/vr/ - Retro Games

BGB

>>6625229
Also, what's /vr/'s favourite GB/GBC/GBA games?

>>6625229
Best looking and most aesthetic, but the SP had a better D-Pad imo.

>>6625232
>GBA

NOT RETRO, go back to >>>/v/

>>6625268
Bruh it's almost 20 years old now, time to accept that GBA is retro, also it's mainly 2D games which would fit right at home on this board, you know?

>>6625276
Those aren't the rules zoomzoom. You know full well that the GBA launched in 2001 which makes it just the same as discussing the PS4. Off you go.

lmao not even close, feast your eye's on a real gamers setup

>>6625268
Relax. Your not a mod and it’s none of your concerns.
I think the PSVITA is amazing to emulate these games.

>>6625295
>that aspect ratio
SOUL

>>6625229
I had both, but i used my gameboy SP more, the only drawback with the SP is that you can't really use it with the gamecube peripheral, because the peripheral mushes the L/R buttons down. A lot of games that used this peripheral also relied heavily on the L/R buttons, like four swords adventures and crystal chronicles.

>>6625229
No, MISTER is, unless you're talking portable.

>>6625229
I like my GPD XD+, can also play N64, PS1, and Dreamcast games really well.

>>6625232
For me, it's Wario Land, Wario Land II DX, and Wario Land 4.

>>6625229
On Nintendo hardware, yes. Otherwise get a Vita.

>>6625268
No one uses /v/ anymore than people use /b/ or /r9k/ or /bant/ or /pol/.

Also, generals are cancer so inb4 /vg/.

>>6625232
Too many to list. I've shitposted most of them on lainchan's video game board so I don't care.

>>6625232
Tetris
BurgerTime Deluxe
Kirby's Pinball Land
Game & Watch Gallery 2

>>6625229
I prefer a Gameboy player for gamecube.
It looks so good on crt

what is a normal price for a
GB
GBC
GBA
or GBSP?

All the prices to shit are fucked up right now it seems.

>>6625229
Only weenies need light.

>>6625284
seething so hard it's getting hot here

>>6625462
If you can do so safely, shop local second hand stores, pawn shops, thrift stores, or flea markets.

>>6625480
>flea markets
i could just go over to my neighbors house and roll on the carpet if i wanted fleas

>>6625480
hmm i wonder what places would even be open. Is good will and stuff like that worth checking out? Since coivd started i sort of assumed flea markets and the like were over.

>>6625284
>thinks gen 8 stuff is as old as gen 6 stuff
Yeah, you have no concept of how time works.

>>6625490
Ask your local old people or check online.

>>6625229
I have a gba in that style, and frankly for gb/c the gbc or gb player are still better options for those games. It's great that the gba can play them, but the carts stick out like a wart and you still lose screen real estate. Mod a gbc if you only care about gb/c games.

>>6625490
Honestly, Goodwill has been really hit or miss for video games. Most of the time they'll keep the stuff off the showfloor and put it on their auction site. I also have the displeasure of living near the only (I think) Goodwill Electronics store. It's called "The Grid" and just about every video game they get in our area is shipped there.

>>6625268
>>6625276
t. shithead cope

>>6625268
>>6625284
t. shitface brainlet

>>6625229
the original GBA made using the shoulder buttons really hard. play F-Zero Maximum Velocity to see what I mean. The SP was much more ergonomic

>>6625552
WTF is this tron

Anyway thats interesting. I did hear good will was starting to get more into auctioning their stuff off online or whatever which seems at odds with the origin of the store.

>>6625686
Stop self describing

>>6625295
Do you stretch your japtoons so they’re wide screen too?

>>6625229
Just did the funny playing IPS v2 tonight. Holy shit boys it’s so bright and beautiful. Took me maybe 20 minutes of fucking around to get it installed and soldered. It’s really breathed new life into this handheld. I had previously been using my vita for emulation, but original hardware without the sacrifice to my eyeballs is just amazing.

>>6625769
No, yourself definitely one.

>>6625878
Yeah the original Advance's shit screen really harms the thing but the IPS upgrade is amazing. I've got an AGS-101 SP coming and it'll be interesting to see how the screens compare. I have a couple backlit AGS-001's which I will likely mod for a better screen too.

The fact that the original GBA runs off AAs is really a huge advantage too. I'm just curious to see how long a pair of Eneloops last in it though. I'm playing FFTA now which keeps track of play time, just to see how long the batteries last.

>>6625284
Emulation platforms are frequently discussed here. It's on topic.

>>6625232
GBA I'm all about the TRPGs. There are ass tons of them. Advance Wars is still pretty kick ass today.

GB/GBC I'm more about the puzzle games because my wife likes those and we play 2 player with the link cable. She's brutal at Tetris.

>>6625462
>$40-75 depending on variant / color / etc, even more for rare specials
>same for GBC, seems to be under-appreciated
>game boy pocket is cheaper for some reason still, this is a good buy now even with current prices, $25-35
>GBA will go for $35-50 for a decent shape example
>GBASP AGS-001 $50-75
>GBASP AGS-101 with the backlit screen, $120+

>>6625878
Only downside is the screen can't be adjusted. I'd like one which had a "low" for playing in bed in the dark, and a "high" brightness setting for playing in the daytime.

You'd have to make some logic to intercept button presses, or mill out a slot for another switch or something though.

>>6625229
no, not only does the IPS screen suck the audio chip also sucks
not retro but even playing GBA games on the GBA is pretty average

>>6625347
based poster. I've hooked mine into a tv been playing GB/GBA games with a SNES controller.

>>6626361
>not only does the IPS screen suck
bollocks

>the audio chip also sucks
No the onboard speaker does though at least compared to headphones.

>not retro
FPGA and emulation topics are allowed, obviously. The GBA is here in context being topically a GB/GBC platform. Think of it as an ASIC FPGA GB/GBC "emulator."

>even playing GBA games on the GBA is pretty average
It has a huge library even including Sega games after they threw in the towel as a hardware scam operation.

>>6626392
>bollocks
Games on GBC and GBA are over saturated to make up for the lack of a backlight as such, using an IPS screen makes them look like shit
>No the onboard speaker does though at least compared to headphones
it still sounds like shit compared to playing on any GB/GBC even with headphones
>It has a huge library even including Sega games after they threw in the towel as a hardware scam operation
I'm not talking about the games, I'm saying GBA games play better on anything else that plays them than the actual console itself

>>6625284
Chill old man. He said it was best for playing gameboy and gameboy color games. Which by the guidelines are retro. Also gba has tons of nes and snes ports. It's on brand for this board.

>>6626419
>using an IPS screen makes them look like shit
Many games have a "TV" mode which fixes this, also screens with less saturation are available. Some can be adjusted.

>>6626167
were prices always like this? What was it like 5 or 10 years back?

>>6625295
Real gamers love the feel of high latency emulation

>>6625347
It can't play anything well, retard

>>6625261
Agreed plus the clamshell prevents scratches. If there was some sort of top shell for the OG gba you could swap that has a screen cover slide or clip that'd be great.

>>6625295
At least it has a better d-pad

>>6625389
We got all the Tetris spinoffs as well as casual Tetris (worlds) and Tetris DX.

>>6625229
Nah, phat DS with a lite screen (there were actually a few models made)

>>6626948
DS can't play GB/GBC games you ding dong

Aren't a lot of GBA games washed out because they were made without a backlight in mind? There are some correction hacks but not a lot.

mGBA

>>6627018
mGBA has a billion compatibility problems, very poor port jobs of the PC version, and to top it off, its creator is unsurprisingly an annoying literal tranny.

>>6626915
In what sense? I get almost FPS in nearly every game I've tried. Of course there are minor stutters here and there, but they are rate and overall framerates are very good.

>>6626384
Fucking based

>>6626167
Or you could not be a retard zoomer and get em for about 16-20 bucks for GBA or GBC and SP for like 30-40 and 101's are dog shit and not worth buying.

2ds

Either that, an AGS-101 SP, Gameboy player with a crt/OSSC or just emulation.

>>6627360
Why not get them for a nickel at a garage sale? You fucking jackoff. Your prices are lowballs.

>>6625229
> obviously
no, sp is superior and needs no mods. cope harder, zoomy zoomzoom.

>>6627674
Worse screen
Worse shape
Worse speakers and no headphone jack

>>6627691
>Worse speakers and no headphone jack
Not like it matters much, since the GBA sounds like shit no matter how you listen to it lmao.

>>6625229
Og gb with ips screen, looks great but original green screen still has chacter. On gba the screen borders are distracting.

>>6625229
I’m using the GB/GBC core on mister

>>6625491
do you have any concept of how rules work? or what the rules for this board are?

Let me explain: discussion of video games on consoles newer than 1999 is not permitted.

>>6627787
It's allowed the same way emulation and FPGA and clone topics are.

Note the OP, this thread is in the context of the GBA being a GB/GBC player.

>>6627787
rules are always subject to change based on the mod's whims, for example originally 5th gen and dreamcast were banned from /vr/.

just because the rules say 6th gen isn't retro "now" doesn't mean it's right, it just means the rules are archaic and mods stopped caring about keeping them up to date.

>>6627716
Are you an adult with baby hands? Even when the sp came out and I was 12 it was too small and I am by no means big. It's like everything about it is worse than a normal GBA except the backlight, even the rechargeable battery sucks now that they're old, and if you aren't broke you can get a normal GBA with a backlight too.
I have never understood the appeal of that awful, tiny piece of shit, and why anyone would want one only makes less sense as time goes on.
Unless, of course, you got the babyhands

>>6627896
not him but my battery lasts all day

>>6626419
they look great go play gears or fallout 3 i guess or whatever desaturated shit you are used to

>>6626242
But it does anon - theres three wires you solder to select, left trigger and right trigger so you can hold select+left or right to dim/brighten the screen. It gets CRAZY bright. I play on the lowest setting or bump it up just one notch.

>>6627896
Clamshell is maximum /comfy/

>>6628132
Mine didn't have this, you can adjust the brightness with a pot inside the thing though. But I set it up for max brightness.

>>6628383
Ah - funny playing v2 is the new hotness. pic related

>>6625232
Mole Mania
Wario Land series
Polarium Advance
DK 94
Superstar Saga

>>6625229
>modded console
fuck off autist

>>6625232
Tetris
Metroid 2
Link's Awakening DX
Pokemon Red/Blue
i guess my copy of metroid had a bad battery so i couldnt save. Played the whole game in one sitting multiple times in elementary school

rate

>>6625535
just orded ips kits for my gbc and gba. really looking forward to getting those in

>>6627896
i wanted one when they were new just because of clamshell. but looking back the game boy hardware was usually pretty tough. i know my gbc got the shit beat out of it riding in my cargo pockets as a middle schooler

>>6625229
i use an AGS 101 model sp, but im thinking of selling it and getting an original model with backlight mod. The sp needs a new button, as of them has a prong broken off, and the sp is also super uncomfortable to play GBA games on as the shoulder buttons make you play in a really awkward position

>>6625276
>>6625302
>>6625376
>>6625686
discord trannies not welcome, go raid a different board.

>>6625229
You're the faggot who gets butthurt in other threads about not having a 1000 model Vita, aren't you?

>>6628803
>discord
>trannies
Who mentioned either of those things until you did? Rent free.

>>6628823
we know who you are, go raid a different board.

>>6628830
>>6628803
Not him, but I'm pretty sure this is just one anon who thinks GBA is retro due to time elapsed.

He could be any of the things you claim, but it does not change the nature of the thread or the validity of his claims, whether right or wrong. There is no reason to make the claim you made in good faith.
t. autist

Any thoughts on the Analogue Pocket?

I'm not sure it's worth the upgrade over my GameCube + GBI + component cable +/- franeneister.

>>6628854
it's not actually possible to get one, is it?

>>6625389
>Puzzle Games only

Nice

Best way is to get a SD2SNES, download the new firmware to emulate the Super Gameboy, and play it through your CRT.

>>6628926
Doesn't support Color or Advance games, though.

>>6625229
SP all the way

>>6627994
>they look great
How about you get some taste

>>6628904
No news, but that means they've not yet announced a delay to 2021 either.

>>6627217
Yea im the guy who said i play mine on the tv. I've emulated from other computers before but the gpd does it just as well or better than even my mini pc, besides a few more shake ups on the higher end. Yoshi story is the only n64 game I cant play. Every ps1 and dreamcast game is great. Most trouble I have with mine is input set ups and the back button going double, but ive figured out a way around that

>>6625229
I play my GBA games on my DS Lite, not the best option out there but oh well

>>6629473
Have you tried cleanrom? I run that with the xbox controller preset and have no input issues.

>>6626419
>Games on GBC and GBA are over saturated to make up for the lack of a backlight as such
Prove it.

>>6630235
>>6629000

>>6630263
Looks the same saturation as your typical SNES game.

>>6628926
Just use GBA converter on Super Famicom.

>>6625229
>is pic related the best way to play GB/GBC games in 2020?
No, it hurts my autism to play GB/GBC on anything but the original form factor. I have a TFT-backlight Gameboy Color for GB/GBC games, even though I can play them perfectly fine on my EZflash omega on GBA.

>>6625878
based

>>6626242
>Screen can't be adjusted
not true, on the funnyplaying IPS v2 screen, you can solder extra wires to adjust the brightness by holding select and L or R

>>6628748
me on the top left

Otaku time!

>>6628748
Fantastic collection, those are some of my favorites
Also, based!

My ez flash omega fucks up saving gb and gbc games. Gba is fine. Did I just buy broken chinkshit, or do I need to try different roms or what?

>>6632327
just google whatever the error that comes up

>>6625268
take your meds, autist.

>>6625268
shut up autist

>>6625360
now how could you just go and skip the best wario land game like that?

>>6625268
OP specified it's for playing GB and GBC games. Plenty of devices that aren't retro but run retro games are discussed here. I have no idea what problem someone could have with a first-party device doing the same.

As far as my opinion on OP's post, my GBASP AGS-001 will stay charged for probably about eight hours of play or so, and until the end of fucking time if left alone as far as I can tell. I like the layout of the original model more, but the built-in backlit screen and rechargeable battery are just too convenient. Also, got lucky and found mine at a Half-Price Books for $12. Was pretty dirty and beat-up, but some alcohol and TLC cleaned her up good. Fantastic handheld for OGB and GBC.

Funnily enough, I can't stand it for GBA games and use my DS Lite for those.

>>6625490
Secondhand stores that don't specialize in media are definitely a mixed bag. Some know what they have when they're brought in and price them accordingly, and some see a video game and just put it in the electronic section for $2 even if it's an old Square title or something. Even if you know a place is pretty good about checking their inventory and pricing at market value, sometimes things slip through the cracks even at media stores. Overall, I highly suggest going to any secondhand store, but safely of course. Something tells me after Corona-chan starts to ease off, we're going to find some good deals because plenty of dead people's stuff is going to end up at Goodwill/etc. and their inventory is going to be so saturated it will be priced to sell.

>>6627094
>mGBA has a billion compatibility problems,
Such as?

What is the best way to play gba while being able to access retroachievements?

Friendly reminder: GBA is not retro.
And what happens to off-board posts...

>>6633198
I don't see how this is relevant to this thread, you anal retentive sperg. This thread is literally more relevant to retro in its discussion about GB and GBC games than the dozens of threads I see for third-party hardware builds for emulation at any given time on /vr/ (and those are fine too).

I bet you were the narc at the lunch table for when other kids were trading Pokemon/Yugioh cards under the teacher's nose. I also bet those kids kicked the shit out of you.

>>6625229
3DS has been the dfacto system for Nintendo handhelds for years now retard

>>6633635
Imagine being this buttmad that someone isn't using your preferred hardware when they clearly just have some harmless preferences of their own.

>>6627360
>101's are dog shit and not worth buying.
Textbook sour grapes. I'm not saying they're worth what they go for, but they have easily the best screen out of everything pre-DS Lite.

>>6628480
>he's too retarded to mod his consoles
enjoy your RF output only on certain consoles or having to buy duplicate consoles to play other region games instead of just putting in a switch

>>6625229
GBA player with GBi. You can even use a GBA as a controller if you have that adapter cable. Works with GBA, GBC and GB games. Only snag is that to get the best video output you either need that GCvideo thing or official component cables.

>>6625229

>>6628830
go back to >>>/pol/ you angry incel.

>>6633918
Man, how dope would it have been if the GBP disc had network data for GB through GBA games so that you could play online through your GCN?

>>6625229
Emulating on an NDS was quite rice. But most emus on PC run MOST GB and GBC games just fine. Pokemon games might need a bit of tinkering or patching...

>>6633930
>tripfag thinks he can make orders

2ds

>>6625229
For me, its the rg350m

>>6633918
Portable mini-TV and LAN net correction.

>>6633198
Friendly helpful knowledgeable: GBA can play GB & GBC.

>>6625268
Literally a fooking cope...

>>6625229
I just finished final fantasy adventure for the first time using retroarch and its old game boy filter with a gb skin I tweaked, and it was by far the most comfortable way to play that system ever as far as I'm concerned.

>>6625229
Eh, I'd emulate. Emulation for these consoles has been perfect for over a decade now, and they weren't meant to run on a CRT either way.

>>6626962
I don’t know, are they or aren’t they? You sound like an expert, why leave us all hanging like that?

So are they? Or not?

>>6636615
Except that with emulation you get latency no matter what, so If you are autistic enough to notice the difference between 2 and 5 frames of lag its unplayable.

>>6625229
mobile o modded console.

>>6626957
Ds with flashcard if you can emulate Gameboy. (other than the quality of the emulation)

Lameboy software.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3zpVkhN2QA

>>6636845
isn't Lameboy old? I use GameYob.

>>6626862
I bought a gameboy color in excellent condition on ebay for $10 + shipping a decade ago.

>>6636810
Latency is mostly just introduced through the actual display device rather than emulation or anything, I doubt you'd get more latency from a modern display than the built in LCDs.

>>6636201
dot matrix looked so cool

>>6625229

>Most ergonomic GB with an IPS screen upgrade

It's the only way I retro the classics. Plus having access to the GBA library is nice too.

>>6637063
So you don't really know, do you?

For me, it's the micro.

>>6640296