Hey everyone!

So yeah. After GB Maker and GBC Maker, it's finally time for something a little more powerful.

GBA MAKER IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED!!!

I've been working on a complete development environment for making real Game Boy Advance games, and today I'm finally releasing it!

Just like my previous Makers, GBA Maker lets you write code, draw sprites, build maps, make music, and test your games without leaving the editor.

But this time, there's quite a bit more to play with!

Here's some of the cool stuff:

• Real .gba ROMs! Play your games in an emulator, on a flash cartridge, or on actual Game Boy Advance hardware.
• WAV audio support! Use your own music and sound effects.
• Built-in sprite, map, font and music editors! Everything in one place.
• Up to 4-player link cable multiplayer! You can even test linked players inside the editor.
• Perspective graphics! Make retro racing games with rotating and scaling backgrounds.
• Windows, Linux and HTML5 exports! Share your games with people who don't own a GBA.
• No royalties or required branding! Your games belong to you, and you can sell them however you want.

I've already been making and testing games with GBA Maker, including Celeste Classic and VORTEX GBA, and I'm really excited to see what other people create with it!

GBA Maker normally costs $7, but to celebrate the release, it's available for just $5!

This is the first public release, so if you run into any bugs or have suggestions, please let me know! I'll keep improving things based on your feedback.

Thanks to everyone who has been following my projects and supporting GB Maker and GBC Maker. It really means a lot to me. :)

GET GBA MAKER HERE:
https://arturduleba.itch.io/gba-maker

NOW GO MAKE SOMETHING CRAZY FOR THE GBA!!! ;D

Saw it at the video game store! Loved the show growing up so I had to snag it. I haven’t heard about it ever so wondering if any of y’all have played it? Let me know!

Been looking up gba Aladdin bootlegs to figure out what this is, but can’t find anything exactly the same online. Was wondering if anyone knows more about this.

My dad found this at a boot sale years ago but I tried playing it once when I was a kid and then never again because it was dogshit. Somehow never realised it was a bootleg until attempting to replay it now. Cartridge is very obviously fake because of how many different fonts are on the front, and also because it has AGB 033 on the back and a pokemon company / TPC sticker for no reason. When the game starts it shows a title screen with just Aladdin written, then a still shot of what looks like the original gba/snes game, then another title screen, then exposition via jafar. No actual start menu. The game itself is very crappily made, and after looking it up the gameplay and level seems like a one-to-one of another Aladdin bootleg called Aladdin 2000 for snes - just worse looking. The health and stuff isn’t cropped properly at the bottom of the screen, and if you press L+R you get a config menu with a Chinese email on it.

Third one is PocketNES emulating 1993 re-release. I like it the most actually.

Which battery would you recommend for my modded GBA SP?

I have the IPS screen and Everdrive mini going so that may increasing energy consumption significantly.

I had bought a replacement off amazon but the LED indicator turns red not too long after having charged it for a while.

I got it from Pokémon Center NY about 22 years ago, still works perfect. Is it worth anything to this day?

Hi, I found this GBA at a flea market, and at a friend's request opened it up because it seemed to be modded, and while I know next to nothing about that, it turns out the shell and maybe the screen are aftermarket. Could someone tell me what is going on with these wires?

Hey everyone!

A little update on GBA Maker, my upcoming Game Boy Advance development tool!

I've been testing it by porting Celeste Classic, the original PICO-8 game, to GBA. It's still a work in progress, but I wanted to show you how it's coming along! ;D

I've also just put it onto a real GBA cartridge using GB Flash!

All credit for the original Celeste Classic goes to Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry. This is an unofficial fan port.

What do you guys think? I'd love to hear your feedback!

You can also check out my other projects on itch.io!

Thanks everyone! :D

Hi all,

I bought a modified GBA with IPS panel and USB-Charging on eBay from a commercial reseller. Yesterday my GBA just randomly started restarting. Is this just low battery or something wrong with the GBA in general?

A Diablo 2 x Pokémon FireRed crossover I put together for fun, built as FireRed ROM hack:

• Deckard Cain opens the game instead of Professor Oak: "Stay awhile and listen."
• A low-level Barbarian meets a Fallen on the Blood Moor. HOWL works like Roar and sends it running.
• A Sorceress in Shako and Oculus takes on Mephisto with Blizzard.
• A Hammerdin sends Blessed Hammers spiralling into Nihlathak.
• Loot drops play out like an evolution: a rune silhouette flashes and turns into an Ist rune.

It's only a concept video for now.

Would you play a full version? And which Pokémon mechanic should get the Diablo treatment next?

I vaguely remember my dad buying these from a man on the road in Tenerife when i was younger. Brought back a lot of memories.

This custom GBA SP features a heat-reactive Poké Ball design that transforms as the temperature rises. The red Poké Ball gradually turns transparent, revealing clearly Gengar staying inside!💜👻

Take it out into the sunshine and watch the transformation unfold

Which version do you prefer: the classic red Poké Ball or the ghostly Gengar reveal?

Yet another recompilation. Using a source codebase forked from https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz, a Game Boy Advance port of the populair platformer: Jazz Jackrabbit has been made.

Using Claude once again, being able to port it to the GBA.

You can find the repository here: https://github.com/berobloom/openjazz-advance

Hey everyone!

I've been working on GBA Maker, my upcoming code-first Game Boy Advance development tool, and I just finished its itch.io thumbnail!

I wanted it to look like an original GBA game box, with the classic silver spine, purple console and pixel art style, matching the thumbnails I've made for GB Maker and GBC Maker. ;D

GBA Maker isn't released yet, but development is progressing nicely!

What do you guys think of the design? Does it capture that classic GBA box art feeling?

I'd love to hear your feedback!

Thanks everyone!

Hello, I was cleaning the power switch on my GBA and I think I knocked off the R13 resister.

Is there a work around for this? Maybe run a jump wire somewhere. Or will I need to replace it and what type of resistor does it take?

Thank you

My podcast covered Pokémon pinball 1999 recently for those interested!

can somebody help me pls? cant install any game on my new chisflash(using gbflash by geeksimon&flashgbx)
already tried to download pokemon emerald, warioland 4 and supermario advance 4