Play Gameboy advance(GBA) games on your android phone.

Hi guys in this blog I will discuss about emulating a Game Boy Advance(GBA) game on your Android device.

Did you know? Your android device can smoothly play lot many Game boy advance games

We need three prerequisites before playing your favorite GBA games on your android device

1.Emulator

2.GBA_BIOS

3.Game Rom

Step 1
Firstly you need a emulator that can emulate GBA on your android device. Many free GBA emulators are available in Google play. I suggest Gameboid,ITS NOT FREE.But its worth every penny. Gameboid supports Android OS 2.1 and above. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wGBAEmulatorGameoeBiiio There are also many free emulators available in the Google play. My Boy! Free - GBA Emulator will serve the purpose. https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailsid=com.fastemulator.gbafree&hl=en You can also try downloading the apk's of the GBA emulators.Google it out!
Step 2 Once you install the emulator you need the GBA BIOS.Every emulator will ask you the location of this file before you can proceed playing the game. The GBA BIOS is copyrighted to Nintendo.I cannot give you the location where you can get it.But you can always google  "gba_bios.bin" which will get you what you need. Once you find the GBA_BIOS, extract the ZIP file copy it to your phone/SD card and specify the path to your emulator. Step 3
Finally your Android device is all set to play a GBA game.Now you need the game Rom. GBA roms are available for FREE in many websites.I recommend http://coolrom.com/roms/gba/ You can also visit these sites to download your favorite GBA games. http://www.doperoms.com http://www.freeroms.com http://www.rom-freaks.net Open the rom files from your emulator and enjoy your favorite GBA game on your phone. In the future.I'll be discussing about configuring the Gameboid emulator.