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I just bought a Nintendo DS. So far I love it. I got Sonic Rush to go with it & I'm thinking of picking up Puzzle Quest this Thursday.

Here's my dilema. I bought it because a lot of great games are coming out for it but also for it's GBA backwards compatibility. I used to have an SP & loved that thing. I used to play all the Marios, Sonic Advance, all sorts of stuff. But sadly along with a ton of other video game stuff I sold it all off years ago. When I bought my new DS in addition to Sonic Rush I picked up some cheap GBA games also. Capcom Classics Mini Mix, Metroid Fusion, & Sonic Advance 3. However apon playing them on my DS I realized that I don't like them on it. There's this border that makes the screen seem so small. My eyes actually got sore after just thirty minutes of gameplay. Maybe I'm imagining this. Maybe my old SP was just as bad. But I sure don't remember it being this small. Plus I really hate the way the cartridges stick out the bottom making an otherwise sleak system unsightly. Kinda like a huge pimple in the middle of someone's face.

I'm rambling on here. At the mall at a Game Exchange there is a nice black SP. I don't believe it's the one with the brighter backlight because I think those ony came in a lighter shade of black & this thing is pretty dark. It's $50. What I want is opinions on if I shoud pick it up for GBA games. I know I'll be browsing GBA games often as they're becoming quite cheap. Do you guys think it's a waste? Should I just tough it out & get used to how the DS plays them or would it feasible to own both? I have the money...just want some opinions other than my friends who are , & there really isn't anything wrong with this, PSP fanboys who think both the DS & GBA are crap.

ps. Sorry, I wasn't sure where to put this..modern or classic. Kinda both.