LGR - Custom Game Boy Advance by "8bit Evolution"

Well, I just got one ordered! It was hard to pick from, so I went with the Yoshi's Egg one as well. (I've always been a fan of Yoshi! My favorite childhood character I played a lot as in Mario Kart 64, Mario Party, and even Yoshi's Island! :) ) In fact, I had some trouble with PayPal logging in a couple of days ago, and apparently the guys at 8-bit noticed the transaction ended up canceling and they sent me an email to see if things were alright. Even offered to invoice me directly which would allow for a discount, which increased when I mentioned your name. They definitely seem to have it going for them on customer service. :)

ReeseRiverson

Pretty nice, I don't really have the funds to drop on something like this though. I do have my old GBA though, I should look into getting a mod kit at some point. I agree that the wide version just feels better than the SP ever did. It was only the back-light that made that the better model in the first place. Well, I suppose the flip cover helped protect the screen too, but I'd be OK without that.

Spence

nice...after 30+ years of living in Pittsburgh I finally move and THEN I learn there's something cool there....

Justin Laughlin

You do, in deed!

Adam

Only shareware game that was any good on portables was Duke Nukem. Not a bad translation of Duke Nukem II! And yeah, that kind of mod sounds awesome. Though the Gameboy Player for the Gamecube works nicely for that as well :)

LGR

You're welcome, I think!

LGR

Jazz Jackrabbit on the GBA, Commander Keen on the GBC... old PC shareware games NEVER translated well to the portable format. :P I actually have a mod kit I've never had a chance to use that I got for super-cheap that lets you alter a regular GBA so you can play it on a TV through composite video outputs. I really should pick up a regular old GBA at some point so I can try it out. :B

Kris Asick

You saved my sanity.

Adam

Oh, somehow missed that. Thanks for info!

ksen

Yeah, it makes a lot more sense as an adult I'd say

LGR

I answered that in a comment below, but it's minimal!

LGR

Was looking for getting one like that and wondered if that store any good. So great thanks for covering! Will probably get one now. Mostly because of backlit, and my GBA SP is really small for my hand. How is battery life affected by backlit display btw?

ksen

I actually didn't liked the Advanced back there. But there where good reasons, for one the skreen gets be skratched and secondly it was not very comfortable for little hands, because I was still like 12 years old. But looking at it now you can put it in a pocket also the hands are allot bigger.

Ezydenias

Same here, this just made much more sense

LGR

Why Nintendo didn't stick to this type of design confuses me. The 90 deg angles they put on the sp and ds always hurt my hands after a short while.

Michael Lamartina

My IBM PC ate the GBA for breakfast this morning though D:

LGR

Agreed

LGR

it's...beautiful...

Jason Potter

WHAT IS THIS WHY IS A CONSOLE ON HERE I DON'T EVEN BLAAAAAAAARGH!!! Nah, this video was good, and the GBA looks pretty good.

I know there are some people out there that will mod your GBA for you, and it doesn't quite cost as much as this one :) I'd be too scared/lacking time to do the mod myself to be honest.

LGR

I agree, the GBA is one of the best form factors of any handheld. The SP has the back-lighting, but it just feels so cheap and breakable. I'm too scared of breaking my GBA to mod it, and I love the purple (plus I'm cheap) so I don't see myself buying a modded one. Man, that glass back-lit screen is beautiful, though. Guess I'll be stuck using the nyko telephone cord light peripheral forever :D

Aaron Alcorn

Should've known this would be a thing

LGR

Haha

LGR

i vote for aardvarks in the next video!!!

Sterling Treadwell

Now I want a video about Aardvarks

Randall Strye

From what I've read, the impact is minimal. It's still just keeping on after many hours on two AA's.

LGR

Awesome, I want one now! :) By the way, how's the battery life with the back lighting, I wonder.

ReeseRiverson

Me too! I linked to it in the description of the YouTube video, definitely check it out as it's by a talented viewer of mine :)

LGR

I like the outro music on this video. :)

Alex Smith

Well, as I said, that's kind of what it was! They asked if I'd like a product of theirs in exchange for mentioning their website, and I said why not? Same as I've done for AVerMedia, Corsair, Logitech, and others on my channel over the years. No money is exchanged so I'm allowed to speak freely on the subject to remain honest to my viewers, and they get exposure, so it's win-win.

LGR

Indeed, there's something to be said for things like the Gameboy Player on the Gamecube that let you play these games on a TV

LGR

Looked like nothing, but a plug for the company. Was a tad dissapointed

Good review. I have never played a game boy console. My eyesight is just too bad to see the small items on the screen