EDIT: I found the solution on my end. You have to make a new folder in your SD card for games exclusively, so when you get to the scan step, use a created folder and place all the ROMS you have in there! Then, the emulator will recognize the game files. I'm giving 4 stars now, but only because this is a very specific workaround, and shouldn't be here to begin with. It's not a hard one, just oddly specific. You try to make the files inside the Johnemulators folder, and it doesn't work; use an SD.

John GBA
John emulators
- Category
- Game — ARCADE
- Age rating
- Everyone
- Price
- $2.99
- Developer
- John emulators
Game Description
John GBA is GBA emulator for android 6.0+.
This app does not work without your own game files.
Please try John GBA lite before purchasing.
John GBA can take over John GBA Lite data.
Features
- Original GBA engine
- Cheats (Raw/GameShark/CodeBreaker)
- High quality rendering
- Search game files in SDCard & Internal Storage
- Virtual On-screen keypad
- Zipped file support
- Save States (with previews)
- Customizable keys
- Turbo buttons
- Screenshot
- Fast forward / Slow down (x0.25 - x16)
- Bluetooth / MOGA controller support
- Dropbox support (requires John DataSync)
- No ADs
- No internet connection
Hardware requirements
-CPU: 1.0GHz Dual-core
-RAM: 1GB
Screenshots
Community Reviews
Recent reviews from the local catalog.
Had this for a while, PAID for it (totally worth it). But, lately, the software has hard locked me out telling me that it has no license and I need to buy it from the app store... The link takes me to this page that says that I already bought it and has the "play" button. FULL stars if it still worked, best out there. Glad I waited till now to review, might update when this gets fixed. _-_-_-_ Well, the issue fixed itself after being connected to the internet somehow. I needed it offline!
This emulator is the best one in the play store. The functionality in terms of fast forward, save/load state, audio toggle, button arrangement and cheat options make the user experience amazing. Is there any way to make the d-pad more fluid? There's a 'break-stop' when moving from left to right/top to bottom when you slide your finger across the d-pad because you touch the center of it. I want to be able to move around fluidly without having these break-stops if this makes sense. Thanks!
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