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I was at Target this morning picking up some dvd's and picked one of these up for the heck of it. It was $68 for the unit and super mario. Is this worth keeping? It seems like a good price, but are they still making games for it? Or should I return it and get a nintendo ds?
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I assume it's one of the SPs with the new backlit screen? The price is great for the gameboy+mario (which one? they're all good). There are a ton of gameboy advance games I love, including the metroids, castlevanias, astro boy, mario golf, and many more. I recently purchased a DS and like that a lot too. I guess it depends if you're interested in the DS games or not. If not, the SP is a better system for playing the old games. Even though the DS plays GBA games, I find it distracting since the screen has a black border around it. Plus, it feels weird to play a game with just one of the screens.
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I'm in the same boat as the op, only should I return it and save for a psp? I mean I know their are good games for it, but I just don't know if Ill play it as much as I would play a psp.
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Originally Posted by lukewarmwater
I'm in the same boat as the op, only should I return it and save for a psp? I mean I know their are good games for it, but I just don't know if Ill play it as much as I would play a psp.
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Forget about the GBA. The only thing it has over the DS is playing GBC and GB games. I owned the GBA for years and never played games on those systems once. They are for hardcore gamers really.;
Get the DS. Right now for the money the DS craps all over the PSP. It has better titles out and if you want movie capability, you can import the Play Yan.
Get the DS. Right now for the money the DS craps all over the PSP. It has better titles out and if you want movie capability, you can import the Play Yan.
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Originally Posted by jpws6
So all the gameboy advance games can be played on the ds?
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Originally Posted by darkside
Yeah the DS is pretty nice. Take the Target catalog in and get one for $99.99. Its well worth it.
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anyone know if a DS update will be coming out? a SP basically? i figure it will, thats why i might just stick with the new GBA ... hmm
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How do the GBA SP and Micro compare? I know the Micro is smaller and its screen has better screen clarity. But it can only play GBA games, right? And it seems to me that the hinged SP may protect the screen better than the open-faced Micro. Still, I am considering getting one or the other and didn't know if there was a consensus out there. (The DS may be an option for me after I do a little more homework).
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How do the GBA SP and Micro compare? I know the Micro is smaller and its screen has better screen clarity. But it can only play GBA games, right? And it seems to me that the hinged SP may protect the screen better than the open-faced Micro. Still, I am considering getting one or the other and didn't know if there was a consensus out there. (The DS may be an option for me after I do a little more homework).
Micro is $10 more expensive ($89.99 at many stores now), has a smaller screen with the same resolution and is brighter than even the new SP and has 5 brightness settings. It has a built in headphone jack but needs an adaptor to connect to the GBA or GCN cables. It is made of metal and is very durable and has faceplates you can switch out. Faceplates can be scratched but usually do not if you keep them in the pouch in your pocket and the real screen is fully protected and should never get scratched. Plays GBA games only. Obviously its much smaller and easier to carry everywhere and its a pretty slick looking handheld for what that matters.
Either one is a good choice, but I think the micro is more comfortable to use with its buttons further apart and raised up more. I would try them both out first if possible. However, I would take the DS at $99.99 or $129.99 over either of them if you were only going to have one handheld.
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Originally Posted by darkside
SP is cheaper by $10, has a bigger screen and is now brighter though still not quite as bright as the micro with 2 brightness settings and plays GB and GBC games. It needs an adaptor to use headphones and though its clamshell its also plastic so it can get scratched up. If you scratch the screen while its open there are no easy ways to fix it.
Micro is $10 more expensive ($89.99 at many stores now), has a smaller screen with the same resolution and is brighter than even the new SP and has 5 brightness settings. It has a built in headphone jack but needs an adaptor to connect to the GBA or GCN cables. It is made of metal and is very durable and has faceplates you can switch out. Faceplates can be scratched but usually do not if you keep them in the pouch in your pocket and the real screen is fully protected and should never get scratched. Plays GBA games only. Obviously its much smaller and easier to carry everywhere and its a pretty slick looking handheld for what that matters.
Either one is a good choice, but I think the micro is more comfortable to use with its buttons further apart and raised up more. I would try them both out first if possible. However, I would take the DS at $99.99 or $129.99 over either of them if you were only going to have one handheld.
Micro is $10 more expensive ($89.99 at many stores now), has a smaller screen with the same resolution and is brighter than even the new SP and has 5 brightness settings. It has a built in headphone jack but needs an adaptor to connect to the GBA or GCN cables. It is made of metal and is very durable and has faceplates you can switch out. Faceplates can be scratched but usually do not if you keep them in the pouch in your pocket and the real screen is fully protected and should never get scratched. Plays GBA games only. Obviously its much smaller and easier to carry everywhere and its a pretty slick looking handheld for what that matters.
Either one is a good choice, but I think the micro is more comfortable to use with its buttons further apart and raised up more. I would try them both out first if possible. However, I would take the DS at $99.99 or $129.99 over either of them if you were only going to have one handheld.
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Originally Posted by SpacemanSpiff
actually i believe the micro and the NEW SP have the exact same screen.. not 100% on that tho
So both screens are excellent, but not 100% identical.