Advantages: Compact size, Stylish, Battery Life Disadvantages: I used to read the occasional book
...change though.
In March, Nintendo in their ultimate wisdom, launched the Gameboy Advance Special Project (SP). With their existing Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance products, Nintendo had achieved market domination in the field of handheld gaming, but as with any successful company, they needed to find a way of enlarging the potential market. With the SP, I believe they will succeed.
Obviously, there are those out there who simply must have the ... ...– a deliberate ploy by Nintendo to extend the usage of these ‘toys’ into the 20 and 30 something age groups (Being part of the latter group, I can testify to their success). If you opt for the black or silver colour, this could easily be mistaken for an electronic organiser when folded. Personally, I opted for the very striking Blue metallic finish.
Portability
Although portability is the main attraction, the previous gameboy advance was not ‘conveniently ...
averagepunter 09.06.2003
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Advantages: Small sleek and integral light. Disadvantages: Needs headphone adapter
...grey. In 1998 Nintendo decided to spruce up the Gameboy's image and to this end they not only shrunk it in size to 75mm x 27mm x 133mm, and a much lighter 138g, but they added an impressive upto 56 simultaneous on-screen colours. In 2001 the third incarnation arose, the Gameboy Advance. And this truly brought a new experience to handheld gaming, boasting a 32 bit CPU, and upto a massive 32,768 colours on-screen, we now had gameplay to rival the playstation, ... ...gripe, but still what were Nintendo thinking except more money.
What Games Are Available?
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There is a huge library of games available, consisting of hundreds if not thousands of titles. As you can play games originally released for the gameboy and gameboy colour, you can even play the original Tetris. A word of warning though, gameboy/colour games will stick out of the slot somewhat and make the overall look ...
sandemp 05.01.2005
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Advantages: Screen light, rechargable battery, compact design, backward compatibility Disadvantages: Battery life worn a bit by light
...to look like the original Nintendo Entertainment System controller from the 80s.
The graphics are the same as Gameboy advance graphics, only brighter with the use of the light.
As with all Nintendo consoles, there is a wide variety of games available. There are countless Super Mario games, such as Mario Kart and Mario Party which was the first game in the Mario Party series to be released for the Gameboy. Mario Kart is a racing game, which also ... ...Gamecube. Fans of the series will love Super Circuit, this version for the Gameboy advance and it's also great for first time gamers, as it isn't too difficult to start off with. You can also play games from the brilliant Legend of Zelda series, including Link's Awakening and the Oracle series. The Legend of Zelda series is often regarded as one of the best game series available, and there are plenty of them to choose from for this console. The SP ...
Lauren89 16.04.2007
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Advantages: Small, battary lasts, some good games, light screen Disadvantages: Some games, old game compatibility, no headphone support
...with the first GBA that nintendo brought out for us. I wasn't too fussed for it, to be honest.
Once i did get it for £80 with a game included, i actually couldnt put the thing down for hours on end. So, thats how i got mine out the way, lets get down to the review.
Big? Small? - The gameboy advance SP is around the same size as the old gameboys in length, and square in width. There is 2 panals, one is with the buttons and the other is for the screen.
... ...a small box, with the Nintendo name and logo on the top, on the sides it includes the main on and off button and a volume slide. The speaker in the GBA SP is good, you CAN hear the sounds of games quite clearly and with help from ingame settings and the volume slide, you can find your prefered sound level.
Unfortunatly, its not all good in this small game processer, there is NO headphone socket, unlike the other versions of the gameboy, even the ...
sbreame 27.10.2006
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Advantages: Sleak design | Compact | See the screen Disadvantages: No headphone output
...design, which is obviously what Nintendo had in mind to appeal to the more mature person as well as the younger kids who want to play the games. It has a nice finish of either platinum (silver), black or blue and it will seem most people will opt for the ever sexy silver, which is what I plumped for, but seeing the other colours up close too all of them retain a stylish look about them. Its dimensions are also worthy of note. Measuring at just 3.33’’ ... ...Playing time is generous. Nintendo have had a reason to shy away from including a light on a portable system because they can eat batteries but technology has come along. The built in battery can now last about 10 hours playtime with the light on and 18 hours with no light. Incidentally a new rechargeable battery has been released in Japan boasting a 16-hour playing time with the light on. Ten hours is still a very good time to play on but it can ...
3rdRockSatan 05.05.2003
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Advantages: Pocket-sized, quality gaming Disadvantages: More than pocket-sized price
...Kong, Tetris and all?
Nintendo say that the GBA is compatible with 'almost all' older games. Advance games cartridges are the same width and thickness as the old kind but half the length, about 6 by 3 centimetres, so if you put an old Game Pak in the front-loading slot of the SP it protrudes cheekily for an inch or so. Not enough to get in the way of your flying fingers, though. I've yet to find a game that doesn't work in the SP; I tried it on ... ...monochrome machine (cracking good game, incidentally) with no problems at all. Game Boy titles don't use all the six-by-four centimetre screen due to the difference in aspect ratio between the old squareish screen and the Advanced rectangular one, so the effect is of watching a pan-and-scan film on a widescreen TV. (08/05/03: I've discovered that if you press the L button while playing an old Game Boy game, the picture stretches to fill the whole ...
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Advantages: Protects the screen Disadvantages: If you have a GBA is it worth it
...it is the original bestselling Nintendo Gameboy Advance repackaged to make it even better and easier to use for all us gamers. The GBA SP is available in a wide range of colours and there have been special edition releases so you will definately find one you like.
The New Features: The new GBA SP has several new innovative features to its name, with the old GBA you would forever be accidently scratching the delicate plastic screen by leaving it ... ...all you can get the Nintendo classic titles such as the old Mario games and Zelda.
Ease of Use: The GBA SP has not be overcomplicated using exactly the same buttons as the GBA, the A and B buttons, the D pad, the L and R trigger buttons and the Start and select buttons. Although the buttons have been kept the same the GBA SP feels slightly less comfortable to hold than the GBA.
Accessories: There are hundreds of accessories for the GBA SP, the ...
hackersupr 24.03.2005
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Advantages: Portable, plenty of supporters, battery life, front lit screen Disadvantages: No earphone port, no 3D graphics, average sound reproduction
...are very reminiscent of Super Nintendo games. If you ever owned a Super Nintendo from way back in the day then you would know what kind of games to expect. Classics from the SNES have already been released on the GBA SP such as Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World, etc. But according to Nintendo the GBA SP is actually ALOT faster than the SNES, if that's the case why you guys releasing old games like this on it and not making some original new ... ...lights on. Now why didn't Nintendo release this one before the original GBA is beyond me but the GBA SP is still a very nice looking handheld console.
The buttons for the little game playing machine include your classic Gameboy buttons: A, B, start and select. GBA introduce the two new L and R shoulder buttons, and now GBA SP has made them smaller to fit onto the more sleeker GBA SP. The buttons are very responsive and easy to press on. They don't ...
china_wolf 01.09.2004
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Advantages: colour screen, backlight, long battery life, easy to hold, nice finnish Disadvantages: none in my eyes.
...held game console. With out Nintendo in the market place the gaming industry would just break even with sales because Nintendo sells more than any other game platform company on earth.
~ A brief history ~
Nintendo started a game revolution, the first hand held game platform with all competitors unable to compete. The first game boy, now known as the game boy classic brought kids all over the world hours of play, and parents hours of quiet – well ... ...It has to last, and Nintendo have done a suburb job of making them last through hellish conditions.
~ Game Boy Advance SP details ~
Size (Closed): Height 3.33 inches, width 3.23 inches, depth 0.96 inches
CPU: 32-bit RISC CPU with embedded memory
Screen: 2.9-inch reflective TFT colour LCD Light Source: Front lights have been integrated with the existing reflective LCD
Display Size: 1.61 inches by 2.41 inches (identical to the Game Boy Advance)
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gifmonster 11.08.2004
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Advantages: Comfortable and FUN! Disadvantages: Needs more games
...have replaced theirs with a Nintendo DS, I'm still happy to play mine, although it is becoming increasingly difficult to get any decent games for it without delving into the shady world of ebay trading. I was given the 'Mario Limited Edition' version of the GBASP as a gift. The bottom section (where the button are) is silver and the top (where the screen is) is red. When closed, the red part has a large red 'M' on it to signify Mario, I assume. I ... ...is one of the most comfortable to use, I just wish it was possible to get more games. In comparison to the all singing and all dancing Nintendo DS, this will not amaze anyone but for true game fans who are not swayed by gimmicks, you are onto a winner. ...
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The Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP really does answer the fans request, we want light! And this really is all this is over the original GBA! Ofcourse the shape and design are different but inside it is still the excact same piece of hardware. >>The Light - The GBA Sp really does offer a very good high quality light, which lights up the screen very well and makes the screen perfect for those night time gaming sessions! The Original GBA didnt have a ... ...the dark screen for example Castlevania. So the sp provides top quality lighting which can be turned on/off by a simple button press.
>>The Battery - The GBA Sp uses a Lithium Ion battery, this is the same battery used by mobile phones. This means that the GBA sp is rechargable, and this is very easy to do, just plug the socket in, and connect to the Sp and its charging. The Battery has a good lifetime, of 18 hours with no light or just over 10 ...
cubechris04 29.01.2004 (14.03.2004)
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Advantages: Simple! Small! Long battery life! CHEAP! Disadvantages: Limited capabilitites compared to e.g. PSP, DS.
...by the arrival of the Nintendo DS, and more recently the PSP. They have revolutionised the way we play games on the move. However the best thing about these new consoles is that their predecessors are now available at knockdown prices! You can pick up an Gameboy Advance SP and a bundle of games for around thirty pounds online or second hand from specialist shops if you take the time to look for them.
I bought my SP bundle from Gamestation for thirty ... ...can get in touch with Nintendo through their official website.
The console itself is tiny! This is mostly down to the very satisfying flip screen. It passed the tight jeans test and slipped into my back pocket. Also the backlit screen is very crisp and large enough not to ruin the games or make you strain your eyes.
The SP can only handle 16 bit games (this means no flash 3D titles with pumping soundtracks), but this is by no means a bad thing. ...
Rob_Sharona 20.02.2006 (22.02.2006)
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Advantages: Small, built in back light and re-chargable battery Disadvantages: Needs adaptor for headphones
I bought this as an impulse buy. My unplayed yet working perfecty regular Gameboy Advance had lost its appeal. I sat down and wondered why. Fair enough it was portable enough, and the battery life was reasonable. But having to change those everytime they ran out became costly, especially as I had to change the light magnifier batteries aswell. Even with a light maginifier, although it was playable, the screen sometimes strained my eyes. The solution: ... ...specs as the regular old style Gameboy Advance. You don't need to buy special games. But it gives your games a whole new lease of life. For a start they suddenly have clear graphics, and colours you could only barely see appear right before your eyes! You can suddenly have the ability to play your Gameboy at night and anywhere without having to be by the window. It folds up really small, the screen is protected from the dirt and you can even switch ...
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Advantages: small Disadvantages: screen not so clever
Well. I'm very unfamiliar with the hand held gaming, and gaming in general, so when My dad handed me this small silver thing with a black tribal scribble on it, I thought, ''What the hell has he got me now''
Well I opened it and saw it was a ''game boy advance sp'' Well I was still non the wiser.
So it's one of thoughs zap the aliens get board and put in the cupboard till I get a new one, (if I ever wanted one in the first place).
How wrong was ... ...hawk's Underground'' I was hooked.
the screen is amazing quality for the size. the controls are so easy.
up down left right. the 'a' button does one thing the 'b' button does another. plus 2 buttons on the back for left and right aswell. the menus are self explanatry. use the up and down buttons till you highlight your selection and press, Wait for it, the select button.
How east can it get.
I have seen these on ebay for as little as £50 and ...
sables666 28.06.2005 (29.06.2005)
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Advantages: durable, easy to play, stylish Disadvantages: appears patronisingly simple
we bought the Gameboy advance for our 8 year old for a number of reasons. firstly cost, we got a very good deal on the console, games bundle and accessories from a very popular auction site for £140 delivered. this saved time, money and was very convenient. secondly we wanted something that she would find easy to play and as there are few buttons on this console the Gameboy advance looked like something she could deal with on her own.
Thirdly it ... ...us as we could get her one that really suited her and would personalise the present for her.
i am totally impressed with the gameboy advance. It is easy to use, the games load in quickly and are durable so they are much better for travel purposes. the accessories that came with it really compliment it such as the carry strap, protective wallet etc.
the games are really suited to the ages that they say on the box which i have found not to be the ...
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