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<blockquote data-quote="Sterling" data-source="post: 2653027" data-attributes="member: 154528"><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0077.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">I just received my much anticipated Deal Extreme GBA Clone (Original <img src="http://gbatemp.net/vanilla/emoticons/tongue.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />). I have to say it's a pretty good one too. It comes with everything you need:</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">USB Link Cable</p> <p style="text-align: center">Charger</p> <p style="text-align: center">Unit</p> <p style="text-align: center">(Pics are in the spoiler)</p> <p style="text-align: center">[spoiler]</p> <p style="text-align: center">Sorry for the Half-assed pics, but I had to use my DSi.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0086.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0081.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0084.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0087.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0079.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[/spoiler]</p> <p style="text-align: center">When I first put it in my hands, I noticed that it has a great feel to it. Very good build quality. A couple of differences I noticed between the Original, and the clone is the fact the buttons click, and the plastic feels different. Also there is the fact that it will not boot GB/GBC games (Cartridge or otherwise) only GBA cartridges, and I haven't been able to boot any gba home brew either. When you first boot it up, you'll get a laggy GBA start up screen. Then it will go to a complete menu of the games stored on it. I have to hand it to the Chinese, they have an image of every game I can throw at it. (A screen Shot) All the games I have tested, have worked. The only one that seems to lose playability is Golden Sun 1 & 2 (That's what I wanted to play. :/), and that's only on the world map. It also allows you to use saves for games you have played before (like backups), just make sure the save is the EXACT name of the rom. The speaker is good, and plays sounds pretty loud.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Presentability</strong>: Has great feel, and build quality. Buttons play nice, and has a rechargeable battery... <strong>9/10</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Game loading</strong>: Almost all games are run from internal flash, but you can still run GBA game carts. With lack of GB/GBC cart loading... <strong>6/10</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Rom Compatibility</strong>: Most GBA games work great. A few not so much. <strong>9/10</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Overall</strong>: Not only is it a great GBA clone, it's an Original GBA clone. <strong>8/10</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p>Here is a <a href="http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=212931&view=findpost&p=2706588" target="_blank">poster</a> that confirms what I experienced with this clone. <img src="http://gbatemp.net/vanilla/emoticons/biggrin.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><a href="http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=212931&view=findpost&p=2751501" target="_blank">Thaddius</a>, has clarified a few things I was unable to test. <img src="http://gbatemp.net/vanilla/emoticons/smile.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Links to buy: (if you don't need/want to then don't read the spoiler.)</p><p>[spoiler]</p><p><a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24381" target="_blank">Black</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24379" target="_blank">Blue</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24382" target="_blank">See through purple</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24380" target="_blank">See through pink</a></p><p>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sterling, post: 2653027, member: 154528"] [center][img]http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0077.JPG[/img] I just received my much anticipated Deal Extreme GBA Clone (Original [img]http://gbatemp.net/vanilla/emoticons/tongue.gif[/img]). I have to say it's a pretty good one too. It comes with everything you need: USB Link Cable Charger Unit (Pics are in the spoiler) [spoiler] Sorry for the Half-assed pics, but I had to use my DSi. [img]http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0086.JPG[/img] [img]http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0081.JPG[/img] [img]http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0084.JPG[/img] [img]http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0087.JPG[/img] [img]http://pix.gbatemp.net/154528/HNI_0079.JPG[/img] [/spoiler] When I first put it in my hands, I noticed that it has a great feel to it. Very good build quality. A couple of differences I noticed between the Original, and the clone is the fact the buttons click, and the plastic feels different. Also there is the fact that it will not boot GB/GBC games (Cartridge or otherwise) only GBA cartridges, and I haven't been able to boot any gba home brew either. When you first boot it up, you'll get a laggy GBA start up screen. Then it will go to a complete menu of the games stored on it. I have to hand it to the Chinese, they have an image of every game I can throw at it. (A screen Shot) All the games I have tested, have worked. The only one that seems to lose playability is Golden Sun 1 & 2 (That's what I wanted to play. :/), and that's only on the world map. It also allows you to use saves for games you have played before (like backups), just make sure the save is the EXACT name of the rom. The speaker is good, and plays sounds pretty loud. [b]Presentability[/b]: Has great feel, and build quality. Buttons play nice, and has a rechargeable battery... [b]9/10[/b] [b]Game loading[/b]: Almost all games are run from internal flash, but you can still run GBA game carts. With lack of GB/GBC cart loading... [b]6/10[/b] [b]Rom Compatibility[/b]: Most GBA games work great. A few not so much. [b]9/10[/b] [b]Overall[/b]: Not only is it a great GBA clone, it's an Original GBA clone. [b]8/10[/b] [/center] Here is a [url=http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=212931&view=findpost&p=2706588]poster[/url] that confirms what I experienced with this clone. [img]http://gbatemp.net/vanilla/emoticons/biggrin.gif[/img] [url=http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=212931&view=findpost&p=2751501]Thaddius[/url], has clarified a few things I was unable to test. [img]http://gbatemp.net/vanilla/emoticons/smile.gif[/img] Links to buy: (if you don't need/want to then don't read the spoiler.) [spoiler] [url=http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24381]Black[/url] [url=http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24379]Blue[/url] [url=http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24382]See through purple[/url] [url=http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24380]See through pink[/url] [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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