Gameboy Advance

The Nintendo Game Boy Advance, launched in 2001, was Nintendo’s first 32‑bit handheld, featuring a 2.9‑inch TFT LCD with a 240 × 160 resolution and up to 32 k colors, plus a built‑in backlight for play in any lighting. Powered by a 16.78 MHz ARM processor and compatible with the entire Game Boy and Game Boy Color library, it also introduced a sleek, clamshell design and a link cable for multiplayer. Its strong first‑party lineup—including Metroid Fusion, Advance Wars and Mario Kart: Super Circuit—helped it sell over 80 million units before being succeeded by the DS.