Everyone should own a Game Boy Micro (I command)
Like two weeks ago, I got a Famicom colored GB micro (I always wanted one, but my girlfriend finally pushed me into buying it). I must say I'm not dissapointed, and I'm even surprised. I got three games with it: Mario Kart, SMB advance 2 and 4.
First of all, this console is no kid's toy: it has a very elegant design, and is the only portable console I know that is truly that - portable. I can just tuck it in my pocket, and forget about it, and bring it out in lines, waiting rooms, on the subway, etc. Also, the screen is very small, yet so bright and crisp, it's like a little PSP screen. Second, the games I got are really fun, I just don't get tired of them (well, I'm biase towards old school gaming). I can't wait to uncover the gems of the GB Advance library. So, there you have it: if you want to buy one, but haven't decided, do it without remorse, now that you still can.
The second thing I wanted to say without creating a separate thread, is that I'm shocked that my beloved one passed from being super-low-tech, to gamer apprentice - pixel shirt lover. She even bought a DSi XL without me pushing her to do it... I'm happy that we now share a bit more hobbies and interests. Her family is shocked too, because she really was low-tech (I always told her that if it was for her, we'd still be using oil lamps to read on scrolls).
First of all, this console is no kid's toy: it has a very elegant design, and is the only portable console I know that is truly that - portable. I can just tuck it in my pocket, and forget about it, and bring it out in lines, waiting rooms, on the subway, etc. Also, the screen is very small, yet so bright and crisp, it's like a little PSP screen. Second, the games I got are really fun, I just don't get tired of them (well, I'm biase towards old school gaming). I can't wait to uncover the gems of the GB Advance library. So, there you have it: if you want to buy one, but haven't decided, do it without remorse, now that you still can.
The second thing I wanted to say without creating a separate thread, is that I'm shocked that my beloved one passed from being super-low-tech, to gamer apprentice - pixel shirt lover. She even bought a DSi XL without me pushing her to do it... I'm happy that we now share a bit more hobbies and interests. Her family is shocked too, because she really was low-tech (I always told her that if it was for her, we'd still be using oil lamps to read on scrolls).
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My wife started out very low on the gamer / nerd tree. And well. Now I can't beat her at tekken. Her fav game of all time is donkey kong country. She gets my attention by saying "hey! Listen!". And she's is a born again Trekkie. Lol
The only flaw is that it's GBA only if you're into the older stuff.
Maybe it's for the best, I think that full 3d (not like Doom and Mario Kart, but like Ratchet & Clank or Super Mario 64) would be too much for such a little screen (would need more buttons and analog input too, where to put them?). And as I'm into old stuff, I find no flaw in it, as you say it's a great system. What I need is a fresh battery, mine lasts much less than 13 hours, but it's still long enough for 3 days.
Well, actually I only find one flaw, but I guess this is common to the whole GB Advance line: no built in sleep mode. From the three I have, only Mario Advance 4 has sleep mode, and it isn't as good with power saving as the PSP's. This is a minor complain though, no deal breaker for me.
i've been telling all the gameboy musicians this, because the micro is the one that sounds the best outta all of em.
The Micro has high pitched whine and a hum in its headphone output and the native speaker is poor and not loud enough to hear if there is anything higher than a normal conversation nearby.
The Micro was the worst in this regard. GBASP backlit and DS Lite were almost as bad. Fat DS was almost perfect, and the GBASP frontlit was essentially perfect.
Based on this, I used the fat DS as my GBA system of choice for quite a while. It combined the non-blurring screen with the ability to see the screen well in direct sunlight (almost impossible on the Micro). Of course, the original DS is huge by comparison, so the Micro was still handy.
Now that GB Advance support in newer systems is dead (and advance games are no longer carried by stores), I guess buying an EZ IV flashcard isn't a bad- so unethical idea... (nerdgasm). How is NES emulation on the Advance?
NES emulation on the advance is pretty dope. I know some of the larger files won't load though, but if I remember, there may be a fix for that these days?
What's the place to get a cheap GBA flash cart these days?
As far as ghosting-testing goes, try an NES Classic game. Zelda 2 for example, gives me a clear judge on it, and I was really surprised by how well the SP1 did! Had to bring it out of storage, but it might give the SP2 and Micro a good run for the win in certain cases.
I'll have to get one of those.
i've been telling all the gameboy musicians this, because the micro is the one that sounds the best outta all of em.
The Micro has high pitched whine and a hum in its headphone output and the native speaker is poor and not loud enough to hear if there is anything higher than a normal conversation nearby.
agreed, i use the original ds bceause of that. but if you're running nanoloop or something off a gba cart, a micro looks much cooler, and you can turn it down quiet enough that you dont notice it, especially if theres a compressor at the soundboard. the lack of backlight takes precedence on stage. animal style runs an older version of nanoloop with a micro and it sounds fatter and clearer then anybody elses stuff.
you've probably seen this but if not check it out: http://www.herbertweixelbaum.com/comparison.htm