RetroPie GameBoy Advance
The following instructions are used as a guide for setting up GameBoy Advance in RetroPie / Emulation Station.

On Windows Device:

  • Download Gameboy Advance Bios (gba_bios.bin) and copy to \\RETROPIE\bios\
  • Download GameBoy Advance Roms to a temporary location...
    • C:\GBARoms\AllRoms\GBAXXXX-XXXX\GBA Roms XXXX - XXXX\XXXX - RomName (J)(Provider).zip
    C:\GBARoms\AllRoms\GBAXXXX-XXXX\GBA Roms XXXX - XXXX\XXXX - RomName (E)(Provider).zip
    C:\GBARoms\AllRoms\GBAXXXX-XXXX\GBA Roms XXXX - XXXX\XXXX - RomName (U)(Provider).zip
    C:\GBARoms\AllRoms\GBAXXXX-XXXX\GBA Roms XXXX - XXXX\XXXX - RomName (F)(Provider).zip
  • In Windows PowerShell ISE run the following command to extract English (USA & European) Titles only...
    • Get-ChildItem "C:\GBARoms\AllRoms\*" -Recurse -Include "*(U)*", "*(E)*" | Copy-Item -Destination "C:\GBARoms\EnglishRoms\"
  • Copy Roms (C:\GBARoms\EnglishRoms\*) to \\RETROPIE\roms\gba\ 

Reboot RaspberryPi

The following instructions are used reboot the RaspberryPi to activate changes made.

On Terminal Emulator:
  • Enter the following command to reboot the RaspberryPi...
    • sudo shutdown -r now 'Maintenance Reboot'   


Troubleshooting
  • SELECT + START to exit emulator and return to EmulationStation.
  • If ROM fails to load, Press 'A' button at launch screen to switch GBA Emulator.