Can you launch mGBA straight into a game via a shortcut?

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Can you launch mGBA straight into a game via a shortcut? - Michkov - 06-23-2026

This is a Windows question. Other emulators can launch straight into the game via startup options added to a shortcut or alternate configuration files.

I was wondering if there is an option to achieve this in mGBA as well. I've looked online and through the forum, but couldn't find anything.

RE: Can you launch mGBA straight into a game via a shortcut? - JuanJugando - 07-31-2026

(06-23-2026, 04:17 PM)Michkov Wrote: This is a Windows question. Other emulators can launch straight into the game via startup options added to a shortcut or alternate configuration files.

I was wondering if there is an option to achieve this in mGBA as well. I've looked online and through the forum, but couldn't find anything.

I use a .BAT file.
Copy the text at the end of the message into a .bat file

Replace
Emulator path here:

Code:
set ‘EMU=C:\EMULATOR\mGBA-0.10.5-win64\mGBA.exe’

ROM path

set ‘ROM=C:\ROM\GBA\Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It).zip’

directory where you save your games and the names of the quick save files:
[/code]
set ‘DIR_GAMES=C:\ROM\GBA\GAMES’
set ‘BASE_NAME=Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It)’
[/code]
Please note that this file is not harmful; you should check it and place it wherever you like.
I mention this because you shouldn’t just use any old .bat file, but this is a simple one.

Here’s the code:

Code:
@echo off

setlocal

:: Configuración de rutas

set "EMU=C:\ROM\EMULADORES\mGBA-0.10.5-win64\mGBA.exe"

set "ROM=C:\ROM\GBA\Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It).zip"

set "DIR_PARTIDAS=C:\ROM\GBA\PARTIDAS"

set "BASE_NAME=Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It)"

:: Busca el archivo .ss* ordenado por fecha de modificación más reciente (/o-d)

set "ULTIMA_PARTIDA="

for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "%DIR_PARTIDAS%\%BASE_NAME%.ss*" /b /a-d /o-d 2^>nul') do (

    set "ULTIMA_PARTIDA=%DIR_PARTIDAS%\%%i"

    goto :encontrado

)

:sin_partida

echo No se han encontrado partidas (.ss*). Abriendo el juego normal...

start "" "%EMU%" "%ROM%"

goto :fin

:encontrado

echo Cargando partida mas reciente: "%ULTIMA_PARTIDA%"

start "" "%EMU%" -t "%ULTIMA_PARTIDA%" "%ROM%"

:fin

exit