Game Boy Advance

Portable gaming device

The Game Boy Advance was Nintendo's handheld video game console released in 2001, succeeding the original Game Boy.

Its 32-bit processor and wider screen brought near-Super Nintendo graphics to portable gaming.

The device dominated handheld gaming until Nintendo's own DS replaced it.

Often abbreviated GBA: I still have my old GBA and a stack of cartridges.

gaming

Pokémon

Collectible fictional creatures

  • ZeldaGaming heroine with triforce
  • MetroidFictional parasitic alien species
  • MarioItalian masculine name

Kirby · Final Fantasy · Fire Emblem · Castlevania · multiplayer · link cable · cartridge · save · RPG · platformer

hardware

handheld

Designed for palm use

backlit · frontlit · LCD · screen · shoulder buttons · link cable · headphone jack · battery · rechargeable · clamshell

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

retro · throwback · collector · eBay · flea market · reproduction · modding · refurbished · boxed · mint

portable

handheld

Designed for palm use

travel-friendly · on-the-go · battery-powered · mobility · backlit · car adapter · carrying case · Micro · clamshell · screen protector

Categories
Opposites
gaming platform generation

Game Boy AdvanceGame Boy Color

Portable console with screen

Nintendo DS · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo 3DS · Game Boy

gaming format/medium

Game Boy Advanceboard game

Marked-surface group entertainment

tabletop game · card game · chess set · jigsaw puzzle · dice games

activity type

Game Boy Advancephysical activity

Bodily movement expending energy

outdoor play · sports · exercise · athletics · hiking

Family

game, games, gamed, gaming, gamer, gamers, gameplay, boyish, boyhood

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G