New model GBA SPs are backlit

**sixteen-bit** · 10 Oct 2005, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I'm torn between getting one of these and a DS. There's only like 3 DS games I want, and I hate the size of the DS and it's crummy screen. But I still wonder if those 3 games will justify the extra $50 and poorer screen.

I say get the SP2. If the DS doesn't interest you now, get one when Nintendo invariably redesigns the DS in a year or two.

**kedawa** · 10 Oct 2005, 11:03 PM

I have a feeling that Nintendo will drop the GBA slot if they ever redesign the DS, so it might not be a bad idea to grab one anyway.

I'm really torn between the new SP and the micro, since I can currently get either one for the same price.

**sixteen-bit** · 10 Oct 2005, 11:13 PM

Drop the GBA slot?

Unless they make the touted rumblepack functionality intertal on a new DS, I couldn't see the removal of the GBA slot happening.

If I had the choice I'd get a Micro. I played one the other day. They're beautiful.

**kedawa** · 10 Oct 2005, 11:18 PM

Yeah, it's not like Nintendo to break compatibility with add-ons when they design updated systems.

**1CCOSA** · 10 Oct 2005, 11:18 PM

Is the Micro good for playing games with lots of text though like Zelda or Advance Wars?

**kedawa** · 10 Oct 2005, 11:21 PM

From what reviewers have said, it's fine for text heavy games.
I'd be more concerned with ports of 16-bit shooters.
The smaller bullets in R-Type III and Contra must be microscopic.