Today I got a Game Boy Micro in the mail off of eBay for a fairly good price. When the Micro came out, I was skeptical because of the release of the DS, and I felt I didn’t need a Micro. After my recent urge to play GBA games, I realized that the GBA emulation on DS isn’t very good because of the A and B buttons are reversed on the DS, so it makes it tougher to play fast paced games, so I went back to playing GBA games on my old GBA SP. I started reading up on the Micro after that, and a lot of people seemed to like it, so I checked eBay and found this one, which also came with Super Mario Advance 2 and Metroid Fusion which sweetened the deal. After an hour or so of playing Super Mario Advance on the Micro, I’m really starting to like it. The form factor is a huge plus, and my hands don’t seem to cramp as they do with the GBASP, despite being smaller. I can’t completely retire the GBA SP though. As good of a GBA player as the Micro is, there are some significant compatibility issues with the it. First of all, it can’t play Game Boy or Game Boy Color games. Second of all, it can’t link up to other GBAs or the GameCube (as far as my limited knowledge of the system goes anyway). Finally, it is not compatible with the e-Reader. For what it does do though, it does very well. It’s not exactly something I would call retro, but I felt that it’s worth noting, since it plays games that are 7 and a half years old.

Here are a couple of pics of my “new” (it was used, but came in very pristine condition along with all the packaging) system:

It has a brighter screen than the original GBA SP

Comparison shot between the Micro, SP and DS Lite

Oh, and I just finished the ice world in Super Mario Advance, so I’m getting closer to beating the game. The review should be up within the next 3 days if all goes well.

Merry Christmas!