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 Post subject: Can you remember how much the GBA was when it was launched?
PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:33 
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Eurogamer have posted a breakdown of all the major Nintendo console launches in the UK and how they did in the end. It looks quite interesting but I’ve only skimmed it this morning.

One of the questions raised was that they didn’t know how much the Gameboy Advance was when it launched? I was working at Game at the time and I thought it was £89.99… but I’ve asked a couple of friends and they thought it might be higher.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:36 
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I'd have said it was higher than that too.

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One of my friends has just text and thinks it could have been £119.99.


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I reckon around £100.


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"Game Boy Advance

First appearing in June 2001 in the UK, this is still a very popular and powerful handheld console. This was available in Blue, Clear blue, White, Pink, Platinum and Black

The colour handheld electronic gaming console with 32-bit graphics and built-in stereo speakers was priced around £99."

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So we have no idea. Somewhere between £50 and £150 HTH

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Whatever the cost, they were an absolute steel.

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I am winnah.

I had a little zap on Wario Ware on a Gameboy SP I've still got in the bedside drawer. Turns out that Wario Ware itself was actually a bit shit and I only love it for the bonus mini games which remain fantastic. Skateboard and that diagonal lizard licking one are fabo.


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diagonal lizard licking one are fabo.


What is this? I thought I'd unlocked all the mini games on WarioWare?! I don't believe I've played this one.


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I thought I'd try and hunt out Argos catalogue scans to see if they might have prices for the GBA but sadly I could only find Game Boy and Game Boy Color stuff.

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TheVision wrote:
Satsuma wrote:
diagonal lizard licking one are fabo.


What is this? I thought I'd unlocked all the mini games on WarioWare?! I don't believe I've played this one.


It's here.

(It's more of a bird than a lizard mind) where you press the button and his tongue extends?


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Wow... I haven't unlocked that. I need to get back on it. I don't suppose you remembered how you did it did you?

I'll take a look on Gamefaqs later on.


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You suck. ;)

Not a clue after all these years, I'm afraid!


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Apparently - "Pyoro is a secret minigame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, unlocked once all microgames are encountered and unlocked for free play"

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Just so you're aware, that high score is unbeatable. I haven't got close to it since picking it up but that may be due to my old arthritic fingers.


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I have Warioware on my 3DS as that's the one I've unlocked the most on I think.

I'm working from home this afternoon so that's that sorted.


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I've just found this in the box of my GBA which means I bought it second hand.. So no closer to the truth.


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 Post subject: Re: Can you remember how much the GBA was when it was launched?
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It was definitely £90.

I got one for my birthday with a game I would never have got birthday gifts for much more than £100.

Edit: My birthday is start of July, it came out 22nd of June.


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Aha! I thought as much.

That makes sense too as my receipt is dated from September 2001 so a £30 drop for a second hand console sounds right.

Good work LewieP!


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Having a poke around the wayback machine, I found this page on Gameplay.com, with a launch price of £79.99

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Hmmm... Would Game have been £10 more expensive than Gameplay? Possibly, yes.


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It looks like EB only sold it in bundles, the cheapest being £99.

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That hardware pack includes a mains adaptor and a magnifying screen. I think those were between £5-£7 so £89.99 for the GBA is looking likely.


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Having a poke around the wayback machine, I found this page on Gameplay.com, with a launch price of £79.99

Got mine a few weeks after launch for £80 I think from HMV.

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devilman wrote:
It looks like EB only sold it in bundles, the cheapest being £99.

This was in fact exactly what I got. From the eb in the Trafford Centre, with F-Zero.


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