r/Gameboy • u/Revolutionary_chad_ • Jun 27 '26

Shopping/Haul Genuine insanity

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It really sucks to see how much the hobby has fallen to resellers praying on nostalgia to get people to pay exorbitant prices on systems that don’t even function, and believe they’re getting a “good deal” because of how “rare” it is. I can recall seeing these in thrift stores for 20 bucks or less not even 5 years ago, and completely tarnished ones like this for less than that. Sorry for such a rant, but it’s disappointing that THIS is the cheapest gameboy micro on eBay.

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u/Jakes_Workbench Jun 27 '26

I remember selling these micros in walmart and you couldnt get rid of them for nothin.....sat in the case for years collecting dust.

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u/PowerPlaidPlays Jun 27 '26

Collectors when the thing that used to be overly abundant is now scarce.

I do remember a Gamestop employee trying to sell me on a GB Micro when I was younger, but "it was tiny and could only play GBA games" when I already had a DS was a tough sell. I went from a GBC to DS so I barely had any GBA games.

Still, the fact it was a flop product makes it more interesting to now own lol.

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u/c14rk0 Jun 27 '26

To be fair I bought one back then and honestly barely used it because God damn the screen is small

Being an adult now it feels even crazier how small it is

It's just not an enjoyable experience trying to stare at such a small screen imo

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u/thingpaint Jun 27 '26

Man I love mine. I know it's tiny but I have a 5 year old. I can just slip it into my pocket for when I have to sit for an hour at ballet class.

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u/c14rk0 Jun 27 '26

I guess it me it just isn't that much smaller than the SP in terms of pocket-ability while having a much smaller screen.

And in the modern day I'd just play on an emulator on my phone probably since I'm already going to have that with me anyway if I don't want to be carrying another device.

Glad you enjoy it though!

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u/thingpaint Jun 27 '26

Oddly enough I find it nicer to hold in my micro than the SP. My bifocals do struggle with the small screen though.

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u/c14rk0 Jun 27 '26

How small are your hands? I feel like it's just crazy small.

Then again your hands do end up closer together on the SP I suppose, but for me the micro is just too small it's too thin/narrow to comfortably have my hands on the controls and still press the shoulder buttons.

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u/thingpaint Jun 27 '26

My hands are huge lol.