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.
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Originally posted by: Mojo
No offense, but I'm not totally buying this. I'm not saying you're making it up, by any means, but I find it odd that the scratches are isolated to the lower (or upper -- whatever) portion of the SP. Also, to me it looks like the kind of scratch like something pointy rubbed againsts it, like keys or something of that sort. Not to lake a relativaly flat GB cartridge.
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Originally posted by: PGC-Agent Cooper
You'd think Nintendo would figure this out. Kids put these IN POCKETS WITH CRAP IN IT AND DON'T THINK TWICE. AND SO DO I. Jesus. It just sucks.
Sorry, I didn't know I had to hold it in a freakin' gravity free environment.