I've been thinking about getting a GBA to mod it, but the only consoles I see that are decently priced are all $100+. That's kind of a steep price for something I'm just going to tear apart. Should I just bite the bullet and buy one to mod myself, or buy a premodded one for about $250?
>>723063943get a steam deck instead
Depends on mod? I got the alien 1998 mod, was only like 1 dollar because I printed it myself
Modded original consoles are disgusting. If you want a clone of the GBA with a modern screen, get an RG34XX.
>>723063943why not just emulate?
You can just simply get a Trimui Smart Pro for 45-50 bucks and get a better handheld instead, assuming you are going to play it.If you just want reddit upvotes, modding is the way.
>>723063976No.>>723064102I like playing on hardware.
>>723064102Because emulation doesn't do everything original hardware can. It's not portable, it doesn't have access to authentic copies of Pokemon and other games that need authenticity for trade, not to mention some games don't even work on emulation like Mother 3, due to certain features being made specifically for the handhelds.
Emulator handhelds really are the way to go, you get almost the same experience as playing on original hardware but with better screens and more options. They even make handhelds in the exact shape as the GBA like the RG34XX. I used to be an original hardware guy but its a waste of time and money.
>>723064303I honestly didn't even think about just getting an emulator handheld. Man, I'm stupid.
>namefag>retardedfigures
>>723064380you can ask people on >>>/vr/ in the handheld thread for recommendations or watch vids about it there are so many. you can get anything from cheap handhelds to fancy handhelds with oled screens they really are great
I can only see 2 valid reasons to use a modded gba over a modded 3ds:- links with other gbas- connection to console possibleIf you're not planning to use those features I'd recommend buying a 3ds instead. Or at least a gba sp since you'll be paying out the ass anyway.
>>723063943if it has games that you want then yes, all you really need is the screen mod at the bare minimum
>>723063943Yes.Get a gba sp. I just can't play games I used to play on the gba on other consoles due to the shitty dpad they have.The gba sp dpad is amazing.
>>723064573it's bizarre that only chinks know how to make a good controller any more
>>723064381But it's true? Anyone serious about trading pokemon would want to avoid emulators like the plague?
>>723063943GBA is extremely easy to emulate and download ROMs for. the emulators are also top notch and have tons of QoL features and few bugs. literally ZERO reason to get a GBA.
There are $45 Powkiddy V90s on Amazon. They come in the GBA SP form factor and are loaded with great games. Buy one of those instead.
>>723064804Like I said earlier, I like playing on hardware. I'm probably just going to buy one of those emulator handhelds though.>>723064542I've been looking for a New 3DS XL that DOESN'T cost over $350 for a while now and haven't had ANY luck.
>>723064836V90S is crap, if you want something in a GBA SP form factor for playing GBA games the RG34XXSP is perfect.
>>723063943no get a 3ds
>>723065172Too expensive
>>723064623The switch 2 controller is great, except that the dpad is dogshit. They seem to no longer care about dpads
>>723063943If you're confident in your ability to mod it, go for it. These things aren't gonna go down in price, so you may as well do it now if you have the money.Skip Legacy of Goku 1, it's total trash. I have a weird nostalgia for it because it was my first DB game but LoG2 and Buu's A Furry are so much better. Also check out Advanced Adventure, underrated beat 'em up and probably the best DB game on the system.
>>723063943I modded mine and don't regret it one bit. Love the resut. Games are comfier when played on original hardware, always have been.
I modded my black gba with an afterburner frontlight.
>>723063943https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM0w4USono0insofar as I know none of the information here is outdated. tl;dr no just get an AGS1
>>723068213>>723068213Based. Frontlit washes out the colours a bit, but it still looks way better than the garish backlit options. >>723069607No, the 101 screen is trash. Oversaturated, ghosting trash.
>>723064250>mother 3I am assuming you're talking about the audio attack inputs, since that's the only "emulation issue" with Mother 3 that I'm aware of.This issue truly has nothing to do with the actual emulation and everything to do with whatever your emulator and machine's sound configuration is.For starters, use mGBA, change the audio buffer size to as small as possible without crackling and set the emulator process to realtime priority. If that doesn't fix the desync, the issue is in your OS or sound card's audio output configuration having too much latency and you'll have to muck with that.
>>723070382sorta unrelated, but can you explain what the audio buffer does in retroarch? Like, I'm assuming that setting it to say 64ms doesn't actually delay the audio that much
>>723063943The screens are garbage compared to todays tech, just emulate
>>723063976why would you want to play GBA games with borders
mod original hardware if you're a proud White man. get an emulator handheld if you're a shitskinned thirdie
>>723070751The original screens are actually pretty good, if you ignore the lack of backlight. They look great in sunlight
>>723070782Steam Deck has a much larger screen than any GBA model or even the New 3DS XL (Switch is around the same size). Borders don't matter. You can also set up the scaling to be higher quality than you get on 3DS. Higher quality as in "not blurry but without non-integer scaling artifacts", I'm not referring to trash like HQ2x etc. which nobody who's sane and has good taste uses.
>>723065074The V90 (with custom firmware and DrPocketSnes) is plenty powerful for GBA+SNES.
>>723070946>Borders don't matterthey do
>>723063943Only if you REALLY love GB/GBA games and romhacks and absolutely HAVE to have 100% accurate playback.Otherwise, you are probably better off doing the following>get one of the 1000 viable GBA clone devices (these will also play other games like SNES and Genesis too)>buy a controller for your phone>get something a bit more beefy like a steam deck With the cost of buying a GBA and modding it, you can probably find a used LCD deck for around the same price
>>723071009Why? The picture is still much larger than on any GBA, DS or 3DS model.
>>723071104it distracts and takes you out of the experience
>>723070878>if you ignoreBut what if I don't? Why should I pay more for an inferior option?
>>723070715Retroarch tries to make it as retard-proof as possible. That means you get 64ms of latency (plus whatever your OS has from mixing multiple channels together)The general rule of thumb is to keep cranking latency down everywhere as much as possible until you get underruns (i.e. crackling)
>>723071154Do you always watch movies stretched or cropped to full screen size too? Static black pixels are such a huge distraction which take you out of the experience after all. Or have you bought different displays for all the most common aspect ratios? (not only 16:9 and 4:3 but 2.38:1, etc. as well)
>>723070969Power isn't the issue. The display aspect ratio and scaling is awful for GBA, which is what OP asked for. V90S is okay for other platforms but even then I'd sooner go with an RG35XXSP.
>>723063943you could just grab pic related instead
>>723071324i knew this was coming kek. false equivalency
>>723071394>false equivalencyHow? If the argument is about LCD backlight leakage that happens when watching movies too. If it's about feels & "soul" & shit, well it was retarded to begin with.
>>723063976A steam deck isn't a good choice for a handheld if you're mainly going to be emulating 6th gen and earlier platforms. It's way too large and not very portable.
>>723071331>aspect ratioMy man, who tf cares about that? At this price point, it's hard to nitpick. The screen is bright and sharp, that's all that matters.
