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Four inches of awesome: Let us love the Game Boy Micro

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  • cwapfobrainscwapfobrains Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    thread was a success, as last night I purchased a black micro from the amazon used sellers list for 60 bucks. I had always kinda wanted one, but somehow missed the point where stores were trying to get rid of them.

    Now if I can only find my copy of Car Battler Joe...

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    thread was a success, as last night I purchased a black micro from the amazon used sellers list for 60 bucks. I had always kinda wanted one, but somehow missed the point where stores were trying to get rid of them.

    Now if I can only find my copy of Car Battler Joe...

    bought mine for 45$!

    Canadian!

    And it will supposedly come with faceplates, a charger, and a free game.

    I wait in anticipation.

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I wish I could find a micro somewhere. My Ds Phat is dying, and those little fuckers are pretty.

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I hope my ds phat lives forever. Lites are too thin. I love the way the phat just fits perfectly into my hands.

    EDIT: Just got mine in the mail!

    The first thought through my head was "its so small"

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Goddamn I have been on a fucking quest to find one of these and still have not obtained one

    Rent on
  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    would it make you feel better if I took a bunch of sexy pics of mine?

    It came with Iridion 3D!

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Iridion 3d is really good. It's hard, but it's good.

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    so far I only got to the second stage but it's so pretty.

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  • ShogunShogun Hair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get along Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Are people really having a hard time finding these? My gamecrazy close to my house had 5 of them new in box and a slew of them used.

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I didn't fine any in stores. The only thing close was a used sp for 80 bucks.

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  • ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Shogun wrote: »
    Are people really having a hard time finding these? My gamecrazy close to my house had 5 of them new in box and a slew of them used.

    Go back to the store, get the prices for used and new, and sell them to us.

    Unless they still have them because they are ridiculously overpriced.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I bought mine on Amazon.com. Easiest way of getting rare, but not really that rare games and hardware. You are not going to find a new gameboy in many retail stores, since its out of production.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    FUCK YOU THREAD
    BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS I JUST SPENT 87 FUCKING DOLLARS ON A GODDAMN 20TH ANNIVERSARY GBM
    GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
    (thanks :P)

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    luckyy, mine is just silver

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Maybe I'm crazy, but I think I like the black/silver micros better than the Famicom one. Don't get me wrong, it looks awesome, and I love my NES-style GBA SP with all my heart, but the appeal of the Micro is its minimalism. To me, having extra designs on the faceplate (no matter how awesome they are) just clutters up the visual aesthetic.

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  • IvanIssacsIvanIssacs Skull Leader SDF-1Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I...I kinda want one of these...Am I going to have to browse ebay for one?

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    IvanIssacs wrote: »
    I...I kinda want one of these...Am I going to have to browse ebay for one?

    Yeah
    I went to every EBStop and GameCrazy in the area with no success

    Rent on
  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    DeMoN wrote: »
    I hope my ds phat lives forever. Lites are too thin. I love the way the phat just fits perfectly into my hands.

    EDIT: Just got mine in the mail!

    The first thought through my head was "its so small"

    It has that Apple-like distortion field where you see it on a computer screen and you're all "whatevs" but then you hold it in your hand and you're all "omgz."

    Whenever I have it in my pocket, I find myself occasionally clicking the buttons as a nervous habit. It longs to be touched. <3

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Heh, I spent $50 on my Famicom Micro.

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  • IvanIssacsIvanIssacs Skull Leader SDF-1Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Rent wrote: »
    IvanIssacs wrote: »
    I...I kinda want one of these...Am I going to have to browse ebay for one?

    Yeah
    I went to every EBStop and GameCrazy in the area with no success

    I weep.


    To Ebay!

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  • bobmyknobbobmyknob 3DS Friend Code 4553-9974-2186 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Wooo, I just spent $39.50 on a Famicom Micro! No charger, though, so I'll have to figure out a cheap way of getting one.

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  • ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    bobmyknob wrote: »
    Wooo, I just spent $39.50 on a Famicom Micro! No charger, though, so I'll have to figure out a cheap way of getting one.

    Refurb model straight from Nintendo - $7.50

    You can even buy new batteries for it too.

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The OP should have a list of all the people who broke down and bought a micro because of this thread.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    DeMoN wrote: »
    The OP should have a list of all the people who broke down and bought a micro because of this thread.

    *raises hand*

    Brand new one, too. And for some reason it's Japanese.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    DeMoN wrote: »
    The OP should have a list of all the people who broke down and bought a micro because of this thread.
    I caved and bought one too. Unless some guy in Jersey stiffed me. Then I'm going on a road trip...

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  • Evil_ReaverEvil_Reaver Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    DeMoN wrote: »
    The OP should have a list of all the people who broke down and bought a micro because of this thread.

    I'm about to walk out the door to go to a Gamestop to buy one. I called 4 stores in my area and only 1 of them had a used one in stock. Gamestop is selling them for $29.95, which is a total steal considering how much they're going for on eBay.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    DeMoN wrote: »
    The OP should have a list of all the people who broke down and bought a micro because of this thread.

    I'm about to walk out the door to go to a Gamestop to buy one. I called 4 stores in my area and only 1 of them had a used one in stock. Gamestop is selling them for $29.95, which is a total steal considering how much they're going for on eBay.

    I bought a used one at gamestop, but the controls were all mushy and worn, so I returned it and ponied up the extra cash for a new one.

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  • Evil_ReaverEvil_Reaver Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Renzo wrote: »
    DeMoN wrote: »
    The OP should have a list of all the people who broke down and bought a micro because of this thread.

    I'm about to walk out the door to go to a Gamestop to buy one. I called 4 stores in my area and only 1 of them had a used one in stock. Gamestop is selling them for $29.95, which is a total steal considering how much they're going for on eBay.

    I bought a used one at gamestop, but the controls were all mushy and worn, so I returned it and ponied up the extra cash for a new one.

    I thought about buying one new but I'm not sure I want to plunk down that much cash on an old system. Besides, my birthday was on Monday and my grandmother in-law gave me enough cash to buy a used Micro and a couple of games. She doesn't know that's what I'm going to buy with the money, of course, but I don't really have anything else on my wish list that I just can't do without.

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  • Evil_ReaverEvil_Reaver Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Okay, so wow. This thing is a lot smaller than I thought it would be... and I love it!

    I'm a little pissed, though, that Gamestop is still selling certain GBA games for over $20. Sorry, dudes, I know the Mario Advance games are popular, but they are not $25 of fun anymore. Guess I'll hit up eBay and Amazon for my games.

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  • ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Guess I'll hit up eBay and Amazon for my games.

    Yes, it is miniaturized awesome.

    And be VERY careful with fake games. There's a guide somewhere to buying GBA games on eBay. (in a nutshell: original picture, states that it's an official cartridge, and check on the circuit board inside the contact area for official markings, and check the picture against official pictures for color differences or label misprints)

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Lunker wrote: »
    DeMoN wrote: »
    I hope my ds phat lives forever. Lites are too thin. I love the way the phat just fits perfectly into my hands.

    EDIT: Just got mine in the mail!

    The first thought through my head was "its so small"

    It has that Apple-like distortion field where you see it on a computer screen and you're all "whatevs" but then you hold it in your hand and you're all "omgz."

    Whenever I have it in my pocket, I find myself occasionally clicking the buttons as a nervous habit. It longs to be touched. <3

    This. When I decided to get mine a year and a half ago (I had never owned any handheld before) I was like "ok cool it's a little GBA." When it finally arrived I was like "holy shit it's a holyshitsofuckingTINY GBA!"

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Yeah, when I saw that the GBM had been released, I was all "meh". Then I saw one in an EB like a year after they stopped production and I was all "holy shit I must have it." Luckily I was with a then-friend, soon to be girlfriend, and she bought it for me. $50 spur of the moment gift was the first sign she gave me. Note that the purchasing of the GBM had absolutely no effect on the subsequent events.*

    It is now beat to shit because I take it with me everywhere. I like to think that with it, by proxy, I'm still pushing her buttons. [wrist] and then someday, the GBM will leave me too [/wrist]

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  • IvanIssacsIvanIssacs Skull Leader SDF-1Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I just ordered one off Ebay for $60. Unless that dude in Michigan screwed me. Fig-D is going to have to drop me off on the way to Jersey.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Sounds like a plan to me. It'll be fun: The Fig and Ivan Beat Up America Tour.

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    If there's someone you need messed up in Jersey, I know a guy.

    i may or may not also live there.

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Man, Jersey is awesome. Went to Long Beach Island two years in a row.

    Granted I was bored as hell the second year...

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Jersey gets a lot of bad rep from north and south Jersey. In the middle, it's fucking wonderful. NYC's an hour train ride, Philly's an hour drive, the beach is an hour drive. There's always somewhere to go, if you have a car, that is. Growing up in suburban bumfuck Jersey was awful.

    Just stay away from Camden.


    on the subject of GBM, I spent my history class today playing Return of the King and Super Mario World while we were watching a movie. People were all like, "holy shit what is that thing" and I was all "It's a motherfucking game boy is what it is." and continued playing Mario.

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  • DeMoNDeMoN twitch.tv/toxic_cizzle Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I just got Mario Advance today, which is really Mario 2 or whatever.

    As soon as I turn of the game it erases my save. Good thing I only spended 12 buckaroos on it.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    DeMoN wrote: »
    I just got Mario Advance today, which is really Mario 2 or whatever.

    As soon as I turn of the game it erases my save. Good thing I only spended 12 buckaroos on it.

    You might have a bootleg.

    Myself, I have all the Mario Advance titles, except for the original, which I do have, but it's in Japanese.

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  • ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Jersey gets a lot of bad rep from north and south Jersey. In the middle, it's fucking wonderful. NYC's an hour train ride, Philly's an hour drive, the beach is an hour drive. There's always somewhere to go, if you have a car, that is. Growing up in suburban bumfuck Jersey was awful.

    South Jersey isn't too bad, you just have to know Spanish if you're going to talk to anyone.. oi. That, and there's nothing to do. I live right smack in the center of southern Jersey, so if I want to do anything I'm in the same situation as you, drive an hour to get anywhere.

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