DS Lite for GBA

[Anonymous No.7920996]

Is the DS Lite the best non emu way to play GBA games? What about the GBASP?

[Anonymous No.7921029]

I don't like having 2 screens and only using one of them, maybe if it's a broken DS with only the bottom half working migjt be a good choise

[Anonymous No.7921085]

no

[Anonymous No.7921108]

I think the dpad is too mushy personally. I use an original DS instead, with flashme so I can have adjustable screen brightness.

[Anonymous No.7921118]

Wouldn't 2dsxl be better and easier to find? I never had dslite so cannot compare. But 2dsxl with injected roms seems to be perfect for gba if savestates are not necessary

[Anonymous No.7921394]

The cart would stick out on the Lite, unless you get a specific flashcart for it. But yeah, the Lite D-Pad is a bit mushy. Pretty much any other DS model is a better option, or the SP if you're willing to deal with it's lack of headphone jack

[Anonymous No.7921459]

>>7920996
Honestly I really like the 3DS because it's real hardware (minus the cart) but the saves are convenient to back up wirelessly with FTP.

[Anonymous No.7921557]

>>7921459
Yeah, running natively on 3DS is a good option and easy to do. Personally, for GBA I use my Micro a lot because it will fit any pocket, feels nice and I have a flashcart in it. But a lot of people find it unplayable.

[Anonymous No.7921589]

>>7921557
As someone with huge hands it is a little tough to play for extended periods but my biggest gripe is the terrible motion blur. The micro and AGS-101 are both terrible choices for anything fast paced or with scrolling, but great for anything slower where motion matters much less.

[Anonymous No.7921619]

Does anyone know if it's easy to fit an AGS-001 screen into an original GBA? I would rather not have the jank of modern IPS or the blur of AGS-101 but I much prefer the original's form factor. I feel the SP screen is honestly fine as long as you're not trying to play somewhere too brightly lit.

[Anonymous No.7921676]

I barely notice any of the apparent "blur" on an AGS-101, but the SP overall feels a bit confined imo. If you don't mind modding, an original GBA with a FunnyPlaying V2 screen installed will be the best of both worlds (bright sharp screen, comfortable grip). That said, if you don't mind mushy buttons and the cart sticking out, a DS Lite should suffice.
For gaming at home, there's also the GameCube Game Boy Player with Game Boy Interface. You don't need the GBP disc or mod the console, just an Action Replay Disc and an SDGecko.

[Anonymous No.7921765]

>>7920996
They're a bit too cheap. I've had about three so far as the middle bit keeps breaking. Had the same with two original ds as well.

[Anonymous No.7921771]

not to hijack the thread but should I impulse by an EZ Flash Omega

[Anonymous No.7921776]

>>7920996
Modded original GBA is the best way. SP is second best, but no headphone jack and kind of cramped buttons that aren't too comfortable.

DS screens aren't great for GBA, dpad is kind of trash and you got your carts sticking out of the bottom.

[Anonymous No.7921782]

What about a 2ds xl modded?

Really miss my DS Lite, it was amazing

[Anonymous No.7921803]

>>7921771
I have an EZ Flash IV and it's fine albeit a bit goofy in how saving works and how it loads the games but it works. I assume they've improved on these since.
>>7921782
Not for GBA games, original GBA is gonna be best for those.

[Anonymous No.7921808]

>>7921803
I used to own an EZ Flash IV, but I lost it somehow. I can't find one of those for a decent price but the Omega is supposedly better any way.

[Anonymous No.7921846]

>>7921557
they dont find it unplayable
it IS unplayable


its my favorite gameboy besides the pokemon center GB light & original brick

but the form factor is ridiculous and you know it

[Anonymous No.7921869]

>>7921803
>Not for GBA games, original GBA is gonna be best for those.
yea i just fixed up my old GBA yesterday and popped in pogaymans and was kinda shocked how good it looked
something to be said about playing on the right resolution, and not trying to blow it up
backlight be damned

[Anonymous No.7921976]

There are 3 objectively best ways to play GBA games:

-Original gba with backlit screen modded in
-Gamecube gameboy player with custom GBI software
-Consolized GBA

gba sp is good but not comfy to hold. ds lite is also good , and the cheapest option, but screen is cropped and also not that comfy

[Anonymous No.7921987]

>>7921557
i want one. they're so cute. i have memories of being a kid and seeing another kid pull one out during band practice. i couldn't believe how small it really is. that sentence sounds really sexual but i'm gonna correct it.

[Anonymous No.7921996]

>>7921765
>gone through five DSs
What the fuck are you doing to them?
Breaking one would be unfortunately clumsy, but five goes beyond hamhands. Do you lend them to a retarded friend or family member, or something?

[Anonymous No.7922002]

>>7921996
The right hand side of the hinge on the DS Lite is designed to fail. Ebay is full of consoles with this particular fault. I don't blame that anon.

[Anonymous No.7922025]

>>7921996
i dropped my original ds once and broke the hinge
it still works but the top screen is wobbly and distracting. i think a lot of people have experienced this.

[Anonymous No.7922086]

>>7921996
>>7922002
>>7922025
>drop my dsi a fuckload of times
>even comically down a flight of stairs
>still like new

[Anonymous No.7922204]

>>7921996
still got my chunky release DS
still works great
its covered in dumb techdeck stickers and skateboard stickers because i didnt want to mix it up with my friends

my 3DS did not fair nearly as well
clamshell snapped in half years ago, not even from dropping it or anything
just opened it one day and it was ogre

[Anonymous No.7922265]

>>7921996
The hinge just breaks . I'm pretty careful. They just break after a bit of use.

The only one that hasn't is my n3ds

[Anonymous No.7922309]

>>7922265
The one I've had since 2009 hasn't.

[Anonymous No.7922434]

Without taking modding in consideration:

GBA SP 101 > GBA SP 001 > GBA Micro > OG GBA

With modding:

OG GBA with 101 Screen > same order as the above

The DS Lite is the worst system to play GBA because the buttons suck, the screen is small (actual 1:1 but with a black border) and the hinges break easily FOR NORMAL USE (which is why people turn these into "GB Macros")

[Anonymous No.7922606]

>>7920996
I think the DSi XL would be the best screen for it if the GBA actually worked better

[Anonymous No.7922732]

>>7921459
this is the way, love GBA games on my 3DS, have played a decent amount of NES and SNES as well though it sadly lacks the real hardware aspect

[Anonymous No.7922774]

>>7922732
looks like pixelly garbled shit

ags 101 is still best way to play gba. not even a close second place.

[Anonymous No.7923007]

>>7922434
With taking redditing into consideration

[Anonymous No.7923362]

>>7921029
holy fucking autism

[Anonymous No.7923568]

>>7922732
It's great, made even better by the fact that you can inject them and every single GB game on it (DS games as well, were one inclined). It's the ultimate Nintendo handheld

[Anonymous No.7923602]

>>7922732
>>7921459
>real hardware
wait, what? I didn't know about this. So there's actual GBA hardware in the 3DS? I assumed eshop titles and whatever were all software emulation.

[Anonymous No.7923605]

>>7923602
Yes, the 3DS contains real DS hardware and also real GBA hardware. You can use it with VC injections or open_agb_firm. There are fewer features than software emulation (e.g. no save states) but it works just like a GBA should, right down to slowdown.

[Anonymous No.7923661]

>>7921459
hear hear.
there's only a handful of 3DS games i'm interested in but it's perfect for DS and GBA as well. crazy how backwards compatibility can make or break a console.

[Anonymous No.7924586]

>>7923661
It depends on whether you can put up with the bad scaling on the 3DS screens. The games run perfectly, but they do look like ass.

[Anonymous No.7924705]

>>7921459

>the saves are convenient to back up wirelessly with FTP.

Wait am I missing something? Last time I went down that road I had to do some weird save injection via GodMode9, it was a big hassle compared to the ease of just ftping a *.srm file from retroarch or other emulators. Is there a simpler way of doing this now? It might make me actually use GBA injects on my 3ds.

[Anonymous No.7924712]

>>7924586
You can boot DS games into the correct resolution if you hold select+start.

[Anonymous No.7924719]

>>7923362
Prolly some fag selling broken ds on Ebay or some autistic trying to force the meme

[Anonymous No.7924720]

>>7922434

>OG GBA with 101 Screen

There's a new option in town that slightly edges this out- funnyplaying's new DSi screens in an OG GBA. Exact same size as the original screen (well, the part you see, the screen itself is huge and requires shell modding) and 1:1 resolution with the GBA. Play a GBA game on your DSi in gbarunner2 to get an idea of what it looks like. I have an AGS 101 and a new DSi-screen-modded OG GBA and the DSi screen is brighter and more vibrant with slightly better viewing angles. Definitely recommend looking into it if you don't mind carving the shit out of your OG GBA shell and doing some soldering for brightness control. Oh, and it doesn't need a voltage regulator for full brightness unlike the AGS101 mod. The AGS101 mod reigned supreme for a long time but as of a month ago or so, the DSi screen option is king. Let me take a photo to compare.

[Anonymous No.7924834]

>>7920996
I think so. It has a wider grip than the SP but also the more ergonomic hinged screen. Best of both the AGB and the SP. The only downside is no GB/C support.
The "best way" is using a gamecube with the GBA player, however.

[Anonymous No.7925129]

>>7924705
New Super Ultimate Injector is pretty user friendly, you just put in a ROM and it spits out a functional CIA file you can install easily.

[Anonymous No.7925254]

>>7924834
in my experience i've found that homebrew gb/c emulators you can use with a ds flashcart are essentially perfect, so the ds lite is my favorite way to play games for those systems as well

[Anonymous No.7925291]

>>7925254
Yeah I haven't tried those. I like to play games on a few different consoles so the common interface of a GB/C cartridge between them rather than the save files from an emulator is handy. Makes it easy to play stuff on a Super Gameboy or the GBA player or a DMG if I please.

[Anonymous No.7925303]

>>7923605
>>7923602
correction: technically, it's hardware emulation, as the ARM chip isn't the same. it slows itself down to be pretty much equivalent though, and so is way better than emulation ever could be on the 3DS

[Anonymous No.7925342]

>>7924705
You need gm9 if you use injects. open_agb_firm is great, you can go to it instantly on bootup without having to wait for home menu to load, and the roms and saves just exist on the SD card. Only annoyance is you can't switch between 1:1 pixels and stretching in the config, it's currently a compile-time option only.

[Anonymous No.7925475]

>>7921557
I used to play RPGs on that little thing. The small screen size is definitely not ideal.

[Anonymous No.7925714]

>>7924712
Yeah but then the picture barely takes up half of the screen.

[Anonymous No.7925720]

>>7925303
No, the 3DS does have an ARM7 chip that is perfectly accurate when slowed down and the DS GPU can also enter a compatibility mode that is accurate to the GBA's too.

[Anonymous No.7925731]

>>7925720
no

[Anonymous No.7925752]

>>7925731
yes
https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/ARM7_Registers

[Anonymous No.7925775]

>>7925752
if it really is an ARM7 chip, why does it need to be slowed down? is it just a newer processor that was easier to purchase? is it just a core somehow slapped onto one of the other ARM chips?

[Anonymous No.7925795]

>>7925775
>if it really is an ARM7 chip, why does it need to be slowed down? is it just a newer processor that was easier to purchase?
The DS and DSi use an ARM7 core clocked at 33MHz. The 3DS needed an ARM7 core anyway for DS backward compatibility. The GBA's CPU is clocked at 16MHz instead so it is downclocked for GBA compatibility.
>is it just a core somehow slapped onto one of the other ARM chips?
I'm pretty sure all the compute hardware in the 3DS is on the same SoC anyway.

[Anonymous No.7926767]

>>7921557
Micro is peak every day carry GBA. Perfect size for actual portability.

[Anonymous No.7926780]

>>7924712

I've had a 3DS since launch and have owned 3 different models and didn't know this goddamn shit. Thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.7926790]

>>7920996

Get a DS Lite and a flashcart for both it and GBA and enjoy an eternity of vidya with peak portable form factor and durability and thank me later