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GBA SP Updated with Brighter Backlit Screen
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.""
You can do that already with a GBA SP..
Just don't expect it to continue working afterwards..
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There is a switch on the machine for setting the brightness so it shouldn't really be that much of a problem. .That (which is a maybe) and the switch should keep things all even on the machines
Though the article doesn't cover it , I am assuming that since nintendo do enjoy keeping Battery life high that the new technology will perhaps be a touch more efficient
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The website does have one interesting property. If you've got cookies disabled, you can't read the article - it just displays ad after ad, in some sort of loop. Damn annoying. Of course, that's not to say the article itself isn't an ad of sorts - but it's more relevant (and interesting).
Anyway, I wonder if retailers are going to have to discount the older, dimmer version in order to sell off old stock - and by how much?
Damn, I had just bought one the these a year ago (classic NES version). They upgrade these things yearly it seems.
Putting some retro-decals on a standard GameBoy SP doesn't really count as an upgrade. This is the first "real" upgrade since the SP came out, and is hardly of the same magnitude as the upgrades the SP had over the plain Advance; let alone the original Advance against previous GameBoys.
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there are but iirc you need both a GBA flashcart and either a special bridge device or a very specific wireless nic to hack your DS into running unofficial software in DS mode.
the cost of getting that kit will almost certainly be more than the cost of a GBA.
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I think not, since I've earlier read that:
:), there are to many good games coming out to not buy it, check IGN, 1UP and gamespot for screenshots and movies. Also Joystiq is a good site.
GBA (no light) < GBA SP < NDS < GBA Micro < PSP.
And this one seem to be said to have the same brightness as the Micro.
I've also understood that the PSP and the new GBA SP got slower screens, and the NDS and GBA Micro got faster ones (don't know which one is fastest.)
Some people have complained the GBA SP got a blueish color, and on the example photos it looks like the GBA Micro also got a tint of blue. The new GBA SP seems to have better colors.
So if you compare brightness and colors I'd expect the PSP to be the best one, then the new GBA SP, then the GBA Micro, then the NDS, and then the old GBA SP.
Anyway, I'll probably get the NDS today or in a very short time from now
Another thing to remember is that the NDS's wireless capability cannot be used for wireless adaptor compatible GBA games, such as Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green, Mario Golf, just to name a few.
Another thing is that the NDS cannot be connected to a Gaemcube as a controller, seeing as there is a lack of GBA link port.
Yes?
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It's a conspiracy! Here is another article with different pictures for those that are interested. They compare it to the DS the PSP and the older GBASP and I couldn't tell if you were joking or not since you were modded insightful but the pictures on this page don't appear to be at any different angle.8 -Backlit-GBA-SPs.html
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Actually you should.
Nintendo devices are known to be virtually indestructable.
My friend's DS fell from a sitting height onto a hard tiled floor, while running. Result? Not even a stratch and the game kept on running.
A recent slashdot post was about someone who threw his GC Wavebird controller in anger. It flew two rooms until it landed in a kitchen shelf. Result? a few scratchs, and the controller kept working, controlling the game two rooms away!
Moreover, I don't remember if it was for the GBA or one of the older GBs, but there was a game which had a tilt sensor inside the game catridge and allowed you to control some of the features by tilting. iirc it had a maze with a ball that you could tilt the device to make it roll to one side or the other.
^_^
But where's the incredible Gameboy Revolution that you can throw like a dart or kick like a soccer ball?
You can do that already with a GBA SP..
Just don't expect it to continue working afterwards..
Well, considering that I've dropped, thrown, ran over, dunked in water, punched, taken apart, etc, and it still works like the day I bought it, I don't think that would be a problem.
I think the GBA is a far better console than many people give it credit for. It's small, durable, powerful enough for most mobile games, has near zero loading times and an absolutely enormous catalogue of great games. I've certainly spent more hours playing on my GBA SP than on either my Gamecube or my PS2.
It's not just Pokemon, either. There's Omega boy, the Sonic games, the Mario games, Puyo Pop, Advance Wars, Warioware, the Final Fantasy games - the list of excellent, big-selling games is vast.