Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance is a handheld video game console. It was made by Nintendo to replace the older Game Boy. Sometimes GBA is used instead of the full name. Before the Advance, Nintendo had released the Game Boy and Game Boy Color.
People were able to buy it in Japan on 21 March 2001. Nintendo released it in North America on 11 June 2001 and for Europe on 22 June 2001.
The newer Game Boy Advance had upgraded parts that the older Game Boy did not have. There are three versions: the original, SP, and the Micro.
The original version has the controller buttons beside the game screen, and uses AA batteries. The SP version was released in 2003 with improved parts. It was the first Game Boy to have a rechargeable battery. People had an AC adapter that they could plug in instead of having to buy new batteries. It also had back-lighting on the game screen to make it easier to see, and the controller buttons were below the game screen. The Micro was released in 2005 and is much smaller than the original and the SP, but it only plays GBA games. The original and the SP can play games from the older Game Boy console.
After this group of consoles they released the Nintendo DS in November 2004.
[change] Game Boy Advance SP
The Game Boy Advance SP is almost the same as the Game Boy Advance but it has a "clamshell" design, which means that it can be folded up to make it smaller and its brightness was increased so the user can see the screen better. This is the same way a clam folds up in its shell.
[change] Game Boy Micro
The Game Boy Micro was the last Game Boy by Nintendo. It is another Game Boy Advance remake (like the Game Boy Advance SP). It is much smaller than the other Game Boys and has a much brighter screen than the SP. However, it can only play Game Boy Advance games.
