The unfortunate part: combining a game where you needed to be outside in the sun with a system where the screen looked horrible when you were out in the sun.
Thanks to emulation you can just play the game indoors and set the weather to whatever suits your needs.
I think I got my original GBA modified mostly to play that game. I do remember really enjoying the game though.
The original GBA with it's reflective tft screen wasn't too bad in the sun. It was everywhere else it kind of sucked since you needed a lamp, wormlight, mod the system, or something to see it.
I was a part of that and friends with the guy who got it (The Afterburner) together. Heck I was one of the first people to get that as he sent me one as soon as the initial kit was ready for press review. I had mine the same day IGN got theirs (this was before I had my short stint of writing for the insider channel). I worked a side project with other people on the ign boards to try and get something done quicker. Ended up getting a front light sample from a french company but had to pay some $$ on shipping which another dude actually stepped up and sent me the money to cover because he was so interested in the research and how I'd post pretty much everything. Ultimately it was a lot harder to get this together in a way that I would feel good hooking others up with it ... but it was good times being there on the cutting edge of getting frontlights into gba's and Nintendo's response to copy the whole thing with the first version of the sp.
I still have mine in my glacier GBA as well. Use my GBA SP whenever I play now, but I still love that original GBA form factor.
I heard once that a Lawsuit is in order because of sunburn skin damage from this game. There's a list growing that got permanent skin damage from having to play it outside and the game developer and production companies are getting hit hard if lawsuit goes anywhere that is. Not sure how this one will hold up in the courts but seems no warning label was on the box about being aware of sunburn risk when playing.
Was a post edited or deleted? Looks like Walmart is having a problems with preorders. A number of action figure preorders got "price matched" to $0. I saw that customer service was telling people the system will correct itself in 24 hours.
I think the poster above you just read my mind.
My first reaction was the ordered was cancelled. But then I looked around online. My preorder was also with a credit card, so nothing had been done yet. People preordering with PayPal received refunds, which I'm sure added to the kneejerk factor.
Fun fact, some people who got launch PS5 systems with Walmart got them for like $15 because of a bunch of the price matching automation weirdness and some even got them for free.My first reaction was the ordered was cancelled. But then I looked around online. My preorder was also with a credit card, so nothing had been done yet. People preordering with PayPal received refunds, which I'm sure added to the kneejerk factor.
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It was announced as part of the Limited Run e3 show. Along with the announcement, there was an interview with one of the developers on the game's history and how it fits within the series if you're interested.
Yeah we talked about it in the LRG thread. Unfortunately for the moment it's just them finishing Shantae Advance and releasing it as a gba cart. But it should get brought to other systems at some point after that... probably with LRG's "carbon engine" emulation thing.
They haven’t refunded my PayPal account yet.
If it’s closely based on the original planned version, it’s probably going to feel old and unrefined. If it’s been significantly changed, it’ll probably feel more like their most recent Shantae games. Either way sounds like a bad time, so it’s an easy skip; and even if it were as good as Pirate’s Curse, I’m not doing business with WayForward ever again after the Half Genie Hero kickstarter.
With all switch carts there is a set of numbers/letters on the front that should match the code on the back. If it's different then it's fake
I have an extra copy that I am planning to return to Target. I can sell it to you for $50. PM if interested
Nah, works fine offline for the primary console on the account.
You can play them offline, but you have to occasionally let the Switch phone home to verify you still have an active member ship. I was playing Shining Force on the plane last week.
Yea that would be cool. I really wish they would patch out the edge blur on the remake of links awakening. It annoys the hell out of me.
As long as it's BC with switch carts... I'm cool. If not, then I'll probably just wait it out as I have enough of a backlog. It would take some real amazing game to get me to day 1 another console when I have so much to play.
Agreed. Really hoping for cartridge backwards compatibility but not assuming it. I try to hold out for at least 3 exclusive games or at least a special edition. If it has a screen and it’s not OLED though…don’t think I could do it.
