Nintendo Game Boy Advance Purple Console Reviews

Nintendo Game Boy Advance Purple Console

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  • Finally! A GBA I can live with.

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 29, 2003
    Pros: lighting, rechargeable battery built in, foldable screen
    Cons: headphone jack not included

    Summary: I could never get around to buying a GBA, though I would borrow my sister's every once and a while. The screen would always get scratched up, and there was no lighting built in; combined, these problems with the original GBA would leave my eyes feel ... read more

  • Handheld joy...a baby? No, I'm talking about GBA SP baby!!!!!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 25, 2003
    Pros: Light, lithium-ion battery, awesome design
    Cons: headphone jack, loss of sleep

    Summary: You are either 1 of 3 kinds of people. 1) You own a GBA with an "add-on" light source such as the worm or Afterburner (which i'm sure hardly any of you own) and you really aren't sure if the extra $100 is worth getting a whole new system. ... read more

  • SP

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 22, 2003
    Pros: Cool new look nice back light feature
    Cons: can we get a bigger screen better graphics is a must

    Summary: Nintendo the people who make the games for kids have done a good job on there newest project the GBAsp with its new look and new back light features it has a lot of potental. But what is with the microscreen man its only 3" small they should have used a ... read more

  • Hand-helds, Nintendo's dominated market

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 22, 2003
    Pros: Compact, Side lit, Clam Shell design, Battery life, rechargeable, Games
    Cons: controls, uncomfortable, extension for earplugs.

    Summary: Intro: The first handheld to come out that used cartridges was the original Brick... I mean Game boy. I can remember holding the 5 lb block and playing Mario black and white. The game boy has advanced so much more powerfully to reveal the ... read more

  • This Gameboy Needed A BACKLIGHT, Not A Frontlight!!!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 17, 2003
    Pros: Smaller, compact, half the size of other Gameboys; light, plays all (except one) games
    Cons: Front light, not backlight. Smaller L & R buttons.

    Summary: This new Gameboy does in fact look revolutionary. It folds in half, much like those clam-folding esque phones. This makes the Gameboy Advance SP much more compact and much easier to carry with you. Everything on this Gameboy seems to be much ... read more

  • Game Boy Advance SP

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 15, 2003
    Pros: Front-lit LCD. Rechargeable battery.
    Cons: No headphone jack

    Summary: Easily the most sleek and stylish of the Game Boy line, the SP offers two significant enhancements; a rechargeable, lithium-ion battery system and a front-lit LCD screen. Both work so well that its safe to say Nintendo will be forced to include them as ... read more

  • Nintendo discovers their "Super Power"

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 15, 2003
    Pros: Built-in Light, Rechargable Lithium Battery, 32-bit processor, charger,
    Cons: No earphone jack. You need to buy an adapter!

    Summary: Nintendo gave us all a gift in inventing what I would call, Game Boy Advance "Super Power." It has a built in rechargable lithium battery, a built in light, a 32-bit processor (a first in the handheld gaming industry. That's half of Nintendo 64...64 = 64 ... read more

  • Great improvements in the Game Boy Advance SP

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 10, 2003
    Pros: Compact design, built-in light and flip up screen
    Cons: None that I can see so far.

    Summary: My kids had been bugging for a Game Boy Advance ever since it came out. We rented it from Blockbuster a few times to see what it was like and the kids loved it, but we didn't really have the money, so they were still stuck with their Game Boy ... read more

  • Game Boy Advance SP: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 29, 2003
    Pros: A backlight (finally!), rechargable battery, sleek flip-top design
    Cons: Awkward L/R placement, no headphone jack

    Summary: Nintendo's always been a bit slow on the uptake when it comes to hardware design. Just about every piece of hardware they've produced has had one fatal flaw that kept it from being perfect. Consider the NES's original spring-loaded cartridge slot, the ... read more

  • Finally a GameBoy for adults (who are kids at heart)

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 26, 2003
    Pros: Compact form factor, sharp backlit screen.
    Cons: Rechargeable battery means you have to carry a charger with you when you travel.

    Summary: I've owned every single iteration of the GameBoy since the original was introduced in 1989. Like many I became addicted to Tetris and the other puzzle and mindbender games that were released for the original system. It was great for passing time on a ... read more

  • "You done good Nintendo."

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 26, 2003
    Pros: Finally a backlight.
    Cons: No headphone jack.

    Summary: Why is it that over the last year my first choice in console has always been the GameBoy Advance? It's surely not because of the groundbreaking graphics or digital audio…The reason is simple: games. The SNES is arguably one of the best ... read more

  • Nintendo Game boy Advance SP

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 25, 2003
    Pros: small design , flip screen, games go into side instead of top
    Cons: mono sound , no headphone jack

    Summary: Generally, I would recommend this to any kid who is looking for a portable game system. It is small, has a nice look and you can bring it along anywhere you like. It also does not eat up lots of battery power which is good because you don't want to ... read more

  • The GameBoy Advance SP: Is It Finally Advanced?

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 25, 2003
    Pros: Backlight, long hours of rechargeable power, previous GBA gadgets still work.
    Cons: Crampy feel for some, back to the GBC feel.

    Summary: Not too long ago, Nintendo released a system that would revolutionize the way we think of hand-held gaming; but it didn’t. 32-bit graphics and a speaker under the thumb with flashy games didn’t seem like anything revolutionary, just an inevitable ... read more

  • Nintendo Finally Escapes The Dark Ages

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 24, 2003
    Pros: Finally, the screen is lit up
    Cons: Nintendo is, oh, 10 or so years late on this 'innovation'

    Summary: For the past 14 years, Nintendo’s Game Boy has been the absolute dominant leader in handheld gaming (some would say a monopoly, but nobody at Nintendo looks like the Monopoly guy anymore). Despite being technically inferior to most of the ... read more

  • OOOH MY GOODNESS LOCO!!!!!!!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 8, 2003
    Pros: Able to use the same games as GBA. New lighting feature. neat battery gig.
    Cons: Date of release. price. Details, Details, more details.

    Summary: "Are we there yet, are there yet" -little children. Ladies and gentlemen, behold, something to keep your children, grandchildren and other little children's mouths shut. Oooh my goodness vato loco, this is da bomb. In this ... read more

  • Gameboy Advance SP - Nintendo "advances" a little more

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 22, 2003
    Pros: new compact design, lap-top design, an actual built in light, no more light peripherals!
    Cons: design may be too small for some people, no headphone jack

    Summary: When I was little, I could have been considered a “deprived” gamer based off the fact that I never had an original Gameboy, an SNES, or any of the other older systems except for the NES (everyone has one of those basically). Shortly (as in ... read more

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  • A great fun product

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Dec 26, 2007
    Pros: Bright screen, visible, nice controls
    Cons: Not too many!

    Summary: My family and I cannot stop using this toy! It plays the old Gameboy games for mom and dad, and Cars and other new games for the three-year-old. Very good deal for the price - can't beat the value. Plus plenty of games and manufacturer support. You can't

  • Great game console with many cute games.

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Mar 22, 2007
    Pros: Lots of games aimed towards young kids
    Cons: NA

    Summary: Our four year old got the gameboy advance for christmas and loves it. There are many simplistic games for his age. Also it is easy for him to hold and the screen is very bright and easy to

  • Pretty Nice toy

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Mar 7, 2007
    Pros: Portable Folding Small
    Cons: Some games Only few buttons

    Summary: I loved mines, until it was stolen. This is a very good item and played games at a good speed even though it came out way back. Quality of gaming to todays standard is fair, but in its time one of the best for

  • A great buy for my 3-4 yr old.......

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Oct 29, 2006
    Pros: Bright screen, tons of games, rechargeable battery,lot's of accessories.
    Cons: small and is misplaced easily, some games are to old for "youngins"

    Summary: You can plug it right into the car adapter, it has a rechargeable battery (that you don't constantly have to remove and replace) and a nice bright screen. It has easy to use buttons for a four year old also. He doesn't like the fact that the volume

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