Gameboy Visual Advance Pokemon file saved as sg1 file

I am really struggling to load my saved game (that I put hours into) on my VisualBoy Advance. I keep getting an error message when I try and open it, and if I go into VBA and Ctrl + O then the saved file does not show up in its folder. It looks like it is saved as an .sg1 file - does this make a difference? Is there a way I can change this to a compatible file?

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Best Answer

I don't understand why you're doing Ctrl + O to load the savefile, that option is used to open the game itself (which is usually a .gba file).

VBA's save files should already be in .sav format, unless you are using save state which is a different story.
That .sg1 file should be VBA savestate file, so you can't properly load the game from that. The only way to load that file is starting the game, then load savestate (which is done by pressing F1)

Here's a video tutorial for reference.

Note:
When using VBA it's not only recommended to save the state, it's better to export battery file, too:

File -> Export -> Battery file

This is a really important step that you need to take.

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How do I open Visual Boy Advance save files?

Load the game in Visual Boy Advance, then Import->gameshark and load the game, then export it like export->battery file. Just find the file (. sav and . sg1 file) in the folder where your ROM is.

How do I open SGM files in Visual Boy Advance?

Re: How to open vba . sgm or . sav

Use the in-game save whole running your game on VBA.

Copy resulting .SAV file to your phone, naming it the same way as. your . GBA file, but with . SAV extension.

Run VGBA - it should load the VBA . SAV file automagically.

The the game to load in-game save and enjoy.

How do I install SPS files on Visual Boy Advance?

so load the game you want, download the . sps file you want. Then under VBA, click file, import, Gameshark Snapshot file. load and enjoy.

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