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Boycott Advance
Boycott Advance
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Boycott Advance free download for Mac

Boycott Advance

Version 0.4.4

Gameboy Advance emulator.

3.6
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Boycott Advance overview

Boycott Advance is designed to run homebrew Gameboy Advance software, and to that end, it works well. It is also compatible with some commercial games, although this support is far from perfect. There are no plans to spend any more effort on compatibility until the Gameboy Advance is no longer on commercial sale.

What’s new in version 0.4.4

Updated on Feb 21 2023

  • Highly optimized CPU emulation that can attain full speed on all supported Macs.
  • Full support for all GBA video features, including scaling and rotation.
  • Partial support for the GBA DirectSound channels and Gameboy PSG.

Information

License

Free

Size

1.4 MB

Downloads

127508

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.13 or later
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Virtualalex
Virtualalex
Dec 2 2009
0.4
0.0
Dec 2 2009
0.0
Version: 0.4
Many games work perfectly (as far as I can tell) but many games do not. I have suffered glitches and strange graphical craziness in the following games: Castlevania AoS (Large creature models with multiple moving parts don't work properly causing disjointed shapes to move strangely about the screen. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (second level is totally glitches out) Super Mario Advanced (the slot machine bonus doesn't have any pictures.) If anyone else suffers from the same glitches I would love to know I am not the only one. But I am going to have to say to proceed with caution. I was probably 5 hours into Castlevania before I discovered the glitches. Now I am afraid to commit to any game.
Guest
Guest
Jan 2 2009
0.4
0.0
Jan 2 2009
0.0
Version: 0.4
i wanted a gba emulator to play just one game; Final Fantasy Tactics. i tried the game on boycott advance but 10 minutes in the screen goes haywire and freezes. i tried the game on visualboy advance but i cant save my game. is there anyway to fix this? dustinjorgensen@yahoo.com
Chachoregard
Chachoregard
Apr 19 2008
0.3.8
0.0
Apr 19 2008
0.0
Version: 0.3.8
No Autosaving? Come on.
Mr-Macintosh23
Mr-Macintosh23
Mar 31 2008
0.3.8
5.0
Mar 31 2008
5.0
Version: 0.3.8
If you already read my lastest review on Visualboy Advance, you probably know what I am going to say, if not, here it is: Boycott Advance is great! It has loads of features (with Emulator Enhancer installed), and it can emulate Metroid Zero Mission and Fusion and Spider Man Mysterio's Menace so good, it actually feels like you're playing them on the real Gameboy Advance. Visualboy Advance and Boycott Advance together, you can emulate ANY! GBA ROM.
Mr-Macintosh23
Mr-Macintosh23
Mar 27 2008
0.3.8
5.0
Mar 27 2008
5.0
Version: 0.3.8
I have finally put my GBA emulator problems to rest once and for all. Visualboy Advance is good, but it just doesn't suit my requirements for a good, realistic emulator; (saying that took some guts). I've read numerous reviews about Visualboy Advance and how loads of people have had numerous saving problems, so I have trashed Visualboy Advance, all of the backups I made, and the .dmg installer files and have finally made the final GBA emulator transition to Boycott Advance. In English: VISUALBOY ADVANCE DOESN'T SUIT MY EMULATOR NEEDS, BOYCOTT ADVANCE DOES. Email me at spyrokid@dejazzd.com if you want more info on why I have chosen Boycott Advance over Visualboy Advance.
Mr-Macintosh23
Mr-Macintosh23
Mar 10 2008
0.3.8
5.0
Mar 10 2008
5.0
Version: 0.3.8
My first review was wrong. BOYCOTT ADVANCE IS LIKE FREAKIN' BULL-****.Visualboy Advance v1.7.4 ROCKS!!! It's like the Gameboy Advance on the Mac OS X.
Mr-Macintosh23
Mr-Macintosh23
Mar 5 2008
0.3.8
5.0
Mar 5 2008
5.0
Version: 0.3.8
Boycott Advance ROCKS!!! When I tried running v0.3.9 along with v2.2.1 of Emulator Enhancer, I couldn't save at all. I mean, it did save, but when I closed it, all of the saved data vanished. Late last night, I finally figured out why it wasn't working for me. It was something with The Shell. Until Richard Bannister starts working on Boycott again, I'm sticking with the October 5, 2005 release of it and Emulator Enhancer v1.6.0 I'm also going to do the same thing with KiGb. Anyway, Boycott Advance and KiGB ROCK!!! I'd give it 5 stars any day VBA SUCKS LIKE FREAKIN' BULL-****.
Mac-Adam
Mac-Adam
Dec 28 2007
0.3.8
2.0
Dec 28 2007
2.0
Version: 0.3.8
could be free jostick and full screen effect like snes !!!
Macinator666
Macinator666
Jan 11 2007
0.3.8
0.0
Jan 11 2007
0.0
Version: 0.3.8
I'm using Boycott Advance 0.3.8 at the moment only because Visual Boy Advance dosn't seem to work on me intel based Mini Mac. All I got on VBA were errors which then lead up to it well.... to stop working all together. So I disided (even thought VBA is still considered better) to try Boycott Advance. And it woorked perfectly..with a few problems as well: 1.like VBA (for me) did not save my progress (was playing Summon Knight 1&2). And just didn't play Tales of Synphonia (Intro movie type thing started to break up anf freeze and Riviera - The Promised Land ( just got a black screen). So in my opinion VBA is porbably better but if dosn't work for you (your Mac) The Boycott might be for you.
Macinator666
Macinator666
Jan 11 2007
0.3.8
0.0
Jan 11 2007
0.0
Version: 0.3.8
I'm using Boycott Advance 0.3.8 at the moment only because Visual Boy Advance dosn't seem to work on me intel based Mini Mac. All I got on VBA were errors which then lead up to it well.... to stop working all together. So I disided (even thought VBA is still considered better) to try Boycott Advance. And it woorked perfectly..with a few problems as well: 1.like VBA (for me) did not save my progress (was playing Summon Knight 1&2). And just didn't play Tales of Synphonia (Intro movie type thing started to break up anf freeze and Riviera - The Promised Land ( just got a black screen). So in my opinion VBA is porbably better but if dosn't work for you (your Mac) The Boycott might be for you.
Zwilliams
Zwilliams
Apr 19 2006
0.3.7
5.0
Apr 19 2006
5.0
Version: 0.3.7
Awesome. Thanks for updating it to Universal Binary. You don't know how many Mac/Gameboy addicts you have just helped out.
Mrgando
Mrgando
Jan 9 2006
0.3.6
2.5
Jan 9 2006
2.5
Version: 0.3.6
hi, it has serious bugs, I wanted to play rapala pro fishing , and it has A LOT of bugs. 1) you CAN't actually FISH anything , cause you can't recover it to the boat. 2) It freezes 3) Sound Glitches.
Guest
Guest
Oct 11 2005
0.3.6
5.0
Oct 11 2005
5.0
Version: 0.3.6
Another excellent emulator! You're make the best!
Guest
Guest
Sep 15 2005
0.3.5
5.0
Sep 15 2005
5.0
Version: 0.3.5
iv got harvest moon friends of m ineral town and it all works fine until it comes up with dialogue. it freezes and makes a screeching sound also it froze when i was playing pokemon emerald and made the same screeching sound, this time just randomly this emulator also doesnt show some menu cursers. any reasons it might do these things?
Guest
Guest
Aug 23 2004
0.3.5
0.0
Aug 23 2004
0.0
Version: 0.3.5
hy im tom 12y old and i have donwlaoded pokemon ruby and sapphire ,ok a gamelink for the V.B.A doesnt exist but how can i get all pokemon !!! where can i find the best cheatsite for my V.B.A /// just mail me camboy366@hotmail.com
Guest
Guest
Jul 19 2004
0.3.5
5.0
Jul 19 2004
5.0
Version: 0.3.5
ADD GAMESHARK PLZ
Guest
Guest
Jun 20 2004
0.3.5
5.0
Jun 20 2004
5.0
Version: 0.3.5
Umm....Wow! I have used VisualBoy Adavnce and Boycott advance for quite a long time now, and a while ago I thought VisualBoy was better (Sorry bannister :( but now this version of Boycott has come out and I am amazed! • Doesn't crash at all and is very stable •SPEED increase! All roms run full speed on my 700mhz eMac! •(I havent got a few of the previous version so i don't know if this next point is new?) the Preference pane is very good. I'm a big fan of all of Richard's emulators and I think he is a total genius... Keep up the good work!
Guest
Guest
Jun 12 2004
0.3.3
5.0
Jun 12 2004
5.0
Version: 0.3.3
This is so lame........... try visualboy advance..it is the best ever......... Ang panget niyo lahat...puta
Guest
Guest
May 10 2004
0.3.3
5.0
May 10 2004
5.0
Version: 0.3.3
This is by far the worst GBA emulator out there. If you want a WORKING emulator, try VisualBoy. Boycott froze every single one of my ROMs.
Guest
Guest
Feb 25 2004
0.3.3
5.0
Feb 25 2004
5.0
Version: 0.3.3
I really haven't downloaded this version but when ever i try downloading it goes to some weird page with weird symbols what should i do
Mr-Macintosh23
Mr-Macintosh23
Mar 31 2008
5.0
Mar 31 2008
5.0
Version: null
Mac-Adam
Mac-Adam
Dec 28 2007
2.0
Dec 28 2007
2.0
Version: null
Zwilliams
Zwilliams
Apr 19 2006
5.0
Apr 19 2006
5.0
Version: null
Mrgando
Mrgando
Jan 9 2006
2.5
Jan 9 2006
2.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 11 2005
5.0
Oct 11 2005
5.0
Version: null
Blkdragon96
Blkdragon96
Dec 4 2003
3.0
Dec 4 2003
3.0
Version: null
Twistedguy
Twistedguy
Sep 5 2003
2.3
Sep 5 2003
2.3
Version: null
Km2k3
Km2k3
May 31 2003
4.3
May 31 2003
4.3
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Feb 26 2003
4.8
Feb 26 2003
4.8
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Dec 29 2002
4.3
Dec 29 2002
4.3
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Dec 25 2002
4.5
Dec 25 2002
4.5
Version: null
angelnohescamilla
angelnohescamilla
Jan 11 2030
0.4.2
1.0
Jan 11 2030
1.0
Version: 0.4.2
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