The Game Boy Micro

I take a look at the Game Boy Micro.

This video was originally released via Card #14 of the Scott The Woz Collectible Trading Cards in late 2022.

Edited by Dominic Mattero and Scott Wozniak

Main Channel: @ScottTheWoz

[Dairunt]

Fun fact: Game Boy Micro's 2" screen was NOT commisioned by Nintendo. Sharp used the exact same screen in their digital cameras at the time. They probably had a lot of them lying around, they have the exact same resolution as the GBA, and they managed to make a deal.

[ReaverMoggy]

There were some years I was convinced that a Gameboy Micro + a legit copy of Pokémon Emerald would have fixed my life

[Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi]

My favorite thing about it is the a and b buttons are in lowercase, cute.

[myriadmediamusings]

I’ve seen one in person and I’m utterly shocked at how freaking tiny it is. The GBA Micro almost feels like a Game & Watch in its presentation, which in a way is very fitting and kinda makes thing go full circle in Nintendo’s portable systems with “Game” in them.

[TheOneNamedMrLife]

For someone who doesn't care about Pokemon that much, Scott really likes using Littleroot Town's theme a lot in his videos.

[CharlieKraken]

The sole space this console occupies in my mind is "the thing that Reggie pulled out of his coat pocket once".

[chronossage]

Fun fact about the GBA. It turns out that Gameboy backwards compatibility did in fact take up alot of space. the GBA ran at 3.3v while the older Gameboys ran at 5V so the GBA had a switch in the cart port that switched the system between them. So the micro didn't have space for the 5v PCB traces to let older games work. That said the micro was my favorite as a casual flashcart enjoyer having all the GBA games on one cart with NES, Master System/Game Gear and, GB/GBC emulators so you could still mostly play old Gameboy games on it anyway.

[almostanonymous]

My dad found a Gameboy micro on the road while he was driving his tractor in the middle of nowhere. The faceplate was gone, it was scratched and didn’t power on. My dad gave it to me and I was able to get it working by just charging it. So that’s how I got a Gameboy Micro😊

[AdamEllis]

"cool design but too bad it wouldnt fit in my MASSIVE HANDS"
-average 3ds xl user

[deBaer]

Some people just don't understand the appeal of a small device. When the iPod nano came out, it's maximum capacity was 4 GB. A regular iPod at that time had 60 GB! So nobody bought the nano, because you could also have 15 times the number of songs with the regular size for not much more money? No, the nano flew off the shelves because it's great to have an ultra-portable device you could always bring with you even in the smallest pocket. And the same goes for the GameBoy landscape when the Micro was released. Sure, the DS could do so much more, but it was an absolute brick. And the SP was also quite a bit bigger, and it didn't even have a headphone jack, which the Micro does feature. People are also wild about the Miyoo mini even though the much more performance-rich Steam Deck exists. Just because you can take the former with you in your pocket or clutch bag at all time and the latter not so much.

[Dative]

"ITS NOT SMALL IT HAS A NICE PERSONALITY"
-random nintendo micro fan 2005

[nativebaptist]

Scott the point of the micro was to play Mario Kart hidden behind a book in one of the comfy library chairs while you hid from other kids at lunch.

[neemiasmuondo]

Thank god, scott's carpet is back i was getting worried for a second.

[bdiddy]

Micro with a flash cart is legit one of my fav travel gaming consoles to this day

[eenco]

Watching him go gremlin mode yanking out the faceplates hits different when you know how brittle the latches for them are and how annoying it is to replace

[itswoahfoxy]

I remember my birthday the year this came out my dad got me one and I already had an SP and I explained to him how the DS was different and played GBA and DS games for $50 more, and he drove me to the store that day and I got the Mario Kart red DS. My father was always very tight on money but I never realized it when I was little. A very special memory of my childhood. Great video!

[Nerdtendo]

Idk why, but I really like this stupid thing. More than the SP and original GBA. Just something about it’s design activates some neuron in my brain

[MikeStavola]

I remember when the Micro was announced, they touted it as a do-anything electronic device via add-ons. It was going to have a camera, and an mp3 player, and be able to play videos, and apparently stuff like wireless messages and crap. But we got just the basic aluminum brick with plastic covers. And it's my favorite Advance system.

[relix]

My sister and I had these. They were truly so tiny, pretty incredible. The screen was so much better than my old gameboy, it blew me away. And rechargeable batteries was crazy for us then too. Looking at it as an adult is hilarious because it's almost impossible to use, but that's because it was a product for children.

[dansalvato]

I'm a huge fan of the Game Boy Micro—it's one of my favorite Nintendo hardware designs. It's so incredibly sleek, and I think the design really holds up. The buttons feel fantastic as well. Even today, if I was doing a lot of traveling via public transit, I would consider carrying the Game Boy Micro on me. Pop in a flash cart, and those brief moments of downtime can be spent enjoying a library full of masterpieces, rather than squandering it on social media.