I'm starting to really hate Gameboys
Oct 31, 2006 9:57:10 GMT -5
Post by jameseightbitstar on Oct 31, 2006 9:57:10 GMT -5
Here's the situation:
The original Gameboy: For hand comfort, this can not be beaten. It is simply the most comfortable to hold of any of the Gameboys ever made. The problem? Not only is there no color, not only can it only play games meant for the original GB (obviously), but the screen it has blurs the game graphics so much that its near-impossible to tell what's going on at any given time!
Gameboy Pocket and Color: The screen is improved and they can play more games... but they're smaller. Oh my God, WHY ARE THEY SMALLER? Sure, they take up less space, but they're also less comfortable, making me not even WANT to play them because my hands start hurting after a few hours.
Gameboy Advance: The new design is just as uncomfortable as the Pocket/Color, and not only that but the size of the buttons as well as their layout, really sucks. This is no less obvious than when playing games like Astro Boy: Omega Factor (in which one of the special attacks requires you to press both A and B at the same time).
Gameboy Advance SP: Finally has backlighting, which is something Gameboy has needed since the dawn of time. But sadly the problems of comfort have all been compounded, and worse yet, now the GB uses a proprietary power supply (meaning if something goes wrong with it, Nintendo and Nintendo alone can fix it--no more simply going to the nearest gas station and getting batteries).
Geez! When, WHEN will they make a Gameboy that is as comfortable to hold and easy to play as the original, but has the compatibility, backlighting, and features of the GBA SP?
Maybe I could hack my Gameboys and create such a monster, but I'm not sure how.
The original Gameboy: For hand comfort, this can not be beaten. It is simply the most comfortable to hold of any of the Gameboys ever made. The problem? Not only is there no color, not only can it only play games meant for the original GB (obviously), but the screen it has blurs the game graphics so much that its near-impossible to tell what's going on at any given time!
Gameboy Pocket and Color: The screen is improved and they can play more games... but they're smaller. Oh my God, WHY ARE THEY SMALLER? Sure, they take up less space, but they're also less comfortable, making me not even WANT to play them because my hands start hurting after a few hours.
Gameboy Advance: The new design is just as uncomfortable as the Pocket/Color, and not only that but the size of the buttons as well as their layout, really sucks. This is no less obvious than when playing games like Astro Boy: Omega Factor (in which one of the special attacks requires you to press both A and B at the same time).
Gameboy Advance SP: Finally has backlighting, which is something Gameboy has needed since the dawn of time. But sadly the problems of comfort have all been compounded, and worse yet, now the GB uses a proprietary power supply (meaning if something goes wrong with it, Nintendo and Nintendo alone can fix it--no more simply going to the nearest gas station and getting batteries).
Geez! When, WHEN will they make a Gameboy that is as comfortable to hold and easy to play as the original, but has the compatibility, backlighting, and features of the GBA SP?
Maybe I could hack my Gameboys and create such a monster, but I'm not sure how.