Game Boy Advance Games Collection
The Game Boy Advance (GBA), released in 2001, was Nintendo's 32-bit handheld successor to the Game Boy Color. It featured significantly improved graphics and processing power while maintaining backward compatibility with previous Game Boy games. The GBA's landscape-oriented design with two shoulder buttons marked a departure from earlier models. Its library included enhanced ports of SNES classics as well as original titles like Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire, Metroid Fusion, and Advance Wars. The system sold over 81 million units worldwide across its original model, the clamshell-design SP (2003), and the backlit-microscreen Game Boy Micro (2005). The GBA became known for excellent 2D games during a period when consoles were transitioning to 3D, preserving classic game design approaches. Its link cable functionality allowed multiplayer gaming, and it eventually became compatible with the Nintendo GameCube via a special cable. The GBA's success cemented Nintendo's dominance in the handheld market prior to the DS era.
All Game Boy Advance Games
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
2003
Platformer
Series: Super Mario
The enhanced GBA remake of the NES classic featuring all-new e-Reader functionality, updated graphics, and voice acting. Includes the original 90+ levels plus special World-e levels when connected with Nintendo's e-Reader peripheral.
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
2002
Platformer
Series: Super Mario
The GBA-enhanced port of the SNES classic featuring Yoshi's debut, introducing the revolutionary overworld map with secret exits and multiple paths. Includes all 96 original exits plus Luigi as a playable character with higher jumps.
Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
2002
Platformer
Series: Super Mario
The GBA port of the SNES classic featuring Yoshi's first starring role, with enhanced visuals and new voice acting. Players guide Yoshi through pastel-colored worlds to reunite Baby Mario with his brother, using egg-throwing mechanics and transformative power-ups.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2003
RPG
Series: Mario & Luigi
The first installment in the Mario & Luigi RPG series where the brothers travel to the Beanbean Kingdom to recover Princess Peach's stolen voice. Features timing-based combat, dual-character controls, and humorous dialogue.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
2001
Kart Racing
Series: Mario Kart
The first portable Mario Kart game featuring all 20 tracks from Super Mario Kart (SNES) plus 20 new courses. Introduces the 'Quick Run' mode for on-the-go racing and maintains the classic drift mechanics.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
2003
Party
Series: WarioWare
Wario's chaotic debut as a game developer features over 200 microgames lasting 3-5 seconds each. Pioneered the rapid-fire 'microgame' genre with absurd humor and simple one-button controls across 9 themed stages.
WarioWare: Twisted!
2004
Party
Series: WarioWare
The groundbreaking sequel features a built-in gyro sensor for motion-controlled microgames. Includes over 180 new microgames designed around spinning, tilting, and shaking the cartridge, packaged with a rumble motor for tactile feedback.
Wario Land 4
2001
Platformer
Series: Wario Land
Wario's greedy adventure to plunder the Golden Pyramid, featuring transformative enemy attacks and time-limited escape sequences. Introduces vibrant GBA visuals and CD-quality music to the series.
Pokémon Ruby
2002
RPG
Series: Pokémon
Pokémon Ruby is a role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is part of the third generation of the Pokémon series and introduces 135 new Pokémon to the franchise. Players embark on a journey through the Hoenn region to become the Pokémon Champion while thwarting the plans of Team Magma.
Pokémon Sapphire
2002
RPG
Series: Pokémon
Pokémon Sapphire is a role-playing game developed by Game Freak for the Game Boy Advance. As the counterpart to Pokémon Ruby, it features exclusive Pokémon and follows the player's journey through the Hoenn region to become the Pokémon Champion while opposing Team Aqua's schemes.
Pokémon FireRed
2004
RPG
Series: Pokémon
Pokémon FireRed is an enhanced remake of the 1996 Game Boy game Pokémon Red, developed by Game Freak for the Game Boy Advance. It features updated graphics, new gameplay mechanics, and the Sevii Islands post-game content while retaining the original Kanto region storyline.
Pokémon LeafGreen
2004
RPG
Series: Pokémon
Pokémon LeafGreen is an enhanced remake of the 1996 Game Boy game Pokémon Green (Blue internationally), featuring updated graphics, new mechanics like abilities and natures, and the Sevii Islands post-game content while preserving the original Kanto storyline.
Pokémon Emerald
2004
RPG
Series: Pokémon
Pokémon Emerald is a role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is an enhanced version of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, featuring the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza on its cover. Players embark on a journey to become the Pokémon Champion while thwarting the plans of Team Magma and Team Aqua.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords
2002
Action-Adventure
Series: The Legend of Zelda
A GBA port of the SNES classic A Link to the Past bundled with the original Four Swords multiplayer adventure. This version includes new features like a color-coded item menu and voice samples for Link.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
2004
Action-Adventure
Series: The Legend of Zelda
The final original Zelda title for GBA introduces the magical Minish Cap, allowing Link to shrink to microscopic size. Developed by Capcom's Flagship team, it features kinstone fusion mechanics and vibrant cartoon-style visuals.
Metroid Fusion
2002
Action-Adventure
Series: Metroid
The fourth main Metroid game introduces Samus' organic Fusion Suit after a parasite infection, featuring a more narrative-driven structure with mission briefings and AI guidance. Directed by Yoshio Sakamoto, it pioneered the 'guided adventure' subgenre while retaining series' exploration roots.
Metroid: Zero Mission
2004
Action-Adventure
Series: Metroid
A complete remake of the original 1986 Metroid, rebuilt with Fusion's engine to include modern controls, expanded story sequences, and a new post-game chapter revealing Samus' Zero Suit origins. Serves as the canonical starting point of the Metroid timeline.
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
2001
Action-Adventure
Series: Castlevania
The first Castlevania on GBA introduces the Dual Set-Up System (DSS) with 100+ card combinations for customizing attacks. Features non-linear exploration in Dracula's castle with protagonist Nathan Graves, a vampire hunter trained by the Belmont clan.