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"GBA SP... What to buy?"

Right I will be getting a GBA SP next Friday but am looking to get some decent RPG games for it. Link up games can be mentioned but seeing as none of the people I know have GBA consoles (yet) it will go to waste a little. Looking for some huge, interesting games, preferably RPG is the classis Skies of Arcadia/Final Fantasy style. Will definitley be getting either Earth Worm Jim/DonkeyKong/Mario Kart with it however as another game I was thinking about Mario and Luigi, any good?

I know very little about Adnvanced Wars and how the Zelda GBA games play so any information would be appreciated.

Cheers!

Yes pritty much every color and normal game works on gba, i recently got metroid fusion brand new, i can sell u my copy for £20 + free p&p

I will get Metroid Fusion as I enjoyed playing it on an aumlation despite the drastic screen resolution and stretched image, not to mention the laughable controls. I will get it on the GBA though along with Zero Mission when its released. I am most looking forward to playing Donkey Kong again along with the Super Mario games. Advance Wars also looks incredably sweet, as does the Mario and Luigi saga. Should be enough games to keep me happy when I can't be bothered to play my Cube or turn on my PC.

Then of course the classic Mario Kart, this will be an early purchase as well.

Does the GBA still play standard GB and GB Colour games? I am interested in getting Metal Gear from the GB Colour but don't want to make a mistake if it doesn't work.

You don't need the games for Billy Hatcher or Zelda but you need the GB version of MEtroid,

I would say stay away from Golden Sun, it's the closest you'll get to a FF/Skies but it's so very, very shallow. And the 'continues in part 2' is inexcusable I think. There's nothing even remotely like a conclusion to the story.

the mario game are more advanced with extra modes and stuff

metroid, animal crossing, wario ware

Yes it comes with a charger,

One very very last thing ;)

Which games require you to have both the GBA and GameCube title to unlock items between them? IGN have a guide up but it doesn't let you know for all the titles.

Just ordered a Silver SP from SR with the Scorpion King free game. It gets reasonable reviews and its all I can afford with me upgrading other technical items as well.

A few questions though...

Does it come with a charger?

Does the magnifier make a huge improvement?

Can I link it up to my Cube with games like Zelda and Metroid Prime without needing their GBA counterparts to get the extras working? If so does the Metroid game appear on the GBA or the TV screen?

Are the Mario Advance games direct ports from the Snez?

One last question, is Advance Wars anything like North and South from the Atari ST?

Muchos gracias.

Ah yes, Wario Ware. Genius.