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Indigo Game Boy Advance with e-Reader Bundle

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Considering that the e-Reader costs about $40 all by itself whereas here you're getting it for free, this is a really great deal. Aside from that, the only negative consequence of buying this bundle is that you're forgoing the Game Boy Advance SP with its lighted screen and rechargeable battery for its less "advanced" predecessor here.

However, being someone who owns both systems, I will say that the orignal GBA has one major advantage over the SP. That is, the controller and buttons are far more comfortable for an adults hands due to the wider form-factor, especially the 'L' and 'R' shoulder buttons. When playing first-person shooters like Duke Nukem Advance (a great game by the way), those two buttons are used throughout the entire game to straffe left and right around your enemies. So while the original GBA lets you rest your index fingers fairly comfortably on those two large buttons, on the SP they are tiny and somewhat flimsy and are basically impossible to use constantly without your fingers getting sore.

Obviously, with the SP being the newer model of the GBA it still has the most significant benefits, like the aforementioned screen light and rechargeable battery. But if you're a grown-up who's in the market for a GBA and you've got a well-lit space to play games in, you would still be well served with this bundle--a very good buy.