Game Boy Advance
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| Game Boy Advance | |
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| Type | Handheld console |
| Release date |  June 11, 2001 March 21, 2001 June 22, 2001 June 22, 2001 |
| Media | Game Boy, Game Boy Color, & Game Boy Advance cartridges |
| Successor | Game Boy Advance SP |
The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) (ゲームボーイアドバンス, Gēmu Bōi Adobansu) is the successor of the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; and in Europe on June 22, 2001. With a 32-bit memory and a 20% larger screen than other Game Boy installments, it allowed for much more advanced graphics than its predecessors. A Link to the Past was remade for the Game Boy Advance and came with a small, multiplayer Zelda game called Four Swords Later, an all-new Zelda title was released: The Minish Cap. Three kinds of Game Boy Advance systems were produced:
- The classic Game Boy Advance
- The folding Game Boy Advance SP
- The tiny Game Boy micro
All versions save the Game Boy micro maintain the backwards compatibility function introduced with the classic Game Boy Advance. Backwards compatibility allows Game Boy and Game Boy Color gamepacs to be played on the GBA. Because the Game Boy Advance's screen is wider compared to its predecessors, an option to widen the widen the display can be toggled with the L and R buttons.
Zelda Games
Zelda Games playable via connecting Game Boy Advance to the GameCube
Trivia
If the games Oracle of Seasons or Oracle of Ages were played on on a GBA instead of a Game Boy Color, special GBA shops would open up, each with a unique ring.
