A portable SNES, a good description. Loved the GBA, handheld gaming always a handy part of reporoire for numerous family based trips etc. Back then my sister was doing most of the buying, though. Now between us we've got 2 SPs(pink and GOLD!), a black original somewhere, and I also later bought a Micro tho well towards the end of life/maybe after.
Haven't read much of the thread, but I actually found Super Circuit quite good and compelling. At the time, and still slightly now, I was annoyed at Nintendo for their constant incremental upgrades(the SP being one) and remakes of old games, but looking back I did definitely enjoy what they did with the marios etc.