This model of the Game Boy can play all Game Boy cartridges including Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance carts. The GBA SP is slightly more than half the size of the GBA when closed and roughly the height of Nintendo's Game Boy Color when open. A red SP with a circle with an M in it was created, modeled after Mario's cap it also came in a bundle that included the game Mario Vs. An orange and red version was made as a prize for a speed run competition for Metroid Zero Mission.
A limited-edition backlit edition exists.
A special Pokémon Emerald pack contained a limited edition Green Rayquaza SP and the Emerald game. In September 2005, a Blue edition was sold through Best Buy. In 2003, Toys "R" Us sold an exclusive gold edition (without any Zelda symbols) in the US starting on Black Friday of that year, initially with a Super Mario Advance 4 game. A limited gold edition with a Triforce and the Hyrule Royal Family crest was available in Europe which included a copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. Later colors include: Flame, Pearl Pink, Pearl Blue, Graphite, Midnight Blue, Charizard Fire Red, Torchic Orange, Venusaur Leaf Green, NES classic design, and Pikachu Yellow. The GBA SP launched in Platinum Silver and Cobalt Blue, with the addition of Onyx in Europe and Japan. Main article: List of Game Boy colors and styles § Game Boy Advance SP