Nostalgia.GBC (GBC Emulator)

Name: Nostalgia.GBC (GBC Emulator)
Rating: 4.3960395 (5629 reviews)
Author: Nostalgia Emulators

By: Nostalgia Emulators Game

Nostalgia.GBC is a high quality GB/GBC emulator.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

533,523 ▲ 831

Data as of 2026-08-03

Rating:

4.40 +5

(5,629)

Version:

2.5.6

Last updated: 2024-10-31

Ranking

#95,178 ▼ 9

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Nostalgia.GBC is a high quality Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator featuring a modern, intuitive interface and customizable virtual controller. It supports game progress saving with multiple manual save slots and an autosave slot, complete with screenshots for easy access. Players can rewind gameplay to undo mistakes, enabling a more flexible gaming experience.

The emulator accelerates graphics using OpenGL ES and supports hardware keyboards, as well as HID Bluetooth gamepads such as MOGA and 8bitdo. It offers screenshot capabilities, cheat code integration, and accepts GB, GBC, and ZIP file formats for games. Please note that no games (ROMs) are included; users must supply their own. The lite version includes ads when not actively gaming and enables certain features while connected online. Nostalgia.GBC is GPLv3-licensed with source code available and encourages user feedback for improvements.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Nostalgia Emulators

Downloads:

533,523 831

Rating:

4.40

(5,629) 5 new ratings

Version:

2.5.6 Last updated: 2024-10-31

Version code:

1016

Creation date:

2013-07-08

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
android.permission.VIBRATE Safe

Size:

6.37MB

Email:

no*****@lanik-mt.eu

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 95,178 ▼ 9

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Developed by:

Nostalgia Emulators

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nostalgiaemulators.gbclite

Email:

no*****@lanik-mt.eu

User Reviews

Reviewers consistently praise Nostalgia.GBC as a top-tier, free GBC emulator with excellent interface and solid performance, especially for classics like Pokemon Red. It’s appreciated for its free use and good device/keyboard compatibility. The most mentioned drawbacks are save file encryption that prevents migrating saves to other emulators, and pro-version features being locked behind a paywall (e.g., saving progress, fast-forward). Other repeated issues include ROM management (deletion not fully removing ROM) and missing hardware triggers on some devices, with unclear save-state locations. Overall, it's highly regarded despite these trade-offs.

Pros

Top-tier GBC emulator with excellent performance and interface.
Free to use with no ads, appealing to many users.
Great for playing classic games like Pokemon Red/Gold, supporting nostalgia.
Good device/keyboard compatibility on several devices.

Cons

Save files are encrypted and not migratable to other emulators; prevents sharing/trading saves.
Pro features are locked behind a paywall (e.g., saving progress, fast-forward).
ROM management issues; deleted ROM can persist in the app.
Missing left/right trigger buttons on some devices (e.g., Razr 50 Ultra).
Unclear save-state location on some devices.

Recent reviews

so, I have not played a game on this yet. but I've heard that this is the best emulator for gameboy color. But whenever I try to make the games it uses to go off a folder, like what I use for all of my emulators. then it says I dont have the sofware for that. can anyone tell me why it says that and how to fix it?

Ke*****, 2026-07-30

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.