/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7015717
>earthbound
>grinding

Are those new figures?

>>5687768
>>5687802
The GBA versions of 1 and 2 are serviceable for what they are (remember, phones couldn't run emulators in 2003), the only bad thing in them is the screen ratio/cropped resolution from the original and inferior sound, but that's to be expected from GBA. Other than that, nothing was ruined.
Mother 1 on GBA added a few nice things, like a fixed run button that doesn't make the NPCs fastforward, and dedicated check/talk button so you don't have to open the menu, and the full version of the ending from EB0 proto (it's kind of weird to think most Japanese fans only got to see the full ending in 2003 on this version).
Also, EVE leaves a chip item that you can use to teleport directly to Mt. Itoi (so you can go back and forth to Magicant for free heals suing the onyx hook, then go back to Mt. Itoi using the chip)

Itoi had an event recently where he invited the vocalist of Maximum The Hormone, and some canadian pro wrestler to discuss Mother
https://www.1101.com/wild_mother_party/2018-12-19.html

>not loving all three games

>>3994112
Not him but smaller screen resolution and worse sound.
Since it isn't an action game, the screen crop isn't that bad IMO. The sound is not as good as the NES, but it's not terrible either.
It's a decent port all things considered. At the very least it has a run button with fixed speed for the NPCs, so it has 1 advantage over any other version.

The Gameboy Micro also has one.

And yeah, straps were popular as fuck in Japan due to keitai culture. Not sure about today.

I like it because it's comfy and I also like Dragon Quest so I love the gameplay too.