Game Boy Micro <3 Thread
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Gameboy415
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Speaking of Pokemon, look what I found! 
Pokemon Center Limited Edition Game Boy Micro - The rarest GBM there is! I found this one last Sunday while attending the Nippombashi Street Festival in Osaka's Den Den Town.
It's in PERFECT condition, however the box and carrying pouch REEK of smoke. (The system itself has no odor, luckily!)
Now I understand why people make a big deal about things coming from a "smoke-free home" on eBay. Damned smokers!!!
Regardless, it was an absolute steal at only $80.
Pokemon Center Limited Edition Game Boy Micro - The rarest GBM there is! I found this one last Sunday while attending the Nippombashi Street Festival in Osaka's Den Den Town.
It's in PERFECT condition, however the box and carrying pouch REEK of smoke. (The system itself has no odor, luckily!)
Now I understand why people make a big deal about things coming from a "smoke-free home" on eBay. Damned smokers!!!
Regardless, it was an absolute steal at only $80.
doctordoak
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Darn this thread...
Just bought a brand new Japanese Famicom Micro off Ebay. Probably paid too much, but oh well.
Just bought a brand new Japanese Famicom Micro off Ebay. Probably paid too much, but oh well.
NathanMcMahon
Banned
Looks like the Gaf has single-handedly caused the price to raise by $5 on these at Gamestop.
Square Triangle
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moop2000 said:
Lol, it's the same for the GBA and SP but that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the price increase. :lol
edornob said:
I agree, just wish it was an affordable handheld.
NathanMcMahon
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edornob said:
pretttty, pretttty, pretty bold!?
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
I don't know about SKU numbers but look for the "brighter screen" versions.Coldsnap said:
It's a sweet backlit version as opposed to the yucky original frontlit version.
I don't know about SKU, but there are other ways to tell.Coldsnap said:
Also the model number on the unit is AGS-101 where the older ones are AGS-001.BooJoh said:SP2/SP+ has a much brighter backlit screen that's a step below DS Lite's screens. The original SP is front lit, and abysmal quality in comparison.
Looking at the units, the SP+ has a much darker screen when powered off compared to the lighter grey of the regular SP's screen. The box will also mention the brighter backlit screen.
Like the hat?
Banned
The backlit sp is the absolute best way to play GB and GBC games, hands down.
Diablohead
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Dunno why but I always see the SP as an odd shape, It's like a baby DS but at the same time I just can't get use to the way it looks.
Reading this and posting about Micros elsewhere got me to pull everything out for a pic:
For GB I'd say emulation on the GB Micro is pretty good too (while GBC was too flaky last I tried it). All the GB stuff I had worked fine.JodyAnthony said:
Think of it more as a folding version of the original Game Boy:Diablohead said:
The Micro is actually wider than the SP, I think that might be why I find the Micro more comfortable than the SP.Coldsnap said:
POWERSPHERE
Member
What's the best flash card to get for a Micro? I really want to play Mother 3 on it, and think it's time to make the move.
LumpOfCole
Member
Micro is one of the few Nintendo handhelds I passed on - I sort of regret it now.
I got an EZFlash IV from RealHotStuff. Arrived fast and works great. There's even a setup guide for it on the Mother 3 Fan Translation forum.POWERSPHERE said:
http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Games/Mother3FanTranslation/47933
Just a heads up, I have some GBM goodness for sale in the buy/sell/trade thread including a new (not sealed) GBM 20th Anniv and a brand new black faceplate.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20456967&postcount=24300
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20456967&postcount=24300
radiantdreamer
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So on ebay, it seems you can get the Famicom edition for $100.
Litflynt912
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I have a fami GBM on eBay right now and it's not even at 50
Well yeah. We Micro owners already know of the greatness and take that for granted.Yoschi said:Or maybe it's because the Micro's face buttons are the best on a handheld
Actually I'd say there some of the best period, on any controller.
Speaking of eBay I looked up the Pokemon one that the guy above got for $80. The low Buy It Now price was like $280, up to one optimistic seller for $700 or 800.radiantdreamer said:
G0523 said:
Those are ones I was missing packaging for, but had manuals for. I used DS cases I bought from Nintendo, and printed out the art myself from the below website.
http://www.cdcovers.cc/covers
edit: Mejilan beat me to it, but yeah =)
I find these are the best GBA cases you can get. The fronts are clear, so you can see the game sticker, and the games are really easy to remove from the case, as opposed to ones that actually latch shut.
http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/743840807148?mv_pc=fetchsku&tts=20100329071651
http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/743840807148?mv_pc=fetchsku&tts=20100329071651
doctordoak
Member
Got my new Japanese Fami. Truly is a thing of beauty....doubtful that I'll ever play it though.
Shin Kojima
Banned
What the hell?doctordoak said:
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316510doctordoak said:
I haven't played mine (well either of them) for like a few years I think. Turned both on, batteries still worked. Why the hell can't anything else hold a charge like Nintendo stuff.
I'm back on to Guru Logic Champ...and stuck on the same puzzle I got stuck on three or four years ago. Did some other stuff and unlocked a new section of puzzles so I have a while to go.
I'm back on to Guru Logic Champ...and stuck on the same puzzle I got stuck on three or four years ago. Did some other stuff and unlocked a new section of puzzles so I have a while to go.
Finally joined the club today.
27,50 shipping included (that's around 6 on their part).
Didn't come with an adapter or the box.
Immediately ordered a separate adapter from ebay which came in today as well.
While it may not have come with an adapter or box, it did come with this:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past / Four Swords
Final Fantasy V
Mario Golf Advance Tour
Crash & Spyro Supepack
Need for Speed Carbon: Own The City
Sadly the faceplate has some noticeable scratches and I also noticed some minor paint chips on the system itself. What kinda pissed me off is that some of these scratches may have occurred during transport. The guy had simply thrown every item in a bubble bag which is fine, but if you're sending a metal storage case which is padded on the inside you might actually want to put the damn gameboy in the case, you know, instead of letting the metal case scratch up the micro.
Still, all in all not a bad deal.
Anywho.
Is there some place from which I can order genuine Nintendo faceplates?
I don't think NOE ever sold the faceplates separately so I highly doubt they do now.
I really want to get a non-scratched faceplate on this thing.
27,50 shipping included (that's around 6 on their part).
Didn't come with an adapter or the box.
Immediately ordered a separate adapter from ebay which came in today as well.
While it may not have come with an adapter or box, it did come with this:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past / Four Swords
Final Fantasy V
Mario Golf Advance Tour
Crash & Spyro Supepack
Need for Speed Carbon: Own The City
Sadly the faceplate has some noticeable scratches and I also noticed some minor paint chips on the system itself. What kinda pissed me off is that some of these scratches may have occurred during transport. The guy had simply thrown every item in a bubble bag which is fine, but if you're sending a metal storage case which is padded on the inside you might actually want to put the damn gameboy in the case, you know, instead of letting the metal case scratch up the micro.
Still, all in all not a bad deal.
Anywho.
Is there some place from which I can order genuine Nintendo faceplates?
I don't think NOE ever sold the faceplates separately so I highly doubt they do now.
I really want to get a non-scratched faceplate on this thing.
Azure Phoenix
Member
Danielsan said:
The US Nintendo part store has them in a couple of colours, but they don't ship internationally. NOE Repair Centre hasn't sold them for a long time, I only managed to get one a few months ago because they pulled one off an old broken Micro they had lying around.
Sadly you probably won't get a blue faceplate since that colour was unique to Europe and it's hard enough finding faceplates in colours that were sold in other countries.
Definitely not counting on finding a new blue faceplate somewhere.
Hoping to find a black one somewhere.
Might just give Nintendo NL a ring tomorrow.
Chances are slim but it couldn't hurt to try.
Worst case scenario, I will try to resell this micro (without Zelda and FF) and I'll buy a brand new one for some extra bucks on ebay.
I take it the third party faceplates are all junk?
Hoping to find a black one somewhere.
Might just give Nintendo NL a ring tomorrow.
Chances are slim but it couldn't hurt to try.
Worst case scenario, I will try to resell this micro (without Zelda and FF) and I'll buy a brand new one for some extra bucks on ebay.
I take it the third party faceplates are all junk?
Shin Kojima
Banned
Kindly let me know what colors they have, if any.Danielsan said:
faceless007
Member
Dunno why, but I keep coming back to this thread and find my temptation rising...
Question: What's the size of the Micro screen relative to playing GBA games on a DS Lite? GBA games only take a part of the DS screen so a direct comparison of the dimensions won't work. Is it bigger or smaller than on the DS Lite?
Question: What's the size of the Micro screen relative to playing GBA games on a DS Lite? GBA games only take a part of the DS screen so a direct comparison of the dimensions won't work. Is it bigger or smaller than on the DS Lite?
