Wii homebrew: Visual Boy Advance GX v2.0.0

April 27, 2009

A new update for Visual Boy Advance GX has been released by Tantric. The Game Boy Advance / Game Boy emulator for the Nintendo Wii based on VBA-M is now updated to version 2.0. The update now sports a new GX-based menu with a completely redesigned layout, adds more features and more.

Download: Visual Boy Advance GX v2.0.0

visual - Image 1 A new update for Visual Boy Advance GX has been released by Tantric. The Game Boy Advance / Game Boy emulator for the Nintendo Wii based on VBA-M is now updated to version 2.0. The update now sports a new GX-based menu with a completely redesigned layout, adds more features and more.

Here are the hefty changelog:

New GX-based menu, with a completely redesigned layout. Has Wiimote IR support, sounds, graphics, animation effects, and more
Thanks to the3seashells for designing some top-notch artwork, to Peter de Man for composing the music, and a special thanks to shagkur for fixing libogc bugs that would have otherwise prevented the release
Onscreen keyboard for changing save/load folders and network settings
Menu configuration options (configurable exit button, wiimote orientation, volumes)
New save manager, allowing multiple saves and save browsing. Shows screenshots for Snapshot saves, and save dates/times
Added video shifting option
Added video mode selection (recommended to leave on Automatic)
ROM filenames are now displayed shortened by removing unnecessary characters from name
USB Mouse support (buttons only)
Keyboard shift key bug fixed
Built-in 14 colour palettes for some monochrome gameboy games (Magnetic Soccer, Malibu Beach Volleyball, Marble Madness, Metroid 2, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, Mr. Do!)
Rumble works in GBC games designed for rumble cartridges but shipped without rumble cartridges, such as Disney’s Tarzan for GBC
Improved Mortal Kombat Wii Controls
Mortal Kombat games now have many extra characters to choose
Wii Controls for more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games
Improved Lego Star Wars controls
Boktai menu now tells you when there can’t be sun because it is night
Zelda cheat button removed
Minor bug fixes