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Nintendo Game Boy Micro ConsolePrice:
$349.99
The original Game Boy Advance fits comfortably into the pocket of a backpack. The retooled Game Boy Advance SP fits into a coat pocket. Now...
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The original Game Boy Advance fits comfortably into the pocket of a backpack. The retooled Game Boy Advance SP fits into a coat pocket. Now Nintendo takes aim at the pocket of your tightest jeans with the tiny Game Boy Micro system, quite simply the smallest and sleekest Game Boy product that Nintendo has ever created. It's thinner than a cell phone, as chic as an MP3 player and as fun as a Game Boy. In an instant it attracts attention and positions the image-conscious player as someone on the cutting edge of cool.
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Game Boy Micro
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Pros: Size, screen, good looks, fun factor.
Cons: Backwards compatibility, and speaker.
The Bottom Line:
If you find it for a good price, get it.
This is my review on the Game Boy Micro; the first Advance Game Boy with both a normal headphone jack and a backlit screen.
So, I got my Micro last year. It cost me only $16.50 on eBay shipped. In case you are wondering, they don't normally cost that little. The person I bought it from didn't know if it worked, and it didn't come with a charger. Also, it was shipped in the ON position. So I receive it in the mail, and it doesn't work. OK. So a while later, I buy a charger on eBay for about $6-7. It... works. SO anyway, this is where my review takes off.
Looks:
We all should know that the Micro looks good (and if you didn't, that's why you are here). How good?
My Micro is silver, with a black faceplate. (There are different colors of Micros, and they have a feature of being able to swap faceplates.) They are about 2 in. tall, 4 in. long, and 0.7 in. thick.
Button feel: (D-pad, A, B, L, R, and Start and Select)
The buttons are comfortably mushy, but take off the faceplate, and they might be a bit tall.
Screen:
It is only about 2 in. diagonal, but it is really crisp and clear. Also, it has 5 brightness levels.
Sound: The speaker would be okay in a car or someplace fairly quiet, but if a lot of people are talking, it might be too soft. The Micro does come with a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, so you can listen to it like that.
Games:
The Micro can play all the 700+ Game Boy Advance games, but it doesn't play the older Game Boy or GB Color games. That is somewhat annoying, but 700 games is quite a lot. I prefer Mario, Zelda, and racing games on it.
Misc.:
The Micro seems to be fairly durable, but I would advise against "testing" durability.
On full backlight and around half volume, it might last around 4-6 hours, (and you will likely want that full backlight) but it will get much better on least backlight, no volume. The Start and Select buttons are the battery indicators.
Overall:
The Game Boy Micro is a very good system that you could probably find for $30-40, but don't buy it just for older GB and GB Color games.
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