IrishNinja
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^lemme know if you go in on that, i need like 5-10 of em!
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GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
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sixteen-bit
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Yard sales or craigslist.
Seven Force
Banned
From what I understand, the cases are decent, but can't close correctly if you have a GBA game inside without modifying the case a bit.
IrishNinja
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nobody? maybe i should dig up a reproduction thread...
If you are already looking for repros, why not get a flash cart and throw the latest/best fan translation on it?
I already tried to have this discussion on the SNES thread.
The answer you're looking for is "because people are crazy and have too much money"
There's also these:
http://www.genesysdtp.com/index.htm?nintendodscasedetails.htm
They too require modifying the case, as there's an extra bit of plastic (essentially the case was made to hold the dslite slot 2 dustcover, apparently). Higher quality than the other DS cases.
It comes up pretty fast, but they go quickly as well. Also my reasoning (even though I only own a grand total of one repro, and thats Mother 3) is that I want an actual cartridge with the label.
IrishNinja
Member
Tekno's got it - ive got Mother 2 on a shelf, and if i can find the english NES version of O with the easy/doable patch id prolly buy that as well. Mother 3 is one of the best JRPGs of all time, why wouldn't i want a spot for it?
also Tekno - do you mean it comes up & goes from that site, or where did you get yours? some guy on the nintendo age forums mentioned it but it looked stupid expensive in comparison
sixteen-bit
Member
Check for an embossed number stamped on to the cartridge label. Compare the plastic to other carts you know are legit, they should be the same shade of dark gray. Make sure the back screw is a tri-wing screw. Check for copyright information.
IrishNinja
Member
see ninja five-oh is a perfect example, i'd pay a few bucks for a decent bootleg cause the legit one is stupid-expensive, and it's an awesome game
I posted this in the GBM thread back in February, but since I may be more active in all things GBA soon I thought I'd post it here as well.
I found a GBM at my local Goodwill store for $15, complete with charger, case, and two games...crappy games, but games. I also discovered that I still had Gunstar Heroes and Minish Cap from back when I had my old GBA and everything. I have since started to seek out various GBA games that were some of my favorites in order to play on this GBM. I found the UK Kuru Kuru Kururin complete with the box and everything for like $10/shipped on eBay, that was the one I had to get first.
The second game I set out to find was likely my favorite GBA game that wasn't directly from Nintendo - Ninja Five-O. I'm well aware of the rarity of this game however. I ended up selling all of my GBA games when the DS stopped supporting them since I had already sold my normal GBA systems as I went along and when I could no longer play them, I sold them. I bought Ninja Five-O brand new myself, and it remained complete and in the box. I sold it for maybe $100 or less back then. As the years have gone by, I have continued to monitor the game, and have watched it go up, up, and up in value for the most part.
Just why is this game so rare? Is it known how many copies were ever produced?
Anyway, I started actively searching for it after I got this GBM, and I may have finally had some luck. Long story short and as long as it isn't a bootleg, I essentially paid $3 for a copy of the Ninja Five-O cartridge. It was in a lot of 13 other GBA games that I paid $40 for, another of which is also sorta rare I believe - Sabre Wulf. I never thought I would ever be able to own Ninja Five-O once again, so I feel incredibly lucky as long as it doesn't end up being a bootleg.
I may continue to try to track down other games I enjoyed back in the day, and maybe even try to find some of the other hard to find titles that I never got a chance to originally own in the first place. What are some other really rare, even if not "valuable", GBA games?
For now though, here are the pictures I took of my GBM back in February, complete with Goodwill's interesting description of it. I have since tested it, played it quite a bit (a lot of Kuru Kuru!), and it works just fine and holds a charge just perfectly. I never bought a GBM when it first came out, so this is my first experience with one.
I found a GBM at my local Goodwill store for $15, complete with charger, case, and two games...crappy games, but games. I also discovered that I still had Gunstar Heroes and Minish Cap from back when I had my old GBA and everything. I have since started to seek out various GBA games that were some of my favorites in order to play on this GBM. I found the UK Kuru Kuru Kururin complete with the box and everything for like $10/shipped on eBay, that was the one I had to get first.
The second game I set out to find was likely my favorite GBA game that wasn't directly from Nintendo - Ninja Five-O. I'm well aware of the rarity of this game however. I ended up selling all of my GBA games when the DS stopped supporting them since I had already sold my normal GBA systems as I went along and when I could no longer play them, I sold them. I bought Ninja Five-O brand new myself, and it remained complete and in the box. I sold it for maybe $100 or less back then. As the years have gone by, I have continued to monitor the game, and have watched it go up, up, and up in value for the most part.
Just why is this game so rare? Is it known how many copies were ever produced?
Anyway, I started actively searching for it after I got this GBM, and I may have finally had some luck. Long story short and as long as it isn't a bootleg, I essentially paid $3 for a copy of the Ninja Five-O cartridge. It was in a lot of 13 other GBA games that I paid $40 for, another of which is also sorta rare I believe - Sabre Wulf. I never thought I would ever be able to own Ninja Five-O once again, so I feel incredibly lucky as long as it doesn't end up being a bootleg.
I may continue to try to track down other games I enjoyed back in the day, and maybe even try to find some of the other hard to find titles that I never got a chance to originally own in the first place. What are some other really rare, even if not "valuable", GBA games?
For now though, here are the pictures I took of my GBM back in February, complete with Goodwill's interesting description of it. I have since tested it, played it quite a bit (a lot of Kuru Kuru!), and it works just fine and holds a charge just perfectly. I never bought a GBM when it first came out, so this is my first experience with one.
sixteen-bit
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New craigslist/eBay search term acquired. Gonna grab those mislabeled postings!
Yeah, I got a pretty big kick out of that too. I walked into the store and they have two glass cases at checkout right up front and I noticed it as soon as I walked in. They had that white paper wrapping the entire case so that is all you could see. I just hoped that it was what I thought it was, asked to see it, and sure enough it was the GBM. I was in and out of the store in just a minute. Once I saw that, I checked out and left, lol.
Mission start! Good luck.
lol but seriously, another tip when looking for GBASP or Micro: Check those bags with toys on the wall in thrift stores or even bags with random cables and adapters. I got my GBA SP graphite back-lit for 3 bucks that way. Was in a bag of random McDonalds toys and a calculator.
You speak the truth on that one. Check the same things at yard sales and flea markets as well. Some people, a lot of people, just flat out don't care.
Is that an old afterburner (which was pretty amazing, but I busted mine up real good) or some other aftermarket frontlight?
sixteen-bit
Member
Rose Colored deals with official AGS-101 backlights. It's the same part in the 2005 and newer GBA SPs.
That's sexy, did you get the glass screen as well?
Please break out your camera and show us a couple different games!
Gameboy415
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Picross 2 was one of the first games I tracked down when I lived in Japan.
Here's a few that I have/have played that are worth looking into:
Game Boy:
-Asmik-kun World 2 - sequel to Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World
-Beatmania GB - fun portable version of the music game (GBC black cart)
-Beatmania GB2: Gatcha Mix - sequel to ^ (GBC black cart)
-Chalvo 55 - prequel to the unreleased Virtual Boy game "Bound High"
-For Frog the Bell Tolls - an interesting precursor to Link's Awakening
-Genjin Collection - All 3 Bonk GB games on one cart - plus it comes in a cool tin case!
-X - a pretty amazing (for the hardware) first-person space shooter
Game Boy Color:
-Beatmania GB: Gatcha Mix 2 - GBC-only sequel
-Mobile Golf - precursor to the Mario Golf series - it even came with a modem device that allowed you to share stats via a cellphone!
-Pokemon Card GB2 - Japan-only sequel to the Pokemon Trading Card Game
-Pop'n Music GB - portable version of my favorite music game
-Pop'n Music GB: Animation Medley - features songs from anime
-Pop'n Music GB: Disney Tunes - features songs from Disney movies
-Samurai Kid - fun 2D platformer
There are quite a few Japan-only GBA games worth looking into as well.
Let me know if you'd like me to post some GBA recommendations!
Yes I did. He only does them with the glass screen now. I will get my camera out tomorrow night and get some pics.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Thanks for the great post! I'm actually only buying for my original GB, so no GBC/GBA for me...so For Whom The Frog Bell Tolls seems to be my next game to get, but I worry that getting the Japanese cart will just leave me lost when there's a nice translation out there now. Is it impossible to play without understanding it?
I'm 3/4 of the way through. Gamefaqs helped here and there but it is quite self explanatory. Very Link's Awakening-y. Amazing music too.
Edit: and please add the GBA list Gameboy415!
IrishNinja
Member
if it is, ill give you $20 for it!
Fuck, I'm so close to picking one of these up. I love my Micro, but it doesn't play GB/C games. And I HATE the form factor of the GBA SP.
OG GBA just melts in your hands. So good.
Damn, those are pretty nice. A little on the expensive side, but you can't blame them. Do they have to gut a GBA SP for each of those?
Aren't those like, super rare? The better backlit ones, I mean.
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Deleted member 22576
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So I just blind bought beatmania GB 1 and 2 for 28 bucks..
I'm planning to play on my gb light... Is the sound gonna be ok? The gbc doesn't have better sound hardware does it?
I'm planning to play on my gb light... Is the sound gonna be ok? The gbc doesn't have better sound hardware does it?
sixteen-bit
Member
There are fewer of them in the wild, but I wouldn't consider them rare. You can deal with his RCG's supplier directly and get the backlight hardware much cheaper. Apparently it's not a difficult mod, so I'm going to go that route and install it myself.
Over headphones, there will be a noticeable low-frequency hum when playing any game on the GBL with the backlight on. It's my only qualm with Game Boy Lights (this will go away when you turn the backlight off, obviously).
The GBL will definitely have better sound than the GBC. GBC sound is pretty shitty actually unless you modify it. But there can be differences between even two Game Boys of the same model apparently. I know my yellow GBP has a bit louder sound and less hissing than my transparent GBP for example.
For the best possible sound though, the original classic Game Boy is pretty objectively the best sounding one.
Here are some sound tests of different Game Boys:
http://www.herbertweixelbaum.com/comparison.htm
And here are some that measure the differences between different GB Classics:
http://www.milkcrate.com.au/_other/gbc/content.html
For the best possible sound though, the original classic Game Boy is pretty objectively the best sounding one.
Here are some sound tests of different Game Boys:
http://www.herbertweixelbaum.com/comparison.htm
And here are some that measure the differences between different GB Classics:
http://www.milkcrate.com.au/_other/gbc/content.html
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Anybody wants to trade a mint complete with box and manual Donkey Kong Country 3 EU?
Looking for Contra EX or whatever games (Link to the past, Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World and others) too. Only complete tho.
Looking for Contra EX or whatever games (Link to the past, Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World and others) too. Only complete tho.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Got an EZIV for my Micro, worked wonders. No lag with Mother 3 either and it fits perfectly, all the way in.
Got it from Dealextreme
EU NDS cases are still the ones with the GBA cart holder.
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Deleted member 22576
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So what's the deal with all the lsdj kitts on eBay?
They all have weird knobs and lights and stuff. Are those mods required to mess around with lsdj, or are they just for better sound, etc?
They all have weird knobs and lights and stuff. Are those mods required to mess around with lsdj, or are they just for better sound, etc?
sixteen-bit
Member
AFAIK The sound mods (Prosound, Stereo RCA) will provide better sound than the default headphone jack. I think the knobs are usually for manual CPU clock speed control if you need to slow down or speed up the music on the fly during live performances. You can still mess around with LSDJ on unmodified hardware.
Interesting, so it seems most game boys have some kind of audible hum behind the music.
I've noticed this on the micro and its the exact same as what is on the site.
its really apparent and bad when I wear my higher quality AD700 headphones.
Yes when I'm playing around with LSDj using my GBP with HD595 headphones and headphone amp it's pretty bad. But I sort of get used to it after a while. It's more of a hiss than a hum on the Pocket and the music usually overpowers it. Whatever you do though, don't hook a Pocket or Color up to an AC adapter... because then there's a really loud audio hum being added that is almost as loud as the regular sound making the headphone out pretty much useless. Or maybe the AC adapter I have just sucks. It's a Big Ben one. Are there official Nintendo-made AC adapters perhaps? And what do they usually go for?
On the micro there's probably more of a hum than on the Pocket simply because of the light in the screen adding noise to the sound output.
I've found that using a Super Game Boy is usually much less noisy, depending on the SNES AC adapter I suppose. But the SGB makes some things sound different compared to a regular GB. For example tone pitching can sound weird. Probably because of the slightly faster Z80 CPU in the SGB.
On the micro there's probably more of a hum than on the Pocket simply because of the light in the screen adding noise to the sound output.
I've found that using a Super Game Boy is usually much less noisy, depending on the SNES AC adapter I suppose. But the SGB makes some things sound different compared to a regular GB. For example tone pitching can sound weird. Probably because of the slightly faster Z80 CPU in the SGB.
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Jotamide
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Those of you who have bought Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, how much did you pay for it?
Like $40 US, mint and complete. I'm not in the US though.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
I've got the double pack, mint and complete, for $14 two years ago,
sixteen-bit
Member
I paid $20 for the double pack some years ago.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I got that Mole Mania game off ebay for $5, it's really every bit as good as that guy said it was.
sixteen-bit
Member
-Metroid IV for $4
-10-game GBC/GBA lot for $15 that included Pokemon Crystal, Warioland 3, Mario Party Advance, and an Indigo GBA.
Former was at the flea market, latter in a garage sale.
You haven't been having much Craigslist luck, Grief? Garage sale season usually kicks off in the summer so maybe things will get better in the next few months.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Hey guys, how do GBA games look in a DS Lite? Streched or with borders of some sort?