Same. It looks good but without a tilt or light sensor I'm fine waiting for Black Friday and/or a second version.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
- Thread starter tiggerkiddo
- Start date
Same. It looks good but without a tilt or light sensor I'm fine waiting for Black Friday and/or a second version.
RadarScope1
Member
So it doesn't do GB and GBC ROMs?
No. It's a GBA flashcart - booting into GBC mode requires a physical switch to be activated in the console (via a notch in the cart) which then effectively turns the console into a GBC. To support GBC/GB ROMs would mean Krikzz would have to had built an Everdrive GB into the same flashcart. Which wasn't gonna happen.
However, you can use Goomba Color which will work fine for most titles.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
No, of course not. GB/GBC cartridges have a different shape that hits a physical switch inside the cartidge slot that is wired to boot the system in GBC mode. No flash cart can do that.
The Everdrive GB is a fantastic GB/GBC flashcart though.
Before anyone mentions it, no, the Goomba Color emulator is not a suitable replacement for a GB flash cart since it has a lot of compatibility issues ranging from minor to game breaking.
RadarScope1
Member
Hmm. Makes sense.
I'm a total idiot about this stuff so this may be a dumb question but - is it possible that the Swiss/GBI software magic could be loaded onto this flash cart for use with a GBP?
I'm a total idiot about this stuff so this may be a dumb question but - is it possible that the Swiss/GBI software magic could be loaded onto this flash cart for use with a GBP?
Impossible.
It's a GBA cart, not a method to load GameCube homebrew. You need an SD reader and an action replay or a mod chip.
Well really all flash carts that work with the GBA/SP are compatible with the GB Player, it is GBA hardware after all. Even the EZFlash works with the GBP (as does my M3 Lite Perfect and anything else we care about that fits in the proper hardware).
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Its more about shape and size because of how the GBP loads cartridges face down with very little clearance.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
There is a bit of clearance. There's the plastic at the bottom and some feet as well.
https://twitter.com/krikzz/status/749766738405916672
Should be fine if Drill Dozer fits ok in the GBP. Looks like it both of those GBAs are sitting flat on the table as well.
NormalFish
Banned
sad for the micro users of the world still 
NormalFish
Banned
I'm with you. For all of its problems, the ezfiv gives me what I want.
soxinthebox
Member
Ordered an Everdrive since I've been using my OG GB version pretty often and I love how easy it is to use (same with the n64 one). I have an EZ Flash but it's too much of a pain to use and I'm pretty sure the software I had to use with it killed my last windows laptop.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I agree 100% that the EZFlash4 is fine despite it's quirks, but I kinda want a 2nd GBA flash cart anyway mostly for Pokemon stuff. Plus I really like Krikzz's work and would like to have an Everdrive for pretty much every system for the long run... not that I feel like the EZFlash would break at some point but I feel way more confident in an Everdrive.
RadarScope1
Member
Been playing the Kid Icarus GB game. Boss of the first dungeon is ridiculously difficult - a bullet sponge. And when you die you start the level all over....
I cant even remember him lol. I played the first two KI-games a few years ago in anticipation of KI:Uprising (which I still havent goten around to), and dont really remember anything from the sequel. Felt pretty derivative, and a easier but also less interesting version of the Nes-game.
RadarScope1
Member
I just watched a LP on YouTube. The boss takes 99 fucking hits. 99 FUCKING HITS. Even when Pit is fully powered, which I was not. What the ever living shit, man.
That almost sounds like someone screwed up a storage value. Is that an outlier from the rest of the game?
Pancakes R Us
Member
Do you know how much the Black Friday discount usually is? I'm in two minds about getting this. Not fond of the size. Argh.
Jacknapes
Member
Early last year, i fancied purchasing a GBA again. Originally, i had to sell it with it's games as i was short on money. But having bought one again (went for the SP over the standard one), it bought back many memories.
Had a replacement sent, as the one i had wouldn't read the game carts. Did keep the faulty machine, but used the parts to replace one or two bits in the 2nd one.
So, i picked up several games i used to own with it. Have Yoshi's Island, Sonic Advance (1,2 and 3) and Rayman so far. Looking into getting some more games over the rest of this year.
Had a replacement sent, as the one i had wouldn't read the game carts. Did keep the faulty machine, but used the parts to replace one or two bits in the 2nd one.
So, i picked up several games i used to own with it. Have Yoshi's Island, Sonic Advance (1,2 and 3) and Rayman so far. Looking into getting some more games over the rest of this year.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
20% usually but a more recent cart could be less.
RadarScope1
Member
I wouldn't know, as I haven't been past this part. But some past impressions on the web suggest the rest of the game is a breeze. Also, it's programmed by Tose, so... yeah, it might very well be a screw up of some kind.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Thanks. Hopeful for a good discount.
See the photos in Sheepy's post up above.
The extra bit sticking out of the top doesn't bother me. I'm already in for a group buy on another site. Can't wait!
lol I didn't scroll up.
sixteen-bit
Member
Nice to see it fits in the GBP no problem
zephervack
Member
Too bad he couldnt get it to a normal size but Im sure he tried everything he could. Very tempted.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Hopefully a future version is the normal size.
alf717
Member
Cloggerdude
Member
Finally completed my collection of the (imo) holy trinity of GBA Micros. Never thought I would be able to find a complete Mother 3 that I could afford, so this was definitely a pleasant surprise.
Long term, I would like to have a complete collection of all the Micros, but that's probably going to take a while. Heck, complete sets of the Blue/Pink/Green versions are almost as expensive as the special editions at this point.
blast processed
Member
ʌ
Nice job! I wish I could play on a Micro. My hands are just too big and my eyes are bad lol
Nice job! I wish I could play on a Micro. My hands are just too big and my eyes are bad lol
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I love my Micro, I just wish I could find a good replacement faceplate.
Also, does the Super Game Boy 2 have the gen2 link cable port that is on the GBC or does it have the big one on the DMG?
Also, does the Super Game Boy 2 have the gen2 link cable port that is on the GBC or does it have the big one on the DMG?
sixteen-bit
Member
the newer one from Game Boy Pocket and Color
PumpkinSpice
Banned
It's the same one the Pocket and Color have.
And you need a Micro to actually play on.
That's an outstanding Micro collection, damn. I love my Micro, I've actually been playing a ton of Pokemon Pinball Ruby/Sapphire on mine lately. I'd give anything for a Mother special edition one. I'm traveling to Japan later this year, and I'm crossing my fingers to find some cheap games (Mother 3, maybe?) and Micro faceplates if I get super ridiculously lucky, because I hear they're super rare even there.
sixteen-bit
Member
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Did you mean to reply to someone else?
I think the backlit AGB-001 also has the same port.
sixteen-bit
Member
lol, yeah. fixed now
Cloggerdude
Member
Hah, I've got one, I just didn't feel like it deserved to be in the same picture.
I have smaller hands, so I love the Micros. So easy to carry around. My go to machine is still the AGS-101 SP though.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Just got Metroid II. Is the GBC color palette better than the SGB one for it?
Nope.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Good, then once my S-Video cables get here I'll be playing it on my SGB.
D.Lo
Member
Disagree, it's probably the best colorisation of a BW game on the GBC IMO.
Pancakes R Us
Member
My GB Player is packed away in the attic. Does anyone know if the GBP uses the same fancy borders/colour palettes as the Super Game Boy?