Video Games : Game Boy Advance SP - Platinum

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: Game Boy Advance SP - Platinum

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Brand: Nintendo
EAN: 0045496440992
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Manufacturer: Star City
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Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Publisher: Star City
Sales Rank: 1182
Studio: Star City
Variation Description: Platinum

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Early Adopters Pick: March 2003. As the world's smallest video-game platform, the Game Boy Advance SP is also the first to use a built-in rechargeable battery.

Many decried the original Game Boy Advance's reflective LCD screen and its reliance on external light sources. The Game Boy Advance SP's main feature--optional backlighting--fixes this complaint nicely, but it's the wealth of other features that makes this system so surprisingly good.

At first look, you might think the SP is a sleek travel alarm clock. When closed, it's just as tall and deep as the original GBA, but only half as wide. Due to its clamshell design, the screen is always protected from everyday scratches. A small button in the center of the console turns on the backlighting element for use in low-light situations, like in a moving car.

Game Boy Advance angle diagram The SP comes with a well-designed power adapter that recharges a built-in battery; its prongs fold in for easier storage. Our informal tests found that it takes about four hours to fully charge (you can even play it while it's plugged in and charging), and the battery lasts about 11 hours with the backlighting constantly on--your results may vary. Using the backlighting less often will conserve battery power.

With separately sold cables, you can connect the Game Boy Advance SP to other GBAs for multiplayer gaming (above) or to the Nintendo GameCube (below) to access secret levels, exchange data, or use other special features that vary from game to game.
The quality of the backlighting is very good. It's bright and clear when looking directly at it, but degraded from other angles. This is only a problem for friends who are watching the screen from over your shoulder.

But size, power, and affordability do not come without trade offs. There's no headphone jack here, though Nintendo promises an adapter. The system isn't very loud at its highest volume, and the sound can be turned down to socially acceptable levels. The L and R shoulder buttons are a fraction of the size they were on the GBA, and thus are harder to hit. Also, the reduced size of the SP is slightly less comfortable for adult hands than the GBA, but perhaps more comfortable for smaller hands. The cartridge port placement on the lower part of the console is fine for GBA games, since they are flush with the console body, but older Game Boy Color carts will stick out in a way that takes some getting used to.

Open it up and the hinge will seek out a preferred, pre-set angle (about 150 degrees), though you can open it a bit wider or narrower for your own comfort. The hinge stands up well to lateral pressure, and over all, the SP seems just as rugged as its predecessor--which has proven to be very rugged, indeed. --Porter B. Hall

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - best handheld, period.
the gameboy advance is my favorite gaming device. it singlehandedly got me into handheld gaming (never owned a gameboy before), and to this day, 90% of my game time is handheld. the original came out, i bought a glacier, and played the hell out of it for two years (even installed my own Afterburner backlight. now that was a chore). it was worth every penny.

the games themselves.....so many to choose from. all the mario advance games, the castlevania series, tactics ogre, final fantasy titles, puzzle games, baseball advance, the tony hawk series (which was incredible), racing games, the list is almost endless.

when nintendo announced the SP at E3 several years ago....it was love at first sight. it brought new life back to all my games, and even today, although i have a DS Lite as well as a gameboy player for my gamecube, i still break out my SP for short bouts of on the go gaming. it fits perfectly in my pocket, has a fantastic batter life, and an incredible gaming library. ten years from now, i still wouldnt be surprised if people still play on this thing.

pros:
small
inexpensive
backlit
cute as all get out
huge library of games
backwards compatible with GB and GBC games
attaches to the gamecube

cons:
hmmm. expensive for people with no jobs?

so, if you want to get as much bang for your buck on a handheld gaming device....pick this puppy up. no disappointments whatsoever on my end.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Enjoyable
I bought this for my husband a couple years ago and I ended up buying a different color for myself soon afterward. It holds a charge for a long time, it still in great shape and it's small, so it's easy to take with you on trips. Highly recommend.


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - DON"T BUY THIS GAMEBOY!
Gameboy Micro is soo much better then this gameboy sp because...
It's smaller, the screen brightness can be adjusted, faceplates can be changed in about 15 seconds, it fits normal headphones, and it looks cooler.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great video game system on the go!
This is a great video game system because you can play it if your bored or you can play it ON THE GO!If you have planned a vacation and you don't have one Head straight for the video game store and get one! Although, I got mine 2 years ago but that doesn't matter! Now let's get back to my review! You can get this for your child so that they will have hours of fun and unlimited play! You don't need to worry about batteries because the Game boy has rechargeable batteries! Charging time approximately takes up to 3 hours! So why don't you BUY the fun at your local video game store and take your game boy on vacation or play it at home while your bored?

Follow these basic steps!

1. go to the video game store! (If you don't have one of these!)

2. Buy a couple of games!

3. Jump in the car and head straight home!

4. Open the box and read the instructions!

5. Insert a game cartridge

6. Turn the game on and start playing!

7. Charge batteries after done playing for the day!

Warning! If you see a RED light on the Game boy turn it off and charge it up!

So these are my last words!

Go and get it!

Goodbye!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Platform
This is a great platform it is way better than a gb advabce and the gb color mine right diretional pad is spoiled when my sister dropped some water in it :( but it still work :)but you have to press it hard still this is a good platform it has some good games like pokemon red rescue team and the famous pokemon emerald i reccomend this game but if you have the money buy a Nintendo DS lite i said Nintendo DS LITE not regular 1 buy this platform if you want

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