February 14, 2003, 19 years ago, was the day Nintendo released gameboy Advance SP (GBA sp).
This unit is an updated version of the GBA (released on March 21, 2001). It was also the first time that the GAMEBOY series had a folding design and won the Good Design Award in 2003. Its biggest feature is that it is not easy to damage the screen, and it can be folded to make it smaller and more portable.
Since then, this convenient folding design has also been inherited on Nintendo's two subsequent handhelds: NDS and 3DS.
In addition, due to the built-in rechargeable lithium battery, GBA finally got rid of the trouble of buying a battery. With about 3 hours of charging, you can play for 10 hours continuously (18 hours of standby when you turn off). The LCD screen is more colorful, and the performance of the picture performance is also improved.
At the same time, this machine is also equipped with a back panel light that can be turned on and off at any time, so that even in the dark you can see the screen, so there are many people who hide in the bed and play games for a long time unconsciously.
The GBA sp has a richly coloured exterior and is second to none in the GAMEBOY collection. Nintendo's first color has 6 colors, including platinum gold, sea blue, agate black, pearlescent red, pearl blue, and ink black. At the same time, many colors such as Pokémon color matching, original colors from each store, and limited edition color matching of various game software were also released.
Among them, the Pearl White console limited to Final Fantasy: Strategic Edition Advance, released at the same time as the machine and the game on February 14, must have become a hot Valentine's Day gift that year.
The introduction of GBA sp in China is 1 year later. On October 27, 2004, Shenyou Technology released Chinese mainland licensed version of GBA sp, called Xiao Shenyou SP, the appearance and internal structure of the host is almost exactly the same as other regional GBA sp, but the "Nintendo" logo on the shell becomes the "iQue" of Shenyou.