Sega is software-only these days

Post #35,535 by Meerkat 4/15/02 10:53:14 PM Reply	Sega is software-only these days Which is bad, in so far as death of the Dreamcast, but good, in so far as Sonic in GBA & Gamecube. (Might be enough to sway me to get a GBA...) On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #35,587 by SpiceWare 4/16/02 11:01:36 AM Reply	If you get a GBA The screen is VERY dark when there's insufficient light. When you have sufficient light then you'll have to contend with major glare issues. I found the best place to play is in my kitchen where I have 2 fluorescent light fixtures that run parallel to each other. If I angle the screen to point between the light fixtures then I don't get any glare and can see the screen. The little "plug in lights" don't work well at all. I've found [link\|http://tritonlabs.com/\|Afterburner], which I've got on order. It's an "internal lighting" solution that will requires the GBA to be opened up to be installed. Take the [link\|http://www.portablemonopoly.com/\|Portable Monopoly] link for more info(note: Hasbro's after them for using "Monopoly" and they're changing the links, not sure how much longer this will be valid - they're going to move everything to the TritonLabs site). Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #35,699 by Meerkat 4/16/02 8:31:12 PM 4/16/02 8:34:26 PM Reply	The lighting is why I don't have one yet. I'd heard ever from their launch that people had been complaining about the screen - and once I saw one, I saw why. A friend of mine has one, and you're right, it needs very strong light to be any good at all. It's great in strong sunlight, if you don't mind getting sunburnt while you play :) The Worm Light add-on isn't bad, but it's really hard to avoid a patch of glare, and even then the brightness isn't uniform across the whole screen. He's ordered an Afterburner, can't wait to see first-hand how well it works. In the meantime, I'll stick to playing Spy Hunter, Glaxian, and Bejwewled on my Visor Prism. Heh, at least it's backlit :-) Edit: A typo in the Subject line - unforgiveable! Edit2: sigh Subject line should be right this time... On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John. Edited by Meerkat April 16, 2002, 08:32:55 PM EDT Edited by Meerkat April 16, 2002, 08:34:26 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #36,041 by orion 4/19/02 5:05:14 PM Reply	The Atari Lynx was the ultimate I have one actually, eats batteries faster than a Windows CE powered device. :) Built in backlight, can even play in total darkness. It also "flips over" for left hand use. Designed by some guys who also worked on the Amiga, went to Epyx, and then sold out to Atari. They thought of almost everything on this unit, but Atari marketing ruined it. AFAIK it was the first color handheld video game. For more info [link\|http://www.atarihq.com/jaglynx/index.html\|[link\|http://www.atarihq.com/jaglynx/index.html\|http://www.atarihq....x/index.html]] *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #36,040 by orion 4/19/02 5:00:09 PM Reply	GBA lights You might want to try [link\|http://www.nakiusa.com/54526.html\|THESE]. Spider-Man Action lights. Heh heh! Can it get any goofier? *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*

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