John GBC Lite

Name: John GBC Lite
Rating: 3.7865613 (39254 reviews)
Author: John emulators

John GBC Lite is GB/GBC emulator. This emulator is easy to use.

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John GBC Lite is a lightweight and user-friendly Game Boy (GB) and Game Boy Color (GBC) emulator designed for Android devices running version 6.0 and above. This emulator features an original GBC engine offering high-quality rendering for a smooth gaming experience.

Key features include fast performance, support for zipped game files, customizable virtual on-screen keypad with turbo buttons, save states with previews, cheat code support (Game Genie/Game Shark/PAR), and compatibility with Bluetooth/MOGA controllers. Additionally, it supports Super Gameboy borders and Dropbox integration (via John DataSync). Users can conveniently search for game files across SDCard and internal storage. Please note that the app requires you to provide your own game files and has ads that can be removed by purchasing the full John GBC version.

By:: John emulators
Downloads:: 5,033,990+ 2.96K
Rating:: 3.79

(39,254) 0.01
Version:: v4.13 (Last updated: 2025-02-28)
Version code:: 4130
Creation date:: 2011-06-02
Permissions:: android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.VIBRATE
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Size:: 21.39M
Email:: jo*****@gmail.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Google Play Store
Updated:: 14 hours ago

Ranking

# 21,126 ▼ 39

User reviews

John GBC Lite is praised for smooth gameplay, good stability, support for both GB and GBC games, multiple save states, and an easy-to-use interface with efficient game detection. However, users commonly report intrusive and frequent ads disrupting gameplay, issues with save data loss, audio latency problems, inflexible button layouts causing gameplay difficulties, and compatibility problems with certain newer games. Despite these drawbacks, the emulator remains highly recommended as the best free Game Boy Color emulator available.

Pros

Runs smoothly and is stable with few crashes.
Supports both Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
Multiple save states with quicksave/load functionality.
Easy to add and find games with directory scanning.
Lightweight and does not consume much storage or data.

Cons

Intrusive ads have become frequent, including video ads and pop-ups disrupting gameplay.
Save data sometimes fails to persist or is lost after inactivity.
Audio issues noted, including latency and beat skipping in some games.
Button layout and controls are not customizable; certain button placements cause gameplay issues.
Some games (especially from around 2000) show white screens and do not run properly.

Recent reviews

I used to have no problems with this emulator. I didn't mind the banner ads at all bc it was so good at keeping my place in game even when closed, and the ads stayed unintrusive. However, suddenly, I get full video ads almost every time I tab out of the app. While they are often quick skips, previously unintrusive ads are now totally intrusive and ruin the experience. Completely scummy way to try and force me to buy the full version.

Niamh Lumi, 2025-01-24

For some reason it can't run some GB games past the year 2000 (I tried with FIFA 2000 and DBZ: Legendary Super Warriors but they both just gave me a white screen) but other than that it runs completely fine