PocketLinkGBA Connecting to host

A LITTLE CLOSER, EVEN FROM HERE

Your games.
Your people.

A familiar handheld. A shared adventure.
Pick a game, send a link, and settle in.

GBAHosted on your PC · Played anywhere

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LINK✦

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YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE

Pick up & play

Search available GBA games

Finding available games…

Restoring your saved players…

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Finding your games…

Connecting to the PC host.

BETTER TOGETHER

Your rooms 0

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Your games, ready to play.

Your PC stores your games and save backups, and connects your friends while your room is playing.

Approve a player’s device

Approve only the code shown inside that player’s app. Choose their original player; saves are kept.

Refresh to check waiting devices.

Your save stays yours.PocketLink

Your roomConnecting…

POCKETLINK● LINK

Getting your game ready

Your save, your screen, your room.

No buttons held PAUSED Connecting player…

POWER240 × 160 • GAME BOY ADVANCE

PLAY A LITTLE
STAY A WHILE.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

Game menu

Game volume

Sound output

Tap to enable sound

Screen rendering

Game speed

Linked games run together. Personal speed changes and state restores are unavailable while linked.

Save states

Separate from in-game saves

Save state slot

Save backups

Backup to restore

Cartridge saves are backed up on your PC when they change.

Make room for your thumbs. Settings stay on this device.

Button size100%

Control opacity100%

D-pad directions

D-pad neutral zone

Left-handed layout

Show registered buttons

Keep screen awake

Keyboard: arrows to move, X = A, Z = B, A/S = L/R, Enter = Start, Shift = Select. Connected gamepads are detected automatically.

Codes are saved with this room. Use codes made for this exact game version.

Cheats are unavailable in linked rooms to keep every player's game in sync.

Cheat nameCheat codesCode format

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Your room

Game

LINK

Checking the game connection.

Your friend’s room link

You can also touch and hold the link to copy it. Your friend gets their own player and save.

Your display name

Preload when the PC host starts

Lock new player seats

A fresh link replaces the old invitation. Returning players keep their seats.

CONNECTIONConnectingROUND TRIP—VIDEO—

Your PC keeps the emulator running if your phone briefly disconnects. Reopen this room to return to your player.

SAVE A SEAT

Create a room

Room nameRoom capacity

Each player gets their own screen and save. Multiplayer features depend on the game.

AN OLD FAVORITE, A NEW HOME

Add a game

＋Choose a GBA ROM.gba or .zip · Stored on your PCGame title

Use your own game files. Everyone in a room runs the same game build.

BEHIND THE SCENES

PC host

Checking host…

Your game library, player seats and save backups live on this PC.

Host access token

Host diagnostics ↗

For iPhone play, use your secure public address. A localhost link works only on this PC.

A NEW TAKE ON A FAVORITE

Patch a game

Patch fileNew game title

IPS, UPS and BPS patches are supported. The patched game is added to your library as a separate game.

GET A FEEL FOR IT

Touch practice

The game will not receive practice inputs. Close this panel and use the gamepad below.

TOUCH PRACTICETouch any button

EDIT GAMEPAD · PortraitDrag a control to move it

Control to resizeSelected control size100%

Snap

Your game inputs are off. Drag a control or its corner handle. Skin changes keep your positions.

FULL IMMERSION

Play without browser bars

On iPhone, open PocketLink from your Home Screen to play without Safari’s tabs and toolbar.

In Safari, tap Share. It may be inside the page menu ….
Choose Add to Home Screen.
Leave Open as Web App on if shown, then tap Add.
Open the new PocketLink icon. Your game opens in immersive mode automatically.

Remembering your player…

Keep this link for yourself as a backup. If an older iPhone does not restore your player, paste it into “Have a room link?” in the app. iPhone system gestures and indicators remain controlled by iOS.

YOUR ORIGINAL PLAYER

Restore this app

Use a one-time approval code to bring your original games into this Home Screen app. Your existing saves are kept.

Your name

GIVE THIS CODE TO YOUR PC HOST The code expires in 10 minutes. You can return to this app after approval.

Your games.Your people.

Pick up & play

Finding your games…

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Your games, ready to play.

Your games.
Your people.