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About no$gba
no$gba emulates the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and DSi. It comes as a Windows debug version with source-level debugging, a VRAM viewer and other tools for homebrew developers, plus a smaller Windows gaming version and a DOS gaming version.
The same site hosts GBATEK, a detailed technical reference for GBA, NDS and DSi hardware, and sample code. Version 3.06 was released in April 2025. The software is free to use, and paying is optional.
Strengths
- Source-level debugger and VRAM viewer for homebrew work
- Covers GBA, NDS and DSi
- Very small downloads
- Detailed GBATEK hardware reference on the same site
Limitations
- Windows and DOS only
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use, with optional payment on a name-your-price basis.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Martin Korth
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Homebrew developers debugging GBA and Nintendo DS code
- Categories
- Emulators, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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