Game Boy--Color or Advance?

[Wits' End]

I just found a Game Boy cartridge I know my wife will love having. The problem is we don't have a Game Boy of any type /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif. The cartridge is a Game Boy Color game. So--
Ebay has lots of systems Color, Advance, SP
The Colors run $10-$15, Advance $20-$30+
Since it is a Color game is there much advantage going with an Advance?
Does the larger screen fill with an older game?
Any other input?

The SP looks like a better system but exceeds price I'm looking at.

 

[Frangible]

Get the color. I'm not a fan of how the Advance/SP emulates older games. White is turned into some ugly tan color and only the middle of the screen is filled. You can "strech" the display but it looks bad.

 

[Skyline]

I've got a GBC and a GBASP. Are you sure you don't want to stretch for a GBASP? The front-lighting makes a big difference!

If not, get the Advance anyway. If you choose to obtain more games, you'll have many more choices available to you.

 

[tiktok 22]

Get the Advance SP. I have one and love it. I play a lot of older arcade games on it. The frontlighting is a must.

 

[gorn]

I have every type gameboy that has been made except the DS. I would say go with the GB Color. The SP is great but the screen difference is a problem with some of the old style games.

 

[cobb]

I have the GBA with the after burner front light and the tv adapter. I play the older games from the first game boy as well as the color. http://www.wheelchairmodifications.org/gba_front_light.htm and http://www.wheelchairmodifications.org/gba_hack.htm

I agree, the gba sp or ds has a built in light for the screen and are backwards compatable.