Wolfpup
CAGiversary!
I've ranted about this, but never on here, so...
[Rant]
The GBA uses the GBC hardware for part of it's sound, which means at least some of it must be in the DS. There do seem to be minor sound issues in some GBA games on DS, and maybe that's because it's somehow being faked since the DS doesn't have the GBC CPU.
Okay, supposedly that CPU is getting expensive or something (since nothing uses it anymore except the GBA). But how about doing software emulation on the DS for GBC games? It should be powerful enough to emulate a GBC.
Heck, sell a DS card with the emulator software on it (I know this won't work now since the DS dosen't physically accept GB/GBC games).
Anyway this really pisses me off, because the Gameboy and Gameboy Color have such great game libraries. Off the top of my head:
-Monopoly-this is the best version of Monopoly I've ever played on any platform. I used to play it regularly until the DS came out. I feel pretty stupid buying the same game again (in a version that's probably not even as good).
-Kirby 1 and 2-IMO these are WAY better than the Gameboy Advance Kirby games. The new games don't play the same or as well IMO.
-Saga/Final Fantasy Legend 1-3-aka the GOOD Saga games. All still hold up well
-Final Fantasy Adventure (ie the first "Secret of Mana" game whose Japanese name I can't pronounce or even remember)
-Dragon Quest 1 & 2, 3-I *STILL* love the original Dragon Quest. And the GBC remake looks and plays even better than the original (plus it's portable)
-Wario Land 1, 2, 3. 4's great too, but 3/4 the series is unaccessible
-THREE Zelda games
-Super Mario Bros deluxe
-Kirby's Block Ball-the best breakout type game ever IMO
I'm barely scratching the surface with that. With some thought I'm sure I could keep going.
I would have kept a Gameboy Advance (or two) just to retain access to these games, except that the lithium batteries don't last all that long in storage, and the system probably won't work even plugged in to the wall if the battery is completely dead (I checked before selling my GBAs, and they don't work with the battery removed).
Now I'm somewhat nervous that the DS 2 or whatever it's called will drop GBA games-in which case I'll be in the same situation with those. No long-term solution for retaining access to them.
The situation just pisses me off, because all three versions of the Gameboy have such strong libraries.
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[Rant]
The GBA uses the GBC hardware for part of it's sound, which means at least some of it must be in the DS. There do seem to be minor sound issues in some GBA games on DS, and maybe that's because it's somehow being faked since the DS doesn't have the GBC CPU.
Okay, supposedly that CPU is getting expensive or something (since nothing uses it anymore except the GBA). But how about doing software emulation on the DS for GBC games? It should be powerful enough to emulate a GBC.
Heck, sell a DS card with the emulator software on it (I know this won't work now since the DS dosen't physically accept GB/GBC games).
Anyway this really pisses me off, because the Gameboy and Gameboy Color have such great game libraries. Off the top of my head:
-Monopoly-this is the best version of Monopoly I've ever played on any platform. I used to play it regularly until the DS came out. I feel pretty stupid buying the same game again (in a version that's probably not even as good).
-Kirby 1 and 2-IMO these are WAY better than the Gameboy Advance Kirby games. The new games don't play the same or as well IMO.
-Saga/Final Fantasy Legend 1-3-aka the GOOD Saga games. All still hold up well
-Final Fantasy Adventure (ie the first "Secret of Mana" game whose Japanese name I can't pronounce or even remember)
-Dragon Quest 1 & 2, 3-I *STILL* love the original Dragon Quest. And the GBC remake looks and plays even better than the original (plus it's portable)
-Wario Land 1, 2, 3. 4's great too, but 3/4 the series is unaccessible
-THREE Zelda games
-Super Mario Bros deluxe
-Kirby's Block Ball-the best breakout type game ever IMO
I'm barely scratching the surface with that. With some thought I'm sure I could keep going.
I would have kept a Gameboy Advance (or two) just to retain access to these games, except that the lithium batteries don't last all that long in storage, and the system probably won't work even plugged in to the wall if the battery is completely dead (I checked before selling my GBAs, and they don't work with the battery removed).
Now I'm somewhat nervous that the DS 2 or whatever it's called will drop GBA games-in which case I'll be in the same situation with those. No long-term solution for retaining access to them.
The situation just pisses me off, because all three versions of the Gameboy have such strong libraries.
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