It always confused me why so many good games were or still are stuck on handhelds. Just as a quick example, the best version of Final Fantasy 1 is the PSP version and that version of the game was never ported to consoles or PC in any fashion. Another example would be Metroid 2 which was a great game but it would have been nice to get an "enhanced" version with better colors at the very least.I never enjoyed handheld gaming, don't like playing games when I am out of the house and don't enjoy playing any handheld for more than like 30 minutes. I have never owned a Super Gameboy but it definitely seems like a massive upgrade over the gayboy.
>>12605784>Just as a quick example, the best version of Final Fantasy 1 is the PSP version Stopped reading there
>>12605784Look up 'virtual boy advance' and 'ppsspp'
>>12605784If you want to play a version of FF1 with somewhat better graphics, try the PS1 version. It's 4:3 so the top and bottom of the screen isn't cropped like the PSP or modern pixel remakes.
>>12605925Emulation is a bandaid, what I'm asking is why more games didn't get the KH Chain in Memories treatment where a handheld title got a 2nd chance on real hardware. That particular example isn't the best since both suck but, I for one would have liked the GBA castlevania games a lot more if they were actual console titles. Retro handhelds just didn't have the power to compete and the graphics suffered massively.
>>12605810>Just as a quick example, [NOT RETRO]
>>12605784Handheld systems were cheap to make games for. Ports and 2D titles were side projects while more money and effort was put into 3D titles on consoles. You're asking why they didn't dump a bunch of money creating high effort versions of budget games.This was also before the nostalgia boom we're seeing today. No one was excited to play 2D games on consoles anymore.
>>12605925I think the point of the thread is that normies dont use emulators, and publishers are leaving easy money on the table.>>12605784Advance Wars got a port to switch.Nintendo seems to care with their virtual console and Nintendo Switch Online.but yeah theres many good handheld games that i think people would pay money for if normies could easily buy them
>>12606068>Advance Wars got a port to switch.And it looks atrocious
