How much should I pay?

[godsey1]

I have found a Game Boy Advance with the E-Card reader, light, rechargeable battery pack with the plug-in, 3 e-cards, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, and power converter. How much should this be worth. I want one to go with my GameCube.

Tony

P.S. All of it is in great condition.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

150-175 maybe?

[godsey1]

It's a lot less than that. I may just get.

Thanks,

Tony

[Xot]

I assume it's the original GBA and not the SP? That setup would probably fetch around $100 IMO. It's worth maybe $150 new.

 

Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $50 for it though. If you're gonna get a GBA you should go all the way and get the SP.

[godsey1]

I can get it for $75.00 plus the shipping. I waiting on them to tell me how much the shipping is. And yes it's the regular not the SP.

Tony

[chrisbid]

id say its worth it, even if you decide to upgrade to an SP later, the ereader and the games alone make the package worthwhile

[JB]

Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $50 for it though. If you're gonna get a GBA you should go all the way and get the SP.

WHY?

 

The SP is way too small to be a decent game machine, and to be quite blunt the lighting issue on the original GBA is VASTLY exaggerated.

[Major Havoc 2049]

Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $50 for it though. If you're gonna get a GBA you should go all the way and get the SP.

WHY?

 

The SP is way too small to be a decent game machine, and to be quite blunt the lighting issue on the original GBA is VASTLY exaggerated.

 

You won't think it is exaggerated when you play Circle of the Moon, one hell of a dark game on the original GBA. I had a nice tan when I had my regular GBA.

[godsey1]

I went ahead and bought it. The people e-mailed me and said free shipping with BIN. I think it's a great deal, because I want to play some of the NES games but all of my systems(about 11 of them) are blinkers. With the E-Card Reader, they have a few of them. I am going to be looking for a Gameboy Player for the Cube next. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3070511543

Tony

[cryptik76]

The SP is way too small to be a decent game machine, and to be quite blunt the lighting issue on the original GBA is VASTLY exaggerated.

 

What's VASTLY exaggerated about the original GBA is calling the screen "visible."

 

If I were still using my original GBA, I'd probably be half-blind by now.

[Xot]

Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $50 for it though. If you're gonna get a GBA you should go all the way and get the SP.

WHY?

 

The SP is way too small to be a decent game machine, and to be quite blunt the lighting issue on the original GBA is VASTLY exaggerated.

 

Oh, I SO disagree with both of those statements. I LOVE the compact size of the SP. And the lighting issue is quite significant. I can play the SP in the dark and even use it as a small flashlight in extreme instances (and I have!) Plus no need to continually buy batteries.

 

Any time you want to see how an SP game would look on an original GBA, just turn the light off and see if, well, you can still see.

[cryptik76]

Any time you want to see how an SP game would look on an original GBA, just turn the light off and see if, well, you can still see.

 

You're right, especially with Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. The darkness of the title looks awesome on a SP (or a regular GBA with an Afterburner, I assume), but it's all but unplayable on a normal, unlit GBA.

[JB]

Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $50 for it though. If you're gonna get a GBA you should go all the way and get the SP.

WHY?

 

The SP is way too small to be a decent game machine, and to be quite blunt the lighting issue on the original GBA is VASTLY exaggerated.

 

You won't think it is exaggerated when you play Circle of the Moon, one hell of a dark game on the original GBA. I had a nice tan when I had my regular GBA.

I HAVE Circle of the Moon.

It was my first game, and ONLY problem title.

[tantone56]

get sp because its hard as hell to read the regular screens on the origional

[godsey1]

I'll see how this one does. If it is as bad as everyone says, I'll just get an SP. I hate to hear that the screen is that bad

Tony

[goatdan]

From having played both my cousin's Advance and SP, I will admit...

 

I couldn't see anything with the Advance. I played through a variety of games including Tony Hawk and couldn't make out what was going on at all. I played the same games on the SP, and I realized how much better the games were.

 

I have a Neo Geo Pocket and have ZERO problems seeing the screen. The screen on the GBA is horrendous. If it was decent, I would have one by now since there are a million good looking GBA games.

 

Anywho, that is not a bad deal for the package, and I probably would've sprung for it if I had any money too

[JB]

I'll see how this one does. If it is as bad as everyone says, I'll just get an SP. I hate to hear that the screen is that bad  

                                     Tony

 

Either I have the only good GBA in the world, or it isn't.

[godsey1]

I'll post back when I get it to let you know how I like it. I'll just be looking for an SP in the mean time.

Tony

[Avid Fan]

I have an floodlight attached to the wall in my room to play my GBA. But the afterburner will be mine in a week or so

[godsey1]

Hi again. I got this Gameboy stuff today and it's all in great condition. I have to addmitt that the screen is VERY dark . I'll be on the look out for an SP or the Gameboy player for the Game Cube to replace this one. This came with 4 E-Card reader card sets instead of 3 . Thanks for all the replies,

Tony

[Shannon]

hehe dark screen on the GBA actually discourage me from using it, and rayman advance is hard to see on it (it's one of the earlier releases).

 

When I picked up an SP my gameplaying dramatically increased!!

[cryptik76]

When I picked up an SP my gameplaying dramatically increased!!

 

I bought I think an average of a GBA game every month or so after getting my original GBA, but once I got the SP I think my GBA game buying tripled!