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The Game Boy Advance is a handheld console from the sixth generation of video game consoles.

The console launched in Japan on March 21, 2001 followed by North America on June 11, 2001 and in Europe on June 22, 2001. Three model revisions of the GBA were released: the Game Boy Advance SP — a foldable model with a front lit screen; a revision of the GBA SP which used a backlight and a button to toggle between normal and bright modes; and the Game Boy Micro — a smaller model of the original with swappable face plates that lacked Game Boy and Game Boy Color backwards compatibility. Backwards compatibility for the Game Boy Advance was possible on the GameCube using the Game Boy Player peripheral.

The Game Boy Wiki is a great supplemental resource to this wiki, as well as the development-focused Gameboy Advance Development website.

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Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Battery ContactsIn the event that battery corrosion has damaged your Game Boy contacts so much that it cannot be cleaned with a solution, the contact …Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Battery ModsLithium batteries used in the batteries below should be used with caution. Batteries should never be punctured or cut, and if a scenar…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Buttons and MembranesThe buttons in a Game Boy, and the silicone membranes underneath them, usually don't need to be replaced as they can be cleaned upon r…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Capacitor KitReplacing capacitors is an involved process that requires basic soldering skills and supplies. Some consoles in the GameBoy family use…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Cartridge ConnectorAGS - Yesterday's Tech GBA Slot - HandHeldLegendUpdated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Cartridge PCBAs the Game Boy Advance is over 2-decades old from when it was released, you may stumble across game cartridges that are not working c…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Connector PinoutsCartridge Pins are numbered left to right, cartridge label up. There is a switch in the cartridge slot used to differentiate between D…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Creating Game BackupsAlways verify your ROM/save file is working correctly in an emulator like BGB before proceeding with restoring another file or another…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:EmulatorsThere are a handful of emulators available for the Game Boy Advance besides the built-in Game Boy and Game Boy Color support. They can…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:EZ Flash Omega / DefinitiveThe EZ Flash Omega [Definitive Edition] is a GBA flash cart that is capable of natively playing GBA ROMs on any device with a GBA cart…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Flash Cart CompatibilityPremise Unlike the wild variety of NES cartridges or the more modest selection of (licensed) GB releases, the vast majority of GBA gam…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Flash CartsThe Game Boy Advance, like its predecessor line, does not have any intrinsic copy protection - only a Nintendo logo and header checksu…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Game Battery ReplacementSome GBA games, and in fact many flashcards, contain a non-rechargeable lithium battery. It may be used for save memory or to run a cl…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Game Boy Advance Model DifferencesThere are three main models of the Game Boy Advance, with only one of them receiving a significant hardware revision. All except for t…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Homebrew Games ListThe Game Boy Advance has many homebrew titles as well as ROM hacks/translation patches. The ROMs can be flashed to carts to be played …Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Innovation GBA TV ConverterUnless you already have a Innovation GBA TV Converter on hand, there are better options to play GBA games on the big screen. This page…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Innovation GBA TV Converter Direct-Solder Installation GuideThis is an extremely difficult and destructive mod. Be warned, once you start this process, there's no going back, as you'll be cuttin…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Innovation GBA TV Converter Installation GuideThis method will produce a horrible quality picture. These instructions exist because the manual is very poorly written. It is strongl…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Innovation GBA TV Converter RGB GuideThis guide describes how to modify the Innovation GBA TV Converter to output RGB by rewiring the existing AV cable. Please keep in min…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:List of GBA Games with Rumble SupportOfficially, the only GBA games that support rumble on Game Boy Advance are Wario Ware Twisted (which also requires a gyro) and Drill D…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:List of GBA Games with Save BatteriesThe below list of games use a save battery in the cartridge to retain save data. This list was compiled with corrections from multiple…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Real Time Clock (RTC) FixIn a handful of games, there is a battery that keeps a Real Time Clock (RTC) running. If this battery dies, the RTC will reset to 01/0…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Region InformationThe entire Game Boy line of hardware and software (Original, Color, Pocket, Light, Advance, Advance SP, and Micro) is region free. Reg…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game Boy AdvanceGBA:Repair ToolsWarning: JIS IS NOT PHILLIPS! A Phillips driver will work on JIS screws but be cautious of applying too much force as this will result…Updated Oct 9, 2026