Game Boy Advance

The Game Boy Advance

The Game Boy Advance is Nintendo's 32-bit handheld gaming system that surpassed the Nintendo Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Advance was released in 2001. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES-caliber graphics and even play voices. The Game Boy Advance was also capable of interaction with the Nintendo GameCube.

The original model was eventually discontinued in favor of the Game Boy Advance SP and Game Boy Micro, both of which function similarly.

Technical specs

• 32-Bit ARM RISC 16.78MHz processor with embedded memory
• 2.9" TFT reflective screen - 40.8mmx61.2mm - 240x160pixels
• 32,768 possible colors - 511 simultaneous colors in character mode - 32,768 colors in bitmap mode
• 82mm(L) x 144.5(W) x 24.5mm(D)
• 140g
• Uses 2AA batteries and has a battery life for 15 hours (900 minutes)
• Compatible with Nintendo Game Boy Color and Game Boy games.

Additional accessories

• Link Cable (Used to trade and battle in the RPGs.)
• E-Reader
• Game Boy Advance Video
• GBA Wireless Adapter

Pokémon games

• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (RPG)
• Pokémon Emerald (RPG)
• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (RPG)
• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (Pinball game)
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (Dungeon crawler)
• Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from Game Boy and Game Boy Color are also playable.

Pokémon specials

• Game Boy Advance: New York Poké Center's Gold version GBA. Later released nationwide in September / October 2002. $69.99, later retailed for $59.99 during the Holiday season.[1][2]
• Game Boy Advance: Suicune Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center[3]
• Game Boy Advance: Celebi Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
• Game Boy Advance: Venusaur Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
• Game Boy Advance:The Latias/Latios Edition was released in 2002 to commemorate the release of the 5th Pokémon movie, Pokémon Heroes[4]
• Game Boy Advance Bundle: Pokémon Crystal was bundled with a black GBA in a Toys R Us exclusive[5]

Trivia

• The Game Boy Advance, like the Game Boy and Game Boy Color before it, is not region-encoded. This means that a player could theoretically play a Game Boy Advance game from any region in their own locally purchased console.

External links

• ARM Processors