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The '''[[nwiki:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]]''' ('''GBA''') is a 32-bit handheld game system created by [[Nintendo]]. It is the third and final system in the Game Boy series and is Nintendo's fourth handheld system. It has backwards compatibility with [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] games, and its accessories, but no support for the GBC's IR Communication. The palette options are exactly the same as they are on the Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Advance line has sold 81.50 million units worldwide according to Nintendo, and it was discontinued in 2008. The console's button configuration inherits the {{button|gba|A}} , {{button|gba|B}} , {{button|gba|start}} , and {{button|gba|select}} buttons as well as the {{button|gba|Pad}} from the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color, but introduces two additional buttons: the {{button|gba|L}} and {{button|gba|R}} buttons. Unlike its [[Nintendo DS|successor]], the standard Game Boy Advance does not have a backlit screen, so the player cannot see the screen in the dark without the use of external devices. The standard Game Boy | The '''[[nwiki:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]]''' ('''GBA''') is a 32-bit handheld game system created by [[Nintendo]]. It is the third and final system in the Game Boy series and is Nintendo's fourth handheld system. It has backwards compatibility with [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] games, and its accessories, but no support for the GBC's IR Communication. The palette options are exactly the same as they are on the Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Advance line has sold 81.50 million units worldwide according to Nintendo, and it was discontinued in 2008. The console's button configuration inherits the {{button|gba|A}}, {{button|gba|B}}, {{button|gba|start}}, and {{button|gba|select}} buttons as well as the {{button|gba|Pad}} from the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color, but introduces two additional buttons: the {{button|gba|L}} and {{button|gba|R}} buttons. Unlike its [[Nintendo DS|successor]], the standard Game Boy Advance does not have a backlit screen, so the player cannot see the screen in the dark without the use of external devices. The standard Game Boy Advance is the last handheld to require two AAs, as well as the last Nintendo handheld (along with its [[#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] counterpart) until the [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] to not have a clamshell design. The home console to the Game Boy Advance was the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. Its graphical capability could be likened to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. | ||
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The '''Game Boy Advance SP''' (Game Boy Advance Special) is an upgraded version of the original GBA first released in 2003. The serial code was AGS-001. It featured a new design, with a clamshell style and front-lit screen. It also came with a rechargeable battery for the first time. However, it lacks the headphone jack of the original Game Boy Advance model. Later, Nintendo also released back-lit versions colored Pearl Blue and Pearl Pink. This had the serial code AGS-101 unlike the former Gameboy Advance SP. The Game Boy Advance SP sold 43.55 million units worldwide. This system also had backwards compatibility with the Game Boy and the Game Boy Color while the palette options are still the same from the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. There is a special version of the SP that looked like a Nintendo Entertainment System. There was also another version of the SP released in 2005 with an even brighter front-lit screen.{{ref needed}} It was also the last handheld to have backwards compatibility with the Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. | The '''Game Boy Advance SP''' (Game Boy Advance Special) is an upgraded version of the original GBA first released in 2003. The serial code was AGS-001. It featured a new design, with a clamshell style and front-lit screen. It also came with a rechargeable battery for the first time. However, it lacks the headphone jack of the original Game Boy Advance model. Later, Nintendo also released back-lit versions colored Pearl Blue and Pearl Pink. This had the serial code AGS-101 unlike the former Gameboy Advance SP. The Game Boy Advance SP sold 43.55 million units worldwide. This system also had backwards compatibility with the Game Boy and the Game Boy Color while the palette options are still the same from the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. There is a special version of the SP that looked like a Nintendo Entertainment System. There was also another version of the SP released in 2005 with an even brighter front-lit screen.{{ref needed}} It was also the last handheld to have backwards compatibility with the Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. | ||
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The '''Game Boy Player''' was an add-on accessory for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] which allowed players to play Game Boy Advance games on their televisions and thus functioned similarly to the [[Super Game Boy]]. A few games had a rumble feature which took effect only when they were played with a standard GameCube controller. Later on, [[Nintendo]] added a smaller version of the rumble feature to the front of the [[Nintendo DS]]. | The '''Game Boy Player''' was an add-on accessory for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] which allowed players to play Game Boy Advance games on their televisions and thus functioned similarly to the [[Super Game Boy]]. A few games had a rumble feature which took effect only when they were played with a standard GameCube controller. Later on, [[Nintendo]] added a smaller version of the rumble feature to the front of the [[Nintendo DS]]. | ||
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===Game Boy Micro=== | ===Game Boy Micro=== | ||
[[File:GameBoyMicro.jpg|thumb|left|A Game Boy Micro]] | [[File:GameBoyMicro.jpg|thumb|left|A Game Boy Micro]] | ||
The '''Game Boy Micro''' is the third design of the GBA that was first released in 2005. At a size of only 10 cm (4 inches) wide, two inches tall, less than an inch deep, and a weight of 79 grams (2.8 ounces), it is smaller than any other system in the Game Boy line, about the size of a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] controller. Its screen is slightly smaller than that of the GBA and SP, but it maintains the same resolution. Unlike its predecessors, it is not backwards-compatible with the Game Boy or the Game Boy Color. It came with an adjustable backlight for playing in the dark, and players could buy plastic "skins" in addition to those with which it was packaged in order to change the Game Boy Micro's appearance. A 20th anniversary edition was released to honor the anniversary of the NES. The GBA Micro did not sell well, having only sold 2.42 million units worldwide in contrast to the Game Boy Advance SP having sold 34.32 million units worldwide as of mid-2005. | The '''Game Boy Micro''' is the third design of the GBA that was first released in 2005. At a size of only 10 cm (4 inches) wide, two inches tall, less than an inch deep, and a weight of 79 grams (2.8 ounces), it is smaller than any other system in the Game Boy line, about the size of a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] controller. Its screen is slightly smaller than that of the GBA and SP, but it maintains the same resolution. Unlike its predecessors, it is not backwards-compatible with the Game Boy or the Game Boy Color. It came with an adjustable backlight for playing in the dark, and players could buy plastic "skins" in addition to those with which it was packaged in order to change the Game Boy Micro's appearance. A 20th anniversary edition was released to honor the anniversary of the NES. The GBA Micro did not sell well, having only sold 2.42 million units worldwide in contrast to the Game Boy Advance SP having sold 34.32 million units worldwide as of mid-2005. | ||
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