Whats the best way to maintain Gameboy Advance(GBA SP) ???

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#1 bawathegamer
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Ive had my new Gba sp for almost 2 weeks now. Besides playing and completing yoshis island, i havent played it much. Whenever i finish playing, I put it back in the plastic it came in and back in my gba box.

Im a little paranoid about wrecking my screen, mainly because it would be hard to get a new gba sp at a decent price again, since the gba was never launched by nintendo where i live.(i have an imported version).

Ive looked into getting a screen/scratch guard.But i have to resort to a standard scratch gaurd for the gba. Some unknown 3rd part one. The shopkeeper has told me its specifically for te gba and that i need not worry, but i dont want to end up messing up the screen with a bad screen gaurd.

Should i buy the screen guard? Its around 7-8$ compared to the cheap screen guards that cost 3$,which the shopkeeper recommended not to buy.

Id also like to buy one soon, so i can start taking my gba with me while travelling without getting worried of scratching the screen.

The screen as of now is in nice condition. Ive left it as is, not touched or anything. Some tiny specs of dust do seem to be on the screen,and some negligible tiny scratches,but ive refrained from using any cloth or liquid for wiping it, before i got some advice. I remember scratching up my mgs2 disc by using a tissue near me. Would a t-shirt be ok? That yellow cloth that comes in the box of glasses or sunglasses? Should i breathe on it, damp cloth?

Any specific way to apply the guard so theres no bubbles and stuff?

I apologise for so many questions. Im a tad ocd'ish when i buy new things and would appreciate any help and advice.

ps- where can i get a headphone jack adaptor for my sp at a decent price?

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#2 bigM10231
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the screen has a very hard screen protector so no worries

the screen is like a CM away from it so no worries

even if the protector scratches you dont have to worry unless you have scratchphobia which you fear scratches

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#3 Angry_Mushroom
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Keep the Game boy in good condition? A screen protector shouldn't cost more that 4 dollars. Keep it out of water and direct sunlight as both these forces of nature tend to damage electronics.
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#4 blooddog28
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lol your doing all this for a GBA SP? I gave mine away to the hospital... the kid really liked it! (i also gave him yoshi island and mario)
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the screen has a very hard screen protector so no worries

the screen is like a CM away from it so no worries

even if the protector scratches you dont have to worry unless you have scratchphobia which you fear scratches

bigM10231
"the screen has a very hard screen protector so no worries". What do you mean by that? You mean the gba sp shell? Like, the screen is inside the shell? Even so, if it got too scratched up woudnt you have to like replace the screen? Whats CM? Im cool with the protector getting scratched as long as its not visible when the thing is on.
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#6 Ghosty1212
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[QUOTE="bigM10231"]

the screen has a very hard screen protector so no worries

the screen is like a CM away from it so no worries

even if the protector scratches you dont have to worry unless you have scratchphobia which you fear scratches

bawathegamer
"the screen has a very hard screen protector so no worries". What do you mean by that? You mean the gba sp shell? Like, the screen is inside the shell? Even so, if it got too scratched up woudnt you have to like replace the screen? Whats CM? Im cool with the protector getting scratched as long as its not visible when the thing is on.

The screen is amazingly strong, and shouldn't break. I bring mine to school to play during frees (blocks where I have no classes) and it hasn't broken in my entire year of transporting it back and forth. You shouldn't replace the screen, a screen protector, as aforementioned, is a great way to protect the screen.
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#7 gamester_12345
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Gameboy Advance SP's are generally durable, i still have mine from over 4/5 years ago. :)
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#8 bigM10231
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the LEDs are the screen and the protector is that shell covering it about a centimeter away from leds the protector you buy is to prevent scratches on the shell

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#9 Maledizione
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The clam shell design of the sp keeps the screen out of harms way. You don't need to worry about scratching it unless your completely wreckless with it. (Which I can see your not.)