How to determine if a GBA SP is backlit or frontlit:

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Re: How to determine if a GBA SP is backlit or frontlit:

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Jamisonia wrote:Here's something interesting I found out. Nintendo will sell you a like new backlit model for $40 if you have another GBA SP sitting around. They will only sell you one per serial number. They only have pearl blue models still in, and they don't come with the AC adapter. I'm not sure about other models of GBA. I decided to go this route since the backlit models seem to be very hard to find at Gamestop, and very expensive on eBay. Just got mine yesterday, it looks brand new, and it comes with a 1 year warranty.

Full Disclosure: I originally called in because I was given an SP that was broken due to water damage and the rep suggested just selling me one of there's since it was cheaper than getting mine repaired, which they probably wouldn't be able to do, since it was water damaged.
That's a odd coincidence. My GPA SP recently broke due to water damage.
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Hobie-wan wrote:If it is a 101/pearl case, it might be repaired. Are the rubber plugs around the screen loose or a little chewed up which would indicate they've been removed?
It's a 001 case.
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Re: How to determine if a GBA SP is backlit or frontlit:

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Does anyone have a link to that website that lists all of the available colors for the various Nintendo systems?

I'm wondering if the pink gba sp you have is pink, not pearl pink?
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gtmtnbiker wrote:Does anyone have a link to that website that lists all of the available colors for the various Nintendo systems?

I'm wondering if the pink gba sp you have is pink, not pearl pink?
So far as I know, there isn't a regular pink GBA SP, only a pearl pink. Besides, it looks like a pearl pink to me.
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Re: How to determine if a GBA SP is backlit or frontlit:

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gtmtnbiker wrote:Does anyone have a link to that website that lists all of the available colors for the various Nintendo systems?

I'm wondering if the pink gba sp you have is pink, not pearl pink?
Hmm, they have the pearl colors listed in both the regular and backlit sections.

http://www.consolecolors.com/
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