Game Boy Micro - The Retro Graveyard

Описание: On this episode of The Retro Graveyard, Mitch takes a look at the Game Boy Micro. If you liked it, be sure to check back next week!

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Released in 2005, The Game Boy Micro is the very last Game Boy branded hand held console Nintendo ever made. The DS actually came out a year before it, and Nintendo has stuck to the DS branding for handhelds ever since. The Game Boy Micro was unveiled by Nintendo of America’s President Reggie Fils-Amie at E3 2005, and it was released in North America the following September.

Tech specs are the same as the other systems in the Game Boy Advance family. It's got a 240x160 screen, a 16.8MHZ processor. The difference is all on the outside.

I really like the look of this thing. It looks really modern for a 9 year old device. It almost as functional as a Game Boy Advance SP, but it’s a lot smaller, and it obviously loosed the clamshell design. I like the form factor. It’s almost like a mini version of an old Nintendo controller.

What did it not do that the other Game Boy Advance models did? Well, for starters, you miss out on the ability to play Game Boy and Game Boy Colour games. It also isn’t compatible with the e-Reader. (Oh no, what a shame.) It was also incompatible with normal GB/GBA link cables, so you would have to get an adapter to connect to one of those. And no, the wireless adapter that came with the Pokemon Red/Blue remakes doesn’t work either.

On the positive side, you get a backlit screen which I think is significantly better quality than the frontlit SP one is. The later SP models had a backlit screen as well, but this ones still better looking. They also sold interchangeable faceplates, this thing comes right off and they sold different designs which is a pretty weird thing for Nintendo. It also has a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack! Believe it or not, the Original Advance had this, but the SP didn’t. They made you buy an adapter you’d have to carry around with you if you wanted to use headphones which is probably the most inconvenient thing ever.

As nice looking as this thing is, I have one major problem with it. As cool as the design and size seem at first, the more I use it the more apparent it becomes that it is just to small to be considered usable for long periods of time. Maybe its just me, but although it’s sharp the screen is very small, and my hands get cramped after a while. So although it is a neat device, I wouldn’t recommend it as your only Game Boy Advance console if you’re like seriously going to play through a Final Fantasy game or something on it . But its a perfectly functional Game Boy Advance console with looks years ahead of its time.

So, how’d the Game Boy Micro do sales wise? Meh. It definitely failed to meet Nintendo’s expectations for sales, as it only ended up selling around 2.5 million units. Nintendo’s CEO said that the Nintendo DS marketing probably hurt the Micro’s sales.

So, that about does it for the Game Boy Micro. If you had one these things, maybe leave a comment, let me know what you thought of it. Also, be sure to check out our other videos and subscribe, as there’s much more Retro Graveyard to come. Thanks for watching!