Yes, I know it feels like the GBA arrived just yesterday for some of you, but Nintendo's legendary retro handheld is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the US. The way we play our silly little video games on the go has changed dramatically since 2001, and yet, plenty of you are still looking for ways to dive into the portable's library of 32-bit classic capers.
Luckily, there's no shortage of ways to play the best Game Boy Advance games in 2026, and it's safe to say I know a thing or two about accessing the handheld's back catalogue. Not so long ago, the only reliable way to play Ninty's 2000s hits was to acquire an actual GBA or DS by taking advantage of its backwards compatibility. These days, though, the number of ways to revisit some of the system's revolutionary pocket adventures is frankly overwhelming, and there's something to suit virtually all budgets.
