Platform: Game Boy Advance
Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage
Mega Man Zero 4
F-Zero Climax
Sonic Advance
Mother 3
Spider-Man
Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II
Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006
Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue
Virtua Tennis
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Densetsu no Starfy 2
Mario Tennis: Power Tour
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
Drill Dozer
Cartoon Network: Block Party
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Grand Theft Auto Advance
Sonic Battle
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
It's Mr. Pants
Space Channel 5
Charlotte's Web
Mario Pinball Land
Crazy Frog Racer
Wolfenstein 3D
Game Boy Music
Shonen Jump's One Piece
Wrecking Crew
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
Sonic Advance 3
Rayman 3
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Out of This World
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar
Sheep
Densetsu no Starfy 3
Wizards
Fire Emblem
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Barbarian
Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005
subdirectory_arrow_right Kururin Paradise (Game), Densetsu no Starfy (Game), Advance Wars (Game), Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Game), Kuru Kuru Kururin (Game), Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Game), Tomato Adventure (Game), Densetsu no Starfy 2 (Game), Famicom Mini Collection (Game), Polarium Advance (Game), DK: King of Swing (Game), Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi (Game)
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Nintendo initially planned to give the Game Boy Advance a large-scale release in mainland China through their subsidiary in the region, iQue. However, they ultimately pulled out following rampant piracy of the system's first few Chinese releases. Consequently, Chinese localizations of several other games were cancelled despite being mostly complete and sent to the Chinese government for review. On March 25, 2019, game preservationist collective Forest of Illusion would leak twelve of these Chinese-language builds online, covering the following games:
• Advance Wars
• DK: King of Swing
• Densetsu no Starfy
• Densetsu no Starfy 2
• Famicom Mini Collection
• Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
• Kuru Kuru Kururin
• Kururin Paradise
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit
• Polarium Advance
• Tomato Adventure
• Advance Wars
• DK: King of Swing
• Densetsu no Starfy
• Densetsu no Starfy 2
• Famicom Mini Collection
• Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
• Kuru Kuru Kururin
• Kururin Paradise
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit
• Polarium Advance
• Tomato Adventure
SiliconEra article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230205174600/https://www.siliconera.com/a-look-into-what-couldve-been-prototype-unreleased-chinese-gba-games/
Hidden Palace pages for the leaked builds:
https://hiddenpalace.org/Advance_Wars_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/DK_King_of_Swing_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Densetsu_no_Stafy_(Mar_6,_2006_iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Densetsu_no_Stafy_2_(Jun_6,_2006_iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Famicom_Mini_Collection_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Fire_Emblem:_The_Binding_Blade_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Kuru_Kuru_Kururin_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Kururin_Paradise_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Superstar_Saga_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Mario_Kart:_Super_Circuit_(iQue_Prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Polarium_Advance_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Tomato_Adventure_(iQue_prototype)
https://web.archive.org/web/20230205174600/https://www.siliconera.com/a-look-into-what-couldve-been-prototype-unreleased-chinese-gba-games/
Hidden Palace pages for the leaked builds:
https://hiddenpalace.org/Advance_Wars_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/DK_King_of_Swing_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Densetsu_no_Stafy_(Mar_6,_2006_iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Densetsu_no_Stafy_2_(Jun_6,_2006_iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Famicom_Mini_Collection_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Fire_Emblem:_The_Binding_Blade_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Kuru_Kuru_Kururin_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Kururin_Paradise_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Superstar_Saga_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Mario_Kart:_Super_Circuit_(iQue_Prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Polarium_Advance_(iQue_prototype)
https://hiddenpalace.org/Tomato_Adventure_(iQue_prototype)
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The Game Boy Advance Video "Shrek and Shark Tale" and "Shrek and Shrek 2" double packs, both containing two 1 hour 30 minute movies each, are the largest ROMs in the Game Boy Advance library at 64 megabytes. They achieved this by compressing the films to 240 pixels by 112 pixels, and using a special memory chip.
subdirectory_arrow_right WarioWare: Twisted! (Game)
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The Japanese version of WarioWare: Twisted! features an exclusive start-up screen for the Game Boy Advance, where the Game Boy logo bounces up off-screen before landing again. Once the logo resumes as normal, a motorcycle heard in the background will stop, causing Wario to shout "Yeah!"
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Various video comparisons of original SNES and GBA port graphics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y849RDYK-30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNuzx9HY3Oo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq3e0qv2nPk
Reviews of the original Game Boy Advance mentioning the lack of built-in lighting:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091706/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/11/game-boy-advance-system-review
https://web.archive.org/web/20171207015848/https://www.cnet.com/products/nintendo-game-boy-advance/review/
Reviews of Castlevania: Circle of the Moon mentioning dark graphics:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/14/castlevania-circle-of-the-moon
https://web.archive.org/web/20080513130800/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/september01/castlevania/index2.shtm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y849RDYK-30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNuzx9HY3Oo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq3e0qv2nPk
Reviews of the original Game Boy Advance mentioning the lack of built-in lighting:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091706/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/11/game-boy-advance-system-review
https://web.archive.org/web/20171207015848/https://www.cnet.com/products/nintendo-game-boy-advance/review/
Reviews of Castlevania: Circle of the Moon mentioning dark graphics:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/06/14/castlevania-circle-of-the-moon
https://web.archive.org/web/20080513130800/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/september01/castlevania/index2.shtm
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In September 2005, Nintendo re-released the Game Boy Advance SP with an improved backlit screen and a model number of AGS-101 (vs. the original frontlit version with model number AGS-001). The button that turned the light on and off on the original model instead switched the brightness between low and high and provided no ability to turn the light off on the new model. Even on low though, the brightness of the new model exceeded that of the original.
subdirectory_arrow_right Neo Geo AES (Platform), Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (Platform), Sega Master System/Mark III (Platform), Game Boy (Platform), Game Boy Color (Platform), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform), Sega Game Gear (Platform), Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform), PlayStation (Platform), Arcade (Platform)
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Soulja Boy selling SouljaGame line article:
https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/soulja-boy-selling-cheap-consoles-1203084022/
Soulja Boy ends sales of SouljaGame line article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/02/soulja-boy-stops-selling-souljagame-game-consoles
SouljaGame unboxing and teardown showing the packaging:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-qNU7Qu3k
Rerez video reviewing the console SouljaGame was based on, showing the console list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqXuAuTFXpA#t=595
https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/soulja-boy-selling-cheap-consoles-1203084022/
Soulja Boy ends sales of SouljaGame line article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/02/soulja-boy-stops-selling-souljagame-game-consoles
SouljaGame unboxing and teardown showing the packaging:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-qNU7Qu3k
Rerez video reviewing the console SouljaGame was based on, showing the console list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqXuAuTFXpA#t=595