The last cartridges

By 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.

204 games

The long goodbye

The Nintendo DS arrived in late 2004 and could play GBA cartridges, so the GBA library kept growing for two more years. 2006 brought some of its best: Final Fantasy V and VI Advance, Mother 3, Rhythm Tengoku, Sting’s Yggdra Union and Nintendo’s minimalist bit Generations series. By 2007 the releases were mostly licensed games and budget compilations.

All 204 games in this exhibition