# GBA Games too sluggish **URL:** \ **Category:** Emulators\ **Created:** [August 15, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394 "2018-08-15T23:39:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/1 "2018-08-15T23:39:43Z")
Hi, I did the retroarch install posted here, and I can not play GBA games at full speed, any of them, they appear to run about 50 to 55 FPS, it’s that normal? Also the buttons seems to stick a lot when I press them, is there a solution for that? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Domby88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@Domby88](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Domby88)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/2 "2018-08-18T23:02:06Z")
What version are you running? Mine was sluggish on 1.22 but worked find on 1.21. If you check for updates it now shows 1.21 as the latest update as they seemed to pull 1.22. If you check for updates see if it prompts you to download 1.21 ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/3 "2018-08-19T01:59:31Z")
Thank you for your response Indeed, it is on 1.22, is there a way to downgrade my system? I think maybe I have to wait another release better. Look at this video that made Also, none of you think the button are sticky? ---
**Author:** ![lasvegas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lasvegas/32/769_2.png) [@lasvegas](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lasvegas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/4 "2018-08-19T03:45:30Z")
Just do a fresh Update. It will revert to 1.21… They’ve apparently retracted the 1.22 update. LasVegas ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/5 "2018-08-19T15:49:10Z")
Hi lasvegas, I suppose you mean this file right? > [@GameShell OS image files (v0.3-0.4)](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gameshell-os-image-file/355): > > [[WeChat%20Image\_20190709185851]](http://dl.clockworkpi.com/clockworkos_v0.4.img.bz2) \*\*v0.4 latest release note:\*\* 1. Updated Linux Kernel to 5.2.RC4 2. Activated midi device support in Kernel by default (Tested with AKAI MPK mini, using USB OTG cable), preinstalled samplerbox in /opt 3. Updated Launcher to v1.25 4. Optimized menu icons and orders 5. Launcher now support theme selection, added OP1 dark theme provided by @stingray 6. Added more Indie Games, including Planet-Busters (Q1 Game Jam), No. 909 (Q1 Game Jam), 2048, Hurricane. 7. We will … I’ll post if this works, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![lasvegas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lasvegas/32/769_2.png) [@lasvegas](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lasvegas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/6 "2018-08-19T17:21:19Z")
No. I meant **Settings-\>Update**. ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/7 "2018-08-19T17:46:02Z")
I see, yes, it’s a big improvement, still minor issues and lag thought, but is way better than before Thanks ---
**Author:** ![gerraldo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/838e76/32.png) [@gerraldo](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/gerraldo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/gba-games-too-sluggish/1394/8 "2018-08-28T16:51:26Z")
May I ask you, which core you are using?! I tried some GBA games with several cores and had best results with mGBA (was the only one that had no sound problems with Mario Golf Advance).