Play The Fairly Oddparents Volume 2 - Gameboy Advance Video (u)(independent) Online

The Fairly OddParents Volume 2 was a Game Boy Advance release, though it was not a traditional game. It was part of the Game Boy Advance Video series, which allowed you to watch episodes of the cartoon on the handheld. I remember it being from that era where they tried putting TV shows on cartridges. It was published by Majesco, I think, not one of the big first-party Nintendo titles.

You don't control a character; you just watch episodes. The main objective is to navigate the menu to select an episode and then watch it. The signature mechanics are using the D-pad to move a cursor on the menu screen and the A button to make a selection. The video plays back from the cartridge, and you can pause or stop it. The pacing is just the pace of the show itself, and there is no difficulty since it's not interactive. It feels like carrying a little piece of the TV show in your pocket, a novelty for its time.