Exhibitions
Curated exhibitions
Walk the collection by theme — from the games that never left Japan to the cartridges hiding sensors the console never had.
Hall of fame18 gamesThe games that defined the platform — the ones people still bring up first when the Game Boy Advance comes up.
Never left Japan491 gamesMore than a quarter of the library only ever shipped in Japan — rhythm games, visual novels, quirky sims and whole series that never got an English box.
Saved by fan translators343 gamesGames that fans translated themselves, years after release. For many players in China, these patches were the only way to play GBA RPGs in their own language.
Cartridges with extra hardware10 gamesA light sensor that needs real sunlight, a gyroscope you steer by turning the console, a rumble motor, a clock that keeps ticking when the power is off — all built into the cartridge, not the console.
Famicom Mini & Classic NES Series31 gamesFor the Famicom’s 20th anniversary in 2004, Nintendo re-released its 8-bit classics on GBA cartridges in boxes styled after the originals.
Official Chinese releases21 gamesThe handful of games iQue localised for the mainland Chinese release of the GBA — the only official Simplified Chinese GBA games.
- One game, three covers60 games
The same game rarely looked the same on shelves in Tokyo, New York and London. Compare the Japanese, American and European boxes side by side.
The last cartridges204 gamesBy 2006 the Nintendo DS had taken over, yet GBA games kept shipping — some of the system’s best arrived after most players had moved on.
The yearly sports games40 gamesFIFA, Madden, NBA, Tony Hawk… every autumn brought a new season on a cartridge, squeezing console franchises onto a 240×160 screen.