Change Game Boy Colors in the VBA Emulator

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Steps

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    To begin, open the VisualBoyAdvance emulator
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    I have an icon for the emulator on my desktop, but you may have the program saved in a different location.
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    Next, load a Game Boy game
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    To do this, go to "File" in the menu across the top of the screen.
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    In the drop down menu, select "Open Gameboy"
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    Then, select a game
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    For this tutorial, I will select "Kid Icarus" by double clicking it.
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    As you know, the GameBoy did not have color
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    We are able to set colors for the game on the VisualBoy emulator. To set colors, click "Options" in the menu at the top of the screen.
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    In the drop down menu, go to "Gameboy"
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    In the expanded menu that appears, select "Colors"
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    "Colors" should be at the bottom of this menu.
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    A new window will appear on your screen with three palettes
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    "Default", "User 1", and "User 2". Choose one by clicking on it to place the radio button next to your preferred option.
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    Underneath the palette selection area you will see four boxes for the "Background" colors, and four boxes for the "Sprite" colors
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    Click on the boxes to change the colors. For this tutorial, I will click on the box that is currently black.
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    A color picker window will open after you click one of these boxes
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    You can use this window to select a new color. I will change the black areas of the background to green. When you have selected a new color, click on "OK".
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    I will follow the same procedure to change the white color on the sprite to pink
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    After you have selected all of your new colors, click "OK" on the "Colors" window
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    After clicking, the colors you have selected will change.
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This has been a VisiHow tutorial on how to change the Game Boy colors on the VisualBoyAdvance emulator. if you're having trouble changing the colors in your Game Boy games, then simply leave your questions, comments, or suggestions in the area below; and we'll do our best to get back to you. Thanks for choosing VisiHow! Have a great day!

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Questions and Answers

Is there a way to keep the colors locked even if you go to new areas in games?

See, I did what you said, and played Pokemon red. Each time I go into a new area, it goes back to the normal colors and I have to change it back manually. I want to know if there is another way to keep the colors instead of having to do it each time I go into a new area. It just changes back to normal each time I visit a new area.

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