Revo K101 (new GBA hardware clone)

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So, why exactly is this necessary? What market are they trying to fill? There's millions of GBAs out there, in garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets, and clogging up eBay. What was the point in cloning something that the original had completely oversaturated the marketplace with? I could see making flash carts or something, but not pirating entire consoles that will just end up being a cheaper build than the original. This isn't a troll post or anything, I just don't see the point. Only if the GBA didn't come out in China due to rampant piracy would this thing be worthwhile to retool a factory to build, but even then why sell it outside the country to the rest of the world that's choked with old GBAs sitting idle now that everybody's jumped two generations ahead and don't care anymore?

Well, nothing is ever "necessary" in this hobby, this is clearly a product made to fill needs of price, convenience, or pure novelty.

But if you're looking for a few reasonable reasons why somebody would want something like this...

The original form factor GBAs have non-back-lit screens that are a notorious pain in the ass to enjoy in any room that doesn't have lamps or lights generating the power of 100 suns.

Also, some people looking to fill a need to play GBA games might prefer to purchase fresh new hardware vs. decade-old used hardware. Yes, there are a ton of original form factor GBAs and GBASPs out there, but can you get one brand new for $60?

Also also, as it has been mentioned, existing GBA flash cards, IF you can find them have some really shitty interface software that typically involves rom conversion and limits on how many games can be displayed in a selection menu.

TV out is a nice option too, though I'm sure it's not going to look great via composite on a modern flat-screen (these things never do).

Yeah, I'd much rather see a monochrome OLED mini GameBoy that takes original GB games. That's something we don't already have.

Yes. Me too. I'd also still like to see that 2600 Flashback portable that never made it beyond prototype.