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| From: Nintendo
List Price: $109.99
Buy New: $53.67
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 3424
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Media: Video Game
Edition: 20th Anniversary
Operating System: Game Boy Advance
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.2 x 1.9
MPN: oxygsa
Model: OXY S GA
UPC: 045496717216
EAN: 0045496717216
ASIN: B000C1VJT8
Release Date: July 10, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 10
 Micro is a waste of money August 28, 2008
Rick
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Both the GBA and GBA SP are backward compliant with GB and GBC games. Not true with the Micro. So don't waste your money on this thing, get an SP. They both have a lit screen and rechargeable battery, but the SP has the added benefit of playing ANY gameboy title.
 made for a merry christmas...... really! January 18, 2008
Debbie Moore (old fort, nc)
I purchased this product for a 4.5 year old who is very interested in game systems. All his cousins have games, so his fasination comes honest. I'm a single mom and wasn't really sure what to purchase that would be age appropriate. Not only was he impressed, but his cousins thought this little system was awesome. Finding games is easy and the thing will hold a charge forever. If you're thinking about a simple game system for a simple person/child this is a good choice.
 Nice game...just getting old February 11, 2008
B. Lawrence
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
It works well. They just don't make any new games for it any more.
Really Nice June 28, 2008
Imapethobo (California, USA)
I still remember getting this 2 years ago for christmas. I instantly fell in love with it. Its small, compact, the screen is bright, and the sound is nice. When your in an area, and you have nothing to do, you could just slip it out of your pocket and play. Its great for travel purposes as well.
If only looks could kill... September 3, 2008
Shaun Aeschliman (Saltville, VA USA)
The Game Boy micro has been unfairly overlooked. What hurt's the micro most was Nintendo's marketing of the tiny wonder. They tried to push this thing out around 2005 when the DS was already gaining some of it's own momentum. Some consumers who have been there done that with the past 2 Game Boy Advance models (original Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP) are probably not in the mood for a 3rd redesign. And since the DS Lite can play Game Boy Advance games as well as it's own media, it's easy to overlook the micro. Unfortunately I wish I could say poor timing was it's only problem. However, the biggest let down yet is the proprietary minded aspect of the micro in general. Nintendo went all out offering gorgeous faceplates that you can swap out at any time, making the micro feel more personal. But Nintendo made sure to keep it a little TOO personal by creating unique ports that donnot share adapters or accessories with other GBA's. To top it off, you cannot play Game Boy or Game Boy Color games on it either. You'd think this is enough apparent evidence to pass up on it. But the micro isn't a complete waste of time. First of all these tiny units will really surprise you in just how tiny they really are. Looking at these pictures won't tell the story straight, you'll need to actually have a micro to see what I mean. This thing has a tiny display screen that'll fool ya at first. Games look smaller on it's screen but sharper and much brighter than ever. Text heavy titles are no problem to read. This is because the micro's LCD display has an increased dot pitch and a superior back lighting which rivals the likes of the DS Lite! It minimizes motion blur from faster paced games. All together it features 4 levels of brightness. And yes this time around Nintendo built in a head phone jack. The volume button serves as 2 way rocker switch, sharing a function with brightness adjustment. Simply press and hold the L button in and tap the switch on the right hand side up or down to adjust brightness. Pressing the switch alone works the volume. The single tiny speaker is just a notch lower in sound output from it's Game Boy Advance SP counter part. Most of times you can't really tell though. And by the way, you cannot adjust the brightness or volume while the system is tuned off. The micro does however, remember your settings for when you power back on.
As a stand alone product, it's hard to knock the micro's superior GBA performance. And if your sentimentally minded, you'll enjoy customizing your interchangeable faceplates. It's only a shame that Nintendo out performed themselves with the DS Lite hogging the hand held market right now. And it didn't help that the micro is limited to only playing Game Boy Advance titles. Not to mention it must equip it's own game link cables, it's own wireless adapter, and must charge from it's own AC adapter as well. Nintendo had intended to market the micro as having it's own unique charming looks and qualities. But it's taxing limitations make what should look sweet, taste a little bitter. It's a great little system that's at least worth a look.
UPDATE: THIS IS A JAPANESE GAME BOY MICRO...PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!
This particular Game Boy micro is technically a Japanese model so the packaging may surprise you when you look at the instruction manuals. They didn't advertise it as being a Japanese unit so I had initially thought I was getting the US version. I know there is a lot of confusion over weather the Japanese models can play US games. The Answer is certainly yes. There is no regional lock out on any of the Game Boy units in fact. And yes the system is displayed in full english so don't worry. The biggest concern I personally had was power currents. They use a different electrical current in Japan than over in N. America and I had heard this can damage your Game Boy micro if a Japanese AC power adapter is used in a US wall socket. I discovered they had conveniently packaged the US AC power adapter with the Japanese system. And I was greatly pleased to find out that it all works like a charm. Bottom line on Japanese Game Boys is, they will work just fine in the USA so donnot fear buying them. In fact it's more prudent to buy them over the US models sometimes, as they can cost much less. I payed 55.00$ for this Japanese Game Boy micro brand new for example, and the USA version was at least 100.00$! Now why pay 45 dollars more for a US Game Boy unit when you can save all that by buying a cheaper Japanese unit, which is the same exact thing except a tiny Japanese instruction manual?
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