How do I run edits?

[Ehic]

So I know how to get roms (.GBA files) to edit, and I have Visual Boy Advance. But My VBA won't play .GBA files only the compressed RAR version I download them in. anyone know what emulator I should use to play my modified Golden Sun Games?

[Sajin]

Your VBA doesn't read .gba files? Okay that has to be one of weirdest things I've seen.
Did you try re-downloading VBA? If you did and didn't work neither, try using other gba emulator or try tweaking around with VBA's options (perhaps you unchecked some option accidentilly).

[Aile~♥]

It seems more likely to me that he checked some option accidentally, rather than having unchecked one accidentally.

[Sajin]

Actually I think the probability is pretty much the same...
Either way, we can't help him much more since he still hasn't answered.

[Ehic]

I redownloaded VBA, that didn't work. I messed around the with the settings, especially options gamboy, Still not working. I haven't found another emulator yet that works with golden sun consitently, has sound and a speed up button. Any ideas? I will mess aournd more with the options and try other roms.

What is wierd is that it can view and play RAR compressed roms I download, but not the uncompressed .GBA. I also tried compressing my edit emulator and coudn't even read that.

Edit:
I redownloaded again and messed with the option and works now only if I "open" instead of "open gameboy"

[Charon]

You know, you can change the program the file extension .gba opens with to VBA to make your life a lot easier... o.o

[Salanewt]

Oh, strange... Anyway, I myself never use "Open Gameboy", so if that is the opening option you perfer to use, then I have no idea how to help you, sorry.

I would take a look at Charon's post.

[Atrius (He/Him)]

"open gameboy" is a weird name for that option, I don't even know why they'd call it that, but yeah the standard "open" option is what you're supposed to use for .gba files.

[Ehic]

The only reason I used the open gamebay over open was because it was higher up in the file dropdown so I saw it first. I never new there was a difference till now.

[Charon]

I think it may refer to the save states that VBA produces when you go into the menu and select "Save".

[redragon 309]

if your talking about running save states, you should select load... and select the sav state you had saved before...