gba library vs nds librarygun to your head
DS honestly, at least for the big series that you buy the consoles for like Mario, Pokemon, Dragon Quest, Final FantasyBut the GBA did have a lot more hidden licensed gems where the DS had more shovelware
ds castlevania are hot garbage
>>737610478GBA when emulatingDS when I'm using the hardware the games were designed for
DSWhen I was a teenager I used to download a new game every other day to play on my R4 and looking back that was probably the best gaming experience of my entire life
I like them DS gimmicks. Most GBA games feel like they've been surpassed by modern indies, to be honest.
GBA has RSE, AoS and Astro Boy then DS has around 500 good games.
>>737611025It has V-Rally 3 which is one of the best racing games ever made.
Gba but it's nostalgia
DS>A unique 2D Mario>Several unique Kirby games, plus a solid remake>Mario 64 DS (if HB is allowed, native Mario 64 too)>Two Mario RPGs>Two Zeldas, 3 if DSiWare counts>The better Warioware>The better versions of Ace Attorney + Apollo and Investigations>Trauma Center>Cooking Mama>Square Games, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger>Quirky shit like Tingle>Mario Hoops>Mario Kart DS>Pokemon Platinum, HG/SS, BW/2Literally barely scratching the surface here. It's not even a debate.The GBA had jack shit, and a lot of its first party games were SNES ports
The DS has an absolutely fucking insane amount of hidden gem exclusives, I think moreso than any other console in history. You could pick a game completely at random and end up with a cult classic nine times out of ten.
>>73761047DS by a landslide, GBA is pretty weak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQuK6nwq__E
where do I get a modded og GBA with screen and battery mod? Just that, don't need anything else.
You can play GBA on DS.
>>737610478DS all the way. there really is an endless amount of games. I'm looking forward to checking this out next
>>737614632that's cheating
ds easy
DS. GBA was just shitty SNES ports.
>>737610478On the one hand the GBA library is better. On the other the DS has Platinum and Soul Silver. Mind says GBA, heart says DS.
>>737610478Probably DS even though I loved the GBA. Pokemon Black 2 just beats emerald even though I think I like emerald more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=507-3nr59aYAll of you will smooch my buttocks and suck my dick because GBA's library wins against DS's library by a Georgia mile
>>737615938>>737616164>On the other the DS has the worst Pokemon games ever madeStrong argument, so strong it nearly killed the franchiseGame Boy gods stay winning
>>737610478The GBA was insane but it was in the spotlight for a mere 3 years
>>737616226As if Gen 5 had anything to do with 6 and onward being crap
>>737611871Almost none of those are good or interesting. GBA had better games overall.>Sword of Mana>FF 4,5,6>Astro Boy>Drill Dozer>Pokemon Emerald and gen 1 remakes>Castlevania>Metroid Zero Mission>Metroid Fusion>Warioland 4>A Link to the Past>Minish Cap>all classic Super Mario if you're into that>Kirby if you're into thatLet's be real here, nothing on DS can compete with these.
The DS has too much shovelware, and many of the games that could have been good on it were ruined by hamfisted touchscreen gimmicks. It does have some good RPGs here and there though.GBA = PSP > DS > 3DS >>> Vita
>>737616226I said gen 4, not gen 5, don't lump me in with that other guy.
>>737616403>Kirby if you're into thatGoodbye my nigger, back to the lobby!
DS multiplayer was way better just by being wireless. Playing a 8 man game of Mario Kart DS with the boys in the school bus was something you just can't have on a GBA.
>>737613313You either spend a lot for one already modded or mod it yourself. It's very easy, I did it. Just buy a beat up GBA and then buy the mods on aliexpress.I wanted to get a clear green one to imitate water pistols but for this screen mod they only had an opaque shell, oh well.
>>737616696I like the color scheme.
>>737616531I bought that, haven't played it yet. Comically it's one of the few games that's cheaper buying from the US/Canada even if you're in Europe for some reason.But yeah, Kirby is a fucking baby game, not buying a console for it.
>>737616696And by ‘a lot’ we mean about 1/3 of a Switch 2.
>>737616226>>On the other the DS has the worst Pokemon games ever madethose are from 3ds onward, yawntard
>>737616894nah gen v is where the singleplayer campaign all went wrong. only real black mark against gen 6 is the 3D graphics, otherwise it's just following in the footsteps of black/white/b2/w2
Pokemon sucks.
>>737616893No, I mean half or more. It's gonna run you about 200 euros already modded.The GBA alone is 70-90 depending on condition. Going by memory, the battery mod is 20-30 and the screen is about 50, I think.It's not cheap.
>>737611871>a unique 2d mariosure it was good, but gba was warioland 4 which is way better and more unique.>several unique kirby gamesgba kirby is just as good, I'd call it a tie>two mario rpgsthat are both far worse than SSS>2 zeldas that are absolute shit and unimaginably worse than minish cap>the better wariowarenot even close, twisted rapes touched and doesnt have awful microphone games>VN slopdont care>fatlus garbagewho cares>foid simulatorlmao>squaresoft portsagain who cares and gba has more of them>le quirky gimmick gameslmao>mario hoopsare you even trying>kart DSthis one I'll give you, incredible game that is somehow the best in the whole series, light years ahead of gba kart>pokeshitall mogged by emeraldGBA wins bigly, it didnt gay gimmick bullshit to prop up its library just actually good games.
>>737617050Well damn now I just feel sorry for you, I got mine for quite a bit less than that
>GBA: two great metroids>DS: metroid pinball and FPS>GBA: great soulful zelda with beautiful artstyle>DS: durhurr what if we made zelda a touch screen only game because reasons and gave it disgusting 3d graphics>GBA: last breath of sovl in the pokemon series as it peaks with gen 3>DS: soulless rehash slop era of pokemon beginsI could go on and on but I think you get it.
>>737617223Yeah, 10 years ago, maybe. There's no way you bought a modded GBA for less than 150 euros in the last few years, unless the seller made you a personal favour.I got my SP with two pokemon games for 50 euros, but it was 20 years ago.If you get a bad screen mod it will be cheaper, that's the only thing where you can save up. I don't make the prices.Here's just the screen.https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005009560365585.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.5.5cfarllsrllsPS&algo_pvid=e67f5152-2402-4014-bc94-4e1dbba9734c&algo_exp_id=e67f5152-2402-4014-bc94-4e1dbba9734c-4&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%2226%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21EUR%2156.14%2152.64%21%21%2164.09%2160.09%21%40210390c217771117340871152e7358%2112000050625791546%21sea%21IT%210%21ABX%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3Af1d599dd%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895%3BpisId%3A5000000205244210&curPageLogUid=otKHADgOhJ4i&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005009560365585%7C_p_origin_prod%3A
>>737610478I tell myself that the gba is my favourite but honestly think the DS is better
>>737616753I wanted to catch the feeling of the old water guns you would use at the beach on vacation as a kid.
>>737610478NDS has Custom Robo, Metal Slug 8, Contra 7, Advance Wars DS, Meteos, Aliens Infestation, Solatorobo, and a few other games I'm forgetting at the moment. I prefer DS.
NDS no contest, my DS collection is way bigger than the GBA ever was.There'd be a number of GBA games I'd miss sure, with the biggest being the MMBN titles, but there's so much good shit on the DS.Kinda a shame that Capcom only ever did BN1 and BN5 for the DS, for some reason.
>>737610478The GBA only has three years of games and half of them were either ports of GBC games or ported to the DS.
does anyone here prefer modded gba's and nds's over the originals?
nds games are awesome but the nds itself is flimsy garbagegba games and gameboy player all the way
>>737610478Personally I think DS is better than GBA because the DS has two screens!
>>737621731Most intelligent DS fan.
>>737610478ds if you include backwards compatibility Gba otherwise.Ds+ GBA > GBA+GBCBut GBA > ds n a vacuum
>>737622072GBA+GBC+GB still has a lot going for itself but you may be rightYou're able to play all of the Wario Land games and all of the classic Pokémon games and the best Dragon Quest Monster games
>>737610478Probably GBA, though it's closer than I had anticipated when first giving it a thought.I think I just conflate the two in my mind since I continued playing GBA games on DS for years.
Zoomers' takes are tasteless to an extent beyond all levels of comprehension...
>>737610478GBA, mainly cause of Megaman Battle Network, but also of the IGAvanias between the two, it has the best one, plus it has Pokemon Emerald too, as well as Summon Night Swordcraft Story.
DS no question for haing the Ouendan trilogy and the best Zelda ever made, Spirit Tracks.
>>737622751>Ouendan trilogyare you including EBA or was there a 3?
>>737610478DS easily, plus it can run GBA games.
>>737610478GBA and is not even close.the only thing that DS had genuinely over DS is that Pokemon is objectively superior in every way, almost all the Pokemon games on DS are bangers, whereas Pokemon in GBA is only good for Emerald and Rescue Team.Also DS needs almost "specialized" hardware to be able to emulate whereas GBA can be emulated in a toaster and plays fine.
>>737622879EBA is basically a different game.
>>737622879Yeah I'm including EBA. It's basically Ouendan in english and in Ouendan 2 it's possible to unlock the agents as characters.
>>737610478easily GBA>Mario & Luigi Super star saga>Golden sun>Advance Wars>Super Mario World>Super Mario Advance 4>Castlevania Circle of the moon>Warioland 4>Legacy of goku>Pokemon gen 1 remakes
>>737610901Same. I had a different flash card though. I remember using my mom's credit card to buy it from some moderately sketchy online store kek.The era of DS library nearing completion and rampant access to flash cards was perfect
>>737616226>pokemon EVER having been threatenedYou hyperbolic tards are something else.
>>737610478Gba still holds up, DS games were novel for their touch screen gimmick and unless you have strong nostalgia, that shit doesnt hold up
>>737623551This is where Osu! came from and their decision to call charts Beatmaps for all the zoomers who don't know shit.
DS, obviously. Is it even a question?
>>737616226Black and White 2 and Heart Gold & Soul Silver were fondly remembered over Hoen/Sinnoh.
Zoomers are really showing their colors here. NDS invented iPhone games. Literally, as in Apple credits Nintendo with this whole thing. The DS ruined a majority of the franchises that landed on it. You pick out “cult classics” that your YouTubers instructed you to pirate on your R4, you play them for 10 minutes and then go back to Fortnite. The rest of this bias is from nostalgia, since it was your first game console and your parents didn’t let you have anything else. We all joked about kids having nostalgia for this dogass years ago because we thought it was impossible.
>>737610478DS was just an annoying gimmick that had good games despite it. GBA any day.
>>737610478I spent more time on my GBA than I ever did my DS, but DS just outright has MORE good games.
>>737626252>a touchscreen, the primary way people play games on the move nowadays, was just a gimmick
>>737627545You play games on a touchscreen? I never did.
>>737627686I play games on a variety of different hardware including phones which usually have touchscreen controls. You don't? Are you an incel?
>>737610478GBA for short bursts of gameplayDS for long sessionsNo I won't explain myself.
>>737627821If the definition of incel is someone with taste then yes.
>>737610478the actual state of nintentard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfpVtRv7LhMZoomers came up during an era in which it's been unclear what media carries significance due to their lack of any sense of what matters or doesn't in terms of texture/vibes/aesthetics/feels/ambience/etc. (lack of soul)
>>737617182>that imagekek, a tranny arguing with a zoomer>this fucking board
This all was only wishful thinkingThis all was only wishful thinkingAnd will you tell all your friends
>>737625538You couldnt possibly be more of a faggot with that lineup
Today I shall go outside and play Boktai.
>>737629256Shut up, gbatranny
