Video Games : Game Boy Advance SP, Flame

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Binding: Accessory
Brand: Nintendo of America
EAN: 0045496714512
ESRB Age Rating: Rating Pending
Label: Nintendo of America
Manufacturer: Nintendo of America
Model: VHNIN 045496714512
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Sales Rank: 2376
Studio: Nintendo of America

Features:

Approximate Size (Closed): Height 3.33 inches, width 3.23 inches, depth 0.96 inches.
CPU: 32-bit RISC CPU with embedded memory.
Screen: 2.9-inch reflective TFT color LCD.
Light Source: Front lights have been integrated with the existing reflective LCD.
Display Size: 1.61 inches by 2.41 inches (identical to the Game Boy Advance).

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Building on the significant improvements and refinements already introduced in the current Game Boy Advance, the new Game Boy Advance SP features a revolutionary Front Light Screen making game play easy in any lighting condition.

Amazon.com Review:
Many decried the original Game Boy Advance's reflective LCD screen and its reliance on external light sources. The Game Boy Advance SP's main feature--optional backlighting--fixes this complaint nicely, but it's the wealth of other features that makes this system so surprisingly good.

At first look, you might think the SP is a sleek travel alarm clock. When closed, it's just as tall and deep as the original GBA, but only half as wide. Due to its clamshell design, the screen is always protected from everyday scratches. A small button in the center of the console turns on the backlighting element for use in low-light situations, like in a moving car.

Game Boy Advance angle diagram

The SP comes with a well-designed power adapter that recharges a built-in battery; its prongs fold in for easier storage. Our informal tests found that it takes about four hours to fully charge (you can even play it while it's plugged in and charging), and the battery lasts about 11 hours with the backlighting constantly on--your results may vary. Using the backlighting less often will conserve battery power.

With separately sold cables, you can connect the Game Boy Advance SP to other GBAs for multiplayer gaming (above) or to the Nintendo GameCube (below) to access secret levels, exchange data, or use other special features that vary from game to game.

The quality of the backlighting is very good. It's bright and clear when looking directly at it, but degraded from other angles. This is only a problem for friends who are watching the screen from over your shoulder.

But size, power, and affordability do not come without trade offs. There's no headphone jack here, though Nintendo promises an adapter. The system isn't very loud at its highest volume, and the sound can be turned down to socially acceptable levels. The L and R shoulder buttons are a fraction of the size they were on the GBA, and thus are harder to hit. Also, the reduced size of the SP is slightly less comfortable for adult hands than the GBA, but perhaps more comfortable for smaller hands. The cartridge port placement on the lower part of the console is fine for GBA games, since they are flush with the console body, but older Game Boy Color carts will stick out in a way that takes some getting used to.

Open it up and the hinge will seek out a preferred, pre-set angle (about 150 degrees), though you can open it a bit wider or narrower for your own comfort. The hinge stands up well to lateral pressure, and over all, the SP seems just as rugged as its predecessor--which has proven to be very rugged, indeed. --Porter B. Hall

Unit Specifications

CPU: 32-Bit ARM with embedded memory
Memory: 32 KB with 96 KB VRAM (in CPU), 256 KB WRAM (external of CPU)
Screen: 2.9-inch reflective TFT color LCD
Display Size: 1.6 by 2.4 inches (40.8 by 61.2 mm)
Resolution: 240 x 160 pixels in a wide-screen aspect ratio
Colors: 511 simultaneous colors from a palette of 32,768
Software: Fully compatible with Game Boy and Game Boy Color game paks
Light Source: Front light integrated with LCD
Size (closed): 3.3 by 3.23 by .96 inch
Weight: Approximately 5 ounces
Power Supply: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Battery Life: 10 hours continuous play with light on; 18 hours with light off; 3 hours recharging

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Best Handheld System!
Finally I got a Game Boy SP again! Previously I had a NES Classic edition but it got jacked by the workers who installed the wood flooring for my home a few years ago.

This Pearl Blue color(which I got) along with Pearl Pink and Graphite were the last model Nintendo made in 2006. Unlike previous colors/models, these later models have a different backlit system. You can't turn the backlit off, instead there is a super bright mode in addition to the regular bright mode. I'm very impressed with this new backlit feature, thanks Nintendo. It was impossible to find a new Game Boy SP, so I had to settle for a used one from Gamestop, I went to many Gamestops to find one that was in the best possible condition without scratches on the clear LCD cover, although many were in good condition but I wanted a GOOD one. The AC Adapter charger is upgraded as well, it's significantly smaller than previous version.

Overall if you want an awesome video game system or handheld get a Game Boy SP! It's portable so you can play at work, beach, book store, on the bed, in the bathroom, or wherever. Make sure you pick the latest color/model plus its battery is fresher too.

Rating:

- very bad,junk piece
this is my short review i got this item from rkelectronics,and this thing is totally junk.

Rating:

- donot buy from this seller rksclassicelectronicsandmore
rksclassicelectronicsandmore
this is stupid seller.
i paid $60 sp game boy advance.
he send me junk piece.
and when i call amazon they told me to contact seller.
and i contact seller he didnot replied me for two weeks.
but amazon.com they give my credited money back to my creditcard.
i really appreciated with amazon.com
but donot buy from this stupid seller.
even this game boy advance he send me even not working.
keep remember donot buy
stupid seller for ever
rksclassicelectronicsandmore
rksclassicelectronicsandmore
rksclassicelectronicsandmore

thank you
jay

Rating:

- GBA SP
Good game system exactly like the game boy color system only more modernized and higher technology and it folds and has a back light and rechargable battery pack to just plug into the wall cool game system though it plays the old school game boy games, game boy color games, and the game boy advance games defently excellent game system.

Rating:

- What awesome customer support!
I inquired about this product before purchasing it, and heard back w/i 1 day from the seller. She was so kind and even threw in extra accessories. How sweet was that?! My daughter is going to love her gift! Good doing business here!


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