Game Boy Advance Video

Game Boy Advance Video is an format for putting full color, full motion videos onto Game Boy Advance ROM cartridges. These videos are play using Game Boy Advance system screen and sound hardware. These video cartridges were manufactured by Majesco Entertainment, except for Pokemon Game Boy Advance Video cartridges, which were published by Nintendo. Cartridges themselves were developed by 4Kids Entertainment subsidiary. Video cartridges are colored white for easy identification and are sold as Game Boy Advance Video Paks. Game Boy Advance Video game paks offer same 240 160 resolution as standard Game Boy Advance games, except for Shrek and Shark Tale pack, which is at 112.

History
Game Boy Advance Video Paks 1 became available in North America. In 2004, Majesco had expanded it Game Boy Advance Video licenses into other categories. In 2004, Majesco started to sell GBA Video Paks featuring several Disney Channel series, including Brandy And Mr Whiskers, Kim Possible, Lilo And Stitch Series, and Proud Family. In 2005, Majesco began to sell GBA Video Paks featuring full length animated movies from Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG like Dusk And Dawn, Shrek 2, Computer Opolis, Shark Tale, and Zina And Vivid Crew. Special GBA Video Pak Shrek and Shark Tale combined into 1 cartridge was released later, costing approximately US $29.99 MSRP. In 2007, retail price of original GBA Video Paks was to US $9.95.

Copy protection
Game Boy Advance Video Paks are viewable only on Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo DS Lite systems, as owners of copyright in TV shows requested that Majesco prevent people from using Game Cube Game Boy Play accessory to play and record show onto VHS or DVD. However, low resolution and mono sound would result in low quality video output on TV regardless. Play Station 2 and Xbox video game consoles, Game Cube cannot output Macrovision gain control copy distortion signals. GBA Video Paks perform check when inserted into Game Boy Play, using same logo authentication method use by Game Boy Advance games that support controller rumble, and will freeze with message Not design For Game Boy Play if they detect Game Boy Play in use.

Disadvantages
Because of low capacity of Game Boy Advance cartridges ranging from 4 to 32 MB and length of video content generally feature length movies and episodes, GBA Video Paks are heavily compressed, with visual artifacts marrying nearly every frame. Image quality has similar appearance to early Cinepak compression, and color effect found in other compressed video formats is also present. In cases where certain videos are available both as 45 minutes 2 part episodes or 22 minutes edited version, 22 minutes version is used.

Additional information
Game Boy Advance Video Paks were feature prize in Nintendo Power Magazine, as part of it play poll sweepstakes, in which 5 grand prize would receive Game Boy Advance SP and 20 GBA Video Paks. Most GBA Video Paks cost US $9.95 and feature 40 to 45 minutes of video content. GBA Video Movie Paks cost US $19.99 and feature up to 90 minute movie.

Some GBA Video Movie Paks came packaged with headphones.

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 1

 * Shrek

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 2

 * Dusk And Dawn

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 3

 * Shrek 2

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 4

 * Shark Tale

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 5

 * Computer Opolis

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 6

 * Zina And Vivid Crew

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 7

 * Toy Story

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 8

 * Toy Story 2

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 9

 * Monsters Inc

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 10

 * Ice Age

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 11

 * Robots

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 12

 * Mercenaries

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 13

 * Spongebob Squarepants Movie

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 14

 * Little Mermaid

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 15

 * Beauty And Beast

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 16

 * Aladdin

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 17

 * Lion King

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 18

 * Ben 10 and the Zeta Squad

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 19

 * Mercy's Meeting: The Movie

GBA Video Movie Pak vol. 20

 * That 70's Movie

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1!

 * Shrek
 * Shark Tale

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 2

 * Shrek
 * Shrek 2

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 3

 * Shrek
 * Dusk And Dawn

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 4

 * Dusk And Dawn
 * Shark Tale

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 5

 * Computer Opolis
 * Zina And Vivid Crew

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 6

 * Toy Story
 * Monsters Inc

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 7

 * Toy Story
 * Toy Story 2

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 8

 * Ice Age
 * Robots

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 9

 * Mercenaries
 * SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 10

 * Little Mermaid
 * Beauty And Beast

GBA Video Movie Pak 2 Movies In 1 Vol. 11

 * Aladdin
 * Lion King

Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius vol. 1

 * Brobot
 * Big Pinch
 * Granny Baby
 * Time Is Money

All Grown Up vol. 1

 * Susie Sings Blues
 * Coup De Ville

Cartoon Network Collection vol. 1

 * Ed, Edd And Eddy Stop, Look And Ed
 * Courage Cowardly Dog Magic Tree Of Nowhere
 * Johnny Bravo Perfect Gift
 * Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy Crawling Niceness

Cartoon Network Collection vol. 2

 * Codename Kids Next Door Operation TURNIP
 * Courage Cowardly Dog Courage Fly
 * Johnny Bravo Balloon Platoon
 * Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy Mandy Merciless

Cartoon Network Collection Limited Edition

 * Ed, Edd And Eddy Key To You Ed
 * Courage Cowardly Dog Queen Of Black Puddle
 * Codename Kids Next Door Operation MINI GOLF
 * Dexter Laboratory Big Sister

Cartoon Network Collection Platinum Edition

 * Codename Kids Next Door Operation TOMMY
 * Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy Grim Surprise
 * Courage Cowardly Dog Cowboy Courage
 * Ed, Edd And Eddy Luck Of Ed

Cartoon Network Collection Premium Edition

 * Dexter Laboratory Double Trouble
 * Courage Cowardly Dog Shadow Of Courage
 * Johnny Bravo Cookie Crisis
 * Ed, Edd And Eddy Glass Of Warm Ed

Cartoon Network Collection Special Edition

 * Ed, Edd And Eddy Oath To Ed
 * Johnny Bravo Beach Blanket Bravo
 * Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy Billy And Bully
 * Dexter Laboratory Dexter Rival

Codename Kids Next Door vol. 1

 * Operation REPORT
 * Operation NOPOWUH
 * Operation BRIEF
 * Operation DOGFIGHT

Gingo Collection vol. 1

 * Zina Supermoon Zina Vs. Torture Of Doom
 * Whackems Rob Date
 * Pandemoniums Insanity Crisis
 * Critter Mockers Beauty And Critter

Gingo Collection vol. 2

 * Gabriel Garza We Welcome You Friend
 * Zina Supermoon Conquest
 * Whackems Weird Choice
 * Cookie And Cream Cookie And Cream Big Craze

GoAnimate Network Collection vol. 1

 * Johnny Animan Mystery Meat
 * Mercy's Meeting Born to be Riled
 * That 70's Show Wall Monitor
 * Drago and Friends A Mile in my Shoes

GoAnimate Network Collection vol. 2

 * Andrew Orozco Weasel Face
 * Star Wars: Force Ten The Crawling Flesh
 * Andrea's Spotlight Ducks on Parade
 * Chuck's Misadventures in Animalville Froggy or Phony

GoAnimate Network Collection vol. 3

 * Mercy's Meeting Squeaky Boots
 * Drago and Friends Dan Visible
 * The Adventures of The Pink Panther Panther Jam
 * The Sidaba Bunch The Frog Turns

Disney Channel Collection vol. 1

 * Lilo And Stitch Slushy
 * Kim Possible Ron Man

Disney Channel Collection vol. 2

 * Lilo And Stitch Poxy
 * Kim Possible Rufus In Show
 * Brandy And Mr Whiskers To Moon Mr Whiskers

Dora Explorer vol. 1

 * 3 Little Piggies
 * Big River

Dragon Ball GT vol. 1

 * Grand Problem
 * Pan Gambit

Fairly Oddparents vol. 1

 * Foul Balled
 * Boy Who Would Be Queen
 * Information Stupor Highway

Fairly Oddparents vol. 2

 * Father Time
 * Apartnership
 * Ruled Out
 * That Life

Drago and Friends vol. 1

 * Foul Balled
 * Boy Who Would Be Queen
 * Turning Red

Drago and Friends vol. 2

 * Father Time
 * Apartnership
 * Ruled Out
 * That's Life!

Nicktoons Collection vol. 1

 * Spongebob Squarepants Pizza Delivery
 * Fairly Oddparents Big Problem
 * All Grown Up Chuckie In Love

Nicktoons Collection vol. 2

 * Spongebob Squarepants Nature Pants
 * Spongebob Squarepants Opposite Day
 * Rocket Power Big Air Dare
 * Fairly Oddparents Odd Ball

Nicktoons Collection vol. 3

 * Spongebob Squarepants Squeaky Boots
 * Fairly Oddparents Tim Visible
 * Danny Phantom Attack Of Killer Garage Sale

Greeny Channel Collection vol. 1

 * Crash Nebula Crash vs. The Torture of Doom
 * Zoomates Gator's Bride
 * Secret Agent Hawk Fine Feathered Spy
 * Dudley the Cowardly Tasmanian Devil Heads of Beef

Greeny Channel Collection vol. 2

 * Sammy Durfane Bill's Lucky Day
 * Crash Nebula Deadlocked
 * Zoomates Wild Choice
 * Kyle the Friendly Kangaroo Oh, Bottle

Greeny Channel Collection vol. 3

 * The Funniest Adventures of Vance the Vampire Secret Touch
 * Crash Nebula Eye of the Storm
 * Secret Agent Hawk Dry Hard
 * Bob and Flyer Hive Mind

Hamtaro vol. 1

 * Legend Of Courageous Hamtaro
 * Let Cross Rainbow

Hamtaro vol. 2

 * Oxnard Big Crush
 * Sports Festival

Hamtaro vol. 3

 * In Search Of Pendant
 * Fortune Comes True

Zina Supermoon vol. 1

 * Nursery Slimes
 * Trashed

Zina Supermoon vol. 2

 * Zina And Ugly Cutie
 * Alien Zina
 * Guess Who Scumming To Dinner

Crash Nebula vol. 1

 * Gooey Encounters
 * The Change of Face

Crash Nebula vol. 2

 * Sprig And Ugly Cutie
 * Alien Nebula
 * Guess Who Scumming To Dinner

Star Wars: Force Ten vol. 1

 * Nursery Slimes
 * The Crawling Flesh

Star Wars: Force Ten vol. 2

 * Sum of his Parts
 * Curse of the Wirewolf
 * The Krakken

That 70's Show vol. 1

 * Brother Bot
 * Discord's Day Off
 * Grandma Baby
 * The Big Money

That 70's Show vol. 2

 * The Creature from Great America
 * My Son, The Guniea Pig
 * Wall Monitor
 * Happy Birthday Froyo!

Teen Titans vol. 1

 * Divide and Conquer
 * Final Exam

Pokemon vol. 1

 * For Ho Oh Bells Toll
 * Hot Water Battle

Pokemon vol. 2

 * Playing With Fire
 * Johto Photo Finish

Pokemon vol. 3

 * Pokemon We Choose You
 * Here Comes Squirtle Squad

Pokemon vol. 4

 * Beach Blank Out Blastoise
 * Go West Young Meowth

Proud Family vol. 1

 * Twins To Teens
 * Tween Town

Sonic X vol. 1

 * Chaos Control Freaks
 * Sonic To Rescue

Sitting Ducks vol. 1

 * Running Duck
 * Duck Naked
 * Ducks For Hire
 * Hic Hic Hooray

Spongebob Squarepants vol. 1

 * Bubblestand
 * Ripped Pants
 * Jellyfishing
 * Plankton

Spongebob Squarepants vol. 2

 * Mermaidman And Barnacleboy
 * Pickles
 * Hall Monitor
 * Jellyfish Jam

Spongebob Squarepants vol. 3

 * Walking Small
 * Texas
 * Hooky
 * Mermaidman And Barnacleboy 2

Mercy's Meeting vol. 1

 * Bubblestand
 * Walura, Walura!
 * Ripped Pants
 * The Bee Catchers
 * Frogatouille
 * Star-Lla!

Mercy's Meeting vol. 2

 * Mermaid DJ and Barnacle Austin
 * Can I Be Your Friend?
 * Pickles
 * Hall Monitor
 * South Sea Sick
 * Bumblebee Jam

Mercy's Meeting vol. 3

 * Texas
 * Vivid Codgers
 * Walking Small
 * Hooky
 * Deep Sea Crisis
 * Mermaid DJ and Barnacle Austin II

Strawberry Shortcake vol. 1

 * Meet Strawberry Shortcake
 * Spring For Strawberry Shortcake

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go vol. 1

 * Depths Of Fear
 * Planetoid Q

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) vol. 1

 * Things Change
 * Better Mousetrap

Yu Gi Oh vol. 1

 * Friends Until End part 3
 * Friends Until End part 4

Cancelled titles
Follow Game Boy Advance Video title were plan but never saw public release

Sonic X vol. 2

 * Missile Wrist Rampage
 * Chaos Emerald Chaos


 * Kirby Right Back At Ya