Jul17
The Game Boy Micro was Nintendo’s attempt at a Game Boy swan song. Released in 2005, half a year after the original DS had already hit store shelves, it was a strange sort of afterthought. Perhaps it was meant to replace the still remarkably selling Game Boy Advance SP. Priced at $89.99, however, it was a more expensive alternative, and had a smaller screen. Plus, the DS already played GBA cartridges, and the Micro couldn’t play Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles, something the SP could do. With disappointing sales, the Micro disappeared, its history paved over in 2006 with the release of an equally bright-screened DS Lite.
via CNET.
I got a micro that looks the same as in that picture as a birthday present from my brother last year, and I have to admit, it is a slick little handheld. Too bad the DS overshadowed it so quickly.
The GBA Micro is an under-appreciated system. Yes, the screen was smaller but it was much brighter and crisper looking. It also had a regular headphone jack instead of the proprietary one on the GBA SP. The best feature though was that it actually fit in your pocket. Whenever I have to fly it’s the system I usually take along.