Does size matter?

man of txt · Post by **man of txt** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:51 am

The GameBoy Micro. Another example of how modern technology seems to shrinking things. Do good things really come in small packages? Or can something really be too small?

Yes folks, the fundamental question of life… does size matter.

Discuss…

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:08 am

looks awesome to me in a way (and even smaller than I remember it looking when I saw it on ign before...) except that when you have something with a screen, there's only so small you want the screen to be, and that sort of looks too small to me.

also, I wish they'd quit making gbas and make new stuff instead.

shmack · Post by **shmack** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:09 am

short answer, yes

long answer, yes but bigger does not always equal better.

regarding the micro--- i think it is way too small... it's pretty but I don't think that it's going to be easy to see.... I predict headaches in the micro's future...

Questionmarktarius · Post by **Questionmarktarius** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:10 am

As long as the price is below $50, it'll be a smash sucess. Otherwise, why bother?

SP is a much better design, overall.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:24 am

I prefer SP's clamshell design.

Kage · Post by **Kage** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:57 am

Big screens is a must for me.

Vibing_V · Post by **Vibing_V** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:48 am

shmack wrote:short answer, yes

long answer, yes but bigger does not always equal better.

regarding the micro--- i think it is way too small... it's pretty but I don't think that it's going to be easy to see.... I predict headaches in the micro's future...

,

and

wtf are they trying to do? make everyone blind?!

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:01 am

don't worry guys I'm sure mad catz will release a large plastic magnifier you can attach

Joei · Post by **Joei** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:42 am

turkish · Post by **turkish** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:01 am

For videogames and penis', it's how you use it that counts. Nothing can change this fact (but flashy fmv's sell, but that is like a fake bar-star woman, no substance)

Reiji · Post by **Reiji** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:10 am

As long as it doesn't cause those supposedly crippling cramps that Blackberry addicts are coming down with, it looks pretty nifty to me.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:40 am

I agree with Sue and Sally <3

Slashley · Post by **Slashley** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:47 am

Don't you remember the Godzilla punchline? Size DOES matter

But why would you want to look at that tiny screen is beyond me. Just imagine trying to read some RPG text on that

ruroken · Post by **ruroken** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:20 am

Slashley wrote:Don't you remember the Godzilla punchline? Size DOES matter

But why would you want to look at that tiny screen is beyond me. Just imagine trying to read some RPG text on that

:ruroken:D

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:10 am

That shit seems ugly and pointless.

Undine · Post by **Undine** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:13 am

too small = sux

man of txt · Post by **man of txt** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:43 pm

Undine wrote:too small = sux

If your too small, then you're better of sucking? Is that what you mean?

Lap · Post by **Lap** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:47 pm

One Christmas one of my sister's friends joked that what I got my sister and my brother could fit in a small plastic bag. It could as well. So in that interpretation, he felt that the bigger the present, the better. So I told him that by that theory my old crummy brick phone that I had at the time was way better than his tiny little nokia phone.

That is way off topic, but I just wanted to demonstrate how size is interpreted in different cases.

I actually have no opinion on the micro. Only that I won't be getting it. I do the SP, it's so lovely, and that's small enough yet big enough for me.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:37 pm

I already have 3 devices that will play gba games. I think that's quite enough.

isildur · Post by **isildur** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:45 pm

Handhelds are lame. I've never owned one and probably never will.

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:50 pm

SS is/was crying on IRC looking for you, fro.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:39 pm

isildur wrote:Handhelds are lame. I've never owned one and probably never will.

YOU'RE A FUCKING ASSHOLE YOU SHITHEAD MOTHERFUCKER

Cybernetic Empire · Post by **Cybernetic Empire** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:04 pm

Great. Here I was just going about my day and now you FUCKERS have me all self conscience about my PENIS.

TheStrife · Post by **TheStrife** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:23 pm

Ya, I thought this thread was about penis.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:46 pm

It quite clearly is, just check girls comments

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:24 pm

smeared ink wrote:I already have 3 devices that will play gba games. I think that's quite enough.

Don't stop until you have all 5!!!

Undine · Post by **Undine** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:54 pm

man of txt wrote:
Undine wrote:too small = sux
If your too small, then you're better of sucking? Is that what you mean?

the world may never know

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:52 am

Damien wrote:
smeared ink wrote:I already have 3 devices that will play gba games. I think that's quite enough.

Don't stop until you have all 5!!!

haha I don't even have the most obvious 3 really. I have gba:sp, gameboy player, and ds.
which is the golden three as far as I'm concerned. although I suppose I could do without the sp now, but I prefer carrying it around to carrying around the ds.

turkish · Post by **turkish** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:59 am

This thread made me remember I have a Gameboy Camera. That little fucker was so much fun. I think the limited space on it made one more imaginative when making stop motion movies, but maybe that's just me.

saranicole · Post by **saranicole** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:53 pm

Small is good as long as it's not too small. That looks like it could be a kitchen magnet.

Arashi · Post by **Arashi** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:35 pm

when it comes to functional things, yes size does and will always matter. That thing is too tiny. My eyes are already bad enough, just looking at the picture makes me feel like I'm squinting already.

Kage · Post by **Kage** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:50 am

I will await the nintendo goggles. If it is going to be small, it needs to be as close to my eyeballs as possible.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:16 am

Kage wrote:I will await the nintendo goggles. If it is going to be small, it needs to be as close to my eyeballs as possible.

That's just sick

Slashley · Post by **Slashley** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:15 pm

Kage, wouldn't you want the Nintendo Eyeball? In 20 years, they'll probably change handhelds into headhelds

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:18 pm

That'd be dangerous in public

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:33 am

Slashley wrote:Kage, wouldn't you want the Nintendo Eyeball? In 20 years, they'll probably change handhelds into headhelds

Only 3 years away from headhelds

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:59 am

I didn’t see the point of the GB Micro at the time but as a retro console, it seems kinda cool now.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:51 pm

I remember it seemed kind of dumb, but when I did see one I was impressed by the sharpness of the little screen.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:30 pm

If they go full VR, they'll be leaving me behind as a consumer. I need screens right up against my face like I need a bullet to the brain. As creepy as it sounds, I'd honestly trust something that taps into the optic nerve more than the current gauche technology of shoving screens right in front of your eyes and calling that VR.