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|release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{release|Japan|March 21, 2001|South Korea|June 2001<ref>Dailygame co, Ltd. (Apr 17, 2001) [http://www.dailyesports.com/view.php?ud=200104172217360003012 ''"대원씨아이, 닌텐도 게임보이 어드밴스 수입"''] ''데일리e스포츠''. Retrieved Aug 29, 2021.</ref>|USA|June 11, 2001|Europe|June 22, 2001|Australia|June 22, 2001<ref>@NintendoAUNZ (June 22, 2021). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1407168092505993223?s=20 ''"On this day 20 years ago, the Game Boy Advance was released in Australia and New Zealand. What's your favourite memory of this handheld console?"''] ''Twitter''. Retrieved June 22, 2021.</ref>|China|June 8, 2004}} '''Game Boy Advance SP:'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 14, 2003|Europe|March 23, 2003|Mexico|March 23, 2003<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030401062006/http://nintendo.com.mx/ Official Mexican Website (Archived)]. Retrieved November 28, 2022.</ref>|USA|March 28, 2003|South Korea|April 2, 2003<ref>국, 순신. (Apr 1, 2003) [https://news.naver.com/main/read.naver?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=031&aid=0000020900 ''"닌텐도 게임보이 어드밴스SP 국내 출시"''] ''아이뉴스24''. Retrieved Aug 29, 2021.</ref>|Australia|April 10, 2003|China|October 27, 2004}} '''Game Boy Micro:'''<br>{{release|Japan|September 13, 2005|USA|September 19, 2005|Australia|November 3, 2005|Europe|November 4, 2005|South Korea|December 20, 2005<ref>박, 진호. (Dec 14, 2005) [https://www.gamemeca.com/view.php?gid=57332 ''"대원씨아이, 게임보이 마이크로 20일 국내 발매"''] ''게임메카''. Retrieved Aug 29, 2021.</ref>|China|March 23, 2006}}

|discontinued={{release|Japan|November 2008|Europe|October 16, 2009|USA|January 31, 2008|South Korea|2009}}

The '''[[nwiki:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]]''' ('''GBA''') is a 32-bit handheld game system created by [[Nintendo]]. It is the third and final system in the Game Boy series and is Nintendo's fourth handheld system. It has backwards compatibility with [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] games (making it the only Nintendo console to be backwards compatible with more than one system) and its accessories but no support for the GBC's IR Communication. The palette options are exactly the same as they are on the Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Advance line has sold 81.5 million units worldwide, according to Nintendo, and it was discontinued in 2008. The console's button configuration inherits the {{button|gba|A}}, {{button|gba|B}}, {{button|gba|start}}, and {{button|gba|select}} buttons as well as {{button|gba|Pad}} from the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color, but it introduces two additional buttons: the {{button|gba|L}} and {{button|gba|R}} buttons. Unlike [[Nintendo DS|its successor]], the standard Game Boy Advance does not have a backlit screen, so the player cannot see the screen in the dark without the use of external devices. The standard Game Boy Advance is the last handheld to require two AAs, as well as the last Nintendo handheld (along with its [[#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] counterpart) until the [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 2DS|Nintendo 2DS]] not to have a clamshell design. It was the handheld counterpart of the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. Because the console's graphics are 32-bit, the graphical capability can be likened to halfway between that of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and the [[Nintendo 64]].

The Game Link Cable was the primary way to connect 2-4 Game Boy Advances, allowing them to communicate with each other. The purple connector establishes which device is P1, the grey connector establishes which device is P2, while the purple box in the middle of the cable's length allows for a P3 and P4 to connect using additional Game Link Cables where only the purple connector fits. Many ''Mario'' games support single pak and multi pak game link modes, such as games from the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''Super Mario Advance'' series]] where players can play a competitive 4-way ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' game, even with ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its copy of ''Mario Bros.'', although not all games required each player to have a Game Pak. The Game Link Cable can also be used with an [[e-Reader]], such as a primitive form of DLC for ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' with the use of [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 e-Reader cards|compatible cards]].

==Appearances in the ''Mario'' series==

The [[Game Boy Horror SP]] appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' as an item given to Mario and Luigi by [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]]. It is a parody of the Game Boy Advance SP, and a reference to the [[Game Boy Horror]] from ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', which was modeled after the [[Game Boy Color]]. In addition, [[Bowletta]] sends messages to Beanbean Castle on original Game Boy Advance systems capable of projecting her image (purple the first time and orange the second time).

[[File:WL4-Flashback7.png|frame|A young [[Wario]] holding a box filled with Game Boy Advance consoles]]

In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', the Game Boy Advance makes an appearance at the beginning and end. In the intro cutscene, [[Wario]] plays on his Game Boy Advance, before taking it to [[Dr Crygor]] to fix it, and in the intro of [[Wario-Man]]'s story, one of the many objects on the conveyor belt is a Game Boy Advance.

In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', the Game Boy Advance makes cameos in the game. One of the game handhelds is stolen by Wario, most of them are thrown by the audience at [[Vanessa]] (who was pretending to be [[Mona]]) in [[9-Volt]]'s intro cutscene and microgames, and a monitor shown during Mona's microgame stage resembles a Game Boy Advance. The microgame [[Stylus Hunt|Pushing Buttons]] contains a Game Boy Advance and a Game Boy Advance SP.

GBAlogo.png|Game Boy Advance logo (black)

MARIOGBA.gif|GBA [[Mario]] Edition

DKC GBA Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country#Game Boy Advance|Donkey Kong Country]]''

DKC2 GBA Cover.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''

DKC3 GBA cover art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''

Box NA - Super Mario World Super Mario Advance 2.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''

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