"New Game Color Advance" was a publisher of games across multiple platforms. Their actual name is unknown, however the text "New Game Color Advance" appears on the left side of the boxes of their English Game Boy releases. Some of their more noteworthy releases include early pirate translations of the Telefang games into Chinese and their English releases of Vast Fame and Sintax games. A trait of games released by them are ID codes that appear on the back of the circuit boards of their releases in the form of a black stamp along with an unerated ID printed directly on the PCB as well as another 4-digit code in a 7-segment display style. Many of their multicarts feature the title "King Series".
List of games[]
| Title | ID | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Adventure | KD021 | Game Boy Color | A modification of Pokémon Gold 2 by Makon Soft that replaces the title screen and images that appear during the opening sequence. |
| Pokémon Ruby | KD066 | Game Boy Color | An English version of the role-playing game Pokémon - King of the Crystal Tower (寵物小精靈 結晶塔之王) by Vast Fame. This release appears to use an early build of the game. |
| Pokémon Sapphire Edition (Pokémon Sapphire) | KD068 | Game Boy Color | An English version of Pocket Monster Saphire, a tactical role-playing game by Sintax. The front of the box and cart label use prerelease cover art of the US version of the Game Boy Advance game Pokémon Sapphire. |
| 2003 Crash Advance II | Game Boy Color | A release of 2003 Crash II Advance by Sintax (likely the English version). It is unknown if this release has any in-game changes. | |
| Digimon Ruby | Game Boy Color | An English version of the role-playing game Digital Monsters 3 by Vast Fame. This release appears to use an early build of the game. | |
| Digimon Saphire (Digimon Sapphire) | SM055 | Game Boy Color | An English version of the tactical role playing game Digimon - Final Battle (數碼暴龍-決戰篇) by Vast Fame. It is unknown if it is based on an early build of the game. |
| Digimon Emerald | Game Boy Color | An English version of the role playing game Digital Monsters 3 by Vast Fame. This release appears to use an early build of the game. | |
| Digimon Yellow Jade | SM057 | Game Boy Color | An English version of a platformer game by Sintax. |
| Digimon Crystal | Game Boy Color | Contents unknown. | |
| Digimon Amethyst | SM056 | Game Boy Color | A title hack of the platformer game Digit Dinosaur 7: The adventure of devildom by Sintax. |
| Digital Monster 2001 | SM051 | Game Boy Color | A title screen hack of the game Primal Rage on the Game Boy. The title screen features a Machamp despite the game not being related to the Pokémon series. |
| Rockman Zero | Game Boy Color | English version of Zook Hero 2, a platforming game by Vast Fame. | |
| Digimon Rury (Early Print) | Game Boy Advance | English version of Digimon Ruby, a role-playing game by Vast Fame. | |
| Digimon Rury (Late Print) | E7 | Game Boy Advance | English version of Digimon Ruby, a role playing game by Vast Fame. This version lacks copy protection but appears unchanged gameplay wise. |
| Digimon Sapphire (Early Print) | Game Boy Advance | English version of the platforming game by Vast Fame. | |
| Digimon Sapphire (Late Print) | E7 | Game Boy Advance | English version of the platforming game by Vast Fame. This version lacks copy protection and features glitches not found in the early print release, such as game crashes that occur when a level is completed. |
| Rockman & Crystal | 6-9013 | Game Boy Advance | English version of the platforming game Zook Man ZX4 (路克人ZX4) by Vast Fame. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 6-9010 | Game Boy Advance | English version of the shoot 'em up game Mo Jie Qi Bing (魔戒奇兵) by Vast Fame. |
Anatomy of NGCA PCBs[]
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back of the board of a multicart from the Game USA series (UC-32A22)
There are three defining features of a PCB manufactured by New Game Color Advance that allow identification of any multicarts made by them. Firstly, the ID of the multicart is always printed on the PCB in black ink (see blue rectangle). Second, every PCB will have a long string of characters printed directly on the PCB (see magenta rectangle). Lastly, there will always be a 4-digit number in a 7-segment display font on the back of the circuit board (see yellow rectangle).
Trivia[]
- Some of their boxes have an N inscribed in a circle, resembling the copyright symbol.
- Their games are very widespread, with sightings of their releases of English Vast Fame and Sintax games often being reported in Southeast Asia.