GBARunner2 VS open_agb_firm

GBARunner2 is a plugin that lets you run Gameboy Advance games inside TM++. Follow along with the instructions on the GitHub link to install. This should also let you play Gamboy and Gameboy Color games as well.

These days, when I play gba games on the DS Lite(have an rg35xx now) I use GBARunner2 to play gba games on slot 1. I know it's not what you're wanting, but it's still worth checking out if you've never used it.

You can use gbarunner2 to play gba games

For gbarunner2, setting it up is as simple as going to the github page then downloading 'GBARunner2_arm9dldi_ds.nds' and puting it on your sd card. If it doesn't work then you should use 'GBARunner2_arm7dldi_ds.nds' instead. It will allow you to launch gba roms, though compatibility isn't great. It would honestly be better to mod your 3ds to play gba roms using open_agb_firm

You need to patch this RTC patch onto the Pokemon Red Chapter Rom, then you can use Boktai to change it to your liking.

Playing GBA games isn't a great experience on most flashcards. However, you can use gbarunner2 for GBA games: https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2/releases/tag/v20200812-131430_6e4ce45

Download gbarunner2 for GBA games: https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2/releases/tag/v20200812-131430_6e4ce45 Use GBARunner_arm9dldi_ds.nds first, if it doesn't work, use GBARunner_arm7dldi_ds.ndsibstead

You will also need to test some homebrew to see if it launches too, any homebrew will work, though I'll give you some examples to try out: - DS Reader - Text reader - Gameyob - GB/C Emulator - Gbarunner2 - GBA Hypervisor - Try GBARunner2_arm9dldi_ds.nds first and if it doesn't work, use GBARunner2_arm7dldi_ds.nds

Link: https://github.com/profi200/open_agb_firm/releases/tag/alpha_2023-10-6

Don't forget about emulators! Especially if you have a "new" system - you can even play some (mostly 2D) PS1 games, and some N64 games on it, and everything older. On an "old" system you are more limited though - SNES games that use a SuperFX chip (such as SM RPG, Yoshi's Island, Star Fox, and some other ones) will run slow, but Genesis and 8-bit systems will run no problems. And you can run GBA games - on "new" you can even use the system's gyroscope for games like WarioWare Twisted or Yoshi Topsy-Turvy through mGBA, and on any system you can use injects or open_agb_firm - they both run games natively using the ARM7 CPU - the same one GBA uses, carried over into the DS, and it's still included in the 3DS.

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Use open_agb_firm. It's a firm, so it's activated in the same way as GodMode9, hold START while turning on the 3DS. You should be able to download it via Universal Updater. open_agb_firm uses the 3DS hardware to give you the same experience as playing on a real GBA.

That depends on how you are running the game on your 3DS. The best way is with open_agb_firm, in which case you will probably need to convert it with https://exelotl.github.io/gba-eeprom-save-fix/ (as linked from https://github.com/profi200/open_agb_firm ).

If you're playing a GBA game, open_agb_firm or a VC inject are your best bets.

You could use open_agb_firm to play your GBA games instead.

Because unfortunately mGBA is a little bit laggy on the 3DS. It’s terrific for game boy and game boy color games, but I digress. You could use something like open agb firm which runs games using the 3DS’ built in gba hardware natively without any lag or slowdowns.