So i have a chance to get a GBA...

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:49 am

Not SP, but the older one in a package that includes an e-reader at circuit city for $43 on clearance. I just want to know what would you do in a situation like this; either get the regular GBA or wait until the day after thanksgiving and hope that the GBAsp has a sale? Also any pros/cons between the two systems would be greatly appreciated (besides the backlight cause i already know about that :p )

yalborap · Post by **yalborap** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:09 am

GBA OWNZ YOU. Get the original, and then hunt down a TV adaptor on Ebay. A minor mod and your GBA has a removable TV output adaptor...thingy.

Post by **gannon** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:01 am

I think the ds is supposed to be released in late november, so I doubt they'd try and drop the price of the sp and try and push the sales of it.

MR.MOD · Post by **MR.MOD** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:46 am

The DS is going to be released on nov 21. I doubt the price will go down because the ds isn't replacing the gba.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:57 am

I have both versions of GBA. One reason I like the SP a bit more than the original is that the screen is protected when folded up. I tried to take good care of my original but the plastic still got scratched quite a bit. But, you can always buy a replacement screen cover on the internet. Also, the integrated rechargable battery in the SP last much longer than the rechargable AAs that power my original.

Another reason I bought the SP was that I couldn't resist the NES Classic edition. The sole purpose my SP to play NES games via the PocketNES emulator on a flash cart. It's my current solution to portable NES. I do intend to make a portable NES from a NOAC someday soon.

Post by **gannon** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:59 pm

I don't like the sp though. It's too small for my hands, I even think the gba is a little hard to hold sometimes.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:15 pm

Id go sp. Its backlit and you never have to buy batteries for it.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:49 pm

The only real problem with the SP is no headphone jack is built in.

RNS0504 · Post by **RNS0504** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:43 pm

If you go SP, Get the "Handlebars" for it. If you get the other, RIP the cover off immediately, run screaming to the nearest game store that is NOT part of a chain, and Buy the glass plate diamond edged silver metallic word thingy screen cover for it. Its what I got, and it is FREAKING IMPOSSIBLE to scratch.

yalborap · Post by **yalborap** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:11 pm

Also, tv adaptor mod thingy.

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:54 pm

thanks for the replys. I'm still not sure if i'm gonna get it, beacuse the second reason of it's use would be a screen on my nesp that im going to make (once gannon gets his stuffix in the shop). The GBAsp would fit on perfectly on my case design, having just the gba screen visible. But who knows, I might still get it to make one of those Miracle Ray thingers or that GBA Home Console idea (if those designs aren't two of the same).

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:40 pm

get a sp its better than the gba. I mean its got a backlit screen that folds away so its compact and doesent get scratched it aslo has a bigger speaker than the original gba plus its got its own bateries that last forever. I have only charged my bateries like 4 times since i got it last christmas.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:55 pm

xxxeagle wrote:its got its own bateries that last forever. I have only charged my bateries like 4 times since i got it last christmas.

You really should regularly charge the SP's battery because letting a lithium-ion battery fully drain ages it prematurely.