Play-Yan': The Play-Yan is an MP3/MPEG4 player for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.There were not many games that supported the hardware notable titles are Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, allowing up to 4 players to use their advance or SP handheld as a controller that had additional information on the screen, as well as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, allowing additional content to be unlocked through one of the characters in the game. It was intended for interoperability between games for the Game Boy and corresponding games for the GameCube. Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable': The link cable was used to connect the Game Boy Advance to the GameCube and Wii gaming console.This is also currently the only Game Boy Advance accessory that has not been remade for the Game Boy Micro. Game Boy Advance Infra-Red Adapter': This adapter was included with the game Cyberdrive Zoids, as it is only compatible with this game and the latest GBA Pokémon games.A Game Boy Micro version has also been released it can interact fully with both models of the Wireless Adapter. The adapter's usefulness is most evident in Pokémon FireRed/ LeafGreen and Emerald feature a "Union Room" where up to forty people can enter to battle or trade Pokémon. Because it was released so late in the Game Boy Advance's life, fewer than 20 games support this hardware. It markets for US$20 and came included with Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen. It replaces link cables and allows many people to link together. Wireless Adapter': Released in 2004, this adapter hooks up to the back of the Game Boy Advance.When playing Game Boy or Game Boy color games on the Game Boy Advance, the L and R buttons can be used to toggle between a stretched widescreen format (240x144) and the original screen ratio of the Game Boy (160x144).Īll the Nintendo handheld systems that have been released since (the SP and Micro versions of the Game Boy Advance, as well as the Nintendo DS, DS Lite, and DSi) have included a built-in light and rechargeable battery. Color support: 15-bit RGB (16-bit color space using 5 bits depth per channel), capable of displaying 512 simultaneous colors in "character mode" and 32,768 (2^15) simultaneous colors in "bitmap mode".īackward compatibility for Game Boy and Game Boy Color games is provided by an 4/8 MHz Z80 co-processor, while a link port at the top of the unit allows it to be connected to other devices via use of a Nintendo Game Link cable or GameCube cable.Memory: 32 kilobyte + 96 kilobyte VRAM (internal to the CPU), 256 kilobyte WRAM (external to the CPU).CPU: 16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI with embedded memory.Battery life: The average battery life is approximately 15 hours while playing Game Boy Advance games (also dependent on the Game Pak being played and the volume setting).Screen: 2.9 inches reflective thin-film transistor (TFT) color LCD.Weight: Approximately 140 grams (5 ounces).The technical specifications of the original Game Boy Advance are, as provided by Nintendo:
The original Game Boy Advance ran on 2 Double A batteries, and the original Game Boy Advance was the final handheld that two AA batteries are needed to run. The non-built in light issue was fixed in the Game Boy Advance SP.
The original Game Boy Advance did not have a built-in frontlit or backlit screen, which means the screen of the original Game Boy Advance is useless in the dark without using external devices, and the screen is used only in the daylight.
The Game Boy Advance has the D-pad and the select and start buttons are on the left side, the screen is in the middle, while the A and B buttons are on the right side, and this system is comfortable for the player's hands while playing the system. The Game Boy Advance was the first Game Boy model to have L and R shoulder buttons, and grips were also added on the sides. The top has the game link port for multiplayer games. The bottom has the power switch and the volume control. Game Boy Advance cartridges are nearly half the size of the cartridges for Game Boy and Game Boy Color. It has its own line of games and is also backwards-compatible with Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. The colors it came in include, but are not limited to, black, fuchsia, glacier, and its most well-known color, indigo. It is the fifth console in the Game Boy Family (unless you include the Game Boy Light, which was only released in Japan in 1998). The Game Boy Advance is a 32-bit Game Boy system.