Notes on GBA link cables

UART

• GBA UART Demo https://github.com/stuij/gba-serial-adventures
• Arduino UART https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/nano-every/run-4-uart/
• GBA RasPi - https://github.com/petervanderwalt/GBA-RaspZero?tab=readme-ov-file
• GBA link cable breakout - https://www.tindie.com/products/vaguilar/gameboy-coloradvancesp-link-cable-breakout-board/
• GBA Link Connection Library - https://github.com/copyrat90/gba-pico-gamepad/tree/master/gba-link-connection
• GBA Communication Ports info - https://github.com/afska/gba-link-connection/blob/master/docs/gbatek.md

Devices that Support using a GBA Link Cable

• Analogue Pocket
• Actual GBA Hardware

Applications that can Emulate a Link Cable

Android

• My Boy! GBA Emulator for Android
  • Note: MyBoy puts saves in the Android > data > app.fastemulator.gba > saves folder, and they can be tricky to get out of a non-rooted system
  • For Battle Chip Gate, use Battle Chip Gate Homebrew

Desktop

• mGBA
• VBA-M
• No$Gba
• BizHawk
• GBE+

Other

• Flipper Zero Pokemon Trading https://github.com/EstebanFuentealba/Flipper-Zero-Game-Boy-Pokemon-Trading

Applications that can emulate a Battle Chip Gate in platform

• Battle Chip Gate Homebrew - requires second GBA to pretend to be the gate link
• mGBA Desktop link
• GBE+ link

Compatibility

Battle Chip Gate - MMBN4, 4.5, MMZ3 Progress Chip Gate - MMBN 5 Beast Gate - MMBN6