Cobra Power Plus Advance
Cobra AC Adapter Advance
Cobra Link 1 to 1 Advance
Cobra Light Advance
Cobra Power Plus Advance
SRP:$19.99
Nuby pulls
another serpent from their Cobra line to make your GBA playing experience more enjoyable.
The most important thing that needs to be said is that this monster lasts up to thirty
hours when fully charged. Thirty hours is a phenomenal amount of time for a rechargeable
battery, especially for a game system. A full charge would last over two weeks at playing
for two hours each night. There is even a button on the underneath of the battery that
illuminates the eyes on the Cobra to show how powerful the batteries' charge is. This
eliminates the guessing how much playing time is left on the batteries. Click for more…
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Cobra AC Adapter Advance
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Power
is always an issue with the GBA. Sure, batteries last longer than in the GBC, but the cost
of replacing them after you’ve become thoroughly addicted to THPS2 just keeps rising.
Rechargeable batteries are great, but you do usually have to wait for them to charge at
some point in time. That’s what makes a good AC adapter worth having. As some gamers
have noticed, the GBA doesn’t come with a plug to accommodate an AC adapter, so any
external power will involve replacing the battery cover. Nuby’s Cobra AC Adapter
Advance comes with a wall plug and a battery cover adapter. The battery cover is embossed
with the ultra-tough Cobra design, but is otherwise very low profile. The wall plug also
sports a Cobra head, and connects to the jack on the battery cover adapter. Installation
is a snap, and the power flows well. Get it!
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Cobra Link 1 to 1 Advance
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I feel like there will be quite a few kids who will get this accessory and will
be left out of the game. The Cobra Link 1 to 1 is a multiplayer link cable without the
little mini-hub to plug in other link cables. That means this cable only works to connect
two players together. Sure, it costs a little less than a standard GBA link cable, but the
lack of functionality just isn’t worth it. It works great, and the little Cobra heads
are again pretty snazzy, but we suggest just going for the standard Cobra MultiLink
Advance and forking over the extra couple dollars.
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Cobra Light Advance
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Nuby’s Cobra lineup is most identifiable in the lights. There’s a
certain amount of cool that goes with having a big cobra looking over your GBA screen,
especially when those eyes glisten in the light. It’s definitely the coolest looking
light we’ve seen, and it works pretty good, too. Using a mirror to reflect light over
the screen, the Cobra Light Advance gives good coverage without getting in your way too
much. The Cobra Light Advance is also very flexible so you can really tweak it to get just
the right lighting on your screen. It also features the requisite pass-through so you can
still hook up for some multiplayer, and it sports an on-off switch to help conserve
batteries. The light isn’t a real big drain on batteries, which is very nice.
However, it suffers from the same issue every other GBA light suffers from: While
it’s perfect in dark conditions, any ambient light pretty much negates the effect of
the Cobra Light Advance. Again, you’ll be sitting in the dark rather than partial
lighting, which might make your friends and family a bit nervous, but will give you a
great gaming experience. It’s not the best to remain attached to your GBA during
transport, but it will fit nicely into a carrying case or pocket when detached from the
unit.
