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In this design blog we will discuss the Gameboy Advance SP, the childhood wonder itself!
Nintendo released the Gameboy Advance SP in February 2003, and have currently sold about 43.54 million units. This is due to a combination of a relatively low price, featured games, and a unique backlighting feature that was pretty revolutionary. Let's delve into what makes the SP awesome.
The SP has a lot of great features. All the edges are curved, meaning that children should - that's the key word - not be able to hurt themselves with it. It feels really smooth and can fit into your pocket since it folds in half. There is a wide selection of colors for the platform too. And we all know little children love their colors! Additionally, the selection of games for the SP is gigantic. The SP supports both regular Gameboy Color cartridges as well as Game Boy advance cartridges, so there is backwards compatibility present. Moreover, Nintendo implemented a backlight feature in the SP that allows the screen to light up. In other words, you could play the game in the dark! It was a welcome addition and allowed kids to play Pokemon at night without turning the lights on.
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I remember having one of these as a kid. I also remember breaking it when the screen bent too far back. The hinges on the console seemed to be a little too flimsy and thus it was susceptible to the hyperextended 'back-bend.' That being said, I agree that a huge feature they added to the SP was the backlight, which allowed you to play in places where the sun could not be blocked out, or in dark places where you couldn't see. Looking back, I could say that there are a lot of features I wished it had, but for its time it was on the forefront!
ReplyDeleteThe light sold me on this little guy. I had to get an auxiliary light for my Advance and it would get taken away when it was time for bed so I would have to makeshift a standalone light. But with the SP, I could see Pokemon in the dark and I could confidently and proudly say "Screw you mom! Bedtime is when I want it to be! I have the power now!" And she would be all like "Quit your screaming, you'll wake your father!"
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