Linkboy

Pixel Respawn LLC

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About this app

Linkboy is the successor to the popular My Boy! emulator series, offering fast and efficient GBA, GBC, and GB emulation with a modern interface and advanced features like Link play and RetroAchievements.

KEY FEATURES
• ⚡ Optimized performance — smooth, efficient emulation with minimal battery use
• 🎮 High compatibility — runs nearly all games flawlessly
• 🔗 Link cable emulation — play up to 4 players via local network or on the same device
• 🏆 RetroAchievements support — unlock achievements while you play
• ⏩ Speed control — fast-forward up to 100× or slow down for detailed play.
• 🧩 Cheat support — codes for multiple systems
• 📱 Cartridge features emulation — gyroscope, light sensor, rumble, and GB Camera
• 🎮 Controller & keyboard support — flexible many-to-many button mappings
• 🎛️ Customizable virtual controls — move, resize, and configure buttons freely
• 💾 Save states — multiple slots, save and load anytime
• ☁️ Google Drive sync/backup — keep saves and cheats safe across devices
• ✨ Visual enhancements — apply multiple GPU shaders for a new look
• 📁 Manage game folders — easily add, remove, or organize your game collection
• 🖌️ Modern UI — clean design with Material You styling

DISCLAIMER
This app is not affiliated with, authorized, endorsed, or licensed in any way by Nintendo, its affiliates, or subsidiaries.
No games are included. Screenshots feature either public domain titles or copyrighted works owned by their respective rights holders.

Ratings and reviews

I'll stick with another emulator they made, though (MyBoy). yet, MyBoy can't play every game anymore, so here goes....I really like how it's a GBA and GBC emulator in one! you can also move around the virtual controller layout, which is nice. I don't really like how you have to tap the three bars, then tap close game, to close the game, but that's just me...keep up the good work. one issue is it takes awhile to find my roms, when you rescan...idk why. thx for the option for the visual feedback!

Linked games tend to lag, but that's the cost of having the feature haha. I'd really appreciate it if the devs managed to add E-Reader support like mGBA does, as it's open source, but given my very basic knowledge of programming, I don't expect that to be possible anytime soon, and there's no point bothering them about it. Either way, it's an extremely impressive and very effective emulator and is the best one on mobile IMO! Thanks for the great emulator!

Great emulator just like all the others you've made. The only thing preventing me from rating this 5 stars is the lack of an option to force the emulator to download saves from Google Drive prior to launching a game, like the feature available in MyBoy. Without this option, sync conflicts are way more common. EDIT: It also appears that the fast-forward "toggle" option does not work when fast-forward is mapped to a physical button.

What’s new

• Added the "GBC palettes" option to enable enhanced colorization for supported GB games.
• Fixed rendering slowdowns on certain devices, especially when screen recording.
• Fixed controller trigger button mapping for fast-forward.
• [GBA] Fixed alpha blending in bitmap background modes.
• [GBA] Fixed an opcode implementation issue.
• [GBA] Fixed a sound timer issue.