I wonder if this cart is a fake.
Do you have the screwdriver required to open it? You can also take a picture of the gold contacts and post that.
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GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
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I wonder if this cart is a fake.
Do you have the screwdriver required to open it? You can also take a picture of the gold contacts and post that.
Yeah that would be helpful and maybe I missed it but which game is it?
whiterabbit
Member
I'm almost positive it's a real cart. I actually bought another copy of the game to make sure I got a good one. Anyways, it looks exactly like my other GBA games in every single way.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
I actually was playing Link's Awakening (original GB version) on my GBA SP today, and the sound started fading out sometimes, so I wonder if there's something wrong with the system. The cart is in pretty good condition, but I did buy the SP used.
Might as well post a picture of the contacts for posterity, and if you can open it up to see if there is any damage.
whiterabbit
Member
My phone's not working right or I would try to get a picture. I've never opened any cart up and I don't have a screwdriver.
Wouldn't it be hard to get a pic of the contacts? They are kind of hidden by the front side of the cart.
whiterabbit
Member
I'm just being cheeky. Ya it would be tough, but it can be done.
Haha. All I know is to look for the official Nintendo logo above the contacts. I also look for the digits that are stamped onto the sticker, and the way the Game Boy Advance is written on the top, and also the E on the rating.
Anyway I won't be buying from that eBay seller again because he lists games as Like New even if there is some obvious wear on the sticker or something. And this cart was listed as Like New, but it's obviously not anywhere near new.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Is there a really good Dragon Ball Z game for the GB/C/A?
Looking at Craigslist this morning for AGS-101 donors for a potential backlit GBA. The pickings are getting lean around here.
If I remember my childhood correctly, this one draws comparison to Link's Awakening in gameplay mechanics and is considered the best.
If I remember my childhood correctly, this one draws comparison to Link's Awakening in gameplay mechanics and is considered the best.
Pancakes R Us
Member
It may be legit. Can you link the seller? I bought my spare green GBA SP 101 from a seller in Turkey, brand new. Is totally legit. Paid around £120 GBP of something like that.
I see it. Looks legit. Are you worried about getting a fake or not receiving anything at all? As long as you use Paypal you should have buyer protection anyway. They also have 100% positive feedback and seem to sell this kind of stuff often.
Do you specifically want an EU one? I see there's some brand new JP and US region systems at comparable prices too, if you're that way inclined.
I love my US 25th Anniversity DSi XL but I think I like the JP 7eleven DSi even more
PumpkinSpice
Banned
DS Thread --> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=725449
More people are very welcome; this thread doesn't get enough attention.
More people are very welcome; this thread doesn't get enough attention.
Wolfe
Member
If I remember my childhood correctly, this one draws comparison to Link's Awakening in gameplay mechanics and is considered the best.
I'm sorry dude, that game is so bad
Cloggerdude
Member
Looking at Craigslist this morning for AGS-101 donors for a potential backlit GBA. The pickings are getting lean around here.
If I remember my childhood correctly, this one draws comparison to Link's Awakening in gameplay mechanics and is considered the best.
Yeah, that one is definitely not considered the best. The sequels are pretty good though.
mightynine
Member
I have no need for one, but I just bought a biverted backlit DMG on eBay.
*sigh*
I really need to get some practice in soldering so I can backlight that GBP I have.
*sigh*
I really need to get some practice in soldering so I can backlight that GBP I have.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Putosaure
Member
I really hope so, otherwise we've got a young lad who needs our help
Wowfunhappy
Member
I honestly don't know <_<
I did get started in gaming pretty late in my childhood. The gameboy advanced (an SP) was my first console, when I was in 5th grade. I bought a gameboy color later when the DS cut off backwards compatibility (and I sold the GBA SP), but I never owned an OG model.
NormalFish
Banned
I'm not sure what search terms you used, but if you want one on the cheap, you're not going to want to search for "AGS-101" as everyone who would label is that way, realizes the difference and wants to charge you more. Look for "brighter" or the specific colors that were exclusive to the AGS-101 hardware such as the light baby blue variant.
I just search by 'gameboy,' 'game boy,' and 'gba,' so I can pick up everything possible.
NormalFish
Banned
alright, yeah. That's the best way to do it in my experience. goodluck.
Wowfunhappy
Member
So my GBA flash cart finally came in the mail
It's exactly what I wanted: and old-style GBA flash cart that uses internal memory to emulate a proper cartridge almost exactly.
I feel like a bit of an idiot, though, because I can't actually make it work. XD
None of the software I've tried seems to recognize the stupid linker. I'm using a virtual machine (Windows XP, SP2, 32bit), so I shouldn't be running into any compatibility problems.
I made a thread on GBATemp so hopefully I'll get some responses there.
It's exactly what I wanted: and old-style GBA flash cart that uses internal memory to emulate a proper cartridge almost exactly.
I feel like a bit of an idiot, though, because I can't actually make it work. XD
None of the software I've tried seems to recognize the stupid linker. I'm using a virtual machine (Windows XP, SP2, 32bit), so I shouldn't be running into any compatibility problems.
I made a thread on GBATemp so hopefully I'll get some responses there.
whiterabbit
Member
That's the version and color of the SP I have. I never had the older version of it either.
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.'
My backlit DMG has started to hard-reset itself after a couple of minutes, kind of heartbreaking after not wanting to ever open it up again. Wondering what could be wrong here...
Agent Unknown
Member
Doing some spring cleaning and found this brand new GBA 001 plastic flip screen protector, anybody here ever use one of these? It's old 2001/02 and oddly enough made by Viz. wonder if it'd be good/safe to use on my glass cover backlit mod?
sixteen-bit
Member
Doing some spring cleaning and found this brand new GBA 001 plastic flip screen protector, anybody here ever use one of these? It's old 2001/02 and oddly enough made by Viz. wonder if it'd be good/safe to use on my glass cover backlit mod?
Neat, I'd love to have one of these for my AGB
Agent Unknown
Member
It's one of many free gifts I won at Nintendo's booth when I went to E3 way back in 2002, never thought about using it until now.
whiterabbit
Member
I wonder why it took Nintendo so long to start putting backlights into their handhelds. Certainly it was obvious they weren't ideal screens. The OG GBA should've had one, at the very least.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Battery life and price mostly. CCFLs used way too much battery and were the goto for backlights for a long time. LEDs were much easier on battery but especially white ones were expensive for a long time.
The reflective screens they used on GBC and GBA were at least very good TFTs, and the GBC one especially works really well. I'm not sure why but the GBA one seems way harder to see under identical lighting conditions.
NormalFish
Banned
probably a product of their "low cost/low power" philosophy rather than any actual necessity.
whiterabbit
Member
That's interesting. I had a Turbo Express which was color, but it definitely ate up a lot of AA batteries. The GBA SP and micro are pretty nice though.
That makes sense but I didn't think it was already Nintendo's thing back then.
alf717
Member
Good question. I've seen people with binders but I always wondered if they were custom. My games are either boxed or in the plastic cases if I have them. Otherwise I just store them in a closet.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I have a shelf and just let all my cartriges sit in small stacks, with my favorites out in front. Zelda stack, Pokemon stack, Dragon Warrior stack, other stack, with misc in the back sorted by GB, GBC, GBA. I've tried other stuff but I think I had a similar setup even when I was a kid and it's always been easier to find stuff this way.
Gunpei Yokoi (creator of the GameBoy) had a philosophy which said "Lateral thinking with withered technology." Not "cutting edge" tech or even "mature" tech, "withered" tech. His ideal was "Find a pile of old junk, then get creative and come up with something fun to do with it."
Color and backlighting were available at reasonable prices long before the GameBoy line adopted them.
Iwata eventually quoted Yokoi's philosophy when he introduced that idea to Nintendo's home consoles with Wii.
NormalFish
Banned
That's a fantastic quote. Nintendo, for all their wondrous magic, is truly a mess. lol.
Wowfunhappy
Member
I mean, it worked really well for the Gameboy at least. Tons of competitors with superior technology outright failed.
NormalFish
Banned
I don't think the technical specs of the gameboy or its competitors have much of anything to do with their respective success.
D.Lo
Member
A mess?
The Wii was by far the most profitable console of all time, DS the second, and the Game Boy was on the market for 10 years (14 with the Game Boy Color). All three easily defeated their more powerful competitors.
A good chunk of the Wii U's failure is that it didn't follow that philosophy, as it was too expensive and used a bunch of expensive custom tech.
NormalFish
Banned
A mess as in scattered, oddly focused, eccentric. Their success is just as real as their strange hardware, software, and design quirks. I'm not saying they're incompetent, nor do I understand how telling me widely known sales facts is relevant.
I put loose carts in binders with trading card sleeves, like these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HIOVOG/?tag=neogaf0e-20
you can also buy them at places like Office Depot.