Editing Game Boy Advance (section)

==Games==
{{Main|List of Game Boy Advance games}}
{{See also|List of best-selling Game Boy Advance video games|List of cancelled Game Boy Advance games}}
[[File:Nintendo-Game-Boy-Advance-Cartridge.jpg|150px|thumb|right|The Game Boy Advance Game Pak]]
[[File:Gameboy advance sp cartridge.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Various Game Boy Advance Game Paks disassembled]]

With hardware performance comparable to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], the Game Boy Advance represents progress for [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]]-based technology. The system's library includes platformers, SNES-like [[role-playing video game]]s, and games ported from various 8-bit and 16-bit systems of the previous generations. This includes the ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' series, and the system's backward compatibility with all earlier Game Boy titles. Though most GBA games primarily employ 2D graphics, developers have ambitiously designed some [[3D graphics|3D]] GBA games that push the limits of the hardware, including [[first-person shooter]]s like a port of ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'', [[racing game]]s like ''[[V-Rally 3]]'', and even [[platformer]]s, like ''[[Asterix & Obelix XXL]]''.

Some cartridges are colored to resemble the game (usually for the ''Pokémon'' series; ''[[Pokémon Emerald]]'', for example, being a clear emerald green). Others have special built-in features, including rumble features (''[[Drill Dozer]]''),<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ja:スクリューブレイカー 轟振どりるれろ {{!}} Wii U {{!}} 任天堂 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000017727 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427043842/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000017727 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |script-website=ja:任天堂ホームページ}}</ref> tilt sensors (''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Universal Gravitation]]''),<ref>{{Citation |title=Yoshi: Universal Gravitation - IGN |date=January 12, 2005 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/01/12/yoshi-universal-gravitation |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427043840/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/01/12/yoshi-universal-gravitation |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Photodiode|solar sensors]] (''[[Boktai]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |author-first1=Jean-Karlo|author-last1=Lemus|date=March 27, 2020 |title=Kojima's GBA experiment—and the sunny island childhood it changed forever |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/03/kojimas-gba-experiment-and-the-sunny-island-childhood-it-changed-forever/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429052157/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/03/kojimas-gba-experiment-and-the-sunny-island-childhood-it-changed-forever/ |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref>

In Japan, the final game to be released on the system was ''[[Final Fantasy VI|Final Fantasy VI Advance]]'' on November 30, 2006, which was also the final game published by Nintendo on the system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Fantasy VI Advance Release Information for Game Boy Advance |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/930370-final-fantasy-vi-advance/data |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513220851/http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/930370-final-fantasy-vi-advance/data |archive-date=May 13, 2010 |access-date=September 13, 2010 |website=GameFAQs}}</ref> In North America, the last game for the system was ''[[Samurai Deeper Kyo]]'', released on February 12, 2008. In Europe, the last game for the system is ''[[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night]]'', released on November 2, 2007. The Japan-only ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the first game in what would eventually become known outside Japan as the ''Rhythm Heaven''/''Rhythm Paradise'' series, is the final first-party-developed game for the system, released on August 3, 2006.

While those games were the last to be released at the time, a new one is expected to release in 2025. Titled ''[[Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution]]'', it was originally in development until 2004, when work halted due to the lack of a publisher. Development resumed in 2023, using the same code and hardware.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Gavin |date=March 13, 2024 |title='The Odds Seemed Just Astronomical' - Reviving Lost Media With Shantae Advance |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/features/the-odds-seemed-just-astronomical-reviving-lost-media-with-shantae-advance |access-date=December 21, 2024 |website=Nintendo Life}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mejia |first=Ozzie |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution fits in just fine on the classic Game Boy Advance |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/139376/shantae-advance-gdc-2024-preview |access-date=December 21, 2024 |website=Shacknews}}</ref>

=== Launch games ===
In Japan there were 25 launch games, 17 in North America and 15 in Europe.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! [[Japan|JP]]
! [[North America|NA]]
! [[Europe|EU]]
! Notes
|-
| ''[[Army Men Advance]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| [[Top-down shooter]] 
|-
| ''[[Air Traffic Controller (video game)|Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Simulation game]]
|-
| ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| [[Platform game]] in the ''[[Castlevania]]'' series
|-
| ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| Port of the 1999 [[Dreamcast]] game
|-
| ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| Port of the 1994 [[platform game]]
|-
| ''EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 1-6 Kan Set''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| One of the first games developed by [[NDcube]]
|-
| ''[[Fire Pro Wrestling (video game)|Fire Pro Wrestling]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| Top-down wrestler
|-
| ''[[F-Zero Maximum Velocity]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| [[Racing game]], first ''F-Zero'' game to be released on a handheld game console, one of the first games developed by [[NDcube]]
|-
| ''[[ESPN Final Round Golf 2002|Golf Master: Japan Golf Tour]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Sports video game|Sports game]]
|-
| ''[[GT Advance Championship Racing]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| [[Racing video game|Racing game]]
|-
| ''[[Iridion 3D]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| Quasi-[[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[Shoot 'em up#Tube and rail shooters|rail shooter]] [[video game|game]]
|-
| ''[[List of J.League licensed video games|J. League Pocket]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Association football|Soccer]] game
|-
| ''[[Konami Krazy Racers]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| [[Kart racing game]]
|-
| ''[[Kuru Kuru Kururin]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle game]]
|-
| ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (video game)|Mega Man Battle Network]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Real-time tactics|Real-time]] [[Tactical role-playing game|tactical RPG]]
|-
| ''Momotaru Matsuri''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing game]]
|-
| ''Monster Guardians''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing game]]
|-
| ''[[Mr. Driller 2]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| Port of the 2000 [[Arcade video game|arcade game]] 
|-
| ''[[Namco Museum]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| Compilation consisting of ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'', ''[[Galaga]]'', ''[[Galaxian]]'', ''[[Pole Position]]'', and ''[[Dig Dug]]''
|-
| ''[[Napoleon (video game)|Napoleon]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Real-time strategy game]] 
|-
| ''[[Pinobee: Wings of Adventure]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| First game developed by ''[[Artoon]]''
|-
| ''[[Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| Port of the 1994 [[platform game]]
|-
| ''[[Silent Hill (video game)|Play Novel: Silent Hill]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Visual novel]] based on the 1998 [[horror game]]
|-
| ''[[Power Pro Kun Pocket|Power Pro Kun Pocket 3]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Baseball]] game
|-
| ''[[Rayman Advance]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| Port of the 1995 [[platform game]]
|-
| ''[[Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| Portable version of the 2000 boxing game
|-
| ''[[Super Dodge Ball Advance]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| [[Sports game]]
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2#Super Mario Advance|Super Mario Advance]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| Remake of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (1988) and ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' (1983)
|-
| ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]''
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| Portable version of the 2000 [[skateboarding]] video game
|-
| ''[[Top Gear GT Championship]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| [[Racing video game|Racing game]]
|-
| ''Total Soccer Manager''
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| Soccer manager
|-
| ''[[Tweety and the Magic Gems]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{ya}}
| Last ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' game published by [[Kemco]]
|-
| ''Winning Point''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Horse racing]] game
|-
| ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters]]''
| {{ya}}
| {{na}}
| {{na}}
| [[Dice game|Dice]]-driven tactics [[video game|game]]
|}

===Compatibility with other systems===
[[File:GameCube-Game-Boy-Player.jpg|thumb|202x202px|[[Game Boy Player]] under a [[GameCube]]]]
An add-on for the [[GameCube]], known as the [[Game Boy Player]], was released in 2003 as the successor to the [[Super Game Boy]] peripheral for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. This add-on allows Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color games to be played on the GameCube. However, some games may have compatibility issues due to certain features requiring extra hardware; for instance, ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' would require the console to be rotated manually due to its nature as a tilt sensor game.

The GBA is the last Nintendo handheld system to bear the Game Boy name. Games developed for it are incompatible with older Game Boy systems, and each game's box carries a label indicating that the game is "not compatible with other Game Boy systems." Conversely, games designed for older Game Boy systems are compatible with the Game Boy Advance, with options to play such games on either their standard [[aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratios]] or a stretched fullscreen using the shoulder buttons.

Game Boy Advance cartridges are compatible with [[Nintendo DS]] models that support them with a dedicated GBA cartridge slot beneath the touch screen (specifically the original model and the [[Nintendo DS Lite]]), although they do not support multiplayer or features involving the use of GBA accessories due to the absence of the GBA's external peripheral port on the DS. They can also be used to unlock original content found in Nintendo DS games. The [[Nintendo DSi]] and [[Nintendo DSi#Larger model|Nintendo DSi XL]] lack a GBA cartridge slot, and therefore do not support backward compatibility with the GBA.

===Digital re-releases===
{{see also|Virtual Console}}
{{Confusing|section|date=February 2024|reason=Satoru Iwata ''actually'' announced the GBA games on Wii U in 2013, and later confirmed them in February 2014, both as part of [[Nintendo Direct]]}}
Since the Game Boy Advance was discontinued, many of its games have been [[re-release]]d via [[digital distribution]] on later Nintendo consoles, mainly in the form of [[Video game console emulation|emulation]]. As part of an Ambassador Program for early adopters of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system, ten GBA games, along with ten [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] games, were made available free for players who bought a 3DS system before the price drop on August 12, 2011.<ref name="Pricedrop">{{Cite press release |title=Nintendo 3DS Price Drops to $169.99, as Great Value and New 3D Games Come Together |date=July 28, 2011 |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110728005623/en/Nintendo-3DS-Price-Drops-to-169.99-as-Great-Value-and-New-3D-Games-Come-Together |quote=By the end of 2011, Nintendo will provide Ambassadors with 10 Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. These include games like ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', ''Metroid Fusion'', ''WarioWare'', ''Inc.: Mega Microgame', and ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''. These games were made available to Ambassadors, and Nintendo has no plans to make these 10 games available to the general public on the Nintendo 3DS in the future. |access-date=May 18, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518192933/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110728005623/en/Nintendo-3DS-Price-Drops-to-169.99-as-Great-Value-and-New-3D-Games-Come-Together |archive-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> Unlike other [[Virtual Console]] games for the system, features such as the Home menu or save states are missing, since the games are running natively instead of via emulation. In January 2014, Nintendo President [[Satoru Iwata]] announced that Game Boy Advance games would be released on the [[Wii U]]'s Virtual Console in April 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wii U - Virtual Console |url=https://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/downloads/virtual-console |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124122013/http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/downloads/virtual-console/ |archive-date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> The first set of GBA games, including ''[[Advance Wars]]'', ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'', and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', were released on April 3, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Jay |date=March 31, 2014 |title=Wii U Virtual Console News: GameBoy Advance Classics Arrive in April; Nintendo Announces Metroid Fusion, Advance Wars, and More. On the DS there is a slot for GBA games. |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/wii-u-virtual-console-news-gameboy-advance-classics-arrive-in-april-nintendo-announces-metroid-fusion-advance-wars-and-more-117137/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085707/http://www.christianpost.com/news/wii-u-virtual-console-news-gameboy-advance-classics-arrive-in-april-nintendo-announces-metroid-fusion-advance-wars-and-more-117137/ |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=April 3, 2014 |website=Christian Post}}</ref> All Virtual Console releases are single-player only, as they do not emulate multiplayer features enabled by [[Game Link]] cables.

In February 2023, Nintendo added Game Boy Advance games to the [[Nintendo Classics]] library for its [[Nintendo Switch Online]] service, exclusively to those with the ''Expansion Pack'' tier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=February 9, 2023 |title=Game Boy games make Nintendo Switch Online feel like the ultimate retro subscription |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/9/23592549/nintendo-switch-online-retro-subscription-game-boy-gba |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> For the first time, players are able to play multiplayer games in their emulated form, online. This application emulates the [[Game Boy Player]], meaning that games that support GameCube controller rumble work with the vibration of the Switch controllers.