Game Boy Advance SP- Gold

I got this thinking it was a replacement for the one I got for christmas. Turns out, what I got from my cousin this past christmas, was a GameBox. Read the details, and look for sites that sell that sort of stuff online. There are places that sell that kind of stuff as legitimately as possible online, so don't lose home.As for this specific product, its gold, simply gold. I love it. I have a few Game Boy Advance, and other old school games, that I play on this thing. The Game Box is great, but having the legitimate version is good too. If anything else, for reliability and durability of legitimate products that other questionable stuff just may not have. I am gonna get the Pokemon: Red rescue team game just to use on here, since the GambeBox, well, it plays that game, but can't save on it. Granted, I'm old enough to be from the gamer generations that played games like that, and left them idling/afk while we had other real life responsibilities to do, then come back and continue to play the game we were doing before responsibilies called. With that said, this, the legitimate version, works well. I just hope after hard grinding on some games, that it doesn't break down on me. I tend to be the kind of guy that works a system to its limit, just through legitimate/standard means. Like for the GameBox, on the Pokemon red version, after my Golbat evolved from a Zubat, one or two levels later, that I leveled up in the same area, during the same game play time frame of 6 hours, Golbat went into evolution stage again, and I got the "Ash:??" response when nothing happened after the initial light show before the Pokemon goes white while evolving. So, yeah, with that said, I always look for a stable, reliable, long lasting, products. I look for things that can last a long, long time, cause I intend to have things, for a long, long time.To conclude this review, I will say that the legitimate Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP, works as intended. I look forward to buying legitimate versions of games to play on it for years to come. Now to find a good price and seller on a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team.P.S.: This is besides the point, but I thought I should include it here. The review box, it doesn't allow the upper arrow key to be reconized. I tried on other sites and it works there, so it isn't my system or keyboard. If anyone else see's this issue, about the up arrow key, not working on the review details box, please inform Amazon about this. Might be a bug they care to fix. Its a weird bug. It sometimes works, and other times, it doesn't. Please, someone look into this.

So I went through a trial and error when buying this product. At first, I bought this item in "good condition". It came with many scratches on the top of the case and had some minor screen damage. It was still playable and did the job fine. I tried to live it but couldn't due to me liking my collectibles in pristine condition, so I returned it. Just know that if you buy "good condition", you will receive damaged but playable products. After getting my refund, I decided to buy "like new". It arrived within a week and was in great condition. No scratches or damage anywhere. The only problem was that it was the "AGS-001" model. The 001 was not bright at all and I could barely see the screen. Of course this was not the fault of the seller because they listed the model number in the details section and I just missed it. If you want a good game playing experience, I would get the 101 model. This is what I bought after returning the older model. I purchased from Amazing Inc., it came really fast, and was in pretty much perfect condition. No scratches, damages, came with a charger, and they even included a screen protector. I paid a bit more, but I am very satisfied with this purchase. Just make sure you know what you want and an extra $50 goes a long way in terms of quality.

First off, let me say this: I have only ever owned a Game Boy Color, and only yesterday, which was at the very beginning of 2013, I received this. It is a HUGE improvement over the Color, and yes, I know there was something in between. After shopping around here for months, I finally decided to get this for myself, because it had great customer reviews, and now, about 10 years after its initial release, it is much cheaper than most other systems, and it appears to be much more durable.I'm going to list the Pros and Cons of this device:Pros:Frontlit Screen enables for ease of Gameplay. Huge improvement. I can now play a game like Galaga, very dark background that elicited complaints from regular GBA players because they couldn't see what was on the screenLaptop (clamshell) design: allows for easy storage, because it protects the inside from damage while shrinking it so it can fit in your pocket.Sound system: once again, a huge plus, because it is much louder than the Game Boy Color.Rechargeable battery: saves batteriesCons:Sound CONTROL: instead of a small wheel like the Game Boy Color, this has a Slide-thing. it is very small, so it really only has 3 settings: Silent, medium, and BLOW YOUR EARS OFF in comparison to the GBC.it is a slightly slippery surface, so if your hands get sweaty, it is hard to find a comfortable way to hold the system.Overall, I think this is a GREAT little system, I cannot believe they just left the Game Boy line of games to rot in a warehouse somewhere in Japan. I really believe this outranks the DS in every way, whichever DS is popular when you read this.(also, I'd like to give a Tip of the Proverbial Hat to GameSturz, the seller which I bought mine from. They shipped the same day I bought it, and it arrived 2 days ahead of the estimated arrival time Amazon gave me. )