Game Boy Micro
The smallest of them all. Tiny screen, gorgeous screen.
Market price
Loose $200
Boxed $470
Checked on 2026-11-05. Not live, a rough guide only.
The story
The Micro is the last and strangest member of the family. It is astonishingly small, it disappears into a jacket pocket, with a tiny but bright, backlit, pixel-perfect screen and swappable faceplates.
The trade-off is right there in the size: it plays Game Boy Advance cartridges only. No backwards compatibility with the original Game Boy or Color library at all, which limits it for collectors who want one machine for everything.
Released at the tail end of the GBA's life and quickly overshadowed by the Nintendo DS, it sold modestly and is now a sought-after curiosity. The faceplate system makes it a lovely little thing to collect.
Specs
- CPU
- ARM7TDMI @ 16.8 MHz
- Screen
- 2.0" backlit TFT, 240 × 160, very high density
- Power
- Internal rechargeable Li-ion (about 6-10 hours)
- Plays
- Game Boy Advance
- Headphone jack
- Yes
Special editions
- Interchangeable faceplates
- Famicom 20th Anniversary edition
- Mother 3 Deluxe Box edition
Mods for the Game Boy Micro
See all mods you can doWe don’t have a step-by-step guide written up for the Game Boy Micro yet. In the meantime, browse the full list of mods the community takes on, from screen swaps to fresh shells and rechargeable power.