But more importantly, the term "gba" in the query functions as a memory trigger . It refers not to the console, but to the experience . In the absence of an official handheld Winning Eleven that felt like the PS1 (the GBA had its own Winning Eleven titles, like Winning Eleven World Soccer: Yeo In Cup , but they were 2D, slow, and inferior), fans sought the feeling of the PS1 game on a portable device. The search for a "ROM" implies the desire to emulate—to play on a PC, a modded PSP, or a phone via an emulator. "GBA" was simply the most searched, most accessible container for that hope.