15th February 2006, 7:00 PM
16th February 2006, 6:45 PM
Hey, cool. It's got a cover for the GBA port when not in use. Looks pretty "Revolution-ary" ;).
I still don't like the idea of the power switch on the outside. I've had far too many tragic experiences of leaving my GBA in my pocket on, and coming back to it later only to find the power switch had been knocked to off. That never happens with my DS, and truly, I think I've bumped the power button enough to turn off my DS maybe once, when it was new. I really don't see the big problem. The only thing your thumb needs to worry about on that side of the system is the D-Pad.
I still don't like the idea of the power switch on the outside. I've had far too many tragic experiences of leaving my GBA in my pocket on, and coming back to it later only to find the power switch had been knocked to off. That never happens with my DS, and truly, I think I've bumped the power button enough to turn off my DS maybe once, when it was new. I really don't see the big problem. The only thing your thumb needs to worry about on that side of the system is the D-Pad.
16th February 2006, 6:51 PM
How do you do it Edenmaster? I mean, your thumb is right NEXT to the power button! I accidently hit it when I'm frantically hitting the d-pad ALL THE TIME. It's not that I hover my finger over the power button, but it happens! Further, I often end up holding up the system by placing my index fingers on the top half of the system for leverage, and that also results in accidental presses. I have never accidently turned off my SP, and to be honest, I don't keep it on when I'm not playing it.
16th February 2006, 7:44 PM
I kind of keep my thumb centered on the D-Pad when playing and never really even come near the power button. When I press up, the tip of my thumb is pressing the button and leaves plenty of room between it and the power button. If you flail around all over the place, then yeah, you'll bump the button :D
To be honest, I've not accidentally turned off my SP a lot, but it's happened more frequently than bumping the power button on my DS.
To be honest, I've not accidentally turned off my SP a lot, but it's happened more frequently than bumping the power button on my DS.
16th February 2006, 7:53 PM
I move my thumb up to the up part of it. How big IS your thumb that you can just keep it in the center and just "tilt" up like that? That's just not a possibility for me.
By the way, I've actually played a game where you can use the direction buttons on the PSP diagonally, and this just in: it SUCKS! It is very nearly impossible to actually get a diagonal angle out of it. It's just too shallow, or something, I dunno.
By the way, I've actually played a game where you can use the direction buttons on the PSP diagonally, and this just in: it SUCKS! It is very nearly impossible to actually get a diagonal angle out of it. It's just too shallow, or something, I dunno.
16th February 2006, 10:08 PM
Original GB: It's probably going to stay on even if you drop it or throw it at a pillow; at worst, it'll reset, though this is rare (though once I did erase a game cart when I dropped my GB onto a gravel road, that's a rare case, and the GB itsself was unhurt).
GBC: Much more fragile... don't throw it at things, it looks like it might break... and the screen seems to scratch easier, too.
GBA: Don't throw it at things -- it's liable to reset and doesn't feel any more solid than the GBC.
I don't know about 'accidentally turning off', because it almost never happens on those systems... I don't leave my console on when I'm carrying it around, so it's only going to happen if you somehow manage to hit the power switch accidentally which isn't easy when it's on the side... but on top? That does seem too easy. So I like the move, even though I haven't spent enough time with a SP or DS to know if that design would be a problem for me... though it doesn't fix the "the original GB was just plain made tougher" issue.
GBC: Much more fragile... don't throw it at things, it looks like it might break... and the screen seems to scratch easier, too.
GBA: Don't throw it at things -- it's liable to reset and doesn't feel any more solid than the GBC.
I don't know about 'accidentally turning off', because it almost never happens on those systems... I don't leave my console on when I'm carrying it around, so it's only going to happen if you somehow manage to hit the power switch accidentally which isn't easy when it's on the side... but on top? That does seem too easy. So I like the move, even though I haven't spent enough time with a SP or DS to know if that design would be a problem for me... though it doesn't fix the "the original GB was just plain made tougher" issue.
16th February 2006, 10:10 PM
The SP feels a lot sturdier than the old GBA, and it has taken it's fair share of abuse.