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Select an Emulation Mode for a Game Boy Game in the VBA Emulator

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You're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to choose an emulation mode for Game Boy games in the VisualBoyAdvance emulator.

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To begin, open the VisualBoyAdvance emulator
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In this video, the emulator icon is on the desktop. You may have this program saved in another location.

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When the emulator has been opened, click "Options" in the menu at the top of the window
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In the menu, move the cursor to "Gameboy"
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You can click an emulation mode now
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Different games require different modes of emulation. For example, "Kid Icarus" is compatible with all of these modes. If you need to configure this setting manually, and you can choose from several options:
- "GBA" is Game Boy Advanced;
- "CGB/GBC" is Game Boy Color;
- "SGB" is Super Game Boy;
- "SGB2" is Super Game Boy 2;
- "GB" is Game Boy.
  If you are unsure which mode your game requires, you can simply click "Automatic".
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After you have chosen an emulation mode, you can open a Game Boy game by clicking "File" in the menu at the top of the window
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In the menu, click "Open Gameboy..."

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Find and open the game you would like to play by double-clicking it
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