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This is great!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a must have video game machine to own. It is light weight and very good graphics. This package is a very great deal for what you are getting. You get the power pack, worm light, TONY HAWK PRO SKATER 2 (which is an excellent game) and FIRE PRO WRESTLING, and the carring case! Big savings!! It has 32 bit graphics and has a bigger screen than GBC. You can play it easier than GBC because it is much wider so you can spread out your hands more. There are also 2 extra buttons added to this machine for more control playing the games. It has over twice as much colors than GBC. Nintendo has made a great improvement with the Game Boy with new technology. This is a limted time to get this special pack. Get it now and you won't be sorry. This is a great deal for a great video game console. So get it now!!

NOT BAD BUT TOO DARK!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This system would be much better if it is backlit..How could these guys not include a backlight for this thing..If you do get one, get a light accessory, but even this thing gets in the way of the screen...Loss of respect for Nintendo developers for leaving out such a crucial item...

No Backlight, No Sale

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Back before GBA was available, I read every report eagerly... until the specs came out and I realized there was no backlight. I lost interest right then, but my husband recently bought one for himself. Having seen it in person, I can say that I am every bit as disappointed as I thought I would be. Even using an accessory light, the picture is so frustrating, compared to what is technologically possible, that I'm not interested in playing it. When/if Nintendo comes out with a backlit version, THEN I will buy it.

Super Mario Advance RULZ!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you've ever played GBA's Super Mario Advance, you know how cool this game is! It's 2 games in 1 feature make it totally awesome. With S.M. Advance's 7 worlds & 22 level's, this game is made for Mario Lovers! Then, in Classic, the three different modes make this game even more challenging!! Somthing that has helped me tons in GBA is my Nintendo GBA magizine. It has all kinds of tips, tricks, & maps! If you don't have a GBA, I'd get one REAL SOON!(don't forget your S.M. Advance game & a light, too!)

YOU MUST GET THIS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The new GameBoy Advance is worth getting! The sound and graphics alone make it a great buy but throw in the 50% longer battery life, 50% larger screen, and stereo sound it's a must have. My batteries lasted just under 24 hours of play, 9 hours longer then advertised. The old Gameboy games will work on this new system. Using the "L" and "R" top buttons you can change the screen width while playing the old GB games. The system is faster, better looking, light weight, and very fun.

the drwaf is a giant

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

gameboy pocket , gameboy light , gameboy color , and now we have gameboy advance , great consoles with great games in your pocket , the greatest thing in gameboy series that the old games suitable for the new console, so u willn't throw your old games away , and by 15 hours of playing with just 2 AA that mean more playing time for less money ,and a multiplayer system with great multiplayer games make u really want to buy it. From my deep heart i say : BUY IT NOW PEOPLE , OR U WILL MISS A HUGE DEAL ;).

Game Boy Advance Console has Serious Visibility Problem

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: July 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Sure this is a whiz bang 32 bit wonder that runs fantastic games...but the Engineers at Nintendo chained this futuristic computing platform to a horrible display screen. The TFT reflective display is just fine if you hold it at just the right angle in full direct sunlight. But if you try to play it indoors, even with lots of sun light pouring through the windows, you will be really straining to make out anything on the display. The new improved resolution is great, but what good is it if you can't see it. I was able to view the old Color Game Boy much better than this one. So this is a case where the system has wonderful specifications but its usability is way below sub-par. I read some of the reviews on cnet and elsewhere that suggested an add on light. So I purchased the Nyko white LED light. This is cool technology. Bright white LED light that is consumes virtually no power and shrinks the lifetime of a pair of alkaline batteries to somewhere around 11 hours. However, even with this technological marvel, you still have to strain to see the display. The light doesn't disperse enough so you have a hot spot on the screen, if you try moving the light so it doesn't reflect, you will find it useless if positioned to either side or stretched up further above the display. The display needs LOTS of light. My personal advice is to wait until Nintendo gets enough complaints from consumers that they re-engineer the product to include a back light. With white LED's now on the scene, they have NO Excuse in providing a display that is viewable. So if you are in the market for a Game Boy, stick to the old Color one or the cheaper monochromatic version. The games are just as fun and it will be quite some time (read a few years) before all of your friends have a Game Boy Advance making it possible to chain them together for multiplayer fun like the Game Boy Advance marketing touts.

P.S. My daughter and wife both tried this product out after we bought it for my daughter's birthday and they both gave it the same thumbs down.

USELESS - CAN NOT SEE SCREEN

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

TOO DARK!! CAN NOT PLAY! MY SON TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT TO USE IN ANOTHER GAME. SAVE YOUR MONEY, DONT BUY!

Can barely see the screen!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

We bought the GBA for our son, and couldn't believe how awful the display screen was. When you can see the game, its beautiful, but you're straining your eyes most of the time. We thought it was our GBA that was defective, so we went to return it to the store where we purchased it, when we were told that almost everyone who has purchased it has complained about the screen/lighting on the GBA. We bought a light attachment, hoping to improve the view, but it just added a glare.

Backlight?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

For you people complaining about backlight they have problay not had game gear that had backlight and if u can afford 6 batteries every 5 hours buy that and quit the complaining

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