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Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Console Videos >>
Rating Reviewed By Phobos(10) Review Date 10/28/2003 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Value Rating  0 of 5 Visitors rate this review 4.00 of 5, 12 votes Rate this review? Summary I just switched from a regular GBA to the SP. This thing is awesome!! Sure, it sucks that Nintendo intentionally left out the backlight on the original and then cashed in on the SP, but what are you gunna do about it? Nintendo is the ONLY portable system with any support behind it right now.Sound The only thing different here is the slider. Instead of a roller volume control, it was replaced with a slider. The roller is easier to get more volume contrast out of, but if you brushed it up against something, it would move it and change the volume. The slider is stiff and stays where you put it.Gameplay Perfect. The machine is NOT ergonomic, but it IS very small. Because it is so compact, it could not be designed to be ergonomic and that's ok.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By pooch79wFrom Pitman, NJ Review Date 09/08/2003 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Summary I have played Video Games ever since the 80's. I was probably one of the first to get the orginal Classic Game Boy. You probably do not remember bet all the games were Black and White. But since then I had console and really didn't care about handheld. But I was watching G4TV and they were talking about Ledgend of Zelda a link to the Past and the Super Mario Advance series and how they are old NES or SNES revamped to be played on the GBA. So I thought WOW I can play these games that I grew up with on a handheld. So I went out and got the GBA sp Platinum and a couple of Games(Zelda, Super Mario Advance 1, and Castlevania). Now I am hooked!!! It is amazing that these games look the same or even better on a Handheld System. So great job Nintendo. I haven't bought or played a Nintendo Game for probably 10 years. I have been hookes on Playstation. But since they did this I am back palying the games I loved as a kid.Sound It's not 5.1 digit quilty but what do you want it's a haldheld. It's great!!!Gameplay Gameboy Advance kicks butWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By MikeFrom NJ Review Date 07/31/2003 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 2 votes Rate this review? Summary Really Cool.Sound Sound in my opinion has to be the weakest spot of SP. The mono really sounds like mono in games although you can buy an accessorie that is quite cheap, $10 around here(NJ), that allows you to enable stero. SP has a little volumn slide bar on the left side of it which is good and not so good. I feel if it was a rolling wheel type volumn control like Game Gear had if you remember that, it could have had louder sound, though with the bar's limited space of going up and down, they only let it go so high which is quite weak if you ask me though with another thing, headphone accessorie, you can get very nice loud sound with bass as close to your ears as possible.I'd say buy it, it keeps me busy when I'm bored, out somewhere, or just feel like playing it over my PC games. I enjoy it. Gameplay I'm 17 years old now though decided to give this new Gameboy a try. I'm normally a hardcore PC gamer so I don't have the latest newest consoles out there or really want them. My main platform is PC. So I decided, why not have a small (REALLY small) handheld for on the go gaming?First I should mention, my hands are your usual 17 year boy hands :) which means, I can fit the thing folded up in the palm of my hand perfectly without any of the edges over going my hand. That means, it is quite small so I was thinking, how will I be able to play on such a small thing? Well the Light, Select, Start, and A+B buttons are easy to use without any problems. The D-pad and L and R buttons have been giving me some trouble though I'm getting used to the amount of finger to have on the D-pad, especially for fighting games such as Street Fighter 3 Alpha which requires smooth rolling of the D-pad in various directions to pull off moves. That gets my thumb alittle numb though nothing so bad. The L and R are pretty close together considering how small it is so my index fingers have to really bend if I want to press them with the tip of my index fingers so usually I press them with the inside middle part of my index fingers since thats how long my index fingers are if I wrap them around the back of the GBA SP where the L and R buttons are. Ok were you with me with all that? Now the good stuff. It's really small which means you can take it anywhere although I recommend buying a small shield type casing which comes made by many different companies so you can prevent dents/scratches on the outside and keep it clean. The screen shouldn't get messed up with many scratches or any since it stays protected as long as you fold it after each use. The backlight really is ingenious. They say you get 17 hours of power if you turn the light off and get 10 or 12 with it on, though seriously, after you play once with the light on and see how much better the games look, you won't play without it off no matter what light conditions your in. Speaking of hours and power, it comes built in with a rechargable battery pack which is really what sold it for me since I wouldn't need to constantly be buying batteries or a rechargable battery pack accessorie. The recharge time takes 3 hours though still lets you play even while it's charging although the longer you play with it charging, the longer it will take to fully charge. Colored LEDs let you know when it's fully charged and when it's about to die out. Well, overall I'm very satisfied with Nintendo's latest handheld. My last one was Gameboy Pocket many years ago which I sold to a friend after getting tired of Pokemon :) This one looks very sharp and neat, I bought Platinum(silver) since it has a universal look to it. Wait alittle for Red and Black to come out. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary The SP is great with chargable batteries and a built in light it is the best that ever happended to hand held gaming.The battery is great because i know when it is going to need charged. It can give up to 18 hours of gameplay per charging.Plus its from Nintendo the #1 video game company.Sound The sound is better than ever because the single speaker is larger and positioned so your hands don't cover it.Gameplay The gameplay on the SP is great. The flip up screen is out of the way while you play games. The light helps gameplay 100% even if its not dark where you are playing.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By John Spangler JOHNFrom OHIO, USA Review Date 06/03/2003 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary No question. Worth every penny. 100 smacks! Yeah, that's a lot, or is it? Think about it. How much do you spend on batteries for the Gameboy,lets say in a years time?? Probably a substantial amount if you always use batteries to play. Even if you only spend like $25 bucks a year, that certainly does add up over time.Advance SP pays for itself by having the "recharger" always at hand and you never have to change a battery. (Well, at least not for about 500 charges.) That gives you several years of playing time and even if you ever do have to change the battery, that's only 15 bucks. I can handle 500 charge ups with 15 dollars to spend in about 6 years. This alone is good enough reason to buy if you love portable games. But the biggest improvment of them all is the "lighting" mechanism already built in the screen! You can finally play your Gameboy in the dark! Take a break from work, go into the bathroom and dim the lights, just keep the sound down so your co-workers don't hear you or get some headphones. Got some time in study hall? No problem, you won't have trouble seeing this baby anywhere in any lighting condition. Got a long trip ahead of you in the car in the heart of the night? No problem, whip out your Gameboy AdvanceSP, you'll see the game until the sun comes out. The difference the light makes for all the Advance games is a sight to behold. I can't remember enough the problems I had playing Circle of the Moon squinting to see all the action. No more. SP takes care of that and makes it look like a whole new game. It looks so good on all the games I had to play the ones I already beat, it's really that good! Sound Most Gameboy Advance games sound like crap no matter what you're playing, but there are exceptions. In my opinion, Nintendo and Konami's titles like Mario, Wario, and the Castlevania series has the best sound compared to other Gameboy titles. The speaker on AdvanceSP seems to sound a little better than the original Gameboy Advance. But as with that one, to get the most out of it, get headphones for stereo sound.**Final Call** This system is selling like crazy and for good reason. No batteries to change, awesome screen that you can play anywhere, work, school(between classes of course), dark basements, dimly lit churches, and in the car in the middle of the day! (just make sure you're not driving) Seriously, What's not to like about Nintendo's new baby?? This is real keeper! Nintendo has my nod! Too bad the Cube can't get this kind of response! Gameplay The control doesn't feel quite as good as the regular GameBoy Advance, the "L and R" buttons seem to be a little out of reach and for youngsters with short fingers, they may have the most trouble with it.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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