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== History ==
== History ==
The engine was originally developed by [[Ubisoft]] Milan for ''Rainbow Six - Rogue Spear'' on the Game Boy Advance. The engine was based on their engine for the Game Boy Color, with several of the tools from it initially being reused before new ones were developed.<ref>Massimiliano Pagani, ''Tomb Raider – the prophecy'', https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/26/tomb-raider-the-prophecy</ref><ref>Massimiliano Pagani, ''Finding the Right Path'',https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/27/finding-the-right-path/</ref><ref>MobyGames, ''Massimiliano Pagani'', https://www.mobygames.com/person/53307/massimiliano-pagani/</ref> The engine ended up mainly being used by [[Ubisoft]] Milan, [[Ubisoft]] Montreal and [[Ubisoft]] Shanghai, with each of the different studios making various changes to it. This has caused there to be three separate branches of the engine which got updated separately from each other.
The engine was originally developed by [[Ubisoft]] Milan for ''Rainbow Six - Rogue Spear'' on the Game Boy Advance. The engine was based on [[GbcEngine|their engine for the Game Boy Color]], with several of the tools from it initially being reused before new ones were developed.<ref>Massimiliano Pagani, ''Tomb Raider – the prophecy'', https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/26/tomb-raider-the-prophecy</ref><ref>Massimiliano Pagani, ''Finding the Right Path'',https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/27/finding-the-right-path/</ref><ref>MobyGames, ''Massimiliano Pagani'', https://www.mobygames.com/person/53307/massimiliano-pagani/</ref> The engine ended up mainly being used by [[Ubisoft]] Milan, [[Ubisoft]] Montreal and [[Ubisoft]] Shanghai, with each of the different studios making various changes to it. This has caused there to be three separate branches of the engine which got updated separately from each other.


Additionally, the engine was ported to the Nokia N-Gage and DigiBlast. An updated version of the engine was later used in some games on the Nintendo DS.
Additionally, the engine was ported to the Nokia N-Gage and digiBLAST. An updated version of the engine was later used in the [[Onyx (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS Onyx engine]].


== Structure ==
== Structure ==
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! colspan="4" |Platforms
! colspan="4" |Platforms
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|-
! DigiBlast !! Game Boy Advance !! N-Gage !! Nintendo DS
! digiBLAST !! Game Boy Advance !! N-Gage
|-
|-
| ''Batman Vengeance''|| 2001 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Batman Vengeance''|| 2001 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Donald Duck Advance''|| 2001 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Donald Duck Advance''|| 2001 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''The Sum Of All Fears''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''The Sum Of All Fears''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''The Mummy''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''The Mummy''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Tomb Raider: The Prophecy''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Tomb Raider: The Prophecy''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch - Potion Commotion''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch - Potion Commotion''|| 2002 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]|| 2003 || {{Ya}} || {{Ya}} || {{Ya}} ||{{Na}}
| [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]|| 2003 || {{Ya}} || {{Ya}} || {{Ya}}
|-
|-
| ''Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| [[Mad Trax]]|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| [[Mad Trax]]|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Splinter Cell''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Ya}} ||{{Na}}
| ''Splinter Cell''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Ya}}
|-
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu''|| 2003 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow''|| 2004 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow''|| 2004 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force''|| 2004 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}||{{Na}}
| ''Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force''|| 2004 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Star Wars Episode III''|| 2005 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}}
| ''Star Wars Episode III''|| 2005 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''King Kong''|| 2005 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}}
| ''King Kong''|| 2005 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Open Season''|| 2006 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}}
| ''Open Season''|| 2006 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''TMNT''|| 2007 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}}
| ''TMNT''|| 2007 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|-
|-
| ''Surf's Up'' || 2007 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}}
| ''Surf's Up'' || 2007 || {{Na}}|| {{Ya}} || {{Na}}
|}
|}
== See also ==
*[[OpenSpace]]
*[[Jade (engine)]]
*[[LyN]]
*[[UbiArt]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 10:14, 7 November 2025

GbaEngine is a game engine used by Ubisoft for various games on the Game Boy Advance.

History

The engine was originally developed by Ubisoft Milan for Rainbow Six - Rogue Spear on the Game Boy Advance. The engine was based on their engine for the Game Boy Color, with several of the tools from it initially being reused before new ones were developed.[1][2][3] The engine ended up mainly being used by Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Shanghai, with each of the different studios making various changes to it. This has caused there to be three separate branches of the engine which got updated separately from each other.

Additionally, the engine was ported to the Nokia N-Gage and digiBLAST. An updated version of the engine was later used in the Nintendo DS Onyx engine.

Structure

The engine is split into several parts, containing different code libraries and tools. GbaCommon contained the base SDK for developing a game on the system. GbaSimilar contained reusable components for features such as sprite animations, tile maps and 2D platforming scenes. GbaSpecific was used for the game itself.

Games

The following games use the engine:

Name First release Platforms
digiBLAST Game Boy Advance N-Gage
Batman Vengeance 2001 ✘ ✔ ✘
Donald Duck Advance 2001 ✘ ✔ ✘
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear 2002 ✘ ✔ ✘
The Sum Of All Fears 2002 ✘ ✔ ✘
The Mummy 2002 ✘ ✔ ✘
Tomb Raider: The Prophecy 2002 ✘ ✔ ✘
Sabrina the Teenage Witch - Potion Commotion 2002 ✘ ✔ ✘
Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance) 2003 ✔ ✔ ✔
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2003 ✘ ✔ ✘
Mad Trax 2003 ✘ ✔ ✘
Splinter Cell 2003 ✘ ✔ ✔
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 ✘ ✔ ✘
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu 2003 ✘ ✔ ✘
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow 2004 ✘ ✔ ✘
Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force 2004 ✘ ✔ ✘
Star Wars Episode III 2005 ✘ ✔ ✘
King Kong 2005 ✘ ✔ ✘
Open Season 2006 ✘ ✔ ✘
TMNT 2007 ✘ ✔ ✘
Surf's Up 2007 ✘ ✔ ✘

References

  1. ↑ Massimiliano Pagani, Tomb Raider – the prophecy, https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/26/tomb-raider-the-prophecy
  2. ↑ Massimiliano Pagani, Finding the Right Path,https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/27/finding-the-right-path/
  3. ↑ MobyGames, Massimiliano Pagani, https://www.mobygames.com/person/53307/massimiliano-pagani/
Game engines
Console OpenSpace • Jade • LyN • UbiArt Framework • Snowdrop
Handheld GbcEngine • GbaEngine • Milk • Onyx
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