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Introduction

Game Boy Advance is the fourth system in the Game Boy line and is the successor to the Game Boy Color. The system was released in 2001 and discontinued in 2008. As a 32-bit handheld, it features more processing power than the SNES.

Variations

Game Boy Advance SP

Game Boy Advance SP - Cyan Model

Game Boy Advance SP

Game Boy Advance SP is an upgrade to the Game Boy Advance. It had a new design, with a clamshell style, and had a front-and-back-lit screen. It also came with a rechargeable battery, instead of having to put in double AAs. It is also backwards compatible, able to play Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.

Game Boy Micro

Game Boy Micro - Grey Model

Game Boy Micro

Game Boy Micro is the Game Boy Advance's third design. As Nintendo's smallest and lightest handheld system ever produced, it features astonishingly tiny proportions. They are as follows:

  • Length: 101 mm (3.98 in.)
  • Width: 50 mm (1.97 in.)
  • Height: 17.2 mm (0.68 in.)
  • Weight: 80 g (2.82 oz.)

Despite having the smallest screen of the Game Boy Advance lineup, it maintains the same resolution. Unlike its predecessor, it is not backwards compatible. It comes with a backlight for playing in the dark.

Game & Watch

  • Nintendo's Game & Watch handheld product line may feature dimensions and weights that are similar to the Game Boy Micro. Since no official figures were yet given for the Game & Watch product line, the Game Boy Micro will officially hold the title of Nintendo's smallest and lightest handheld system ever produced.

Trivia

  • With a cubic volume of ................ mm^3, it........
  • Nintendo DSi is the only Nintendo DS product to have a cubic volume of less than 200 cm3. (It is 193.94 cm3)

Mario-Based Game Boy Advance Games

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