Console Spot Forums > Portable video game evolution

Harry1™

Oct 24 2006, 06:42 AM

While obvious, handheld sizes sure have gotten a lot smaller over the years through better technology as seen above. Though the Game Boy Micro uses dated computing power circa early 1990s, even the PSP with its more current processing power is much thinner and lighter than Sega's hefty 1991 entrant to the portable industry (roughly half the latter's size). Funny how some home consoles just keep getting bigger. But alas, things get fatter the more you feed them (read: added multimedia).

Handhelds by the numbers:

* Game Boy micro: 5.6 cubic inches
* Game Boy Advance SP: 9.81 cubic inches
* DS Lite: 12.96 cubic inches
* Sony PSP: 17.52 cubic inches
* Game Boy Advance: 17.64 cubic inches
* DS Phat: 22.01 cubic inches
* Game Gear: 50.86 cubic inches
* Atari Lynx: 68.53 cubic inches

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Hatchet2

Oct 26 2006, 04:06 AM

QUOTE(Harry1 @ Oct 24 2006, 03:42 AM)

While obvious, handheld sizes sure have gotten a lot smaller over the years through better technology as seen above. Though the Game Boy Micro uses dated computing power circa early 1990s, even the PSP with its more current processing power is much thinner and lighter than Sega's hefty 1991 entrant to the portable industry (roughly half the latter's size). Funny how some home consoles just keep getting bigger. But alas, things get fatter the more you feed them (read: added multimedia).

Handhelds by the numbers:

* Game Boy micro: 5.6 cubic inches
* Game Boy Advance SP: 9.81 cubic inches
* DS Lite: 12.96 cubic inches
* Sony PSP: 17.52 cubic inches
* Game Boy Advance: 17.64 cubic inches
* DS Phat: 22.01 cubic inches
* Game Gear: 50.86 cubic inches
* Atari Lynx: 68.53 cubic inches

the orginal game gear was a freaking cynderblock
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Trebor

Oct 26 2006, 11:05 AM

That is true and you can really see the changes in size and function over the years i remeber having to put like 8 batteries on the game gear just so i can play it for a while yeah those were the good ol' days