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19th May 2008, 6:34pm
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#1 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| GameBoy Advance
are they any good? i noticed in game station the other day that they were only £35 for a pre-owned one. im loathed to spend alot on something i wont use all the time, but i would like a wee hand held doodly.
can you get decent games for them? is is worth it? the next cheapest thing was a pre owned DS which was £65, far too much IMO.
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19th May 2008, 6:38pm
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#2 | | MANLEGEND SuperMod
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| Re: gameboy advance
GBA's a great handheld system as long as we're talking about the SP and not the original:
the SP is a flip-top design - http://www.gadget-crazy.co.uk/shop/images/ps2red.jpg , the original - http://www.emulanium.com/images/gba-b.gif
Nice thing about getting the GBA for someone who is looking out for money is that when you get ready to move up to a DS, the games can be used on the DS (the Nintendo DS has a GBA game slot)
I ran my GBA into the ground before the DS came out - plenty of great games. | |
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19th May 2008, 6:40pm
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#3 | | Athiest Otter
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| Re: gameboy advance
The only reason I had (for a VERY short while) a GBA original was to play Hamtaro: Hamhams unite  It was ok but I rekon going for an SP would be the thing to do now.
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19th May 2008, 6:48pm
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#4 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| Re: gameboy advance
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Originally Posted by PapaZeb GBA's a great handheld system as long as we're talking about the SP and not the original:
the SP is a flip-top design - http://www.gadget-crazy.co.uk/shop/images/ps2red.jpg , the original - http://www.emulanium.com/images/gba-b.gif
Nice thing about getting the GBA for someone who is looking out for money is that when you get ready to move up to a DS, the games can be used on the DS (the Nintendo DS has a GBA game slot)
I ran my GBA into the ground before the DS came out - plenty of great games. | it was flip top one i was looking at. how much would a game set me back? and what ones are good? im fairly easy when it comes to what kind of games to play. i like arcade ones, shooty ones, adventure ones....
i just about had a heart attack looking at some game prices. £45 for some PS3 game! i dont even spend that on a winter coat!
can you tell im totally not a gamer?
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19th May 2008, 6:53pm
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#5 | | MANLEGEND SuperMod
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| Re: gameboy advance
The GBA library is pretty big. Plenty of NES/SNES remakes (Super Mario 1, 2, 3, Super Mario World, Metroid, etc), some great original games (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap) and plenty of arcade/shooty ones.
The Castlevania series of games may be more up your alley on the GBA - plenty of adventuring there. | |
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19th May 2008, 6:55pm
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#6 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| Re: gameboy advance
cool bananas, merci Mr Zeb
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19th May 2008, 7:01pm
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#7 | | Little Raver Boi
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| Re: gameboy advance
Games aren't too expensive for them, i think GForce has some but dunno their prices as they still have boxes etc. but if you ask in most GameStations they have a cabinet with retro and usually have lots of unboxed gba titles at £7.99 oor 2 for £15 | |
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19th May 2008, 7:02pm
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#8 | | Hiphopopotamus
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19th May 2008, 7:05pm
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#9 | | Rhymenocerous
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| Re: gameboy advance
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Originally Posted by Fenntastic | do they come in pink? I want one now. Actually I want a DS so I can get Zoo Tycoon. | |
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19th May 2008, 7:07pm
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#10 | | Caissa's DeathAngel
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| Re: gameboy advance
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Originally Posted by cupotea do they come in pink? I want one now. Actually I want a DS so I can get Zoo Tycoon. | Think they might come in pink actually, certainly the DS does.
Even on the high end of the GBA price spectrum you're looking at £15, and thats in cases like GForce, where you can still get brand new GBA games and rarer ones
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19th May 2008, 7:15pm
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#11 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| Re: gameboy advance
there was a pink DS in game station for £65, eileen.
id like a pnk GBA but i'll probably settle for a silver one Quote:
Originally Posted by Addy Think they might come in pink actually, certainly the DS does.
Even on the high end of the GBA price spectrum you're looking at £15, and thats in cases like GForce, where you can still get brand new GBA games and rarer ones | good stuff, cheers
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19th May 2008, 7:17pm
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#12 | | Rhymenocerous
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Originally Posted by Fenntastic there was a pink DS in game station for £65, eileen. | I'll just steal some money out of Stewart's wallet when he isn't looking, that's okay isn't it? http://www.game.co.uk/GBA/Hardware/C...-Pink-Edition/ !!!!! !!!!!
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19th May 2008, 7:45pm
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#13 | | tear you apart
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Originally Posted by cupotea do they come in pink? I want one now. Actually I want a DS so I can get Zoo Tycoon. | GOOD CHOICE! It's amazing. | |
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19th May 2008, 8:02pm
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#14 | | Rhymenocerous
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19th May 2008, 8:09pm
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#15 | | Registered User
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| Re: gameboy advance
Fenn, just get a DS and a R4 card and dl all the games you ever want to play. Am I going to get a telling off for this? I haven't been on the forum for so long.
I think you can get R4 cards for the Gameboy as well actually, if that's what the big ass thing that came with my DS thing is, you can have mine's. | |
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