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I must say, Nintendo has done a damn good job with their Gameboy Advance SP. The only gameboy I had ever owned was the original. At first I didn't want anything to do with any more Gameboys. But after trading a bunch of games in at ebgames, I had about 80 bucks worth of credit and couldn't think of a damn thing to buy. On a whim, I bought a GBA and FF Tactics Advance.
Well that didn't work out to well, as I was plagued by terrible shoulder/arm/back pains at having to sit in the most uncomfortable positions to get decent lighting.
I therefore decided on getting a GBA SP for Christmas, and after some thorough playing I can safely say it's worth the money if you like the GBA's library or find yourself away from home often with nothing to do.
The control is decent, some games such as Mario 3 get a little tough when you have to hold B and pump A, but Nintendo was nice enough to allow the R Shoulder button to act a substitute.
The folding design allows the screen to remain safe from scratches and collects only minimal dust, and is great for fitting in the pocket.
And the backlight can be turned on and off, and you'll want it off when playing in bright areas to reduce color washing.
Thankfully, there aren't too many problems with this device.
The only real problem I have is that it has no stickies or pads on the bottom when folded up to hold it to a surface. This is a bother because most of the surfaces in my house are smooth countertops, or tabletops or desktops, and the wooden ones are glossed. The last thing you want is to have this thing fall off the table and break, and with nothing to help keep it in place I get a little worried.
Overall, nothing to be worried about. The best portable system for the cost.
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Before the SP, I had absolutely no interest in the Gameboy games as my younger siblings did. The screen was so crappy; it was so hard to see. But then the SP came. Seeing it' sleek, compact design and the backlighted screen, I fell in love. Sadly I did not get one for Christmas, as my parents knew I had no interest in handhelds. However my mother had accidentally bought an extra (thinking she forgot to buy my sister one, when it was just hidden). I thought about keeping it. I said "Is it onyx?" And to my luck, it was! And that is how I came to love the SP. The design is genius; WAY better than the bulky, exposed screen of the previous. And what shocks me most-- it's so tiny! Tiner than I had ever imagined! Great for travel! However the only con I have to talk about is the fact that it has no headphone jack. No room, perhaps? But anyways, you will have a blast playing away on the GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Color, and origional GameBoy games!
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Gameboy have never been so good. I don't have one, but I have try one many time. The good thing is that light,have back light. SO GET A SP!!!
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Hi. I am an owner of a GBA but I haven't gotten a GBA SP yet. I really got hooked when I saw my freind holding his new cobalt SP
and decided that I should get one of my own. I've heard of some of the new features like the backlit screen, the clamshell design, and the lithium-ion battery and now I can't wait til christmas to get one of my own. I'm getting the onyx colored one and putting some flame decals on it. Two flames on the side and a fireball in the middle. I'm also getting the game, Kirby The Nightmare In Dreamland. I have to get going now. Merry Christmas!
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This is truly phenomanal. It has a big improvement over the original GBA. I'll list the pros and cons now, but first, personal experience.
I have seen varios amounts of SPs but only Platinum and Cobalt, Platinum more often.
The feel is spectacular, if you are worrying about being cramped, DON'T it is just like holding a GBC/GBP and it has an AWESOME light up screen.
The rechargeable batterie is cool and if it goes comepletly dead, you can buy another one for $20.
The simple flaw is headphones, me, I only JUST got into the headphone craze and there being no port sucks, and they say they didn't put it in for portabality. but there is an adapter that lets you listen to headphones. Normally, you can't listen while charging, but I came apon a jack that lets you listen to headphones while chaging, or just listen to a CD....
There is said to be specks of dust on the screen. Screw them. I've played a GBC with a scratch and a shadow for 2 years. No biggie. Just IGNORE IT or get nintendo to remove it.
The lap-top design is a main effect. It was cool how they do the screen and all, and I'm alwazed amazed on HOW they get the wires connected to the screen.
THE MAJOR FLAW IS IN THE PLATINUM SP, THE PAINT IS SPRAYED ON SO IT SCRATCHES, THE OTHERS ARE COLORED PLASTIC AND DON'T SCRATCH!!! Unless you want the system of the next coupla years to look crappy, get flame, onyx, or cobalt. COBALT IS NOT PURPLE, IT'S BLUE. Now, the pros and cons.
PROS
-excellent design
-portable/efficiant
-a light up screen from the SIDE, it's not back lighting.
-chargeable
CONS
-Need to buy a headphone jack (which review DOESN'T have this in there CONS)
-Chargeable batterie dies eventually and you need to get a new one instead of using regular batteries for the time.
-The Platinum one scratches.
That's it. The only thing that POs me is why the platinum scratches.
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