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GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
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Agent Unknown
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Thanks for the clarification, very helpful.
In any case, it's morning now, and almost 5 1/2 hours later in sleep mode through the night my GBA still has a bright green light so looks like I have a very good battery.
Wolfe
Member
That's really the best advice I could give someone in regards to looking for something specific on craigslist. I've found some great deals on sometimes really rare items just by getting in the habit of checking it daily if there's something specific I'm looking for.
That's what I do as well. Just check Craigslist daily for the games I am looking for and see what pops up.
Yesterday I recieved a package with some GB goods 
.
I'm mostly happy with Robopon - it's in immaculate condition, and it's one of the games I always wanted to have.
I'm also very happy with FFL3, I still need the other two though.
I love the Fire Emblem series so I couldn't pass up on a really cheap cart auction. I'm on look out for a well priced complete set but still no dice.
Here they are:
.I'm mostly happy with Robopon - it's in immaculate condition, and it's one of the games I always wanted to have.
I'm also very happy with FFL3, I still need the other two though
.I love the Fire Emblem series so I couldn't pass up on a really cheap cart auction. I'm on look out for a well priced complete set but still no dice.
Here they are:
Truly bizarre then...
sixteen-bit
Member
nice pics tokaio, and i agree robopon looks like it was exceptionally well-kept
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=805269
more after the break.
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Picked up this SWEET multicart this weekend at a convention. I know it's a pirate but it was too cool to pass up. When you load it up, it has Goomba Color on it and because the Zelda games need a battery you have to manually save to the flash memory by holding L+R before you turn it off. Games run flawlessly though and it's really cool having both games on one cart.
I've never seen this planet logo on any games before and haven't even been able to find any existence of this cart online. If anyone has some information please pass it along.
I've never seen this planet logo on any games before and haven't even been able to find any existence of this cart online. If anyone has some information please pass it along.
How much was it?
Goomba Color is a GBC emulator for the GBA, and I'm wondering if what you bought is a cheap bootleg/pirate, or a custom-made flashed cart. Can you open it up?
$20 which seemed fair being that each game is around that for GBC alone. Yeah I know Goomba Color is a GBC emu for the GBA. If I can remember I'll open it up and posts some pics. I can tell that the board inside says "nintendo" I don't know if that helps or anything.
$20 is pretty good for a repro. I really haven't seen much "GBA" repros around other than Mother 3, and I've been wondering what people have been using. There are Flash carts which accept SD cards, but they're typically more expensive than if you have a Flashable GBA board and a Dumper/Programmer.
DracoBlade
Member
Smooth McGroove just uploaded an acapella rendition of Fire Emblem-Together We Ride
Excellent as is norm for Mr. McGroove
Excellent as is norm for Mr. McGroove
Not to be too much of a shill, but I'm selling/trading several GBA/DS games if anyone is interested. Happy to negotiate and to reduce prices for multiple games. Feel free to PM me. Thanks!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=108981036&postcount=7053
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=108981036&postcount=7053
Wolfe
Member
I'd totally snag a few of those GBA carts from ya if I wasn't still waiting on the start date for my new job
Winnie the Pimp
Member
so i just got back from a used retro games shop i went to and...i spied Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town in their GBA selection for 16 bucks...
Decided to NOT grab it right away since i wasn't sure whether it was worth it or not(or a good game in general) but i think i read somewhere it's supposed to be pretty good right?
Should i have gotten it for that price?
Least i didn't come home completely empty handed, found a copy of Bruce Lee Return of the Legend for 6 bucks so there's that
Decided to NOT grab it right away since i wasn't sure whether it was worth it or not(or a good game in general) but i think i read somewhere it's supposed to be pretty good right?
Should i have gotten it for that price?
Least i didn't come home completely empty handed, found a copy of Bruce Lee Return of the Legend for 6 bucks so there's that
so i just got back from a used retro games shop i went to and...i spied Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town in their GBA selection for 16 bucks...
Decided to NOT grab it right away since i wasn't sure whether it was worth it or not(or a good game in general) but i think i read somewhere it's supposed to be pretty good right?
Should i have gotten it for that price?
Least i didn't come home completely empty handed, found a copy of Bruce Lee Return of the Legend for 6 bucks so there's that
That's a good price, especially if it's CIB, but even if it's not. It's actually one of my favorite HM games and I believe it's widely considered one of the best. I'd especially recommend it if you haven't played BTN on PS1 as it's kind of similar in a lot of ways. It's a terrific game, though, and a bargain at that price IMO.
Winnie the Pimp
Member
tx for the feedback, i just checked amazon and i guess the price isn't all that special, you can get them (non boxed of course) for around the same price...
I might go back and get it regardless though... been having a lot of fun recently with Rune Factory 3 for DS so this looks to be similar
No prob. And, from what I saw on Amazon it's at least $10 more for the same game. Were you looking at "More Friends of Mineral Town" perhaps?
sixteen-bit
Member
Yup, I'm betting it was a Canadian cart myself...
Sacre micreau!
I thought all Canadian releases needed to have English and French text on the box itself. Maybe not. Someone else suggested there may have been a language selection on first boot that no longer appears after the initial choice is made... has anyone had that happen with a GBA game?
MikeHattsu
Member
Yeah, held down L and R on bootup and it asked me if I wanted to reset the game to initial settings. All fixed! Merci beaucoup mon amis.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I've gone crazy. Got my silver Micro in March, since then have acquired blue and hot pink. Then the pearl blue posted above yesterday and today ordered the Famicom one from Arcade Shock. Still absolutely need a green one and a purple, FFIV and black are looking great too. Mother 3 is probably too pricy to justify the money.
I've gone crazy. Got my silver Micro in March, since then have acquired blue and hot pink. Then the pearl blue posted above yesterday and today ordered the Famicom one from Arcade Shock. Still absolutely need a green one and a purple, FFIV and black are looking great too. Mother 3 is probably too pricy to justify the money.
Yeah, I'm selling my Mother 3 GBM if you are interested. I'm asking $300 which I'm assuming is too pricy for you but I originally bought it for $400.
Thanks for the offer but if I'm collecting them all that's probably the last one to get.
sixteen-bit
Member
Games Quest Direct reprinted Ninja Five-O? Why the hell is the game so expensive?
I think it's so expensive because it had a really small print run and GBA games are small and I bet people tend to lose them if they aren't careful.
sixteen-bit
Member
Maybe I should clarify. Game Quest Direct licences and reprints games that have the demand for it. The GQD reprints of games like Gitaroo Man, Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, and Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne led to much needed deflation of price and increased availability.
Aw nooo.
I got Space Invaders for the Game Boy today! Went to try out the SNES mode on my SGB2/snes mini, aaaaand....it's region locked. Yep, the game included is PAL. Comes up with a error message.
It's probably the only Game Boy game in existence with a region lock, even if it is only for the SNES part of it. Not going to bother getting the USA version of it - it's only space invaders.
I got Space Invaders for the Game Boy today! Went to try out the SNES mode on my SGB2/snes mini, aaaaand....it's region locked. Yep, the game included is PAL. Comes up with a error message.
It's probably the only Game Boy game in existence with a region lock, even if it is only for the SNES part of it. Not going to bother getting the USA version of it - it's only space invaders.
properpropaganda
Member
gah, figures you'd sell some zelda when i'm broke. lol.
Blue Submarine No. 6
Member
Picked up a couple GB/GBA games in New Brunswick this weekend:
Chief among them is this copy of Final Fantasy VI for my GBA, brand spankin' new and still sealed...
Back, with RFID tag still stuck to it and French manual in the packaging, because Canada...:
Top Edge:
Sides:
Price? As marked... Basically NOS, still priced as it was on release in 2007...
Chief among them is this copy of Final Fantasy VI for my GBA, brand spankin' new and still sealed...
Back, with RFID tag still stuck to it and French manual in the packaging, because Canada...:
Top Edge:
Sides:
Price? As marked...
Basically NOS, still priced as it was on release in 2007...PM'd you!
Picked up a couple GB/GBA games in New Brunswick this weekend:
Chief among them is this copy of Final Fantasy VI for my GBA, brand spankin' new and still sealed...
Price? As marked...
Damn, very nice. I'm still looking for FFVI. Kinda hard finding one on eBay for a decent price, and most importantly: not a bootleg.
just got these two in the post today. Unlike what I assumed from the ebay photo, KDL2 is in great condition - just a lot of discolouration on the KDL1 cart. Not bad for a fiver each when KDL2 usually goes for £15+ on the american version (JP one is fully in english apart from the title screen).
and it's fucking amazing on the Super Game Boy:
my phone camera was having a hard time here though That grey is actually white in real life.
and it's fucking amazing on the Super Game Boy:
my phone camera was having a hard time here though
That grey is actually white in real life.El Pescado
Member
Tweaked the pointometer in my RCG GBA and the screen is so much clearer now. Thanks to whoever mentioned that a few pages back.
Got my GameBoy collection out the other day for the 25th anniversary and realized I'm missing Metroid II, Super Mario Land II, and Mega Man V from my case. Where could they be? :/
Got my GameBoy collection out the other day for the 25th anniversary and realized I'm missing Metroid II, Super Mario Land II, and Mega Man V from my case. Where could they be? :/
Hm. Got an issue with the copy of Game and Watch Gallery 2 I got in the post today. Whenever I play it, I get a load of glitchy artifacts on the screen. I've confirmed it's the same on my DMG, Color and SGB2. I've cleaned the cart contacts and the PCB looks fine. It's only present on this game. So, what is it?
Here's a video (there is sound) :
http://a.pomf.se/pulkzu.webm
is it fucked?
Here's a video (there is sound) :
http://a.pomf.se/pulkzu.webm
is it fucked?
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yeah, I'd like all the Final Fantasy games but the cheapest I see it locally is $20. I'd probably never actually play it, so that's too high for something to just sit on a shelf.
