Gameboy Micro

Post by **|darc|** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:46 pm

BlackGuyFromReadinRainbow wrote:
DrFreeze wrote:
anything in there about a next gen game boy?

Just came out of a coma?

Nintendo has expressed that they were going to keep up with both a Game Boy and DS line of hardware. Sounds silly, but thats what was said.

butters · Post by **butters** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:51 pm

Well the DS line of hardware is incompatable with old Gameboy games, whereas the GBA line can play them.

Egotistical EvilN · Post by **Egotistical EvilN** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:49 am

...maybe because nintendo's released 6 or so different gameboy advances?

GBA
GBASP
GBASP NES Edition (marketed if you already had a GBASP)
Gameboy Player
DS(plays gba games)
and now Gameboy Micro

gamedudex2 · Post by **gamedudex2** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:21 am

EvilN wrote:...maybe because nintendo's released 6 or so different gameboy advances?

GBA
GBASP
GBASP NES Edition (marketed if you already had a GBASP)
Gameboy Player
DS(plays gba games)
and now Gameboy Micro

thats just 2 systems really the rest are revisons. the ds is totally different

1 its not a game boy
2 it can play gba games but single player only
3. it plays ds games also
4. does not play original game boy or game boy color but the gba can

nintendo probbaly will show off the new gameboy at next e3

the specifically said this is not the next game boy

so next year probbaly. plus its rumored to be backwards compatible with game cube discs as well as gb/gbc/gba games, that alone is awesome.

really nintendo has only had 3 gameboys

the original
gbc
gba

but has a few revisions of those consoles.

i think its a smart move by nintendo to make revisions.

look at it this way, it expands the market for the gba

they still sell the original model its much cheaper. they have the sp its more expensive now they have this new model so i gess the sp will drop in price or this one will be cheaper or the same dunno. but they cater to diffrent types of people and different budgets yet play the same games.

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:22 am

BlackGuyFromReadinRainbow wrote:
DrFreeze wrote:
anything in there about a next gen game boy?
Just came out of a coma?

ninty said when introduing the DS that it is not the next GB, it is a seperate line

i am sort of thinking of getting a DS, but i was wondering if a new GB is only a bit away, it would be stupid to get a DS now, thats why i wanted to know

Egotistical EvilN · Post by **Egotistical EvilN** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:23 am

I said different gameboy advances. I didn't say different systems. The reason the DS is there is because it can also play GBA games.

Strapping Scherzo · Post by **Strapping Scherzo** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:25 am

I don't think I'll be able to resist when it comes out. There is a convenience factor in it being so small. As small as my SP already is, there have been times where I decided not to take it with me because I didn't feel like being weighed down by it. I can totally picture playing PocketNES on the GBA Micro.

I wonder if the battery life will be the same.

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:28 am

yeah, i kind of like to know how long this thing runs on a single charge

as for pocketsnes, wouldnt the added bulge of a movie player totally ruin the compactness of the micro? even with classic gba's and the SP i think the movie player is a stupid looking extension

Strapping Scherzo · Post by **Strapping Scherzo** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:49 am

The movie player isn't the only way to use PocketNES. It works off of a flash cart too. I have a 64Mbit flash cart, which is the smallest they get, but I can still fit about 30 games on there. PocketNES=Heaven.

Vlad Tepes · Post by **Vlad Tepes** » Wed May 18, 2005 10:09 am

I'll probably get it just because the SP is really too big for me. When I leave the house every day, I've already got quite a few things in my pockets (PDA, cell phone, work keys, car keys, etc...) so this would be a near perfect portable solution for me...even if the screen is significantly smaller than the SP.

CoasterKing · Post by **CoasterKing** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:28 am

I like it a lot but there is no way I'm buying another Gameboy Advance. For one thing the software support has totally dried up.

Ominous 0nionfrog · Post by **Ominous 0nionfrog** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:51 am

Screen wayyy too small, extreme eyestrain... not getting it...

OldSkoolGamer · Post by **OldSkoolGamer** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:52 am

It looks cool, but I found one thing odd. One of the main selling points of the GBASP and the DS has been the folding of the unit to protect the screen. I imagine that third party companies will make small clip-on screen protection devices (like they did with the original GBA), but those aren't always convenient. I'll stick with my SP.

The system comes with a built-in, rechargeable lithium-ion battery and supports standard headphones.

I did not expect that. I thought it was odd that Wal-mart was clearancing out the GBASP specific headphones, but I guess they won't need them after every kid gets his mommy to buy a Micro for him.

Why couldn't they have included it on the SP?

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:03 pm

OldSkoolGamer wrote:It looks cool, but I found one thing odd. One of the main selling points of the GBASP and the DS has been the folding of the unit to protect the screen. I imagine that third party companies will make small clip-on screen protection devices (like they did with the original GBA), but those aren't always convenient. I'll stick with my SP.

Why? The gb to gba screens are indestructable.

OldSkoolGamer · Post by **OldSkoolGamer** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:15 pm

Technically it's my girlfriend's SP, but I use a GCGBA player so she lets me use her SP on trips. Her 10 year old little brother did a number on his original GBA's screen, and hardly plays it now. She chose to get a SP for herself so if he borrows it, she doesn't have to worry about the screen.

Egotistical EvilN · Post by **Egotistical EvilN** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:26 pm

jean pockets=thumbtacks for the gba screen.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:45 pm

Gameboy Micro + Small leather case + Flash cart = teh secks

Thats what im counting on anyway

Skater_dusto · Post by **Skater_dusto** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:59 pm

When people start moaning about things like this, why don't they just ignore it? I know that tons of people will buy this, nintendo does too, it's not a secret. If you don't like it, there's nothing forcing you to purchase one.

I for one think that it's pretty snazzy, and if the price is right then I'm probably going to end up buying one.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:20 pm

The best thing about this is... the SP will get cheaper now.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:51 pm

Woah its a lot smaller than I thought: