Drooling over the Platinum (silver) GBA SP? There's something you may want to be aware of.
I received my brand new Platinum GBA SP from Video Game Depot last
Friday, and was absolutely thrilled. I picked Platinum because it's one of
my favorite colors, and out of the 3 Japanese launch colors, I thought it looked
the sexiest.
That evening I carefully put my GBA SP and two game paks in a cloth GBA sack I
received from Nintendo Dream during the GameCube launch, so I could bring it out
to show to some of my friends. I'm very anal about my systems and do
everything to protect them. When I pulled out my GBA SP, I suddenly got this
sick feeling in my stomach. Less than 12 hours of having my GBA SP,
the silver paint was scratching.
I'd like to reiterate that I'm very careful with my systems, and I own both
Special Edition Pokemon GBAs, which are metallic, and I have never had a problem
with carts scratching them (or anything else, for that matter). I even checked
the cloth sack to see if there was anything scratchy in there, and there wasn't.
The cloth sack was smooth and soft as a baby's bottom. Granted, the carts
are what scratched them, but I'm rather disappointed the system will be
scratched this easily by its own game paks.
So let this be a warning to you if you're planning on getting a
Platinum GBA SP. The silver paint is very thin and scratches easily.
If you're clumsy or worried about appearance, you may want to rethink your color
decision.