This Nintendo video game article is intended for beginners, no advanced knowledge needed to understand this topic so why not give it a try? Special Color Game Boy Advance Games
Listed are a few game titles that will work with your game boy advance, game boy advance SP, game boy micro, nintendo gamecube game boy player, and nintendo DS.
Just a note, they do not work with game boy color, game boy pocket, or the original game boy.
Another aspect/point is that:
As you may know, games display up to five hundred tweleve colors from a palette of up to thirty two thousand seven hundred sixty eight colors.
The game paks are about half the size of all other game boy game paks.
Packaging clearly indicates that these games are only for game boy advance.
Game Boy Color Only Games - Full Color
-Games use up to fifty-six colors out of a palette of 32,768
-Will only work on your game boy color, game boy advance, or your game boy advance (sp)
-These game paks have a see through plastic housing.
-Don't be fooled because the packaging indicates that these games are Only for Game Boy Color, they will work on game boy advance and game boy advance SP.
Note:
The words Only for Game Boy Color and the icon on the back of the game boy color game pak packaging do not appear if the game was released or re-issued after June of 2001
- When playing these games on your Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP, the screen size can be switched between standard Game Boy size and Game Boy Advance size by pressing the L & R buttons.
FYI You may lose image quality if you change the screen size
- Due to the motion sensor in Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble, and the different orientation of the game pak in the Game Boy Advance SP, it may be difficult to play the game as the directions will be the reverse of the intended directions.
Dual Mode Games
- These games will work with all Game Boy systems, except for the Game Boy micro.
- When using either the Game Boy Advance or the Game Boy Color they will display up to 56 colors out of a palette of 32,768. When using the original Game Boy or Game Boy pocket they will use 4 shades of gray.
- These Game Paks have a dark gray or black plastic housing.
- When playing these games on a Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP, the screen size can be switched between standard Game Boy size and Game Boy Advance size by pressing the L & R buttons.
Changing the screen size may distort the images
Original Games
- With the exception of the Game Boy micro, these Game Paks will work with all Game Boy systems and will display four to ten colors when used on the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or Game Boy Advance SP.
You can change the color scheme using special palettes. When these games are played on the Game Boy or Game Boy Pocket, they will appear in 4 shades of gray.
These Game Paks have a light gray plastic housing. A very small number of older games may not function properly on the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or Game Boy Advance SP.
- Common symptoms include scrambled images, missing graphics, or sound problems.
- When playing these games on a Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP, the screen size can be switched between standard Game Boy size and Game Boy Advance size by pressing the L & R buttons.
Changing the screen size may distort the images
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Game Boy Compatibility List
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Contributor's Note
I wrote this article based on some of the issues my friends were having with their nintendo game boy handhelds.
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