
The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a Handheld game console video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is one of the latest in the Game Boy series of consoles, and the successor to the popular Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in Europe on June 22, 2001, and in China on June 8, 2004. ==Hardware== The Game Boy Advance is backward compatibility with most games previously released for the Game Boy or the Game Boy Color, as well as new software developed to take advantage of the new technical capabilities of the system. It has hardware support for simple 2D operations using graphical elements called Sprite (computer graphics)s. It can scale, rotate, sum-blend, and Alpha_channel sprites against a background (with one alpha value for the whole screen, not the alpha-blending of image edges you see in the PNG format), and it can change the scaling and rotation of sprites and the background on each scanline to give a pseudo-3D computer graphics effect. The GBA has a custom 32-bit 16.8-MHz ARM architecture processor (ARM7TDMI) based on a RISC architecture, which is much more suited to the C programming language than the 8-bit Z80-like processor used in older Game Boy models. The ARM processor can run both 32-bit ARM and 16-bit "Thumb" instruction set encodings. The system also contains an 8.4-MHz Z80-like processor to provide support for legacy GB software; however, both processors cannot be active at the same time. The 2.9" liquid crystal display is capable of a maximum of 240×160 pixels in 15-bit color (32,768 colors). This display includes more pixels than Game Boy's 160×144; when playing legacy games, the user can press the "L" or "R" button to switch the display between 160×144 with a black border and scaling to 240×144 pixels. Early games had very dark color palettes because the display in the development kits was much brighter than the one in the production units; the production display has a gamma value of 4. Newer titles use gamma correction in their palettes. If the color LCD has a fault, it is that the Game Boy Advance is lit by ambient light. Users quickly learned to tilt the device to take advantage of window or overhead illumination. An aftermarket internal lighting kit known as the Afterburner (modification kit) was briefly popular before the introduction of the Game Boy Advance SP, and influenced the development of the new model. The GBA's picture generator has six display modes (three tiled and three bitmap) and 96 KB of dedicated Random Access Memory. In tiled display modes, the system can manage four pixel-to-pixel layers, two pixel-to-pixel layers and one affine layer, or two affine layers, and it uses 64 KB of RAM for tile and map data and 32 KB for sprite cel data. In bitmap modes, it can display one large 16-bit bitmap, two 8-bit bitmaps (with page flipping), or one small 16-bit bitmap (with page flipping), and it uses 80 KB of RAM for tile and map data and 16 KiB for sprite cel data. In all modes, it can show up to 128 sprites (individually controllable small moving objects) of 8×8 up to 64×64 pixels in either 4-bit or 8-bit indexed color. Each sprite can be drawn using either direct pixel mapping or affine mapping; it's possible to fit more direct sprites on a scanline. The interface from the GBA unit to the read-only memory cartridge includes only a 24-bit address bus multiplexed with a 16-bit data bus. (Mattel's Intellivision console had previously used a multiplexed bus.) This setup limits the directly addressable memory to 16 binary megawords (that is, 256 binary megabits or 32 binary megabytes), but bankswitching hardware on the cartridge can extend this by controlling the ROM's upper address lines from software, effectively switching other parts of the ROM into the GBA's address space. Still, as of 2003, no published GBA titles have such bankswitching hardware because 32 MiB of ROM is still too expensive for the price point at which most GBA games are sold. The GBA also has a serial port for connecting to other GBA units in a setup similar to a Token Ring network over a bus physical topology. A GBA can also receive up to 256 KiB of bootstrap code through the port, even when no cartridge is present (sometimes known as ''multiboot'' or ''GBA Network Boot''). This is used for multiplayer GBA connections, where multiple GBAs can play with only one cartridge; one GBA with a cartridge sends boot code to the other cartridge-less GBAs. The serial port can (with a suitable cable) also connect to a standard RS-232 serial port for debugging purposes and (hypothetically) Internet play, although a TCP/IP stack has yet to be implemented in a GBA game. To link GBA games, a GBA link cable is required. To link regular GB or GB Color games, the older GB link cable is required, even if you're using two GBAs. A wireless adapter was released on September 7, 2004 in the U.S. It allows GBAs to be linked without cords, and with more than four players at a time. It came bundled with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. However, a game has to be designed with the wireless adapter in mind, and there are only [http://www.nintendo.com/gamelist?start=1&oord=asc&osort=title&sort=&cmd=&toggle=true&query=&tf=&cf=&sf=&ef=&rf=&pf=&af=New%21+Game+Boy+Advance+Wireless+Adapter&vf=&nf= a few such games]. The GBA is powered by two AA batteries which give about 15 hours of play time, as well as an optional power supply that plugs directly into the GBA's battery bracket. By early 2002, hardware became readily available for moving user code onto GBA hardware. For example, in December 2001, a flash memory cartridge plus writing hardware could be had for less than United States dollar200 United States, and a $50 device emulates a netbooting master. By April 2003, the prices had come down to under $100 for the flash cartridge and writer and $30 for the boot cable. Because of this, a Homebrew (video games) software development community has sprung up (see [http://www.gbadev.org/ gbadev.org]). Nintendo, however, has a history of viewing such devices as piracy tools, since they can be used to copy cartridges containing copyrighted software. In February of 2002, Nintendo began sending threatening letters to some United States resellers of such devices. Previous lawsuits had banned the importation of similar devices for the 8-bit Game Boy. ===Game Boy Advance SP=== ''Main article:'' Game Boy Advance SP In early 2003, Nintendo upgraded the Game Boy Advance giving it an internal light that can be turned on or off, a rechargeable lithium ion battery, as well as a folding case approximately half the size of the GBA. It was designed to address some common complaints with the original GBA. ===Game Boy Player=== ''Main article:'' Game Boy Player In mid-2003, Nintendo released the Game Boy Player, which allows Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games to be played on the Nintendo GameCube (GCN). It uses the same color palette as built into the cart. The unit connects to the bottom of the GameCube. ===Game Boy Micro=== ''Main article:'' Game Boy Micro At E3, 2005, Nintendo announced the latest Game Boy: Game Boy Micro. Game Boy Micro plays Game Boy Advance games, but has an updated form factor. Much smaller than previous Game Boys, the GBM is slightly bigger and about two thirds the weight of an iPod mini. It also has a brighter screen than previous Game Boys. Nintendo plans to market the GBM in fall 2005, to "image conscious consumers." ==Other Hardware== Nintendo has released many add-ons for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). These include: Play-Yan - The Play-Yan is an MP3/MPEG4 player for the GBA and Nintendo DS. The cartridge is slightly bigger than normal GBA cartridge and includes a built-in headphone port as well as an SD Card slot. Music or videos that users have downloaded from the internet can be transferred onto an SD Card and slotted into the Play-Yan device. Nintendo has released several mini games for the Play-Yan, which can be downloaded from their website. The Play-Yan is currently available in Japan only. TV Tuner - Not much is known as of yet, but it does what it implies. It will most likely be what is being sold now on the Game Boy Advance, and that is to make the portable system into a portable television. Video Cartridges - These highly popular cartridges contain two episodes of 30 minute cartoon programmes. First released in America on June 21st 2004, they cost $19.99 and included cartoons such as Pokémon, SpongeBob SquarePants, Sonic X and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Unofficial GBA Flash Carts are available. While they enable homebrew applications to emerge, they also incite illegal copy of games. ==Games== The Game Boy Advance has become the modern flagship of sprite based games. With hardware superior to the Super Nintendo it has proven that sprite based technology could improve and live side by side with the 3D games of today's consoles. The Game Boy Advance not only has your typical platformers, but also a huge collection of SNES style Role playing games. It has also become a popular system for old school gamers due to the increasing amount of games ported from various 8-bit and 16-bit systems of the previous era. Through the use of [http://www.gameboy-advance.net/flash_card/gba_flash_advance_cards.htm flash cartridges] and emulators the Game Boy Advance can even play NES and PC Engine games, as well as AGI based Sierra On-Line PC adventure games. This has emptied the storage rooms of many old school gamers who have been holding on to piles of aging game hardware. Standout original titles include: *''Advance Wars'' *''Boktai'' *''Golden Sun'' *''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'' *''Fire Emblem'' *''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'' *''Metroid Fusion'' *''Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire'' *''Wario Ware, Inc. Mega Microgame$'' == Screenshots ==
Image:GBA_Advance_Wars.png|''Advance Wars''
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo (2001) Image:GBA_Golden_Sun.png|''Golden Sun''
Camelot (2001) Image:GBA_Mario_Kart.png|''Mario Kart Super Circuit''
Nintendo (2001) Image:GBA_Metroid_Fusion.png|''Metroid Fusion''
Nintendo (2002) Image:GBA_Castlevania_Aria_of_Sorrow.png|''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow''
Konami (2003) Image:GBA_Fire_Emblem_Fight.png|''Fire Emblem''
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo (2003) Image:GBA_Pokemon_Ruby.png|''Pokémon Ruby''
Nintendo (2003) Image:GBA_Wario_Ware_Inc_2.png|''Wario Ware, Inc. Mega Microgame$''
Nintendo (2003)
==See also==
* E-Reader
* List of Game Boy Advance games
* Nintendo DS
==External links==
*[http://www.cubed3.com/ Cubed3] - Interactive Nintendo Games Database
*[http://www.n-sider.com N-Sider] - Nintendo fansite database
*[http://www.gameboy-advance.net Gameboy-Advance.Net] - Information on GBA Flash Carts and how to emulate other systems on the GBA
*[http://www.obsession.se/pocket PogoShell] - Software to turn the GBA into a PDA system
*[http://www.gba-roms.net/free-gba-roms.htm GBA PD game roms] - homebrew freeware software catalog
*[http://www.bripro.com/gbagi/index.php GBAGI] - Emulator for running AGI base Sierra On-Line games on the GBA
*[http://www.vbalink.info/ VBALink] - Modified version of VBA emulator with link cable multiplayer and LAN support.
*[http://www.pdroms.com/ PDRoms] - Big homebrew software archive and homebrew release news
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I might put out my photos of it. ---- ''User:Damian Yerrick summarized old talk:'' Game Boy products contain a "integral 8 bit CISC CPU for compatibility," namely the same Sharp Z80-like CPU (not an official Zilog design) used in the Game Boy Color. It runs at 4 MHz when playing GB titles and 8 MHz when playing GBC titles. GBA does ''not'' contain a 6502 processor (as somebody changed); Z80 instructions are completely incompatible with :MOS Technologies 6502 instructions. Z80 and 6502 are not members of the same family; their instruction sets and timings aren't even close. We're not sure whether the ARM7TDMI and the GBZ80 are on the same die. ---- Just for reference, the 6502 processor (with BCD mode removed) was used in :NES; the :Super Nintendo Entertainment System used a :Western Design Center 65816. However, the existence of the PocketNES emulator for GBA proves that NES emulation (and thus 6502 emulation) on ARM is far from impossible. --User:Damian Yerrick ---- == games == ok i added a small section about games - thought it was kind of important. I'm hoping someone will pick this one up and run with it. I may have been too negative, feel free to address the balance. List of standout games is subjective of course and could change. These were sort of off the top of my head. --User:Tomheaton 13:59, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC) == Picture? == Is there an explanation for how/why the Gameboy Advance in the picture is displaying a Wikipedia logo? I'm sure many visitors to the article are curious about this... --User:LostLeviathan 01:01, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC) : Don't think it would be a useful part of the article. It could be photoshopped but more likely someone wrote a quick program to put the logo onto the screen.--User:Tomheaton 10:27, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC) :: I doubt it: which is going to be easier, hacking a program to "bootstrap" the GBA, and transfer and display an image on the screen (possible, I guess, given the existence of the serial connector, but still requiring quite complex hard- and software hacking); or superimposing a transparent-backed image of the logo onto a digital photo of a switched-off GBA. I'd be willing to bet it's just image manipulation; still, looks like User:Damian Yerrick is still around, and he is a CS graduate, so maybe he'll come and make me eat my words! ;) - User:IMSoP 00:14, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) :::It's easy if you know how! And plenty of people have the hardware to do it.--User:Tomheaton 17:17, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) ::: Image talk:Gba.jpg. --User:Damian Yerrick 06:20, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) :::: Bah! Well, I'll be...! ;) [Now, if only I could do that with my Game Gear...] - User:IMSoP 14:56, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) :::: Someone should do something similar on the PSP, but for real. Using the Wipeout Pure browser hack, one could actually visit the Wikipedia via the PSP. User:Armaced 23:43, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ==DS== The Nintendo DS isn't part of the Game Boy line, though it does play Game Boy Advance games—in a separate port.—User:Boarder8925 00:48, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC) == Wikipedia Logo == How did they get the Wikipedia logo on the GBA. Wikipedia on GBA? If there is I wanna get that. :See #Picture?, and Image talk:Gba.jpg. - User:IMSoP 00:14, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) == Added stuff... == I added an 'Other Hardware' section and a section named 'The Future?' detailing what details there are about the Game Boy Evolution. ==GameBoy Video== The article claims that the Video cartridges were released on June 24th, 2004. This is not true. On June 6th, 2004 I owned two of them. By June 10th ones other than the ones originally released were coming out. Maybe it was supposed to be May 24th? User:Steveo2 == Needs re-write == The hardware section is extremely technical and needs to be supplemented with a high-level hardware description. Maybe just split the current section into sub-sections so that people would know when they hit the really technical part.
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Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a Handheld game console video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is one of the latest in the Game Boy series of consoles, and the successor to the popular Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in Europe on June 22, 2001, and in China on June 8, 2004. ==Hardware== The Game Boy Advance is backward compatibility with most games previously released for the Game Boy or the Game Boy Color, as well as new software developed to take advantage of the new technical capabilities of the system. It has hardware support for simple 2D operations using graphical elements called Sprite (computer graphics)s. It can scale, rotate, sum-blend, and Alpha_channel sprites against a background (with one alpha value for the whole screen, not the alpha-blending of image edges you see in the PNG format), and it can change the scaling and rotation of sprites and the background on each scanline to give a pseudo-3D computer graphics effect. The GBA has a custom 32-bit 16.8-MHz ARM architecture processor (ARM7TDMI) based on a RISC architecture, which is much more suited to the C programming language than the 8-bit Z80-like processor used in older Game Boy models. The ARM processor can run both 32-bit ARM and 16-bit "Thumb" instruction set encodings. The system also contains an 8.4-MHz Z80-like processor to provide support for legacy GB software; however, both processors cannot be active at the same time. The 2.9" liquid crystal display is capable of a maximum of 240×160 pixels in 15-bit color (32,768 colors). This display includes more pixels than Game Boy's 160×144; when playing legacy games, the user can press the "L" or "R" button to switch the display between 160×144 with a black border and scaling to 240×144 pixels. Early games had very dark color palettes because the display in the development kits was much brighter than the one in the production units; the production display has a gamma value of 4. Newer titles use gamma correction in their palettes. If the color LCD has a fault, it is that the Game Boy Advance is lit by ambient light. Users quickly learned to tilt the device to take advantage of window or overhead illumination. An aftermarket internal lighting kit known as the Afterburner (modification kit) was briefly popular before the introduction of the Game Boy Advance SP, and influenced the development of the new model. The GBA's picture generator has six display modes (three tiled and three bitmap) and 96 KB of dedicated Random Access Memory. In tiled display modes, the system can manage four pixel-to-pixel layers, two pixel-to-pixel layers and one affine layer, or two affine layers, and it uses 64 KB of RAM for tile and map data and 32 KB for sprite cel data. In bitmap modes, it can display one large 16-bit bitmap, two 8-bit bitmaps (with page flipping), or one small 16-bit bitmap (with page flipping), and it uses 80 KB of RAM for tile and map data and 16 KiB for sprite cel data. In all modes, it can show up to 128 sprites (individually controllable small moving objects) of 8×8 up to 64×64 pixels in either 4-bit or 8-bit indexed color. Each sprite can be drawn using either direct pixel mapping or affine mapping; it's possible to fit more direct sprites on a scanline. The interface from the GBA unit to the read-only memory cartridge includes only a 24-bit address bus multiplexed with a 16-bit data bus. (Mattel's Intellivision console had previously used a multiplexed bus.) This setup limits the directly addressable memory to 16 binary megawords (that is, 256 binary megabits or 32 binary megabytes), but bankswitching hardware on the cartridge can extend this by controlling the ROM's upper address lines from software, effectively switching other parts of the ROM into the GBA's address space. Still, as of 2003, no published GBA titles have such bankswitching hardware because 32 MiB of ROM is still too expensive for the price point at which most GBA games are sold. The GBA also has a serial port for connecting to other GBA units in a setup similar to a Token Ring network over a bus physical topology. A GBA can also receive up to 256 KiB of bootstrap code through the port, even when no cartridge is present (sometimes known as ''multiboot'' or ''GBA Network Boot''). This is used for multiplayer GBA connections, where multiple GBAs can play with only one cartridge; one GBA with a cartridge sends boot code to the other cartridge-less GBAs. The serial port can (with a suitable cable) also connect to a standard RS-232 serial port for debugging purposes and (hypothetically) Internet play, although a TCP/IP stack has yet to be implemented in a GBA game. To link GBA games, a GBA link cable is required. To link regular GB or GB Color games, the older GB link cable is required, even if you're using two GBAs. A wireless adapter was released on September 7, 2004 in the U.S. It allows GBAs to be linked without cords, and with more than four players at a time. It came bundled with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. However, a game has to be designed with the wireless adapter in mind, and there are only [http://www.nintendo.com/gamelist?start=1&oord=asc&osort=title&sort=&cmd=&toggle=true&query=&tf=&cf=&sf=&ef=&rf=&pf=&af=New%21+Game+Boy+Advance+Wireless+Adapter&vf=&nf= a few such games]. The GBA is powered by two AA batteries which give about 15 hours of play time, as well as an optional power supply that plugs directly into the GBA's battery bracket. By early 2002, hardware became readily available for moving user code onto GBA hardware. For example, in December 2001, a flash memory cartridge plus writing hardware could be had for less than United States dollar200 United States, and a $50 device emulates a netbooting master. By April 2003, the prices had come down to under $100 for the flash cartridge and writer and $30 for the boot cable. Because of this, a Homebrew (video games) software development community has sprung up (see [http://www.gbadev.org/ gbadev.org]). Nintendo, however, has a history of viewing such devices as piracy tools, since they can be used to copy cartridges containing copyrighted software. In February of 2002, Nintendo began sending threatening letters to some United States resellers of such devices. Previous lawsuits had banned the importation of similar devices for the 8-bit Game Boy. ===Game Boy Advance SP=== ''Main article:'' Game Boy Advance SP In early 2003, Nintendo upgraded the Game Boy Advance giving it an internal light that can be turned on or off, a rechargeable lithium ion battery, as well as a folding case approximately half the size of the GBA. It was designed to address some common complaints with the original GBA. ===Game Boy Player=== ''Main article:'' Game Boy Player In mid-2003, Nintendo released the Game Boy Player, which allows Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games to be played on the Nintendo GameCube (GCN). It uses the same color palette as built into the cart. The unit connects to the bottom of the GameCube. ===Game Boy Micro=== ''Main article:'' Game Boy Micro At E3, 2005, Nintendo announced the latest Game Boy: Game Boy Micro. Game Boy Micro plays Game Boy Advance games, but has an updated form factor. Much smaller than previous Game Boys, the GBM is slightly bigger and about two thirds the weight of an iPod mini. It also has a brighter screen than previous Game Boys. Nintendo plans to market the GBM in fall 2005, to "image conscious consumers." ==Other Hardware== Nintendo has released many add-ons for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). These include: Play-Yan - The Play-Yan is an MP3/MPEG4 player for the GBA and Nintendo DS. The cartridge is slightly bigger than normal GBA cartridge and includes a built-in headphone port as well as an SD Card slot. Music or videos that users have downloaded from the internet can be transferred onto an SD Card and slotted into the Play-Yan device. Nintendo has released several mini games for the Play-Yan, which can be downloaded from their website. The Play-Yan is currently available in Japan only. TV Tuner - Not much is known as of yet, but it does what it implies. It will most likely be what is being sold now on the Game Boy Advance, and that is to make the portable system into a portable television. Video Cartridges - These highly popular cartridges contain two episodes of 30 minute cartoon programmes. First released in America on June 21st 2004, they cost $19.99 and included cartoons such as Pokémon, SpongeBob SquarePants, Sonic X and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Unofficial GBA Flash Carts are available. While they enable homebrew applications to emerge, they also incite illegal copy of games. ==Games== The Game Boy Advance has become the modern flagship of sprite based games. With hardware superior to the Super Nintendo it has proven that sprite based technology could improve and live side by side with the 3D games of today's consoles. The Game Boy Advance not only has your typical platformers, but also a huge collection of SNES style Role playing games. It has also become a popular system for old school gamers due to the increasing amount of games ported from various 8-bit and 16-bit systems of the previous era. Through the use of [http://www.gameboy-advance.net/flash_card/gba_flash_advance_cards.htm flash cartridges] and emulators the Game Boy Advance can even play NES and PC Engine games, as well as AGI based Sierra On-Line PC adventure games. This has emptied the storage rooms of many old school gamers who have been holding on to piles of aging game hardware. Standout original titles include: *''Advance Wars'' *''Boktai'' *''Golden Sun'' *''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance'' *''Fire Emblem'' *''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'' *''Metroid Fusion'' *''Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire'' *''Wario Ware, Inc. Mega Microgame$'' == Screenshots ==
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo (2001) Image:GBA_Golden_Sun.png|''Golden Sun''
Camelot (2001) Image:GBA_Mario_Kart.png|''Mario Kart Super Circuit''
Nintendo (2001) Image:GBA_Metroid_Fusion.png|''Metroid Fusion''
Nintendo (2002) Image:GBA_Castlevania_Aria_of_Sorrow.png|''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow''
Konami (2003) Image:GBA_Fire_Emblem_Fight.png|''Fire Emblem''
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo (2003) Image:GBA_Pokemon_Ruby.png|''Pokémon Ruby''
Nintendo (2003) Image:GBA_Wario_Ware_Inc_2.png|''Wario Ware, Inc. Mega Microgame$''
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Game Boy Advance
I might put out my photos of it. ---- ''User:Damian Yerrick summarized old talk:'' Game Boy products contain a "integral 8 bit CISC CPU for compatibility," namely the same Sharp Z80-like CPU (not an official Zilog design) used in the Game Boy Color. It runs at 4 MHz when playing GB titles and 8 MHz when playing GBC titles. GBA does ''not'' contain a 6502 processor (as somebody changed); Z80 instructions are completely incompatible with :MOS Technologies 6502 instructions. Z80 and 6502 are not members of the same family; their instruction sets and timings aren't even close. We're not sure whether the ARM7TDMI and the GBZ80 are on the same die. ---- Just for reference, the 6502 processor (with BCD mode removed) was used in :NES; the :Super Nintendo Entertainment System used a :Western Design Center 65816. However, the existence of the PocketNES emulator for GBA proves that NES emulation (and thus 6502 emulation) on ARM is far from impossible. --User:Damian Yerrick ---- == games == ok i added a small section about games - thought it was kind of important. I'm hoping someone will pick this one up and run with it. I may have been too negative, feel free to address the balance. List of standout games is subjective of course and could change. These were sort of off the top of my head. --User:Tomheaton 13:59, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC) == Picture? == Is there an explanation for how/why the Gameboy Advance in the picture is displaying a Wikipedia logo? I'm sure many visitors to the article are curious about this... --User:LostLeviathan 01:01, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC) : Don't think it would be a useful part of the article. It could be photoshopped but more likely someone wrote a quick program to put the logo onto the screen.--User:Tomheaton 10:27, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC) :: I doubt it: which is going to be easier, hacking a program to "bootstrap" the GBA, and transfer and display an image on the screen (possible, I guess, given the existence of the serial connector, but still requiring quite complex hard- and software hacking); or superimposing a transparent-backed image of the logo onto a digital photo of a switched-off GBA. I'd be willing to bet it's just image manipulation; still, looks like User:Damian Yerrick is still around, and he is a CS graduate, so maybe he'll come and make me eat my words! ;) - User:IMSoP 00:14, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) :::It's easy if you know how! And plenty of people have the hardware to do it.--User:Tomheaton 17:17, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) ::: Image talk:Gba.jpg. --User:Damian Yerrick 06:20, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) :::: Bah! Well, I'll be...! ;) [Now, if only I could do that with my Game Gear...] - User:IMSoP 14:56, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) :::: Someone should do something similar on the PSP, but for real. Using the Wipeout Pure browser hack, one could actually visit the Wikipedia via the PSP. User:Armaced 23:43, 17 May 2005 (UTC) ==DS== The Nintendo DS isn't part of the Game Boy line, though it does play Game Boy Advance games—in a separate port.—User:Boarder8925 00:48, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC) == Wikipedia Logo == How did they get the Wikipedia logo on the GBA. Wikipedia on GBA? If there is I wanna get that. :See #Picture?, and Image talk:Gba.jpg. - User:IMSoP 00:14, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC) == Added stuff... == I added an 'Other Hardware' section and a section named 'The Future?' detailing what details there are about the Game Boy Evolution. ==GameBoy Video== The article claims that the Video cartridges were released on June 24th, 2004. This is not true. On June 6th, 2004 I owned two of them. By June 10th ones other than the ones originally released were coming out. Maybe it was supposed to be May 24th? User:Steveo2 == Needs re-write == The hardware section is extremely technical and needs to be supplemented with a high-level hardware description. Maybe just split the current section into sub-sections so that people would know when they hit the really technical part.
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