About
About
The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, and to international markets that June. It was later released in mainland China in 2004, under the name iQue Game Boy Advance. Compared to the Game Boy Color it succeeded, the console offered a significantly more powerful ARM7 processor and improved graphics, while retaining backward compatibility with games initially developed for its predecessor.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
CPU
ARM7TDMI (custom SoC) @ 16.78 MHz, plus Sharp SM83 (Z80-compatible) for backward compatibility
RAM
32 KB internal WRAM, 256 KB external EWRAM, 96 KB VRAM (total 384 KB)
Sound
Nintendo custom sound hardware (2 square, 1 wave, 1 noise channels)
Display
240 × 160 pixels (LCD)
Media
32-bit ROM cartridge
Launch Info
Launch Info
Manufacturer
Nintendo
Released
2001
Features
Notable Features
Backward compatibility with Game Boy and Game Boy Color games
Link cable support for multiplayer
Optional wireless adapter
Tilt sensor support in select titles
Color Variants
Indigo (original)
Silver (later release)
Platform Lineage
Predecessor
PAL GameBoy Color
Successor
PAL Nintendo DS
Competitors
PlayStation 2
Nintendo GameCube
Sega Dreamcast
Market Trends
24-month price analysis, top rising games, average price by genre
Most Valuable Games
$2,153.05
Gameboy Advance SP [Pokemon Sapphire Super Pak]
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$1,422.00
Pokemon Ruby Version [Limited Edition Super Pak]
$1,085.37
Invader
$806.01
Pixeline i Pixieland
$747.43
The Morning Adventure
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$660.89
Ninja Cop
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$649.80
Pinky and the Brain: The Masterplan
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$440.91
Pokemon Emerald
$387.74
Alien Hominid
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$383.97
Jazz Jackrabbit
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$339.45
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
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$295.63
Final Fantasy VI Advance
$282.50
Comix Zone
$281.99
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
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$278.00
Inspector Gadget Racing
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$274.91
Pokemon LeafGreen
$272.58
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
$258.71
Metroid: Zero Mission
$254.50
Invincible Iron Man
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$254.12
Pokemon FireRed
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$244.50
Ice Nine
$231.10
Juka and the Monophonic Menace
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$216.61
Pokemon Sapphire
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$216.00
Steel Empire
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$213.83
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire
Top Publishers
Top Publishers
THQ
150 games
Nintendo
84 games
Ubisoft
72 games
Activision
60 games
Konami
55 games
Zoo Digital Publishing
47 games
Browse by Genre
Browse by Genre
Action & Adventure
857
~$48.73
Top: Advance Wars
8.5
Platformer
23
~$36.42
Top: Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
8.7
Other
19
~$36.35
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Sports
16
~$15.02
Top: Soccer Kid [with Plush Kid Doll]
7.6
Compilation
15
~$32.44
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Racing
14
~$36.13
Top: Moto Racer Advance
7.3
Simulation
8
~$21.56
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Strategy
8
~$26.92
Top: Worms Blast
6.7
Fighting
7
~$17.89
RPG
6
~$75.94
Top: Golden Sun
8.1
Shoot 'em Up
5
~$250.62
Top: Iridion II
7.7
Puzzle
5
~$49.66
Top: Kuru Kuru Kururin
7.8
Other Regions
JP
579 games
US
1452 games
All Games (979)
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