/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6844589
Doesn't the DS fuzz the GBA's image a bit?

>>6844589
There's still a gba thread up and for another that console you've posted isn't retro.

Also can't the gamecube play them on a big crt fag? They have a thing you can plug into the bottom of gamecubes.

>>6844589
>dkc
>yoshis island
Based

>>6844589
The DS has such a terrible d-pad. Nintendo never could figure out how to make anything but an acceptable one but this thing's a mushy piece of trash.

>>6844596
If you are referring to the motion blur it's very slight and is shared by the gba sp 101 and micro. >>6844604
I specifically mentioned the term portably and discussing ways to play gba games is still retro no matter the system.

>>6844604
GB player is the best but like >>6844616 said its not exactly portable

Yeah, but I'd say DS Phat's better because it doesn't feel as cheap and the GBA games don't awkwardly stick out like the DS Lite

>>6844616
>>6844626
The gamecube had a screen you could buy and battery so yes it was portable.

>>6844635
yeah but like, cmon lol
though it would be pretty funny to play warioware twisted on that kind of set up

>>6844628
If only the ds had great games (and was retro) then it could have been my fav console. As it is it can't even play original gameboy games so gba is better, thatn and it has better games.

>golden sun three
gag tier
>dawn of sorrow needing to use le demonic circles to beat bosses
gaaay
>that metroid with the same bosses over and over
aids inducing
>moar pokemon games

Why did people buy the things? Half of the games were copyright infringed is why.

>>6844638
WHy are zoomers going on about warioware? Is it really the only game you can't play and that's making you faggots chipm out? Just play normal wario games, they made enough.

>>6844651
they're super fun
and its not like you have to choose between warioland and warioware lmao

>>6844654
Just collect swf games.

>>6844604
>that console you've posted isn't retro
According to the rules it is.

>>6844658
warioware is a weird thing to have a grudge against, anon

>>6844628
While I think the buttons on the og model are worse and I despise how it looks, I do find it's bulkiness makes it more comfortable to hold. It's a similar thing with the game gear.

>>6844710
the original was something special too because the DS was truly ahead of its time, so its neat to me to see all these features we take for granted now combined with the fugly, bulky early 2000s "futuristic" hardware. There was a lot of hype around the DS before it launched and it all centered around features most gamers had never experienced before, and the original bizarre design is emblematic of that era, at least for me.
the DSLite and DSi and 3DS lines all have a much more rational, common sense design which is objectively nicer, but makes them a little bit dull to look at and hold

>>6844645
>no original games
>realize zx megaman zero is there with two games
>they're metroidvanian

That silly console. '''Boomers'''' hate new things for a reason. No good zelda even. Jewtendo with 3ds had to just remake a link to the past and now literally remade awakening and such. They're so dead. BOTW doesn't even have keys.

>>6844661
No, it's gen 7 and we only go up to sixx and for good reason.

>>6844761
>>fugly

You're a victim of our vapid times. They only make dandy bar after candy bar shapes to make sure that consoomers buy things just because they are new and for no other reason. It's soulless.

>>6844784
did you even read my post? i love the original design. but it is objectively ugly from a traditional design standpoint.

>>6844776
>sixx
Okay logposter.

>>6844589
>Is this the ultamate gba experience for those looking to play on unmodified hardware?
Yes, Don't fall for the DSi GBA emulator It's trash.

>>6844589
What if I want to use a link cable

>>6844776
DS is way more retro than the PS2

>>6844926
exactly
GB Player chads: 1
DS virgins: 0

>GB Player
Blurry trash

>>6844926
I personally prefer having the pros listed above as opposed to being able to either trade Pokemon or something in the extremely rare occasion that you come across someone with their own gba, or being able to play super basic mini games with the gamecube link cable.

>>6844604
>Also can't the gamecube play them on a big crt fag? They have a thing you can plug into the bottom of gamecubes.
Yes. Though you're best off using GBI to launch the Game Boy Player since the official disc only does interlaced output.

Best way to play on the go is probably a backlit-modded original model.

>>6844761
True. Nintendogs was some futuristic shit

The best way to play it portably is probably one of those Visteon DVD player things. Good luck getting one

>>6844589
I had a DSlite with broken upper screen. Took it out with all it had coming from it (yes, I sacrificed the speakers) and play gba on the lower screen with headpones plugged in.
So yeah, I'd say your way is the best way. Or my way if you find a ds with only lower screen working.

non-backlit GBA or frontlit GBA, every GBA game, especially those released before the SP were made with the fact that it was hard to see so they make up for it. If you play them with any backlit GBA it looks off. If you're using the frontlit GBA SP you're fine.

>>6845202
While I agree that certain games were designed for the dimmer screen such as dkc, the vast majority of them didn't optimize the colors at all and look much better on a backlit screen.

why limit yourself to just one piece of hardware (and one that breaks by itself as the ds lite)?

>>6844589
You posted the wrong DS

>>6845313
3ds has such shit ergonomics, I would rather not

>>6845314
I've always wondered if the 3ds actually has all the gba components such as the ppu that aren't needed to run ds games, or if it uses software simulation for graphics like the ps2 does for it's bc.

>>6845324
then use a regular gba (ips modded) or a dsi (running cfw).

>>6845334
>I've always wondered if the 3ds actually has all the gba components such as the ppu that aren't needed to run ds games, or if it uses software simulation for graphics like the ps2 does for it's bc.
It has all the actual components since it has a DSi chipset built-in, which is why all GBA ROMs work fine when VC injected onto a 3DS.

>>6845350
Has GBARUNNER progressed meaningfully this past year? Last time I checked in it was having sound issues

>>6845314
Gross
At least use the normal side N3DS

>>6845395
retard

>>6845389
yeah, you are right.
I just checked and is the same. I figured they would have made some progress after a full year.
a dstwo running tempgba is still better than gbarunner2

>>6845389
>>6845436
nevermind, they did some good progress with the sound. but is still not merged into the main branch.
for the interested, try this version of gbarunner2:
https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2/releases/tag/v20200809-113646_551ae99_dsp-audio

>>6844589
>portably
You'd be better off with the release version of the ds since it has both a backlit and reflective option. As other anon's have said, it's also more sturdy, and the gba cart fits more flush to the console. Personally I just put an R4 and a gba everdrive in there and make sure to have the gbc emulator installed on it. 4 generations in one console. The emulator isn't ideal I know, but it's the best we're going to get for now.
Personally I set up my own ags 101 modded gba so that I could comfortably use the oem screen, but if you're going for a trip the ds is better.

>>6845436
N2DSXLs are $100 new
What the fuck are you waiting for if native GBA is what you're after?

>>6845202
The only games that were really designed around the dim GBA screen were DKC and the first two GBA Castlevanias.

>>6844645
Absolutely horrid taste right here, you didn't even go a fraction into the library and you're already calling it shit? Piss off.
>>6844768
>no original games
>TWEWY
>Ghost Trick
>EBA
>not original

>>6844589
>Can be found regularly for cheap
Pretty much the only good argument. If price is not an issue get a modded original GBA

>>6846352
this pic is me >>6845313
I don't need more 3ds's and also have 2 other gba's offscreen.
but experiencing things on your favorite portable (dsi in my case) is nice.

>>6846403
>twewy
>ghost trick
>eba
Oh, I'm sorry, I don't speak unironic zoomer. I'm sure those three games make the ds worth a shit though. Totally.

>>6844589
>tfw dad lost the Lite I gave him years ago

all I'm stuck with is a New 3DS XL and a DSi.
It ain't the same though.

>>6846574
They do boomer, and those are literally just the tip of the iceberg. Expand your horizons you old fuck.

At the very least make sure to give Ghost Trick a try, it's legit one of the greatest game ever made. And take the fucking trip off while you're at it, attention whore.

>>6844761
This. Love the retro-futuristic aesthetic of the phat model

>>6844589
Where do you get brand new N3DSXL?
All I can fins is used for 200$.

>>6844628
This