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Just thought you might like to share the great instruction booklet for the GBA with me.
Although I can't read Japanese (I'm having enough trouble with Spanish!) the pictures on how to (and not to) treat your new GBA are hilarious. I thought I'd add my own descriptions of the diagrams, and what I imagine that it says beside them:
Apparently, you shouldn't use your Gameboy Advance in extreme heat, or the cold. Very sensible so far.
The manual goes on to, helpfully, explain that you shouldn't play your gba in the snow (probably because you may slip over on that unseen piece of ice)
No way should you play it while driving your car (in case you get disillusioned by the actual experience of driving perhaps?)
You really shouldn't pick it up with wet hands (it might slip)
Don't, what ever you do, put the GBA in a fire and for similar reasons, don't put it in the front of your car (despite the melting effect, it might also attract far too much attention from a passing car thief with a perchant for handheld games)
Just what do the Japanese do with their consoles, and why do they need to be told not to do these things? The mind boggles.
Although I can't read Japanese (I'm having enough trouble with Spanish!) the pictures on how to (and not to) treat your new GBA are hilarious. I thought I'd add my own descriptions of the diagrams, and what I imagine that it says beside them:
Apparently, you shouldn't use your Gameboy Advance in extreme heat, or the cold. Very sensible so far.
The manual goes on to, helpfully, explain that you shouldn't play your gba in the snow (probably because you may slip over on that unseen piece of ice)
No way should you play it while driving your car (in case you get disillusioned by the actual experience of driving perhaps?)
You really shouldn't pick it up with wet hands (it might slip)
Don't, what ever you do, put the GBA in a fire and for similar reasons, don't put it in the front of your car (despite the melting effect, it might also attract far too much attention from a passing car thief with a perchant for handheld games)
Just what do the Japanese do with their consoles, and why do they need to be told not to do these things? The mind boggles.
There are more pictures in the manual too. I forgot to mention the 'don't feed you GBA to the dog.'
Hopefully the UK ones will have the same 'useful' instructions in the booklet.
Hopefully the UK ones will have the same 'useful' instructions in the booklet.
At Wrestlemania, someone was holding up an "All your base are belong to us" sign....
hehe, all your base...
"Someone set us up the bomb."
Shame they didn't have English subtitles underneath... :)
Shame they didn't have English subtitles underneath... :)
I am expecting mine in a couple of days, I can't wait to look at the manual! hahaha
Just thought you might like to share the great instruction booklet for the GBA with me.
Although I can't read Japanese (I'm having enough trouble with Spanish!) the pictures on how to (and not to) treat your new GBA are hilarious. I thought I'd add my own descriptions of the diagrams, and what I imagine that it says beside them:
Apparently, you shouldn't use your Gameboy Advance in extreme heat, or the cold. Very sensible so far.
The manual goes on to, helpfully, explain that you shouldn't play your gba in the snow (probably because you may slip over on that unseen piece of ice)
No way should you play it while driving your car (in case you get disillusioned by the actual experience of driving perhaps?)
You really shouldn't pick it up with wet hands (it might slip)
Don't, what ever you do, put the GBA in a fire and for similar reasons, don't put it in the front of your car (despite the melting effect, it might also attract far too much attention from a passing car thief with a perchant for handheld games)
Just what do the Japanese do with their consoles, and why do they need to be told not to do these things? The mind boggles.
Although I can't read Japanese (I'm having enough trouble with Spanish!) the pictures on how to (and not to) treat your new GBA are hilarious. I thought I'd add my own descriptions of the diagrams, and what I imagine that it says beside them:
Apparently, you shouldn't use your Gameboy Advance in extreme heat, or the cold. Very sensible so far.
The manual goes on to, helpfully, explain that you shouldn't play your gba in the snow (probably because you may slip over on that unseen piece of ice)
No way should you play it while driving your car (in case you get disillusioned by the actual experience of driving perhaps?)
You really shouldn't pick it up with wet hands (it might slip)
Don't, what ever you do, put the GBA in a fire and for similar reasons, don't put it in the front of your car (despite the melting effect, it might also attract far too much attention from a passing car thief with a perchant for handheld games)
Just what do the Japanese do with their consoles, and why do they need to be told not to do these things? The mind boggles.