handheld gaming - C or D?

it has come to my attention tht some ppl don't actually like handhelds. I know, right? I was like wtf too but there must be some of these deviants out there on ilg

I say unreserved C but show yourselves

I thought the Gameboy was pretty shit but I love me some DS.

^^^ That sums up my thoughts too

Original b/w Gameboy pretty much blah apart from Tetris. GB Color was better but it wasn't until GBA that handheld gaming made sense to me. Before then it was "if I'm on a long trip and I've read all of that book and there's nothing interesting to look out of the window at, then I'll dig out the GB/GBC/GBA".

Although having said that I don't have a DS and the whole "stylus" business just seems clumsy for something that you want to be able to close up and put away at almost a moment's notice.

being able to snap the case shut in lieu of finding a point to save and turning it off really helps tho ~

But you're holding the stylus in one hand and the DS in the other like a bistro waiter.

it wasn't until GBA that handheld gaming made sense to me

I feel the same!

Classic, because evidently it costs too much to write good RPGs on consoles these days (and I don't do much PC gaming b/c I don't like mixing business with pleasure). But there are lots of good RPGs on DS now; and for Picross and related puzzle games the stylus is great.

i hate them. i had a gameboy advance which pretty much sucked but worse was the psp that literally made me motion sick to the point of puking within 5 minutes. waste of $$$$. when i was a kid i loved those game and watch things though.

kinda wish i still had my gba instead of my ds lite, i played it more.

Hated gba because it had no back light on my version.
Despised psp because it just would not fit snuggly in my hand and the analogue control was awful.
Love the ds though, even holding the stylus while playing is not a problem.

gba advance i meant

i think that's what the 'a' stands for isn't it?

gba sp i meant

whatever

hott
http://www.hometheatermag.com/images/archivesart/0306GameBoy.1.jpg

hott
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2463/3787773725_87cc10249b.jpg

i REALLY want one of those GBA micros. and a game boy pocket and a gbc. all for respective best play of each generation of cart without having them stick out of the DS. even though I DON'T EVEN PLAY THE BLOODY THINGS THAT MUCH. i'm kind of annoyed at myself for wanting them.

oh, and an og game boy for pure design classic value.

really want one of the famicom micros, but not willing to spend 2-4x as much for one

http://www.kiimi.com/wp-content/uploads/gameboy-famicom.jpg

ooo..thats pretty

yeah that shit is awesome. I made myself wait to play Mother 3 until I could get a flash cart and it was TOTALLY worth it.

the other thing about micros is that the d-pad and buttons are v. possibly the best in the history of video games. also it's the only GBA with a normal-foax headphone jack!

I want the Mother 3 Game Boy Micro even more than the Famicom one. (let's see if I can hotlink thse suckers)

http://acidmusic.co.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/mother-limited-edition-game-boy-micro-1.jpg
http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/704/704144/nintendo-game-boy-micro-mother3-delux-edition-20060501060046433-000.jpg

I want the famicom gba sp bright
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F2J0cH7F2FQ/SAuH7udanQI/AAAAAAAABMc/AXFVMcfK3V8/s320/famicom_071403_small.jpg

why is the top white? should be gold iirc

http://girlsofwar.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/famicom.jpg
http://www.4colorrebellion.com/media/pics/07/06/Famicom_controllers.jpg

ahhh now i see

does this mean i get 2 SBs?

Because the upgrade to Big Sur on my MacBook means I can't play the various imitations of Asteroids, Space Invaders, Tetris, and Pac-Man that I used to play, I'm interested for the first time in a handheld console that can play such games. There are zillions of these things, many of which require considerable setup by the user or are of dubious quality (materials, functionality, etc.). Any recommendations for one under $100? The Evercade looked interesting but doesn't support Tetris (yet, anyway) and apparently has a problematic display.

if you are looking for an emulation handheld the Anbernic rg351p or rg351v are the current standard devices, they differ in small ways but are basically the same in two different form factors. the SD cards they come with are infamous for being bad so you should provide your own, a 128GB is plenty. they can be fiddly to set up but there are plenty of how-to guides out there, and even preconfigured SD card images that you can just copy over and get going.
i have a 351p and it's a great wee device, this site helped me a lot to choose & set up.
https://retrogamecorps.com/

Thanks -- I've seen that the Ambernics are admired (and came to that site from YouTube) but am admittedly queasy about the setup despite assurances that it's easy. A lifetime in the Apple ecosystem has probably spoiled me.

Anbernics, that is.