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portable handhelds' battery life (Developers)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 30.11.2008, 21:06

> It took the Game Boy 13 years to get a backlight while Game Gear and Lynx
> had it in 1989. That's also why the latter each used much more batteries.
> (Original GB used 4 AA while GBC used only 2. Game Gear and Lynx II both
> used 6, I think.)

Just to clarify, six batteries in a Lynx II wouldn't last more than "five to six hours" (according to Wikipedia), which I can verify from my personal experience. The Game Gear lasts a similar amount. But Game Boy (while technically inferior) had more games (not necessarily better ones, though) due to more third-party support yet was harder to view due to no backlight and (originally) no color (until GBC in 1998). And it wasn't until GBA SP (late 2001?) that it had built-in backlight and rechargeable battery. Luckily, it was fully backwards compatible (although the DS can also play GBA-only games). Even the PSP has only like 6 hrs. battery life, presumably due to its big screen.

Complete thread:

• x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 22.11.2008, 15:15 (Developers)
  • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - Rugxulo, 25.11.2008, 06:47
    • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - ecm, 25.11.2008, 13:31
      • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 25.11.2008, 22:11
    • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 25.11.2008, 21:21
      • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 25.11.2008, 21:59
        • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 25.11.2008, 22:10
          • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 28.11.2008, 07:17
            • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - mht, 05.12.2008, 08:55
      • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - RayeR, 25.11.2008, 22:22
        • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 26.11.2008, 20:57
          • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - Rugxulo, 28.11.2008, 00:09
            • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - marcov, 28.11.2008, 15:41
            • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 30.11.2008, 18:33
              • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - Rugxulo, 30.11.2008, 20:53
                • portable handhelds' battery life - Rugxulo, 30.11.2008, 21:06
                • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - rr, 30.11.2008, 22:38
              • x86 flags after bit shifts with count = 0 - RayeR, 30.11.2008, 22:41