Reviews (3)

turf warsbegins
This game is the best game for gba.Me and my brother love it. In this game you can getrocketlaunchers flamethrwores, tanks, jeeps, grenades and of course soldiers best friend the M16 WITH UNLIMETED AMMO COOL.Everyone with a gba should have this game.

GREAT GAME!
I had heard that 3DO was coming out with a new Army Men game and that was pretty amazing since I had just gotten a more recent title called Army Men: Operation Green, which is has some of the best graphics I've ever seen on such a small system. But anyway I finally got Turf Wars .... Here are some pros(good things) and cons(bad things) about Turf Wars.
Pros
*Multiplayer
*Good Graphics
*easy controls
*Really neat new stances like jumping, crawl, and rolling
*The assualt jeep has been uprgraded so the machine gun locks on to the nearest enemy
*You can do Ledge-Grabs, Monkey Bars, Wall Climbs, Rope Swings, and Zip Lines to get to places
*Brightness, Music, and sound effect controls
Cons
*NO CROSSHAIRS!!!!
*You can get KILLED too easily!
*annoying and repetetive music
*glitches(no machine gun noise when you fire sometimes)
*only 8 long levels
*you can get shot without knowing who's shooting
Overall it's a great game and those were all of the cons I know about. It's really fun in multiplayer with six arenas to choose from, It even has Jeep Soccer with your jeeps in multiplayer but you need one gamepack per person. It's really fun to melt the tans though.
Weopons Available
*Jeeps
*Tanks
*Assualt rifle with unlimited ammo COOL!
*Grenades
*Rocket Launcher
*Flamethrowers
I recomend anyone buying this game or the previous Army Men game Operation Green.

best gba game
this is my favorite army men game for gba.And it is my favorite game for gba!I like it when you use the flamethrower on people and they melt.And all the weapons in the game are awesome!the game gets a little hard on level 2 but when you get really good at it its not that hard. ive beat the game already.the multiplayer is really fun.i I play it with my next door neighbor.i think its really fun when you get to use jeeps and tanks.the reason i only gave it four stars is because the graphics arent as good as something like mario kart and the people are kinda hard to see because their so small.anyway i reccomend this game to anyone who likes games with guns in it or someone who liked army men operation green. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

In Jonny Moseley: Mad Trix, up-and-coming free skiers compete for medals in events similar to the X Games or Gravity Games. As they gain more recognition, opportunities open up for sponsors, magazine covers, and even movies. Medals are cool, but covers and movies are the ultimate score. Kick enough butt in the slope-style competitions and you'll be invited to star in the next ski movie, unlocking Big Mountain mode. Next thing you know, you'll be hucking yourself out of a helicopter to do your stuff on camera.

Jonny Moseley: Mad Trix mixes in a heavy dose of realism with a serious dose of fiction. While Big Mountain mode sends you to places like Alaska and Everest, the slope-style courses are built into outrageous city environments such as snowed-in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Machu Picchu. Choose between pro free skiers like Jonny Moseley and Tanner Hall, or a handful of outrageous fictional characters. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Not Good
This a very bland game with little variation in the jumps and courses. level goals are are nothing more than tricks and the game is nothing like skiing. for wintersports fun on the gba look elsewhere. not good.

this game has much room for improvement.
If you are thinking about getting this game for game boy advanced i strongly suggest that you don't. (I don't know if it's good for playstation 2 or not.) First off, graphics aren't amazing and the angle of the view is very awkward. Steering your player is also very hard because the controls odd. Another thing is it seems as though every level is the same and there isn't much variety in jumps. 3D0 could have done a lot better on this game!

awesome
if you like skiing this isthe game for you ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Take command of an elite counterterrorist unit and lead them into battle against the deadliest threat to peace the world has ever known. Execute precision attacks against terrorists and weapons smugglers. Rescue hostages, plant surveillance devices, and defuse bombs as you uncover a massive conspiracy. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

My Review
When I got this for gamecube, it was fun, but it took up 20 blocks for 1 save, and it couldn't overwrite.So, unless I left the gamecube on for 2 months, I couldn't beat it.Now with 5 save files, it would be awesome. The gc version was really fun, so i might get this! In the gc version, you have 3 other squad members and backup teams,about 10 weapon kits, awesome cutscenes, and more. When the bomb explodes, it's just like the movie.This was great on the gcn.

Above average tactical espionage game
The Sum of All Fears is one of a handful of tactical espionage games for the GBA, fans of 2002's Rogue Spear GBA game will find plenty to dig here.Red Storm (who also developed the GBA version of Rogue Spear) developed the game, so it is no surprise how closely Sum of All Fears looks, sounds, and plays like Rogue Spear.You control a team of counterterrorist operatives through 15 missions that take you through America, Africa, and the Middle East as you try to uncover the source of a nuclear detonation in the US.After completing the single player mode, you can participate in a lone wolf campaign where you play the single player missions without any backup.The multiplayer missions and deathmatch modes however are where Sum of All Fears shines the most and that is where you can the most fun out of the game.The overall presentation of the game is pretty slick, with surprisingly realistic (although small) character animations and some nice psuedo 3-D graphics.All in all, if you liked Rogue Spear this is a nice pick up considering Sum of All Fears is less complicated that Rogue Spear was (that can be either good or bad depending on your opinion), but fans of the film may be disappointed considering this game has almost nothing in common with the film. ... Read more

Reviews (24)

Very Bad Game
This game stinks it really bad graphics and its pretty choppy animation DONT WASTE YOR MONEY!!!! Luckily when i bought this game i could take it back the next with getting the rest of the credit back exept for 1$. I'd recomend buying Mario Kart Super Circuit for the gba it's only 50 times better

Please don't spend your money
I was lucky to buy this game [at another store]. However when i played it, I was very unhappy. The graphics are one of the worst i have ever seen. It looks like they could have made this game better for the GBC. I am not kidding around. As an honest player, if you really want this game, PLEASE rent it first, don't waste your money. The only thing that makes it sort of worth it is that it has many features like mini games. Just remember that i warned you!

this game is worthless
This game is is the worst game I own. It has horrible graphics. The player look like little blobs. There is no music, and no running plays. There is also no multiplayer mode. I was very unhappy with this game. Anyone who goea out and buys this game is just throwing their money away.

SAVE YOUR MONEY (BUT NOT FOR THIS GAME!)
This is actually worth zero stars, because this game from Nintendo is just UNACCEPTABLE!

I was extremely disappointed with the limited graphics for NFL Blitz 2002 for Game Boy Advanced, and surprised as well.I wish I had bought something else.First of all, there is no cool graphics, unlike the arcade version.The sound is more like 8-bit graphics, rather than 32-bit graphics.(See the game pack yourself before buying it, to see how cheap this game really is!)
Where's the superstars?I see names, BUT NO PROFILES OR PICTURES OF THE NFL SUPERSTARS?The animation and the players are just plain awful; they are more like one-dimensional (like the old NES).There is no real live action that gets you into the game, that gets you into the feeling of being that coach or player on the field.

What is this, the 1970s?I found myself trying to have fun with this game, but it's never going to happen.Don't make the same mistake I did.Spend your [money] on Sonic Adventure or Super Mario Advance, or something descent for Game Boy Advance.If you want REAL animation and fascinating graphics and cool sound that will grab you into the game, NFL Blitz 2002 for Game Boy Advance is not the game for you.

This is not football
No sound, no running plays and a lot of rush!!!I used to play Blitz 2000 on PS1 and was fun, but this GBA version it's almost out of it.The display is hard to read and the dirty moves happends too fast you can not enjoy them.Go for Madeen you Football lovers, That's football! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Sports Illustrated for Kids: Football combines the diverse elements of player development and team management to create a challenging football game in an arcade-style format.

Designed for the Game Boy Advance, SI4K: Football offers multiplayer support, so kids can compete against each other via the separately sold link cable. Unlike other games that sport professional league and player licenses, here kids create their own teams from scratch, choose the names and uniforms, and then trade players, if desired. The game rates athletes on strength, speed, and agility. Stats improve through play to advance the team overall.

As players improve, so do the special effects. Smoke and flames fly from the feet of a player who gets faster. That's just the beginning--successful play unlocks secret bonuses, such as stadium improvements and rookie cards for your all-star players. ... Read more

Reviews (6)

Totally cool!
Perfect game for perfect price.Graphics arn't as good as I expected however.If you like football you will love this game.If you don't like football, you will love it anyway!

Disappointing
Not what I expected for $....Blocky graphics that take me back to the days of Colecovision.Even if you are remotely interested in this one, wait a month til it's on the 9.99 rack.I want my money back!

great game!
i recentally bought this game for my son and he loves it! he plays i 24/7.i think every mother shuld buy it for a person they know1

IT IS A HORRIBBLE GAME!
The graphics stink and you have no clue how to run the plays.
I was soooooo dissapointed. Wait for another football game to come out!

Wait it out for a different game...
This game is slow, predictable, and very much a "kid's game"...

Granted, the title should've clued me in, but I've run across quite a few games that were originally intended for children that I've enjoyed very much.This, however, really isn't one of them.

Don't get me wrong, the retro style graphics and gameplay brought me back to the days of the ol' PC game "4th And Inches", but really don't stand up to expectation with all the really attractive titles out there right now.I mean, Joe Montana Football was one of the greatest football games ever, and while I'm not saying that it should necessarily be brought back (make way for the new and all that) the expectation is that the game will at least LOOK like something more interesting that a mess of hard-to-differentiate pixels blinking across a green field.

Play calling and execution is frighteningly simplistic and sometimes quite frustrating, the players move molasses-slow, and there's no such thing as the onside kick.On the positive side, you can straight-arm other players.But that's really it.

My recommendation is that unless you're an 8-year-old, or want to play a very, very simple football game, skip this one.Madden 2002 is coming out soon, and promises to be quite superior to this.When I first picked this up, I thought "how bad can this be?" and that it would tide me over until the real sports games surfaced.Not so.I'm utterly disappointed.The only reason it got 2 stars instead of one is the whole "retro" value (I really loved 4th and Inches).

I'm not sure what I expected, but it really, REALLY wasn't this. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Madden NFL 2002 gives you authentic, detailed football action. Player face and body technologies make faces and body shapes look startlingly close to those of their real-life counterparts. Coach animations let the actual coaches roam scowling on the sidelines. Modes include Two-Minute Drill, in which you can earn points on offense or defense in a quick-hitting fast-paced game within the game; Create-a-Team, featuring customized uniforms, helmets, and stadiums; and Training, where you can learn about the X's and O's of football from John Madden while perfecting in-game skills. ... Read more

Reviews (13)

'Pretty good'
i Recommend this game to everyone that wants A easy once in a while football game.This game has realy bad graphics.And it dos'nt even tell the players name. conpared to allPlay Games station Madden games this one [is bad].

i ve seenbetter
...I am not impressed! it is nothing like the ps2's football game,but it will have to do...

Is this the Super Nintendo?
Madden football does not translate well on such a small screen. Graphics look more like the older Madden games from the 16 bit SNES era. The players are too big and the screen seems over crowded. It's nearly impossible to find holes for running backs to exploit with 22 players jammed onto such a small screen at one time. And incomplete passes look as if they are hovering in the air just waiting to be picked off. On the plus side, the sound and voice effects are decent and all 32 teams including the expansion "Houston Texans" are there, with updated rosters and playbooks, plus the usual "All Madden" teams. Madden 2002 is not a bad game by any means and is pretty fun to play, but it's not a classic that I've come to love this series by either! Maybe 2003!

BAD GRAPHICS
tHIS GAME HAS NO GRAPHICS but it has great gameplay and it is very fun but i wish they had more options then season play and play now

this game stinks
I got this game thinking that it would have decent graphics.I was very wrong.This game has awful graphics. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

MULTIPLAYER ON THE GAME BOY ADVANCE
ITS GREAT YOU GET TO PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS IN YOUR VFAVORITE GAMES. I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS ITEM TO ANYONR WHO LIKES TO PLAY MULTIPLAYER. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 features 10-time world champion Dave Mirra, X Games champion Ryan Nyquist, and 10 other top BMX pros. Players can create their own riders and choose their own sponsors, then complete a variety of challenges while pursuing the ultimate goal of unseating Dave Mirra as the top BMX rider. There are eight new, fully interactive game environments, each one four times as big as those in the previous title in the series. The game integrates traffic systems with moving vehicles, fellow riders, and pedestrians. The open-trick system offers 1,500-plus possible tricks, more than any other BMX or skateboarding game. Features also include 10 multiplayer games, including the Bikathalon, which gives riders the chance to muster all the multiplayer games into one huge competition. ... Read more

Reviews (11)

Mixed Emotions
its grat at first then it gets really boring

i will trade for splinter cell or for tony 4 or underground

Awesome but...
In this game it is very hard to get used to, but after u do this game is a mother of a game.The only thing that u can't do that dissapointed me was create ure own rider and park.Amazon says you can but u can't.After you get used to the controls and everything it is awesome.I would reccomend it to anyone who likes challenging games.

Okay
This game has good and bad points, somethings are hard to understand and many tricks are hard to land. Which is okay but this game is for people who absolutley love BMXing.

Not bad, but....
This game is okay, but it doesn't quite have the same spark as Tony Hawk 2. The movement is hard to get used to, and it is a bit difficult to perform some of the tricks without crashing a lot. For die-hard BMX-ers that own a Gameboy Advance, I would recommend getting this game...but for others, I suggest trying before buying.

PANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PANTS DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Read more

Amazon.com Review

Pinobee: Wings of Adventure's cute-as-a-button storyline, in which a famous honeybee inventor creates a Pinocchio-likerobot bee but gets kidnapped before he can install the heart, makes itstand out among other 2-D side-scrolling adventure games, but itsgameplay never feels particularly innovative or surprising.

As mentioned, the heartless Pinobee must rescue his doddering inventor,Grampa Bee, through several stages of insect mayhem. He can jump, clingto walls, and has a "dash" ability that lets him briefly shoot forwardthrough the air. The gameplay involves killing enemies, collectingpower-ups and flowers for energy, dashing about, and navigating puzzlesand traps. Pinobee has an energy meter that counts down as he movesaround. Flowers replenish the meter, but if it reaches zero he becomessluggish. Occasionally he'll run into a fairy that grants him new dashpowers and a cricket that advances the story. There's also a diary youcan read between levels that gives you a synopsis of Pinobee's searchfor his Grampa.

While the game itself features a lot of inventive takes on the 2-Dadventure genre, they are, at best, merely recycled from other games.The diary is mostly useless, due to limp writing, which is probablyitself the fault of a poor translation from the original Japanese text.But Pinobee's cute and inoffensive nature makes it perfect forkids. Also, Pinobee has the advantage of being one of the onlynonsequel launch games for the Game Boy Advance. Out of all the 2-Dside scrollers you'll find at launch time--and there are quite a few ofthem--this is the only one you haven't played before. --Andrew S.Bub

Pros:

• Interesting new ideas for the genre
• Great for kids
• Nice graphics

• Bad writing
• Somewhat tired gameplay

Reviews (16)

An interesting platformer with great graphics.
First off, let me state for the record that Pinobee is definitely aimed at children. When I say interesting, I use this term very loosely. Pinobee stars a bee who must journey through bug land in his many adventures. You start out as a little bee whose only ability is to jump on opponents, which is the typical method of attack in most platformers.As Pinobee progresses through the levels, he meets a fairy butterfly that gives him the ability to mid-air dash. Each dash is a short lived burst of speed. You can hover in the air shortly between dashes. The more dash power the fairy gives you, the more times you can dash, but you seemingly never achieve real flight. Learning to dash allows you to charge some enemies as another viable form of attacking.

Pinobee was graphically impressive. I'm having difficulty deciphering , but it looks like they used polygons for the game. There are just some characters that seem sprite based. For Pinobee himself, I am very impressed at the level of detail used. For the majority of the enemies, they seem to fall to a grainier resolution. This inconsistency can make it difficult to determine what you are really attacking. The backgrounds are well constructed, giving the feeling of being in a flowerbed as well as the caves in Phase 2.I do find it annoying that Pinobee looks at the screen with a balloon head effect every time you use his last Dash and when he gets hurt.

Pinobee seems to fall victim to the mindless, childish action game trap. Progression through levels is very linear, and levels do not seem to differ from the previous. It seems as if there was a predetermined template for levels and minor alterations were made to each. This enforces a strong sense of monotony. At the end of every level, you find Pinobee reading passages from a book. Though I have tried to make sense of them, they just do not seem to put together any real form of a story.Every time you encounter another non-hostile bug, Pinobee takes time to chat with them, using "Blah Blah Blah" as his choice of words. It would be so much nicer if Pinobee would obtain some new weapons or abilities from these seemingly pointless encounters...

Do not buy this game.
This game is plagued with bad controls and boring levels which all look the same. The plot is weak to begin with and the story progresses slowly. Maybe it's because I bought it used without the instruction manual but I really did not enjoy this game one bit. The only reason I gave it two stars is because it's possible I'm a little too old for the game.
It's only for little kids who are used to Mario-type sidescrollers.

An 'A' for effort
Believe me when I tell you that this bee is worth it.Pinobee has the basic storyline of Pinocchio, except the puppet is a robot bee who wants a heart so he can be a real boy...err...I mean, insect.This game is a platformer, but the people at Activision have messed with the genre a bit.Rather than going up floors, you fly.You can't fly forever, so you only "run in air" for a short stretch.You use Dash Power to fly, and you must use it effectively to get through the sky to secret areas containing power-ups that will give you better abilities.This is not your run-of-the-mill platformer.This brings more takes to the platform genre, with meaningful collectibles like a Golden Bug that you defeat to make enemies easier in future levels.But the Golden Bug is quite hard to find.The diary entries at the end of each level are nice, progressing the story well and adding charm to the game.Good music, good sound, nice graphics and levels that you must return to when you have new power-ups.These aspects add to a game that was obviously worked hard, and the hard work came through.It is very fun and cool.

THIS GAME SUCKS HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do not buy this game! I beat the game 5 times in one day! and i'm not even that good of a player I rented it for five days, played it 1 day and never touched it again. You basicly have to try really hard to get the worst ending which is stupid because he talks about himself being blown to pieces like he doesn't give a hoot! I mean really 27 levels of crap. It took me an hour to beat it. If you ask me it's an hour less of my life. RENT IT FIRST!!!

PINOBEE ROCKS!!
I looooooove this game! It's got amazing graphics, and fun music. It is not WAY too hard to beat. I can finish each level after playing about 2 or 3 times. You have to complete 21 levels, (I think) and after you finish you get a different ending, depending upon how well you did. I can't wait to see how I end up!
Plus, more exprerienced players would like it because there are lots of powerful enemies, and the goal is to beat the golden ones. That's how you get a really good ending. But you can get by each level without doing that, but you should. :) ... Read more

Features

• Holds & protects two GBA games

Reviews (2)

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Parents, if you are thinking about getting this for your son or daughter, don't. Why? because my friend got it, thinking it's a Tony Hawk clone, but this was actually a RACING game, so unless your kid likes racing against the clock, dont buy it. I would reccomend buying Advance Wars instead, because it's a turn-based strategy game, so they don't need hand-eye coordnation, but instead , think...

AWESOME!!
This game iz gonna be awesome considering that it is the first game for skates and not skateboards!!! All u skate fans should get this and show skateboarders what aggressivness iz all about!!!!!! ... Read more

Reviews (5)

Buy this IMMEDIATELY with you Game Boy Advance
This package comes with everything you need to play your GBA anywhere:Car apapter, AC adapter, Light, case, etc.
The light is essential to play in "non-bright areas"... Note that I did not say Low-Light areas.The Car adapter is essential for lessening the "are-we-there-yet-itis" during drives to far off locations.
This could easily be called "GBA Essentials".

NOT TOO BAD
Okay, this comes with a Light,a screen lense,a rubber protector, A rechargable batt pak. a non batt pak to plug ur ac or car adapter into for infinite energy (u can't have the rechargable pak in ur GBA if u want to plug it into the wall, not too bad but a bit off what they said) Link cable, 6 games cases and a carrying case.Okay not too bad.The reason i gave it 4 starts is that the light was BLUE!not too bad u can still see as if it was white.The light runs on 2 AAA batteries and has a magnifier. That and the Picture makes it look like it doesn't match(its too dark) i can assure u it matches.Its hard to change the batt pak w/ the rubber protector on. other than that its great!The AC and CAR adapters have fairly long cords so they can reach pretty well.I think its worth it.I like it and i'm very picky on accessories for my game systems.The decision is urs but i recomend it.Hope this help w/ an honest and non bias opinion!

Very good GBA pack
I found this kit to be quite good. The rechargeable battery can allow you play for about five hours before needing another charge; it also has a battery pack that you can use if you are close to an outlet. The car adapter is good if you are traveling and the rechargeable battery dies. The game protector makes the GBA easier to hold and it doesn't get quite as dirty. The five game cases are great since games don't come with cases. The game light makes the screen easier to see especially when dark; however it requires two AAA batteries, which the package doesn't mention on the outside. If you use the both the game protector and the light/shield it doesn't close all the way compared to just using the light/shield; it sticks out about a 1/4 inch. The screen lens help protect against scratches and dust; but make sure both the lens and the screen on the GBA are clean before applying it.It also comes with a game link cable so up to four players can play at once. It doesn't come with earphones as stated in the manufacturer review. It also comes with a carrying case to hold all of the accessories and the GBA plus games.

SWEET PAK!
Okay look at the pic! Car adapter, AC adapter, Battery Pak, Game Cases, Protector, Game Light, and Carrying Case! All in 1.If u bough all this seprately then you'll have spent probably over 100 bucks! so save urself like 70 and get this. This is worth its money

mega pack is mega great
This product is affordable instead of buying it separetly, this item is for my 6 year old who has to sit under a light to play the gameboy. Even driving we plug it in and its quiet. No more the batteries are dead mom. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

To help you start your Game Boy Advance collection, we've created this special bundle, which includes the game Namco Museum and selected accessories. Namco Museum is an anthology of such classic games as Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug. We've also included an AC power adapter to help you save on batteries and a Worm Light Advance to help you play through those low-light situations.

The Game Boy platform (which includes the original unit, the Game Boy Pocket, and the Game Boy Color) came to market when most video game consoles had a life expectancy of just a few years. More than a decade later, the system is still going strong. How did the Game Boy successfully compete--and in some cases bury--an onslaught of faster, more powerful handheld and home console systems? Let us count the ways: affordability; a huge library of games that consistently made the most of the hardware's limitations; smart power management that extended battery life; and uncluttered controls. But perhaps it was the system's ultra-portable design that allowed devotees to play video games around their schedules, making it the must-have system for kids and adults alike.

Now the Game Boy Advance (or GBA, as it's already being called) comes to us with power that would have been unthinkable back in the day. The portable's 32-bit RISC CPU runs circles around the former's 8-bit workhorse, allowing it to process program instructions much faster. What that means to everyday gamers is more intricate visuals, more simultaneous movement on the screen, and better sound. In fact, the often-annoying beeps and boops of old-school Game Boy titles are being replaced with digitized stereo sound. The extra processing muscle also means you can network up to four Game Boy Advance units together, via the communication cable, for multiplayer fun off of one shared cartridge. Only two Game Boy Color units could link together, and each unit had to have its own copy of the game.

What's not being replaced, however, is the wide selection of Game Boy games. Because the Game Boy Advance system is backward-compatible, it will play its own line of colorful games--including such launch titles as Super Mario Advance, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Army Men Advance, High Heat Major League Baseball 2002, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2--as well as all of the monochrome and color games that have already been released for the previous Game Boy systems (nearly 500 in total). Players can view the older games in their smaller, originally square dimensions, or, with the touch of the shoulder button, expand the game to fit the GBA's larger screen. We tried enlarging the screen on a Game Boy Color edition of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and found that Mr. Hawk was much easier to see.

When you first pick up the system, you'll be amazed how lightweight it is. At fewer than 5 ounces and a little larger than a deck of playing cards, the system easily fits into a shirt pocket without any sag. The GBA's wider shape fits better into a wider range of hands. The former design too often pushed the left and right thumb knuckles together during gameplay. The new layout should be comfortable for all ages, and the center screen orientation makes it easy to see.

Game Boy Color owners will find the GBA's larger screen somewhat darker than they're used to, but that's because the screen is outfitted with antiglare technology. Like the old Game Boy Color, the color LCD is not backlit, so you need pretty good light to play by. Unlike that system, though, you won't be craning your neck and tilting the unit to see around the hot-spot reflection of the light bulb in your screen.

But you'll also notice the graphics. Sporting what's basically a redesigned SNES technology, you'll see things on the GBA that you'd see on the big consoles, such as scaling (making objects larger or smaller) and rotation effects--technological advances that will affect the look of everything from crossing a finish line to throwing a touchdown pass to crawling through a dungeon.

Some might argue that Nintendo could have put even more power into the Game Boy Advance. After all, the 32-bit video game had its heyday more than five years ago. Perhaps, but after handling this new handheld, we're inclined to think that Nintendo wisely struck a balance between size, price, and power consumption. And considering how well the old 8-bit system weathered the decade's technological storms, we think the Game Boy Advance is here to stay, and we're glad. --Porter B. Hall

Unit Specifications

• CPU: 32-bit RISC CPU with embedded memory
• Screen: 2.9-inch reflective TFT color LCD
• Display size: 1.6 by 2.4 inches (40.8 by 61.2 mm)
• Resolution: 38,000 pixels in a wide-screen aspect ratio (10,000 per square inch)
• Colors: 512 simultaneous colors from a palette of 32,768
• Size: 3.2 by 5.6 by 1 inches (82 by 144.5 by 24.5 mm)
• Weight: Approximately 5 ounces (140 grams)
• Power supply: 2 AA alkaline batteries
• Battery life: Approximately 15 hours continuous play

Reviews (3)

Namco Museum
Just like the good old days. Good clean fun. Great for the kids. Thanks for another platform! I miss Pac Man, tho.

Really Awsome
This package is really worth the money. The Power Pack works great, although it is really bulky, and the Worm Light lights up the whole screen perfectly. I was also amazed when I saw thatNamco Musuem has 5 games instead of 4(Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Galaxian.)In my opinion, this is the bestpackage to buy.

Bigger, Probably Better,Gameboy Fun
This is a nice bundled package with the Worm Light and Power Pack.It is a pretty good value for the money.

As for the console itself - The sound is improved for some, but only some,of the older (non-advance) games.The ability to expand the older games to fit the bigger screen is a really nice feature though things on the screen tend to flatten out some, as might be expected.To really appreciate the technical improvements, an advance game should be played.The console is a good size, the new shape is easy to hold.But the bigger screen is a bigger dark screen.Even the Worm Light is not enough for some games.

Wait until there are more Advance games available before buying Gameboy Advance. ... Read more

Features

• Get extras for Super Mario Advance 4
• Includes eight Power-Up cards, five Level cards, and five Demo cards
• Power-Up cards give players a traditional item like Super Leaf and 1-Up Mushroom
• Level Cards feature brand-new levels to explore as well as classic levels
• Demo Cards let you watch experts show you how to find hidden items and master techniques

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creative cards
I know it might seem sort of a Hassle to get the the things needed to use the cards. But I got the cards and used them and I thought they were cool and usefull that you could add an endless supply of items ,download more levels to the game and also see how the pros play certaint levels. In fact I made a special board game to go with the cards for two players when playing Mario and Luigi mode on the SMB3 game ,and it worked! I think the cards are great. My friends thought my board game inspiration was cool,I wonder if I should ask Nintendo if I can copyright it. Mabey you can find a cool use for these cards.I can't wait for the next series to come out.

An Amazing Update to an Old Favorite
While you do need a second GBA system (or a GC with a GC Player) and an eReader to make these cards useful, they do add amazing amounts to the game itself. Super Mario Bros. 3 is perhaps the best game in the series, and each pack of these cards includes at least 5 new game levels and two major "alterations" to the game. If you'd like to experience brand new SMB3 levels for a fairly low cost, I highly recommend these cards.

-- David Dayton
Editor, The Mushroom Kingdom website

to much $ for me
ok let me start by saying you need at least $200 to shell out if you want to use these cards. you need to buy 2 gameboy advance (sp if desiresd), super mario 3 for gameboy advance, an e-reader, a gameboy sp link cable and this pack of cards of corce. why would nintend make it such a hassle to buy all of this wen they could of easaly made all these features avalable on the game? They wont people to shell out all the money they can to make their game a bit better. If you have all these items id buy if if you dont id forget all about it. i was gonna buy it till i found out evry thing i needed. The hassle of haveing two gameboys on your lap swiping cards to wach some guy at nintendo play a level, or to cheat is just not worth it. If you wanna cheat do your self a favor and buy GameShark SP(on ebgames.com $20, not on amazon), or GameBoy Advance Action Replay($20) .

Only adds to the game!!!!
These look prety cool! I think I should ask for a pack on my b-day (nov.27). I think the e-reader's capibilitys are endless! These can make the game fun after you have completed it. :) ... Read more