Gameboy Advance SP: Still Worth Buying 18 Years Later?

The GameBoy Advance SP is one of my favorite gaming consoles ever made. On this episode of Tech Rewind, I take a look back at the handheld that made my childhood so fun 18 years ago.

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[andrewgoss]

I recently bought an AGS 001, put in a new shell and new buttons, and added an IPS display and usb C recharging for a new lipo battery. I've been having an absolute field day with it, I've got a bunch of games already and I'm currently playing mario and luigi superstar saga.

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It’s a holiday, you wake up, it’s raining and dark outside. The best thing was to play on my gameboy while listening to music on the iPod. So nostalgic 🥹😌❤️ I am doing pretty well in life, but nothing can top those memories ❤️

[juni_bee_]

I can confirm this is indestructible. I have one since the first day it came out. Constantly abused from storage including being soaked underwater from a rainstorm for weeks. Still works with original parts. Love it.

[seanmcconnell]

Honestly the GBA Sp was one of my first gaming memories. I remember picking it up for my brother with my dad for Christmas back in the day. I thought it looked so cool! I was born in 99

[jedidiahkelley]

I am 35 I still have my original gameboy sp I bought it when it came out when I was a kid still enjoy playing today

[Svoboda]

1:23 damn bro you’re gonna break that thing

[hayleyharrison]

I have wondered for years why people don’t rate the SP higher and after listening to this video I realized I have the ags 101 version so maybe that’s why. It’s so good looking even today.

[aye_its_karate]

Back in elementary school for me (02-07), most of the popular kids had one of these. My family wasn’t wealthy at all so I was never able to get one. I remember being at my after school program called “Friends” (basically a daycare at the school). We’d just hangout at school until our parents could pick us up. One of my friends let me play there Gameboy and I fell in love with it. Seeing a bunch of the kids each have one with all the different colors blew my mind. I always thought they were super cool but never got to own one. One of the few regrets from my childhood lol.

[elliotrogers]

I just bought an AGS 001, a bit of wear and tear. Also got Pokemon Fire Red, Minish Cap, Golden Sun and Super Mario Advance 3. I am loving it. Depending how much I play, I might upgrade to one of those custom GBA / SPs with the better backlight. It's great to get lost in harmless games without microtransactions or anything like that. Something more special about playing it on a console non-emulated!

[TheCat]

This brings back a lot of memories. I had the Gameboy Pocket as my first Nintendo console. Then my dad bought me the SP. The backlit colored screen was just amazing at that time. Oh, I am Team Torchic by the way. 🔥😂

[janellemora]

I can't believe it's been 18 years since this came out. I still remember how happy I was opening this gift from my mom on my 11th birthday in 2003. I loved it so much. I wish I still had mine. I had the red one.

[sleepy]

I had the red one and my mom gave it away to a friend when I was young. I remember crying when I found out. Today over decade later my mom bought me the exact same color gameboy advance sp. I am a kid again

[TechWithBrett]

I was looking at those models versions earlier this week. I totally need one!

[saad]

I'm from Pakistan 🇵🇰
In my childhood, one of my uncles from Texas, US brought 3 Gameboys for me and my siblings. Absolutely loved it. Randomly came here searching for it, I just love even seeing it again. Good times then. I'm only 27 now xD but had a great time playing these till they lasted 😁💚🇵🇰

[LukePollack]

Absolutely love the SP! Did a similar revisit video back in 2019 and my AGS-101 models are still going strong.

[mrcoolxoxo]

I just replaced the shell on mine. It was a well needed change. Cleaned out some rust. Works like a charm now.

[alazymonkey]

1000% worth it... come on
I recently re-discovered my old SP with my surplus of random games I forgot existed.

It has completely made me realize just how vapid and shallow modern smartphone app games are these days. This system had games that really utilized every bit of power it could from this teeny-tiny mobile product.

[versatilejams]

Definitely the best handled of all time in my book. There were some great games on it and it had the best design ever.

[kabirbaldania]

I am not old enough to have experienced the first hand, But looking at this it’s amazing to see how far we have come! I bet revisiting this must feel awesome. Great video😀

[AdonisAmarante]

Got my Advance SP in 2004 and now, almost 20 years later, I sent it to get those mods done. I love my SP, still got the box and everything.