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11/23/2004 11:25:59 AM EDT
Just got one - all I can say is wow. Anyone else get one?
11/23/2004 11:28:00 AM EDT
[#1]
What is it?
11/23/2004 11:29:51 AM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
What is it?



www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1730095,00.asp
11/23/2004 11:54:35 AM EDT
[#3]
I back ordered one.  What can you do with the wireless?  What can it do on an 802.11b network?
11/23/2004 11:55:59 AM EDT
[#4]
Looks pretty cool.  I played metroid the other day.  Much better FPS and RTS control.  Still doesnt beat a mouse.
11/23/2004 11:57:58 AM EDT
[#5]
How does it compare to the Advance? Both physically and technologically?
I never liked that button layout on the other handhelds like that.


ByteTheBullet  (-:
11/23/2004 12:02:53 PM EDT
[#6]
They look cool,

but Sony's PSP is my bag for sure.
11/23/2004 12:08:06 PM EDT
[#7]
i just got one for my son for his birthday. graphics are pretty good, the touch screen is a neat idea. wonder how long it will hold up. the place we got the unit from had no games for it. we finally found a couple of games at target.    
11/23/2004 12:08:09 PM EDT
[#8]
My problem with the Game Boys is I'm too old to be able to see the damn screens lol...the DS just has 2 screens that are the same size as the SP, right?  

I'm waiting for the PSP...that's a bigger screen, so I'll be able to actually SEE that.  

Ive got an SP...but I really don't use it much...just too damn small.  
11/23/2004 12:12:54 PM EDT
[#9]
What is it?
Its a new, more advanced type of Gameboy. It can do 3D and is about as powerful as a Nintendo 64. It has two screens, and the bottom one is touch sensitive

Network
The only thing you can do with it is try to do is to find other players in the same area. My router detected it, but there is no games that allow internet play / functionality…yet. So, it can do nothing w/ your network for now, but it has the capacity to in the future.

Comparison to the GBA
Its about 2X thicker than the GBA, and 1.5X wider. The two screens are backlit type and NOT the forward lit type of the SP (which is inferior). Also, this comes with a standard plug in / rechargeable battery. It can play GBA games but NOT GB games, like the GBA can.


This thing is awesome, not for the graphics, but for the touch screen play feature. It adds a whole new dimension to the play.
11/23/2004 12:19:54 PM EDT
[#10]

Quoted:
My problem with the Game Boys is I'm too old to be able to see the damn screens lol...the DS just has 2 screens that are the same size as the SP, right?  

I'm waiting for the PSP...that's a bigger screen, so I'll be able to actually SEE that.  

Ive got an SP...but I really don't use it much...just too damn small.  



Big +1 on the PSP...

I'm waiting on it as well.
11/23/2004 1:29:45 PM EDT
[#11]

Quoted:
Just got one - all I can say is wow. Anyone else get one?



bought one for my 11 year old son's birthday. he's very impressed with it also.
11/23/2004 1:38:42 PM EDT
[#12]

Quoted:
What is it?
Its a new, more advanced type of Gameboy. It can do 3D and is about as powerful as a Nintendo 64. It has two screens, and the bottom one is touch sensitive

Network
The only thing you can do with it is try to do is to find other players in the same area. My router detected it, but there is no games that allow internet play / functionality…yet. So, it can do nothing w/ your network for now, but it has the capacity to in the future.

Comparison to the GBA
Its about 2X thicker than the GBA, and 1.5X wider. The two screens are backlit type and NOT the forward lit type of the SP (which is inferior). Also, this comes with a standard plug in / rechargeable battery. It can play GBA games but NOT GB games, like the GBA can.


This thing is awesome, not for the graphics, but for the touch screen play feature. It adds a whole new dimension to the play.



Thanks for all the info, sounds pretty good. Is the touch screen play while holding the unit or do you have/need to set it down?


ByteTheBullet  (-: