Nintendo · Handheld Console · 2001
Game Boy Advance
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.
Media
- Format
- Game Boy Advance cartridges (backward compatible with GB/GBC)
Memory
- Work RAM
- 32 KB internal + 256 KB external
- Video RAM
- 96 KB
Battery
- Life
- ~15 hours
- Power
- 2x AA batteries
Display
- Size
- 2.9 in reflective TFT LCD
- Resolution
- 240 x 160 px
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
Physical
- Type
- Handheld game console
Processor
- CPU
- 32-bit ARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz (+ Sharp LR35902 for GB/GBC compatibility)
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