sixteen-bit
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super cute.
looks straight out of the Dr. Mario / Panepon commercial:
looks straight out of the Dr. Mario / Panepon commercial:
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GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
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You still have much to learn about linking pictures I'm afraid.
More purple Game Boy goodness. I got a decent-ish deal on a complete purple Micro.
It looks more pink than purple. Still love this thing to death, though.
Nicely done, very sexy.
More purple Game Boy goodness. I got a decent-ish deal on a complete purple Micro.
It looks more pink than purple. Still love this thing to death, though.
Ahh, looks so good. Been thinking of getting more micros, but they're kinda pricey and it can be hard to tell from ebay pics how much paint damage they have.
Sparrowhawk
Member
Damn, I need to buy a Micro and a copy of FF Tactics Advance. That screen looks better than even the 3DS'.
paolo11
Member
hairypeckpeck
Member
so after a couple weeks of playing with my RCG GBA, i'm going to try to send it back for repairs.
there's a bunch of small stupid shit with the build that shouldn't annoy me, but it does.
the main reason i'm sending it back is because of how bad the buttons stick. it's not as annoying when i'm playing something like pokemon. but when it's game like mario or mm zero, it gets really annoying, really fast.
i've seen and read stories where wiggy is kind of a douche about it, but i want to see if he'll be willing to help me out (i do have a 45 day warranty).
sucks because the screen is damn beautiful. but what good is a game if i can't play properly.
there's a bunch of small stupid shit with the build that shouldn't annoy me, but it does.
the main reason i'm sending it back is because of how bad the buttons stick. it's not as annoying when i'm playing something like pokemon. but when it's game like mario or mm zero, it gets really annoying, really fast.
i've seen and read stories where wiggy is kind of a douche about it, but i want to see if he'll be willing to help me out (i do have a 45 day warranty).
sucks because the screen is damn beautiful. but what good is a game if i can't play properly.
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I agree but playing with it more than 30 minutes hurts my hands so bad. I'd really love to be able to get comfortable with it
smbu2000
Member
Ouch, what happened to your GBM? That's a pretty big ding on it just above the select button.
(I have the same Famicom GB Micro as well.)
Got it used, that is how it came.
Not too worried about it. I plan on using the Micro, not keeping it in a case.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Damn, they look so great. My Micro's faceplate is scratched to hell. It is so hard to find good replacements, I hope that RGC gets a new supplier so they can make theirs again.
sixteen-bit
Member
saw this on my tumblr feed. it looks like a GBA ad, lol
Uncle Rupee
Banned
That's hilarious but somewhat sad
I remember a Santa Fe trip as a kid where I sat inside and played Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga a lot. That's a good game.
DracoBlade
Member
Do you mean is it a good game? Yeah its alright, no FFTA nor Fire Emblem that's for sure, but a competent strategy game set in Onimusha nonetheless (a world I'm really getting more and more engaed with on ps2 I played this one ironically without ever playing the other Onimushas back in the GBA heyday). Plus its averaging $20 sealed online so you could easily pickup another sealed copy at any time really. Choice is yours.
I'm as intrigued as you are my friend. Also bought it with Summoner Night (also new) so it's a toss up between which one I start first...
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
New as in new sealed? Because Summon Night goes for around $60 sealed.
It's Summon Night 2 actually sealed, just double checked.
I'll take a photo of my complete/sealed collection. I picked up Megaman & Bass a few weeks ago and the collection is starting to flesh out nicely.
paolo11
Member
Yes yes...
IrishNinja
Member
hmm...fair enough man, what's the best deal to be found on an EZ IV then?
Mega Spooky
Member
Does anyone here collect flash carts? I've been looking around for some, but I can't seem to find anything online that doesn't look shady.
My advice? Wait for the GBA Everdrive. It'll turn up eventually. Krikzz is working on the GB/GBC one right now, so a GBA one afterwards makes sense.
If you don't want to wait, the EZ Flash IV is great....providing you can find a Mini SD card, and that you can put up with the silly software.
Mega Spooky
Member
I have a couple of EZ Flash IVs, and a Supercard SD. I have a couple for my DS, also. I was just going to try to nab a few more. They're interesting to me because of their rarity. The GBA cards are seemingly getting harder to find.
It isn't, it really isn't. Unless you're not talking about the XL.
IrishNinja
Member
*sigh* alright peagles, is that figure shipped though?
also i may one day join you guys in your GBA holy grail model search, my cheapy non-backlight one is booty quality. and gunsmith predicted i'd get into this scene eventually, started looking up how much my want list would be to get boxed and it's surprisingly not bad yet:
Gunstar Super Heroes
Aria of Sorrow
Metroid Fusion
Minish Cap
WarioWare
FF V/VI Advance
Boktai
Zero Mission
Drill Dozer
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Ninja Five-Oh
River City Ransom EX
Advance Guardian Heroes
Pinball of the Dead
besides the FF's are any of those kinda high right now? god knows i'm just gonna grab a ninja five-oh bootleg anyway.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
If you want the original boxes, with manuals, and not the great ones that Grief has done up:
Gunstar Super Heroes: $20-30ish
Aria of Sorrow: Yeah... probably not worth buying CIB unless you have a hundred dollars or so to throw at it, or if you get incredibly lucky
Metroid Fusion: $35+
Minish Cap: $40+
WarioWare: $30 is the cheapest I've seen it recently, usually $40+
FFV: I picked up a CIB copy for $23.00 not including shipping, usually sells for around $20 if dented, if the condition is better it goes for about $30-$40
FFVI: I picked up a legit CIB copy for $26.13 with shipping, I've noticed recently that the prices have increased to around $70 for a CIB edition.
Boktai: $30+
Zero Mission: $55 was the cheapest I've seen in the last few days, generally been about $70+
Drill Dozer: Relatively cheap at $15-$30.
Astro Boy: $40+
Ninja Five-O: Yeah, good call.
River City Ransom EX: $60+
Advance Guardian Heroes: $15-$25, probably the cheapest on your list.
Pinball of the Dead: Usually $25+
A sealed and unopened edition would get you around $70-$100.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
How do I make these boxes real? What "paper" do I need, etc. They are fucking beautiful.
I had fun with it. But due to the nature of the controls (tilt) it can't be played with the gba player naturally. I may be a bit biased as I love all the yoshi games my favorite being yoshis story for n64
So I got an OG GBA with backlight screen off eBay and...
The screen itself is nice. But whoever installed it did a horrible job. There's tons of dust between the LCD and the plastic, and the screen itself is slightly crooked.
How is Rose Colored Gaming? Are their GBAs worth the price?
The screen itself is nice. But whoever installed it did a horrible job. There's tons of dust between the LCD and the plastic, and the screen itself is slightly crooked.
How is Rose Colored Gaming? Are their GBAs worth the price?
Stay classy ebay
Type of paper you need to print out on is called cardstock.
I just uploaded an image to the album, combine that image with whatever cover you need to print. Align the right side of the image with the right side of the cover.
Gives you tabs to fold down for bottom and top of the box.
http://z46.minus.com/mby7NQjuGbel8e
I'm in the process of making more.
Kirby's Dreamland 2, Wario Land 1, Fire Emblem, Mega Man Battle Network 3, etc. I kind of have a lot going on right now with school work for the next couple of weeks though.
Type of paper you need to print out on is called cardstock.
I just uploaded an image to the album, combine that image with whatever cover you need to print. Align the right side of the image with the right side of the cover.
Gives you tabs to fold down for bottom and top of the box.
http://z46.minus.com/mby7NQjuGbel8e
I'm in the process of making more.
Kirby's Dreamland 2, Wario Land 1, Fire Emblem, Mega Man Battle Network 3, etc. I kind of have a lot going on right now with school work for the next couple of weeks though.
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
My collection so far. Most of the games are still sealed. Love the region free aspect to this console
I really need to buy Yggdra Union. What's the game under FireRed?
It's worse than Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island DS. It's another Artoon Yoshi game.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Are you using letter size cardstock? Just tried and mine wouldn't fit on one piece:
Is there a setting I should try changing? I just used Paint, told it to scale to 100% normal size (so no resizing). Tried adjusting the margins as low as they'd go (not for the one pictured, but after) and there was still a tiny amount that wouldn't fit.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Yggdra Union is also on PSP where it has much nicer graphics. The game under Pokemon is Kuru Kuru Kururin, which was released in English in PAL Land (so obviously you'd probably want to get that version instead). It has two Japanese-only sequels, Kururin Paradise (also on GBA) and Kururin Squash (Gamecube).
The total size should be
10.67 inches x 4.663 inches
Tabs add a little extra, but shouldn't stretch over the edge to the height, but that is not a problem.
Also you should match the color of the tabs to that of the back/spine of the cover. I realize you are probably just testing, but for posterity.
If you want to pay double the price sure lol. The amount of text in the game is barely any you certainly don't need reading comprehension to enjoy the game.
I bought it used so I'm going through and beating the Japanese previous owners high scores lol (which is quite the challenge)
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Gimp made it happen. Fuck paint. Didn't even think about the tabs. Now the cutting and the folding. This will take some practice. Thanks for your work on these. Very awesome looking.