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My Boy! - GBA Emulator

Pixel Respawn LLC

4.1 ★ 59,406 ratings 1,000,000+ installs
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Our take

This is a genuinely deep piece of engineering, gyroscope emulation, rumble, high-level BIOS support are not trivial to get right. It’s a niche audience by definition (you need your own ROMs) but for that audience this is close to best-in-class.

About My Boy! - GBA Emulator

My Boy! is a super fast and full-featured emulator to run GameBoy Advance games on Android devices, from very low-end phones to modern tablets. It emulates nearly all aspects of the real hardware, including linking devices for multiplayer games.

Highlights: • Super fast emulation, thanks to the JIT recompiler. • Very high game compatibility. Run nearly all games without a problem. • Link cable emulation either on the same device, or across devices over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. • Gyroscope/tilt/solar sensor and rumble emulation through your Android’s hardware sensors and vibrator! • Enter multilined GameShark/ActionReplay/CodeBreaker cheat codes and enable/disable them on the fly while the game is running. • High-level BIOS emulation. No BIOS file needed. • IPS/UPS ROM patching • OpenGL rendering backend, as well as normal rendering on devices without a GPU. • Cool video filters through the support of GLSL shaders. • Fast-forward to skip long stories, as well as slow down games to get past a level you cannot in normal speed. • Save games at any time with screenshot • Sync saves with Google Drive. Play and save games on one device and continue on the others! • On-screen keypad (multi-touch requires Android 2.0 or later), as well as shortcut buttons such as load/save. • A screen layout editor, with which you can define the position and size for each of the on-screen controls, as well as for the game video. • Clean & simple yet well-designed user interface. Seamlessly integrated with the latest Android. • Create and switch to different screen-layout and key-mapping profiles. • Create shortcuts to easily launch your favorite games from your desktop.

No games are included in this app and you need to obtain yours in a legal way. Place them onto your device storage and you are good to go.

LEGAL: This product is not affiliated with, nor authorized, endorsed or licensed in any way by Nintendo Corporation, its affiliates or subsidiaries.

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Google Play rating
4.1
59,406 reviews on Google Play ↗
Our editorial score
8.1 /10
Our independent opinion — not affiliated with Google.

Rating breakdown

5 ★
69%
4 ★
6%
3 ★
4%
2 ★
3%
1 ★
17%
Our Editorial Score 8.1 /10 Our independent editorial opinion.

What we like

  • JIT recompiler delivers genuinely fast emulation across low and high-end devices
  • Link cable emulation over Bluetooth/Wi-Fi is a rare, well-executed feature
  • Cheat code support and IPS/UPS patching cater to serious retro players

Watch out for

  • Legal grey area since it requires users to supply their own ROMs
  • UI and feature depth are aimed at enthusiasts, less friendly for casual users
Verdict: One of the most technically capable GBA emulators on Android, built for people who know exactly what they want.

Additional information

Developer
Pixel Respawn LLC
Updated on
Oct 5, 2025
Version
Varies with device
Downloads
1,000,000+
Content rating
Everyone
Requires Android
Varies with device
Released on
Aug 12, 2012
Category
Arcade
Offered by
$4.99