Comments on: Retro Gadget: An ode to my Game Boy Micro

A look back at Nintendo's last Game Boy... the Micro.

[niko_osokin]

I first saw/heard of it a year after it came out; I saw it in a Gamestop and to put it bluntly, I thought, "*** is this? This has no practical purpose!".

[harperjm--2008]

"While the GBA cartridges it plays are nearly as large as the Micro itself, they can be had for peanuts at a GameStop, thrift store, or garage sale."

Actually, GBA cartridges are pretty darn expensive - especially the good titles. Mario titles are the worst. I bought a Gameboy adapter for the Gamecube and simply haven't bothered getting anything since the games are so expensive still!

[Firehazel]

i know! i was in a gamestop the other day and saw Pokemon Emerald used for 34.99 and i thought "wait... wasn't that the price for it NEW?"
i'm glad my friend gave me his copy.

[SVEarl47]

i lost mine. :(

[DMBoricua]

:( I can imagine how that would happen. Such a tiny little gameboy.

[Undune]

Ditto.
I was surprised at how I pissed I was at losing it. I loved that thing. It was awesome for Pokemon and Advance Wars.

[Darthbane17]

This makes we want to go and buy one so I can enjoy some of my favorite games again i.e golden sun, metroid fusion, pokemon, and many others

[TheStairMaster]

GS FTW!!

[livingaudio]

neverhad one:-(
but i want one now even though i already have a White GBA, an SP, and a DS lite...ah!
(>_<)*

[Firehazel]

me too

[MAGNUM6644]

lol i bought one from a friend for 20 bucks and a air heads extreme 2 years ago.

[ppartekim]

I love my GBM. I lost one to a bad belt case when it fell out at a relatives house and searching all over never found it (maybe it was too small). I then found a local ToysRus that was clearing them out for $39 ea and bought the last two (figuring a spare never hurt and which is still unopened) a couple of years back

To this day, while I have a iPod, PSP, DS, and iPhone, the GBM is the gadget to take if long waits (travel) are in the wings since the battery lasts like 10hours before a charging and the GBM and 5 games fit easily in one pocket (and there were those GB movie cartridges).

[ScottStein8]

Until the dreamt-of Virtual Console for DSi arrives, this is the next best thing. It's almost small enough to be a keychain (well, not quite). While the carts do hold value, you can still get pretty great deals because there are so many floating out there. Maybe not pennies... :)

[paulimusmaximus]

I remember this. I never wanted one though. I like bigger screens, and the game boy was never something I carried around in my pocket everywhere anyway.

[BlazeEagle]

Nintendo should release a version of the Micro for $20 with abundant internal memory & a built in, pop out USB plug. They could sell the retro GB & GBA games as very inexpensive downloads.

You?d plug a Micro into your PC, download games from Nintendo, transfer them to your Micro & pop it in your pocket or purse for times of boredom.

[TheStairMaster]

you pretty much described the pocket retro gaming emulator from thinkgeek, its basically the same form factor and size, but has four face buttons, 4gig internal mem (expandable thru miniSD) and support for nes, snes, genesis, neo geo AND GBA roms.

too bad they're backordered till august...

[memeroot]

with an sd socket it would be the best console ever made... .(thank goodness for 3rd party.. it is!!!!!!!!)

[psidd]

I have the exact same NES anniversary edition and I have to say it is the best looking Gameboy ever and it is so tiny. The biggest pros are it has buttons with travel rather than the SP's clicky buttons and also a headphone socket but the biggest con was it ONLY played GB Advance titles. I use mine every now and then and I agree, I'm amazed every time it turns on months after non-use. Even though I hardly use it I just cant bring myself to sell it.

[Shaun822]

I was going to get one when they first came out but I tried one at a gamestop or some other store and it was too small for the bear paws where my hands should be. I couldn't get a comfortable grip on it. Then I got the DS and bought a bunch of old GBA titles before they gained their value back.

[play7]

This so cute i loved them........

[swu88]

Wow - 4 years ago is now retro? You guys talk about this think like my grandparents talk about ice cube air conditioners. "Back in the day..."

[ScottStein8]

Good point. Is there a new category for "recent retro?" Or, products that became retro before their time? Because, without a doubt, the Micro became a footnote faster than most products.

[WingWingDabbit]

well retro really means something is styled to imitate some other object from the past. the GBM was new and unique and would only be called retro if it were ever re-released, with the term only applying to the newly manufactured run.

[sthehill]

Yeah, the more sought after GBA games still fetch a pretty penny. A funny side note:
I was selling some old games the other day to gamestop, which included Pokemon Diamond (DS), and pokemon Leaf Green (GBA). I got approximatelyy 2 more dollars for the Leaf Green cartridge!