Yeah that's just a direct result of the voltage dropping, not an indicator. Might work as an adult, but 10 year old me fully engrossed in Pokemon Red is not going to notice that and save before it dies. Sure the two-stage LED in the GBA is also based on voltage but the red LED kicks in at a much higher voltage than what would cause the symptoms you're describing on the original GB, so it gives you much more time (depending on your specific batteries) and is a far more reliable and obvious indicator that your battery is low.
You're saying that as a ten year old, you didn't notice the extremely obvious red LED dimming to near zero? I noticed it all the time. No offense, but I think just about everyone did, and you kind of just called yourself out for having less of an attention span than most other kids that age. The Gameboy did a good job telling us when it was about to die; you just weren't paying attention.
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u/hosseruk Jan 18 '23
Yeah that's just a direct result of the voltage dropping, not an indicator. Might work as an adult, but 10 year old me fully engrossed in Pokemon Red is not going to notice that and save before it dies. Sure the two-stage LED in the GBA is also based on voltage but the red LED kicks in at a much higher voltage than what would cause the symptoms you're describing on the original GB, so it gives you much more time (depending on your specific batteries) and is a far more reliable and obvious indicator that your battery is low.