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GBA SP Updated with Brighter Backlit Screen

Posted by samzenpus on from the brighter-than-ever dept.

PSXer writes "Nintendo has quietly included a much brighter backlit screen into the new Game Boy Advance SP Graphite and Pearl Blue colors. From the article: "Though all that's changed between the classic GBA SP system and the updated ones is the screen technology, the difference is night and day. The new system kicks on with incredible brightness and clarity in its display right from the start, and the improvement becomes even more obvious with each game you stick in the system.""

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  1. That's nice... by caryw · · Score: 4, Funny

    But where's the incredible Gameboy Revolution that you can throw like a dart or kick like a soccer ball?
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  2. psss who need a brigher blacklight by Kuku_monroe · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have no problems playing with a flashlight in my mouth (and a candle if i need to take the flashlight batteries for my GB)

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    1. Re:psss who need a brigher blacklight by BenjyD · · Score: 3, Funny

      Obligatory Penny Arcade comic.

    2. Re:psss who need a brigher blacklight by AliasTheRoot · · Score: 1, Funny

      They ported Doom?

  3. 3 IGN by beckett · · Score: 3, Funny

    dear slashdot editors,

    hey i think you made a mistake in the article posting. i was expecting an article on the new GBA but all i got was an ad. what's up?

  4. not brighter, but bigger !!! by maharg · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://gameman.loungespot.com/play/index.html

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  5. Brighter light=shorter battery life by jurt1235 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Plan to win a head to head game:
    1. Take your original GBA with dim light
    2. Play a game against a person with a new brightly lid GBA.
    3. At a certain moment the other one just stops because he ran out of battery power. You will still have some minutes left. => Victory!

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  6. Remember the original "Lame Boy Advance"? by Nova+Express · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is not, thus may help refresh your memory.

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  7. Re:Lucky me. by Red+Flayer · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I was honestly planning to go to Wal-Mart... Now that there is a new version, I won't look quite so much like a goon buying ancient hardware."

    Umm, sorry to mention this, but if you're concerned about looking like a goon while shopping at Wal-Mart... you've got other problems.

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  8. Re:Similar to the new Game Boy Micro by pnice · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've whipped out quite a few things while riding a bus and the NDS was one of the easiest...and the least criminal.

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