Retroshowcase:oldschool game reference!

Total reviews!

Handheld: 57

16/32bit Computers: 859

8bit Computers: 416

8bit Consoles: 58

16bit Consoles: 103

32/64bit Consoles: 107

128bit Consoles: 28

OnLine members

Currently: 16

Best on 8bit micro!

International Karate + - Commodore64
Xyphoes Fantasy - AmstradCPC
Arkanoid II - AmstradCPC
Pang - AmstradCPCPlus
Wrath of the Demon - Commodore64
Night Hunter - AmstradCPC
Barbarian - AmstradCPC
Prince of Persia - SamCoupe
Lemmings - SamCoupe

Best on 16bit micro!

Best on 8bit consoles!

Best on 16bit consoles!

Best on 32bit consoles!

Total hits!

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Random Old Ads!

Hardware information

GameBoy Advance	released in 2001
CPU: ARM7TDMI at 16.78MHz , Z80 co-processor at 4-8MHz for Gameboy emulation MEMORY: 256Kb RAM, 128 VRAM GRAPHICS: Custom 2D GPU, 15-bit RGB palette at 240x160 pixels max resolution SOUND: Dual 8-bit DAC for stereo sound, supports multiple wave samples processed/mixed in software by the CPU MEDIA/STORAGE: ROM cartridge
Being the successor of the Gameboy Color, GBA was one of the most advanced handheld video-game consoles released by Nintendo back to 2001. It quickly became the modern flagship of sprite-based (2D) games and its hardware was comparable to the superb Super NES. Having that feature it had proven that sprite-based technology could improve and live side by side with the 3D games of the day's consoles. There is a huge collection of SNES-style games and ports for the console. Nintendo decided to have its successor (the Nintendo DS released after GBA SP model) backwards compatible with GBA games! Note also that, the GBA apart of its main CPU uses a co-processor based on Z80 in order to play the older Gameboy Color games too. The successor of the original GBA was the GBA SP, featuring same hardware but smaller form-factor, a built-in light and rechargeable battery in a clamshell-unit.
The GameBoy Advance (default) color palette

15bit RGB 32,768-color palette (512 to 32,768 on-screen colors in "character" or bitmap mode)