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As we all know, the Game Boy Advance's best years are behind it, and the portable's status is pretty much like the PS1 was in its final years. The GBA is currently the most successful handheld of all time. Nintendo learned from their mistakes with the Game Boy Color, and while horrible kiddie and licensed titles are still a common sight, there were a lot of great games and ports released.
The GBA seems to be bucking a trend the GBC and original Game Boy had - cheap games are abundant, especially on the used market. At one EB, I spotted several titles as $5.99 or less, while most of their GB/GBC carts were over that price. For example, Marble Madness/Klax is going for $4.99 at GameStop/EB, while the GBC version of Marble Madness is going for $9.99 there. You can get both Golden Sun games there for $15 total used. GameCrazy lowered prices on several used GBA games and cleared out several of their new titles. I got new copies of Drill Dozer and F-Zero GP Legend at Best Buy for $10 each.
I've bought over 30 GBA games this year, with the majority of used games being under $5 and the majority of new ones under $10.
Sure, the new releases are few and far between, but if you've wanted to add more stuff to your GBA library, things are looking good (especially if loose carts aren't a concern to you).
On another note, I also think this is going to be the best time to get the RPG's - even Riviera only set me back $10 used.
So, have you been buying more GBA games lately?
The GBA seems to be bucking a trend the GBC and original Game Boy had - cheap games are abundant, especially on the used market. At one EB, I spotted several titles as $5.99 or less, while most of their GB/GBC carts were over that price. For example, Marble Madness/Klax is going for $4.99 at GameStop/EB, while the GBC version of Marble Madness is going for $9.99 there. You can get both Golden Sun games there for $15 total used. GameCrazy lowered prices on several used GBA games and cleared out several of their new titles. I got new copies of Drill Dozer and F-Zero GP Legend at Best Buy for $10 each.
I've bought over 30 GBA games this year, with the majority of used games being under $5 and the majority of new ones under $10.
Sure, the new releases are few and far between, but if you've wanted to add more stuff to your GBA library, things are looking good (especially if loose carts aren't a concern to you).
On another note, I also think this is going to be the best time to get the RPG's - even Riviera only set me back $10 used.
So, have you been buying more GBA games lately?