Pico Advance - GBA Emulator

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About this game

Relive the Golden Age of Handheld Gaming Experience your favorite classic 32-bit games with PicoAdvance, the most reliable and user-friendly GBA emulator for Android. Designed for gamers who want a seamless, no-fuss experience, PicoAdvance focuses on performance, accuracy, and protecting your progress.

Why Choose PicoAdvance?
- Zero Configuration: Just load your games and play. No complex setup or BIOS files required.
- Never Lose Progress: Our advanced Autosave system triggers every time you exit or receive a call. Your save states are always ready when you return.
- Broad Format Support: Play your backups directly from .zip or .gba files. No need to uncompress large libraries.
- Controller Ready: Full support for Bluetooth and wired gamepads.
- High-Accuracy Core: Built on a precision-tuned emulation engine to ensure 100% compatibility with your favorite RPGs, platformers, and action titles.
- Pure Performance, No Distractions We believe in a clean gaming experience. PicoAdvance is optimized for battery efficiency and stable frame rates, even on older Android devices. By focusing on core stability instead of resource-heavy shaders, we provide a smooth, lag-free experience that feels just like the original handheld.

Key Features:
- 60 FPS fluid gameplay.
- Touch optimized controls, with external bluetooth or wired support too.
- Portrait and Landscape mode support.
- Instant Save/Load states.
- Lightweight app size.

Please Note: This app does not include any games (ROMs). You must own a physical copy of the games you play to use them with this emulator.
Games used in screenshots are used with permission of the original developer.
- "Demons of Asteborg DX" by NeofidStudios https://neofidstudios.itch.io/demons-of-asteborg-dx
- "Aereven Advance" by Dreamnoid https://dreamnoid.itch.io/aereven-advance

Disclaimer: Games are not included. PicoAdvance is not affiliated with Nintendo.
Updated on
Dec 28, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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What’s new

Add zip support! Now PicoNES will let you play games from .zip files already in your library, or also open-with on .zip files that hold yout games.
This should make adding new games much easier.

Also support 16kb aligned libraries for improved performance.