Game Boy Advance options

[SignOfZeta]

The DS doesn't play OG GB so that's a no go. I wish I could go with the micro but I have large hands and it would be way too cramped.

I thought for sure that the OG DS played 8 bit GB games and it was the Lite that broke tradition, but apparently I was misremembering. The transition made for Lite was in shrinking the case to the point where GBA games stuck out from the system instead of fitting flush.

Man, Nintendo makes a lot of Gameboy shit.

GB Player plays EVERYTHING that will physically fit into it, btw. It lacks Super Gameboy functionality though.

[ClodBuster]

I really like my GBA SP (NES Classic Edition), it was the first new videogame system that I bought with my own hard earned money. I still use it when commuting to work to fill the boring 30 minutes train ride, at the moment I'm playing Advance Wars.

The screen itself with its light blueish lighting tint is acceptable to me.

I wish the GBA and GB Player had the option to edit colour palettes manually like the Super GameBoy, additionally to the GBC's predefined colour palettes for monochrome GB games.

[TheClash603]

I have played thousands of hours across the various Nintendo handheld systems and the GBA SP may be my favorite of all.  Some complain about the shape, but I played an entire 162 game baseball season on one in a two month period where I had a job that involved very little work and I never had any problems.

The Micro actually makes the lower part of my hands begin to numb after a little while, no other handheld ever has and it may be because I have large hands.

In my opinion a GBA SP and a New 3DS XL are must own items, allows for play of all handheld Nintendo games and both systems are great.

Regarding the GBA SP I use, it is the launch model blue (cobalt?) system.  I have the one with the brighter screen as well, but I typically use the one I got at launch for nostalgia purposes.  Battery works well still too!  My launch DS is the only system I ever needed to change the battery, it started running for less than 60 minutes fully charged at one point.

[wildfruit]

I've had an original gba and an SP. my biggest gripe with the SP is not being able to charge and use headphones at the same time.
A DS/DS lite is great for gba games but my go to way to play is on a PSP.

[SignOfZeta]

Some experiments with GB Micro and 40mm Nikor Micro lens. I recently had to totally reformat my computer and I haven't managed to get my old software working %100 so these images are being hosted by some bullshit free service. I can't get it to jive with my ftp for some reason. Anyway, if you are reading this a month in the future and the links are all broke, that's why. Free shit sucks. Sorry.

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Seems basically perfect to me.

[ClodBuster]

Too bad the Micro does only play GBA games, no GB support.

[TheClash603]

Micro has the best screen of the GBA line for sure, first time I saw it I remember being floored by how bright and colorful it is.  With that said, it isn't a big hand friendly system, so not my GBA of choice.

I think that is a good word here, choice.  Most GBA systems are fairly cheap, anyone entering into this system can play around with a few of them and make their choice, with the help of all the posts here.

[crazydean]

I've had an original gba and an SP. my biggest gripe with the SP is not being able to charge and use headphones at the same time.
A DS/DS lite is great for gba games but my go to way to play is on a PSP.

I already have a PSP with NES and SNES emulators on it which doesn't work great for those systems. The emulation is good, but even though it has the same control layout as the original SNES, it's difficult to play action or platformers for some reason.

However, the PSP may be the way to go with other portable systems. Anyone else tried this?

[roflmao]

For the longest time, my favorite way to play GB games was via the Gamecube's adapter. It get even better when I purchased decent s-video cables. But then I got a Retron 5 and, holy moly do GBA games (and the rest of the GB family) look amazing. And using a SNES controller instead of GC controller is so much more comfortable.

The DS is great for GBA games because they are so much cheaper than a 101 screen SP. I also purchased an SP back when they first came out, and it still runs like a champ and I still use it quite a bit.

[GaijinD]

The emulation is good, but even though it has the same control layout as the original SNES, it's difficult to play action or platformers for some reason.

What model do you have? I don't recall if later models improved it, but the original PSP-1000 has a lousy d-pad. It's given me problems acknowledging diagonal inputs, for instance.

[crazydean]

I have the 2000 model

[SignOfZeta]

The problem isn't the d-pad as much as it is a slippery as f*ck case. I have a hard time really jamming on a PSP like it was a SNES pad. I don't think it could take it, honestly. My PSP is used mostly for RPGs. I think playing Battletoads or some shit on it would obliterate its pathetic little delicate body. If not then the impact with the ground from me accidentky dropping the wet piece of soap certainly would.

[TheClash603]

For the longest time, my favorite way to play GB games was via the Gamecube's adapter. It get even better when I purchased decent s-video cables. But then I got a Retron 5 and, holy moly do GBA games (and the rest of the GB family) look amazing. And using a SNES controller instead of GC controller is so much more comfortable.

The DS is great for GBA games because they are so much cheaper than a 101 screen SP. I also purchased an SP back when they first came out, and it still runs like a champ and I still use it quite a bit.

This is the first good thing I ever heard about the Retron 5, now I want something I never wanted lol.

[SignOfZeta]

Apparently there is some sort of homebrew that will allow the Gameboy Player to put out much better video. I personally don't have a problem with it, nor do I have a way to run unsigned code on my Cube, but it's an interesting idea.

[Medic_wheat]

Apparently there is some sort of homebrew that will allow the Gameboy Player to put out much better video. I personally don't have a problem with it, nor do I have a way to run unsigned code on my Cube, but it's an interesting idea.

I believe what you are referring to is in the youtube video I linked at the first page.