro games from your childhood.

Download iGBA emulator and settings for iPhone

If you want to play GBC or GBA emulator games on iPhone, “iGBA: GAB & GBC Retro Emulator》The minimum requirements are iOS 12 and iPadOS 12 or above.

Update on 4/15: The Game Boy emulator “iGBA” has been directly removed from the App Store. For details, please click here. If you are not in a hurry to download, you can use another iPhone web page to run the GBA emulator (click here for instructions).

After installing the GBA emulator, first click “Settings” from the upper left corner of the “iGBA” App and turn on the “Prefer External Audio” game sound to avoid subsequent retro games that will not produce sound.

Tutorial from downloading games to launching GBC/GBA emulator via iOS

1. Use iPhone to download GBA games

After installing the GBA emulator through the iPhone, you need to download the GBA ROM game before you can play it. Here are a few websites where you can install GBA ROM:

After also opening the GBA ROM webpage with the Safari browser, this article uses Visual Boy Advance as an example. Slide to the bottom of the webpage and click the “GBA ROM” menu. Find the GBA game you want to download. Press “Download” and a GBA game download prompt will pop up. , click “Download” to continue.

After downloading the GBA ROM game via iPhone, the “blue download icon” will be displayed on the toolbar. Click on it and select “Download Item” to click on the newly downloaded GBA ROM game.

The File App will automatically open. Click on the GBA ROM compressed file (.zip) to automatically decompress it, and you will see the GBA game “xxxx.gba” inside.

2. Put the game ROM into the iGBA folder

Next, long press the GBA game file (xxxx.gba), select “Move” and put it directly into the “My iPhone/iGBA” folder, so that it can be read by the “iGBA: GAB & GBC Retro Emulator” emulator.

3. Use iPhone to run GBA emulator

Finally, you can run the GBA emulator “iGBA” App through your iPhone. The menu will display the name of the GBA or GBC game you just downloaded. Click to start the game.

You will see the iPhone launch the GBA and GBC game handheld interface, and you can start running retro and old games. Do you feel like you have returned to your childhood when you stayed up late to play Game Boy?

GBA also has many classic games that can be played, such as Tornado, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Pokémon, etc.

Top 15 GBA classic games

Taking advantage of the trend, we have compiled the top 15 best-selling GBA classic games. You can search for resources by yourself:

1. Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Pikachu
2. Tetris
3. Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal
4. Super Mario Land
5. Super Mario Land 2 six gold coins
6. Dr. Mario
7. Pokémon pinball machine
8. Super Mario Land 3 Wario Land
9. Kirby
10. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Edition
11. The Legend of Zelda Mysterious Fruit
12. Super Mori Kigang GB
13. The Legend of Zelda Dreamweaver Island
14. Pokémon trading card game GB
15. F1 racing

How to save games or load save files in iGBA emulator?

If you want to save the game halfway through the game, you can click the “Menu” button and select “Save State” to save the current game record. To load the game later, you can click “Load State” to read the record file.

How to use iGBA emulator cheats

In addition, the iGA emulator also includes cheat codes, fast forward and sustain buttons. If you want to open game plug-in commands, click the “Menu” button in the lower left corner and select “Cheat Codes”, select “Edit” in the upper left corner of the menu and then add a new command through the “+” in the upper right corner.

As for cheat codes, you can search on the Internet. Just look for “(XXX game name) Cheat Codes” and you will find many. You can return to the emulator page and follow the prompts below to customize and add cheat codes:

• NAME: Customized plug-in name.
• TYPE: Mostly choose “Code Breaker” or other (according to cheat format).
• CODE: Paste the CODE code directly.

After you can add various cheat codes, the Cheat Codes list will be listed. You can select the cheat mode to be turned on. If “Enabled” is displayed, it means it is turned on. It will be activated directly when you return to the game.

Function summary

Through this method, you can easily play GBA / GBC emulator games on your iPhone. Since Apple allows the App Store to list the emulator, you basically don’t have to worry about it being removed, and whether it is the oldest iOS 12 or the latest iOS 17 The system can execute and experience various GBC or GBA emulator games for free.

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