File extension GBS
| File type | Nintendo Game Boy Music Audio Data Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a GBS file?
Files with the GBS extension were used by the older Nintendo Gameboy mini-console. This eight-bit device used GBS files to store audio data. These files were generated when recording sound by the device during the game. Such sound material could contain many tracks.
GBS are files that can be played on a computer using an audio emulator for older consoles called Audio Overload.
Program(s) that can open the .GBS file
How to open GBS files
If you cannot open the GBS file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports GBS among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the GBS file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the GBS format files
The inability to open and operate the GBS file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Nintendo Game Boy Music Audio Data Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a GBS file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the GBS file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the GBS from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the GBS format
- The GBS file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the GBS file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a GBS file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the GBS file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the GBS file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the GBS file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 12/27/2021
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.GBS) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected GBS file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the GBS file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. GBS) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.