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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 5:17:05 AM
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Without an emulator your options are pretty shitty overall:

-Buy an original one with no back light and AAs, or shell out several times more for one with both

-Buy a regular SP which isn't terrible but the backlight makes you wish you weren't using one at all

-Buy an SP that's been Frankenstein'd with a cheap plastic shell

Ugh maybe I will just emulate
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catboy0_0
12/29/18 5:18:22 AM
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bumpers not clicking from long term use
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CM_Ponch
12/29/18 5:18:35 AM
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Just get a 3DS >_>
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scar the 1
12/29/18 5:19:00 AM
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Why not a DS?
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sauceje
12/29/18 5:20:48 AM
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CM_Ponch posted...
Just get a 3DS >_>

Thats not backward compatible with GBA games tho
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rikasa
12/29/18 5:21:08 AM
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i mean, emulating is free, works incredibly well, and you can get any game. it's a fucking blessing in our lives and you should be grateful
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 5:21:59 AM
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Oh right

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Roxborough4Ever
12/29/18 5:22:02 AM
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you never use gameboy player before? I beat advance wars 1 and 2 on a gameboy player, it was great
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 5:22:58 AM
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Roxborough4Ever posted...
you never use gameboy player before? I beat advance wars 1 and 2 on a gameboy player, it was great


I really don't have any more space for my GameCube though

Plus I prefer playing those on my Wii U in lovely wide-screen
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CM_Ponch
12/29/18 5:23:18 AM
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sauceje posted...
CM_Ponch posted...
Just get a 3DS >_>

Thats not backward compatible with GBA games tho

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Roxborough4Ever
12/29/18 5:23:58 AM
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CM_Ponch posted...
sauceje posted...
CM_Ponch posted...
Just get a 3DS >_>

Thats not backward compatible with GBA games tho

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i think he meant dslite?
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ArchiePeck
12/29/18 5:26:10 AM
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I've been replaying both the GBA and DS Advance Wars recently on my phone. They play absolutely beautifully, and the turn-based gameplay means that the virtual dpad isn't any sort of hindrance.
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CM_Ponch
12/29/18 5:29:30 AM
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I might get modded, but whatevs. Modded 3DS is the answer, more specifically modded New 3DS.
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 5:39:53 AM
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I'd be down if it didn't mean blocking myself from internet things
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NeonOctopus
12/29/18 6:21:36 AM
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Razuberii
12/29/18 6:25:36 AM
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it doesn't block you from online use
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CM_Ponch
12/29/18 6:34:28 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Doesn't the 3DS have a shitty GBA emulator though?

Not if you get Virtual Console injects
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Philoktetes
12/29/18 6:37:58 AM
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maybe it's a sign it's time to grow up and stop playing with children's toys
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Razuberii
12/29/18 7:04:40 AM
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Philoktetes posted...
maybe it's a sign it's time to grow up and stop playing with children's toys

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Mistere Man
12/29/18 7:31:11 AM
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scar the 1 posted...
Why not a DS?

This it had a gba slot.
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SeamusOHassey
12/29/18 7:35:08 AM
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Philoktetes posted...
maybe it's a sign it's time to grow up and stop playing with children's toys

Yet you're still a virgin.
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Behaviorism
12/29/18 7:43:43 AM
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sauceje posted...
CM_Ponch posted...
Just get a 3DS >_>

Thats not backward compatible with GBA games tho

Why didn't they enable that? Would have been awesome
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pokedude900
12/29/18 7:48:23 AM
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DS or DS lite
Game Boy Player
One of those Chinese all-in-one consoles (which I think are technically legal since they take physical cartridges)

You can do better than an original GBA.

NeonOctopus posted...
Doesn't the 3DS have a shitty GBA emulator though?

The 3DS doesn't actually emulate GBA games at all (at least not officially). The games that came with the Ambassador program were running on native hardware left over from the DS. That's why you couldn't make save states or put it in sleep mode. Also why they never sold them in the eshop.
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pokedude900
12/29/18 7:50:24 AM
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Behaviorism posted...
sauceje posted...
CM_Ponch posted...
Just get a 3DS >_>

Thats not backward compatible with GBA games tho

Why didn't they enable that? Would have been awesome

Not enough physical space for the slot on top of the aforementioned lack of emulation capability.
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Milkman5
12/29/18 7:51:41 AM
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DS lite
DSi

Gamecube Gameboy player

Wii U virtual console
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Dat_Cracka_Jax
12/29/18 7:56:34 AM
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WZRDxBULL3TZZZ posted...
why hasnt the DS been mentioned

It has. TC just ignored it
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Solid Sonic
12/29/18 7:57:38 AM
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CM_Ponch posted...
Just get a 3DS >_>

Guilty.
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 1:58:40 PM
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So, *clears throat*, how well does the N3DS handle GBA emulation? Apparently it wasn't up to snuff enough for Nintendo, but then again people reported no problems even on a regular 3DS
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SeamusOHassey
12/29/18 2:00:28 PM
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Terrible. They run poorly. The terrible lighting didn't help much either.
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 2:03:23 PM
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SeamusOHassey posted...
Terrible. They run poorly. The terrible lighting didn't help much either.


Well jeez guys why did you bring it up

I'm not a fan of DS play either; the screen is roughly about the same size as the first GBA and that's not enough considering how big the Lite is
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SeamusOHassey
12/29/18 3:26:20 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
SeamusOHassey posted...
Terrible. They run poorly. The terrible lighting didn't help much either.


Well jeez guys why did you bring it up

I'm not a fan of DS play either; the screen is roughly about the same size as the first GBA and that's not enough considering how big the Lite is

I didn't bring anything up, bub. I was just saying based on the Ambassador games.
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 3:36:55 PM
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SeamusOHassey posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
SeamusOHassey posted...
Terrible. They run poorly. The terrible lighting didn't help much either.


Well jeez guys why did you bring it up

I'm not a fan of DS play either; the screen is roughly about the same size as the first GBA and that's not enough considering how big the Lite is

I didn't bring anything up, bub. I was just saying based on the Ambassador games.


I was talking about the other guys who said "just get a 3DS" sorry m8
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ManBeast462
12/29/18 3:37:58 PM
#35:


I wish I still had my GBA SP mk2, the backlit model.
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BlueBoy675
12/29/18 3:44:16 PM
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Im glad I have a backlit SP.
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billcom6
12/29/18 3:46:03 PM
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Get a DSLite.
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Zack_Attackv1
12/29/18 3:47:39 PM
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I still have all of my hardware.
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CM_Ponch
12/29/18 3:52:27 PM
#39:


AvantgardeAClue posted...
So, *clears throat*, how well does the N3DS handle GBA emulation? Apparently it wasn't up to snuff enough for Nintendo, but then again people reported no problems even on a regular 3DS

Everything runs fine assuming you use injected virtual console games
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Blue_Target
12/29/18 3:52:58 PM
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I was actually browsing through ebay for a machine to play an english Mother 3 cart and was surprised at how much the brighter light SPs, GB micros, and the Gameboy Player discs go for now. I picked up a DS lite charger instead.
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 3:53:43 PM
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Blue_Target posted...
I was actually browsing through ebay for a machine to play an english Mother 3 cart and was surprised at how much the brighter light SPs, GB micros, and the Gameboy Player discs go for now. I picked up a DS lite charger instead.


Most of them are Frankenstein'd "repro" units which is why I haven't bothered with them either
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SpiralDrift
12/29/18 3:56:57 PM
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DS Lite is the only legit option in 2018, assuming you don't plan on pirating or using emulators. For that you could just get a PSP.
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Master_Bass
12/29/18 3:59:44 PM
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It's not that hard to make your own original GBA with a backlight screen. I know not everyone wants to do it, though, so get a Gameboy Player for the GameCube or DS.
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butthole666
12/29/18 4:28:26 PM
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Emulation is objectively the best way to play gameboy titles from any iteration of the console
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ultimate reaver
12/29/18 4:29:36 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Emulation is objectively the best way to play gameboy titles from any iteration of the console

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Razuberii
12/29/18 4:32:56 PM
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just use a ps vita
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Philoktetes
12/29/18 4:33:30 PM
#48:


butthole666 posted...
Emulation is objectively the best way to play gameboy titles from any iteration of the console


emulation is illegal tho
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AvantgardeAClue
12/29/18 5:15:45 PM
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butthole666 posted...
Emulation is objectively the best way to play gameboy titles from any iteration of the console


I'm not a PC gamer though

Playing GBA games on PC would feel weird anyway

It's like playing KOTOR on your phone
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Flockaveli
12/29/18 5:17:09 PM
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I love using my Xbox controller to play Pokemon games on my PC.
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butthole666
12/29/18 11:55:21 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
butthole666 posted...
Emulation is objectively the best way to play gameboy titles from any iteration of the console


I'm not a PC gamer though

Playing GBA games on PC would feel weird anyway

It's like playing KOTOR on your phone

A toaster could run the most demanding GBA games.

Also theres a plethora of third-party USB or wireless controllers meant to mimmick the layout of any given retro system. 8bitdos excellent SN30/SN30 pro was even recently updated with the colors and ridged d-pad of classic GBCs.
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