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As the popularity of Apple’s IOS devices continues to grow, many users are looking for the best GBA emulator for their iPhone or iPad. Now that Apple finally permitted the usage of emulators on their App Store, it’s easier than ever to setup your GBA emulator for IOS. To install VBA on IOS, we will be using Retroarch.
RetroArch is an easy-to-use front-end emulator that makes it straightforward to install and run VisualBoyAdvance on our iPhones or iPads. With RetroArch and VisualBoyAdvance installed, you’re all set to enjoy your favorite Gameboy classics in no time!
Open the App Store
Download RetroArch
Launch RetroArch
Download the VBA-M Core
Now we only need to install GBA roms. (You can browse and download from our GBA ROMs section)
To transfer your downloaded ROMs to your mobile device, simply use the USB/Type C cable connecting your PC or Mac to the device. For PC users, iTunes will be necessary for transferring files between devices; MAC users can use their Finder app for this purpose. Once you’ve found the RetroArch application on your phone, simply drag and drop the downloaded ROM file into it!
With the ROM copied to your device, we can open up RetroArch again and tap on Load Content. Tap “Start Directory” > then tap the first and only folder. All ROMs copied as above will be listed in this folder.
In our case, we will open the Pokemon Emerald ROM on our iPhone as per below.
And there we go! Successfully installed VisualBoyAdvance on our IOS device. Rinse and repeat by adding and loading new GBA ROMS and enjoy playing Game Boy Advance games on your iPhone or iPad!
Make sure to check out our knowledge base in the left pane to know more about cheats, roms, controls and much more.
Yes, VisualBoyAdvance has full support for IOS devices, making it possible for users to install VBA on their iPhone or iPad via third party tools such as sideloadly and RetroArch.
GBA4IOS or Game Boy Advance for IOS, as its name implies, is a Game Boy Advance emulator for IOS devices. GBA4IOS allows users to play Game Boy Advance rom games on their iPhone or iPad.
The best GBA emulator for IOS devices is Visual Boy Advance (VBA-M).
You can install it following our extensive guide here.
Users unable to successfully install VisualBoyAdvance on their IOS devices should make use of the following;
Visual Boy Advance is an open-source Game Boy Advance (GBA) emulator for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and IOS devices.
Experience all your favourite Gameboy games from the past with VBA, the best and most popular GBA emulator available to date.