Though it can run without the GameBoy Advance BIOS, it will perform better if it works together with the GBA bios file. VisualBoy Advance runs smoothly under Mac OS X. It comes with new features and bug fixes. Though there are many versions and creators of this emulator, it is Peterb that created the latest and best Mac OSX version of the VBA emulator. Here are some of the consoles that were popular during their respective release and the emulators that were developed alongside the game system.