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GBA FAQ

GBA Specifications and Information

by the NWR Staff - February 21, 2001, 6:05 pm EST

Here are those specs you wanted boss!

Game Boy Advance Vs. Game Boy Color

SpecificationGame Boy AdvanceGame Boy Color
CPU 32-Bit ARM with embedded memory 8-bit Z80
Screen 2.9" TFT reflective screen

240x160 resolution

65,535 possible colors

511 simultaneous colors in character mode; 32,768 simultaneous colors in bitmap mode

2.3" TFT reflective screen

160x140 resolution

32,000 possible colors

56 simultaneous colors

Size (mm) 135w x 80h x 25d 75w x 133h x 27d
Power 2 AA batteries 2 AA batteries
Battery Life 20 hours 10 hours
Software Cartridge format

GB Color compatible

Game Boy compatible

Cartridge format

Game Boy compatible

Multiplayer Link cable to connect up to 4 GBA systems

Only one cartridge will be required for link play (this may not apply to all titles)

Online capability via GB Mobile Advance may allow play over network

Link cable to connect up to 2 player

Two copies of the game are required for linked play, one for each system.

Mobile Advance GB may be compatible with GBC
(at least in Japan)

Transfer Can connect to the Nintendo GameCube and function as a controller

Matsushita's rewritable SD memory cards will supposedly be able to transfer data between GBA & NGC

Can transfer data from GBC to N64 via 64GB Transfer Pak

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