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Game Boy Advance Video

Media type	Video recording media
Capacity	32MB & 64MB
Developed by	Majesco Entertainment
Usage	Home video,feature films
Released	2004
Discontinued	2007

Game Boy Advance Video was a format for putting full color, full-motion videos ontoGame Boy AdvanceROM cartridges. These videos are playable using the Game Boy Advance system'sscreen and sound hardware. They were all published byMajesco Entertainment, except for thePokémon Game Boy Advance Video cartridges, which were published byNintendo. Most cartridges were developed by DC Studios, Inc.,^[1] except for the few labelled "Movie Pak" which were developed by4Kids Entertainment's subsidiary 4Kids Technology, Inc.^[2] The video cartridges are colored white for easy identification and are sold asGame Boy Advance Video Paks; these offer the same 240×160resolution as standard Game Boy Advance games, except for theShrek and Shark Tale pack, which is at 112p.^[3]

The product was originally announced as GBA-TV in 2003.^[4] Game Boy Advance Video Paks first became available inNorth America in May 2004. In June 2004, Majesco had expanded its Game Boy Advance Video licenses into other categories. They had also expanded the library to include shows fromNickelodeon,Nick Jr.,Cartoon Network, andFunimation, in addition to the existing 4Kids cartridges. In November 2004, Majesco started to sell GBA Video Paks featuring severalDisney Channel animated series, includingBrandy & Mr. Whiskers,Kim Possible,Lilo & Stitch: The Series, andThe Proud Family. In November 2005, Majesco began to sell GBA Video Paks featuring full-length animated films fromDreamWorks Animation includingShrek 2 andShark Tale.^[5] A special GBA Video Pak containing the filmsShrek andShark Tale combined into one cartridge was released in 2006.^[6]

Game Boy Advance Video Paks are viewable only onGame Boy Advance,Game Boy Advance SP,Game Boy Micro,Nintendo DS, andNintendo DS Lite systems, as the owners of copyright in the television shows requested that Majesco prevent people from using theGameCube'sGame Boy Player accessory to play and record the shows ontoVHS tapes orDVDs. However, the low resolution (both for the time and especially by modern standards) and mono sound would result in a low-quality video output on a TV regardless, thus making it significantly inferior to VHS and DVD. UnlikeSony'sPlayStation 2 andMicrosoft'sXbox video game consoles, the Nintendo GameCube cannot outputMacrovision gain-control copy distortion signals.^{[citation needed]} The GBA Video Paks perform a check when inserted into the Game Boy Player, using the same logo authentication method used by Game Boy Advance games that support controller rumble, and will freeze with the message "Not compatible with Game Boy Player" if they detect the Game Boy Player in use.^{[citation needed]}

Because of the low capacity of Game Boy Advance cartridges (normally ranging from 4 to 32MB, though the video cartridges can reach sizes of 64 MB) and the length of the video content (generally feature-length movies and episodes), GBA Video Paks are heavily compressed, with visual artifacts marring nearly every frame. The image quality has a similar appearance to earlyCinepak compression, and the "quilting" and color bleeding effect found in other compressed video formats is also present. The opening theme forPokémon is also slightly shortened. Also, in cases where certain videos are available both as a 45-minute two-part episodes or a 22-minute edited version, the 22-minute version is used. The proprietary codec created by DC Studios is described in detail in the Majesco patents.^[7]

Game Boy Advance Video Paks were the feature prize in the October 2004 issue ofNintendo Power as part of its players poll sweepstakes, in which five grand prize winners would receive a Game Boy Advance SP and 20 GBA Video Paks.^[8] 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 a 90-minute movie.^{[citation needed]} Some GBA Video Movie Paks came packaged with headphones.^{[citation needed]}

The following titles and episodes were released on Game Boy Advance Video:^[9]

Three feature-length movies and two compilations were released:

• Shark Tale (1:23:15)
• Shrek (1:33:05)
• Shrek 2 (1:32:25)
• Shrek & Shark Tale 2 movies in 1! (2:47:06) Released as a single compilation cartridge.
• Shrek & Shrek 2 2 movies in 1! (3:05:30) Released as both individual cartridges in a single package.

All movies arerated PG by theMPAA. Individual movie cartridges retain the full credits sequence with music, while on compilations, credits are text only and accelerated.

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius

• "Brobot"
• "The Big Pinch"
• "Granny Baby"
• "Time is Money"

All Grown Up!

• "Susie Sings the Blues"
• "Coup DeVille"

Dora the Explorer

• "3 Little Piggies"
• "The Big River"

The Fairly OddParents Volume 1

• "Foul Balled"
• "The Boy Who Would Be Queen"
• "Information Stupor Highway"

The Fairly OddParents Volume 2

• "Father Time"
• "Apartnership"
• "Ruled Out"
• "That's Life!"

Volumes 1 and 2 consist of episodes fromPokémon: Master Quest, with one exception: "A Hot Water Battle" is fromPokémon: Johto League Champions.
Volumes 3 and 4 consist of episodes fromPokémon: Indigo League.

Dragon Ball GT Volume 1

• "A Grand Problem"
• "Pan's Gambit"

Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries Game + TV Episode

• Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries video game
• "You're a good man Lizzie McGuire" TV episode

Sonic X Volume 1

• "Chaos Control Freaks"
• "Sonic to the Rescue"

Strawberry Shortcake: Summertime Adventure Special Edition

• Strawberry Shortcake: Summertime Adventure video game
• "Meet Strawberry Shortcake" TV episode

Strawberry Shortcake Volume 1

• "Meet Strawberry Shortcake"
• "Spring for Strawberry Shortcake"

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Volume 1

• "Depths of Fear"
• "Planetoid Q"

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1

• "Things Change"
• "A Better Mousetrap"

Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 1

• "Friends Until the End Part 3"
• "Friends Until the End Part 4"

The following Game Boy Advance Video titles were planned, but never released to the public.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!^{[citation needed]}

• The episode list is unknown. Nintendo later releasedKirby: Right Back at Ya! episodes on subsequent systems:
• In 2011, the Kirby TV Channelvideo on demand service was released for theWii in Europe, featuring freeKirby episodes.
• In 2012,Kirby's Dream Collection was released for the Wii outside of Europe, and it included threeKirby episodes.
• Also in 2012, Nintendo released a two-part 3D episode onNintendo Video for theNintendo 3DS family. Upon the service being discontinued in 2015, theKirby video was added on theNintendo eShop. It is available as aMy Nintendo reward for 100 platinum points.

The Powerpuff Girls^{[citation needed]}

• The episodes are currently unknown; at that time the show was also Available on competitors like TheVideoNow by Tiger, andJuice Box by Mattel.^[11]

Sonic X Volume 2

• Episodes "Missile Wrist Rampage" and "Chaos Emerald Chaos" were planned to be released on Game Boy Advance Video.^[12]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 2

• The two-part episode "The Shredder Strikes" was planned to be released on Game Boy Advance Video.^[13]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 2

• The two-part episode "Noah's Final Threat" was planned to be released on Game Boy Advance Video.^[13]

Dragon Ball GT Volume 2

• The episode list is unknown.^[14]

• Nintendo Video
• Juice Box
• VideoNow

• Video storage
• Game Boy Advance
• Computer-related introductions in 2004
• Discontinued media formats

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