• steal_your_face@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    The play date display is much more visible than a gba. I think it was designed to reflect (or maybe absorb?) light in a way that makes it more visible than older handhelds. You still need some light but not as much as you’d think compared to the gba.

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      6 months ago

      Yeah, even the Game Boy Pocket was much more readable than the GBA. A non-backlit reflective screen with many colors really don’t mix well.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 months ago

        Fully correct. The GBA was the most difficult handheld to see… so much so that people were voiding their warranty to turn a screw behind a sticker in back that could break your screen (or make things more visible)

        I could never bring myself to do it, but got dang if I wouldn’t have loved being able to SEE ANYTHING IN CASTLEVANIA