I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit. 

The GB/GBC uses completely different hardware that Nintendo included in the GBA (SP) but not the GBA Micro and DS (Lite), so the DS isn't backwards compatible with GB/GBC games.

I want a gba sp, but the backlit model. Just for playing the original gameboy games. I could also run an emulator on the DS and it will work fine.

I think I still have 2 of these somewhere (a black and a red one). I don't ever remember them making them without a light, but they did release one with a brighter light later on in the systems lifetime IIRC.

That is correct Sorunome. The DSI and 3DS lack a slot for GBA cartridges.

Quote from: XiiR3CR34T10N on July 31, 2013, 07:30:00 am

I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit. 

The GB/GBC uses completely different hardware that Nintendo included in the GBA (SP) but not the GBA Micro and DS (Lite), so the DS isn't backwards compatible with GB/GBC games.

Exactly that though they could as well throw in some software emulation like the Wii virtual console.

I want a gameboy micro. They are quite expensive due to their low production scale.

Quote from: XiiR3CR34T10N on July 31, 2013, 07:30:00 am

Also, are GBA SP's really that hard for people to find?  Pretty much everyone at my high school has one. I have 2.

It's the best iteration of the GBA series. Yup, it's pretty hard to find. Unlike the stock GBA with a fragile D-Pad, the SP got backlit, pretty good dimensions and a rocking good button set!

I do have to say they are my favorite.

Quote from: XiiR3CR34T10N on July 31, 2013, 07:30:00 am

Quote from: Streetwalker on July 31, 2013, 01:50:42 am

The DS can only play GBA games not GB/GBC ones.

Also for the mtuliplayer thing I think it's possible for DS games but not for GBA games.

I'm fairly certain DS's can run GB/GBC games, the only problem is, they don't fit.  I've tried multiplayer with GBA on DS's a lot, despite my stupidity, it doesn't work.

Also, are GBA SP's really that hard for people to find?  Pretty much everyone at my high school has one. I have 2.

many people get rid of their old GBA because the screen is almost impossible to see then they get a backlit one instead. I bet that in a few years we'll see both the GBA SP and GB Players for $200 on Ebay

Wouldn't doubt it, for example. I found the lowest price (on Ebay) for a "Yu-Gi-Oh Duel armband" (The arm deck holder thingies...) was $250 used, $500 unopened...
I was like, I'm gonna keep mine in the closet for another year.

Well I haven't had any spectacular game pickups, but I guess going to a sort of electronic/games store and picking up some games, for less than $20 each, PC games that were at the time only a few years old and that I liked.

I had played Civilization IV, from a borrowed copy and really wanted to buy it before hand. This was sometime in 2008-09. Then I saw a Civilization IV Complete single DVD-Rom Case, which not only contained the base game, but also the two expansions Warlords and Beyond the Sword (no Colonization unfortunately as it wasn't released at the time, though it's not an expansion pack ). Total price was less than $20 AUD as I said, which is pretty good for such a high quality game. Since then I've played it and used it on several computers and still is good worth for money today.

Other games I got pretty cheap include The Settlers V: Heritage of Kings, Bionicle Heroes (I nearly finished this game!), and a few others, at that time.

PS: I have never played any Final Fantasy game :O