Wait for it... No, not yet, not quite, almost, building the suspense, a little more, okay here we go. *drum roll*...

Game Boy Advance.

Lol. You thought I was gonna say a current-gen console, didn't you? Not quite.

I've never been the biggest fan of handheld games, but I have played GBA before and I liked it. I even Reviewed a GBA game about a year or so ago, which was actually one of my most well-received reviews (heh). After doing more extensive research on the library, I ultimately concluded that the GBA was worth buying. The library looks great. I'm learning about all the good games available for it. Another plus of the GBA is that it's backward compatible. The Game Boy/Color has over 10 years worth of releases for it, and there are a lot of good games out there (I already own a few, which is one reason why I didn't opt for a DS).

I like the DS and PSP. I've played em, I like em. I'm really impressed with how good the technology has become. But they're both a little too expensive for my tastes. When I think of handheld games, I think cheap, inexpensive and convenient. Handheld games don't necessarily have to be cutting edge in my opinion, they just have to be fun, and I think that's what the GBA offers.

I bought the original model GBA. That's because, when I tried to play the SP, my hands cramped up pretty quickly. The buttons are too close together for my tastes, I much prefer the old model where the buttons are to the sides of the screen. Another advantage of buying the original GBA is that it's less than half the price of the SP or Micro. To get an SP or Micro, it's hard to find for less than $40, whereas the original model is easily found for $20. The Micro was out of the question anyway because it isn't backward compatible either. The trade-off is that the SP has a rechargeable battery which is cool, and a few other features the original didn't have. But, on the other hand, you need to buy special headphones for the SP whereas regular headphones work with the original.

So, in the end, I think I made the right choice. I bought it from Gamestop's site, for $19.99, but I wanted to get free shipping because there's a free shipping sale for orders over $25. They only had 5 GBA games in stock, and the only one I even remotely wanted was Max Payne for $4.99. Unfortunately, that still left me 2 cents short of free shipping, so I tossed in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 for the PS2 for $1.99 to push me over the mark. I love when companies offer free shipping online. You can spend more money on stuff.

Other than obviously Max Payne which is coming in the order, the first GBA game I plan to buy is Fire Pro Wrestling.

Also, Tiger Woods PGA Tour is actually my 150th PS2 game! Sweet milestone. I'm still nowhere near finished buying PS2 games though, there's still tons of games I want for it.

Finally, speaking of Tiger Woods, how 'bout that whole ordeal with Tiger? Pretty crazy stuff innit? His wife beating the crap out of him. I never saw Tiger Woods as the type of person who'd cheat on his wife, but then again he is a rich celebrity. Still, it's hard to believe anyone would cheat on... her:

I dunno. I think I'd give Tiger the benefit of the doubt on this one. What do you think?