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PC port · Game Boy Advance → PC

Sonic Advance 1 & 2 decompilation and SDL port (SAT-R)

A work-in-progress matching decompilation of Sonic Advance and Sonic Advance 2 for the Game Boy Advance, which can also build an experimental 64-bit SDL port for Windows, Linux and macOS.

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You need your own copy of Sonic Advance 2. This port only runs with files from a copy you own; there is no download or play button here. No copy? These play in your browser right away, no files needed: BO1 Zombies (vel.gg), GTA 3 Online (quenq III Web), The Simpsons: Hit & Run WASM.

What you need

A development toolchain to build from source; the SDL port for Windows, Linux and macOS is built with make. The project is unfinished and has no ready-made downloads.

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  1. Sonic Advance 1 & 2 decompilation and SDL port (SAT-R)This page

    UnreleasedDecompilation

    A decompilation and port of Sonic Advance 1 & 2 - GameBoy Advance game's written in C

    Runs on Game Boy Advance and emulators (rebuilt ROMs), Windows, Linux and macOS (SDL port, build from source)Needs files from a copy you own★ 690Last change Jul 21, 2026

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Short answer

Sonic Advance and Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance) are being decompiled by SAT-R. The project builds matching ROMs and an experimental 64-bit SDL port for Windows, Linux and macOS, but it is unfinished and you build it yourself. There are no ready-made downloads.

This site is not affiliated with SAT-R, Sonic Team, Dimps or Sega. We do not host any files and only link the project’s official pages.

What it is

Sonic Advance (2001) and Sonic Advance 2 (2002) were Game Boy Advance platformers by Sonic Team and Dimps. They have never been released on PC.

sa2 is “a work in progress matching decompilation of Sonic Advance 1, 2, & eventually 3”, by the SAT-R group (sa2 README). Besides GBA ROMs, it can build:

  • sa2.sdl with make sdl: a Linux/macOS 64-bit SDL port;
  • sa2.sdl_win32.exe with make sdl_win32: a Windows 64-bit SDL port;
  • a Win32 OpenGL port, marked “not functional”.

Current status

  • Warning from the README: “This project is not completed and still under active development.”
  • ROMs it builds: Sonic Advance (Europe) and Sonic Advance 2 (USA, Europe, Japan, Japan Virtual Console, and a 2002 USA beta).
  • Activity: last updated on 1 August 2026; progress badges on the README and sa2.dev show decompilation and matching progress per game.

What you need

  • A development toolchain and the repository’s build instructions.
  • Building the matching ROMs relies on the original game’s data in the usual decompilation way; see the repository for details. We do not link any ROMs.

For Sonic games that already have complete decompilations and ready-made builds, see Sonic 1 & 2, Sonic CD and Sonic Mania.

FAQ

Is there a Sonic Advance 2 PC port?

An experimental one you build yourself. SAT-R's sa2 decompilation can build a 64-bit SDL port for Linux, macOS and Windows (make sdl and make sdl_win32), but the project is unfinished and has no ready-made downloads.

What does the sa2 project build?

Matching Game Boy Advance ROMs of Sonic Advance (Europe) and Sonic Advance 2 (USA, Europe, Japan, the Japanese Virtual Console version and a 2002 beta), plus the SDL ports. A Win32 OpenGL port is listed as not functional.

Is Sonic Advance 3 included?

Not yet. The README says Sonic Advance 3 will come eventually in a separate sa3 repository.

Is the decompilation finished?

No. The README warns that it is not completed and still under active development; progress badges show how much of each game is decompiled and matching.

Unofficial. This page is written by an independent directory. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Sega (developed by Sonic Team and Dimps) or SAT-R (Sonic Advance 1 & 2 decompilation and SDL port (SAT-R)'s author). We do not host any files, and we never link to game files, ROMs or ISOs.

Sources

This page was last updated on Nov 3, 2026. A date after a source is the day we read it. Versions and steps follow the official project; if they differ, the official source wins.

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