Gameboy Micro

Number Six · Post by **Number Six** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:13 pm

Here's a close-up:

gamedudex2 · Post by **gamedudex2** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:16 pm

i would be tempted, it would be cool if it has a keychain

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:28 pm

even if it doesnt come as a keychain, they should have the loopey things on them like whats used for the strap on the ds. just make use of that somehow.

anywho, looks great. love the size.

Strapping Scherzo · Post by **Strapping Scherzo** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:28 pm

i can't fucking wait

hrb2k3 · Post by **hrb2k3** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:32 pm

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

10 hours......saw it on CNBC.

neoak · Post by **neoak** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:03 pm

4 GBA Micros + 512 Flash Cart w/ Mario Kart Super Circuit + 4 players link cable = Heaven in the pocket.

PocketNES allows multiplayer with the link cable. Another sweetness.

compacho · Post by **compacho** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:19 pm

Random_Troll wrote:
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.

I'm pretty sure that IGN stated that there will be additional faceplates for sail. So I'm assuming the plate will come with the built in "lense." So don't worry too much about the screen. On one site I saw a micro with a pink faceplate.

And like someone said b4, when this comes out, the SP will drop in price too. Man, how much does the original GBA go for now? can't be that much.

I want this too. Imagine how funny this would look with an old GB cart in it.

Gameboy Micro + Tetris DX = Heaven in a pocket.

compacho · Post by **compacho** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:28 pm

more proof on faceplates.

ASCIIN · Post by **ASCIIN** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:03 am

this whole idea is pretty lame, wow a SMALLER GBA, how exciting

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:20 am

Yes yes face plates are being made I dont care. I've dragged my gba across gravel. Sure its got some scrapes on the screen but it still works fine.

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Thu May 19, 2005 3:38 am

About the worst my GBA SP has endured is being flung across a room. I have a carry case for it with a strap on it, and the GBA was in it, but it wasn't zipped up. My brother picked it up, swung it around, and out flew the GBA. It made a loud noise when it hit (tiled floor, on top of concrete), and I think it even damaged the tile it fell on, but it didn't take any damage at all. Still works perfectly, and aside from some minor scratches on the top (thanks to being shoved in a backpack with a load of papers, pens, and abrasive materials) it's sustained no damage at all.

I think this might indicate where Nintendo want the GBA to go in the future. They aren't going to be replacing it any time soon, but I don't see any reason for them to stop issuing new versions of it. Current technology allows them to make it smaller, quite possibly better (compare the SP's screen with the original GBA), and it's probably cheaper to manufacture too. If they can translate that into a lower selling price as well, they could be on to something - cheap, long-life, and more portable than any other games system has ever been.

I'm perfectly happy with my SP (although I have occasionally wished it was smaller and lighter), so the main thing that interests me here - Nintendo are not dropping the GBA. Far from it. Even though the DS has been released, here they are, releasing a new model GBA.

To the people complaining about it - why? If you don't have / want a GBA, this means nothing to you, so you can shut up. It doesn't replace the GBA or the SP, there's no reason to rush out any buy a new one (unless you want to, of course). It's simply smaller, and built with better / more modern technology. I don't think I heard anyone complain when Sony released the PSOne or PSTwo, which were shrunken versions of the original systems, nor did I hear anyone complain when Sony said they planned to re-issue the PSP at a later date using more up-to-date manufacturing technology (potentially making it smaller, better, more battery efficient, or whatever). So why complain when Nintendo does the same thing with the GBA?

Egotistical EvilN · Post by **Egotistical EvilN** » Thu May 19, 2005 4:17 am

Re-releasing hardware once is cool. Re-releasing hardware 6 times is not cool. (gba,sp,movie player,ds,micro, nes sp)

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Thu May 19, 2005 5:07 am

Sigh...

The DS is not a GBA any more than a GBA is a GB.

The Movie Player is not a GBA.

The NES SP is (shock) a GBA SP, but with a different colour. If you're going to complain about that, why not complain that you can get a red one, a silver one, a black one, a purple one, a blue one, an orange one...

That makes a grand total of 3 GBA revisions - the GBA, the SP, and the Micro. Nobody is forcing you to buy any of them, every single GBA game works on all of them, and just about every single peripheral works on all of them. What's the problem?

Egotistical EvilN · Post by **Egotistical EvilN** » Thu May 19, 2005 5:31 am

You forgot gameboy player.

The DS STILL was marketed as *new portable hardware by nintendo*
the classic NES was marketed to people *who already had SPs*

exclusing the nes, that's still 5 gba revisions (ds,gba,gbasp,micro,gameboy player).

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Thu May 19, 2005 5:45 am

The DS STILL was marketed as *new portable hardware by nintendo*

And it's still not a GBA. It's a DS. It just happens to be able to play GBA games too, so you could replace a GBA with it without loosing anything. Does that mean that the PS2 is really a PS1, or that the MegaDrive is really a Master System? No.

The DS is Nintendo's higher-end portable. The GBA is now their lower-end one. Their higher-end system just happens to be able to run the same games as the lower-end one. The DS isn't even a replacement for a GBA (note, for example, that some GBA hardware won't work on a GBA, such as link cables), and was never intended to be one.

And yes, I forgot the Gameboy Player, but I wouldn't consider that a GBA any more than I'd consider the Super Gameboy a Gameboy. It's an adaptor for a Gamecube that allows you to play GBA games.

lynx44 · Post by **lynx44** » Thu May 19, 2005 5:56 am

I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but I love how a lot of people on this thread are saying "Don't buy it if you don't like it. Nintendo is smart!" Yet I know if Sony were to do something like this (say, make another version of the PS2) the majority of these same people would critisize it and talk about how greedy and evil Sony is.

Again, I like it (and may even buy it when its cheap, since I only have the original GBA), but I am kind of annoyed at Nintendo's business schemes. They honestly are the kings of remarketing the same product over and over again.

-Matt

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Thu May 19, 2005 6:07 am

Yet I know if Sony were to do something like this (say, make another version of the PS2) the majority of these same people would criticise it and talk about how greedy and evil Sony is.

Actually, no.

Have you ever heard anyone complain about the PSTwo? I haven't. Anywhere. Nor did I hear anyone complain about the PSOne. However, when the SP was announced, loads of people were complaining about it. Why? It's absolutely no bloody different.

When the PSTwo was released, I did see a few comments to the effect that it wasn't very well done, and has some serious problems (like overheating, shoddy manufacturing quality, and so on). Understandably so - it wasn't very well done. Certainly not as well done as the PSOne was. But nobody complained about the idea.

But every single time Nintendo comes out with a revision of some of their hardware, loads of people (most of whom do not own any Nintendo hardware anyway) come out of the woodwork and start whining and moaning about it.

lynx44 · Post by **lynx44** » Thu May 19, 2005 6:11 am

Yeah, because the PSTwo is one revision. I never heard people complaining about the SP, but even if they did, I'm sure its still a reaction to the fact that Nintendo is known for doing this sort of thing with their GB line. I'm sure that if Sony made 3 revisions of the PS2, people would flame it to hell.

-Matt

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Thu May 19, 2005 6:23 am

I never heard people complaining about the SP

Yep. A lot.

I'm sure its still a reaction to the fact that Nintendo is known for doing this sort of thing with their GB line.

What the? If you're talking about the GBC, bear in mind that it was released something like 8 years after the Gameboy, and a long time after Gameboy sales had died down.

I'm sure that if Sony made 3 revisions of the PS2, people would flame it to hell.

And I'm sure you're wrong. Why would anyone object to Sony doing another PS2 redesign? It's not like it'd be incompatible with the previous designs, or with previous hardware.

Strapping Scherzo · Post by **Strapping Scherzo** » Thu May 19, 2005 6:26 am

Can you really blame Nintendo? I mean, the GBA has been so popular, making much more money than the GameCube has, so of course they're going to make more of what sells. The portable market has always been their domain. The Micro is going to sell like hotcakes. No doubt about it. I think it's because of the GBA that Nintendo is still able to compete in the home console arena. Without it, they'd be in serious trouble.