/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9760571
It recently got an impressive Tomb Raider port

>>9760571
Aria of Sorrow, The Minish Cap, and Metroid Fusion are top tier games

>>9760571
>Say something nice about it.
Mm
nah
pass

>>9760571
Nice emulator, faggot!!!

Good memories of playing Advance Wars with my bro every day on the bus to and back from school.

It got the best Castlevanias. Yes, the best, you heard me right.

When I was a kid, I thought "Advance" meant the same as "Advanced." For about a year I assumed that the GBA was literally just a console that had harder games on it; like Super Mario Advance was a hard Mario game.

>>9760639
We didn't heard you at all anon, this is an image board.

>>9760571

>>9760571
I really wanted to have it when it released, but was too poor.

it has one of the best libraries of japanese games for any system

>>9760581
>The Minish Cap
nahhhhhhhh

>>9760571
I just went looking for mine the other day. I have no idea where it is and there isn't any other place to check. I would definitely remember getting rid of something I valued so much at one point, as I'm a bit of a hoarder. Bummer.

>>9760571
I like it.

>>9762306
I was pretty much over it, but now I'm bummed all over again. I miss my boy, bros.
Despite the obvious sentimental value I've lost, I have no issue paying like $70 for another one, but I'm hesitant to buy something with a screen without seeing it in-person. Plus, I'm a little worried the screen will be worse than I remember, even though I'm not satisfied with VC injection on my 3DS these days and am only tolerating using carts on my Lite at the moment.

Both my gba and sp have the screen fucked. Not sure how it happened

>>9762332
let it go m8, just install retroarch on your phone, and be done with it

>>9762372
I already have a hoard of ROMs, but sometimes it just isn't the same.

There is nothing nice to say about it. I was sick and tired of Nintendo holding back the handheld market by a decade, thank god sony entered the scene and saved it with the psp

>>9760571
something nice about

>>9760571
>Say something nice about it.
something nice about it.

>>9762498
Look at this trained monkey!

>>9762332
>Plus, I'm a little worried the screen will be worse than I remember
They will be, but if you're really worried about
>hesitant to buy something with a screen without seeing it in-person
all of the GBAs I've bought had pristine screens, it's the screen lens (plastic) that usually is fucked up.

>>9762332
I got rid of my glacier GBA when I got an SP, but I ended up regretting it. All of the loose ones for sale were in terrible condition so I spent a little more to get another one that's new in the box. Handhelds and controllers get thoroughly abused so condition is everything.

>>9762524
Bold of you to assume I'm trained>>9762498

>>9762332
Replace the screen with a backlit one. Some don't even need soldering. It will absolutely be worse than you remember. The screen lens is very easy to replace at least.

it has the best megaman and fire emblem games

>>9762536
I should say, I KNOW it’ll be worse, but that I’m worried it’ll be more worse and less different than I’m hoping and expecting from it. I took my Color out some time ago and didn’t play it for long; I had more of an issue with the ergonomics than I did the screen, though.
And yeah, I’ve considered that lenses can be replaced. I am thankful for that.

>>9762305
Why nahhhhh? Not the guy you replied to but I liked the Minish

>>9762397
This precisely, Nintendo's monopoly did untold damage to the advancement and evolution of handheld gaming, the GBA sported a mere 16 mhz ARM CPU, which was pitifully slow for 2001 standards, as Palm devices and mobile phones were sporting ARM CPUs several times faster, for comparison, see the GamePark GP32, which has a 133 mhz ARM CPU, released the same year as the GBA, yet almost TEN TIMES faster. It is a damn shame Sony stopped making handhelds, though we see the same utter dominance with the Steam Deck similarly making a joke of the pathetic and underpowered Switch.

>>9762557
Based. Was just playing BN1

>>9762546
One of the stores I went to recently only had one GBA, and it happened to be a boxed glacier model. It was $650. My original one wasn't in pristine condition, obviously, and had its share of battle scars, but when I'm paying for something it's hard to accept that I'm handing over money for something noticeably worn.

>>9762554
I personally don't like that shit. I'd stick with using a Lite or emulating if I'm just going to swap the original screen, anyway. I understand why people do it, but I have no interest.

So was there no original Mario game for it? Were they all serious just ports?

>>9762660
for platformers

>>9762660
>>9762674
That always pissed me off. I remember thinking "Wtf!? These are just All-Stars ports being sold separately!" minus Yoshi's Island. I wonder what a new original Mario platformer would've been like on it.

>>9762660
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>>9762685
Just think of SMB3's e-Reader levels as a whole new game.

>>9760571

The audio chip ruins it entirely. I have nothing nice to say except that it had an ok library, many of which could've had great OSTs.

>>9760571
tried whipping mine out recently. the right direction on the pad has mega delay on it or doesn't come out at all. rip my king.

>>9763071
open it and clean contacts bro

>>9763071
The rubber bits under the buttons are cheap and easy to replace

>>9760571
Some of my favourite games of any console.

>>9760571
The Game Boy Advance is my favorite console of all time.

>>9760571
it had some good games

>>9763495
>fusion in top 3
Based
>hasnt played mmbn2, mmbn3 or WL4
Unbased

The GBA was probably the most successful hardware Nintendo ever produced. percentage of market and all that

>>9762660
>So was there no original Mario game for it? Were they all serious just ports?

Yup. It seems so. The GBA mario games are kinda weird. because I have to figure out what game is what in my head.

> Super Mario Advance = Port of Super Mario Bros. 2 USA Allstars + gameplay enhancements and voice overs from the Mario cast.
> Super Mario Advance 2 = Port of Super Mario World allstars with VO cast and screen crop.
> Super Mario Advance 3 = Port of Yoshi's Island with typical GBA alterations and VO.
> Super Mario Advance 4 = Port of Super Mario Bros. 3 Allstars with some additional changes, and standard GBA downgrades like screen crop, and high contrast colours and of course VO.

I like all of them, as far as GBA ports go.

>>9763495
I pretty much agree with this list, would change the top3 to AW2, Fire emblem the sacred stones and golden sun but that just out of preference. Truly a great library.

>>9762660
Just play Wario Landd 4, Wario Land is a Mario Land spinoff and the game is fantastic anyway.

>>9762628
>a boxed glacier model. It was $650
Damn that's way too much. They're still less than $200 on ebay. Most of them have scratches and wear on the gameboy though, so you'd still have to hunt for a good one.

>>9760571
Hey at least it's younger than me

>>9760571
I recall resenting the GBA for the longest time because I got the original one when I wanted the SP, and the screen was just absolutely awful, in some ways worse than its predecessors, even worse than cheap knockoff handhelds from that same time period, I despised it because the library was so good and I couldn't properly enjoy it.

Nowadays I emulate everything and feel even more resentful of all the good stuff I missed out on because of the original version being such a garbage handheld, how is it a portable if you need the most perfect conditions around it to see anything? It defeats the whole purpose of a portable being convenient and comfortable.

>>9760571
got the SP for christmas
for some reason I really wanted Duel Masters with it despite only having some episodes of the show and wasn't even really into the show and miles away from being interested in the cards itself
however my mother also bought a second game; Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and that was an amazing adventure
I cherish those time wholly, thank you mom
seriously, FFTA kicked off my love for SRPGs which is one of my favourite genres of all time
thanks for reading my blog
another blogpost - i bought a bunch of GBA games because GameStop sold them for 5 bucks each, got plenty of great games like Zelda ALttP, Metroid Fusion, Advance Wars, Fire Emblem Sacred Stones, Final Fantasy 4 and a couple other games for just 5 bucks
only three games I didn't grab and regret were Mario Tennis, Mario Kart Advance and Pokémon Pinball RS

nowadays I emulate GBA games on my Vita despite still owning my original GBA SP which sits in a vitrine in the room where I spend 90% of my time, gonna use it for Final Fantasy Chronicles multiplayer once the stars align

another blogpost - I actually cracked my GBA SPs screen while trying to clean it, only a couple lines at the top so it's mostly just hud elements that are partially missing in most games
I repaired my DS touchscreen before so I was a bit too overconfident with it and it went CRRRK
got another one which I bought from one of my brothers friends back then which has a good screen

>>9762332
Just emulate bro

>>9767758
They emulate upside down in Canada?

>>9767758
I do.

>>9763495
>DK King of Swing
>bad

>>9767774
Kek, I swear 4chin always does that to me.

But yes I just thought I’d boot up Pokémon Emerald tonight. Probably haven’t played it consistently since 2006. I’m still in Olddale town and honestly the whole concept is kinda boring now but I’m sure I’ll warm up to it at some point. It’s kino

>>9762660
Mario vs Donkey Kong?

>>9760571
Last good sprite handheld with gimmicks only on specific cartridges/attachments.
Nothing ever quite reached the speed of MMZ again.
And I fondly remember standing in the midday sun trying to grow the solar tree in Boktai.
Also has my favorite Super Robot Wars.

>>9760571
the last good console, and it was great.

>>9762609
>though we see the same utter dominance with the Steam Deck
Too bad that doesn't translate to sales

>>9762660
>>9762685
>>9762774
>>9765880
>>9768103
> 2023
> Forgetting about this gem
As punishment, y'all are hereby resigned your weekend to playing this one thoroughly to the end. No buts.

>>9760571
When I was 12, after I got my first SP, I burned my original advance for fun. Ive made a lot of poor choices in my life.

>>9760571
damn i feel old i should have bought a micro when they came out the prices now are insane

>>9769237
I promise you don't want a micro. The screen and buttons are so small that its a burden to play. Also, you cant even play gameboy color games on it

>>9760571
It was the last “true” handheld before portable 3D made them redundant.

WarioWare is not only one of the best games on the GBA, but of all time.

Great machine, it’s death marked the end of retro for me since it was the last console that relied on pixel graphics.

>>9769232
you set on fire your own gba? for fun? that's more schizo than bad choice.

>>9769294
this
>>9769232
your parents should lock you up in a cage like an animal you are

>>9769237
I concur with this anon >>9769245
It's an interesting idea but the screen is eyebleed tier, very uncomfortable to play.

>>9763495
Dyansty Warriors Advance is pretty good though. "Enemy officer defeated!" is forever burned into my brain.

Not retro.

Has my favorite multiplayer of any system.

>>9760571
Looks cool, unlike the soullessness of the clamshell version.

>>9763495
Wait, what’s wrong with the SFA3 port? I always thought it was pretty amazing what they were able to pull off with the space they were given

>>9770059
Underrated comment. I always thought the look of GBA was a big selling point. It had an iconic design that fit really well with the “colored plastic” aesthetic Apple made popular back in that era. Whereas the SP looks like your standard “clean” aluminum palm pilot/disposable generic design everyone started moving to in the mid-2000s. And the backlighting on the SP didn’t really improve the gameplay much, either…

>>9770087
I disagree, the frontlight on the SP improved playability a lot. The DMG and GBC were able to get away with no lighting because of the higher contrast and chunkier graphics, but GBA games need extra light to make out the fine detail.

Frontlight wasn't enough though, the later backlit models are even better. The screen on the Micro is tiny but quality, and that model's overall style is distinct and appealing too.

>>9770087
Indeed. The Apple iMac G3 computers looked cool as fuck.

>>9762660
seems like the Mario tennis and golf games for it are well regarded

>>9770087
Personally I just never liked the purple on it. Somehow that color works for me on the GameCube and its controllers, but not on the GBA. I much prefer the GBA's ungainly shape in a less bold color - white is good, a pastel pink or orange or yellow (anything not too dark or bold or neon) would be good. Something clean and gentle and light. It looks wrong to me in a dark or vibrant color.

>>9760571
Some of the best gaming memories in my life, I attribute to this little bastard. I was ten years old when I first saw it. I was at a Pokemon TCG League event in a Toys R Us (they held it in the employee break room) and this really fat guy who looked like the typical 90s gamer kid walked in with one and held it up like a trophy.

In a better timeline, instead of the GBA SP we would have just gotten a backlight version of the GBA fat that came with the rechargable battery pack included.

>>9770347
Purple looks good to me on GBA but not GameCube. I have a purple gamecube and I hate it, I wish it was black or silver.
Silver looks good on both the GBA and GameCube.

>>9770871
nah man those batteries are garbage. it's much better to take a standard type like AA

>>9760571
It had a good run.

>>9770889
Replaceable batteries with a an official rechargeable battery pack as an option is just the best of both worlds.

>>9762660
>Mario Kart Super Circuit
>Mario & Luigi 1
>Mario and Donkey Kong
>Mario Party Advance

>>9760571
The last (and most) comfortable Nintendo handheld.
Some great games.

>>9760571
Can't see the fucking screen

>>9769194
based

>>9769194
I hate Mario

Better than GBA SP and Micro

>>9771897
This, GBA games were basically unplayable until I got a GB player, and then I used that as the way to play GB games.

I smashed my screen while it was on just to see what would happen. No regrets

>>9760571
When it came out and had less buttons than the snes is when I began to hate.

>>9770093
I never had a problem with seeing the GBA screen, just angled it to avoid glare and was fine.

>>9770347
I had the indigo one, my brother had the glacier color. I liked the indigo they chose, and I was always wary of white and beige plastic because back then at least, the plastics they used to make enclosures on consoles and pcs seemed prone to fading very quickly, even without direct sunlight. Idk there’s just something about the look of faded plastic that somehow makes the entire room look dirtier. Similar to the sticky plastic they used to make a lot of action figures back in the 90s.

>>9760571
God bless you VisualBoyAdvance.exe!

>>9772751

GBA had some bangers, obviously turn based and slower paced RPG stuff was better. That being said some of the ports to this system were incredibly ambitious and I encourage you to seek out the making of games on here that attempted real 3d, for example. There was also an assload of shovelware on this system, damn was there a lot of shovelware.

>>9760571
It was the last Nintendo handheld that was actually comfortable to hold in your hand. The sp and it's successors ds, 3ds and switch have been a disaster for the human hand.

>>9772352
That's too bad. Looks like you will be missing out on the latest brew of Chuckcola Cola.

>>9767758
>(Actually Canadian)
Sorry Aussiecunt, but your picture betrays you.

My parents never bought me one because "you already have a gameboy." I don't think I really asked though, because I was happy with my gameboy colour and spent countless hours playing pokemon crystal and harry potter and the chamber of secrets.

spoon feed me 'hidden gems' that I can play on my flash cart

>>9773996
Also, after years and years, my mum found my GBC recently. I put some new batteries in it, turned it on, game loaded but it was pixelated in some parts, so I took the cartridge out, blew on it (that took me back), and it worked. But then I realised, I can hardly see it, so I had to turn the light on and hold it at a good angle to see properly. Then I was wondering how I played this so much as a kid when you can hardly see the damn screen. I forgot how bad it was.

>>9763495
Not my doom with green blood. Red blood bad

>>9774015
Ever heard of a reading lamp? Of course not because you don't read.

>>9774019
Only people with confidence issues make comments like this. What's wrong, big guy?

THQ shovelware machine

>>9774041
Back in the day, everyone was expected to have a setup like this in their home. Now people don't even remember it. Zoomers don't own a lamp.

>>9760571
I can't. It's the shittiest system Nintendo ever released besides the Wii.

>>9769194

I consider Mario and Luigi to be part of the Mario RPG series.

>>9763495
is metal slug on this list, cos i dont see it.

>>9763495
is metal slug on this list, cos i dont see it.

>>9760571
It still works despite what I did to it as a child.

>>9767269
The reflective screen was a thing of beauty. I understand the hate involved with the dark screen but a simple wormlight or one of the other 50 GBA light solutions easily gave the screen colors a metallic look. Sunlight seemed to wash out the screen colors for me.

>>9767774
Nah, he's Australian.

>>9774618
The frontlit SP seems like a straight improvement to me. You can still use the sun or other external light sources for light if you want, but the integrated light is way better than any wormlight.

>>9774572
Yes, in backlog.

>>9770070
Only 4 buttons.

>>9763495
>GBA Lufia
Never played that one. Did I miss anything? I know at the time i'd heard lots of bad things about it.

>>9775792
I like it a lot but, I never played the snes ones to compare.

Ngl despite the shitty translations and fuckload of overworld encounters, i actually enjoyed playing this game