Best GBA light?
12-26-01, 08:50 PM
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Best GBA light?
I'm looking for info/personal recommendations on the best light for the GBA. I've been to the stores, there are like 10 different kinds that I've seen. Anyone have any idea which I should get? Thanks!
12-26-01, 09:10 PM
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You might want to check this article:
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/feature...dup/index.html
They review most of the lights out there. I got the Light Shield Adavence which is the highest rated of the article and I'm happy with it for the most part. But you've got to get a rechargeable battery source or AC adapter. The thing eats power like it was nothing. It would probably cut down fresh AA's to only about 3 hours of gameplay.
There is another alternative. Do a search on this forum for GBA lights and you should get to a thread about an internal light. It's not official and you have to have some souldering knowledge. However, if you choose to buy from the inventor himself and can install it you'll have a backlit GBA.
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/feature...dup/index.html
They review most of the lights out there. I got the Light Shield Adavence which is the highest rated of the article and I'm happy with it for the most part. But you've got to get a rechargeable battery source or AC adapter. The thing eats power like it was nothing. It would probably cut down fresh AA's to only about 3 hours of gameplay.
There is another alternative. Do a search on this forum for GBA lights and you should get to a thread about an internal light. It's not official and you have to have some souldering knowledge. However, if you choose to buy from the inventor himself and can install it you'll have a backlit GBA.
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The Light Shield Advance has a terrible light which makes it hard to see, you have to do a soldering hack and put in an LED light to make it better. Stick to anything with an LED light. If it's flimsy, super glue it.
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Originally posted by Gallant Pig
The Light Shield Advance has a terrible light which makes it hard to see, you have to do a soldering hack and put in an LED light to make it better. Stick to anything with an LED light. If it's flimsy, super glue it.
The Light Shield Advance has a terrible light which makes it hard to see, you have to do a soldering hack and put in an LED light to make it better. Stick to anything with an LED light. If it's flimsy, super glue it.
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12-27-01, 05:13 PM
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I use the madcatz light and magnifier along with a worm light that I already had for my old game boy color. Both together make a nice system and I can finally see to play castlevania.
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Light Boy Advance
The Light Boy Advance which I believe is only available at Toys 'R' Us is the best light out there. It is distributed by Majesco in the USA, but it is the OFFICIAL Nintendo GBA peripheral in Japan. It's $19.99 but is worth it.
A review of the Japanese version (identical unit) is here: http://pocket.ign.com/hardware/301.html
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A review of the Japanese version (identical unit) is here: http://pocket.ign.com/hardware/301.html
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