Mad Catz 12310 MAD Light and Screen Magnifier for Game Boy Advance

Pros: It comes in "two cool colors!"
Cons: everything else!

When my husband bought me a GameBoy Advance for my last birthday, I was so excited. It contained all the things I loved about my old Gameboy, and added so many more fun features! One thing that I noticed hadn't changed about it, though, is that you...

Pros: Did magnify the screen...
Cons: It only magnified the screen...

With both of my sons owning Gameboy Colors, I am always on the look-out for accessories that I think would be beneficial to them when they are playing their consoles in the car. One day while shopping at TRU, I thought I had found a great...

Pros: it is cheap
Cons: you get what you pay for. poor quality

I have both a Game Boy and a Game Boy color. I play them constantly. There are times when the lighting is not good enough to see the GameBoy (non color) game while playing, so I bought this magnifier and light accessory. What a piece of junk. The...

Pros: light oriented at good angle, magnifier is a small bonus
Cons: inefficient incandescent bulbs

This is really a tale of two GBA light accessories, the Mad Catz Light & Magnifier and the Pelican Light Shield, both of which I purchased at the same time in search of the perfect illuminator. Since the Pelican product isn't listed by Epinions at this...

Pros: Provides light when conditions are less than favorable
Cons: Short life, high battery consumption, poor quality, little visual improvement

My son LOVES his Gameboy color portable game console. Since he uses it mainly in the car, I though he ought to have the light and magnifier to help him when it got too dark to play in the car.

Although the light did help the situation some,...

Pros: See your screeen anywhere!!!
Cons: can't find any

This is a must for Gameboy Color users that use their Gameboy in many different locations. The Gameboy Color's screen is not backlit and this makes it difficult to see under various light conditions. I use my Gameboy Color at home, in the car on trips,...

Pros: Has it's own batteries and on/off switch
Cons: Dim lighting, low magnification, somewhat blurry

The two lights in this unit are somewhat dim. The magnifier is of low power. I felt that the low magnification it provided was not worth the slight diminishment in clarity of view the unit produces.

Also, initially I liked the idea of the...

Pros: Magnifies the screen, lights up screen better than other options
Cons: Extreme battery usage is unacceptable

I just bought a GBA for my husband, and the Mad Catz Light & Magnifier was part of an accessories kit that I purchased at the same time. I didn't want him to get on travel and then find out that the stuff I bought him was a dud, so I have heavily tested...

Pros: Self-powered; access to external extension connector; colors to match GBA
Cons: Dim and uneven light; Low magnification

The Mad Catz Light & Magnifier is a clam-shell type design that attaches to the Game Boy Advance. It uses 2 AAA batteries, so it has no effect on the battery life of the Game Boy Advance itself. Unlike some accessories for the Game Boy Advance, access...

Pros: Magnifier, Lights Most Of The Screen. Easy to install. Made for hiding under the bed.
Cons: Light is yellow, runs on 2 batteries O_o o_O.

I just went to my local walmart today. I was only going there to get a game and movie, but this thing caught my eye. So I checked the price, and it was 20 bucks. So really, what was there to lose? I picked it up, got the game and movie, and went home.

So I went home and cleaned up. After that I went straight to my backlight and AAA batteries. I popped it on to the gba, and trust me, it goes on easily.

So I fired up the GBA with Pokemon Sapphire. I put in on, and it wasn't working. Than I realised a key point (doh!). You need to left the light up a bit.

Anyway, it increases the light signifally, got a great preformance out of hiding under the bed (it was better than with a clear view).

The magnifier also works well, and can bring the screen size to massive heights.

I hope this helps.

The Jeffler