GBA lighting fixes from EGM (1 Viewer)

[Scott L]

I apologize if you know these fixes already, but I don't have a GBA & know there are many here that complain about GBA's lighting. I did a search for similar threads (nothing found), and this is in the newest EGM. If this is nothing new plz delete this post.
This is in EGM #152, March 2002. Pg. 46. I'll copy it word for word.

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New Ways to Look At Your GBA
So you have a GBA, but making out the screen has turned portable-game time into a living hell. Well two handy remedies are making their way to the market, and (surprise) they're not from Nintendo.
The name may be a bit deceptive, but Link Removed

 

[Rob Lutter]

yup... I am definately getting that Portable Monopoly light when it comes out, in fact, I have even signed up for their waiting list to find out when it is coming out

 

[Camp]

What's the price going to be like?

 

[Rob Lutter]

I believe that on the Portable Monopoly website they said it would be around $50

 

[Graeme Clark]

The Portable Monopoly one does look very nice. Here's hoping it sees the light of day (pun intended).

 

[Morgan Jolley]

I would buy it, but I don't want to open my GBA, nor do I want to lower the battery life any.

 

[Eric Alderson]

The lighting kit from portablemonopoly is going to use led bulbs so the drain of power should be the same as a wormlight (or 2 wormlights).

 

[Chris Tsutsui]

The traplight wasn't all that bad. I did try out a nyko wormlight and may It may be a best selling light but it does create glare and is somewhat small. I also tried a GBC wormlight on an advance but it was too dull and had to be bent backwords.

The best light I've ever used for a gameboy was made By nintendo and is only for the original gameboy.

It involved a florescent strip of plastic that encircled the screen giving a smooth and uniform glow to the screen. It used 4 AAA batteries and added a bit of weight, but I used that light all the time.

BTW, The Gameboy Advance is 69.99 available at Toys R Us R-zone. Now is that a good price for a retail sealed Gameboy Advance or what? (Can u tell I work there?)

 

[Camp]

$10 better than everywhere else. It's good to be Nintendo's #1 retail partner.