Gameboy Advance

• rmyfrm

  29 Apr 07, 11:43

  Would like to hear some advice from the bros of this forum ..
  
  Been thinking of getting a GBA SP (or micro) ... I used to have a PSP but didn't do it for me ... anyway, was wondering:
  
  1) Is the SP or Micro better? I heard that the micro's screen is way too small to play for >2hours; but I've also heard that the SP offers superior battery life.
  
  2) Where in Singapore sells the GBA flash card and PC linker (development kits)? I've heard that nowadays, the linker is old technology and that it is possible to just buy a GBA flash card with an SD card slot, and thus, just write the ROMS to an SD card via SD card reader/writer, then plug into the flash card to play - can anyone confirm this?
  
  3) Back in my head, I've been wondering whether it makes more sense to buy the DS instead, but I am apprehensive because I didn't like the PSP alot ... so not exactly sure that I will like the DS that much to justify the increased price range ... I'm very old school ... I like plain simply games without overly complex gimmicks - besides, I don't usually play .. only using for long haul flights
  
  Look forward to hearing opinions and comments! Feel free to add whatever necessary!
• rpgragnarok

  29 Apr 07, 11:55

  GET A DS LITE..
  
  1) Battery Life last for 15++ hours on lower brightest settings for each full-charge of your battery.Which probably takes only 3hours.
  
  2) Flash carts for DS are also available..Look for "R4DS" , can find them in SimLimSquare , but becareful , lots of uncle there like to cheat money.. The price range for R4DS should be around $50 Only
  
  3) DS Lite has wifi-connection , means can trade pokemon over the internet Choose yourself , but i definitely go with DSLite , and by the way , an 1Gb microSD can hold around 15 DS games..
• rmyfrm

  29 Apr 07, 12:08

  Originally posted by rpgragnarok:

  GET A DS LITE..
  
  1) Battery Life last for 15++ hours on lower brightest settings for each full-charge of your battery.Which probably takes only 3hours.
  
  2) Flash carts for DS are also available..Look for "R4DS" , can find them in SimLimSquare , but becareful , lots of uncle there like to cheat money.. The price range for R4DS should be around $50 Only
  
  3) DS Lite has wifi-connection , means can trade pokemon over the internet Choose yourself , but i definitely go with DSLite , and by the way , an 1Gb microSD can hold around 15 DS games..

  Thanks for the great reply PM sent
• Gordonator

  29 Apr 07, 23:14

  yes i agree with rpgragnarok. get a DS, it can play gameboy advance games and works with flash card too.
• sand king

  30 Apr 07, 21:15

  PSP can play any platform games as long you can find emulators and roms
• monoblam

  8 May 07, 18:13

  Originally posted by sand king:

  PSP can play any platform games as long you can find emulators and roms

  PC can play anything with the emulators. but too bad no decent DS emulator to play commercialised games yet.
• gigabyte14

  8 May 07, 18:17

  gba also have emulators wat
  
  me playing pokemon emerald happily
  
  anyway, getting a ds is better
  
  cos theres no emulator for ds