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Regarding your complaints about Contra and Darius: blame the developer. The GBA is vastly more powerful than the SNES in the graphical department, and while the speakers don't do the unit justice, some games sound excelled with headphones.
The lighting and comfort issues suck, but some of the games are well worth it.
There is nothing to love in that GBA hack job.Quote:
Originally posted by Millartime
...(gotta love that music in Contra)...
And yes, I know you were being sarcastic :)
I've been really into the GBA lately... maybe its just because I have no other systems with 2D games in my current house... need to go pick up my Genesis and play some Flashback!
- Kabuki
I haven't played Super Darius CD in a while but I don't believe your ship tilted in the first game, and aside from music Darius R should be a port of the first title.Quote:
Originally posted by Millartime
The latest example: Darius R. It's 32-bit hardware and Taito can't make the ship sprite tilt when you move vertically?
I've had fun with GBA even with the lack of backlight. And I can't believe people expected anything out of Contra. They hacked two games together that had different styles and were pinnacles on respective systems, recipe for disaster. *-neo
I like my GBA, but I would love it more if I had an Afterburner installed on it. I can barely play Metroid Fusion on the bus thanks to the worst screen ever (I still can't get over how the screen quality regressed from the GBC to the GBA), but at least Advance Wars is bright enough to play under modest conditions.
That GC-GBA Player couldn't come fast enough. I seriously hope that they're spending the extra time before its release date to incorporate connectivity with the GC Modem/Broadband adapter. The ability to play multiplayer GBA games online would cause simultaneous creaming of the pants around the world.
I can understand your complaints. I bought a GBA on its American launch day, and traded it in a month later. Neck cramps + eystrain = unhappy me.
But some of the software is pretty good.. I think you have to look through the rough to get to some very nice diamonds.
Anyway, I'm all about the GBA Player... Super Ghouls N Ghosts, Castlevania and Mario should make it all worthwhile in the end.
Find a good light, things'll be all right.
As I've posted many times, the light of choice for me is the 2nd model of Pelican's LightShield Advance. There's a wee bit of glare at the top of the screen while in use, but it easily renders the GBA playable in any lighting situation.
I can see where people wouldn't like the GBA if their main perogative is to only play it at home. But that's being contrary to it's purpose. The able to stow it in your pocket and play games at your beck and call is obviously the preferable use.
The games kick ass, and even if you take away the ports (and what's wrong with those, anyway? Nobody complains every time an old Rolling Stones album gets a new pressing) it still gets more good games than the Gamecube.
It's just the screen that's complete and total ass, but the new GC adaptor will fix that problem.
I think the bottom line is, that the GBA, is a dissapointment compared to the GB, at the same point in their respective lifetimes.
I don't know how long people can keep pointing to Golden Sun and Advance Wars to make their case that the GBA's lineup is impressive. The ratio of good, new games versus good, old games tells it all.
Using the band analogy, imagine a band taking a few years off from studio recording and their big comeback is a live album full of classic songs you've heard before. They're the same songs, but now they sound a lot worse and the resources could've been spent on recording new songs.Quote:
and what's wrong with those, anyway? Nobody complains every time an old Rolling Stones album gets a new pressing
Plus, re-releases of old albums don't cost five times more than what the game could be had for in a used shop.
I'm not sure, but I was under the impression that buying ports on the GBA was a strictly optional affair. Though I never understood quite why people take personal offense to ports on the GBA. I agree, I'm in it for the original software also, and I'd rather see alot of franchises revived on the GBA in the form of new games, but if a great game from a decade ago sees a release on a portable form, that's not a bad thing. People don't seem to complain when Sega, Namco, Nintendo, Squaresoft, Enix, Capcom, Sunsoft, and a slew of other longtime developers release ports of old games from previous consoles to newer consoles. I don't see why a port of a game from a previous console to today's handheld has to evoke levels of near outrage from people. If you don't want a portable Super Ghouls & Ghosts, fine.
But all of that is arbitrary. There's been more than enough original games on the GBA to make it worth the investment to me. And while the dimness of the screen is open to debate, I'm not sure what you mean about the blurriness.
I'm looking foward to getting into Hajime no Ippo soon. :)