hi everyone! and thanks for the suggestions! i appreciate all the help everyone here has so generously given me! thank you all so much for helping me!
i think flashcards are illegal here which is why i'm scared of ordering a gba flashcart online out of fear of getting into trouble with the customs, but i think i will call them up directly and talk to a customs official to see if they will let me buy one flashcart for my own personal use.
as for the psp....i don't like the wide rectangular screen, i guess i was looking for a small console that is kind of like a GBA micro with a small screen that is more square shaped, if you know what i mean. the revo k101 is perfect in this regard, but they seem to have raised the price to 120 dollars so i need some time to think it over.
also i just realized that the gba clone i posted in the first post doesn't have Left/Right trigger too, i wonder if those were binded to the X and Y button?