Game Boy Advance

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Game Boy Advance
The original Game Boy Advance model
Type	Handheld console
Release date	June 11, 2001 March 21, 2001 June 22, 2001 June 22, 2001 Game Boy Advance SP: March 23, 2003 February 14, 2003 March 28, 2003 March 28, 2003 Game Boy Micro: September 19, 2005 September 13, 2005 November 4, 2005 November 3, 2005
Media	Game Boy Advance cartridges Game Boy cartridges Game Boy Color cartridges
Predecessor	Game Boy Color
Successor	Nintendo DS

The Game Boy Advance (ゲームボーイアドバンス, Gēmu Bōi Adobansu), often shortened to GBA, is a Nintendo handheld console and the successor to the Game Boy Color.

Models

Game Boy Advance

The original model features a wider screen than its predecessors, shoulder buttons, and processing power comparable to the SNES. The Game Boy Advance is backwards compatible with both the original Game Boy and the Game Boy Color.

Game Boy Advance SP

The Game Boy Advance SP features a foldable design, a rechargeable battery, and a frontlit screen. On September 2005, an improved version with a backlit screen was released in North America. A limited edition Zelda-themed Game Boy Advance SP bundle was also released. Limited to 25,000 copies, it featured a golden console with the Triforce outside and the Wingcrest inside. It also included a copy of The Minish Cap (without box). It was available for sale only in Europe and Australia.

Game Boy Micro

The Game Boy Micro features a smaller design, a backlit screen, and removable face plate. It is also no longer backwards compatible with the previous Game Boy consoles.

The Legend of Zelda Games

• The Legend of Zelda (Classic NES Series)
• The Adventure of Link (Classic NES Series)
• A Link to the Past & Four Swords
• The Minish Cap

The Game Boy Advance can also be conected to a GameCube to play Four Swords Adventures with up to four players, and The Wind Waker in order to use the Tingle Tuner. Due to the backwards compatibility, the console is also able to play Link's Awakening, Link's Awakening DX, Oracle of Ages, and Oracle of Seasons.

Trivia

• If the Oracle games are played on any Game Boy Advance instead of a Game Boy Color, the Advance Shop can be found, where the GBA Time and GBA Nature Rings can be bought.
• Seven Game Boy Advance SP consoles made of real gold were given away as a promotion during the release of The Minish Cap. Six of these could be claimed by finding a winning card inside the Zelda-themed Game Boy Advance SP bundle.

Gallery

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  The Zelda-themed Game Boy Advance SP exterior

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  The Zelda-themed Game Boy Advance SP interior

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  The Game Boy Micro

Box Art

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  Limited edition Game Boy Advance SP box art

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  Promotional image of the Game Boy Advance SP made of gold

Logos

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  Logo of the Game Boy Advance SP