Retro Review - GameBoy Advance SP Today?

[@TheRetroFuture]

Great video dude! Very professional shots!

[@LukePollack]

Yo Thanks man! Appreciate that!

[@saladarse]

Hi Elliot!

[@itmbebikdz192]

​@@LukePollack had blue one SP, but with dark grey buttons. Best console I ever had in my entire life. Thanks for video. Also can y tell me name of music in video?

[@sinnerstatee]

Hands down the best gameboy ever

[@youtubeman2001]

EagleJDM facts

[@canoes6899]

Yeah cheap in Philippines aswell it's only 750 Pesos + meaning its 15 dollars

[@travtagonist3]

FACTS.

[@lucasplaysroblox1135]

@@canoes6899 its not the ones you see is fake those are gb station light

[@BestYakisova]

@@canoes6899 Nope, the original costs 6,000 PHP

[@TheVertical92]

bad memories of the GBAsp :'( As a child I saved my pocket money for almost 1 year to buy it. And then it was stolen after 2 months.

[@jasonbrown467]

people suck, it probably got traded for drugs or cigarettes after they stole it from you

[@princey_06]

TheVertical92 oh ): sorry dude, did you get it?

[@keivkamijo]

Oh my Lord, that sucks.

[@zamaii_]

Yeah, I know the feeling. Some dense cabbage stole my black 3ds that was modded to run old games. I’m still mad about it

[@moises.305]

Ik man my dad sold mine to buy beer 😔

[@bucket3041]

The GBA SP is the definitive best way to play game boy games.

[@LukePollack]

Truth

[@hanulol4265]

Just a question, you can play game boy games on a gba sp right? Also do you need to buy the games? I know, I am a noob :(

[@simonmckenzie6074]

@@hanulol4265 You can play any game boy game on an SP. And yes you do need to buy the games

[@hanulol4265]

Simon McKenzie thank you soooo much! It’s VERY appreciated

[@jean4j_]

More than modern GBA emulator handhelds? When it comes to screen quality, those emulators seems to be much better to play GBA games, don't they?

[@BenjaminLee2009]

my grandpa bought it for me (around 2003-ish) for my 8th birthday and he's not here anymore but i still have this in my drawer somewhere. took it out, gave it a charge and it still works. though i only have about 10% of the game cartridges that i had back then because my family has moved house since then and lost quite a number of them during the moving of house.

[@PrivateBryan]

Dude you are so underrated, how do you not have more subs?

[@LukePollack]

I don’t know lmao 😂! Thanks for the support!

[@ZAKtalksTECH]

Anything with retro has my attention!

[@LukePollack]

Retro is where it’s at!

[@masonscott5029]

TechnoMinute yes

[@VEN0M415]

My first game system was the GBA SP NES Edition, and that thing survived all the drops and rage quits through out my childhood and teen years, it still works to this day. Give a child the SP today and they will see how overcomplicated and monetised modern games have become compared to old Nintendo games.

[@LukePollack]

Venom415 So True!

[@hamedsayyar8538]

Im 12 and just bought one after saving for soo long i always wanted this cause of mario and crash

[@Eevnos]

Nice man, love the video. I gave my old Advance SP to my son a couple of years ago and he still uses it sometimes, lots of fun games on there.

[@LukePollack]

Thanks man! And for sure, definitely one of my favorite consoles!

[@SurajBoddu]

Just found your channel through a tweet of yours that showed up on my feed. Great video man, really digging the style! I subbed.

[@LukePollack]

Hey thanks man! I really appreciate it!

[@cluelessunknown4404]

Awesome video man! The SP was legendary to me as a child. I remember playing my Cousins Pokemon games before I finally got one of my own! Along with Pokemon Ruby :) Crazy to see how much tech has changed in a series like this.

[@LukePollack]

@CluelessUnknown thanks so much! Yeah the SP definitely brings back a ton of memories.

[@diaz-santoscay4521]

This was my dream gameboy when I was 11 years old. And I never had it. Lol

[@dankgenetics831]

:(

[@xoxo-lb7si]

I just bought mine last 2 weeks. No joke. It has some issues and fixing it really cost a lot but I don't care.

[@Ouch.3]

I'm 13 at the time and I'm planning to buy a game boy sp just to feel what old times was like.

[@frod70]

Very professional video. You've got talent, kid. Keep it up. You've definitely got a future in this.

[@aplacewithnoname5512]

I’m mad I’m just now coming across your channel. Your reviews are so professional and not overdone.

[@LukePollack]

Thank you for this! 🙏🏻

[@feelingrealsurreal]

1:57 [Apple Inc.] “You weren’t supposed to see that...”

[@averagearchuser]

Asa Frye lol I know I had to get wireless headphones but this does not have Bluetooth

[@syrvys2691]

@@averagearchuser Bluetooth headphones always sound like shit though.

[@PartyOnTheBed]

Thanks bro! you have encouraged me to get a game boy advance SP for my 12th birthday, along with Pokemon Ruby and a bunch of fishing lures

[@LukePollack]

Haha no problem man! Glad I could help

[@deckermoy9905]

For a youtuber with not a lot of subs the video was really high quality. Nice job

[@LukePollack]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@youngblank7850]

Serious nostalgia, i remember i had a red one and my brother had a blue one, for some reason my brother decided to break his and throw it on our garage roof lol, and my mom forced me to give mine to my younger cousin and she bought me a gameboy color “thinking it was the same thing”

[@spoonboi4781]

There all playstation

[@youngblank7850]

Toxicoli123 bruh what

[@spoonboi4781]

@@youngblank7850 yeah

[@HollowRick]

Nah man that's straight up bullshit

[@hybrid9791]

Serious NOSEtalgia

[@gamerkid-wt2vi]

Great video dude! Very professional shots!Hands down the best gameboy ever copy and paste

[@LukePollack]

Thank you man!

[@gamerkid-wt2vi]

@@LukePollack :)

[@JassminaVellucci]

I still have mine, I bought in the early 2000s. I just used it yesterday. Still works, with all my games.

[@TheDaxter11]

i just found my gameboy advance SP and i couldnt believe it, i loved this thing (edit: i dont remember when i got it, but i think my favourite game was a game called smash drive, i also played the robot wars game from the gameboy colour, as well as a harry potter quidditch game, star wars episode 3 and some power rangers games) honestly i dont see how people have issues with the "clamshell"/flip screen design, i love it, it makes it more bulky, which is a good thing because you feel like your holding something of a decent size and quality, and the best part is it protects your screen when you arent using it, you can put it anywhere when its closed and not have to worry about scratches or anything else on the screen

[@Tylxrr.wompwomp]

I remember having one as a kid, and looking back at it now- It;s just nostalgia. I really want one again, it was so fun. Though having big hands could be a problem after a while, light gaming on it would still be pretty fun.

[@JDTechTV]

Dude that parallax move was clean in the intro!

[@LukePollack]

Thanks JD! 🙏🏻

[@DaveWestMedia]

Dude this is awesome work - our kids went through about 5 of these each 🤣🤣 Seriously though, great job Luke 👌

[@LukePollack]

Thanks so much Dave!!

[@DaveWestMedia]

@untouchable TRAMP Nothing wrong with either of them, just kids being kids! 👍. Both were rough and tumble back when they were young, two were left in Florida (lucky find whoever found them), two waterlogged (my fault), 1 literally died through sheer overuse (buttons simply wore out), the other broken (don't ask!). The 4th set were damaged when we moved home but still kind of worked. The last set I found a few weeks back when going through their rooms - still working perfectly. Both our boys are young men now and have moved out and are doing their own thing, but good memories all the same 👍

[@bwstouge]

whoa thats a pretty high quality video for 10k subs! good job!

[@LukePollack]

Thanks dude

[@che7036]

I miss my gameboy so much Gave it as a gift to my cousin a long time ago Hope he loved it as much as i did

[@alyavw]

Great Video man great audio and video as well congrats man 👍👍

[@LukePollack]

Thank you for the support!

[@dope516]

This video is great and i love the 80,s music! Greetings from Amsterdam

[@AngerThePeople]

I recently just picked up an ags101 because I missed Gameboy games! It holds up nicely here in 2020 and I am excited to get into some of the old titles I missed the first time around!!!

[@sanchitvarma1282]

Have a 15 year old backlit GBA SP and it still runs flawlessly. The charging adapter died last year though and it has taken me about 8 months to source a legit working charging cable here in India amidst the pandemic. Finally got it last week and it has now got a second lease of life. I absolutely love this little thing. My PSP Go is totally dead though. RIP.

[@kristijonasgorodeckis9542]

Wow Nice Dude its like 4k video. Good quality. Thanks for existing ;)

[@koseki_stuff]

I wish i had one. Oh yeah. Im getting one this Christmas. good video btw! Keep up the good work! ;)

[@LukePollack]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@koseki_stuff]

@@LukePollack , Im new here. Did you review the OG Gameboy? If you didn't, Then please do.

[@SupermanKalL]

I bought a previously owned backlit screen Game Boy Advance SP (AGS-101) which was the "Pearl Blue" color from a retro video game shop in October 2013 for $70, and it still had everything with it, the box, AC adapter, and all the paperwork (manuels, brochures). I like it. I'm old school Game Boy since the black & white handheld from 1989, but I got out of it heading into the 1990s just sticking with the main video game consoles. I later got back into the Game Boy systems and even got into the Nintendo DS and 3DS handhelds.

[@MaxOrDieYT]

i still have my gameboy, its still rlly fun, im playing while watching this.

[@gamergrill9629]

Wow, awesome video. You get some good shots! Keep it up!

[@jasonbrown467]

still have my gba from launch. advance wars is just as fun now as it was back then. i bought advance wars because the box art showed a tank. i got it home and popped it in and i was disapointed in this game...but i did zero research on this. anyways, i decided to give it a go anyways and it soon became my fav gba game.

[@MR-nl8rg]

great work! thx! can't believe you got two 101s for $70! congrats on that!

[@LukePollack]

Thank you! Yeah it was a pretty crazy steal!

[@adamjohnston9150]

Awesome video. Love the tech nostalgia

[@JosephineDeSmet]

I loooved and still love to play pokemon red as well as zelda oracle of seasons... the latter is so underrated and forgotten

[@Kallemedkn1ven]

Remember when Stepping up to this from the GB Color, daamn. Still have them both in the wardrobe 😎

[@sidneycorbin926]

My aunt got me the gray one when I was realy little around 2004 and cause of this im getting so much nostalgia,I lost it over time it was what opened me up to gaming as kid and made me who I am now,I will never forget you game boy sp. 😥

[@psc4ever]

How do you have so little subscribers the quality is amazing

[@LukePollack]

🙏🏻 thanks I appreciate it. One day, I’ll be there.

[@psc4ever]

TechnoMinute 👍🏽,

[@Elcrisso1]

Nice video. I own a Legend of Zelda Minish Cap edition console and it was so cool growing up to finally have a back-light to play Pokémon with. What a revolutionary concept to implement in handheld gaming consoles

[@TeamVRY]

Another good tech channel. subbed!

[@RahjhaunDeShields]

I just found my sky blue one in the garage today and still works perfectly. I used to play the thing everyday back in 2008-ish but moved on to the DS and then wii then Xbox 360.

[@GregsGadgets]

Woah that intro! 👏

[@deltatango-six7941]

Great video. Glad I found it. I still grab my SP when I need something that won't take up a lot of space. The battery life is great and you can't beat the game library. My favorite game is probably Doom followed by Final Fantasy 6 Advance.

[@LukePollack]

Thank you! Yeah, the SP is amazing!

[@SimpLeeBeth]

Cool! Shared with my daughter who loves playing retro hand-helds

[@LukePollack]

Thanks so much!

[@SimpLeeBeth]

P.S. Please make sure to pronounce both r's in the word "library." Sorry! It's just one of those words that when mispronounced is just super cringeworthy! xo

[@LukePollack]

Haha 👍🏻 thanks for the tip! Will do!

[@bxpress6507]

I absolutely love the GBA SP! brings back memories💖 the best part is not just the backward compatibility with regular gameboy games but the size👍

[@MorganScorpion]

I just ordered one online and am expecting it to arrive any day now.

[@Jon_R.]

Did you get it yet?

[@MorganScorpion]

@@Jon_R. A year ago. :) Thank you.

[@hadadwasiim8248]

Where did you order one? I am looking for 1

[@MorganScorpion]

@@hadadwasiim8248 I found it on ebay UK. They usually have several for sale.

[@stoner4life765]

I just turned on my old gameboy from when i was a kid haven't played it in 13 years lol the sound sega bing bing subbed

[@LukePollack]

Haha thanks!

[@_lilly347]

Never had one as a kid but now as I'm older I really wanna start collecting old handhelds so I bought one few days ago and I'm so excited!! It's hard to find 101 consoles and even the 001 ones are so expensive 🙈 I'm glad I found one for ~60€

[@Kupz2000]

i use my ds lite with no top screen as a gba lol

[@gookawild5543]

Wow is that really possible??

[@mrej112]

Its relly good 😁

[@_lilly347]

@@gookawild5543 when u play advance games only the bottom screen is working

[@notjacob53]

I am picking one up today, I found a retro game exchange shop by my house! :D

[@dariusvilla5680]

My brother and I, each, got a GBA SP for Christmas. Mine's was blue and my brother's is red. I liked playing games like Donkey Kong Country and Hamtaro on the GBA SP. I remember that also I also watched a few episodes of Pokemon on my Game Boy by the GBA Video carts. That was very useful and fun to me when I went on an East Coast road trip to NYC back when I was 10. A few months later on Christmas, my brother and I, each, got the PSP. That was when we stopped playing our Game Boys. However, now I'm 24. And a few months ago, weeks after I got the SNES Classic during this past Christmas, I discovered my brother's GBA SP along with Pokemon Gold and LOZ: The Minish Cap in a carrying case inside a cluttered bottom drawer. Since then, I started to play with it again and even casually carry it. I also just got a headphone jack for the GBA SP as well as a new battery. At first, the GBA sounds retro today, but its not really that old. The only generation separating the 6th Gen, the generation of GBA, from the current generation of the Switch and the 3DS, is the generation of the DS and the PSP. So right now I realized the GBA is not that old enough to be considerd retro. Just outdated. But I believe the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color is. I'm not a total Cranky Kong. As a matter of fact, when I have enough money, Ill buy either a 2DS XL or Switch Lite.

[@LukePollack]

It’s definitely outdated, but I think it’s retro enough. Thanks for the comment and support, glad to hear you found your SP!

[@muhammedjasim311]

I have a gameboy since 2007 And it still works Now!!!😎

[@thaddeusicengard3944]

I like your review! Keep it up.

[@BenderTubeOG]

I love the SP. excellent B roll as always man

[@LukePollack]

Thanks bro!

[@mstyvz91]

nice shots bro!

[@LukePollack]

Thank you!

[@Zombiebrains24]

Still have my ags101 from when I got it for christmas back in the day. Never realized how lucky I was to have the ags101 back then

[@hazardoussoup7400]

You should have more subs this is good stuff

[@like90]

I just got a gba sp ags-101 and it is definitely the best way to play gameboy, gameboy color and gameboy advance games.

[@mariap9353]

Cool review!

[@oldschoolfreak98]

Rayman 3, Sonic Advance, Astro Boy (Omega Factor), Mega Man (Battle Network), Pokemon, Mario Cart and The Incredibles was my childhood! I'm sure i forgot some tho

[@soulwarsnerd]

Man I remember having this brick in my pocket and the Advanced in another

[@LukePollack]

Both great consoles!

[@Miaa479]

Honestly though....... HOW DO U NOT HAVE AT LEAST A MILLION SUBS!!!!

[@LukePollack]

Haha appreciate that! Eventually hopefully lol 😂

[@Miaa479]

👍👍👍

[@darkusblader]

I have an ags-101. I got it when I was in 7th grade in 2015. Although it was released in 03 mine says Nintendo 2002 on the bottom. I got it with the charger ( it's way too long) for like 30 bucks at half price books. Screen glitches now and again but it works perfectly

[@jacklee9628]

I remembered my childhood when i saw this video

[@victorlopez007]

Bro! I respect if you dont wanna give away your secrets.. but what camera did you use to film this if you dont mind me asking?? It’s so crisp

[@LukePollack]

Haha no secrets here, the Panasonic LUMIX G7

[@victorlopez007]

TechnoMinute haha Fasho! Good looking out

[@JacksonHayes]

Great work dude!

[@LukePollack]

Thanks my guy!

[@VitalGlory]

So I have 4 gameboy sp 101s. I had mine and my sisters, plus my cousins gave me theirs because they didn’t use theirs anymore (they are 24 now). They all work and 3/4 are in great condition and I just learned what the “101” is and how much more it retails for lmao.

[@zilverhd]

maan great video, are you planning to do multiple handheld/ console reviews? also what editing software program did you use [ texts] just curious

[@LukePollack]

Thanks, I don't know about mutiple console reviews, I might take another stab at it since this did so well. I use Final Cut Pro, and a combination of MotionVFX and LenoFX

[@thecritic2822]

Foto sent me... So watching this first video...my thoughts: Watch those audio levels off the top, I missed the first thing you said as the mix was too hot. I actually like your coverage and use of music generally, just watch those dissolves. Your on camera is solid, confident which is really hard to get down. I would offset your key light a bit, it just makes the lighting on your face so flat. Your background is pretty cool. Your BROLL is really good, I would suggest coming up on camera a few more times during your presentation, face time is key for the viewer to connect to you. Just a few more times, you can script it out and only shoot that part you know will be on camera, it helps if it's a "personal thought" moment like "I like this better now because"...when you tell the audience something specific like that another option vs just seeing that thing you are saying is to lead with YOU telling US that, THEN showing it. You can use the talking head bit as a reset point for when you cut back to your broll. Your info was good, delivery was good...overall I think pretty solid. For me the first thing that got me was your levels, really pay attention to those. You don't want to scare the s**t out of someone just starting off with too loud music or make them say "WHAT" when we can't hear the first thing you say. I'm not a particularly easy person to please out the gate, but I was actually pretty impressed with what you have created so far. Granted I only watched one video, but you obviously know what you're doing. The Critic has Spoken

[@LukePollack]

I appreciate the feedback and constructive criticism. Didn't really realise those levels were too hot in the beginning, but in hindsight I can see that they were a bit loud. Thanks for the kind words, definitely trying to transition to having more face time on the videos. Hope to see your thoughts more on the channel!

[@thecritic2822]

It’s really just in the first sentence. Like your cross dissolve was too long. The audio after that portion was fine. But it happened at such a critical time is the only reason I mentioned it.

[@LukePollack]

Got it

[@thecritic2822]

Face is what people relate to, small suggestion that will go far. You are doing a lot of really hard things right so enjoy your success, embrace what you can improve. None of that Broll matters of we don’t have a clearly picture or know who the face/person is behind it.

[@ezzeldinmohd6740]

I remember this I used to love playing it and I would play and play and the day has gone by

[@melo0611]

You deserve more subscribers just for that intro.

[@LukePollack]

Appreciate that!

[@melo0611]

😁

[@KarlIanJoshuaCelestino]

Nostalgia OVERLOAD! =(

[@idk-wx2zx]

About 3-4 years ago, it was easy to find them for about $25-40 at places like the flea market at decent to pretty good condition. But now its pretty hard to find them at that price and are hella alot more expensive.

[@noobiedooby26]

loved mine soooo much back then!!

[@miiisohsoup2889]

I was lucky enough to get the AGS 101 as well for a reasonable price. The seller didn't even know the difference so that was a lucky find.

[@spaceman022]

Love the SP but I gotta stick with using the GBA.the SP’s design makes my hands cramp after a few minutes lol

[@jaripato]

Same. I have large hands and I am willing to modify 2 of the OG GBAs that I want to buy so that I can play the 2 systems with backlit screens

[@AlessandroCussino]

Great video, i love it !!

[@LukePollack]

Thank you!

[@alytp9121]

This was way ahead of its time

[@ThisIsTechToday]

That music is great, haha!

[@LukePollack]

Haha yeah man! I love me some good 80’s vibes.

[@rajsmr8746]

Once i had this one...But the charger was broken...and i can't able to play with it anymore... Beautiful childhood memories..

[@nicktoftmark7320]

man the things id do to get one of these again :(, wonder if there is an old warehouse of nintendos with a bunch of these sitting in boxes

[@skeptaro]

2:21 I have that game in right now

[@huayxin2682]

My parents bought this for me when about a decade ago, now it's missing but it was broken anyways. My favorite game was the yoshi island seeing this vid brings back the nostalgic memories

[@patrikdanheimer1504]

In europe the SP released on my birthday and I picked one up with my own money. Sold it when i grew up and now Im getting a new one, miss that little bugger of a potable gaming device

[@raisinbran1421]

To be fair playing a Gameboy with no headphones isn't bothersome to me since I'm playing games like yoshi's island. Unlike the switch I don't want people to hear me play nekopara

[@P_Lynn]

Great video!..... Can you please tell me where I can buy games and battery pack for my son's Gameboy Advance SP. Thanks!

[@LukePollack]

Thank you! Id try looking at eBay for games and a battery charger. If you can see of there are any retro game local shops in your area and try those out as well.

[@P_Lynn]

@@LukePollack Thank you so much. New sub right here!

[@williamhtike5989]

Oh my first game console. Childhood

[@shariqrehman2974]

I got this as my first gaming console. Before that I did not know what game were. I got when I was 5 year old and now I am 13. I got 8 years ago and I still have it as a new one. 2011 was the year I got it and my favorite game is FIFA 2004.

[@markputnam4902]

I was on Facebook messing around in the marketplace and ran across one that had a bunch of original GameBoy games and some color and a lot of advanced games, I ended up getting it all for about $15 along with the 101 system itself!!!!

[@HollowRick]

I paid £65 for lightly used Graphite Ags 101 its such an amazing system and is amazing for portability considering how everything is getting bigger nowadays

[@ldeguzman]

Advance Wars 2 and Final Fantasy on the SP was my jam.

[@leomedina5614]

You can definitely get them cheap! But depending on the game might cost just a little more. Specially some rare ones can go for more than $50!! But overall it’s still fun today!

[@StrawberryRaine]

Everyone here has nostalgic stories and here I am with the sp being as old as I am

[@jakep714]

Still got my game boy

[@jameshighway2308]

Bruh i remember having this and i am loking for this af now

[@DeafGirl93]

My fiancé has the GameBoy Advance, and the GameBoy Advance SP. I used to have a black and White GameBoy, a GameBoy Advance, but the only one I have left is a GameBoy Color but the lighting sucks on it so I don’t play it as much. He lost the charger to his SP so we bought one from a pawnshop like 4 or 5 years ago, but the cord was broken. We just now got around to ordering a brand new charger from Walmart.com. He wanted a charger because he wants to play the games; Dragon Ball Z The Legacy of Goku, and Dragon Ball Z The Legacy Of Goku II. The other SP games he has are; Pokémon FireRed Version and Mario Kart Super Circuit.

[@LukePollack]

It's an amazing console! Good luck with the charger!