Open GBA files in your browser
The file a Game Boy Advance game is dumped to. Open one right here to see what its header says, the save chip it uses and its hashes. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your ROM opens on a page of its own, with what its header says in plain words and the hashes to check it against No-Intro.
- Its header in plain words • Chips, sizes and region
- CRC32, MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 • As No-Intro lists them
- Copy a hash • Or paste one to compare
- Nothing in it runs • Read, never played
About GBA
A .gba file is a Game Boy Advance cartridge copied into a file: the game's whole ROM from its first byte, which the console runs from.
Its header gives the title, a four letter game code whose last letter is the region, the maker, the version and a header checksum. The save chip isn't in the header, but the libraries Nintendo gave developers leave markers in the ROM, like EEPROM_V, SRAM_V or FLASH1M_V, which emulators read to pick it.
Filepeek reads the header in plain words, finds those markers to name the save chip, and the real-time clock when there is one, and works out the CRC32, MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 to compare with No-Intro.
Game Boy Advance ROM
.gba
Format
- MIME type
- application/x-gba-rom
- Made by
- Nintendo
Inside the file
- Header
- 192 bytes, with Nintendo's logo
- Game code
- Four letters, the last its region
- Save
- EEPROM, SRAM or Flash, by its markers
- Checks
- A header checksum
Opens in every browser
No browser opens a GBA: they download it. Filepeek reads it in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Questions
How do I find a GBA ROM's save type?
Drop it on this page or choose Peek a GBA. Its page names the save chip, EEPROM, SRAM or Flash, from the markers its libraries left in the ROM.
How do I check it against No-Intro?
Its page shows the CRC32, MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 of the whole ROM. Copy one, or paste one to compare.
Is my ROM uploaded?
No. It opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.