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ok, Ive opened this forum to give more people the chance to talk about anything to do with Game Boy Advance, e.g. why you like the gba, what are your favourite games, what games/accesories you are looking forward to, cheats e.t.c.
so whatever it is why not post it in this forum...
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so whatever it is why not post it in this forum...
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[email protected] ( please e-mail me about anything about gba )
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tony hawks 2 on the GBA ROCKS!!!!!!!. the controls will take ya a little getin used to but once youve got by that barrier, theres one hell of a good game waiting for ya!, the graphics and animation are superb and the sound is spot on, the onoly real problem is the control part and the light on the GBA....which reminds me i hope no -one here has actually adjusted the LCD switch at the back right??.....THAT DAMAGES THE SCREEN!!!!!!!!
has anyone read my last meesage/humerous story? do you own tony hawks pro skater for GBA? if so could you tell me if it really is worth buying because ive heard good things about it and i am probably going to buy it in...6 days now!
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ok firstly i wan't to know if anyone has tony hawk's pro skater 2 for GBA and is it any good?
secondly i was going to buy it today however there is a funny story that i just thought i'd share...
Ok it all started today when i went down to Penzance to buy THPS2 for GBA and i was shopping around and i went into MVC and found that it was £22.99 or so i thought... i went to the till and bought it with a debit card and by the time i was halfway down the street i realised the terrible mistake i had made, i looked at the back of the box and "DOH!" i found out that i had bought the Game boy Color version!!! i couldent belive the mistake i had made and took it back straight away and got a refund back on my card but! when i then wen't into Electronics Boutique and tried to buy it (because it was actually cheaper in there!) my card was refused!!! aaaahhhh! yet more frustration!! so i then tried to withdraw the cash to pay for it from several ATM's but it just woudn't let me!!! so i then wen't into Barklays and found out that it takes several day's for a refund to actually register on the card so now i have to wait another week untill i can buy it!!! oh well 7 days to go...
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secondly i was going to buy it today however there is a funny story that i just thought i'd share...
Ok it all started today when i went down to Penzance to buy THPS2 for GBA and i was shopping around and i went into MVC and found that it was £22.99 or so i thought... i went to the till and bought it with a debit card and by the time i was halfway down the street i realised the terrible mistake i had made, i looked at the back of the box and "DOH!" i found out that i had bought the Game boy Color version!!! i couldent belive the mistake i had made and took it back straight away and got a refund back on my card but! when i then wen't into Electronics Boutique and tried to buy it (because it was actually cheaper in there!) my card was refused!!! aaaahhhh! yet more frustration!! so i then tried to withdraw the cash to pay for it from several ATM's but it just woudn't let me!!! so i then wen't into Barklays and found out that it takes several day's for a refund to actually register on the card so now i have to wait another week untill i can buy it!!! oh well 7 days to go...
slik...*_*...
Ive looked around on the web and have found out that there are 3 jarassic park 3 games and they look crap except for one i'm starting to go of the idea of buying jarasic park 3 on the gba... oh well theres still the like of banjokazooie and mario kart advance to look forward to, mmmmmmm mario kart advance...
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Game Boy Advance: It seems like only yesterday that Nintendo of Japan's Head of PR stood on a podium at the Spaceworld show in Tokyo, reached into his breast pocket and gave the breathless crowd their first look at the Game Boy Advance. In fact, it was last August - and ten months later, just 93 days after GBA's Japanese launch, and a little over a week after it arrived in the United States, Nintendo's next-generation handheld has leaped into the palms of an impatient European public. Game Boy Advance isn't simply a Game Boy Color with a few extra bells and whistles. It's a wholesale revolution in portable gaming, a chance to play the kind of games you'd only expect to see dancing around on your TV screen at a bus stop, on the train, tucked up in bed, or on the loo. It's simply a must buy and here's why...
BATTERIES: Over 15 hours' battery life, they promised and 15 hours you get, from the same twin AA batteries that powered Game Bot Color. Even the power light's been tweaked - it's a bright green for the first 12 hours and then becomes a deep red that gradually fades as your Duracells splutter their last. Give the rechargable battery pack or AC adapter a try too, if you like.
D-PAD: Don't be deceived. Game Boy Advance's plastic cross looks smaller than GBC's - but in fact the two pads are exactly the same size. Nintendo's D-pad is still the best in the world, although people have a little trouble with diagonals while playing Kuru Kuru Kururin.
START/SELECT: The positioning of the Start/Select button is brilliant. Pausing and restarting a game if you mess up has never been so easy - just slide your thumb down slightly - which makes the addictiveness of time trial modes on games such as Kuru Kuru even more potent.
DISPLAY: GBA's wide screen is more pleasing to the peepers than GBC's After Eight-shaped display. Yes, it's tricky to see anything in low light (use a third party plug-in light if you can), and subject to glare, but the detail and colour are gobsmacking. By tapping L, you can strecth the display of old Game Boy games to fit - it looks odd at first, but once you're used to it, you'll never go back to the old Game Boy.
CARTS: Their teensy dimensions may make them look cute, but GBA's cartridges are easy to lose, so I recommend storing them back in their box after each play, GBA can play almost all Game Boy Color and Pocket games, too, although there's a price to pay - the way the bulky carts juts out of the top of the machine is horrible.
L/R BUTTONS: Two new buttons for the GB Advance - is crucial for power sliding on racing games, accessing extra moves in beat'em ups and so on. For folk with big hands, though, the way the shoulders are levered on the outside will cause problems. In fact, I ended up using the middle of my index finger to push down L and R.
A/B BUTTONS: Positioned much further away from the D-pad compared to GBC, which makes for increased comfort. Lay your thumb as flat as possible, though - it's tempting to make an L-shape with said digits as you push down on A, which is a sure fire route to eye-watering pain over the course of a prolonged session.
SPEAKER: Chances are you'll be slightly dissapointed with GBA's sound to begin with. The music and effects are audibly better than GBC, but not by much, and everything that the speaker emits has a crunchy low-quality sound to it. But plugging in some headphones- any will do -is the equivalent of having your ears syringed. Suddenly, GBA is punping crisp, stereo audio into your lugholes- and titles like F-Zero and Super Mario come laden with speech and samples of real musical instruments.
BUY ONE NOW!!!!!!
BATTERIES: Over 15 hours' battery life, they promised and 15 hours you get, from the same twin AA batteries that powered Game Bot Color. Even the power light's been tweaked - it's a bright green for the first 12 hours and then becomes a deep red that gradually fades as your Duracells splutter their last. Give the rechargable battery pack or AC adapter a try too, if you like.
D-PAD: Don't be deceived. Game Boy Advance's plastic cross looks smaller than GBC's - but in fact the two pads are exactly the same size. Nintendo's D-pad is still the best in the world, although people have a little trouble with diagonals while playing Kuru Kuru Kururin.
START/SELECT: The positioning of the Start/Select button is brilliant. Pausing and restarting a game if you mess up has never been so easy - just slide your thumb down slightly - which makes the addictiveness of time trial modes on games such as Kuru Kuru even more potent.
DISPLAY: GBA's wide screen is more pleasing to the peepers than GBC's After Eight-shaped display. Yes, it's tricky to see anything in low light (use a third party plug-in light if you can), and subject to glare, but the detail and colour are gobsmacking. By tapping L, you can strecth the display of old Game Boy games to fit - it looks odd at first, but once you're used to it, you'll never go back to the old Game Boy.
CARTS: Their teensy dimensions may make them look cute, but GBA's cartridges are easy to lose, so I recommend storing them back in their box after each play, GBA can play almost all Game Boy Color and Pocket games, too, although there's a price to pay - the way the bulky carts juts out of the top of the machine is horrible.
L/R BUTTONS: Two new buttons for the GB Advance - is crucial for power sliding on racing games, accessing extra moves in beat'em ups and so on. For folk with big hands, though, the way the shoulders are levered on the outside will cause problems. In fact, I ended up using the middle of my index finger to push down L and R.
A/B BUTTONS: Positioned much further away from the D-pad compared to GBC, which makes for increased comfort. Lay your thumb as flat as possible, though - it's tempting to make an L-shape with said digits as you push down on A, which is a sure fire route to eye-watering pain over the course of a prolonged session.
SPEAKER: Chances are you'll be slightly dissapointed with GBA's sound to begin with. The music and effects are audibly better than GBC, but not by much, and everything that the speaker emits has a crunchy low-quality sound to it. But plugging in some headphones- any will do -is the equivalent of having your ears syringed. Suddenly, GBA is punping crisp, stereo audio into your lugholes- and titles like F-Zero and Super Mario come laden with speech and samples of real musical instruments.
BUY ONE NOW!!!!!!
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