In Japan, on March 21, 2001, Nintendo released a significant upgrade to the Game Boy line. The Game Boy Advance (also referred to as GBA) featured a 32 bit 16.8 MHz ARM. It included a Z80 processor for backward compatibility to Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, and had a larger, higher resolution screen. Controls were slightly modified with the addition of "L" and "R" trigger buttons. The system was technically likened to the SNES and showed its power with successful ports of SNES titles such as Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island. There were also new titles in popular SNES series, such as Mario Kart Super Circuit and F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and a variety of original titles. A widely-criticized drawback of the Game Boy Advance is that the screen is not backlit, making viewing difficult in some conditions.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Games Radar)
Game Boy Advance had three amazing Castlevania games in its lifespan, so it's no surprise to see the third DS entry announced. Order of Ecclesia lands this fall and stars magic-flinging girly girl Shanoa, who's out on a quest to - you guessed it - vanquish Dracula.
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