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Background

The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. The GBA is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles.

1st Logo (August 24, 2000; March 21, 2001-November 7, 2008)

Visuals: There is the same "GAME BOY" text as before flying in rainbow colors letter-by-letter (a la Nickelodeon Movies) from the bottom right corner of the screen. A sparkle goes across the words.

Variants:

When a cartridge is inserted, the Nintendo logo appears below it in pink.
If the cartridge isn't all the way in or is corrupted, the Nintendo logo is a mess of pixels.
When holding Start+Select while the startup plays, the Nintendo logo would fade out and a pinging sound effect is heard. As this triggers game transferal mode, the Game Boy logo remains until a button is pressed, which would cause the Nintendo logo to fade in briefly before the screen disappears.
A special WarioWare: Twisted! variant exists where the letters jump higher than normal. This was used for the souvenir of the same name as usual as it's unlockable when you complete all games in the Spindex.

Technique: 2D sprite animation.

Audio: A harp-like sound when the text flies, and the "bling" sound in higher notes when the twinkle appears.

Audio Variants:

A variant exists where the harp-like sound is replaced with additional notes, and the bling sound is heard like in the Game Boy logo. This was used for the SpaceWorld 2000 and Debug BIOS for a short time.
The special WarioWare: Twisted! variant has the sound of Wario driving his car and crashing in, and we hear Wario say "Yeah!" like in the WarioWare games.

Availability:

Seen on a Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo DS Lite.
It is also seen on Game Boy Advance games when played on the Game Boy Player add-on for the Nintendo GameCube, and on the Wii U or 3DS's Virtual Console as well.

2nd Logo (June 15-July 30, 2004)

Visuals: It's a rough recreation of the last logo. It also takes place on a black background.

Variant: Sometimes, "Nintendo" is removed.

Technique: 2D sprite animation.

Audio: A group of Japanese kids saying "Nintendo!"

Availability: Seen on prototype Nintendo DS firmware.

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 ===1st Logo (August 24, 2000; March 21, 2001-November 7, 2008)===
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-File:Game Boy Advance.jpg|Regular variant
+File:Game Boy Advance (2001).png
-File:Game Boy Advance Commercial Logo (2001).png|Commercial variant (''Golden School'', ''Mega Man Battle Network'', ''Mega Man Battle Network 2'', ''Pinobee's Great Adventure'', ''Sonic Advance'', ''Super Mario Advance'', ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', ''Wario Land 4'', ''Tactics Ogre Gaiden'')
-File:Game Boy Advance Logo.png|Commercial variant
-File:Game Boy Advance Logo 2.png|Superimposed commercial variant
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-'''Logo:''' We see the same "{{color|blue|'''''GAME BOY'''''}}" text as before flying in rainbow colors letter-by-letter (a la [[Nickelodeon Movies]]) from the bottom right corner of the screen. A sparkle goes across the words. When a cartridge is inserted, the Nintendo logo appears below it in {{color|magenta|pink}}.
+'''Visuals:''' There is the same "{{color|blue|'''''GAME BOY'''''}}" text as before flying in rainbow colors letter-by-letter (a la [[Nickelodeon Movies]]) from the bottom right corner of the screen. A sparkle goes across the words.
 '''Variants:'''
+*When a cartridge is inserted, the Nintendo logo appears below it in {{color|magenta|pink}}.
-A lot of them. Most of them were only used in commercials.
+*If the cartridge isn't all the way in or is corrupted, the Nintendo logo is a mess of pixels.
-*The print logo forms via flashing, blurring, and rainbow effects. Once it fully forms, it changes to white and blue.
+*When holding Start+Select while the startup plays, the Nintendo logo would fade out and a pinging sound effect is heard. As this triggers game transferal mode, the Game Boy logo remains until a button is pressed, which would cause the Nintendo logo to fade in briefly before the screen disappears.
-*On several ''Pokemon'' commercials, two streaks come in from both sides of the screen and intersect to form the print logo.
-*If you don't insert a cartridge in, the Nintendo logo never appears. If the cartridge is corrupted, again, it's a mess of pixels.
-*When holding Start+Select while the startup plays, the Nintendo logo would fade out and a pinging sound effect is heard. As t his triggers game transferal mode, the Game Boy logo remains until a button is pressed, which would cause the Nintendo logo to fade in briefly before the screen disappears.
-*A still of print logo (consisting of the white text "GAME BOY ADVANCE" with a thick blue outline) is seen superimposed on various backgrounds.
-*The print logo is seen fading in as the letters appear one-by-one in rainbow colors and a lavender GBA console zooms out from the top center.
-*The print logo wipes in and fully appears when a shining red light strikes through it on a black background. A version of this was seen on the ''Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation'' and ''Summon Night: Swordcraft Story'' commercials where the logo is superimposed.
-*On the Japanese commercial for ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'', the print logo is seen on a white background before transforming into a Tanooki Leaf.
-*On the Japanese commercials for ''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy''/''Yoshi's Universal Gravitation'', the print logo is seen in black and white. Above it is a red screen that reads "An interesting control method!" in Japanese. An apple falls from above and knocks down the letters.
 *A special ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' variant exists where the letters jump higher than normal. This was used for the souvenir of the same name as usual as it's unlockable when you complete all games in the Spindex.
 '''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A harp-like sound when the text flies, and the "bling" sound in higher notes when the twinkle appears.
+'''Audio:''' A harp-like sound when the text flies, and the "bling" sound in higher notes when the twinkle appears.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-*A variant exists where the harp-like sound is replaced with additional notes, and the bling sound is heard like in the 1st logo. This was used for the SpaceWorld 2000 and Debug BIOS for a short time.
+*A variant exists where the harp-like sound is replaced with additional notes, and the bling sound is heard like in the [[Game Boy]] logo. This was used for the SpaceWorld 2000 and Debug BIOS for a short time.
 *The special ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' variant has the sound of Wario driving his car and crashing in, and we hear Wario say "Yeah!" like in the ''WarioWare'' games.
-*Japanese commercials from 2001 to 2005 omit the "bling" sound and feature a shorter, higher-quality version of the harp-like sound accompanied by an announcer saying "Game Boy Advance." The 2004-2006 ones have the "coin" sound effect from ''Super Mario Bros.'' instead.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on a Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro, [[Nintendo DS]], and Nintendo DS Lite. Also seen on Game Boy Advance games when played on the [[Wii U]] or 3DS's Virtual Console. The commercial variants are extinct and were only used in Japan.
+* Seen on a Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro, [[Nintendo DS]], and Nintendo DS Lite.
+* It is also seen on Game Boy Advance games when played on the Game Boy Player add-on for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], and on the [[Wii U]] or 3DS's Virtual Console as well.
 ===2nd Logo (June 15-July 30, 2004)===
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+{{YouTube|id=oTbUWdFisxE}}
-'''Logo:''' It's a rough recreation of the last logo. It also takes place on a black background.
+'''Visuals:''' It's a rough recreation of the last logo. It also takes place on a black background.
 '''Variant:''' Sometimes, "Nintendo" is removed.
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 '''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A group of Japanese kids saying "Nintendo!"
+'''Audio:''' A group of Japanese kids saying "Nintendo!"
 '''Availability:''' Seen on prototype Nintendo DS firmware.
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