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Same for me. If we’re counting in backwards compatibility, I was always a GBA guy for the fact it could play the entire Game Boy library.

As I’ve gotten older though, I’ve been gravitating more to the DS for the combination of DS and GBA.

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Dang it, thanks.

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To be fair, a GB or GBC cart in the SP will make it much less pocketable.

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It’s too hard to choose!

Advance Wars is always a solid choice, with the ability to create your own maps it never really gets old.

Metroid Fusion is one of my favorites too.

Drill Dozer is a blast to 100%, and WarioWare is fantastic any time you pick it up!

There are too many great games on this system for me to choose!

I’m still looking to grab Iridion II, it’s supposed to be the superior game to the first. Love the music in Iridion 3D though 👍

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Thank you

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The mother games are the only repros I’ve purchased, it’s a crime that Nintendo didn’t localize those for NA or EUR!

So it’s just a cheap repro from eBay with an English patch. I have a flash cart too, which is probably the better way to go.

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It’s a great game! And Treasure seemed to work in every graphical trick they could get out of the system. There’s some impressive and chaotic graphics in that game.

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I wish I could have all of them! Maybe some day…

I was never really interested in any Pokemon game after the first two gens. They just didn’t feel like different enough games to me. So with GBA, I only grabbed the remakes of the first gen when they came out.

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If you have to have dedicated carts of them - I’d say to go for it!

If all you need is to play them again - I would strongly recommend getting a flash cart instead. Repros can be pretty unreliable.

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Right

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I know! 😭

It’s been on the list for a while, but there are just too many great games in the GBA library. It’s difficult to track down every cart I want (cause I kinda want all of them)

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I can relate to that. Same story, but for Virtual Boy’s NA Jack Bros. Way too expensive to get now, but I got it way back when and thought I was paying too much at the time!

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I definitely have some options when I need a GBA fix!

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Oh, it’s right there… on my wishlist.

I do have it on my 3DS though as part of that Ambassador program. Not the same as having the cart, so I still want to track it down sometime.

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It does hit as pricy at first, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable given what they’re doing here and what (I’m sure) BOM costs are right now.

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I think the ability to play carts is part of why this is over $100, that takes a lot more hardware than just an emulation box does.

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Thank you!

Ghostbusters II for NES and Game Boy (the ones developed by Hal) are the only good retro Ghostbusters games, and the only ones worth playing! Though, the Sega Genesis game is okay.

I really can’t pick a favorite. Growing up, it was Link’s Awakening. But if I had to pick only one today and I’m being honest, it would have to be Tetris.

If I had to grab something to play right this second… It would probably be something Kirby. Though I have been thinking about getting back into Harvest Moon lately.

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The empty cases (and bins that I keep my games in):

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/cef29d8b-899f-4588-9e59-ad3d6e9cdabe.jpeg

Fwow13,
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Mole Mania is fantastic 👍

I never heard anyone talking about that one back in the 90s, seems like more people know about it nowadays.

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I have no friends! 🤣😭

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I never grabbed Crystal. In hindsight - I should have, probably not something I’ll buy for what it goes for now.

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They were alphabetized in the bins 😅

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It has a Bible matching game and a Bible version of hangman, and I’ve always liked hangman 👍

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Thank you!

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Me too! Unfortunately, the cart won’t fit into the Game Genie. It has a significant hump at the top that prevents it from going in backwards (like carts have to for the Game Genie).

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I had to settle for a cart with some label damage to experience it on original hardware.

It’s on the Nintendo Switch online service now though, that might be an option?

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Pokémon? Probably Red, it was my first (bought when it came out) and I have the most nostalgia for that one.

Of all those carts? I don’t think I could choose. Probably just plain old Tetris, but there are so many great games.

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Nice! I had seen a couple rom hacks for the originals that add the QoL changes, but I don’t remember seeing the rearranged game. I’ll have to look into it!

Fwow13,
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I use this adapter with Sony earbuds with my Pixel 4xl and they’ve been solid for years.

USB Type C to 3.5mm Female Headphone Jack Adapter, JSAUX USB C to Aux Audio Dongle Cable Cord Compatible with Samsung Galaxy S23 S23+ S23 Ultra, S22 S21 S20 Plus/Ultra, iPad Pro, MacBook, Pixel (Grey) a.co/d/4xdLdDF

If you can’t find what you’re hoping for, I can at least vouch for the reliability of this adapter with my (dated) Pixel phone.

Fwow13,
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Yep 👍.

I used to be a day 1 rooter and customizer, but so many of the little annoyances I’ve had with the OS over the years that I would root to change have either already changed to my preference or are now something that I can customize without root.

Say-Gaaaah! (lemmy.world)

Years ago I inherited my wife’s family’s Game Gear. After a recap, and replacing the backlight, I started tracking down games to play on it. It’s been great exploring a whole library of games that I skipped out on as a kid! (I was a Nintendo kid) Now I have a nice little library of carts to play on this beast of a 90’s...

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🤣

It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever played, but yeah… Sonic Spinball is a mess! Lol

Not something I’ll ever actually try to beat, but interesting to mess with when I have some time to kill.

Fwow13,
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They’re surprisingly good games on here!

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😬 Wasn’t prepared for that question, not sure I can pick only one.

I can say that lately I’ve been focused on Woody Pop. Slowly but surely getting the hang of that one. It’s a pretty interesting breakout/arkanoid where you are fighting your way through a toy shop. Every time you clear a room, you get a choice of which door to go through (and therefore) which room to tackle next.

There are power ups to collect, each room’s bricks seem to depict a different toy, and there’s unlimited continues. It’s a pretty simple but solid game.

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Not the same as the Genesis version (IIRC), but I believe the Master System’s game is the same as this Game Gear version.

Still a fun little platformer if you are seeing it for cheap somewhere.

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🎶Be prepared!🎶

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They’re a lot of fun!

I’m sure it’s not for everyone though, they do make great display pieces too!

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