RELEASED: 2001 // NINTENDO

Game Boy Advance

Name: Game Boy Advance
Brand: Nintendo

A 32-bit SNES in your pocket. The GBA is revered for its incredible 2D sprite capabilities and a library that rivals any home console.

Legacy & History

Released in 2001, the GBA was a massive leap forward. It became the home for ports of SNES classics and new masterpieces like Metroid Fusion and Advance Wars.

Cultural Impact

The GBA became the final bastion of high-budget 2D pixel art gaming as home consoles moved fully to 3D. It preserved and evolved the "Metroidvania" genre.

Modern Legacy

Its form factor (landscape) set the standard for all future handhelds (PSP, DS, Switch). The ARM architecture it used is the ancestor of the chips in nearly every modern smartphone.

Under the Hood

The GBA used an ARM7TDMI processor, a 32-bit RISC chip that was vastly more powerful than its predecessors. It also included a Z80 coprocessor purely for backward compatibility with GB/GBC games. Its hardware sprite scaling and rotation capabilities allowed for "Mode 7" style effects on a handheld.

CPUARM7TDMI (32-bit)

MEMORY256 KB WRAM

DISPLAY240 x 160

AUDIODual 8-bit DAC

Defining Titles

Metroid FusionAction-Adventure • 2002

Castlevania: Aria of SorrowAction-RPG • 2003

Advance WarsStrategy • 2001

Golden SunRPG • 2001

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapAction-Adventure • 2004

Best Selling Title

Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire

GBA Games

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Game Boy Advance

Legacy & History

Cultural Impact

Modern Legacy

Under the Hood

Defining Titles

GBA Games

Boku no Kuwagata

Cyber Drive Zoids: Hatakedamono no Senshi Hugh

Daisenryaku for Game Boy Advance

Duel Masters 2: Kirifuda Shoubu Version

E-Reader Golf

E-Reader Urban Champion

Fire Emblem: The Second Scouring

Fushigi no Kuni no Alice

GRAVITY: Sylux's Crusade

Gakkou o Tsukurou!! Advance

Gearhead Garage Adventure

Getting Around It with Pheasant Birdy

Hajimete no Orusuban

Hamster Monogatari 3 GBA

Hudson Best Collection Vol. 1: Bomberman Collection

J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance

Kawaii Hamster

Kawaii Koneko

Kurohige no Golf Shiyouyo

Legend of Dynamic Goushouden: Houkai no Rondo

Mario's Carnival Quest

Mega Moémon Fire Red

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Picchi Pichi Pichitto Live Start!

Mugenborg

Pferd & Pony: Mein Pferdehof & Lass Uns Reiten 2

Pokémon Alternate Nusantara

Pokémon Chronicles of Soala

Pokémon Cintrine

Pokémon Crown

Pokémon Derp Emerald

Pokémon Distortion Black

Pokémon Dragonstone 2

Pokémon Dreary

Pokémon Elemental Rift

Pokémon Emerald Double Version

Pokémon Emerald Epsilon

Pokémon Emerald Hard Edition

Pokémon Inflamed Red

Pokémon Liquid Ocean

Pokémon Quetzal

Pokémon Recharged Emerald

Pokémon Saffron

Pokémon Septo Conquest

Pokémon Stigma Version

Pokémon Sweet: 2th Edition

Pokémon The Fall of Heroes

Pokémon World Stadium

Pokémon Zero Negative

Sansara Naga 1x2

Shaman King Card Game: Chou Senjiryakketsu 3

Sister Princess: Re Pure

Tennis no Ouji-sama 2004: Glorious Gold

Twin Series 4: Hamu Hamu Monster EX: Hamster Monogatari RPG / Fantasy Puzzle: Hamster Monogatari: Mahou no Meikyuu 1.2.3

Twin Series 7: Twin Puzzle: Kisekae Wanko EX / Nyaa to Chuu no Rainbow Magic 2

Uchuu no Stellvia

Vattroller X

Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon!: Taisen Mahoudama

Wanko de Kururin! Wancle

Wario Land 4: Burning Nightmares

Wario Land 4: Parallel World

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