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GBA Getting Bluetooth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-got-no-strings-to-hold-me-down dept.

Tofuhead writes "nReach recently announced their development of a Bluetooth adapter for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. P2P wireless gaming, internet gaming (via a USB adapter to a net-connected PC), and messaging are featured, as well as service "hot spots" that will be set up in game stores and malls. Release date: Q2 2002." Countless children shall go blind soon after. I can't imagine a harder to see screen then my cursed GBA.

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  1. Backlit screen by SealBeater · · Score: 5, Informative

    Regarding the visability of the GBA, there is a project to modify it with a
    clear screen that serves the purpose of a backlight. You can visit the page
    and view screenshots here.
    Basically, people are just waiting for the guy to finish negotiations with the
    suppliers. He expects the cost to be about the price of a game, all said and
    done.

    SealBeater

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  2. Re:Lack of Bluetooth on PCs by Refrag · · Score: 5, Informative
    And here we see the problem that I think Bluetooth is still facing - there just isn't enough market penetration on PCs. What I would really like to see is something bluetooth-style on the desktop (rather than USB) so that I didn't have to mess with all those cables all the time.
    You would still have cables, unless all of your devices were battery powered. That is the one thing people keep forgetting when they talk about Bluetooth and PCs. FireWire and USB both carry power, allowing you to connect most devices with only one cable -- which you'd be doing anyway even with Bluetooth.

    Bluetooth only belongs on devices with their own power source, it isn't a replacement for FireWire or USB.
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  3. Re:GBA woes... by Mwongozi · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here in the UK (And probably elsewhere as well) they sell a neat little light for the GBA that's called the "GBA Floodlights". (Or something similar.)

    They work really well, take a look at photos of mine.

    I like the sound of the Bluetooth adapter, if only for multiplayer gaming without the damned wire...

  4. Re:GBA by rbeattie · · Score: 3, Informative
    hackability factor of the GBA? Good question!

    I just got my GBA for Christmas (yes, I'm 30 years old... what's your point?) and the first thing I started thinking about was how to start programming for it. Here's some of the stuff I found:

    And of course a Google search will bring up a bunch more, but these are the nicest I've found so far. The last link is great because it has "demo" programs that include the code - which is key for learning how the insides of this thing work. There's an asteroids example that's really nice.

    One thing that I just realized is that the GBA is based on a ARM/Thumb processor and includes a "Z80 like" processor also for when you insert GBC games. This is pretty wild. I think I'll submit an article to /. on how many companies are using ARM-based processors now. I just read that Simbian has just been ported to the ARM, PocketPCs use them exclusively, etc.

    -Russ

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