Since there are no moving parts, the experience is also skip free, even during active use. The video cartridge offers user-adjustable brightness and DVD-like controls with animated menus and a handy button lock to avoid accidental interruptions. Sure, you might dismiss these three as mere 'cartoons' on the surface, but they are feature films that young and old can truly enjoy and are hence cause for celebration in our pants pockets. The individual movie titles Shrek, Shrek 2, and Shark Tale cost $20 each, while a Shrek/ Shark Tale two-pack sells for $30. Another plus for the GB micro is that it also accepts standard stereo headphones, although the Majesco/DreamWorks titles actually arrive packed with a complimentary pair of earbuds for the Game Boy Advance, with the necessary proprietary plug. A rechargeable battery is built in, and the micro includes an AC adapter, along with a drawstring cloth pouch, two alternate faceplates, and a faceplate ejector tool, which I initially mistook for a guitar pick. Appealing to the style savvy, this sexy little number commands a premium above the larger, older, clamshell-style Game Boy Advance SP (successor to the original, horizontal Game Boy Advance), setting back the gotta-have-it crowd a cool $90. So, I finally had my software, but what about hardware?Īnnounced at E3 2005, the Game Boy micro is the smallest Game Boy device of all time, yet this newest addition to the family also boasts their best-ever screen-it's sharp, colorful and remarkably bright. And then DreamWorks surprised many folks, myself included, by licensing three of their animated feature films to Majesco Entertainment, the major player in GBA Video. I've been intending for some time to write about at least one of the many developments on the Nintendo handheld gaming front, but what would be my Home Theater hook? The Game Boy Advance generation eventually offered Game Boy Advance Video, which provides playback of third-party content on little Nintendo flash memory cartridges, but these were typically just episodes of recent, kid-only fare from Nicktoons and Disney. Join over 36,000+ makers on Adafruit’s Discord channels and be part of the community! ĬircuitPython – The easiest way to program microcontrollers – CircuitPython.Game Boy Micro + Game Boy Video = The world's smallest movie player?

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