Is this the best handheld ever?
>>337329140
The screen is terrible though.
The SP may feel shittier on the hands but at least it has a decent screen.
Yes. For its time.
>>337329140
No, because the DS exists.
>>337329219
What's wrong with the screen?
>>337329140
If it wasn't for the screen it would have been. I think best handheld goes to the psp instead.
>>337329283
Try playing in sunlight and you know.
>>337329283
There was no back light in it, so you had to play under any sort of bright light just to see what was happening on screen. It was a hell of a struggle back then.
>>337329290
>psp
Why? Because it has monhun?
>>337329397
No. It had a ton of great rpg's on there. Granted a lot of them were ports, but couple that with ps1 game downloads and hacking it, and you had a pretty bad ass little system in your hands.
>>337329392
>tfw installed a backlight mod in my gba
>>337329536
I had the same color GBA when I was a kid. I wish I still had it, with all my games.
>>337329781
What, did you sell it or something?
>>337329536
>I used to have that game, but I lost it
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>337330072
I used to have Zero Mission, but I lost that. Never even got to really play it.
>>337329828
My family was throwing out old shit, and my sister thought it would be a good idea to throw all my gameboy, gameboy color, and GBA games out. She was trying to get me to stop playing video games because she wanted to shape me Into a sister she never had.
>>337330331
Wow, what a bitch. That's horrible, what the fuck.
>>337330635
Yup. I've never forgiven her for that. She even threw out that collectors edition strategy guide for majoras mask. It was extremely detailed about the game.
best handheld
Neogeo Pocket has the best hardware.
Dat microswitch nub.
>>337330903
Did your parents at least scold her?
>shitty SNES downgrades: the handheld
get fucked cumslut, DS and PSP are superior
>>337331289
Yeah but the damage was already done. I just hope that someone was able to find them and get some enjoyment out of them instead of getting destroyed.
>>337331062
>no GBA slot
Yeah, nah.
>>337329290
>Vita has all the PSP hacks plus the Vita library.
You guys really never bother even looking at the Vita do you...
>>337331479
Emulators my man
Pokemon Gen 3, Legacy of Goku II and Buu's Fury, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Kirby, fucking Fire Red and Leaf Green
GBA best Gameboy best handheld
>>337331559
Because the vita is a brushed up turd? The only good thing about it is the screen.
My father was the ceo of one of the companies contracted to make software for this piece of shit.When he refused to send files to them after they got behind on payments, the representative over the phone told him "You love you family, don't you [his name]?" It turned out the company making the product was a front for European organized crime.
>>337329219
>not modding the backlit screen on og gba
>>337331627
Emulation is for fags. GameCube+GBI+EZFlash master race.
>>337329290
>psp
well, definitely not the PSP1000 model because that thing is complete and utter dogshit. I hate that I wasted €70 on that clunky, ghosting piece of crap.
>>337332291
the fuck?
>>337331479
Better screen and build quality than than the lite. The DSi is the definitive DS. Only downside is you can't use the GBA Pokemon transfer thing, or the rumble cart, which is absolutely an acceptable trade off.
One of Nintedo's worst handhelds, if not the worst, to be completely honest.
The GBA relies too heavily on ports and remakes.
DS > GB > GBC > 3DS ≥ GBA
>>337331062
with this it is
>>337333258
As someone who completely missed the SNES when growing up, I LOVED all the SNES ports on the GBA.
>>337333410
The shit music, lower resolution, and brightened graphics ruin the GBA versions.
>>337333410
>that part in ff6 where they with actual voices
Port haters are dumb
>>337329140
That's not the original gameboy
>>337333536
I did not care about that at all when I was 13. They still became some of my favourite games ever.
>>337333579
*where they sang
>>337333585
The only thing that had was pokemon
GBA was pixel art at its absolute height. easily one of my favorite consoles in general
>>337333536
>abloobloobloo
>>337334075
What the fuck is that gibberish?
>>337333308
piracy is illegal anon
>>337334284
It's a common imitation of whiny people, newfriend.
![tumblr_lwy4exYIzm1qjujwso1_500[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/toe7glv.jpg "tumblr_lwy4exYIzm1qjujwso1_500[1].jpg")
>>337334284
>abloobloobloo
>>337334389
What the fuck, did your dog eat it?
>>337334484
Someone is selling it, not mine.
>>337334619
http://www.ebay.com/itm/391448158396?rmvSB=true
>>337329140
>no backlit screen
no
those where the dark ages
>>337334385
>tumblr
>>337334714
>16 bucks for that
>>337334739
At least you can add one yourself now.
the original GBA has the best form factor and buttons, but the lack of any internal lighting is awful
compared it to both the earlier DMG and GBC and even those are easier to see
>>337334831
Gotta fund Israel somehow.
>tfw my Metroid Fusion, Yoshi's Island and Golden Sun carts are bootlegs.
I was 15 and didn't even suspect a thing when the manuals only contained a couple of pages and were clearly not complete. Children are so gullible.
>>337329140
That would be the NDS. The GBA is still great though.
>>337329140
I like its library more than the DS's. I never gave a fuck about JRPGs, though. Fuck those.
>anything nintendo has ever made
>best anything
In your dreams. The PSP was GOAT tho.
>>337333695
Donkey Kong '94
Super Mario Land 2-3
Mega Man V
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
>>337335126
>not liking jrpgs
How does it feel to lack a soul?
![2419862-playstation_vita_illustration.svg[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/6LPyxGs.png "2419862-playstation_vita_illustration.svg[1].png")
>>337329140
But that's not the Vita
>>337335258
I just prefer things that aren't boring. A lot of JRPGs emphasize a story that's too awful to be worth the priority.
>>337335374
Plenty of them have great stories
>>337335363
>cute_anime_girl_vomiting.jpg
>>337335453
Such as?
>>337333308
My nigga, still got my R4.
Only shame is that it was limited to 2GB when I got it, the SDHC came out a few months after I got mine
>checking out some old games on ebay
>a lot of them have ripped off stickers
Why the fuck would people do this? Even if it was done when they were kids it's fucking unacceptable
>>337329140
nah gameboy color is better
>>337333258
Also had a very short lifespan of just 3 years
>>337335991
shit i loved the dpad on my fat ds. i like the fat a whole lot more than the lite. it was chunky and the gba carts dont stick out like on the lite.
>>337336963
>produced from 2001 to 2010
>short lifespan of just 3 years
>>337336652
There's a good chance that they're bootlegs.
>>337336652
>caring about stickers
autism
>>337336963
Unless you're counting the years it was Nintendo's latest handheld (2001 to November 2004), but Nintendo still supported the GBA and gave it first party titles until 2006.
>>337335991
>tfw my launch day phat has a line of dead pixels on the top and bottom screens
>>337337075
Same here anon, that's why I never sold my phat DS for the Lite when it came out, had it since launch
>>337337463
I feel sorry for you anon, other than the usual wear and tear and a few marks on the touchscreen (which somehow still works) mine runs perfectly, been through about 100 stylus' over the years though
Nah, if we're talking about utility, that goes to PSP since it had a solid library all it's own, can run most PS1 games (the ones that didn't require a second analog stick), and a pretty decent emulation machine.
>>337329140
Sure, it can't play all the GB accessories
Sure, it can't play all the old GB classics
BUT Let me tell you, it:
>is the most aesthetic handheld released by nintendo bar none
>is the most portable. Seriously, it felt weird carrying a big old square in my pocket, or a rectangle, but this thing is the size of the old nokia phones
>can use headphones, without an adapter (sorry SP)
>has a battery that in my experience has lasted slightly over 8 hours
>has changable face plates. Nice for if you get tired of looking at it or get it scratched
Fuck you, I like it. Sure, it can't play the old game boy games, but this thing is for portability, and that's what I use it for. On the bus, at work, wherever. It's just better than playing a game on a phone, and is more inconspicuous than a flip out or a brick. Plus, I have Pinball of the Dead, and a whole bunch of fun little games I love to play on it.
I'll keep this thing to the day I die desu family
>>337340160
lol what a stupid little thing
Nah, The first GBA was SHIT. The SP and the Micro are god tier.
>>337340295
DELETE THIS
>>337332291
What
Is there a thing like R4 to play roms on Micro ?
>>337341415
Ez flash IV
>>337329140
DS Lite for the better screen and game library although I liked the GBA's ergonomics better and that it runs on a couple of AA batteries which I kept a spare pair in my pocket.
>>337334714
>Condition:Acceptable
>>337335536
The vita is a sleek pice of hardware but the no games meme should have been about that more the the console I got like 6 games for it.
Don't mind me, just being the best game on the system.
>>337342129
It could have been the best game on N64
>>337329140
I wanted GBA sooo bad back in the day and never got it :(
had orginal GB tho and was happy as fuck back in 2004
>>337335991
Fuck, how did you keep that thing in working condition?
Mine had a broken hinge after only about a year or two of using it.
>>337333258
there's hardly anything worth playing on the original gameboy. never mind the systems limitations or that the games alone are archaic, handhelds weren't treated as a serious dev platform because it was just something secondary you fucked around with while you were in the backseat of a car, because it was redundant and more primitive with consoles at the time. with the GBA there was sort of a renaissance with 2d games after they were mostly abandoned
>>337342276
>had orginal GB in 2004
Were your parents really that poor?
>>337342413
not really, they were pretty conservative, I had PSX and PC so it would be hard to convince them probably, I never insisted that much for a gba, I though it costed fortune lol
and that original GB I got for free from a friend so
>>337342806
>I had PSX
In 2004? Your parents were cheap as fuck.
Is there a way to get color correction with a EZ Flash IV or on DS flashcards?
>>337329140
Had the best games.
DS is better since it could play both DS and GBA.
>>337329140
nah. technically my phone is. it can do what the gba did, but call, text, look at porn, watch videos, look at more porn, shitpost on /v/, keep looking at porn. the list goes on.
>>337343259
Buttons aren't as good on your phone
>>337343183
3DS is better if hacked because it can play any GBA game, not forgetting gameboy/nes/snes
>Battery goes red
>''Nah,bitch''
>turn off back light off and on
>Battery returns green
>''We still going!''
Shit shape and aesthetics
The SP was way better
>>337343793
The original GBA didn't have a backlight, underage friend.
>>337343105
what it do........
>>337329140
This ain't PSP
I love my vita
>>337343954
No, but the SP did, you massive faggot.
