Platform archive · Nintendo
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance delivered substantially more power in a landscape form while supporting most earlier Game Boy cartridges. Its library mixed new releases with inventive portable adaptations.
Hardware launch era2001
Physical games1,697
Documented packages1,697
Hardware variants16
NintendoLaunch information
The platform’s opening chapter
- Hardware era
- 2001
- Launch region
- Worldwide
- Primary physical format
- Cartridge
- First documented physical release
- March 21, 2001
- Latest documented physical release
- December 1, 2007
- Special editions and variants
- 0
Hardware collector index
Colors, revisions, and special editions

Launch · Worldwide
Indigo

Color · Worldwide
Arctic White

Color · Worldwide
Glacier

Color · Worldwide
Fuchsia

Color · Worldwide
Jet Black

Color · Worldwide
Platinum

Color · Japan
Spice Orange

Color · Japan
Milky Blue

Color · Asia
Milky Pink

Special edition · Japan
Pokémon Center Celebi Green

Special edition · Japan
Pokémon Center Pikachu Orange

Special edition · Japan
Pokémon Center Latios & Latias
Best-known releases
Platform-defining collector highlights
September 13, 2005
2 Games in 1 - Dr. Mario + Puzzle League
November 16, 2005
2 Games in 1 - Sonic Advance + Sonic Battle
November 16, 2005
2 Games in 1 - Sonic Battle + Sonic Pinball Party
February 14, 2004
Classic NES Series - Donkey Kong
May 21, 2004
Classic NES Series - Dr. Mario
August 10, 2004
Classic NES Series - Metroid
February 14, 2004
Classic NES Series - The Legend of Zelda
August 10, 2004
Classic NES Series - Zelda II - The Adventure of Link
Complete physical checklist