The Next Game Boy Advance: Want It?

[SUPrEmEBeInGismyFrIeND]

to me it LOOKS really kick ass, but the question is will it have good games...

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Hands-on with the Game Boy Advance SP
We give the brand new GBA system a test drive in Las Vegas.

January 09, 2003 - Nintendo held an intimate meeting in Las Vegas today to give the industry a hands-on experience with its brand new Game Boy design that it unveiled on Tuesday, the Game Boy Advance SP. Many of the units at the meeting were actually marked on the bottom with what might be the unit's original system name: Game Boy Advance DX. But it's the Game Boy Advance SP, and it will forever be known as the Game Boy Advance SP. And incidentally, "SP" stands for "Special."

First of all, the unit is small. The Game Boy Advance can pretty much fit in the middle of a regular Game Boy Advance system. When folded, it's nearly the same thickness as the original Game Boy Advance, and it's as "tall" as a GBA as well...but its width is nearly cut in half, making the thing way more portable than its older brother.

The Game Boy Advance unit opens almost exactly like a clamshell mobile phone. The hinge is tight and springy, with a specific position set when it's open. Users can position the hinge halfway if they want, but the internal spring will force the unit all the way open eventually. The set open position is perfect for gaming, though, so I can't see anyone really wanting to play the unit while the system is only partially open.

The Game Boy Advance SP's screen is very similar, if not darn near exactly the same as the LCD screen used in the original Game Boy Advance system. The biggest change is, obviously, the brand new front light. With the light on, gamers can finally play their games anywhere without the need for an external light source. The image quality is great, but not quite as good as getting a direct ray of sunlight or illumination from a florescent desk lamp. Which is why it's handy that the system's front light can be turned on and off via the upper middle button on the control face. The light always turns on when players power up the system.

Comparisons will be made with the third-party Afterburner frontlight kit that can be purchased and installed on the original Game Boy Advance system. While this modification, when done right, looks decent on the original GBA, the front light on the Game Boy Advance SP is significantly better. The GBA SP light still favors an ever-so-slight blue tint in its illumination, which does wash out a bit of detail and color on the Game Boy Advance screen. But only slightly. I still like it a lot.

Like a mobile phone, the Game Boy Advance SP's face buttons and D-pad are recessed, very thin and "clicky." But even though the buttons feel different, they're just as responsive as the classic buttons and D-pad on the original Game Boy Advance system. But what's surprising is how comfortable the shoulder buttons are. In pictures, the L and R buttons look awkwardly small. But the way they're positioned on the system, they're extremely usable and responsive. Players can wrap their index fingers all the way behind the unit and press the buttons below the first or second knuckle, or push them in with their fingertips. Both ways feel just right. And even though the system returns to the vertical orientation of past Game Boy systems, I believe the Game Boy Advance SP's button layout and smaller size actually makes the system more comfortable to hold and play than the wider, more spread out Game Boy Advance original.

The GBA SP unit doesn't feature a headphone jack, but Nintendo will sell separately an adapter that plugs into the brand new second expansion port on the back of the GBA SP system. This expansion port is also used for the AC adapter which comes included with the GBA SP system. The downside to this design feature is that players cannot use headphones when charging or playing the system with the AC adapter, nor can they use the headphones when the system is connected to a GameCube system. The GameCube Game Boy Advance cable blocks access to the secondary port on the Game Boy Advance SP system. The volume control on the left side of the unit is now a slide switch instead of a control knob. The function is still analog, which means users can slide the switch just a little bit to slightly adjust the level of audio.

Users will notice two LED lights on the front right of the control face. The top LED light is simply a "power on" indicator, the same one that's on the current Game Boy Advance system. Like the original GBA system, this light will turn red when the power gets below a certain level which tells the user to get the system to the AC adapter for charging. The second LED is to show that the unit's being charged; the light turns orange when it's in the process of charging, and then green when it hits its maximum charge.

Interestingly, the Game Boy Advance SP system features a built-in rechargeable lithium battery that's not user-swappable. If something goes wrong with the battery, users will have to send their unit to Nintendo for a replacement. The battery door on the bottom of the unit is sealed with a tri-wing screw, which makes it difficult for the end-user to access.

One of the biggest questions that's been on seemingly everyone's mind since the announcement of the Game Boy Advance SP: Is the new system compatible with the e-Reader card scanning peripheral? The answer: Absolutely. Even though Nintendo announced that it was compatible, many people still didn't believe it, because of the extra bit that plugs into the link port on the original Game Boy Advance system.

Before heading out to Las Vegas, I made sure to bring along my own e-Reader to test. During my hands-on with the Game Boy Advance SP system, I whipped out my e-Reader and plugged it into the cartridge slot at the bottom of the unit. The designers obviously constructed the Game Boy Advance SP system with the e-Reader in mind (or vice versa), because the pass-through link port doesn't even touch the surface of the system. To link the Game Boy Advance SP with e-Reader to the GameCube or another Game Boy Advance, players simply plug their cable into the link port at the top of the SP system...the link port built onto the e-Reader is not used.

The Game Boy Advance SP is 100% compatible with all Game Boy releases, just like the original Game Boy Advance is. One game, unfortunately, will not work properly with the new design of the Game Boy Advance SP: Kirby's Tilt 'n Tumble. Because of the new cartridge slot orientation of the GBA SP, the motion sensor, made specifically for the Game Boy Color and Advance cartridge position, won't calibrate in the right direction on the Game Boy Advance SP. But all the rest of the Game Boy Color and Game Boy games work just fine on the Game Boy Advance SP.

At the Las Vegas meeting, Nintendo representatives reiterated that the Game Boy Advance SP will definitely co-exist with the original Game Boy Advance system. Nintendo will continue to manufacture and sell the original GBA system for the forseeable future. There are currently no plans for a price drop on the Game Boy Advance unit.

Overall, I think the Game Boy Advance SP is a fantastic design that fits the older, gadget-savvy crowd extremely well. The controls are not cramped like pictures lead gamers to believe, and this is coming from a guy with some of the biggest hands around. In fact, I personally believe that the Game Boy Advance SP system is actually more comfortable than the original Game Boy Advance, and anyone looking to get into the GBA market that hasn't done so...pay the extra 30 bucks and go for this sleek little portable.

The Game Boy Advance SP will go on sale in the US on March 23 for a retail price of 99.95. The unit will be available in two colors: Cobalt (a metallic blue) and Platinum.

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[serrebi101]

Fromwhat I heard, the gbasp is simply a smaller gba with a batery, and a light, so if you want a gba, but want it for less, just get a gba, cause no new types of games will be released with the gbasp

[Munchables]

Still only A and B buttens well I am glade that they introduced the L and R in gba but they still need X and Y(like with the snes). Can't replace your battery? stupid nintendo! I hope you can turn off that light when it is day time and you want to conserve that battery. Can't use head phones? stupid nintendo! wtf are they thinking? Other than that it looks prity cool.

[SUPrEmEBeInGismyFrIeND]

wrong my friend, they already have a line of games that will be released for gba sp, such as nightfire. the graphics will look no different from gba, but they arent a new type

[SUPrEmEBeInGismyFrIeND]

here is a link to nightfire for gba sp

http://mediaviewer.ign.com/ignMediaPage.jsp?channel_id=64&object_id=497891&adtag=network%3Dign%26site%3Dhandheld%26genre%3Dfi rst-person%26genre%3Dshooterviewer%26pagetype%3Darticl e&page_title=James+Bond+007%3A+Nightfire

[wonderboy2005]

thats for GBA. not SP or whatever....

[SUPrEmEBeInGismyFrIeND]

i thought it said for gba sp, well sorry bout that...:bk

[Ken17625]

I didn't like the first Game Boy Advance. It wasn't very impressive.

[AnimeDood]

fuck the GBA, GameGear all the way!

[SUprEMeBeiNg]

wonder if theyll have a supremebeing game?

[wonderboy2005]

first of all, SB, you are an idiot. with that being said, i did a little research. GBASP is a GBA. there is no difference im the core technology. gbasp just has some better feats incuding a rechargable battery, backlit screen, and a fold down screen for protection. it is also smaller in size, but weighs aproximately the same as the original GBA. there is no difference in the games or hardware. in that respect, they are one in the same. the SP is just a better desinged GBA. thats all. according to my info, the SP will retail for approx. (US)$100.

[PornMaster]

Nintendo Rules!! Can't wait for N64 2!!

[12345678910]

Originally posted by PornMaster
Nintendo Rules!! Can't wait for N64 2!!

That's funny.

Get an XBOX (http://www.xbox.com) if you really want to game.

If you are good enough and like to push the limit then buy a mod chip, install a larger harddrive, and burn the games you get from Blockbuster (http://www.blockbuster.com) onto the harddrive. This makes for the ultimate gaming machine plus it's portable! You will never need any games again, you can play everything straight from the harddrive and have a blast doing it.

No game selection? Give me a break...

Halo
Halo 2 (coming in 2003)
Ghost Recon
Splinter Cell

'Nough Said...

Peace,
12345678910

[PornMaster]

Originally posted by 12345678910
That's funny.

Get an XBOX (http://www.xbox.com) if you really want to game.

If you are good enough and like to push the limit then buy a mod chip, install a larger harddrive, and burn the games you get from Blockbuster (http://www.blockbuster.com) onto the harddrive. This makes for the ultimate gaming machine plus it's portable! You will never need any games again, you can play everything straight from the harddrive and have a blast doing it.

No game selection? Give me a break...

Halo
Halo 2 (coming in 2003)
Ghost Recon
Splinter Cell

'Nough Said...

Peace,
12345678910

no no man, your talking to a hardcore nintendo lover here, lol but i think Xbox blows, why on earth would i want A game system made by microsoft? it's bad enough i have a microsoft OS.

it's just kinda sad now microsoft comes into the gaming world, just tells you microsoft is going down. yes i know, they made games for the PC before this but too actaully make a game system? come on

so i'd rather stick with my gamecube and my n64 for now!

[12345678910]

Originally posted by PornMaster
no no man, your talking to a hardcore nintendo lover here, lol but i think Xbox blows, why on earth would i want A game system made by microsoft? it's bad enough i have a microsoft OS.

it's just kinda sad now microsoft comes into the gaming world, just tells you microsoft is going down. yes i know, they made games for the PC before this but too actaully make a game system? come on

so i'd rather stick with my gamecube and my n64 for now!

Why wouldn't you want a game system made by Microsoft?

Microsoft practically owns the Operating System business. If you despise Windows so much, then why don't you switch to Linux?

They have done a lot with the Operating Systems they have created and distributed world wide to millions of people.

I don't see why people bitch about Microsoft and then continue to use there products.

Now, I agree that Microsoft doesn't do everything correct and will try to control as much as they can in any way that they can do it. And that is exactly why people create other OSs to use.

Just a few other operating systems you could use :

http://tunes.org/Review/OSes.html

Install one of those and see how far you get until you start running back to Microsoft.

They have the power. They have the money. They have the technology.

Nintendo is old. Move on..

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[PornMaster]

Originally posted by 12345678910
Why wouldn't you want a game system made by Microsoft?

Microsoft practically owns the Operating System business. If you despise Windows so much, then why don't you switch to Linux?

They have done a lot with the Operating Systems they have created and distributed world wide to millions of people.

I don't see why people bitch about Microsoft and then continue to use there products.

Now, I agree that Microsoft doesn't do everything correct and will try to control as much as they can in any way that they can do it. And that is exactly why people create other OSs to use.

Just a few other operating systems you could use :

http://tunes.org/Review/OSes.html

Install one of those and see how far you get until you start running back to Microsoft.

They have the power. They have the money. They have the technology.

Nintendo is old. Move on..

12345678910

True and True, but my point still stands, Nintendo Still Rules!!

[isus]

windows sucks. n64 rules. my cousin has a gamecube, its awesome. and doesn't the xbox have a ctrl-alt-del button on it somewhere? oh, sry if that hittin below the belt...

[TipYourBartender]

Aren't the games on people's cellphones good enough that adults wouldn't really want to carry a GameBoy around?

I have Arkanoid on my phone, and that is endless entertainment....

[PornMaster]

and doesn't the xbox have a ctrl-alt-del button on it somewhere?

LMAO!! Thats classic!

[12345678910]

Originally posted by isus
windows sucks. n64 rules. my cousin has a gamecube, its awesome. and doesn't the xbox have a ctrl-alt-del button on it somewhere? oh, sry if that hittin below the belt...

Ok. I respect your opinions on the Nintendo Gamecube.

But, I think I may have to express my opinions on how childish the games may be. I can see how a three year old may want to play such games as :

SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman

Super Bubble Pop

Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius

But, a 16 year old boy?

Don't you guys want to play shooter games such as Ghost Recon, Unreal Championship, and Splintercell? I don't see any reason why a teenage boy like myself wouldn't have enough testosterone in there bodys not to want to blow someone else up or snipe their victims from 200 yards away in Russia.

The best the Gamecube does in that area is :

Metroid Prime

and

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Need I say more?

Peace,
12345678910

[AnimeDood]

Originally posted by 12345678910

The best the Gamecube does in that area is :

Metroid Prime

and

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Need I say more?

Peace,
12345678910
yes don't forget mario sunshine! fuck nintendo and microsoft! sony all the way!

[PornMaster]

Originally posted by 12345678910
Ok. I respect your opinions on the Nintendo Gamecube.

But, I think I may have to express my opinions on how childish the games may be. I can see how a three year old may want to play such games as :

SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman

Super Bubble Pop

Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius

But, a 16 year old boy?

Don't you guys want to play shooter games such as Ghost Recon, Unreal Championship, and Splintercell? I don't see any reason why a teenage boy like myself wouldn't have enough testosterone in there bodys not to want to blow someone else up or snipe their victims from 200 yards away in Russia.

The best the Gamecube does in that area is :

Metroid Prime

and

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Need I say more?

Peace,
12345678910

actaully there are some great games out for the gamecube: Splinter cell, resident evil zero and 2 and 3, many army men games, and many many many others but yes nintendo does have a rep for having childish games but their idea for a game system is too have games for all age ranges.

[TipYourBartender]

In support of GameCube, they do have Mortal Combat: Deadly Alliance on it, and unlike the original Mortal Kombat, Nintendo actually alllowed blood in the game.

[12345678910]

Originally posted by PornMaster
actaully there are some great games out for the gamecube: Splinter cell, resident evil zero and 2 and 3, many army men games, and many many many others but yes nintendo does have a rep for having childish games but their idea for a game system is too have games for all age ranges.

Sense when did Splintercell migrate to any other system other than XBOX and PC?

http://www.ubi.com/NR/exeres/00013d83wjgtaylfnplhlfhu/Home+Page+Navigation.asp?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fUS&NRNODEGUID=%7b43C55A7A-E55D-4B89-BD20-EECC8108F3BB%7d&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1&cookie%5Ftest=1

Originally posted by TipYourBartender
In support of GameCube, they do have Mortal Combat: Deadly Alliance on it, and unlike the original Mortal Kombat, Nintendo actually alllowed blood in the game.

XBOX does as well.

http://www.xbox.com/mortalkombatdeadlyalliance/default.htm?cs_catalog=cat%2dus

12345678910

[Ken17625]

[wonder if theyll have a supremebeing game?


Good idea, but wouldn't have much of a plot though.

Plot is as follows:

Be a leecher

Wack off


Pretty boring eh?

[PornMaster]

Sense when did Splintercell migrate to any other system other than XBOX and PC?

well, it's coming to the cube anyways!!

Splinter Cell (http://n-philes.com/php/epuealeeeuekllyzlpvu.php)

[12345678910]

Originally posted by PornMaster
well, it's coming to the cube anyways!!

Splinter Cell (http://n-philes.com/php/epuealeeeuekllyzlpvu.php)

Any idea if it will include the extra levels that you can get off of XBOX Live?

It is strange that Ubi Soft doesn't recognize this on their website.

http://www.xbox.com/mortalkombatdeadlyalliance/default.htm?cs_catalog=cat%2dus

Nor does Microsoft stop waving the "Only on XBOX" banner in there commercial.

I guess only time will tell.

Peace,
12345678910

[AnimeDood]

Splinter Cell is coming out for GC, PS2, and GBA! can't wait for the GBA version, lol.
http://www.gamers.com/news/1294926

[evilmegaman]

GET BACK ON TOPIC

(or else):finger

Well anyways I am a big Gameboy and Nintendo Fan and I don't diss any of the game systems since they all cool but Game Boy Is By far the coolest because of the games and the times we play it when we have to sit in a car or plane for 17 hours when we should be bored to our heads! Go Nintendo and Sony the makers of revolutionary systems. :wings

[melvin_smiley]

I dont own an xbox or any other gaming system but why not support an american based company when they come out with a clearly better product? Does nintindont or gaystation jiggle your balls better or somethin? yeah bill gates can suck my honkeydong but a better product is just a better product. I would rather support them than SONY! well im off to play SOF2 online, im {MYG}KillaGorealla or {MYG}Wiggum. Catch me there!

[serrebi101]

Ok, look at the nintendo news at planetgamecube, and look at the games nintendo has rights too, now, look at xbox, all they have is ms crap, and midway, I loved the mk series, but I believe that microsoft bout midway and has rights to it as well as killer instinct, but you guys come on! XBOX SUCKS! Nintendo posted there specks for there next gen system back a few years ago, and ms made a system with the sol purpose of having a better cpu then the game cube!
The only gaming system I want to see from microsoft is a hand held, not for the games, but for the roms lol hahah I wonder how many roms sites will pop up?
edit: I forgot mention that xbox has pc wanna be games, and to that guy wondering if a 15 year old wouldn't want to play snipper games, lets see, rpgs are prety popular, as well as simulations, and 007 is also on the game cube with that kind of action, O wait! its on the xbox too! Just something to say: most of the good games on xbox excluding halo wich is a pc wanna be, are multi platform. I maybe blind, but I'm into gaming, and am a pokemon fan [cause I can play it] ps2? Here's my thoughts on that system. When the psx came out in 1996 in North America, I was seriusly considering buying that over the n64, but bout an n for some bad reason. I am a nintendo fan, but the n just sucked, in sound, and game play.
The psx had some really clasic games, twisted medal, and driver, two games that nintendo wouldn't tuch. Psx was a grate system. Then ps2 came along. Its not all bad, until the game cube came out, it was a grate system, but since then, it seems to me that except for the gta's and final fanticies [comming to game cube] all the games suck. Just a thought from a blind gamer.

[PornMaster]

Originally posted by melvin_smiley
I dont own an xbox or any other gaming system but why not support an american based company when they come out with a clearly better product? Does nintindont or gaystation jiggle your balls better or somethin? yeah bill gates can suck my honkeydong but a better product is just a better product. I would rather support them than SONY! well im off to play SOF2 online, im {MYG}KillaGorealla or {MYG}Wiggum. Catch me there!

XBOX is clearly NOT a better product then Nintendo Gamecube or Sony PS2. Their system is bulky, You can't even fit that thing in a drawer or something of that sort. and Nintendo has a some what good games but i must admit that they don't have the best games in the world although they are starting to come around with better games and their starting to gear towards teens, and their system is small and compact, you can easly fit it just about anywhere. and PS2, they've had great games ever since they came out and they are still going hard. Their system is somewhat bulky but compared to the XBOX, which is beyond storing the thing, you may as well buy a computer and get better graphics then the XBOX.

Oh and Nintendo and Sony are both canadian based which is also a plus!

[Jared592]

C'mon now, Nintendo! The original GB Advance should have been backlit from the beginning, and rereleasing what should have been originally included is quite a way to milk your customers. Even worse, the unit is more expensive because of a simple redesign and a backlight! Furthermore, what's with needing to buy a special adaptor to listen through headphones!? What a milk-tastic ploy...

I mean, I understand Nintendo wants to pull in cash but it seems to me that they've adopted a strategy designed to milk gamers out of their last pennies to keep up with the company's pacing. If the gear was all stellar, great, but like I said, this is simply a backlit, redesigned version of the original Advance which should have been backlit from the beginning. People who've been suffering with the hard-to-see Advance are now asked to shell out more to see the games they play. C'mon Nintendo!

[melvin_smiley]

I guess i should have stayed out of this discussion since I only play pc games. Online gaming is the way to go. Has anyone tried the online games offered by sony or xbox?

[SUPrEmEBeInGismyFrIeND]

i am totally against nintendo, xcept for the gba sp, i am even having second thoughts about liking the gba now...

[nasrules]

lol animedood!!!!!

i like some of it. however......cant replace ur battery???? wtf are they thinking!!!!!!! and cant use headphones?????????? an dont 4get itll prob be really uncomfortable compared to gba..........the only thing i like bout the sp is that the screen wont get as badly scratched.

Porn Master: er.........................theyre japanese m8 not canadian..............

ps2 rocks. best variety of games, in fact jus BEST GAMES in general. *ahem* vice city, the getaway, mgs2, gt3 *ahem*

[AnimeDood]

ah all the gameboy advance is, is a portable SNES. The gamegear was a fucking portable genesis, and it had backlighting! Sure it might have been a little bulky, but at least you could play in the dark and you didnt have to worry about not having enough light to see the screen. geee, i miss sega....

[Jared592]

Originally posted by AnimeDood
ah all the gameboy advance is, is a portable SNES. The gamegear was a fucking portable genesis, and it had backlighting! Sure it might have been a little bulky, but at least you could play in the dark and you didnt have to worry about not having enough light to see the screen. geee, i miss sega....
The GameGear wasn't the portable genesis, you're thinking of the Nomad, which had terrible battery life although it could be hooked up to the T.V. to play just like a real Genesis. The GBA isn't a portable SNES either, that's why the games have to be ported. The GBA is actually a 32-bit system whereas the SNES was 16 bit. Yes, I am THAT geeky.

[TipYourBartender]

Originally posted by Jared592
C'mon now, Nintendo! The original GB Advance should have been backlit from the beginning, and rereleasing what should have been originally included is quite a way to milk your customers. Even worse, the unit is more expensive because of a simple redesign and a backlight! Furthermore, what's with needing to buy a special adaptor to listen through headphones!? What a milk-tastic ploy...

I mean, I understand Nintendo wants to pull in cash but it seems to me that they've adopted a strategy designed to milk gamers out of their last pennies to keep up with the company's pacing. If the gear was all stellar, great, but like I said, this is simply a backlit, redesigned version of the original Advance which should have been backlit from the beginning. People who've been suffering with the hard-to-see Advance are now asked to shell out more to see the games they play. C'mon Nintendo!

The GBA SP is for a different audience. Namely, it's for adult users as opposed to little kids (which is what the GB and GBA marketed to). It's designed to fit into a purse or a pocket much easier than older GBs, and it is supposed to get an addon that would turn it into a cellphone. The GBA SP is designed to compete with cellphone games (not the the GBA had any real competiton, unless you're talking about NeoGeo Pocket).

[AnimeDood]

Originally posted by Jared592
The GameGear wasn't the portable genesis, you're thinking of the Nomad, which had terrible battery life although it could be hooked up to the T.V. to play just like a real Genesis. The GBA isn't a portable SNES either, that's why the games have to be ported. The GBA is actually a 32-bit system whereas the SNES was 16 bit. Yes, I am THAT geeky.
dude, it supposedly 32-bit. have you seen the games they have? looks just like the SNES graphics. and yes the nomad used the actual genesis cartidge, but the gamegear was basically a portable genesis also!

[evilmegaman]

if you read the GBASP is front lit not back lit which stinks but I think I will get it anyways. Remember the Gameboy Pocket? It is basically the same thing just a Gameboy ADVANCED Pocket :devil I have always been a Sega fan and the Gamegear was awsome. If only they weren't always beaten in gaming...

[12345678910]

Originally posted by melvin_smiley
I guess i should have stayed out of this discussion since I only play pc games. Online gaming is the way to go. Has anyone tried the online games offered by sony or xbox?

I have tried XBOX Live.

It was easy to set up. We ran a Cat5 cable from my cable modem straight to the XBOX. I got it on Christmas and continue to play just about everyday. The game selection is quite small, but I see it as quality, not quanity. I would rather see just a few games start out being compatible which are actually worth playing, than a lot of useless games which I won't play. So far, XBOX Live supports :

Ghost Recon :
The ability to talk directly to your teamates is profound. There is nothing better than sneaking up behind the opposing team, laying down behind a building and giving them a few rounds to the head.

NFL Fever 2003 :
This has been pretty fun as well. The competition on the network is extremely competitive and most people don't take losing well.

Unreal Championship :
Don't have it.

Moto GP :
I have the demo which came with the starter disc and this game is pretty cool.

MechAssault :
Don't have it.

Playstation 2 presently has a network adapter to play online with one game I believe. The XBOX Live startup disc outsold Sony's network adapter 5:1. I also beleive the Gamecube is going to have online capability as well. The downside to both Sony's and Nintendo's online play is that it will allow dial up users to connect which could ruin the fun for everyone else. I am not saying that having dial up shouldn't stop you from playing games, just games that are online.

My cousin and my best friend came over last friday. Both are extreme Nintendo users. They both have Gamecubes and play the games they have for that system. We play Halo for 8 hours straight two days in a row. Needless to say, my cousin has the cash and is purchasing an XBOX soon and my friend needs $50 before he can purchase his...

That is what I have to say about online gaming through game systems.

Peace,
12345678910

[evilmegaman]

Ok guys enough.. Talk about hand helds nothing else..

[12345678910]

Originally posted by evilmegaman
Ok guys enough.. Talk about hand helds nothing else..

I'm done with the topic. I don't play whatever handheld contraption you all are talking about, so ya'll can have at it.

Peace,
12345678910

[SUprEMeBeiNg]

more like gaycube and gaystation...............resident evil is shit.......mario can lik my ass(xecpt mario 64 that was pretty good) this old companies have to relie on major players to reel in profits WTF sony payed 400million to keep GTA a exclusive on gaystation . That cuts their profits a lil:bk

nintendo should fold

dont even get me started on sega cause i used to be hardcore(reserved dreamcast and had it first day) until the became the poor gaming whore they are today

microsoft:fantastic:cross hey while their at it the should put longhorn on XboX thaT would be cool

sony should go back to selling crappy expensive tv's and let the big boys play (and cough up DDR while their at it):shy

[Jared592]

Originally posted by evilmegaman
Ok guys enough.. Talk about hand helds nothing else..
Hey, there's a good way to keep the board interesting! Restrict expansion upon the original subject! Sweet! I almost couldn't tell you were a mod at UTC! Wooh! Now let's all get back to mulling over the original topic instead of using our brains to develop and expound upon what others have said!

[Undermind]

If you don't know WTF you are talking about you should probably go to either one of these sites to learn the facts as they are premier sites for gaming, yes I'm sure others exist, but I don't think these two need any introductions, headphones will be possible, only thing I haven't found is what happens to the battery after the 3 year life expectancy, but I'm sure all will be revealed in time.



Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com)


IGN.com (http://www.ign.com)

[serrebi101]

Since I've been reading your guys's responses, and flames, about the gba sp, I think I'm gonna get a normal GBA.
If you are considering upgrading to a gbasp think again. Why?
1. If you purchased a flash linker from the net [they alow you to play games you've bout or roms over your gba, goes onto a small card] nintendo has probably fixed the sp so they don't work.
2. Look at the gba's specks, then look at the gba sp's speks, any difference??? No, or very little.
I realize that the sp has a light, so? there only like $10 Canadian, and it has a screen that doesn't get scratched as easily [I believe], ok? well, I could buy a cover for $15 us, and for about $35 canadian without tax, I've got a bigger gba sp!
The only thing making me want to get the sp is the size, and the look, that's it, not worth 50 dolars extra for what I can pick up the gba for.I am a blind person, and some of my prices might be outdated [lower then I said] but I believe that's a ruff estimation of how much it would cost.
I agree, the sega gamegear was a good hand held, but was not a portable jeneses, trust me, just by hearing how the dam sonic game sounds, you can tell that's its not a portable jeneses.

[Jared592]

Originally posted by AnimeDood
dude, it supposedly 32-bit. have you seen the games they have? looks just like the SNES graphics. and yes the nomad used the actual genesis cartidge, but the gamegear was basically a portable genesis also!
Dude, it's not supposedly 32-bit, it IS 32-bit. It doesn't matter what your interpretation of what it looks like is. Furthermore, the GameGear was NOT a portable Genesis, and in fact was more similar to the Sega Master System (It used the same processor as the Master Sys).

[melvin_smiley]

I do have a sega nomad that i still play every once in awhile and its great, thought the screen blurs like a mofo when the action gets fast like in sonic and vectorman. You can still pick these up on ebay and the games are cheap enough. Try it youll like it!!!