#gba micro

(Some of) my GameBoy Advance Systems~

Pearl Pink (AGS-101), Flame Red (AGS-001), Pearl Blue (AGS-101), and the Micro (Silver, OXY 001, with added skins from Gamer Graffix (my red one has a skin on the top and bottom as well)

I also have the purple GameBoy Advance (AGB-001, without the screen light), DS Lite, DSi, and the 3DS XL. I’ll post those prolly at some point with more detail~

All of my GBA systems came from my Nina (my biological grandma, she raised me before I was adopted), who was a collector herself and introduced them to me, so they mean a lot to me. I think one of the biggest signs of my neurodivergence is how picky I was with keeping my things handled and maintained carefully XD I’m still that way though, and although I’m not purchasing anything new nowadays I have a decent collection of (mostly) Nintendo consoles~ I don’t support Nintendo as a company modern day but I do love their retro games.

My Nina is the reason I’m so into these games, eventually I’ll show yall my games too! I have a ton.

Nintendo released its 3rd handheld juggernaut in March of 2001 in Japan and June 2001 in the US and EU for $100.

Instead of keeping their tried and true form factor from the original and Color versions of the Game Boy, the GBA used a wider form factor similar to the Game Gear and Lynx.

Over 1500 games were developed for the system world wide. Notable titles include: Pokemon Ruby/Saphire/Emerald, The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, WarioWare: Twisted, Drill Dozer, Megaman Zero 1-4, multiple entries in the Castlevania series, and many, many more....

The first 32-bit handheld system, fully backwards compatible with all Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles. It would go on to sell over 81 million units.

It continued the trend of the link cable port for multiplayer games as well as a special cable to connect to a controller port on the Gamecube, which featured gameplay elements for several cube games such as The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker, Four Swords Adventures, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals. It could run for up to 15 hours on 2 AA batteries.

In 2003 Nintendo released the infamous clamshell redesign of the GBA for $100. The Game Boy Advance SP aside from being nearly half the size of the original, also had a front lit display and a built in rechargeable battery (F U C K I N G F I N A L L Y).

It also removed the headphone jack. You could still use headphones but it required an adapter cable that plugged into the proprietary charging port of the SP.

In 2005 Nintendo would release a new variant of the system that featured a backlit screen, making it much easier to see. The battery lasted around 10 hours with the screen light or about 18 hours with it off. It sold 43.5 million units.

Later on in 2005 Nintendo released the Game Boy Micro, it is the 2nd smallest cartridge based handheld they ever produced. Barely larger than the GBA carts you plugged into it, it was promoted as a budget alternative to the DS priced at $100.

It had swappable faceplates you could purchase to personalize your Micro. Another downside was the removal of backwards compatibility for OG Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.