ebullientprism
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Excuse the self quoting but I found the thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=138520
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Just look at this sexy motherfucker!
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The Game Boy Advance Was A Monster System
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Excuse the self quoting but I found the thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=138520
WARNING - NSFW (not safe for wallet) Hardware porn
Just look at this sexy motherfucker!
PandaShake
Member
The games were absolutely amazing, but the handheld didn't shine for me until GBA SP. I played my og GBA under a lamp and it was still way too dark. Amazing games though like tactics ogre.
Light? Bro, that shit got REAL.
Nice. Here's my system shots from that thread:
Currently playing FFVI Advance on the old boy, still runs like a champ.
I think if I had to choose only one system I'd go with the GBA. Awesome games, good battery life, amazing screen (on the AGS-101 and the Micro) and hey
they are beautiful! XD I love this little machine.
Sweet! These are some of mine from that thread too. Mostly micros (my favorite GBA), I have a few GBA SP more.
And some extras
And if you want some good game recommendations, I made a thread a few years ago which is full of gems: Official Gameboy Advance Software Thread of Micro Pleasures for Great Pocket Justice
Nice! Is it the same one with different faceplates?
Sweet! These are some of mine from that thread too. Mostly micros (my favorite GBA), I have a few GBA SP more.
And some extras
And if you want some good game recommendations, I made a thread a few years ago which is full of gems: Official Gameboy Advance Software Thread of Micro Pleasures for Great Pocket Justice
Nice! Is it the same one with different faceplates?
ebullientprism
Member
Jesus fucking christ.
Glass Rebel
Member
I don't care what anyone says.
The Famicom style GBA Micro is the most beautiful piece of hardware ever, gaming or otherwise.
The Famicom style GBA Micro is the most beautiful piece of hardware ever, gaming or otherwise.
Come on, you know you want one, don't fool yourself. You won't regret it XD
Closely followed by the black japanese one… That thing in your hands is sexy.
Yep! Just a US black one. Still kinda kick myself that I never got the Famicom one, but oh wells.
This one's damn sexy, too.
Cost effective but I'm assuming you want playability as well? Find a used SP with the brighter screen (AGS-101), then an ezflash IV or whatever your preferred method is.
More cost effective? A regular SP is good too, but you will wish you had the nicer screen
Cool. I could never get the black US one. Was it fully black? IIRC it came with faceplaces with some designs
And yes, the Famicom ones are beautiful. I was lucky enough to get both the US and Japanese ones. Although they are mostly the same, there are some changes in the back and the packaging is completely different.
Yes. If you can get an AGS-101, go for it. It was backlit, not like the regular SP which was frontlit, although I guess the price will be quite higher for the AGS-101 today
It was a black unit with the silver faceplate, along with two other faceplates (flame and camo, iirc?).
Of course, it's got all that annoying FCC info and the serial number sticker on the back. If you got one from a country that doesn't mandate that stuff, you got the better deal.
Yup, the sticker is ugly, but I wanted one because it was pretty cheap back in the day, but in the end they ran out of sight. The US 20th Anniversary one does have the sticker on the back but luckily, the Japanese one doesn't.
sixteen-bit
Member
Barely working DS / DS lite + DS flash cart. Then dump all the GBA cartridges you buy and play on an emulator on any system you want. I prefer PC + usb SNES pad, which is around $10.
BumblebeeCody
Member
There are some people that don't even know what a GameBoy Micro is.
You guys made me want to show off my own Micro...
Mah baby!
I really just wanted a pure black replacement faceplate but that was the best I could do at the time. Not bad.
@Arturo
Those are all GORGEOUS and I want them all!
This one looks the best, tho:
Love those dual colors.
I didn't know there were so many colors for the unit itself!
Mah baby!
I really just wanted a pure black replacement faceplate but that was the best I could do at the time. Not bad.
@Arturo
Those are all GORGEOUS and I want them all!
This one looks the best, tho:
Love those dual colors.
I didn't know there were so many colors for the unit itself!
You guys made me want to show off my own Micro...
Mah baby!
I've been looking at these faceplates, how is the clarity over the screen? My micro is a little scratched up and I still can't find a good condition OEM one in black
meanspartan
Member
You can get a backlit Advance for $100-150 on ebay. Huh. I might do that one day.
I have an SP, but it is nowhere near as comfortable.
Anyway, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon was what I got with my system as my first game. Fucking terrific game, loved it.
I have an SP, but it is nowhere near as comfortable.
Anyway, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon was what I got with my system as my first game. Fucking terrific game, loved it.
There are a lot of great DS games but the comparisons in your list make a pretty compelling case for the GBA that I hadn't considered before.
Pancakes R Us
Member
The GBM looks stunning. Very sharp screen. But it's too little. Too small. I have one, but I don't play it. Just keep it as a collector's item.
I'll admit, I didn't do a thorough search, but not much of a mention of the Revo k101?
I still have my GBA SP, but the front light is an ugly solution and I gave away my original GBA as it was too difficult to use without modification. I picked up a Revo last year and it actually boosted my interest in the system again. There has been a little bit of craziness going on with the pricing of them, and the emulation of the other supported systems on the console is not as amazing as I have hoped, but for someone who wants to play the systems games on original or cloned hardware, and still wants to keep things digital, it works extremely well.
I still have my GBA SP, but the front light is an ugly solution and I gave away my original GBA as it was too difficult to use without modification. I picked up a Revo last year and it actually boosted my interest in the system again. There has been a little bit of craziness going on with the pricing of them, and the emulation of the other supported systems on the console is not as amazing as I have hoped, but for someone who wants to play the systems games on original or cloned hardware, and still wants to keep things digital, it works extremely well.
It's true. I think it would have been fine when I was younger but it's just a little too small of a screen. The eye strain is real.
I love the novelty of it, though.
So... i just picked up a black DS Lite becuase I can't find an AGS-101 around here. I don't really like playing DS games on my N3DS, anyway. Used to have a white Lite long ago but the triggers yellowed, the hinge cracked and the touch screen was permanently out of calibration.
So I thought, hell, I'll just get a DS Lite for now, they are pretty easy to find. Found this black one in incredibly good condition for $40.
Got my GBA games and
1) wow, sure is nice to play these on a screen bigger than a postage stamp
and
2) NOOOO What is this ghosting!? The ghosting is horrible! I don't remember this!
They are very high quality, the screen cover is perfectly clear. The rest of the faceplate has a sort of fine vinyl texture, not smooth like the official ones. But it's good, it's a matte finish.
I think if I had to choose only one system I'd go with the GBA. Awesome games, good battery life, amazing screen (on the AGS-101 and the Micro) and hey they are beautiful! XD I love this little machine.
Sweet! These are some of mine from that thread too. Mostly micros (my favorite GBA), I have a few GBA SP more.
And some extras
And if you want some good game recommendations, I made a thread a few years ago which is full of gems: Official Gameboy Advance Software Thread of Micro Pleasures for Great Pocket Justice
Nice! Is it the same one with different faceplates?
BRB emptying my bank account
CrispyBoar
Banned
I definitely agree.
Plus all you need is a GBA SP, & a New 3DS to play the entire Game Boy & the DS/3DS library.
Plus all you need is a GBA SP, & a New 3DS to play the entire Game Boy & the DS/3DS library.
Pretty sure it's stereo.
The terrible part is that it had 8bit audio output. Sounded like shit.
sixteen-bit
Member
All game boys were mono unless you used the headphone jack for proper stereo.
SciencePilot
Member
The GBA was phenomenal. Those were simpler times: it was the last great system without 3D, online, or touch screen controls. Just pure gaming.
The GBA and SNES were golden ages for 2D classic Japanese gaming. Like, we got four Mega Man Zero games on the GBA. We'll never see that kind of indulgence again.
The GBA and SNES were golden ages for 2D classic Japanese gaming. Like, we got four Mega Man Zero games on the GBA. We'll never see that kind of indulgence again.
killatopak
Member
sp was the best.
I am now looking to buy a GBA again. Sold my Micro last year, which I regret every day.
Same here. Only system I ever sold, and I regretted it pretty much the day after I did. I still own a SP though, so it's not all bad.
GBA is also one of those systems that I'd like to spend some time dabbling with from a homebrew standpoint. There's plenty of developer docs available, and the hardware is right in that sweet spot between 'too little hardware to do anything interesting without fighting the RAM/ROM/CPU/etc all day' and 'so many resources that I can just toss up a project in Unity and go nuts'.
Yep! So if you ever get a scratch on the screen bit you can change faceplate and it's good as new.
manzoman96
Member
Loved the GBA. First system was GBC but this one came next. Had the original one first but then got the SP and gave the old one to my cousins (which they proceeded to break not too long after XD). I remember getting the SP in a Toys R Us bundle with Mega Man Battle Network 3 (which I sadly no longer have.)
The GBA to GameCube cable was one of the most epic things I got when I was younger. Using it with Pokemon Colosseum (which also sadly I no longer have) was awesome.
I'm starting to remember why I don't like to sell games anymore
The GBA to GameCube cable was one of the most epic things I got when I was younger. Using it with Pokemon Colosseum (which also sadly I no longer have) was awesome.
I'm starting to remember why I don't like to sell games anymore
Those fucking Micro pics man... I never had one.
Lewd.
I'm starting to remember why I don't like to sell games anymore
At the time you think you don't care because you have had the games for awhile, maybe even a long time, and you want the new thing.
But man, years later you start feeling nostalgic and realize what a fool you were.
Jacknapes
Member
Never knew the N64 had an add-on to play GBA games, learn something new every day.
Did have the GameCube/GBA player, which was a brilliant piece of kit. Came in a lot of use when i lost my original GBA on holiday.
Have in the last year replaced the GBA with a GBA SP, which needed a new battery. Still one of the best consoles i've owned over the years.
Did have the GameCube/GBA player, which was a brilliant piece of kit. Came in a lot of use when i lost my original GBA on holiday.
Have in the last year replaced the GBA with a GBA SP, which needed a new battery. Still one of the best consoles i've owned over the years.
I sold Breath of Fire, Breath of Fire 2, SSF2 Turbo Revival, SF3 Alpha, LOTR: The Two Towers and lord knows what else. Don't really regret it.
This is good to hear - I was recently reminded about them and now that the holidays are over, I was thinking of picking up one for myself.
chadderbox77
Member
My most beautiful GB micro pics from that old thread:
If it makes you feel any better none of those games go very much at all. I'm pretty sure they are all $10 or less used, the LOTR games go for like $2-3.
Tbh, most GBA games are pretty cheap. The Square Enix games tend to be the most valuable but you are still only talking about $20-25. I recently re-acquired Warioware Twisted for $18. Totally worth it, that is a game you just can't run on anything else.
The trick is finding hardware that is still in good condition. Most handhelds are all scuffed and scratched, have a wonky button, missing faceplates, etc. I've seen a ton of DS systems with broken hinges, floppy top-halves and so on.
@chadderbox77 what the hell is that?
I don't need to watch the video, I have one right in front of me.
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
The washed-out colors wasn't the fault of the system, it was more like older games needed to have a washed-out palette as the original GBA didn't have a backlight of any kind.