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The Game Boy Advance library is so good it's unreal
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>>12433496
Thanks for the bump
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>>12433493
Never owned one of these. Does it feel weird to hold? I remember thinking the GBA SP felt uncomfortable holding for long hours.
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>>12433530
more comfortable than an SP by a country mile, but still not as comfortable as a dedicated controller. As far as handhelds go it's decent. You know except for the whole not being able to see the screen thing.

Literally the only time I ever use my original GBA is for pokemon link cable shenanigans. Otherwise I'm using gamecube player or DSlite
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So good it has about 10 games worth playing
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Mario ports of Snes and nes titles
More pokemen games, including a remake at the time of a 6 year old game
Metroid fusion - aka babbys first Metroid
FF ports of 1 - 6
FF tactics advance - take FFTA on PS and ruin it for
godawful dbz games

Honestly the only good original games are warioware, Metroid zero mission (the first Metroid done right), KH COM, fire emblem, and the 3 castlevanias
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>>12433493
yeah its breddy gud, especially since it gets to cash in on the entire game boy and game boy color library as well. its the ultimate game boy system.
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>>12433574
I agree with you, but that filter looks awful, anon
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>>12433575
not my gif i just save things
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>>12433496
Hi, pretendspammer.
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>>12433712
>pic unrelated
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>>12433712
>GBA is just portable SNES.
This narrative is hyperbolistic.
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>>12433560
>>12433570
Advance Wars
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Densetsu no Stafy
Densetsu no Stafy 2
Densetsu no Stafy 3
Drill Dozer
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
F-Zero: GP Legend
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Gunstar Super Heroes
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Konami Krazy Racers
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Tennis: Power Tour
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid Fusion
Mother 3
Ninja Five-O
Rhythm Tengoku
River City Ransom EX
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Super Robot Wars J
Sword of Mana
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Wario Land 4
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
WarioWare: Twisted!
Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone
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Do you have fun playing gameboy on your tv? I’m considering getting one of these things
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>>12433493
The library is a complete joke, 90% of games are Nintendo franchise slop. Handheld libraries were always garbage until the Nintendo DS.
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>>12433493
I had a GBA and the only game I ever owned was Mario Kart. I would always prefer getting my parents to buy me console games instead.

My favorite game is probably Zelda Minish Cap which I played on a GBA emulator. I also enjoyed Yugioh Dungeon Dice Monsters.
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>>12433853
Game Boy Player is straight up GBA hardware funnelled through GameCube I/O, though it's let down by the official Game Boy Player software.
If you can run homebrew on your GameCube, Game Boy Interface is the recommended way to run Game Boy Player hardware.
Hori made SNES-like controllers ideal for Game Boy Player, too. Better than original the standard GameCube controller with its shit d-pad, but you also have the option of connecting a GBA or GBA SP to use as a controller.
Hori's controllers seem to be a small production run and are expensive to find now, but I noticed a knock-off "Old Skool" brand controller for sale that looks pretty much identical.
I had the Hori controller as a kid but lost it somewhere, no fucking clue how I lost it either but I still regret that.
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>>12433496
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>>12433914
this pic is ironic... right?
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>>12433493
One of these days I'm going to shove an entire GBA up my ass then sell it on ebay.
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>>12433530
original gba was cancer. no backlight. worse to look than the original gameboy. later gameboy advance sp with backlight: near perfection but they gimped the headphone jack and made people buy special adapters.
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>>12433910
Just get a BlueRetro adapter + the official NSO SNES controller. Cheaper and better for GB/A games on the cube. You can also use now the official NSO GC controller. So it's a good investment.
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>>12433882
Based and true.
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>>12434115
>sitting a metre away from a tiny screen
>wireless
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>>12433574
lookin good!
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>>12433493
I have to agree, visual boy advance was kino too.
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>>12433574
Emulation fags will play games like this and then say emulation is better than original hardware kek
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>>12433493
I fucking love the GBA catalog. Friendly reminder to use more your 3DS since it *natively* plays GBA games. I love this damn thing, native playback of literally three Nintendo handhelds in one. If only it had included the Sharp LR35902 instead of relaying on emulation with the Virtual Console for Game Boy and Game Boy Color, it would have contained the fucking full entire history of Nintendo handhelds in one hardware.
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I use the Bridge, on the GC with the GBA bottom accessory. Bridge lets me use any controller I want and I just plug it in to the GC ports. Use mine with snes, saturn, psx, and sega, they all work fine, mapping is a breeze.
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>>12433493
I hated it at launch. It was borderline unusable without a backlight. I had to buy one of these aftermarket backlight thingies from play-asia and install it myself as a retarded 13 year old.
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>>12433493
GBA was rushed shit because Wonderswan Color was a real threat. A bunch of games have fucked up colors because they didn't release backlit versions until much later, even after the SP.
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>>12433810
Yeah, more Snes ports or derivative sequels
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>>12435024
Afterburner?
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The worst thing Nintendo ever did was bullying that one guy with their lawyers until he killed himself. The second worst thing Nintendo ever did was releasing the GBA with only two face buttons, a lower res screen than the SNES, and no sound chip.
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>>12433910
>>12434115
Jeez, just emulate GBA on the Wii, and get the SNES classic controller.
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>>12435434
That looks like shit. Just use a 20 year old computer.
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>>12435437
His is just a crappy android phone picture, but playing GBA on Wii is the ideal way.
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>>12435441
Oh, girls don’t text him back.
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>>12434559
it is though lmao
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>>12434559
>Just spend hundreds of dollars for degrading plastic
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>>12435360
>Snes ports
Such as?
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>>12435467
It doesn’t matter.
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>>12435465
This. Get rid of all plastic. If you still hoard your childhood GBA, sell it now or better yet, throw it away. Emulate everything. You don't need that plastic!
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Grind up all your plastic into a fine powder and then immerse yourself in it. Start adding it to your food. Snort a little bit into your nose every few hours.
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>>12435364
yeah, I believe thats what it was. I got dust under the screen and got really mad about it.
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>>12435465
It's called a flashcart you stupid faggot. I literally have the entire romset on it.
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>>12435473
this but unironically
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>>12435504
No that’s ok. I have a computer made in the last 20 years and Visual Boy Advance
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>>12433493
Is the only Nintendo console without an exclusive Mario platformer. Even the Virtual Boy has one. C tier.
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>>12435473
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=41rivol-cxQ
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>>12435514
If you’re really counting Wario Land VB as a Mario platformer, then I have some bad news for you about the GBA…
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>>12435525
Mario Clash
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>>12435529
Oh, so when you say “platformer” you don’t really mean “platformer”.
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>>12435539
That's a Donkey Kong game, retard. It's like Wario vs. Bomberman: the former is just there to boost sales, but it's really the latter's game.
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>>12435546
Oh, ok. Hey, what’s the first word in that game’s title?
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>>12435553
Are you suggesting that "Donkey Kong" for the Game Boy should also be classified as a Mario game?
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a game in the Donkey Kong series, and it’s part of the lineup that includes titles released on the NES/Famicom and Game Boy.
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>>12435510
>Emulating
>VBA
LOL, You didn't play the game.
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>>12435561
Not answering my question because of how wrong you are.
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>>12435565
I just asked: Is Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! a Wario game or a Bomberman game?
Thinking Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a Mario game rather than a Donkey Kong game is just plain nonsense.
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>>12435643
I asked a question first, which you still haven’t answered. Not answering until you do.
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>>12435042
In retrospect it really wasn't a threat at all, but they seem to have perceived it as such.
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>>12433570
>FF ports of 1 - 6
fuck! you got me excited for FF3 on GBA. thought i had missed it for some reason...
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>>12435647
see: >>12435546
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Ive got the GB Player hooked up to my Cube, with the homebrew GBI software instead of stock, and an OEM SNES controller using a cable from raphnet. It's alright, nice to have. But desu, kinda meh.

Also have plenty of official ways to play GBA on later N consoles and handhelds, plus obviously there's emulation on PC, PS Vita.

But this is how I play GBA. Funnyplaying ITA laminated screen kit.
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my power button is fucked on mine and im too retarted to fix it
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>>12435650
It would’ve done numbers in Nipland if the GBA wasn’t already announced and months away; those graphics, on a handheld, at that price, with that battery life, plus the first handheld ports of the Final Fantasy titles on the way. Instead, it got cockblocked at the zero hour by a more powerful handheld that was also compatible with the entire GB/GBC library.
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>>12435726
never mind i just fixed it
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>>12433882
i don't think the word franchise means what you think it means
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>>12433560
Name them please.

Minish Cap
Link to the Past
Mario Advance Games
Yoshi’s Island

What else ?
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>>12434228
boktai gave me cancer (skin)
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The notretro one that came after edges it out by quite a bit in terms of library imo. The GBA had some quality offerings and my favorite game is on it but it didn't feel like a powerhouse of breadth like the SNES/PS2 for example
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>>12435801
proud of you anon
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>>12435723
>But this is how I play GBA.
>daylight
>not even sunset
no you don't
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>>12435539
For a moment I was excited about another game in the same style of DK94 but then I looked up a video
>horrible art style
>constant never ending highpitched Mario voice clips
>menus are are slow 1/3rd of the video are menus between levels
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>>12435801
Skilled anon
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>>12435691
Doesn’t answer my question.
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>>12436229
Yes, it’s very disappointing. It feels like it was made by people who either didn’t play the Game Boy game or didn’t like it.
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>>12435723
how shit is that screen in actuality
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>>12433530
It's got a good design to it. Feels comfortable to hold. The SP is good if you have smaller hands/are a child so I understand why they changed it.



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