Played any games for the Game Boys recently, /vr/?
The Killer Instinct port. Was shit.
>>3072321
marathoned the wario lands
2 is still the best
Been on a Dr. Mario kick. I feel the GB version is the best version of that game because it has truly random pill rotation, where as the NES and n64 versions love to give you the red-yellow pill seven times in a row.
Amazing Tater
I play Kirby's adventure in bed sometimes. It's the perfect before sleep game.
>>3072357
I'm pretty sure Game Boy and Game Boy Color are retro.
>>3072321
Metroid II right now. I'm getting confused and need to start making a map.
Is this the sexiest console of any kind ever produced?
I say yes
I'm collecting monster medals for the final extra dungeon in DQ3.
>>3072643
>DQ3
>not retro
>>3072598
WHERE DO I GET A HOLDY THINGY LIKE THAT FOR MY SP?
>>3072682
>>3072686
HOLY SHIT DOES IT COME IN BLACK?
>>3072691
I DON'T KNOW!
>>3072376
>I feel the GB version is the best version of that game because it has truly random pill rotation, where as the NES and n64 versions love to give you the red-yellow pill seven times in a row.
Please elaborate, anon. Is it a bug?
Mario Land 2. Just got it and still love it.
>>3072686
>100% GAME JUICE
Playing Pokémon pinball on gbc right now, simple but fun in small bites. Just found them in a thrift store. $8 total.
gameboy was trash and is still trash. why would you want to play games on that shitty b&w screen when you had the game gear
>>3072760
That's some shitty bait faggot
>>3072760
Some people like playing on the go. Other than the lack of an illuminated screen it was better in every way as far as portability went.
You had to bring 6 extra aa and the car + ac adapter on a trip. And have a carry bag or backpack to put it in. 2 extra aa will power the gbc for days.
Never really played the gb at home and rarely took the gg anywhere that wasn't a car trip.
. The gb case holds 2 gb 6 games and whatever you need.
The gg case holds 1 gg 6 games, 6 Batts and either the belt clip charge pack or the ac adapters.
>>3072476
I couldn't get past some parts without a walk through. Most energy tanks and missile upgrades are very hard to find and are pretty much secret. If you think Zelda of nes is cryptic metroid 2 is way worse
Recently bought dragon warrior monsters 1 and 2 Tara, Mega Man 1 and 3 (just need 4 now), and a Wario Land 3 for free.
Best GB game: Wario Land 2
Best GBC game: ShantaeBest GBA game: Mother 3
>>3072760
Gameboy had more and better games. Battery lasted longer. The gameboy was smaller and you can't put it in your pocket and still be able to walk. It was cheaper. And if the sun glare help out instead of making it harder to see which if your playing out side or in a car you were mostly out side. The only way the game gear was better is that you can play in the dark. And most gameboys are still working as for the game gear it's hard to find one with out blown capisitors.
>>3072321
Warioland games on VC.
I knew I'd love 1, my brother had that when I was a kid, I think it was actually better now that I'm older and can actually appreciate how goddamn well made the game is.
2 was amazing and I had a great time 100%ing it, very ambitious for a GBC game.
3 felt like a massive step down and it never felt like it got really fun.
>>3072357
Retard.
>>3072582
I liked the SP better because it actually had a battery life and a screen bigger than "NOT RETRO" anon's dick.
Also, could the Micro even play Gameboy or Gameboy Color games?
>>3072598
That looks comfy.
>>3072884
bullshit, my game gear still works perfectly
>>3073037
The original caps go bad so easily. I've repaired a lot of GGs with cap kits to correct faded screens/weak sound. The stock LCD is pretty vibrant with fresh caps on the PCBs.
>>3072760
Because it was better.
This guy >>3072782 is completely on the money.
>better screen
>much longer battery life
>more affordable, kids and parents could buy it
>much more durable
Also the library of games, Sega couldn't compete on the handheld market. The Gameboy had lots of Mario titles, Tetris, Zelda, Pokémon, Wario, Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy/Romancing Saga, Metroid, Megaman, etc
What did the GameGear have? It had Columns to compete with Tetris and Dr. Mario, it had a pretty neat Megaman exclusive, and a Shining Force title, then some more. It had good stuff, but not enough good stuff, and nothing to compete with the titan that is Pokémon
>>3073037
Lot's of Game Gears died fast because of a plague of bad capacitors, this is a well known problem with the unit, the Nomad had similar issues.
If I remember correctly, the Atari Lynx also had problems with capacitors.
>>3073034
>could the Micro even play Gameboy or Gameboy Color games?
Nope. Not compatible with the e-reader or link cables either.
But hey, you get your very own animated postage stamp with a battery life short enough to remind you to go play a better handheld before you've wasted too much time with it.
>>3072691
YOU COULD PROBABLY TAKE IT APART AND CAREFULLY SPRAYPAINT IT THOGH
>>3072451
KIRBY'S ADVENTURE IS FOR NES YOU FUCKING KEK LORD
You're thinking of Dream Land or some shit you worthless "le epic retro gaemz" redditor.
>>3073065
>Pokémon
>game boy
you are mixing two time periods
>>3073092
wat?
Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold and Silver were GameBoy games.
>>3073108
And released quite late in the GB's life; What was it, a decade after the console came out?
>>3073139
Seven years, the last game for the Gameboy was Pokemon Yellow in 1999.
>>3073139
In Japan, the GameBoy was released in 1989 while pokémon Green & Red in 1996, 7 years later. GameGear is from 1990.
6 years is quite a bit, but surely we are talking about the same period.
>>3073147
I was thinking US release dates, which moves them forward to 9(R/B 98), 10(Y 99), and 11(G/S 00) years after respectfully, with Japan's being something like 7, 9, and 10.
I wasn't specifically arguing that they weren't from the same period either, just what their thought process may have been.
>>3073092
>literally one of the (if not THE) best selling and most widely known series on the system
>a series of games that sold millions and millions of systems
>you got your time period wrong
>>3072691
>>3073252
where do i get this?
>>3073150
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgHNtzxO0y8
>>3073283
>if you played a videogame you are an underage faggot or some poor loser
Then again, you made me reply.
>>3073261
At your local time travel machine which will carry you back to 2005.
>>3073283
You are now aware that Pokémon is 20 years old and that anyone who was old enough to play it then are all old enough to drink, vote and buy a handgun.
>>3073283
>about a cartoon
Now I'm fucking triggered, you know that's backwards
>>3073079
>>3073034
>hating on the GB Micro
When did this become cool? I always loved the thing. Got the slick famicom edition, and I really loved how nice games look with smaller pixels, and because the whole system was actually wider than the SP, I found it more comfortable. And it actually fit in that stupid fifth pocket on most of my jeans. I carred it EVERYWHERE for a few years. Granted, it isn't ideal for platformers or things where you need precision, but for most other genres it was fine. I played a ton of RPGs on it, Final Fantasy, Pokemon, Golden Sun... Fuck, that was almost 10 years ago already.
Not sure where all the battery life complaints come from. Mine was fine.
>>3073319
Hell most of them can rent a car too
There are Pokémon players married with kids now
>>3072802
Oh shit, I had that Game Boy case. I got it to hold way more than 6 games though, since they're just held in by an elastic strap. I remember keeping my game boy camera in the back.
>>3072476
Definitely need a map for Metroid II. Couldn't finish without one.
>>3072598
Made the SP tons comfier, but the original GBA is still better than the SP with a grip.
>>3073052
Can you put a link for the good cap kit
>>3072321
I like gameboy. But now I'm an old man and I cant see shit on the screen. I got a bunch of backlights and got to install them. With that being said, I loved Balloon Kid.
>>3072705
I don't know if it's a bug or just purposeful programming, but the other two versions - ESPECIALLY the NES version - seems to excel at continuously giving you exactly what you don't need.
>>3072345
Doing that right now. I'm most fond of the first, but the second is a happy mixture of 1 and 3
>>3072321
Replayed Kirby's Dreamland 1, and played 2 for the first time.1 is much better
>>3073845
ebay. Thats where I got mine. For about 3-5$. I dont remember. But ship from China(free) and takes a while
>>3072321
I picked up a game called Mysterium and played it for a bit before lunch. It's a first person dungeon crawler where you play as a giant ant that does alchemy. It seemed like it would be something interesting at the very least.
Can someone explain why the game boy advance isn't considered "retro"?
>>3074091
Because it was released 2 years after the cutoff.
>>3074091
It doesn't have native web browsing capability nor a playable memory card with more power than a pong console. Figure out how to run those on the GBA and its in.
I started playing this game so i could get some background for Risky's Revenge, which i am going to play.
But man, it's difficult. You die in like a second and you have no idea where to go.
>>3073646
The original GBA had a damn near unusable screen though.
I loved the shit out of my SP, very compact and the games were crystal clear on it's lit screen.
The classic GBA is a very natural shape to handle though.
>>3073872
You can always emulate or use a Super Gameboy to hook it to your TV. Or use a GBA SP, it has a better screen, which is also backlit, which should be easier to see.
It could however be that your Gameboy's screen is worn out, that can happen.
>>3074119
This game is the reason why I have a fixation on belly dancing.
>>3074091
GBA, was a head of its time when it came up.
While its true that using two buttons and cartridge made it look like an updated copy of the original game boy, it packed high spec hardware underneath.
The thing could even play movies even.
>>3074132
I think the later games were made with backlighting in mind. Can barely see castelvania on GBA. Popping a so screen in a GBA is easy as pie though a few invisible cuts and one wire
>>3074152
Still less powerful than a 3DO though, and it didn't even have its own dedicated video processor or SPU.
>>3074132
>The original GBA had a damn near unusable screen though.
>I loved the shit out of my SP, very compact and the games were crystal clear on it's lit screen.
>The classic GBA is a very natural shape to handle though.
Forgot to mention that it's GOAT with a backlit screen mod. Expensive? Yes. But it's so much comfier than the SP.
The SP is great and I love the clamshell design, but it's too scrunched for my hands (and I don't even have gorilla hands) and the buttons are way too inferior to the original's.
>>3074132
The screens are shit. im repairing some of them as we speak. I got an SP with the backlight. But I like the old one.(nostalgia)
>>3074281
only expensive if you buy the kit, get the adapter cable from ali and take apart a 101 sp.
>>3073319
The fuck is it with these posts?
>You are now aware that Super Mario Bros is 31 years old and that anyone who was old enough to play it then are all old enough to have male pattern baldness, a depressing 9-5 office job, and an empty marriage to a woman he secretly hates.
>>3074342
WTF? It's no secret I hate my wife.
>>3074342
>The fuck is it with these posts?
It was in response to some wangmaster saying anyone who played original pokeyman back in the day is underageb&, which they can't possibly be, even assuming you somehow played it when you were 1 years old.
I must have been maybe 6 or 7 when they launched pokeyman in my country.
It had already been out in Japan and the US so they already had lots of material ready in advance to launch at us immediately, it was like being flanked at all sides from marketing, our young minds were defenseless.
>>3074775
I never had a light on my first model GBA, I just tried to find light conditions where it was playable (which you could sometimes, usually involving finding a room where the sunlight gave you a natural enough ambient light while not causing screen glare). My brother had s front-light (which used one AA battery), but I rarely saw him use it so I figured it wasn't actually any good.
The SP was really just such a massive step up in quality for me, because of the much better screen, I could easily play Castlevania or Doom in any dark room or wherever (granted, Doom is a pretty subpar experience on handheld, but the Doom 2 port is surprisingly intact, only very little trim). Oh yeah, and playing pokeyman in bed at night.
h-hey guys what's going on in th-this thread?
>>3072321
I've become helplessly addicted to the Pokemon TCGs, Here Comes Team GR! especiallyI'm actually ashamed to admit that I like them way more than any of the pokemon games combined
>>3075691
my nigga
>>3074132
>You can always emulate or use a Super Gameboy to hook it to your TV. Or use a GBA SP, it has a better screen, which is also backlit, which should be easier to see.
I'd love to see somebody make a home console mod that just played Gameboy and Gameboy Color games. Some guy did it with a Master System
>>3075916
There's the Retron 5, but that's for cucks.
I was sure there was a 3rd party console you plugged into your TV which played all Gameboy games, which wasn't the Cucktron.
Would be fucking Sweet to play Warioland 2 or GBA Metroid on my TV
>>3075916
That's fucking amazing.
>>3077448
There's another cartridge-input emulator box called the Retrofreak.
>>3077457
I'm curious whether any of these can read the SRAM on GB cartridges that the Mega Memory and the Retrode+GB adapter fail to read, like Seken Densetsu 1, SaGa 1, and Dragon Quest 3.
>>3077792
>and a boot disc
Not necessary these days. Just get an SD card reader for GCN and you can boot GCI, which is a superior replacement for the GBP boot disc.
>>3077792
>GCI
The real issue with the GB Player is using the gamecube controller to play gameboy games. It just kind of sucks at al.
>>3077839
>The real issue with the GB Player is using the gamecube controller to play gameboy games. It just kind of sucks at al.
use your GBA as a controller then. Dummy,
How would I go about emulating the feel of an image taken with a Game Boy Camera, without actually using a Game Boy Camera?
>>3077461
>Simplest way to go about that would probably be to build a custom shell for a GC+GBPlayer and have it set to autoboot GBI from an SD Gecko.
Nah, for GBA, the simplest way to consolize it would be using one of those GBA super gameboys that came out a couple of years ago for the SNES, just build it into one dedicated body.
>>3077949
Scale the image down to 256×224 and change the color palate to 2 bit grayscale.
Apply Bayer dithering and you should be 90% identical to what you would get out of the gb camera.
Can someone please tell me the point of the gameboy besides being a pokemon machine? The games that were on it were just really shitty ports/remakes for it that you can get on the consoles.
>>3079881
It's portable.
There are something like 180 gb/c exclusive games
>>3079889
>it's portable
Great I can play rip off versions of good console games on the go!
>180 gb/c exclusives
Name some that aren't pokemon or off shoots of metroid, zelda, kirby, FF, and mario. Since we all know they would be gimped versions of all those franchises.
>>3079892
>>3079894
>IT HAS 180 EXCLUSIVES BUT I DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO TELL YOU ANY OF THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SHIT SPINOFFS :)
>>3072321
GameBoy Color Pokemon Yellow
>>3079908
Yellow was a GB game. Same as the black case games.
>>3079903
kuru kuru kururin
wario land 4
advance wars
rhythm tengoku
>>3079892
Three of the SaGa games for starters.
>>3079892
Before the Gameboy, handheld gaming was very primitive, and typically there would be a limited number of games on your unit, often just one, and very few devices featured interchangeable cartridges, screens were usually bad, too.
So Nintendo has had some popularity with the NES, they're coming out with this Gameboy thing, which
>has interchangeable game cartridges
>has a better screen, which also features a dial for adjusting contrast, allowing you to adapt to light conditions
>has 3rd party support out the door, there WILL be games for it
>is very affordable
>comes with a copy of Tetris, a game everyone in the world is currently addicted to
What really set it apart from other handhelds was the interchangeable cartridges, and the fact that it had games on it which were like actual contemporary console video games.
Instead of a poor knockoff of Tetris, you had REAL Tetris, you had actual Super Mario games, Zelda games, Donkey Kong games, Kirby games, Megaman, Metroid, Final Fantasy/Romancing Saga, it goes on.
Some were trimmed down ports and adaptions, some were perfect ports, others were separate, self-contained games which were purpose made for the system and you couldn't play anywhere else, like the later Pokémon.
And all of it is easily portable, affordable and practical.
If you want a game that really is perfect for the Gameboy, check out Wario Land, everything about it is designed from the ground up to be fitting for a portable, every level is perfectly bite-sized, you can easily go through 3 or 4 courses on a lunchbreak, or in a waiting room, you could plow through a level while you're waiting for someone who's making a phonecall, and there are a lot of levels. There's three savefiles, so you can easily share it with family members or friends, to easily give them a taste of what it's like.
It's true that some games were inferior ports or remakes, but even at that level, it was a really big deal, because again, they were like real console games
>>3079957
And then they made it smaller, then they made it light up like a timex, then they made it in color. Then they made it too awesome for /vr/.
Damn good little things, just got this one for $7 at a value village today. Works fine just needs a new lens and battery cover.
>>3079957
>If you want a game that really is perfect for the Gameboy, check out Wario Land
I'd say that Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins is better. Was never the biggest fan of the first Wario game
>>3072321
Shining soul...Wanted to see the diabloc clone of the shining series.
>>3079881
>>3079881
>Name some that aren't pokemon or off shoots of metroid, zelda, kirby, FF, and mario. Since we all know they would be gimped versions of all those franchises.
>implying gb marios/zeldas/ff's/kirbys were bad
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Boy
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Color
>>3079086
>Scale the image down to 256×224
That's two times larger than it should be. The GB's screen isn't even that big.
Also, you'd have to get a camera that doesn't filter infrared light, and that's hard to do nowadays.
>>3080189
I like you you can't think for yourself and name some off the top of your head and just parrot some website.
>>3081148
thats /v/s recommended games, where we all used to be until /vr/ was created.
I don't like you.
>>3081139
My bad, I forgot, while the camera takes pictures at 256×224, the GB scales that down to 128x112
>>3072582
I didn't like the Nitro because it couldn't play game boy games, the SP was much better.
anybody here ever put a backlight in their gameboys?
I wanna put one in my gb color and my advance.
Is the Revo K101 Plus worth the salt?
I heard it's pretty much a GBA clone with no compatibility hangups, and the build seems excellent.
I currently have a GB Micro and while it's neat, I feel it's more for novelty than versatility, especially since it can't play GB(C) games
>>3081703
You can only front light transflective LCDs. Hhl kit seemsmto get good reviews, you can backlit sp101 screen in the GBA though
While on the topic of handhelds, is that Sinclair thing any good?
Are games for the Sinclair any good?
>>3072321
just recently beat the legend of zelda link to the past. have to sit in the light. my kids don't understand why i play my games in the sun.
>>3072321
Does /vr/ have its own recommended GBA games list?
I'm emulating on my 3DS for maximum comfiness
>>3083267
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance
>>3083298
thankies
>>3083267
what emulator do you use based anon friend?
Can you emulate snes perfectly?
Been playing Mario Tennis Power Tour on GBA.
I was a huge fan of the GBC version but never knew there was a sequel. I'm having lots of fun playing there are lots of noticeable improvements to gameplay mechanics although some stuff they added i find unnecessary.
really love how they continued the story and keep the playable characters from the first game as npcs in this game.
after that I'll finish Golden Sun.
>>3072598
This shit seems comfy as fuck
>>3075429
External front lights weren't great. It was the internal front-lighting mods like Afterburner that shined.lolpun
>>3079971
Nintendo handhelds 2strong
>>3086664
I don't think I ever saw anyone with modded hardware like that, but I would believe that an internal light worked better, those ones you fit onto the outside seem like they would just give you lots of glare.
>>3086668
Man, shut your mouth, the GBA plays retro games.
>>3083298
Please stop linking people to this awful wikia. It was only a useful resource back in the first year or so of its existence, but by 2012 it was very obvious that people were simply recommending only their favorite games regardless of how mediocre they are.
What started as a list of the essentials became overrun with casuals, idiots, and redditors offering horrible suggestions just because "Hey, I played this shit liscened game as a kid, I'd recommend it!"
Look what I bought today. I have to charge my batteries. I can't play it right now.
>>3087676
One of the best.
I finally played the colored version a couple months ago.
>>3087893
>colored version
Heresy.
>>3087906
It's certainly more of a sidegrade than an upgrade. The gloomy look of the screen in the Mysterious Woods is neat though.
>>3087923
Burn heretic. Link's Awakening DX is an abomination.
>>3087927
fag go suck a cock dummy
>>3072582
I love that thing, but I lost my charger for it and since Jewtendo feels they need to make a new charger for every handheld I have no idea where to get another one
>>3082026
Just looked this up and it seems cool as hell. I might get one and let you know. Anyone else know about this?
>>3088181
You kidding? They're $5 on Amazon.
>>3088236
Oh. Thanks.
>>3072321
What counts as retro at this point? Is the GBA retro now? It's over ten years old.
>>3088272
>its over 10 years old
The fucking DS is over 10 years old, never mind the GBA.
>>3088272
>What counts as retro at this point?
Still only systems from before 2000.
>Is the GBA retro now?
No. It will probably be prominently announced if that ever changes.
>>3088272
Careful what you ask, Anon. I posted on GBA's 15th birthday just a couple days ago just simply asking if it was now retro, and it was deleted and I received a warning.
>>3088868
What? GBA ain't retro? That's stupid. The gameboy is the retro handled.
Played Kirby's Dream Land yesterday. Dem feels.
>>3089015
>nothing wrong with the DX
Sage filthy pig.
>>3088950
You better have done hard mode.
>>3089076
What are your grievances with the DX line? I saw link's awakening at a disc replay but held off because I thought it would be better in color.
Also is the GBA DOOM port a waste of money? I'm interested in it but am having trouble justifying the $25 used price tag when there's a bunch of other, cheaper, renowned games in the used case glaring back at me.
>>3089781
DX is an abomination.
>>3089798
If you like censorship, cut content, atrocious graphics and slower controls, the GBA port is great.
>>3089781
GBA doom, while not worst version is pretty ass, doom 2 port is much better but it still kinda ass to play.
>>3072321
Mother 3
Pokemon Ultra Violet
Sonic Advance 2
>>3089967
>that disgusting euro MMZ font
Post somehidden gemsobscure GBA games, /vr/.
As a token of gratitude I recommend you play Metalgun Slinger.
>>3089781
1 is kind of barebones, 2 isn't perfect either but doesn't cut much content, most of the game is there actually.
>>3089816
1 cuts a bunch of levels, as well as the spider and cyber demons, framerate is decent if you turn off shadows. Replaces Dis with Fortress of Mystery, which is gay.
2 can't turn off the shadows, but runs pretty decently, no levels or enemies are cut, the Wolf3D levels and SS troopers are even there.
However, the AI is pretty near sighted and absent minded, it wont recognize your existence at 40ft~ no matter what you do, this can be exploited.
Both have green blood, and fading bodies (this is probably for memory reasons if anything), controls are decent.
Music is mostly great. Sound has some compression.
They're Doom on the go, as good as it could be at the time, one better than the other, if you find it for cheap, it's not terrible, beats the SNES and Saturn ports to be brutally honest.
>>3090837
Tron 2.0 is surprisingly good, and has ports of all the arcade games.
The tank battle mode is also practically a movie accurate Space Paranoids.
>>3087893
DAT LINEUP
oh baby now we're talking comfy gameboy games.
>>3073079
>>3074104
>mad because too poor to afford a Micro
>no GB/C :(
No problem here muggles :^)
>>3086979
Its not like you have to download/buy/play every single game in the list, and if some game happens to be terrible and someone plays it since its on the list, they probably just switches to different game and moves on.
Quick, there's a Game Boy micro on Craigslist for $125. It's all black, comes with 2 batteries (Lenmar and an official), a leather case, official charger, official faceplate with screen protector, 2 silicone sleeves and Megaman Zero 3.
Is it worth it? Seller claims 8/10 condition
>>3073261
It looks like a modern Handy Boy. I wouldn't recommend it.
>>3072598
Nice, I have a grip on mine too. Comfy stuff.
>>3092124
>zucchini and cheese
Now I'm hungry.
>>3092143
Shit, now I want fried zucchini and ranch.
I've been playing a lot of Solar Striker and Super Mario Land 2
>>3091807
>have an SP already, which fit great in my pocket when it was new, still would
>chose to not spend extra money to get another GBA I don't need, that's capable of less, with a shorter battery life, and has a screen for ants
>F-FUCKING POORFAG
Do you really feel so strongly about justifying your purchase?
>>3093559
Why the fuck are people triggered so easily on this website. Just ignore and post stuff relevant to the thread.
>>3092124
101's are rare over here in the UK. Most the 101's on eBay are refurbs which are probably fake.
Im not actually sure the 101 was released over in the UK. Micro was.
>>3082026
Was going to get one of these tho the reviews were pretty bad. I got a GBA flashcart instead.
>>3092124
mah nigga
Anyone know any good obscure GB or GBC games or those made by defunct brands?
>>3093559
Who said you could post directly at me, SPleb?
>>3094141
Haha, no. Game Boy fans are utter casuals. Don't expect to find anything.
