The Game Boy Advance gives gamers quality portable 32-bit gaming on the go. The system was released in a variety of colours including a limited edition silver colour. The GBA also has a much enhanced screen and much longer battery life than its predecessors. It is also backwards compatible so all older Game Boy titles are still playable on the new system. The GBA also features much improved sound, but if you don’t like the speaker or want to listen to games in private a headphone jack is still present on the system.
The Game Boy Advance can last up to 15 hours on one set of batteries offering 50% percent more battery life over the GBCs battery life of 10 hours. Keep in mind that like previous Game Boy systems the GBA can only be used with alkaline batteries.
The GBA also offers Game Cube connectivity on selected titles like Pokemon through the use of the Game Boy Advance Cable. Depending on what game you link up to the Game Cube you can swap data, unlock extra secrets in games or use the GBA as an input device.
The GBA Link Cable allows you to connect up with up to 3 other people and play multiplayer games with them. Note that you will need to check a games packaging to check if it is compatible with the Link Cable.
The AC Adapter will charge your GBA’s rechargeable battery pack (which is included with the AC Adapter) and keep your GBA running whenever you need it.
The Game Boy Advance Cable lets you connect certain GBA games to the Game Cube equivalent of that game. This allows for stuff to be unlocked in certain games or data to be swapped.
The Wireless Adapter works like the Link cable but as you can tell from the name is wireless. Note that the Wireless Adapter can only be used on Wireless Adapter compatible games.
CPU - 32-Bit ARM with embedded memory
Memory - 32 Kbyte + 96 Kbyte VRAM (in CPU), 256 Kbyte WRAM (external of CPU)
Screen - 2.9" TFT reflective screen, 240x160 resolution, 40.8mm x 61.2mm screen size, 32,768 possible colours, 511 simultaneous colours in character mode, 32,768 simultaneous colours in bitmap mode
Size - Width 144.5mm / Depth 24.5mm / Height 82mm
Weight - 140g
Power - 2 AA batteries
Battery Life - 15 hours