Nintendo Purple Console (GBA)

You'll also notice the graphics. Essentially sporting redesigned SNES technology, you'll see things on the GBA that the big consoles do, such as scaling (making objects larger or smaller) and rotation effects--technological advances that will affect the look of everything from crossing a finish line to scoring a goal to crawling through a dungeon. The extra processing muscle also means you can network up to four Game Boy Advance units together, via the communication cable, for multiplayer fun from one shared cartridge. Because the Game Boy Advance system is backward-compatible, it will play not only its own line of colourful games--including such launch titles as Super Mario Advance, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and Kuru Kuru Kurin--but also almost all of the monochrome and colour games that have already been released for the previous Game Boy systems. It seems that Nintendo have wisely struck a balance between size, price, and power consumption. And considering how well the old 8-bit system weathered the decade's technological storms, the Game Boy Advance seems here to stay. --Porter B Hall

But the screen is AWFUL! Something should be re-worked here somewhere. Plus, the games are pretty pricey for a handheld.... wait for some of them to hit the budget shelves, and then go mental.

But that aside, it is awesome, and I have a hard time putting mine down.


A Contrasting opion   August 28, 2001
Dave Dunn (Sidcup,Kent)
2 out of 12 found this review helpful

Nothing new game wise. Games are expensive 25- 35. It's biggest letdown for me is NO CONTRAST CONTROL. It was bad on the GB Colour, it's just as bad on the GBA. I cannot believe this product has passed the Health and Safety Laws in this country. There must be many a small child going blind trying to see the screen. Or is it all on purpose so we all have to buy lights to see it.