The gba is right up my alley because of my love for 2/d games however I will not buy one untill Nintendo gets off its arse and makes a back lit unit.
I refuse to do a 3rd party hack job to make a system playable...
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The gba is right up my alley because of my love for 2/d games however I will not buy one untill Nintendo gets off its arse and makes a back lit unit.
I refuse to do a 3rd party hack job to make a system playable...
They can, they just don't like the battery life with one.Quote:
And after so many years Nintendo cannot come up with a freakin' internal light!
Not five times, but close. I can find used CDs (especially ones a few years old) for $5 or less, and new CDs cost $18.Quote:
Plus, re-releases of old albums don't cost five times more than what the game could be had for in a used shop.
Why? Is it just out of principal? The Afterburner is as good as you could ever possibly need. Quality doohicky.Quote:
Originally posted by JMET
I refuse to do a 3rd party hack job to make a system playable...
Why do some people think the GBA screen is somehow inferior to the one of the GBC? It isn't the case at all.
Games tend to be harder to see on the GBA because the GBC had a color pallete of about 3.5 different colors. Darker colors are available on the GBA, and when they are used, it causes the problems you folk bitch about. Of course it was easier to see when every GB game had a black character and white background.
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Originally posted by Kinopio
Why do some people think the GBA screen is somehow inferior to the one of the GBC? It isn't the case at all.
Games tend to be harder to see on the GBA because the GBC had a color pallete of about 3.5 different colors. Darker colors are available on the GBA, and when they are used, it causes the problems you folk bitch about. Of course it was easier to see when every GB game had a black character and white background.
my reaction exactly. It's not a freakin' TV, it's a portable system. and hell, I know *plenty* of people who had a GB,GBC,GBCP,and even the short lived gamegirl which i would give my right arm for-- and *gasp* OH MY GOD, needed an external light source to play!!!!!!!
Gameboys always needed an extra light in most places. It doesnt bother me to play with a Floodlight, and hell most of the time i just find a well lit room, and play away.
as far as the games go, I have one thing to say:
Take away alllllll the ports, and it still has better games than an Xbox.
Metroid Fusion owns your mom's ass.
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Originally posted by Chibi Nappa
Why? Is it just out of principal? The Afterburner is as good as you could ever possibly need. Quality doohicky.
A-mutha-fucking-men to that! I hate this thing sooo much! I hate portables in general; the idea of playing crappy games squished onto a small screen makes me cringe.Quote:
Originally posted by Millartime
I have never understood why the GBA is so popular. Here's a system that has virtually nothing but hacked up ports of 10+ year old SNES games (gotta love that music in Contra!). With a blurry screen to boot. And people are buying this crap in droves.
The latest example: Darius R. It's 32-bit hardware and Taito can't make the ship sprite tilt when you move vertically?
And after so many years Nintendo cannot come up with a freakin' internal light!
Granted, original games like the two Castlevanias and Shining Soul get props from me but it's not enough.
If there was ever an argument that people buy what they already know, the GBA proves it.
Let the flames proclaiming my arrogance begin.:D
The Afterburner addresses the lighting issue remarkably well. I was very pleased. But that's only one problem with the GBA.
My real complaint is ergonomics. It's an incredibly uncomfortable thing to hold for any length of time, my thumb joints end up hurting after just playing for a little while. Games that use the shoulder buttons a lot? Forget it.
Add on very few games that interest me (especially at the prices they fetch) and the end result is one bad portable IMO.
I don't know what you guys have against GBA. I like to play Super Mario Kart while pinching a loaf.
The only thing I "loathe" about the GBA is the stupid UN-backlit screen. As for all the snes ports and such, I say bring on the classics.