mGBA for Nintendo Switch

Play your Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance dumps with a native Switch build of mGBA.

An existing Switch homebrew setup and your own compatible ROM files. mGBA has a built-in BIOS implementation; an external BIOS is optional for supported features. No ROMs or BIOS dumps are supplied.

These links preserve the verified version above. Check the linked release and your actual CFW/system version before installation.

1. Install the Switch frontendCopy mgba.nro into sd:/switch/. Open it from hbmenu on a compatible Switch homebrew setup.
2. Prepare your own gamesCopy your own supported Game Boy, Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance dumps to a folder you can find in the emulator’s file browser. No game files are included.
3. Choose BIOS settings if neededmGBA includes a built-in BIOS implementation. An external BIOS is optional for supported features; if you use one, configure your own matching dump in the emulator.
4. Open a game and protect its savesBrowse to your game, check controls and make an in-game save. Back up save files before changing emulator versions; save states are not a substitute for portable game saves.

sd:/switch/mgba.nro
Game folder: a location you choose on microSD
Save/BIOS paths: check your emulator configuration.

For a title that does not boot, check the dump format, BIOS choice and mGBA compatibility notes. This Switch build is separate from the project’s desktop and 3DS packages.

• Official project & documentation
• Pinned release / compatibility notes
• Switch Homebrew App Store entry

mGBA project icon from its Homebrew App Store listing. The original image bytes are retained with their source URL and checksum. Ready console files have matching local backup copies, with version, size and SHA-256 recorded. Original containers and older versions are preserved. No downloaded application was executed and physical-console operation was not tested.