Nintendo Gameboy Micro?

EddyG · 12 Sep 2006 at 23:24

I'm thinking about getting a Gameboy Micro, just to mess around with when I'm bored, get some of the cool classic games "Mario Kart" "Sonic Advance" "Zelda" to name a few.

I got a couple of pics off the net -

As you can see, they are very compact

I have read a few reviews and it sounds good.

Have a look -

IGN - http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/645/645774p1.html
InfoSync - http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/n/6363.html

Has anyone else got one or planning to get one?

Cheers, Eddy.

da_mic_1530 · 12 Sep 2006 at 23:28

supposed to be amazing for on the bus or train

and its jsut a small GBA, and theres a lot of GBA games that are good

EddyG · 12 Sep 2006 at 23:32

da_mic_1530 said:
supposed to be amazing for on the bus or train

and its jsut a small GBA, and theres a lot of GBA games that are good

Yeah, thats right, and loads of great games! (Over 700 games in total)

cokecan · 12 Sep 2006 at 23:49

bought one off egay for £35, it was practically brand new and i love it to bits

bought it for mario bro's 3, mario world and mario kart pretty much

used to have an advance but these things are so much cooler. fit in your pocket perfectly, have a sleep mode so you dont loose your game, normal stereo jack and i think ive only charged mine up 4 times since i bought it back in april time (just used it for quick blasts on the bus to uni etc or on my break at work)

buy one!

EddyG · 12 Sep 2006 at 23:54

cokecan72 said:
bought one off egay for £35, it was practically brand new and i love it to bits

bought it for mario bro's 3, mario world and mario kart pretty much

used to have an advance but these things are so much cooler. fit in your pocket perfectly, have a sleep mode so you dont loose your game, normal stereo jack and i think ive only charged mine up 4 times since i bought it back in april time (just used it for quick blasts on the bus to uni etc or on my break at work)

buy one!

I think I am going too

cokecan · 12 Sep 2006 at 23:57

good man

you'll be amazed at how small it is when you get it. pictures just dont really show it. I'm still shocked at how tiny it is, its literally the same size as my phone (w810i, so same as k750i etc etc)

changable fascia's add a twist too

EddyG · 13 Sep 2006 at 00:00

cokecan72 said:
its literally the same size as my phone (w810i, so same as k750i etc etc)

Lol, I got the W810i as well

Psyk · 13 Sep 2006 at 00:18

How does the size compare to a DS lite?

EddyG · 13 Sep 2006 at 00:29

Still quite a bit smaller!

Steve09 · 13 Sep 2006 at 00:42

May buy one of them off ebay too for on the Train to Uni each day

My brother had one, but traded it for a PSP

mcc49 · 13 Sep 2006 at 01:11

According to game.co.uk, these are only £39.99 new? Most other places are selling them for at least £60, seems like a bargain to me but only the pink one is in stock right now

XPE · 13 Sep 2006 at 08:03

Wouldnt you not be better picking up a Gameboy advance SP?

its play's all the Gameboy and Gameboy colour games to, im playing through Zelda DX on mine right now

johntmanic · 13 Sep 2006 at 08:19

They look class! i think thats my next payday buy!

Im buying too many games at the moment though and theres not enough time

Im just thinking though for the size of the thing will you not get cramp playing them?

cokecan · 13 Sep 2006 at 08:30

XPE said:
Wouldnt you not be better picking up a Gameboy advance SP?

I think its more to do with its sheer portability, the fact that it fits very comfortably in your pocket. From the sounds of it, people in this thread want it for a quick bash on the bus or train then to just be able to slip in ya pocket or bag, and go

im not sayin the sp isnt portable cos it is, but the micro's so much smaller

theres also the "cool" factor about it

also, dont you have to use a usb converter thingy on the sp to use a 3.5mm stereo jack for ear phones??

Vixen · 13 Sep 2006 at 09:12

They are very cute and tiny. I've only played one for a few minutes, but I really liked it.
I think I've seen them for £45, but my local Virgin store tends to have random really good deals that no other store has.

EddyG · 13 Sep 2006 at 09:35

Yeah can pick them up at a well known online market place for around £30

EezerGoode · 13 Sep 2006 at 14:19

I got my girlfriend a famicom edition imported for her birthday.

She was lucky she got it at all after I seen the thing in the flesh. Looks fantastic.

EddyG · 13 Sep 2006 at 14:54

EezerGoode said:
I got my girlfriend a famicom edition imported for her birthday.

She was lucky she got it at all after I seen the thing in the flesh. Looks fantastic.

That is some old school cool

Sic · 13 Sep 2006 at 19:17

EezerGoode said:
I got my girlfriend a famicom edition imported for her birthday.

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She was lucky she got it at all after I seen the thing in the flesh. Looks fantastic.

i sold one of those on ebay a couple of months ago for about £30. it's the best looking GBM imho. i've not seen a picture that does it justice

EddyG · 13 Sep 2006 at 22:10

Sic said:
i sold one of those on ebay a couple of months ago for about £30. it's the best looking GBM imho. i've not seen a picture that does it justice

Wow, they are going for around £60 now...