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valderman · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 12:49 pm Post subject: GBA SP

I'm thinking about getting a GameBoy Advance SP. The problem is, I'm pretty low on cash. I only have 1200 SEK (~130€, ~155 USD, ~90£), and I have about zero chance of earning any more in the forseeable future.
Is there anywhere I could get a GBA SP this cheap (preferrably with shipping included)?
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LeoDraco · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 1:39 pm Post subject:

I don't know what shipping to Sweden from America is like (or, conversely, if this place has a Sweden warehouse from whence to ship), but EB has them for 99 US, which is the going price over here.
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Adam · Mage Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 416 Location: Australia

If i was going to buy a handheld id be thinking GP32, they cost more tho and more shipping too. And in your fininancal situation id be wanting the one where you can just download emulated games onto it from your PC. :P

But im not financally endowed enough to get one in the first place. So i just cry myself to sleep.

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valderman · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject:

Fling-master · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 11:51 pm Post subject:

Adam · Mage Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 416 Location: Australia

I was wondering how you planned to play anythign on it.

Now it seems quite a viable idea.
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DrunkenCoder · Demon Hunter Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 559

try:
http://www.webhallen.com/list.php?avd=1&konsol=18&genre=488

there you can get it for 1199:-sek or shop around international sites if you don't mind waiting
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barok@home · Guest

lol... reminds me of once i was looking through ebay, and looked up the gba sp. i found one at 10 dollars american. it claimed it wasn't a hoax, and you only had to wait 4 months for your gba sp.

but ebay might be the place to get it...

valderman · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 9:43 am Post subject:

Fling-master · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 12:11 am Post subject:

It really depends on what you use it for. If you use it for development then I wouldn't worry about the 512 or 1024Mbit cart size... I would stick with the 128 or 256Mbit. However, if you intend to use it for less-then-honourable stuff *wink wink* then I would recommend the bigger sizes for obvious reasons.

Of course this is really just my personal preference heheh.
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Modanung · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:40 pm Post subject:

I thought you'd buy tablet, or was that someone else?

valderman · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 5:28 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I'm not quite sure what to do. If I should get a GBA now, or save the money to get a tablet later. That's why I wanted to know if the first alternative was at all possible.
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Modanung · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 7:27 pm Post subject:

Man, you can download emulators for those kind of things... that's something that can't be done for tablets.

valderman · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:28 pm Post subject:

Bjorn · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:12 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I downloaded and compiled VisualBoyAdvance and tried Super Mario Advance 4 and Wolfenstein 3D. It made me think it's really not that interesting and if you are going to emulate anyway, you'd rather want ZSNES plus any of the thousands of SNES games available (because they look exactly the same). You won't be able to carry an emulator around though, which I think would be the main reason to buy a real one.