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Sunday, September 11, 2005
As soon as I saw that Lik-Sang had their Game Boy micro in, I called my local store.
"Do you have Game Boy micro?"
"Yeah... but we only have one colour..."
"..."
"Only Famicom."
"!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I ran down there and picked up mine with Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon. Famicom fans will get a real kick out of the box it comes in:
There are plenty of impressions of the unit elsewhere, so I'll be brief here: I'm not a huge GBA player anymore, but this combo of a tiny GB + Panel de Pon is perfect for me. I get the puzzler I regard as the finest of all time in a form small enough to slip into a pocket along with my other gadgets, so I can get my fix anywhere. While I doubt it'll join my phone and Blackberry in the short list of things I have to take everywhere, I can definitely see myself packing it instead of or alongside my iPod if I'm in need of entertainment on the subway, waiting around, etc.
The finish is pretty nice, a smooth and shiny metal. The button labels (B, A) seem to be printed on top of the buttons, so those might rub off with time (ditto the Happy Mario! logo on the back). One cool little feature: The Start and Select buttons flash when you put the machine to sleep, and they're also the indicator lights for charging.
Posted at 1:15 AM
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