I bought a GB Micro. I got the “girly” pack with the pink, ammonite, and black faceplates. (as opposed to the “manly” pack with camo, fire, and silver) It’s pretty, it’s incredibly bright and sharp, the buttons feel really nice (i’m enamored with the D-pad), it’s amazingly cool-looking, and I have played a little bit of everything I have for GBA on it and it is all awesome. The faceplates are such a cool idea, especially if they’re going to start coming out with games like the Final Fantasy IV one.

I dunno if I’ll keep it.

Provided that the place I bought it from will take it back, I think I really don’t need it. I’d rather put the money toward DS games. The DS makes a dandy GBA player, and I was wrong to ever think that I needed a new one.

Maybe something will change my mind between now and tonight, when I go to return it. I doubt it, but you never know. Funny how these things go.

Also — The GBA version of Pocky and Rocky (aka Pocky and Rocky and Becky) really, really sucks. The graphics are worse than the SNES original, and the action is rather blah. It’s a completely uninspired, soulless port. You can see why I might take this personally. ^^

One more thing, so this post isn’t all disappointment! tim rogers has reviewed Shadow of the Colossus and, as always, it’s an excellent read. I was a bigger fan of Ico than him, but he says some really cool things about that game in the first part of the review. I’ve only read half, because I have to run to work. I’ll finish reading it when I’m there, probably.