1989
Game Boy
Original 8-bit handhelds — green-grey LCD, brick-solid library, still the soul of portable gaming.
Game Boy · Color · Advance
Classic handhelds, played the way you remember them.
NovaBoy is a modern, fast Game Boy and GBA emulator for Android. Authentic CRT and LCD filters, Chromecast to the living-room TV, save states, and a dark purple interface built for long sessions.
- GB, GBC & GBA
- Bluetooth & USB pads
- No games bundled
1998
Game Boy Color
The same pocket form, now in color. Backward compatible, brighter sprites, the bridge into the next decade.
2001
Game Boy Advance
32-bit widescreen adventures. Pokémon, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby — the last great handheld generation before phones.
Game library
A shelf, not a file picker.
Drop in the Game Boy and GBA ROMs you legally own. NovaBoy organizes them with automatic cover art in a clean grid or list — the same dark purple surface you play on, built to stay out of the way for hours.
Relive Pokémon, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, Doom and the rest of the handheld canon with smooth performance and a premium interface. The library is the front door; the emulator is the machine behind it.
The parts that make a session feel finished.
Powerful emulation features without a cluttered overlay. Everything below is in the box — Pro unlocks the extra picture modes and TV casting on top.
Save & load states
Freeze a run at the exact frame and come back later. Multiple slots, no battery anxiety.
Quick save / quick load
One tap to drop a safety net before a boss, a puzzle, or a badly timed random encounter.
Fast forward
Skip the grind, the levelling, the walking. Keep the moments that actually matter.
Screenshots
Capture a palette, a sprite, a high score. NovaBoy writes stills straight from the frame buffer.
Bluetooth & USB pads
Full support for Bluetooth and USB controllers — play like a handheld, or dock it like a console.
Cover-art library
Grid or list. Automatic box art. Search the shelf instead of scrolling a folder of filenames.
Authentic visual filters
Make it look like the hardware you owned.
CRT, Heavy CRT, LCD Grid, Black & White, Sepia, and more. Dial intensity until the picture matches a pocket LCD, a living-room tube, or a clean modern panel. Advanced modes — Heavy CRT, CRT with curvature — sit behind NovaBoy Pro.
Preview · CRT
This page approximates the in-app look so you can feel the difference. In NovaBoy the same filters run on the live emulator output, with extra Pro modes including CRT plus curvature.
ProCast games to TV
Pocket games, living-room scale.
NovaBoy Pro sends Game Boy and GBA sessions to Chromecast, Android TV, Google TV, or any compatible display. Pair a Bluetooth pad, sit back, and play the handheld library the way a CRT in 2001 never quite allowed.
- Chromecast
- Android TV
- Google TV
In the app
The same dark purple you play in.
NovaBoy Pro
Unlock the living-room version.
The free app is a complete emulator — library, saves, fast forward, controllers, and the core filters. Pro removes ads and opens the advanced picture modes plus TV casting.
| Included | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy, GBC & GBA | ||
| Cover-art library | ||
| Save / load states | ||
| Fast forward | ||
| Bluetooth & USB controllers | ||
| Base visual filters | ||
| Ad-free | ||
| Heavy CRT, CRT + curvature | ||
| TV casting |
Bring your own cartridges — digitally.
NovaBoy does not include any games or ROMs. You must provide your own legally obtained game files. Dump the cartridges you own; don't download someone else's library. We built an emulator, not a warehouse.
Questions, answered.
Does NovaBoy include games or ROMs?
No. This app does not include any games or ROMs. You must provide your own legally obtained game files. NovaBoy is an emulator — the library is yours.
Which systems does it play?
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. One library, three handheld generations, automatic cover art.
Can I use a physical controller?
Yes. NovaBoy has full support for Bluetooth and USB controllers, so you can play on glass or on a pad.
What does Pro add?
An ad-free experience, advanced filters (Heavy CRT, CRT + Curvature, and more), TV casting to Chromecast, Android TV, and Google TV, plus additional premium features.
Does NovaBoy collect my data?
No. We don’t collect your data and we don’t share it with anyone. Your data stays on your device.
Download NovaBoy today.
Bring your favorite Game Boy and Game Boy Advance classics back to life — on the phone in your pocket, or on the television across the room.
