How to Use Cheats on Visual Boy Advance

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This wikiHow teaches you how to use cheat codes while playing a Game Boy Advance game on the VisualBoyAdvance (VBA) emulator on a Windows computer.

1. 1

   Open the VisualBoyAdvance download page.

2. 2

   Uncheck the "Install Yahoo Search Engine" box. It's below the green DOWNLOAD NOW button.

   • Clicking this box may prompt a new page or tab to open; if so, close it to return to the VBA page.

3. 3

   Click DOWNLOAD NOW . This green button is in the middle of the page.

4. 4

   Click START DOWNLOAD . It's below the DOWNLOAD NOW button. The VBA folder will begin downloading onto your computer.

5. 5

   Open the ZIP folder. Double-click the ZIP folder in its download location (e.g., the desktop) to open it.

6. 6

   Click the Extract tab. It's at the top of the ZIP window. A toolbar will appear below it.

7. 7

   Click Extract all . This option is on the far-right side of the toolbar. Clicking it opens a window.

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   Click Extract . It's at the bottom of the window. This will prompt the ZIP folder to extract its contents into a regular folder in the same location; once the extraction is complete, the folder will open, allowing you to proceed with opening and using VBA.

   • If you don't have any games for VBA, search for "game boy advance roms" in your preferred web browser, or try using a website like LoveRoms to find ROMs to download before continuing.

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2. 2

   Scroll down to the Game Boy Advance section. You'll see both a "Most Popular" heading and a "Latest Cheats" heading here.

3. 3

   Select a game. Click the title of a game for which you want to find cheats. Doing so opens the game's cheat page.

4. 4

   Select a cheat category. If you see a list of links (e.g., Codes that Work), click the link that pertains to your preferences.

5. 5

   Review the cheats. Scroll through the list of cheats to find ones that you want to use.

6. 6

   Copy a cheat code. Select a code that you want to use by clicking and dragging the mouse across it, then press Ctrl+C .

   • You'll paste this code into the GameShark engine later.
   • Make sure that you copy the code and not its description. Most GameShark codes resemble a jumble of letters and numbers, a space, and another jumble of letters and numbers (some cheats have several lines of codes formatted like this).

1. 1

   Open VisualBoyAdvance. Double-click the purple VisualBoyAdvance icon in the unzipped folder. This will bring up the VBA window.

2. 2

   Click File . It's in the upper-left corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.

3. 3

   Click Open… . This option is at the top of the File drop-down menu.

4. 4

   Select your game's ROM. Click the ROM file for the game that you want to open in VBA.

5. 5

   Click Open . It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. The game should open and begin playing in VBA.

   • If the game screen remains blank, do the following: click the Options tab, select Emulator, select Save type, click Flash 128K, and then click File and click Reset.

6. 6

   Click the Cheats tab. It's at the top of the window.

7. 7

   Click Cheat list… . This option is near the top of the Cheats drop-down menu.

8. 8

   Click Gameshark… . You'll find this button near the bottom of the window. A new window will appear.

9. 9

   Enter a description. Type a description for your cheat (e.g., "Infinite Money") into the "Description" text box.

10. 10

    Enter the cheat code. Click the "Code" text box, then press Ctrl+V to paste the code that you copied earlier into the text field.

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    Click OK . It's at the bottom of the window. You should now see the code's name at the top of the Cheats window, along with a checkmark to the left of the code's name.

    • If the code's name isn't checked, click the box to the left of it to check it.

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    Click OK . It's at the bottom of the window. This will save your code and apply it to the game.

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    Reset the game. Click File again, then click Reset in the drop-down menu. The game will load, and your cheat(s) should load with it.

    • You can disable your codes by reopening the Cheat list... menu, unchecking the cheat codes, and then resetting the game.

Add New Question

• Question

  Where can I find "Pokemon Emerald" cheats?

  

  A quick Google search can pull up thousands of pages of "Pokemon Emerald" cheats. Putting them in the emulator is fairly easy - only requiring a quick copy and paste. Be careful to keep it formatted correctly, however.

• Question

  What if I did all this and it still doesn't work?

  

  Make sure the codes are properly spaced. If that does not work, find new codes with the new master code, respectively.

• Question

  Can I download a GameShark code, or do I actually have to go buy one?

  

  You can look for "GameShark codes" online followed by whatever Pokemon version you're playing. You should get a list that way.

• Question

  Where do I put the master code for cheats in Visualboy Advance?

  

  Add it the same way you would any other cheat, through the "Cheats..." dialog box. Make sure it's clearly labelled as a Master Code. Try using all caps for the name.

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• You'll need to enable your code(s) each time you reopen the VBA emulator.

• Some codes won't work with your game, while others may have unintended side effects (e.g., corrupt save files).

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1. Find Gameshark codes at https://www.supercheats.com/gameboyadvance.htm.
2. Open VisualBoyAdvance.
3. Click File and select Open.
4. Select a ROM and click Open.
5. Click Cheats.
6. Click Cheat list.
7. Click Gameshark.
8. Enter a description and the cheat code.
9. Click OK and reset the game.

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