Light Shield Advance
System/accessory by: Pelican
Reviewed by: Beefy_B
Released: 2001
Height: 4 inches
Width: 3 inches
Depth: 1/4 inch
Battery Life: It feeds of the link port.
Use with: GameBoy Advance
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Opening Snide Remarks: Its a light to go on your GameBoy Advance.  When I
went to Wal-Mart to get i light i was actually looking for the worm light
plus, but the only ones they had there were the white ones and a fushia one. 
This didn't go well with my Glacier gameboy so i decided to check this light
periferal out.

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Impressions: Alright, this thing plugs into the back of your GBA via the
little holes that were put there by nintendo for this sort of thing.  There
is an extension of the link cable port so it is still perfectly usable. Also 
the unit does not in any way cover the gameslot so you are free to use old
GB games as well as the new GBA without trouble.

The light Shield Advance has a few cool features, one is the link cable port
extension, as seen in the worm light plus.  However Pelican goes above and 
beyond this by adding two things that the worm light doesn't have. It comes
with an on off switch, so if you don't want to use it you won't be wastig
power.  Also there is a dimmer switch.  I guess this would conserve batteries
too, but I always keep it on the highest setting (Castlevania is too scary 
w/o it).  I dont really see why anyone would have it lowered but I guess its
nice to know it is there.  

The light shield advance has a "shield" that flips up and down over
the screen on the GBA.  This would protect it from scratches when its in your
pocket, or your little brothers hands.  My only gripe about this is that the
shield seem unusually thick.  It adds 1/4 of an inch thickness to your system
when it doesn't seem neccessary.  However the system is still very portable 
when the screen is in the down position.  Its still gonna fit in your pocket 
unless you are wearing the skin tight wranglers that seem so popular here in
Florida.

Finally, the light quality is very good.  The light doesn't seem as blinding
as the worm light, but it does use an LED, and is very bright.  It does its
job well with comparable glare to Nykos periferal.  To reduce said glare all
that is really needed is an adjustment to the shield.

Liked: Nice, seems quality.  The link cable extension is definatley a plus.
Most importantly is does everything as well or better than Nyko's Worm Light,
plus it adds some feature (it was a buck cheaper too).

Hated: When the shield was closed it added too much thickness to my GBA.
While some guys like the thicky thick girls, I just don't like my GBA to
have too much junk in the trunk.  

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Improve: Just narrow the shield a bit.

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Final Words: All in all this is an excellent light.  It does just about
everything well, gives plenty of light and allows your GBA to remain
portable. Its like 8 bucks so go out and get one if you can.

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Score: 90% 

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Secrets: none