Game Boy Advance
Yo what up?!?!?!?!?
The Gameboy Advance will be here in less then 5 days!!!!!!
It's already out in japan and rumor has it that there will be at least 2 new pokemon games for it!!
So if you want the comparision then check this out : The resolution will be better than a 64 bit or
32 bit platform played on a 27" tv. And you can link it up to the gamecube to use it as a controller (
to have your own personal screen so the other players can't see what you are doing). There will be
at least 27 new games on the day it's realised in Canada/US , some of them are: F-zero, Kuro Kuro
Rin (means "Simplest action game in the world") and Mario kart advance. Some of these titles will
include some old Super Nintendo favorites.
So your probably sitting there wondering, "why the heck should i buy the gameboyadvance?"
well for starters the battery power lasts twice as long as the gameboy colour and there will be, if
you faint it's not our fault, TONY HAWK PRO SKATER 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, pretty cool huh?
Space World 2000: Game Boy Advance
Nintendo
Nintendo released the technical specifications for its next-generation Game Boy Advance handheld system on Thursday, in conjunction with the announcement of the
Gamecube.
Game Boy Advance Specs
LCD reflective TFT color LCD
Screen size 40.8 mm x 61.2 mm
Resolution 240x160 dots
Display capability 32,000 colors
CPU 32-bit RISC-CPU plus 8-bit CISC-CPU Memory 32KB WRAM plus 96KB VRAM (in CPU), 256KB WRAM (external of CPU)
Sound speaker, headphone terminal
Communication function up to four players with GB Advance communication cable
Power supply two AA alkaline batteries or special Battery Pak
Battery life two AA alkaline batteries: approx. 15 hours;
Battery Pak life approx. 10 hours
Power consumption approx. 0.6 Watts
Dimensions 82 mm (length) x 144.5 mm (height) x 24.5 mm (depth)
Main unit weight approx. 140g
Game Pak maximum 256Mbits (GBA only), compatible with GB/GBC Game Paks
Estimated price $139.99 (plus tax)
Release date (Japan) March 21, 2001
Release date (U.S. and Europe) June 12 2001
GameCube Link-Up
The GB Pak released along with Pokémon Stadium for the Nintendo 64 allowed players to insert their Game Boygames and download data to the big screen versions. The GBA and GameCube will go one step further, by
allowing the GBA to plug directly into one of the GameCube's controller sockets. The increasing popularity of these "buddy" games (other examples include Mario Golf and Perfect Dark) will help to attract more developers to GameCube. Companies making GBA versions of games for the PlayStation 2 may decide to convert their title to GCN so that they can take advantage of the link-up. As an added bonus, you can play GBA titles on the big screen when they're plugged into a GameCube. Lately, there has been talk that GBA games could be downloaded from a
special machine onto a GameCube memory card for budget prices. The two consoles will clearly go hand in hand with one another. |