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| Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - General Gaming - Game Boy Micro plays only GBA Games! |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 6404/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by ApophisOriginally posted by HyperHacker Originally posted by HyperHacker There needn't be any special hardware, save for a simple circuit to step up the voltage, which most likely just means running 5 volts through the GBC cart and not using the DS's voltage at all. Put an emulator on a DS card, and there you go. DS itself does the emulation. Since the emulator would be connected to a real GBC cart, it needn't be able to load ROMs, emulate memory controllers/SRAM, etc; thus making piracy essentially impossible (save for a GBC flash cart). Also, DS isn't GBA-compatible because it contains the GBA's processor. DS uses the GBA's processor in addition to the ARM9. Really, DS is GBA with some stuff added to it; shut down the second CPU and other add-ons and it's identical to a GBA. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 9997/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Ziff: Never said Nintendo will sell more than 10 million of them.  I'm just saying it won't go collecting dust on the storeshelves. They'll make something off it even if it's not much.Geez, to think I bought a DS on day one just to find out it was terrible. Bad start but the game lineup's starting to build steam pretty quickly. This week sees both Nintendogs and Advance Wars Dual Strike released, both of which have been getting top marks. |
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Snika Boo Level: 44  Posts: 435/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| What? This is so stupid. Why the flargh doesn't it play old GBC and GB games? What is Nintendo trying to do here? I was planning on buying one, too, if they were under $100, but... Well this sucks. I might still have to buy it! I'm such a fanboy...  |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 11114/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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I see no reason to buy this if it only plays GBA games. I have two handhelds that plays GBA games already.  Yeah, I´d like to be able to play GB and GBC games on it too. |
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fabio Chuck Level: 45  Posts: 811/1479 EXP: 629903 For next: 30261 Since: 07-02-05 From: Somewhere in Texas Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 7 hours |
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Originally posted by Snika I heard some kind of rumor that the GB Micro would be the same price as the DS when it first came out. Is that true? |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143 Posts: 11115/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Fabio, it only plays GBA games. Do you really think it´ll cost that much? |
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Yoronosuku Bullet Bill YORO 4 GOD Level: 32 Posts: 313/502 EXP: 194954 For next: 11488 Since: 01-06-05 From: hailing from Oyamazaki, Kyoto Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Look at it this way. If it played gbc games, the cartridge would look so STUPID out the top! It would be almost 2/3 bigger than the system itself, I bet it even. The z780 also could not fit inside of it, I bet. The GBC soundchip is the only surviving hardware =\ I do not think it is a big deal. I think this was made as a trendy way to play Gameboy ADVANCE games. Since you know it is a Gameboy ADVANCE after all. Not a Gameboy Color ._.; Most people by now should have a GBA or a GBC anyway so they have no reason to complain..GBC games in pocket would take up more space which destroys the whole point of the micro, anyway! And that is how I see things ._.;; | |||
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 6422/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| This thing is supposed to be like a GBA Lite. The smallest, cheapest possible GBA. If they added GBC compatibility, it wouldn't exactly be Lite anymore now would it? |
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Snika Boo Level: 44 Posts: 436/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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Originally posted by Yoronosuku I disagree. When the first GameBoy Advance came out, one of the main features was backwards-compadability. They held true to that with the second GBA, the GameBoy Advance SP. The DS partially broke that rule, but the 3-D rendered games made up for that. Now this 'Micro' is breakin' all the rules, yo'. Nintendo is really starting to make me angry. Sony, here I come! |
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fabio Chuck Level: 45 Posts: 824/1479 EXP: 629903 For next: 30261 Since: 07-02-05 From: Somewhere in Texas Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 7 hours |
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Originally posted by Trapster Nevermind, I found an article about the GB Micro. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/642/642275p1.html The colors for the GB Micro aren't that bad but I'm not getting one anyway. |
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NetSplit Koopa Level: 19 Posts: 88/117 EXP: 30378 For next: 5399 Since: 04-05-04 Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by SnikaOh no! I don't like a new version of a system even though I'm not required to buy it to play the games it runs! I must now go buy Sony products out of spite! Seriously, shut up. Buy what you like, don't buy what you dislike. Wow, difficult concept, huh? People like you really bug me. What the hell is with system loyalty? I own Nintendo systems because I like the games. If you're going to buy Sony products because you don't like the newest version of a Nintendo system you probably already own, then I really don't know what the hell is wrong with you; at the very least, you probably shouldn't be playing games. |
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Keitaro Iron Knuckle ウラシマ ケイタロウ Level: 54 Posts: 1257/1342 EXP: 1201569 For next: 32301 Since: 03-15-04 From: Hinata, Japan Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| Um. Snika, her exact point was this one was specificly design as a GBA ONLY. Peopl by this point should already own a GBA or GBC and it was made just as a more convenient way to play GBA games, having GBC game with it would defeat that purpose. That's basicly what she said. Not a difficult concept to grasp here, buddy. edit: and the ds? COMPLETLY DIFFERENT SYSTEM. What with Nintendo outright SAYING IT and all. You should be greatful they even put in GBA stuff. Next you'll complain that your SNES dosnt play NES games even though they both have the word -NES in it so why the hell not? ONOES PSX TIEM PLZ!!1`1 (edited by Keitaro on 08-20-05 10:54 PM) |
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drjayphd Beamos What's that spell? pimp! Level: 56  Posts: 1275/1477 EXP: 1387410 For next: 10766 Since: 03-15-04 From: CT Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Because there's still a bit more room to pile on: When the first GameBoy Advance came out, one of the main features was backwards-compadability. They held true to that with the second GBA, the GameBoy Advance SP. Backwards compatibility was a big selling point then. Now? Not so much. Besides, the SP was sooner and, oh, guess what, fixing OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GBA. As was stated earlier, the Micro is for people who wouldn't be seen with a GBA or SP. Thus, the design. It's just hitting another market. If you want to get a GBA and want backwards compatibility, you could just get an SP... for $30 LESS. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 10009/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Totally different system although Nintendo could run with it for a while if certain titles do well. It certainly doesn't look like a Virtual Boy-type disaster anyways. | |||
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Snika Boo Level: 44 Posts: 437/916 EXP: 600678 For next: 10607 Since: 07-21-04 From: Freezing Cold Alaska! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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Originally posted by NetSplitOriginally posted by SnikaOh no! I don't like a new version of a system even though I'm not required to buy it to play the games it runs! I must now go buy Sony products out of spite! I don't buy Sony out of spite, I buy it because they have good products, man. Sorry I made it sound that way. |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 6445/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Snika Yes, because GBA was the new system. Nothing else. Now, you have a choice. If you still like GBC games, buy an SP. If you only care about GBA games and want something small, buy Micro. See how that works? Making GBA without backward-compatibility would have sucked, because you would be forced to carry both it and a GBC. Making GBA with backward-compatibility, and then GBA Micro without, gives you the choice of spending a bit more on a bigger system that plays GBC games, or saving some cash and getting the smaller, GBA-only version. Just like how if you were a lucky Japanese person a few years back, you had the option of buying a cheap standard Gamecube, or a more expensive one that plays DVDs. (Why can't I have a Q?  |
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firemaker Level: 26  Posts: 199/247 EXP: 94178 For next: 8097 Since: 03-23-04 From: UK berkshire Since last post: 17 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| I think nintendo has made a big mistake on the gba micro. I've got a nintendo ds so why would I want to buy a micro. Also most people would rather just spend some extra money so they can play DS games as well as gba. And the final thing is that by the time it comes out most developers would have stopped developing for the gba and started developing for the nintendo ds. | |||
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 4041/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| You're wrong. So far, I believe that GBA is worth alot more money to the developpers. This and the fucking main point of the GBM (it has been mentionned two fucking thousand times) is so it doesn't take too much space in your pocket. Read the fucking thread before replying, since you obviously missed the point of the GBM. Because the DS is huge (I'm someone who bought it when it came out, and always have it with me, so I know what I'm talking about.) |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 6456/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Plus, Micro is cheaper. Maybe you can't or don't want to spend that extra money on a DS. Some people just want a decent game system and don't care what it's like as long as it's fun. | |||
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 10022/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| It's not a mistake because they'll make back their initial investment on it worldwide. Whether it makes them any significant profit or not remains to be seen. Now, if they package the system with a game... |
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