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2nyRiggz

Dec 27, 2005, 02:53 PM

Dagless

Dec 27, 2005, 05:43 PM

im trying to get back into it, i just brought super mario advance 4: super mario bros. 3....with all the talks of the DS, is anybody still jamming on the GBA?

1. Are u playing on: micro, sp or the orignal GBA?
2. What are you playing?
3. Anyone got super mario world for the 1st gameboy?...sell it to me i cant find it

Bless

Firstly I gotta say the GBA has been the best gaming machine I've ever played. as a gameplay whore I can easily say that.

1. well I took my Micro back today, just felt I needed that £70 elsewhere (EyeTV ;) ) and I would much rather get an american import with faceplates. Currently playing them on my DS. the old SP screen seems, whilst bigger, a little faded.
2. Currently playing Pokemon Emerald, Sonic Advance 1 and Golden Sun
3. I have all the old Mario games and I wont sell any ;) sorry

mkrishnan

Dec 27, 2005, 05:52 PM

Yes, I play mine too. It's the atomic plastic original GBA.

I played Minish Cap in the summer, I think? And maybe last winter or something, I played Mario vs. Donkey Kong. And I got Yu-Gi-Oh! in the fall, because kids at camp play with the cards and I wanted to understand the rules. :)

Actually, I never completely finished the bonus worlds in Mario vs. DK. That game was mad tough. I should go back and play it some more.

Can anyone recommend a good side-scrolling platform game, along the lines of Mario World, that is *NOT* a port of an SNES game? The sad thing is that I've played most of them on SNES. I would so love for a game with the depth of SMW for the GBA that I have never played before. :(

Seasought

Dec 27, 2005, 05:54 PM

1. Are u playing on: micro, sp or the orignal GBA?
2. What are you playing?
3. Anyone got super mario world for the 1st gameboy?...sell it to me i cant find it

I was playing on the SP. The only game I played was River City Ransom as I was obsessed with the one for the original Nintendo back in the day. Sorry, I don't have Super Mario World for the 1st gameboy.

I sold my GBASP and RCR about a couple of months ago. I still play the original RCR on emulator though...and General Chaos (gotta find a way for General Chaos to work multiplayer). Both awesome games.
:D

rockthecasbah

Dec 27, 2005, 06:00 PM

I would have been if it wasn't stolen out of my brother's hotel room along with all of our GBA games:mad: !! The hotel wouldn't give any compensaation even though it was thievery comitted by their own employees!! It was an SP, sigh. I'm back on my gameboy color now, with Tetris DX, the only real game that my bro didn't take :(

dotdotdot

Dec 27, 2005, 06:00 PM

2nyRiggz

Dec 28, 2005, 12:11 AM

1. I'm playing GBA games on my DS, however I sometimes play on the SP.

2. Super Mario Bros. 3, which you got, is a GREAT game. Its pretty much all I play on the GBA, and it was all I played on my NES.

super mario is great...the levels are more detailed but i must admit those voices they added get really annoying. i'm going to get yoshi's island tomorrow.....anyone played it?

Bless

mkrishnan

Dec 28, 2005, 12:33 AM

super mario is great...the levels are more detailed but i must admit those voices they added get really annoying. i'm going to get yoshi's island tomorrow.....anyone played it?

I played the first Yoshi's Island (SMW2) on the SNES. It was different, but I thought it was really fun. I wanna say that the feel was a little more technical and a little slower paced (like more complicated jumps and tricks) than in SMW. But I really liked it. And the bonus / complete finish with all of the Yoshi coins is very, very tough.

2nyRiggz

Dec 28, 2005, 12:47 AM

so its just like mario bros. or is it a complete different platformer? i think gamespot review said it had different elements im not sure.

Bless

Otto Rehhagel

Dec 28, 2005, 01:01 AM

I still play Tetris on my 1989 Gameboy. It has a different feeling and a better grip than any sp, ds, or micro. I am contemplating a 20th anniversary micro, but I wish one came out looking like the NES for north america.

Dagless

Dec 28, 2005, 07:00 AM

Yoshis Island was one of the most fun platformers I ever played. it just felt so warm and good, very inviting but very challenging later on.

It's not the same no, but IMO, its better than Mario World. on par with Mario Bros 3 but thats because SMB3 was the definitive game of my childhood.

The music in Yoshi is beautiful too. best soundtrack next to Turrican for me.

GFLPraxis

Dec 28, 2005, 11:00 AM

Agreed, I think Yoshi's Island is my favorite SNES game of all time.

ijimk

Dec 28, 2005, 11:14 AM

I enjoy alot of mario games on my GBA SP, I also enjoy a LOTR game on it from time to time as well. Two Towers and Return of the King were under rated RPGs on the GBA IMO. :)

cubist

Dec 28, 2005, 12:03 PM

I just got an F-Zero racing game for GBA yesterday, it looks pretty good. Racing-wise I am very fond of Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed. And don't forget Advance Wars 2.

mkrishnan

Dec 28, 2005, 01:16 PM

It's not the same no, but IMO, its better than Mario World. on par with Mario Bros 3 but thats because SMB3 was the definitive game of my childhood.

Yeah, true that. That and Zelda for me. :)

But YI is great. It *is* a platformer. It's not as fast-paced as SMW or SMB3, but it is a platformer in the grand Nintendo tradition. Basically gameplay is a lot like when you're riding Yoshi in SMW, with a few extras. And the death/damage system is perhaps a little bit more like Sonic than Mario, although I think Super Mario Sunshine uses a similar system (never played it)? You have one fo the baby Marios on your back, and if you get hit, he goes floating away, and you have some limited time to catch him. Sort of loosely like the rings in Sonic.

2nyRiggz

Dec 28, 2005, 09:58 PM

zelda, mario and metriod was some of the best part for me. i got the yoshi game today but havent played it cuz im still enjoying mario bros. 3. GBA is still so cool.

Bless

JDOG_

Dec 29, 2005, 02:16 PM

freeny

Dec 29, 2005, 02:49 PM

gave mine to my 3 year old. Hes not good at anything that requires more than one button yet. He likes to load the cartriges and turn it on and off. I'm sure he will be a gaming pro in no time....

JDOG- im going to assume the chick in your avitar would be in the "shaves" category.....NICE!

HiRez

Dec 29, 2005, 03:25 PM

Still keep my GBA SP in my coat pocket at all times, pretty much only for Advance Wars 2 when I have a few minutes to kill. The GBA is a great system and AW2 is such a great game. As interesting as the DS is, I just can't get into it. It's bulky and ugly and the two-screen + stylus thing just doesn't work for me (especially since they put such a large gap between the two screens: why, Nintendo, WHY?). Oh well, the GBA SP was a massive improvement over the original GBA, I'll wait to see what they do with the inevitable DS redesign.

To bad they couldn't have just built a more traditional successor to the GBA:

-- perhaps a 50% bigger screen (which is pretty modest) than the GBA SP, in the 320x240 range, only with more neutral colors than the SP (they tend to be blue-tinted from the backlight).
-- still a clamshell design, only the screen would go right up to the (thin) bezel to minimize the size, hopefully making it thinner than the current SP and not much wider or longer if possible.
-- the basic guts of the DS such as 3D capabilities, sound capabilities, and memory.
-- a modest about of onboard flash memory to be used for whatever.
-- analog nub.
-- wireless capability if it wouldn't increase size too much.
-- some kind of serious, non-proprietary expansion port, such as mini-USB. But whatever, it should allow for decent data transmission and external devices.

This design is not as radical as the DS, but IMO it would be a killer game system while still being able to be built affordably, unlike the Sony PSP. And it would be more practical than the DS. I love that Nintendo is being innovative and took a chance with the DS. It's not a bad system, I just don't think it's the best general gaming system they could have made.

Dagless

Dec 29, 2005, 03:25 PM

I still rock mine. It's great for work breaks at the office and pheonominal for train commutes or movie lines (if you want to ignore your friends that is :rolleyes: )

I just picked up a Micro Bundle for $49.97 @ costco after having lost my SP a week earlier. I promptly found mine the next week, but am keeping both :) great systems, both of em.

I'm seriously considering asking one of my american mates to ship me over a Costco micro! $49 AND you guys get faceplates! if they don't drop in price the next time I want a micro I'm going to america :cool:
over here they're £69 with a free game. not good.

Dagless

Dec 29, 2005, 03:30 PM

Still keep my GBA SP in my coat pocket at all times, pretty much only for Advance Wars 2 when I have a few minutes to kill. The GBA is a great system and AW2 is such a great game. As interesting as the DS is, I just can't get into it. It's bulky and ugly and the two-screen + stylus thing just doesn't work for me (especially since they put such a large gap between the two screens: why, Nintendo, WHY? Oh well, the GBA SP was a massive improvement over the original GBA, I'll wait to see what they do with the inevitable DS redesign.

To bad they couldn't have just built a more traditional successor to the GBA:

-- perhaps a 50% bigger screen (which is pretty modest) than the GBA SP, in the 320x240 range, only with more neutral colors than the SP (they tend to be blue-tinted from the backlight).
-- still a clamshell design, only the screen would go right up to the (thin) bezel to minimize the size, hopefully making it thinner than the current SP and not much wider or longer if possible.
-- the basic guts of the DS such as 3D capabilities, sound capabilities, and memory.
-- a modest about of onboard flash memory to be used for whatever.
-- analog nub.
-- wireless capability if it wouldn't increase size too much.

This design is not as radical as the DS, but IMO it would be a killer game system while still being able to be built affordably, unlike the Sony PSP. And it would be more practical that the DS.

not again... the DS is not the successor to the GB. the Gameboy and DS are completely separate entities! neither is treading on each others toes.
There is a new GB coming out. but we know more about the Rev than we do the GB2.
Personally I think that anything with a larger screen size than the SP is asking for trouble. you lose so much portability. any size increase is going to reduce portability.
Analogue nub? no way, I found that so uncomfortable to use. the way forward isn't analogue or a D-Pad. at least thats my guess. Then again if Nintendo keep the GB a more traditional machine they would probably keep it D-Pad only. which is absolutely perfect for a portable machine. less precision hardware too- cheaper and more durable.

HiRez

Dec 29, 2005, 03:49 PM

not again... the DS is not the successor to the GB. the Gameboy and DS are completely separate entities! neither is treading on each others toes.
There is a new GB coming out. but we know more about the Rev than we do the GB2.Ah! See, I didn't know that! That is interesting, do you have any additional info on it (or links)? That would be great, the DS looks great if it's an alternative but not the only system, I think. However, I would argue that they are treading on each others' toes, or more accurately the DS is trampling all over the GBA. It takes away developer resources. Most of the new games are DS-only, unfortunately, with no GBA versions. There is no, and probably will never be, a GBA Advance Wars 3, for example.
Personally I think that anything with a larger screen size than the SP is asking for trouble. you lose so much portability. any size increase is going to reduce portability.Well looking at the current GBA SP, there is a lot of room that could be used for the screen that is not. This would require more rigid materials to be used to maintain ruggedness, but I'm sure this could be managed. So right there you could fit a lot more pixels in, then if you want to make it very slightly wider and longer to accomodate a few more pixels, I'm ok with that as long as it gets a little thinner. For me the GBA SP's thickness is the dimension that makes it a little too bulky.
Analogue nub? no way, I found that so uncomfortable to use. the way forward isn't analogue or a D-Pad. at least thats my guess. Then again if Nintendo keep the GB a more traditional machine they would probably keep it D-Pad only. which is absolutely perfect for a portable machine. less precision hardware too- cheaper and more durable.I could live with a d-pad, but I've used the PSP's nub and it works ok...some things just suck with a d-pad that work a lot better with an analog stick.

eva01

Dec 29, 2005, 03:53 PM

well i play my GBA games on my DS

Lopez.T.H.

Dec 30, 2005, 01:50 AM

GFLPraxis

Dec 30, 2005, 03:14 AM

Ah! See, I didn't know that! That is interesting, do you have any additional info on it (or links)? That would be great, the DS looks great if it's an alternative but not the only system, I think. However, I would argue that they are treading on each others' toes, or more accurately the DS is trampling all over the GBA. It takes away developer resources. Most of the new games are DS-only, unfortunately, with no GBA versions. There is no, and probably will never be, a GBA Advance Wars 3, for example.

Nintendo's always referred to the Nintendo DS as their "third pillar" (the three pillars being the GameCube, the GameBoy Advance, and the Nintendo DS) and specificly said it was a seperate console- they put the GBA slot in there so that the DS wouldn't replace the GBA and developers would still make GBA games. Since the GBA has the greatest installed base and market share, it makes sense to make GBA games.
http://ds.ign.com/articles/541/541876p1.html

On January 20 Nintendo announced the Nintendo DS, a dual-screened portable that would be positioned as the "third pillar" next to Game Boy Advance and GameCube.

IGN: Is there a system in development that is the true successor to Game Boy Advance?

Perrin: Yes.

2nyRiggz

Dec 31, 2005, 02:59 PM

^^i concur, it would be crazy to replace the GBA whiles its still the leading handheld.....wait where have i see that done before:rolleyes: (looking at u ipod mini);)

Bless

mkrishnan

Dec 31, 2005, 04:03 PM

^^i concur, it would be crazy to replace the GBA whiles its still the leading handheld.....wait where have i see that done before:rolleyes: (looking at u ipod mini);)

They do need that SNL skit about the iPod being continually obsoleted about gameboy hardware though... I bought my Gameboy color, and the next year, the GBA came out, and since then, how many variants have they made? *wishes mine had a backlight* :(

Dagless

Dec 31, 2005, 04:16 PM

I got my GBA on New Years Eve 2001. (IIRC, might have been 2002). I got my GBA SP after giving away the then Afterburner modded GBA to my sister for my 18th birthday, 2004. then I got my Micro just before christmas 2005 but took it back a few days ago after realising the UK model didn't come with any face plates.

every 2 years I get a new GBA.

2nyRiggz

Dec 31, 2005, 04:23 PM

^^so what will be your next gameboy or you wont get another until GB2 comes out if it does.

Bless

GFLPraxis

Dec 31, 2005, 04:34 PM

They do need that SNL skit about the iPod being continually obsoleted about gameboy hardware though... I bought my Gameboy color, and the next year, the GBA came out, and since then, how many variants have they made? *wishes mine had a backlight* :(

GameBoy, GameBoy Pocket, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Advance SP, and GameBoy Micro. Those are all the models ever made. Of those, only three are completely new (GameBoy and GameBoy Pocket are redesigns, as are GBA, GBA SP, and GBM).

beige matchbox

Dec 31, 2005, 04:47 PM

*wishes mine had a backlight* :(
If you handy with fiddley things, have a look at the afterburner kit http://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories/gba_afterburner_internal_light.htmhttp://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories/gba_afterburner_internal_light.htm

Had one on my GBA for ages, works great :cool:

The proper GBA is the nicest imo, buttons are right under my thumbs/fingers, almost on par with the good old gamegear ;)

Dagless

Dec 31, 2005, 04:50 PM

If you handy with fiddley things, have a look at the afterburner kit http://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories/gba_afterburner_internal_light.htmhttp://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories/gba_afterburner_internal_light.htm

Had one on my GBA for ages, works great :cool:

The proper GBA is the nicest imo, buttons are right under my thumbs/fingers, almost on par with the good old gamegear ;)

I dunno, until my Micro the original GBA was the comfiest to me. the Micro just has the best feeling buttons, IMO. sure you have to play with your finger tips but it was good. the GBA was perfect. just a pity my Afterburner isn't perfect. its a little off and the frontlight washes out too much colour for my liking. though I prefer the top loading carts and the feel of the machine greater than anything else.

mkrishnan

Dec 31, 2005, 04:55 PM

If you handy with fiddley things, have a look at the afterburner kit http://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories/gba_afterburner_internal_light.htmhttp://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories/gba_afterburner_internal_light.htm

Hmmm, sounds nice. I will have to investigate. I'm fairly handy. :) And you're definitely right, that the GBA fits in the hands better than most of the other Gameboys... :)

2nyRiggz

Dec 31, 2005, 05:13 PM

^^agreed but nothing beats the flip action of the GBA SP. i played with the GBA once and it felt comfortable as all nintendo's stuff but the sp is better to me.

Bless

Dagless

Dec 31, 2005, 08:09 PM

Yea the day I first saw an SP. my brother had stockpiles of money when he was younger. he sold some stocks of his and went on a spending spree before his holiday. came back one day with an SP and I was just :eek: planning on how I could acquire one!

7on

Dec 31, 2005, 08:50 PM

I had an original GBA - but never played it much. Never knew why (I now know it was the lack of a light). I've gotten a DS and sold the old GBA+GBC cartridges. I play my GBA games a lot more now (since christmas and 3 new ds games I'd say that's arguable). I'm into a lot of the old arcade classics that have been re-released on the GBA (Namco museum, DSI games) and they're fun. I want some of the SNES re-releases too, but can never muster up the dough for them.

JDOG_

Jan 1, 2006, 01:22 AM

JDOG- im going to assume the chick in your avitar would be in the "shaves" category.....NICE!

I can only imagine my friend.

I'd also like to throw in my top 5 gba games I've been playing lately (in order of most recent) to keep it moderately on topic:

1. Mario Golf
2. Warioware Twisted
3. MetriodL Zero Mission
4. Metroid Fusion
5. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3