GiiBiiAdvance vs VisualBoyAdvance-M
GiiBiiAdvance
github.com
VisualBoyAdvance-M
visualboyadvance-m.orgSide by side
| Figure | GiiBiiAdvance | VisualBoyAdvance-M |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Boy Advance Emulators | 7.7 (#15) | 7.9 (#11) |
| License | The project is licensed under GPL v2. | The repository identifies its license as GPL-2.0. |
| Purpose | GiiBiiAdvance is a cross-platform emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. | VisualBoyAdvance-M is an emulator for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. |
| Scripting | Lua 5.2 or higher can enable Lua script support when detected during the build. | Lua scripting support for the wxWidgets port is enabled by default in the build options. |
Plans
In their own words
GiiBiiAdvance
GiiBiiAdvance has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
VisualBoyAdvance-M
VisualBoyAdvance-M is a free, open-source emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. Builds are listed for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, with Android nightlies for arm, arm64, riscv, and x86_64. The project lists Windows XP and later, macOS, and Linux among desktop requirements; Linux distributions may package it under visualboyadvance-m or vbam. Game Boy and Game Boy Advance linking is enabled by default. Build options also include Vulkan video output, Windows Direct3D support, and FFmpeg audio and video recording. A debugger is enabled by default, and Lua scripting is available for the wxWidgets port. The project provides a Libretro core option and nightly builds for Libretro. Graphics upscaling is supported, but the project cautions that xBRZ and ScaleFX may not run on older or weaker systems. The license is GPL-2.0. For support, the project points users to Discord and suggests trying Help → Factory Reset when issues occur.