Nostalgia.GBC (GBC Emulator)

5.65K reviews
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USK: All ages
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About this game

NO GAMES ARE INCLUDED IN THE APP!

Nostalgia.GBC is a high quality GBC emulator based on the most up-to-date revision of the famous gambatte.

Features
- Modern, cool-looking & user friendly interface
- Highly customizable virtual controller! You can adjust the size and position of each button to suit your needs.
- Game progress saving and loading - 8 manual slots with screenshots & an autosave slot. Share save states among your devices via BT, mail, skype etc. directly from the app.
- Export and import your battery saves (.sav) to back them up or move them to another device or emulator
- Rewinding! Got killed by a bad guy? Never mind! Just rewind the game a couple of seconds back and try again!
- Turbo buttons & A+B button
- Hardware accelerated graphics utilizing OpenGL ES
- Hardware keyboard support
- Supports HID bluetooth gamepads (MOGA, 8bitdo etc.)
- Screenshots - easily capture an image of the game any time during gameplay
- Use special cheat codes to make GBC games even more fun!
- GB, GBC and ZIP file support

No ROMs are included in the application.

Import your ROMs (zipped or unzipped) with IMPORT FROM DIR or IMPORT FROM FILE in the Nostalgia.GBC menu.

This is the lite version of Nostalgia.GBC. It is ad-supported and some features (manual progress saving/loading and game rewinding) are enabled only when ads are displayed (ie. when you are connected to the internet). We do not want to disturb you during gameplay - no ads will be displayed when a game is running.

If you like this app, consider purchasing the full version.

Nostalgia.GBC is GPLv3-licensed and you can download its source code here: http://goo.gl/FxU6Iq

Do not hesitate to send bug reports, suggestions or questions to our email.
Nostalgia.GBC is a high quality GB/GBC emulator.
Updated on
Oct 31, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

5.07K reviews
Nick Prax
July 13, 2026
locks the .sav file onto an inaccessible file if you're using the lite version. Having to pay to access a simple feature like non-proprietary save files diminished the value of this app. If you still have an old android phone laying around, luckily you can share the proprietary file from this app onto the older phone and access the android file without issues.
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Nostalgia Emulators
November 2, 2026
Thanks for the feedback! Version 2.5.9 lets you export and import .sav files from the game menu, so you can back up your saves or move them to another device or app. Please update the app from Google Play.
David
September 23, 2024
Seems like a decent emulator, but I really don't like how the on screen controls constantly reset their configurations. Not sure if that's happening because it's the free version but saving controller configs is an incredibly basic but important feature. In addition, .sav files don't seem to be stored anywhere. I want continue playing on other emulators and devices but can't do that without the game saves.
6 people found this review helpful
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Nitephall
April 6, 2026
It's a great gameboy color emulator, but it doesn't put an icon on any screen on your phone. I have to open my apps in Settings, click on the app, then select "open." That's pretty dumb. Also the presentation is very minimal. Other than those two things it works great for my two Tomb Raider games.
3 people found this review helpful
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What’s new

What's new
• Export and import your game saves (.sav) – back up your progress or move it to another device
• Loading ROMs from a whole folder works again
• Fixed on-screen buttons (Start, Select, menu) not responding on some newer phones
• Screenshots are saved correctly on newer Android versions
• Better support for Android 15 and 16
• Fewer crashes and better stability