Game Boy Advance: Power to the Pocket - Scott The Woz
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2019
- Scott takes a look back at everybody's favorite way to play Yoshi's Island.
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Music Used:
"Minish Village" from The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
"Littleroot Town" from Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
"Third Gear Acquired!" from Drill Dozer
"Overworld" from Super Mario Advance
"Bianca City" from F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
"Ice Cream Island" from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
"Dinosaur Land" from Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
"Isaac's Battle Theme" from Golden Sun
"Message Board" from Game & Watch Gallery 4
"Overworld (Versus Mode)" from New Super Mario Bros.
"BGM #1 (Puzzle League)" from Dr. Mario & Puzzle League
"Aquatic Ambiance" from Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
"Title" from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
"Castle Fortress" from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
"Title" from Mario Pinball Land
"Battle Theme" from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
"Circuit" from Mario Kart: Super Circuit
"Ridley Theme" from Metroid: Zero Mission
"Sanctuary" from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords
"Secret Base Zone (Act 1)" from Sonic Advance
"Title" from Mega Man & Bass (GBA)
"Underwater" from Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
"Title" from eReader
"Breakout" from 3D Dot Game Heroes - Ігри
Fun fact of the gameboy micro, it can survive being washed in the washing machine at least 4 times! I am not good at emptying my pockets...
that's actually amazing
no way wow
My sister dropped my Micro down the toilet once. She fished it out with her bare hands. Still works.
I had my micro on me one day at a family fishing trip. I dropped my GameBoy micro in the lake. My younger cousin and I proceeded to go into the lake after it. Long story short, we drowned, but The Micro still works. Thanks Nintendo!😀👍
@@DUB_87 hol' up
I remember when my sister got a GBA SP and we just sat around turning the lights off and staring at it.
I would too
James Barnousky what and why
@@erex0998 GBA SP is the first game boy handheld which has back lights so it could be played in the dark. I suppose they were just amazed by this feature.
weiyue tian actually the first model had front light and the second one had backlight
Underboy64 that was only released in japan
When I was younger, I had lost my GBA SP and was absolutely *devastated.* It was the only game console I had at the time and played the crap out of it. My parents surprised me and managed to get me a replacement for my birthday that year.
... then a few months later, I'm cleaning out my closet and found the GBA I "lost" in the pocket of a hoodie. My parents were not happy, to say the least. I did end up donating that one to a children's hospital, though, so I say that's a net positive.
This happened to me with one of my 3DS games! I had lost it and was convinced it'd been melted in the back of my dad's truck. My mom got me a new copy and then I found the original one face-down on my shelf. ... I didn't mention that to her
Your parents were really nice to get a replacement:)
I had the OG Purple GBA when I was 6 and I lost it in Connecticut. Unfortunately I never found it and never got a replacement. What's funny about it though to me, is I had interest in both the Wii and DS, however because I was young and thus, I was also stupid, I thought that the Nintendo's Wii, but mostly DS Systems, could NEVER live up to the GBA I had once had, that System was the best! I did not realize until many years later that Nintendo made the GBA as well... Remember how I said I was young and stupid? Well, i'm no longer as young!
@@DeadSpacedOut I feel the same about myself! AND I AM ABOVE AGERAGE INTELLIGENT WHY DO I FEEL DUMB
@@tobey7246 Melted?! What kind of truck is it?!
"I didn't realize how small the Micro was until holding one myself"
Getting the vibe here that he only bought one for the purposes of this video... All while he holds the RARE AND EXPENSIVE FAMICOM VERSION
Who remembers the commercial where they test a mouse and it chose to f the GB micro
@@sonikdahedgehog9728 me lol
Tbh i want the ff4 advance version
I bought the Famicom Micro when it came out so that it would go along with my NES GBASP
@@sonikdahedgehog9728 i think its impossible to forget that ad
Congratulations!
Your GBA evolved into GBA SP!
GBA SP wants to learn _Light Screen_
But it already has four moves
Would you like to forget
a move to learn _Light Screen?_
*YES* NO
Wich move should be forgotten?
Batteries *Headphone Jack*
Recycle Screech
GBA SP forgot how to use Headphone jack
GBA SP learned Light Screen
GBA SP wants to learn _Charge_
But it already has four moves
Would you like to forget
a move to learn _Charge?_
*YES* NO
Wich move should be forgotten?
*Batteries* Light Screen
Recycle Screech
GBA SP forgot how to use Batteries
GBA SP learned Charge
love these types of comments as
they are always at least slightly entertaining.
this one was brilliant and i applaud your creativity
Creative comment, Thank you for making me smile. :)
Wh- what? An original comment that related to the video? This can't be... this just can't be..
Is this reddit?
We need more people like this guy in comment sections to push down all the ''who's watching in 20...?'' nonsense
Nintendo: let’s use the charging port for a headphone dongle
Apple: write that down write that down
superstuffieworld I came to the comment section searching for this comment
Charles the French reference lol
500th like lol
ben tenyson lol what? Its a spongebob reference
superstuffieworld I’m the 666th like
Releasing a successor after only 3 years lifespan even though the Gameboy Advance actually was a really big success with selling 80 million units within that short time honestly is a really strange and a bit arrogant move but it worked out for Nintendo the DS sold astronomically. I honestly wasn't aware that the Gameboy Advance lifespan was so short
@P Just like Sony is doing PS5 to compete with XS. The PS4 still have fuel to run but they decided to make PS5 just tp not look like "they're behind"
@@alinepiroutek8932 i mean the ps4 demolished the xb1 in terms of sales and so far the ps5 is demolishing xsx so
@@arrow4749 This is the reason why I'm saying that. Sony rushed to release PS5. They didn't had faith on PS4. They thought the planned games like Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and God of War Ragnarok would flop if PS5 didn't existed.
I don't think Nintendo was really looking at the DS as a successor to the GBA. The current situation at the time was basically in the middle of the cellphone/PDA revolution and with the PSP being announced, I'm sure Nintendo was definitely concerned about this and didn't want to particularly kill off their cash cow, the GBA. The DS just happened to eventually overtake the GBA as Nintendo's main handheld. Once Nintendo saw that the DS was selling like gangbusters they kinda just stopped focusing on the GBA and probably the Gameboy line as a whole. It's not really a foreign concept and they kind of did it with the Switch as well. If the Switch had failed to gain traction, there probably would have been a new dedicated handheld from Nintendo to replace the 3DS but the Switch just kind of worked for Nintendo.
@@wakannnai1 or hell, a new Wii like system, but again, the switch just works... despite drift and bad online. Seriously, it's getting better, and we've found how to fix drift, but fucking hell was it a miracle we got this far.
Imagine if Doug Bowser watches this video, remembers that project Atlantis was a thing and decides to launch it just as a collectible
for $350/ that sounds like Doug Bowser to me
Yooo if they did the GBA Classic but called it Atlantis that'd be badass.
I feel like the Micro was designed to be played in school during a class... which is why I had one.
Bouta buy one for myself. hold on.
I remember playin my ds lite in school because it was pretty damn small.
Yeah I would play Pokémon pinball in maths
I would do the same with my wii
@@good-tn9sr wait
"Nothin' screams weird kid on the bus playin' GBA more than Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga"
why is this so accurate
Read this as it was being read
Support gba to Switch
I was that kid.
Also spent all of my bus rides in middle school passing my DS back and forth playing Worms.
This hits home
That game was awesome tho
Still own the game 👌
The Minish Cap with all of its annoying quirks, is still probably one of my favorite portable Zelda games
agreed 100%. i still need to finish it, but I'm sure ill find the time someday.
@@d33p345 Zelda is one franchise I’ve never played even though it’s so massive, everyone loves breath of the wild but I’m more into older games where’d be a good place to start with the series
@@jeetywheety7008 honestly? anywhere. the 2d games would be my pick, but I'm biased bc i haven't played much of the 3d games.
@@jeetywheety7008 to be honest a link to the past would be a good place to start
@@d33p345 Except the first 2
"Oh fuck the letters are evolving!"
DNA mutation be like
I think my biology teacher would like you :)
@@hansolo5912 I think I'd like them as well.
And ANDANDNNNDANDNANDNADNA, being the final evolution.
As a metagenomicist I think I would like you too
The GBA SP was so ahead of its time that it removed the headphone jack before Apple
“10/10, original joke”
-IGN
@@Christian-vq3lr original comment
single best comment of all time
@@Christian-vq3lr 7/10
TurboPikachuX i accept such a gracious rating
"The gameboy Folds"
Nintendo: more innovative than Samsung.
Bruh that's a bit harsh!
Now we just need an android Port on tge gba. No better port it on the ds/3ds/dsi/new3ds. Boom galaxy fold 2.0
They make dual cam a thing before smartphones copy them lol
Ha. Ha burn
"The Game Boy has no headphone jack"
Nintendo: more innovative than Apple.
10:53 “Life could be a dream...”
"Sh-boom, if I could take you to a paradise up above..."
18:28 From what anecdotes I've heard, it's far easier for someone who didn't grow up with Pokémon to at the very least make an active effort to get into it when it's to appease, say, a relative or close friend than it is when it's to appease an online audience.
The gameboy original on this exact day turned 30 years old
wimpy water uvu
FearsomeFire's lost brother
Happy 30th gameboy! Your importance is vital to us
Yaey
AYEE
i wasnt the only one that noticed!
GBA: Happy birthday grandpa!
HOW DOES HE MAKE SUCH QUALITY VIDEOS ONCE A WEEK?
_It’s impossible!_
He has a team of people to do a ton of the work.
Must be the work of an enemy stand
He must have the work ethic of Sakurai.
Exactly. I have mad respect for him. One high quality video a week and they are almost always 20+ minutes long. I don’t know how he does it.
Hero Slippy I’m pretty sure all he has an editor and himself don’t think he has a a huge team
I started out with an gameboy pocket and it was amazing. Luckily i had an adapter to plug into the wall so i didn't needed batteries.
It brought me so much joy.
Then I got the gameboy advance sp witch is one of the best handhelds i have ever played.
The backwards compatibility together with a strong lineup was amazing.
The integrated battery was an major improvement as well.
I am sometimes sad that i dont have it anymore.
We need a Scott Stash video of Scott showing off that GBA entertainment dock in his car. I really wanna know the story behind how he got it installed lol
21:53 oh it must be a super rare accessory that scott wouldn't have for sure
22:10 *WHY THE HECK DID YOU GET THAT*
For that 2 second joke
I FECKIN NEED IT MAN
Because he knew we'd get mad if he didn't review it!!!!!
Brovakiin “oh shit it’s game boy”
REVIEWED next product
I thought that it was one of those products that were never released
"There was 15000 titles, 14000 of them being rereleases. That was definitely a trend with the Gameboy"
*looks at Nintendo Switch*
I like the trend. I got into some great snes era games with my gba and am getting into last gen games that I missed out on before with the switch.
15,000 gba games?!
I hope there were that many.
@PentV no the person who wrote this comment said 15,000
@@cow3534 The person was quoting Scott in the video. He said 15 Hundred.
@PentV ohhhhh that’s what you mean. Yeah it was 1500
Scott has reached the pinnacle of humor with his dad joke of “ the way god NINTENDED “ like that’s such a Scott thing and I just admire him even more for seeing a joke so easy and still going for it but saying it like it’s a typo lmao
“Nothing screams weird kid playing gba on the bus more like Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga” that line hit
IT DID
I bought two game boy micros when they came out. One for myself, and one for my brother.
He didn't want it. I still own both.
You are an only child now XD (presuming he is your only sibling)
i’ll take one off your hand 😄
Similar thing happened to me, me and my sister got gameboy micros as kids and eventually she didn't use hers anymore so I got both. Have no clue where they are now which sucks knowing how much those suckers are now
@@sporemaster97 hey siri how to dislike a comment
@@epicstopmotions6589 there's a thumbs down next to the thumbs up. I'm presuming you can find that. I now know why phones have accessibility features, good luck with your disability, whatever it may be!
We need a video on Wii Channels (such as Mii contest, Fortune channel etc.)
All the channels are gone now, so it won’t work.
Dont forget the Mario Kart Wii Channel
Jaws on the Wii.
Spencer Todd Wiimmfi and Riiconnect24 would like to have a word with you
Wasn't there a Wii vote channel?
Its 2021, I'm here waiting for my switch lite to charge while binge watching Scott the Woz videos. This mans somehow has me excited for GBA tech that's 20 years old somehow!
I finally know where the swimming monke came from
I actually heard that the “SP” stands for “Small Pockets”
BiryaniBoy I heard it was Special
I thought It was special power, because you could charge it
I always thought it meant "Super Portable"
"Super Pocket" basically the Advance version of the Gameboy Pocket.
Women's Pockets*
Apple: "We omitted the headphone jack and made people use an adapter for their headphones so they cannot recharge while using them."
Nintendo:"BRUH!"
This just support my theory that Apple and Nintendo are bros that want to follow in eachother's footsteps. I mean both have confusing naming convention for their new handheld models.
" I want the Ipad." "Which Ipad?" "There's more than one gen of Ipad?"
"I want a Nintendo 3DS" "The NEW one or the regular one" "There's a difference!?"
@@Cosplaythief Also the fact that Nintendo went to Apple when they started releasing their mobile apps. *cough cough* Mario Run
There was actually a 3rd party split cable which allowed you at the same time to recharge the handheld and listen to music via regular headphone jack.
@@MystalurDimensh And then Apple stole that idea too. If not Apple then a third party.
@@MystalurDimensh
Samsung did a great job using it in one of their commercials to demonstrate the ridiculousness of Apple.
I'm looking forward to the Scott's Stash episode where he breaks down how he managed to get inside a GBA-equipped vehicle
The GBA felt like it was around for so long, I loved it back in the day
Actual description: Scott takes a look back at everybody's favorite way to play Sonic 1.
Yes, very true
now it's yoshi.
Tosfabu I mean, who doesn't like to play with huge screen crunch and in 15fps?
Or 3 plz do 3 plz don't become valve at least bak on the 2000s plz dont
5:54
The GBA SP break dancing is my new sleep paralysis demon. 😌
@Carter *bass ed Green Hill Music plays*
@Carter you mean sonic 06 right?
5:54
GBA break is new paralysis 😌
Lol
Are you sure it's breakdancing?
5:54
"Dreams have meanings"
4 year old me's dreams:
Me, a 31 year old grown ass man: *Dreams about a huge good vs evil battle where it's every hero vs every villain from everything ever.*
You've not dreamed until it's You, Ninja Turtles, Harry Potter, Power Rangers, and Naruto, vs Bowser, Shredder, The Akatsuki, Goombas, Zed, and god knows what else, all fighting over the Philosopher's Stone.
I own a Gameboy Micro and I'm proud to say I use it to this day. It's a fantastic portable game device for all GBA purposes.
Nintendo: *Removes head phone-jack*
Apple: Mind if I copy your homework?
Nintendo: *Makes folding duel screen device*
Samsung: Mind if I copy your homework?
Windows 7 r/whoooosh
3D is next
Windows 7 do you mean r/woooosh
@@mootwo_ do you mean r/woosh
Windows 7 r/itswhooooshwith4o’s
as a kid i thought i was crazy for thinking my friend's gba sp was less bright, turns out i had a ags-101 model and she didn't
Yes! As a kid I didnt really understand manufacturing runs and different versions of the same thing, but I was always so tuned into that kind of thing. "Mom this one feels different!" "Its the same thing" "no, its not!" "Sorry honey, I dont know what to tell you..."
That's like how my buddies first gen SNES turned yellow, but my mario all stars snes set didnt turn yellow. As kids we could not understand why his what all weird
@@kevinhibbard320 Maybe he just peed on it idk
@@Joey-dl6nm very plausible
@Henry717 memes Or you could get a ds ;)
The Gameboy Advance SP Pearl Blue (101) was my first video game console. I got it when I was around six, and I still cherish it more than fifteen years later.
It was mine too. Mone broke in 2014, didn't find a new one until 2020, and it broke earlier this year. Finally replaced it with a Pearl Pink one that will stay safe in its carry case.
The GBA definitely was one of the best handhelds for its time.
I got my hands on a GBA SP back in December, and it's pretty fun.
Well it didn't have any competition so technically it was the best.
@@ifrit35 Wrong, Sega had their own line of handhelds as well.
@@merceze to my knowledge Sega had no handheld game console that was directly competing with the GBA. Game gear production stopped in 97 while the nomad was 99. On nec side the PC engine gt stopped production in 94.
You might consider the wonderswan color as a contemporary of the GBA as it launched only a year prior but it never left Japan domestic market. The neo Geo pocket color was competing with GBC and died when the GBA launched.
@@ifrit35 I'm gonna say my bad on this one
how did scott find the game boy car?
Cyranek I have no idea
I think you could get it in minivans (Chrysler minivans if I remember correctly) around the mid 2000s in car package
No
Someone had to die, don't ask why or how I know this.
Jamal Franklin why how do you know this xd
This reminded me of how salty I was that Nintendo never added a DS/3DS player to the WiiU. Like they did with the Gamecube and GBA.
They did have some ds titles for the wii u on the virtual console
The touch screen would’ve been a biotch for a lot of games but it would’ve been a cool gimmick
Well yeah, the ds and 3ds would be pointless if they did
@@Kdot6_16 But they're portable.
@@pronounjow Fair point
I remember the SP. My grandparrents got me one as a birthday present. It was the platinum grey model and my grand dad engraved my name on it so it couldn't get stolen. I ended up trading it in at gamestop so that i could buy the DS lite when it came out.
stupid
@@SuperM789 yes, you are.
i know its been 2 years since this, but if you did not finish minish cap, then you don't know what you're missing. It is the first video game that comes in my mind when i think about childhood
“My 3ds doesn’t even last 5 hours playing Wario’s Woods”
*shows 2ds xl*
So? It’s as powerful as the new 3DS.
Banjo - Kazooie r/woosh
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Thimble _ The New 2DS XL is a variant of the 3DS, although many consider the New 3DS to be its own separate console as there are games that can only play on it.
King Boo it’s the same device with a different design but basically only difference is the 3d which is removed on the 2ds.
Everyone over here talking about their memories with gba and ds meanwhile I’m the weird kid with the leapfrog until I turned 7
Hey be proud man, your parents got you something cheap and affordable. I got a leapfrog when my parents worried about paying their bills.
My sister broke mine.
fuck yeah i still have mine anyone down for ratatouille on the leapfrog
i had like a nokia phone size gameboy ripoff which contained extremely mediocre games
@Holczy the N-Gage?
I have a Gameboy Advanced SP AGS-101 with the similar blue sheen shown in the video. And man, my childhood would not be complete without it. The first ever game I owned was Narnia, surprisingly. Thank you for the nostalgia trip.
Holy shit i thought that narnia game was just something i saw in a dream
I was in my late teens in 2001, and this video really nailed what the Nintendo handheld market was like. So much good stuff, the GBA hardware and software lineup was an endless supply of hits. I was so upset with the DS announcement, I wanted them to keep pumping out GBA games, but it turned out to be really good as well
Congratulations Scott on making a video about the GBA without making a joke about Mother 3
I mean it's honestly amazing. Not even a light jab. Bra. Vo. 👏🏿
I got to the about the halfway mark when he said "Gameboy micro" before realizing "oh hey he hasn't said mother 3 yet"
I got to the about the halfway mark when he said "Gameboy micro" before realizing "oh hey he hasn't said mother 3 yet"
Watching Jontron when a Scott the Woz notification appeared...
Me: SH*T WHICH ONE DO I CHOOSE
The greatest debate
Thomas Harrington I see your answer
Thomas Harrington I thought they were the same? 🤔
Scott
They're the same person though.
Yes, I feel your love for the micro. I love that thing and it's the definition of portable. It fits everywhere
I remember having an advance sp, and I remember the screen being pretty bright, even under pretty dim conditions, so it was very likely the 101 model, which makes me sad to this day when my parents threw it away... :(
Now I'm stuck wondering how many ports I've played in my life without knowing they were ports.
Man, just how much did you spend on that god damn GBA DVD Player for that 2 second joke?
Absolute madman, we love you
It' someone else's car
Imagine being friends with someone who has that
Absolute madman, we love you
He Missed One in the game boy library THE VIRTUAL BOY
@@shadeypete8379 NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO
This is the first Scott the Woz video I ever saw. I never turned back after this. Thanks Scott!
I bought a game boy micro about a year ago and I love it to death. It’s just so cool how they fit an entire gba into something so small.
I kind of agree that Mario shouldve had at least ONE original platform game
To be fair, you can always play Mario games on gb and gbc in a gba.
@@drdandan6128 Yeah there's that too and I remember playing a Pixelate Mario flash game with original sprites and music I always wonder if a Original Mario GBA Platformer would've look like that.
hotel mario
"Pokémon happened here, of course"
Yes of course.
Pokémon is the main staple of ALL Nintendo handhelds.
Game and watch though
nintendo switch
@@kotoriminami8296 What's your point?
pokken, let's go, quest
and in a couple months even a title that's actual worth money... if gamefreak doesn't fuck shit up again
@@suppengroove you said it
It's 2023 and I'm still watching this video. Proud to admit that I daily carry my gameboy micro everywhere.
I loved the micro. Used to bring it to work everyday, so easy to hide from my boss.
@Reinald no, that’s too little
You can't forget the amazing legacy the gba left on ROM hacking!
Pichu so much Pokemon
I agree.
no one gonna mention fire emblem and its long and storied history with rom hacking?
Dude, you're OP in Ultimate.
Pokemon Dark Crystal
Hey, thats my car
Congrats! Your Scatt famous!
What
Hookers n' Cocaine bruh
@Hookers n' Cocaine imagine trying to be this edgy lmao
Jacob Rahe
wut
is that a carpet or did someone spill rice with peas and carrots on your floor?
Aside from Oracle of Ages & Seasons, I was in no rush to upgrade from Pocket to Advance. The Colour was just what I already had, but in color. Okay I half lie, it was pretty downing to see my classmates play the Oracle games and Pokémon Crystal while I had to settle with Link's Awakening and Silver, but that said I loved my Pocket and then some until I first laid eyes on the Advance. I can't recall a system since that has made me fall in love faster purely by its design. Sure, it had great games, but it also stuck out by being oval and having the screen centered, plus that unforgetable legendary bootup screen. My grandma called my mom that christmas to ask if I wanted a pet bird like my siblings had, or a GameBoy Advance. Easiest decision in my life, it took me 0.1 second to answer.
I remember installing an "afterburner" backlight to my og gba. Combined with a rechargeable battery pack essentially fixed all its flaws. I was the only one who could play in the dark. That modded beauty was the paradigm of handhelds for me.
YES BACKLIGHT GBA GANG
@@karak962 BACKLIGHT GBA GANG
"Ol' Hamtaro player."
I've had so much fun with the Hamtaro series on my Gameboy Advance.
my experience with the hamtaro series is accidentally managing to buy a japanese copy of one of the games and gamestop and having to return it since, well, I was like 8 and couldn't read japanese.
Hamtaro RPGs were awesome!
I wish i watched this before i got my gba
i have an AGS-001 and i didnt know that there was a model with a brighter screen
16:46 maybe scott will make that oath now
I'm sitting here getting nostalgic for my old Gameboy Advance... then I look over at my Switch and feel better
I don't have a switch...3DS it is then
@@rozygcf6611 Damn it, I only have a white DSi
@@rozygcf6611 I have both
I still have my pink gameboy advance SP from when I was very, very young; it’s well outlived my original DS that ended it’s life in two sad, sad pieces. I still power it up for a few happy hours of Spyro or sonic at a time and it punches me right back to when I was like, 7 and spent my early Saturday mornings glued to it
😔I miss the early 2000s.
When walking into a Games Shop and seeing all the Games I wanted but couldn't afford.
Nowadays, all the Games I wanted are cheap on E-Bay or I've got Emulated.
A part of me wishes I had kept all my handhelds, I was a very generous kid so I always gifted my old gameboys to friends who couldn’t afford them when I got the upgraded version until the DS lite that could play GBA games (which I have and still pull out to play on occasion!) By a stroke of luck my sister still had hers so I do have a Gameboy Color and original Advanced, but the SP only lives on as a vague memory in my mind.
I just got back into playing Game Boy after a long time of like, not playing it. I have a Game Boy Color (Pokemon Gold themed) that I'd love to play but I need a worm light for....
And I have my GBA SP 101. It's not my GBA from when I was a kid, that got stolen years ago. But someone gave me one. It was scratched up and well-used. I ended up buying a new Zelda themed shell for it and doing a nice alcohol clean of the buttons. Thing works like new, and looks like it. I love it.
I ended up also buying a couple flash carts. The EZ Flash Omega for GBA games, and the EZ Flash Junior for Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. They're great. They let you put roms onto an SD card, and play the roms as real games on a real console. They all work, play, and save just like the real thing. I've spent about $130 on my GBA (that I got for free, mind you) at this point, and I don't regret it one bit. Though I still gotta spend $20-25 on a new 900mAh battery, and I gotta find one of those headphone adaptors.
I'm currently playing through Pokemon Crystal, and Castlevania Circle of the Moon, along with a mix of Pokemon Pinball 1 and 2.
There are either replace shells, or projects where you can use just one half to make a superior GBA.
The hinges of the OG DS were horrid. The ones on mine are horribly cracked so it's in retirement to avoid more damage.
The 3rd party cart stuff for the GBA was awesome. Letting you put music or movies on the GBA. It was a golden age.
The sprites on GBA games are so satisfying. Just the right amount of fidelity while still being chonky.
I think I can die happy knowing Scott owns Dragon Ball GT on GBA video
Me too... Me too...
Great Anime... but, did he play the GT game?
I had a spongebob gba video cartridge. It ran at like 15fps
@@noreski435 I love the fact the Scott likes Castlevania. That series needs more love.
OMG I REMEVER WHERE I PUT MY GAMEBOY SP!!
!UPDATE! I FOUND IT AFTER 10 YEARS WOOO. UPDATE 2 I FOUND THE CHARGER IT WORKS. Update 3 (sorry) since people wanted to know where I found it I found it in my moms old laptop bag
Does it still work?
@@silver5341 Mine does!
@@bookwormgrl Nice.
I’m happy for you man
Nice bro!!!
I remember the Gameboy SP accessory pack. They were usually sold at Best Buy and they had a flip-open magnifying glass for the screen, stereo speakers, case, super uncomfortable earphones and some other weird things. One memory that sticks out is playing in the same room as my brothers while they were playing Harry Potter on PS2. I was being a little shit with the stereo speakers while they asked me to turn them down, I turned them up. Got mad and threw the whole thing down the hallway. By some miracle the SP survived and I cherish it now.
The magic of Hogwarts infected your SP.
8:32 What kind of marketing is that
"Scott starts talking about Golden Sun."
Ah, a man of true culture.
Random Cat 3 games later and the series is dead
@@mattfahringer148 ur mom
@@skunkenn2838 was there really a need for that or did you feel like acting like a child?
@@mattfahringer148 i hate saying woooosh but I gotta say woooosh
@@skunkenn2838 yep chose to act like a child I see
Nintendo: let's plug headphones into the power cable port with an adapter
Apple: *take note
This video is how I found Scott the woz and I’ve rewatched it so many times now
This video has made me want to dig out my GBA. Reminds me of better times. Thanks!
When Scott praises the GB Micro: Huzzah! A man of quality!
is that a mf flushed away reference
That was my first system and I LOVE IT and still have it.
Did some mf just remove my totally legit jojo comment??
Huzzah for the Micro!!
Ahh yes the Gameboy Advance SP
My only childhood friend
I've got my Pikachu Special Edition GBA SP in my desk drawer :')
PennPlays I had a sponge bob GBASP and I still have it
I have a bland, black GBA with Spongebob Atlantis Squarepantis, beat that
I've the rip curl model gameboy sp; looking back I still can't believe this was a thing.
I've the Complete Groudon Special edition gba sp.
at least you had a friend
Sooo many memories on this thing! The Sonic Advance Quartet and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and the Fire emblem games...man, this was the stuff!! Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Fusion, and Mario Vs. Donkey Kong were late-bloomers that wound up being some of my favorites!!
I remember as a 9 year old kid hearing about the launch of the gameboy advance micro. I was so excited about it, that I saved up my allowance and birthday money and Christmas money for a whole year to get one. Memories.
GBA sp with the shoulder buttons for the original GBA would be true perfection
Yep list my sp cause the shoulder buttons broke from too much metroid, same fate for my ds lite
I still feel the original was more comfortable for larger hands but the clam-shell design was undeniably better and more durable.
True shit!
The AGS 101 screen mod for the original gba is god tier
Also a headphone jack would be nice
It's just weird hearing about GB and GBA without POKEMON love
@Dragon Kirby probably cuz Scott doesn't really care about Pokemon. It's a breath of fresh air for people who aren't Pokemon fans like me tbh
That’s funny because I’m only a minute in and the music is definitely from Pokémon. Can’t escape!
@@wilegfass 0:25 hoenn is life
@@wilegfass I assume he doesn't care about the gameplay but loves the music alone
@@curewhipandnaenae Well pokemon was the definition of games that were popular. Red and Blue brought back interest to the GB I believe.
The gameboy line will always be one of the closest to my heart. I get teary eyed just thinking about the fact they are now retired.
emulators and rom hacks: well do i have a story for you!
I feel like the ds should have been apart of the gameboy line,gbds sounds cool
I always loved gameboy advance. And now with the hardware modding scene these things are amazing to play
6:44
"This isnt a modern smartphone its a gameboy dammit"
(Apple has left the chat)
Apple: Lets make all iPhones incompatible with wired headphones.
Me: screw you Apple!
"Nothing screams wierd kid on the bus playing Game Boy Advance like..."
Brilliant.
Hahahahaha
Uggghhhh that was me when I was a kid
I played that till 2012 and people made fun of me :/
I got one recently and hahaha I play it on the bus. Also sometimes when I feel insane I bring my Game Gear.
Meanwhile I'm a fully grown ass adult carrying around a gold Zelda themed SP, whipping it out in public to play some Pokemon Pinball.
18:06 *hearing his comment of M&B* My heart. >.
Amen brother, we, the Mega Man & Bass enjoyers must rise up
I realize I like your videos because it's interesting to hear someone's opinions that didn't start with nes/SNES.
I remember me and my brother were walking home on my birthday. He told me that i was getting a gameboy sp. He may have spoiled the surprise but i loved that thing since. I've had it for years but i lost it and i wish i had it
Yeah I lost my game boy sp too.
I felt the same way, so I bought one, now it's just on the shelf lol
6:44
"This isnt a modern smartphone its a gameboy dammit"
(Apple has left the chat)
I got an SP for my 5th birthday and still have it.
@@ilovemanunited6179 nice
5:20 I always thought SP stood for "super portable."
I thought it was for "super powered"
Special
Google what sp means. You will be surprised
I thought the SP stood for _Skunk Pussy..?_
"Sex Party"
ive watched this twice in anticipation of buying a gba sp. I got it, now I just gotta buy some games. Your recommendations here are a super helpful place to start. Thanks dude!
I love watch these videos as I get to learn about what I missed out on
What? Your letters are evolving!
Letters evolved into Slightly Fancier Letters!
They evolved into cursive letters
GBA is so advanced
GBA evolves into GBA SP
Learns *light screen*
Forgets *Headphone Jack*
*laughs in fancy*
"the switch is not the successor to the 3DS!"
@@frankie6273 I recently got a 3DS for free, and it definitely already feels like it's about to be abandoned. Nothing new is going on with it.
It kinda is.
@@lobsterbark it's already abandoned
I still play my 3DS now and then. Such a good system.
No, it's obviously a successor to the *new* 2ds
Thank you for letting me know the gba had phantasy star on it! I enjoyed the one on the Sega classic system. Just now ordered the gba collection online
Just discover your channel and became a subscriber. Love your sense of humor in all the videos, it keeps me coming back. Awesome videos!! Keep up the awesome work !!