Advance Wars, a 2001 GBA turn-based strategy game by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo, pits you as a CO commanding units in tactical battles. Selling ~2 million copies, it’s a 2025 X retro classic (,).

The .gba ROM (~8 MB) features colorful 16-bit visuals and catchy music, running smoothly on emulators like VisualBoyAdvance, mGBA, or RetroArch on PC, Mac, or Android. Legally download Advance Wars GBA ROM by dumping your cartridge with GBxCart RW (~$50,). Avoid illegal ROM sites like EmulatorGames.net due to malware and Nintendo’s copyright rules (). Buy Advance Wars cartridges (~$20–$60 in 2025 on eBay) for legal dumping or play on Analogue Pocket. Conquer the battlefield legally at Gigarom!