Game Boy Advance (GBA) - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Dazz

In this episode, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets, Easter eggs and history of Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. The GBA was the follow up to the popular Game Boy system, and featured all of Nintendo's hit franchises at the time, including Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, and even Metroid. The system started it life as Project Atlantis, but had several iterations. The Game Boy Advance SP and Game Boy Micro were made later in the handheld's life, and the console also had a private adapter to work with the Nintendo 64 (N64), and was emulated on the 3DS and Wii U, and will likely come to the Nintendo Switch. Through our analysis of the console's development, GBA games and their gameplay and beta builds, we hope to show some of the more interesting facts from the making of the Game Boy Advance and have its history explained.

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[OrthwormJEB]

Okay. I never knew there was a DVD player that played GBA games.

Damn, Nintendo.

[NeadSleep]

never ceases to amaze me how well the sprites have aged on the gameboy advanced. So much nostalgia while watching this video

[AcesofJustice]

I remember waking up early in the morning so I would have more time to play Pokémon Emerald. Good times man

[Pixelcraftian]

I like how the Game Boy Color was a way of saying "we need more time" lmao, amazing video

[Robahomusic]

The Game Boy Advance library is sooo good, holy shit.

[SchAlternate]

>Video about my favorite console of all time
>Mega Man Zero music plays through almost the entire video

True bliss.

[wile]

Back when backwards compatability was super important

[mjcw]

The start up jingle gave me childhood flash backs...

[anotherlurker]

Did you know that the Gameboy Advance is *the* shit?



I love this handheld a lot, very nostalgic for me.

[akalink]

7:38
OMG NO! YOU PUT IN THE CARTRIDGE THE WRONG WAY!

[ConnorsGameRoom]

"It was so huge that it couldn't fit inside the average pocket"

Meanwhile, in 2017:

"The *NEW* 3DS TRIPPPLE XXL Revengence! Available now!"

[a_soup_can]

"The hardware team temporarily abandoned the clamshell believing it to be too _t h i c c"_

[landoninthehood]

It still baffles me to this day why we can get GBA VC on the Wii U, but not the 3DS

[Game_Hero]

I loved the Megaman Zero music in the background. Definitely one of my favorites game series. I loved the games of this console.

[SIMIFU]

5:24 How does someone move that much while barely moving in the game?

[GaloTechDog]

DLC's that you can buy with blood....

YAY!!!

[vindixen]

So:

GB/GBC=handheld NES
GBA=handheld SNES
DS=handheld N64
3DS/2DS=handheld GameCube

[Michirin]

The F-Zero GBA games used that double Mode-7 layer thing from Mario Kart XXL and it looks amazing!

[Levyanimeman]

Can we get a DYKG on Puyo Puyo? I'll let you use my footage! I'll even edit it!







...That being said, great video! The GBA was one of my favorite handhelds, even though I didn't play it as much as my consoles due to health-related reasons. Seeing this was informative and nostalgic in a way, to boot!

[Penthouse]

I had instant nostalgia. Thank you for making this video.