Looking for Famicom Mini Zelda...

[Quackzilla]

for a reasonable price (aboout 2200円 or $21 USD)

[WhipSmartBanky]

Good luck!

[optimusprime]

What in heaven's name is a Famicom Mini Zelda?

[CaseyRyback]

its the GBA version of Legend of Zelda

[optimusprime]

oh yeah.....I think I heard about that.......didn't they release a bunch of old NES games for GBA in Japan recently? What other games did they put out?

[WhipSmartBanky]

I know the original Super Mario Bros. was one...that's really the only one I was interested in, considering I have all the others as Super Mario Advance games.

[CaseyRyback]

Ice Climbers, SMB, Bomberman, Xevious and some others

Also I just read over at planetgamecube.com that NOA is making a NES style GBA and will release some of these games over here

[optimusprime]

What I want to see is Duck Hunt.....with a little gun. That I'd buy.

[punktank45]

What I want to see is Duck Hunt.....with a little gun. That I'd buy

Very cool idea :)

[eldad9]

lik-sang has those mini-games - for $30 (shipping included).

Are you sure you want it? The display is probably squished because of the emulation - these are the original games, not ports.

And I don't think you'll find it cheaper - as far as I know, not only are the games sold in Japan only, they are only sold AS A BUNDLE of 10 games + 1 special edition GBA SP.

Some online dealers may open the bundles and mix and match to fulfill orders, but handling the excess inventory means there aren't any savings to pass on to you - quite the opposite.

Just forget it. If you had the thing right now you'd probably think the graphics make it unplayable anyway.

[WhipSmartBanky]

The display is probably squished because of the emulation - these are the original games, not ports.

Are you sure? I'd be interested to know if this was true.

Just forget it. If you had the thing right now you'd probably think the graphics make it unplayable anyway.

Where'd that come from?

[Quackzilla]

But I never had an NES, I have never played the ORIGINAL Zelda!

I would also like to get Mario too, but I am afraid that I am way too cheap to grt both.

Oh, and I will probably go with Lik-Sang, for about 1,000円 more than it originally retailed for, which isn't that bad for an import with free shipping.

[videogamejunkie]

play-asia.com also has these.

[vshekar]

You can see pictures of the games on www.the-magicbox.com, and the graphics don't really look squished. Also, the graphics are dated, but on the small screen it won't bother you as much.

[Quackzilla]

Heh, I just scored on eBay, netting about $30 in my palpal account (sold FFX)

I was just wondering if (without any nostalgia shit) if I should get it. Is it a long game? Is it fun? Is it worth each and every dollar I spend on it?

[Gothic Walrus]

And I don't think you'll find it cheaper - as far as I know, not only are the games sold in Japan only, they are only sold AS A BUNDLE of 10 games + 1 special edition GBA SP.

Nope - the games are, in fact, sold seperately from each other. There'd be almost no demand for a bundle like that - going with American prices:

(10 x $20) + ($100) = $300

Far too expensive for most people to plop down at once.

[Anonymous]

What I want to see is Duck Hunt.....with a little gun. That I'd buy

Very cool idea :)

Yet very easy to lose the gun.

[RedvsBlue]

Not if the gun was a keychain!

[Quackzilla]

They could tether it to the cartrige!

btw, answer my last question.

[Battousai1002]

Here's the gamelist

1. Super Mario Bros.
2. Donkey Kong
3. Ice Climber
4. Excite Bike
5. Legend of Zelda
6. Pac-man
7. Xevious
8. Mappy
9. Bomberman
10. Star Soldier

The graphics aren't squished, and it's likely that if you've played the games before, nostalgia will overcome any problems with graphics.

[DRJ555]

You know you could just download those... Ummm nevermind.

[Quackzilla]

How long is Zelda? Is it a 1 day fling or a week long adventure?

[SneakyPenguin]

twy multiple week. plus witth the second quest, double that.

[MorganWebbLover]

Why don't you just pick up an original Nes there pretty cheap and you can find alot of the classic games for cheap. I play my Nes still to this day it's one of my favorites systems of all time.

[Quackzilla]

Cool, I'm gonna get it, the GBA version that is.

You can't put an NES in your pocket or play it outside!

[WhipSmartBanky]

You can't put an NES in your pocket or play it outside!

Can if you've got a Game Axe.

[elprincipe]

Here's the gamelist

1. Super Mario Bros.
2. Donkey Kong
3. Ice Climber
4. Excite Bike
5. Legend of Zelda
6. Pac-man
7. Xevious
8. Mappy
9. Bomberman
10. Star Soldier

The graphics aren't squished, and it's likely that if you've played the games before, nostalgia will overcome any problems with graphics.

Graphics schmaphics. Give me SMB over Super Mario Sunshine and Donkey Kong over Donkey Kong 64 any day.

[terribledeli]

I'm not sure if the graphics would be squished, they may look a tad off due to a change in resolution.

Despite its cool factor, $20 may be a tad too much for the US market to swallow for NES ports. Maybe if Nintendo brings them out in the US for $10.

[Quackzilla]

Actually, they will probably be $14 USD

[SneakyPenguin]

Cool, I'm gonna get it, the GBA version that is.

You can't put an NES in your pocket or play it outside!

gba version is the super nintendo zelda, not the nes zelda. theyre two different games. both rule though, just want ed to point this out.

[Quackzilla]

Isn't it the SNES zelda ported to Famicom then emulated to GBA?

[SneakyPenguin]

famicon came out in 1985, years before snes. the snes one is the third

[eldad9]

Famicom = NES
Super Famicom = SNES

1987- Legend of Zelda / NES
1988- Zelda II: Adventure of Link / NES
1992- A Link to the Past / SNES
1993- Link's Awakening / GB
1998- Ocarina of Time / N64
1998- Link's Awakening / GBC
2000- Majora's Mask / N64
2001- Oracle of Seasons + Oracle of Ages / GBC
2002- A Link to the Past / GBA
2003- The Wind Waker (+Ocarina of Time Master Quest)

Kids today...

[SneakyPenguin]

lol you forgot the cd-i games.

[eldad9]

Did I?
Did I forget them?

Or maybe a better explanation would be that they never existed?

[SneakyPenguin]

Did I?
Did I forget them?

Or maybe a better explanation would be that they never existed?

ah

denial. you know that only works for so long before you have to realize the sad truth that those atrocities existed.

[Quackzilla]

Whatever.

Sword guy hits stuff. Thats all I need to know.