How to Load Savestates in VBA ------------------------------ VBA is VisualBoyAdvance Savestates can be easily loaded using the F1-F10 keys at the top of the keyboard. The savestates are files that end in the extension .sgm. The name is the same name as the ROM but has a number attached to it to identify which savestate it is and which key loads it. For example, if the game is named MyHack.gba, a savestate may be named MyHack1.sgm. Then, by pressing "F1", that savestate will be loaded. Savestates can be created at any time during the game and loaded at any time. They are very useful and can be used in a large variety of ways. If you download a savestate, you will likely have to rename it so you can easily load it. Likewise you can use the menu in VBA to load it manually but this is more time consuming and I don't recommend it. Savestates may or may not load depending on the version of the VBA emulator. For example, v1.8.0 savestates may not work with v1.7.2 savestates because the newer format is different from the older one, while v1.7.2 savestates are likely to work with a newer emulator because the newer emulator will be programmed to be able to use older formats as well. The best way to avoid this is to simply use the most up to date version of the emulator.