GSE

6.8easy start · #6 of 29
in Game Boy Advance Emulators

Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, Linux, Mac, Windows.

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GSE is ranked #6 of 29 in Game Boy advance emulators on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on Game Boy advance emulators

Free plan: Yes
Platform scope: desktop and mobile
Save states: Yes
Cheat support: No
Graphics enhancements: Yes
Open source: Yes

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The record

Purpose: GSE is a Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance emulator written in C# intended primarily for speedrunners.
Emulation cores: GSE uses the Gambatte emulation core for Game Boy and Game Boy Color and Mesen's GBA emulation core for Game Boy Advance.
Console accuracy: The emulator provides battleground-tested Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation and console-accurate Game Boy Advance emulation for speedrunning.
Timing: GSE runs at approximately 59.7275 FPS and uses clock synchronization for consistent frame pacing and low input lag.
Low latency: An optional Low Latency Mode provides lower input lag at the potential cost of less consistent frame pacing.
Input logs: Input logs are stored for all runs and provide run verifiers with a secondary source of proof.
Savestates: GSE provides 100 savestate slots arranged as 10 sets of 10 slots.
ROM formats: The emulator supports 7z, rar, tar, gz, and zip compressed ROMs.
Discord integration: Discord Rich Presence is available as a configuration option and is off by default.
Controller support: GSE provides broad game-controller support through SDL3, including the official GameCube USB Adapter and Switch controllers.
Requirements: Bootrom or BIOS files are required for usage.
Feature limitation: Features not useful for speedrunning runs or practice, such as cheat-code support, are not included.
Operating systems: The documented requirements are Windows 7 SP1 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, Linux with glibc 2.31 or libstdc++ 3.4.28 or later, and Android 5.0 or later.
License: The repository is distributed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Game Boy Advance Emulators in 2026#6 of 29
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Sources

github.com/CasualPokePlayer/GSE· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/CasualPokePlayer/GSE/blob/master/LICENS· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/CasualPokePlayer/GSE/releases· checked 1 Oct 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/CasualPokePlayer/GSE/master/LICENSE· checked 2 Oct 2026