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Did you ever have or use a Super Game Boy, /vr/?
Is it worth picking one up today?

Also, classic GB general.

>> No.731181
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Of course, great way to play GB on a TV.

>> No.731192
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Assuming you can get one cheap, why not?

>> No.731196

>>731192
How much is one worth nowadays? I don't have any local retro stores near me, and there's nothing on Craigslist remotely acceptable.

How bad is ~$12 shipped from eBay?

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Yeah it is cool. I plan to buy a Super Game Boy 2 soon.

>> No.731208

I bought it shortly after they came out.

Sure as hell beat buying batteries just to have the GB suck 'em dry.

>> No.731215

>>731196
thats how much mine was 6 and 6 for shipping its a moonrune one though but it works

>> No.731218

>>731197
Holy shit, that's cool looking.
What are the advantages of getting a 2 over the original?

>> No.731225

>>731196
That sounds reasonable.

>>731218
Link Cable port.

>> No.731250

>>731225
I think I've read it's also slightly more accurate to the Gameboy's timings or something.

>> No.731256

Have one, used it a lot back in the day, but the GameBoy Player for GameCube is better.

>> No.731301

listen, guys.

there's gotta be some solution that i've never found.

how do i play my gba games on a tv.

i don't want to use the gamecube add-on.

anyone ever solved this problem?

>> No.731313

>>731301
Either Gameboy Player,

Emulate on the Wii/PSP with video cables

or http://www.chrismcovell.com/gotRGB/gbaterebi.html

>> No.731329

>>731250
Do you even know what a Super GameBoy is? It's not an emulator, it's literally a GameBoy that you plug into your Super NES.

>> No.731334

>>731301
>guys, I wanna play GBA games on my TV
>I don't wanna use the most sensible method, though

>> No.731336

>>731329
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Game_Boy#Hardware

>> No.731341

>>731334
i don't ever use my gamecube, and i don't want to have it taking up space all the time if i'm never even going to use it for its own games.

>> No.731347

>>731346
i enjoy collecting and playing physical carts.

>> No.731346

>>731341
Then emulate.

>> No.731349

>>731347
Then use the Gameboy Player.

>> No.731359

>>731349
i was just hoping there was a solution i'd never heard of, sheesh.

>> No.731363

>>731359
Your last option is what >>731313 linked to, but it's not very elegant at all.

>> No.731708

>>731301

GBA Player, or emulation through a device that hooks up to your TV, preferably a PC or Android tablet.

>> No.731815

>>731359

If you look, there still might be video capture devices you could use on your GBA out there

>> No.731847
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I had one, and can remember sinking a lot of hours into it, but I seriously can't remember what games I played most, aside from Pogeymans.

I know I played the arse off of Kirby's Pinball Land, but that was always in my GB...

Anyway, I loved loading up a new game and seeing if it had a special border. And trying to find all the hidden animations on the default ones

>> No.731871

>>731847
mfw gba player doesn't do the badass side panels or anything. or does it?

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>>731871
Nope, just some built in overlays.

>> No.731909

>>731883
it said the gameboy player enhanced some games color abilties as well.

Some games like super star saga have a ruble feature for GBplayer.

Yet some games get graphics boosts? according to wikipedia and the super gameboy page

>> No.732075

No but I always dreamed of it...

Pointless today cause emulation.

>> No.732104

>>731197
pokemans here i come

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>>731336
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Game_Boy#Hardware

The timing issue can be rectified by adding an appropriate crystal to the Super Game Boy and disconnecting the Super NES's clock source.

>> No.732125

>Playing pokemon pinball on the Super Game Boy.
>Forgot to take out the battery or deactivate the rumble feature.
>Super Game Boy freezes because of the rumble.

The nonsensical-est thing I've done.

>> No.732137

on a similar note i played Pokemon via Pokemon Stadiums and Transfer pack

>> No.732150

>>732125
>warioware twisted on Gamecube
>have to hold the gamecube and twist it to play GBA game

Yup.

>> No.732162

I just got one recently. Always owned a GB, never felt the need to play the games on my TV.

It is great. Why did I wait so long? You will have tons of fun just messing with the color pallettes. Get one!

>> No.732169

>>731167

It runs at 1.2 speed, its retarded, get a gc with GBP instead

>> No.732219

My friend owned a Super Game Boy, back when it was a pretty high tech thing to have. So, yeah, I've played one.

You can play on your much larger, backlit television, It lets you choose a palette of four colours for your game, and certain games that are made with it in mind come with a custom border display. It's pretty great, if you love Gameboy.

If you can get one that's not too expensive (I have no idea how much they go for now), I'd recommend grabbing one.