Game Boy Advance (hardware) Cheats for Game Boy Advance

Nintendo logo return

To return the Nintendo logo after it disappears, press A + B.

Pause loading

Press Start + Select at the introduction screen after the first sound (swoosh). The Nintendo logo should disappear as it makes the Mario pause sound, and the system will pause (lock). Then press any button after the second sound (ping) to bring back the Nintendo logo with another sound, and the game will continue to load. Note: This only works for Game Boy Advance games.

Adjust screen size

Press L to make your screen wider and R to return it to normal when playing a Game Boy or Game Boy Color game.

System suspend

Pause your game, then press Select + R. Your game will still be active, but the Game Boy Advance will be in suspend mode to save power. Press Select + L to return to normal operations.

In-game reset

Press A + B + Start + Select during game play to reset most Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games.

Classic Game Boy game colors

Other color schemes for classic Game Boy games may be selected at the Game Boy Advance logo by pressing the following combinations. Note: This only affects regular and not color Game Boy games.

Combination Background Color 1 Color 2
None Green, Blue Red Red
Up Brown Brown Brown
Up + A Red Green Blue
Up + B Dark Brown Brown Brown
Left Blue Green Red
Left + A Dark Blue Red Blue
Left + B Green Green Green
Down Yellow, Red, Blue Yellow, Red, Blue Yellow, Red, Blue
Down + A Yellow, Red Yellow, Red Yellow, Red
Down + B Yellow Blue Green
Right Green, Red Green, Red Green, Red
Right + A Green, Blue Red Red
Right + B Invert Invert Invert

Game Worm Cam: Animation

You can create a small animation that lasts for a minute and make it appear on your screen. When your turning on the game. press Up, Down, R, L, Select and go to the editor. You will have an option to make the little video.

Loading sound



With a game inserted, turn on the Game Boy Advance and repeatedly tap [Start] + [Select]. You will hear a sound from the SNES.


Game Worm Cam: Animation

You can create a small animation that lasts for a minute and make it appear on your screen. When your turning on the game. press [Up], [Down], (R), (L), [Select] and go to the editor. You will have an option to make the little video. Wireless Adapter: Use with games that have multi-player with only one cartridge

Some games such as the Classic NES series will allow multi-player games using only one game cartridge that can be shared with multiple Game Boy Advances. To use this feature with the Wireless Adapter, press (L) or (R) on the Game Boy Advance with the game and adapter. Select "Linked Play" from the menu that appears. The wireless connection options should appear. Select "1P" from the menu. The Wireless Adapter will enter transmission mode and wait for a connection from any other Game Boy Advance with a Wireless Adapter. Power on any other Game Boy Advance with a Wireless Adapter (but no game cartridge). A menu that will allow you to select the game that is being shared will appear. Choose the title and that game will be transmitted from the other Game Boy Advance. The Game Boy Advance without a cartridge can also continue playing the game in single player mode after the wireless connection is canceled.

Wireless Adapter: Chat



Turn on the Game Boy Advance with only the Wireless Adapter inserted, with no game. A menu with "English" or "Japanese" options will appear. Select "English" and you will be able to make chat rooms and chat.