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Arkaign on 30 May 2014

Sp 101 and DS lite are best IMO



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Alt-Ctrl-Delete on 30 May 2014

I had them all and loved them in different ways. But my favorite is the Micro and that is the only one I still have. Just wish it had backwards compatbility with games and link cables. But oh well it had a nice customization option and a nice screen.




Can't we all just get along.If not for yourself, do it for the future.

prayformojo on 30 May 2014

I still have my launch glacier Gameboy Advance it yes, I can confirm that it's by far the best version. The only issue was the screen because it had no backlight. There use to be a company on the internet called afterburner who would install a light, but they've gone out of business.



WhiteEaglePL on 30 May 2014
AnthonyW86 said:
"Then the DS went on to become the bestselling game machine of all time"

Slight mistake there, ps2 is the best selling game machine of all time.


Armagedon!  Anyway.......it is the best selling game machine of all time, on the Handheld front.



Alt-Ctrl-Delete on 30 May 2014
fleischr said:
Lack of a backlight with the original GBA annoyed me.

Looking at the GBA VC games now, I pity the artists who worked so hard on the games visuals when they ultimately were washed and glared out by the GBA's screen.




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Turkish on 30 May 2014

The hw was too weak for its time, shouldve been better. Also no backlit original gba was awful.



Alt-Ctrl-Delete on 30 May 2014
prayformojo said:
I still have my launch glacier Gameboy Advance it yes, I can confirm that it's by far the best version. The only issue was the screen because it had no backlight. There use to be a company on the internet called afterburner who would install a light, but they've gone out of business.


Did you purchase the rechargable battery pack for it or do you buy AA batteries?


Can't we all just get along.If not for yourself, do it for the future.

kupomogli on 30 May 2014

I hated the GBA SP and SP2. The boxy design made playing games uncomfortable. The original Gameboy Advance though, despite not being backlit, was the most comfortable portable system I've used. Atleast from memory. You could use the Afterburner mod to get it front lit like the GBA SP, or you could use one of those lights that you purchase from the store, which there were some that worked well.



F0X on 30 May 2014

Nintendo eventually got it right. It was called the DS Lite.



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prayformojo on 30 May 2014
AnthonyW86 said:
"Then the DS went on to become the bestselling game machine of all time"

Slight mistake there, ps2 is the best selling game machine of all time.


The DS is the best selling handheld of all time.