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Game Boy Advance SP

Game Boy Advance SP
An early front-lit version of the Game Boy Advance SP in Cobalt Blue
Also known asFrontlit: AGS-001
Backlit: AGS-101
ManufacturerNintendo
Product familyGame Boy[1]
TypeHandheld game console
GenerationSixth
Release date
Introductory price
  • US$99.99 (equivalent to $166 in 2023)
  • ¥12,500 (equivalent to ¥13,046 in 2019)
  • 129.99
  • CA$149.95 (equivalent to $229 in 2023)
  • A$199.99 (equivalent to $322 in 2022)
  • £89 (equivalent to £178 in 2023)
DiscontinuedWorldwide: 2010[5]
Units shipped43.57 million[6]
MediaGame Boy Game Pak
Game Boy Color Game Pak
Game Boy Advance Game Pak
System on a chipNintendo CPU AGB
CPUARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz
Sharp SM83 @ 4 / 8 MHz
Memory288 KB RAM, 98 KB VRAM
DisplayFrontlit or backlit TFT LCD, 240 × 160 px, 40.8 mm × 61.2 mm (1.61 in × 2.41 in)[7]
Backward
compatibility
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
PredecessorGame Boy Color[8]
SuccessorNintendo DS
Related

The Game Boy Advance SP[a] (GBA SP), released in Japan on February 14, 2003,[9] is a foldable handheld game console developed, released, and marketed by Nintendo that served as an upgraded version of the original Game Boy Advance. The "SP" in the name stands for "Special".[10] It is the penultimate console in the Game Boy Advance product line before the Game Boy Micro, which was released in September 2005.

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