I've got the sudden urge to play either Pokemon Red, Blue, or Yellow (probably Yellow). Last time I played the original Pokemon games was in the very early 2000s with a friend, and it wasn't mine so I didn't get the "full experience".
I'm thinking about buying a Game Boy Advance SP (backlit version) to play it on though. On the one hand I'd rather play it on a classic console for the nostalgia, but I've got the original brick, and the Color (that I just got today for $5), but the screens on both are pretty hard to see unless you're in good lighting and holding the system at the right angle (though I will say the Color's screen is WAY crisper and nicer). The SP has the advantage of being backwards compatible with the old games, and plus it's got a really nice backlit screen.
Pretty crazy how long it took Nintendo to introduce a version of the Game Boy with a built-in front/back light, by the way, isn't it? They did release the Game Boy Light in Japan in 1998, but never in the US. There was no back/front lit Game Boy available in the US until the first version of the Advance SP was released in 2003. That's 14 years!
Meanwhile the Game Gear was introduced with a built-in backlight in North America by Sega in 1991 (just two years after the Game Boy was introduced). Granted it ate batteries like crazy, but still.
I have a GBA:SP Backlight version, and it's one of the best screens Nintendo has ever put in a portable, however I absolutely hate the form-factor of the SP. Way too narrow.
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I'm thinking about buying a Game Boy Advance SP (backlit version) to play it on though. On the one hand I'd rather play it on a classic console for the nostalgia, but I've got the original brick, and the Color (that I just got today for $5), but the screens on both are pretty hard to see unless you're in good lighting and holding the system at the right angle (though I will say the Color's screen is WAY crisper and nicer). The SP has the advantage of being backwards compatible with the old games, and plus it's got a really nice backlit screen.
Pretty crazy how long it took Nintendo to introduce a version of the Game Boy with a built-in front/back light, by the way, isn't it? They did release the Game Boy Light in Japan in 1998, but never in the US. There was no back/front lit Game Boy available in the US until the first version of the Advance SP was released in 2003. That's 14 years!
Meanwhile the Game Gear was introduced with a built-in backlight in North America by Sega in 1991 (just two years after the Game Boy was introduced). Granted it ate batteries like crazy, but still.