I got mine when I was in grade 11. Loved it for RPG’s. Still have it to this day and it’s a great little device that holds up. It’s wild that it’s going for so much nowadays.
mainly due to scarcity, there only have been 2m units sold or something. -Plus it was very expensive back in the day as well at 99 Dollars, if you adjust it for inflation, it would be around 170 Dollars today, what good quality ones go for these days, so yeah, if you really want one, you're not paying that much of a premium.
Gameboy Micro was never worth it in my eyes, it is a collectors item with limited capabilities. It's definitely sleek and I love how it looks, but practically I find it difficult to justify paying more than $80-100 for a console like it, which is a price hard to find in today's retro market.
As a hand held console collector and an owner of x3 GameBoy Micro's. Trust me "*", they are well worth it, as it has the best GBA screen ( from the Factory, that is ) EVER ( Even better than an AGS-101, in my opinion ) . OK, it's mega small compared to the rest, of the GBA line, but it does look good MEGA in the flesh. If you don't believe me. Look on-line for an IPS screen for a GBA Micro. They don't exist. Why? Because you don't need one.. "*" I'm Scottish.. 🙂
@@mrsentencename7334 EZ Flash Omega or EZ Flash Omega Definitive Edition. The Definitive Edition runs a little better and has rumble for games like Drill Dozer too 😁
@@mrsentencename7334well there’s two…the ez flash omega and the everdrive gba. Both are great options cause they can emulate pretty much the entire gba library.
I was an absolute idiot in Middle School. I traded my DS for an Xbox that ended up not working. I then also got a GB micro when they went on sale for like $50 at Walmart for Xmas. I showed it off to some "buddies" and someone stole it from me. I remember playing through all of Dragonball Advanced Adventure and The first Naruto Ninja Council game in English class. Lessons learned I guess :(
I got mine while it was on sale years ago. I love it to bits. This is *truly* a device that fits in your pocket. You don't need backwards compatibility if you only play the best gba games. And there are a lot of those. I typically bring 2 games in hard cases and one already mounted when going on a plane trip in the cloth bag you got included with the micro. I wish I bought an additional one so I can give one to my kid once he comes to age...
Glad to see the Game Boy Micro getting the love it deserves after not getting it at the time but damn these things got expensive! I'm not letting mine go anytime soon. Stick a flashcart in it and it plays GB/GBC games and it's a great little console to throw (gently) in a bag for a trip. Cool video and that's a gorgeous face plate.
It's a mixed bag with this one, I appreciate that it's the most compact version of the GBA, but also, it's the most compromised. No backward compatibility is a massive drawback. All it really has going for it is its display, which is a bit more crisp than the GBA SP, maybe even a tad brighter than even the AGS-101, but it's also way more desaturated, which personally, doesn't look as good. The SP's AGS-101 display really pops with those vibrant colors which lends itself really well to pixel art. The SP is honestly the definitive version, all it lacks is an aux port, but it's basically perfect. The clamshell design is so iconic and serves a great practical purpose of protecting the screen which would otherwise be very easy to scratch. It's fully backward compatible, has a great battery life, it's very comfortable to hold and use, even for long periods.
i'd say if you can get ur hands on a ds lite you should get one of those, especially when they have a broken top screen but work fine other than that, because you can mod them into a gameboy macro. combining that with a omega flash card and putting the ds lite shell on that flash card (so that the card will sit flush in the ds lite) will basically get you a bigger gameboy micro with every gba game you could ever want and a sleek design. and in the end you will spend less than on a gameboy micro. ofc the advance sp ags-101 is also a very solid choice, being a little more expensive than the mod i was talking about combined with that particular flashcard. also you need some soldering skills for the gameboy macro mod, but there are tons of videos on that topic, i recommend macho nachos video on the gameboy macro for anyone interested.
I still have mine pristine condition(no scratches) a custom made charizard design (my brother designed/painted it). Always used it and finish 1-2 hacked pokemon games per year.but needed to repair and change some part many times because its too old now more than a decade.
I found one in near new condition at my local game shop for 100 bucks and he also swapped the power cord to usbc, fucking amazing.. ready to smash some fire red.. it’s the metallic purple model
I bought one I love it I bought a Japanese one since the USA versions are more expensive and in most to all ive seen are in bad or very beat up condition.
I was working at a game store when these came out. They sucked, besides the high quality screen, and nobody wanted them. That’s why they were dropped so fast and put on clearance.
Wow I wish I knew to control the brightness when I was kid lol also you can’t sorry complain about the feel cause you are not a child with tiny hands trust me I played for hours on hours lol
I personally hated it, the screen was awful, playing action games like Metroid or MegaMan zero, was painful... I exchange it for a GBA sp instead and problem solved. Not recomendable.
H**l no it's not worth it! Between the ridiculous cost of the hardware, and especially the software/games, there's no reason to blow that kinda dough. That's why emulation is THE BEST, and the enormous amounts of options to play it all, both handhelds, and home systems, too, is insane...so much at your fingertips, and it's all free, too!!! Best of all...absolutely no clutter, more money in your pocket, and a lot more enjoyable than having to fool with cartridges!!!!!! 🙂👍
I actually prefer fiddling with cartridges lol. The Micro with a flash cart inside that contains the full GBA library and then some is amazing. I'd definitely recommend it.
@@NottJoeyOfficial Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer original everything, especially since I grew up with so much of it, but the cost...I just can't justify it. Also, I've been spoiled by save states! Could never go back to not being able to save my games again. Not sure what we all did without the ability to save, before it became the norm in all modern systems, and the past several Gens.
@@mikevogler5455 I've been spoiled by flash carts and modded consoles myself. I could never justify the price of original software, but the original hardware is something I always go for if I can. The EZ Flash Omega DE I have is great, and even has the ability to capture a save state for a game you're currently playing. It doesn't work on all games, but if I'm before a hard boss fight or the game has no saves then it's amazing.
@@NottJoeyOfficial I'll have to check that out. I would love to be able to buy up old hardware, and software, too, but the prices now...I just can't do it, whether I can afford it, or not. My first taste of emulation, before I even knew what emulation was, was thanks to an acquaintance of mine that worked at a local game store (not too many of them left, except for that s**tty a*s GameStop, which I won't shop at), made me a custom Wii, way back in 2015, or 2016, and had complete rom sets of all older cartridge home systems, handhelds, and a lot of disc based systems, too, like Sega CD and Panasonic 3DO, all running from the Wii's SD Card slot. It blew me away, especially with the discovery of instant save states! I've bought up a lot of other emulation devices since then, both home consoles, and handhelds, too, and I love it all!! I don't understand the technical side of it, and can't make any of it all by myself, but can understand it enough to use, when buying from someone that has created it all, and set it all up before hand. 🙂
I got mine when I was in grade 11. Loved it for RPG’s. Still have it to this day and it’s a great little device that holds up. It’s wild that it’s going for so much nowadays.
mainly due to scarcity, there only have been 2m units sold or something. -Plus it was very expensive back in the day as well at 99 Dollars, if you adjust it for inflation, it would be around 170 Dollars today, what good quality ones go for these days, so yeah, if you really want one, you're not paying that much of a premium.
Gameboy Micro was never worth it in my eyes, it is a collectors item with limited capabilities.
It's definitely sleek and I love how it looks, but practically I find it difficult to justify paying more than $80-100 for a console like it, which is a price hard to find in today's retro market.
As a hand held console collector and an owner of x3 GameBoy Micro's. Trust me "*", they are well worth it, as it has the best GBA screen ( from the Factory, that is ) EVER ( Even better than an AGS-101, in my opinion ) .
OK, it's mega small compared to the rest, of the GBA line, but it does look good MEGA in the flesh.
If you don't believe me. Look on-line for an IPS screen for a GBA Micro. They don't exist.
Why? Because you don't need one..
"*" I'm Scottish.. 🙂
I got mine for $60 at a pawn shop and it's the Famicom one, and I always wanted a Gameboy Micro for years
I'm obsessed with mine. Combine it with an EZ Flash cart with sleep mode and you can sneak in so many quick play sessions throughout your day.
What cart do you recommend?
@@mrsentencename7334 EZ Flash Omega or EZ Flash Omega Definitive Edition. The Definitive Edition runs a little better and has rumble for games like Drill Dozer too 😁
Why are you sneaking in sessions??
@@tommyg4842 Can't always sit down and play for hours. A lot of opportunities happen on-the-go!
@@mrsentencename7334well there’s two…the ez flash omega and the everdrive gba. Both are great options cause they can emulate pretty much the entire gba library.
Not going to lie this is a hard flex in retro handheld gaming. Especially with your metallic blue face plate looks so premium and sleek.
Nice little tech piece I had no clue even existed 💯 definitely would have loved one as a kid!
I was an absolute idiot in Middle School. I traded my DS for an Xbox that ended up not working. I then also got a GB micro when they went on sale for like $50 at Walmart for Xmas. I showed it off to some "buddies" and someone stole it from me. I remember playing through all of Dragonball Advanced Adventure and The first Naruto Ninja Council game in English class. Lessons learned I guess :(
lol same thing for me but it was my red DS lite 😔
I got mine while it was on sale years ago. I love it to bits. This is *truly* a device that fits in your pocket. You don't need backwards compatibility if you only play the best gba games. And there are a lot of those. I typically bring 2 games in hard cases and one already mounted when going on a plane trip in the cloth bag you got included with the micro.
I wish I bought an additional one so I can give one to my kid once he comes to age...
I've always wanted one mainly because I like collecting handhelds and this one in particular has always interested me
It looks great and seems super convenient, but the SP seems to have been the peak of Gameboy design.
I dislike the clicky buttons, gameboy micro feels pretty identical to the original gba, and plus the portability is very good.
I agree SP is peak game boy
“Should you spend $300+ on a Gameboy Micro?” No.
It really is just a collector item with way better options out there
I bought one last month for under 200
I bought one new back in the day for €50 lol
There are a lot of micros under 150$ just gotta look for them and man there are rare ones that are more expensive
@michaelm9211 You say that like it's a flex lol. 200 dollars on a retro console?? Damn
vivid memories of getting one in the fall with nightmare before xmas , really want one again
Glad to see the Game Boy Micro getting the love it deserves after not getting it at the time but damn these things got expensive! I'm not letting mine go anytime soon. Stick a flashcart in it and it plays GB/GBC games and it's a great little console to throw (gently) in a bag for a trip. Cool video and that's a gorgeous face plate.
It's a mixed bag with this one, I appreciate that it's the most compact version of the GBA, but also, it's the most compromised. No backward compatibility is a massive drawback. All it really has going for it is its display, which is a bit more crisp than the GBA SP, maybe even a tad brighter than even the AGS-101, but it's also way more desaturated, which personally, doesn't look as good. The SP's AGS-101 display really pops with those vibrant colors which lends itself really well to pixel art.
The SP is honestly the definitive version, all it lacks is an aux port, but it's basically perfect. The clamshell design is so iconic and serves a great practical purpose of protecting the screen which would otherwise be very easy to scratch. It's fully backward compatible, has a great battery life, it's very comfortable to hold and use, even for long periods.
We need a Gameboy micro XL.
Have you considered the Anbernic RG300X?
just bought one thanks to ebay handing out 10% discounts. i wanted to get one again because the prices are starting to get out of hand lmao
just got my first gba micro today and is totally worth it, im loving it, came with all accesories and box
I got one it was $175.
Nice. Not bad
I got mine for 170$ last fall, right before the current inflation
I don't regret it ❤
The battery depleted Drastically after a couple days of use..
@@trashmammal5757how much did a new battery cost?
i'd say if you can get ur hands on a ds lite you should get one of those, especially when they have a broken top screen but work fine other than that, because you can mod them into a gameboy macro. combining that with a omega flash card and putting the ds lite shell on that flash card (so that the card will sit flush in the ds lite) will basically get you a bigger gameboy micro with every gba game you could ever want and a sleek design. and in the end you will spend less than on a gameboy micro.
ofc the advance sp ags-101 is also a very solid choice, being a little more expensive than the mod i was talking about combined with that particular flashcard.
also you need some soldering skills for the gameboy macro mod, but there are tons of videos on that topic, i recommend macho nachos video on the gameboy macro for anyone interested.
Get a GBA SP instead. Youll be able to also play GB/GBC games on the SP unlike a Micro.
Or you can get a gba multicart with GB/GBC games on it
I still have mine pristine condition(no scratches) a custom made charizard design (my brother designed/painted it). Always used it and finish 1-2 hacked pokemon games per year.but needed to repair and change some part many times because its too old now more than a decade.
Found the famicom version for $100 earlier this month. Also found a SP AGS 101 for $60 at the same time.
Its also the only time i beleive they used the famicom theme in the US the 20th anniversary one got the red and white theming.
I found one in near new condition at my local game shop for 100 bucks and he also swapped the power cord to usbc, fucking amazing.. ready to smash some fire red.. it’s the metallic purple model
Can you make a video gameplay comparing Gameboy Micro vs Trimui Smart mini and Gameboy Micro vs Rg28xx
Just ordered a new battery for mine today
How much did it cost you?
@@reviewrattlesnake $20
Was it hard to replace?
@@thejubieexperience it was pretty easy. The battery terminal was the hardest part. I have small fingers and was having issues
Best color scheme I've seen besides the Mario red and gold lol
Just bought one yesterday 120€, best console i had
I bought one I love it I bought a Japanese one since the USA versions are more expensive and in most to all ive seen are in bad or very beat up condition.
I was working at a game store when these came out. They sucked, besides the high quality screen, and nobody wanted them. That’s why they were dropped so fast and put on clearance.
I just bought it because I find it cute. 150€
Do I need it? No.
Wrong it is backwards compatible via using a ezflash cartridge. I play 6 golden coins for the original GB on it. I got myn for $90
Definitely worth it for a quick game 🤙🏽
If you have the cash and this is a supplement to your collection ... Hell yes. I love mine (red Pikachu Pokemon Center Japan Exclusive)
Wow I wish I knew to control the brightness when I was kid lol also you can’t sorry complain about the feel cause you are not a child with tiny hands trust me I played for hours on hours lol
I bought mine in 2007.
And i'm still asking myself WHY i didn't bought two of them ... the GB-Micro is so "cute"
No. Sp is way better. Micro just looks fun
IM GETTING ONE
I'm going to Japan this winter. If I can find one under $100 I'm grabbing it. 👍
Happy hunting!
Ayo 🤨 0:54
Is it worth it? Probably not
But I mean…
LOOK AT HOW ADORABLE IT IS
In all seriousness though, I’m perfectly happy with my Advance SP. That model’s definitely the way to go
No because it isn't backwards compatible with gameboy color and gameboy games like the original gba and gba sp.
get ez flash card and you have all games
They only worth a novelty than an actual handheld game. The screen is too small and compacted.
I personally hated it, the screen was awful, playing action games like Metroid or MegaMan zero, was painful... I exchange it for a GBA sp instead and problem solved. Not recomendable.
I played and finished Mega Man Zero in mine, ni problems. To me it is more comfortable to hold than the SP, and it had a headphone jack.
No, just purchase yourself an ANBERNIC RG300X instead! You won't regret it.
I don't think the Gameboy micro was ever worth it. It is really cute though.
H**l no it's not worth it! Between the ridiculous cost of the hardware, and especially the software/games, there's no reason to blow that kinda dough. That's why emulation is THE BEST, and the enormous amounts of options to play it all, both handhelds, and home systems, too, is insane...so much at your fingertips, and it's all free, too!!! Best of all...absolutely no clutter, more money in your pocket, and a lot more enjoyable than having to fool with cartridges!!!!!! 🙂👍
I actually prefer fiddling with cartridges lol. The Micro with a flash cart inside that contains the full GBA library and then some is amazing. I'd definitely recommend it.
@@NottJoeyOfficial Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer original everything, especially since I grew up with so much of it, but the cost...I just can't justify it. Also, I've been spoiled by save states! Could never go back to not being able to save my games again. Not sure what we all did without the ability to save, before it became the norm in all modern systems, and the past several Gens.
@@mikevogler5455 I've been spoiled by flash carts and modded consoles myself. I could never justify the price of original software, but the original hardware is something I always go for if I can. The EZ Flash Omega DE I have is great, and even has the ability to capture a save state for a game you're currently playing. It doesn't work on all games, but if I'm before a hard boss fight or the game has no saves then it's amazing.
@@NottJoeyOfficial I'll have to check that out. I would love to be able to buy up old hardware, and software, too, but the prices now...I just can't do it, whether I can afford it, or not. My first taste of emulation, before I even knew what emulation was, was thanks to an acquaintance of mine that worked at a local game store (not too many of them left, except for that s**tty a*s GameStop, which I won't shop at), made me a custom Wii, way back in 2015, or 2016, and had complete rom sets of all older cartridge home systems, handhelds, and a lot of disc based systems, too, like Sega CD and Panasonic 3DO, all running from the Wii's SD Card slot. It blew me away, especially with the discovery of instant save states! I've bought up a lot of other emulation devices since then, both home consoles, and handhelds, too, and I love it all!! I don't understand the technical side of it, and can't make any of it all by myself, but can understand it enough to use, when buying from someone that has created it all, and set it all up before hand. 🙂
If you are lucky ewaste have them sacttered all over. Got mine accidentally during covid trying to scavenge
For gba just get a ds