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Donkey Kong Country finally makes it to the GBA which is good in someways - the GBC version was seriously watered down.
In other ways...
Well:
GBA - £60
Mario Advance - £30
Mario Advance 2 - £30
Mario Advance 4 - £30
Super Mario Bros (Gameboy Colour) - £10-20
Donkey Kong Country - £30
+ batteries
+ the need to tilt the screen at a perfect angle.
Total - between £190 and £200
Or, you can nip down to your local second handshop/market and although the prices will vary, here's what I paid:
Snes - £20
Donkey Kong Country (boxed) - £10
Super Mario World (unboxed - Super Mario Advance 2) - £6
Super Mario All Stars (unboxed - compilation including:) - £8
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Lost Levels (not available on handheld, probably not missed)
Super Mario Bros 2 (Super Mario Advance 2)
Super Mario Bros 3 (Super Mario Advance 4)
+ bright TV display and more comfortable controller.
Total - £44
Not found Zelda yet (the ONE drawback - availability!)
Sure, the GBA version have a few added odds and ends as added extra's but not £150 worth!
Nintendo are great games makers and all that, but they are really milking their handheld audience. You'd think that after 12 years they'd be wanting to better Super Mario World. Not water it down and re-release it on a smaller screen.
Oh well.
The Games Business is the Games BUSINESS I suppose, and I guess it does fund Gamecube devellopment. Perhaps they don't think Mario World can be surpassed...
Defeatests. Nintendo are shadows of their formerselves, I'll do a topic on in one day...
In other ways...
Well:
GBA - £60
Mario Advance - £30
Mario Advance 2 - £30
Mario Advance 4 - £30
Super Mario Bros (Gameboy Colour) - £10-20
Donkey Kong Country - £30
+ batteries
+ the need to tilt the screen at a perfect angle.
Total - between £190 and £200
Or, you can nip down to your local second handshop/market and although the prices will vary, here's what I paid:
Snes - £20
Donkey Kong Country (boxed) - £10
Super Mario World (unboxed - Super Mario Advance 2) - £6
Super Mario All Stars (unboxed - compilation including:) - £8
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Lost Levels (not available on handheld, probably not missed)
Super Mario Bros 2 (Super Mario Advance 2)
Super Mario Bros 3 (Super Mario Advance 4)
+ bright TV display and more comfortable controller.
Total - £44
Not found Zelda yet (the ONE drawback - availability!)
Sure, the GBA version have a few added odds and ends as added extra's but not £150 worth!
Nintendo are great games makers and all that, but they are really milking their handheld audience. You'd think that after 12 years they'd be wanting to better Super Mario World. Not water it down and re-release it on a smaller screen.
Oh well.
The Games Business is the Games BUSINESS I suppose, and I guess it does fund Gamecube devellopment. Perhaps they don't think Mario World can be surpassed...
Defeatests. Nintendo are shadows of their formerselves, I'll do a topic on in one day...
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Strafex wrote:
>
> Besides, that's no excuse for Nintendo cashing in on their past
> games.
business is
> business.
You're contradicitng yourself there.
>
> Besides, that's no excuse for Nintendo cashing in on their past
> games.
business is
> business.
You're contradicitng yourself there.
£150 is a lot for portability!
Anyway, I have my own TV so I can use it whenever I want (providing I'm home).
Besides, that's no excuse for Nintendo cashing in on their past games.
It would've been nice if they'd done a Mario All Stars style compilation and the concentrated on new games, but hey, business is business.
Anyway, I have my own TV so I can use it whenever I want (providing I'm home).
Besides, that's no excuse for Nintendo cashing in on their past games.
It would've been nice if they'd done a Mario All Stars style compilation and the concentrated on new games, but hey, business is business.
Plus the fact you can't always use your TV.
Plus the fact you have to pay for the TV.
Plus the fact that the GBA us better...
Well... no...
Plus the fact you have to pay for the TV.
Plus the fact that the GBA us better...
Well... no...
And the fact that you can take your snes and tv with you anywhere and play it, oh wait, NO YOU CAN'T.
Tribute wrote:
> Super Mario All-Stars doesn't save anymore - at least not on mine, my
> best mates or my cousins version.
>
> Which is a drawback.
>
> Add price of electricity.
>
> And the hassle of setting up the SNES
Poke the twelve and second part of the cartridges chip back up... or give them a clean. :)
> Super Mario All-Stars doesn't save anymore - at least not on mine, my
> best mates or my cousins version.
>
> Which is a drawback.
>
> Add price of electricity.
>
> And the hassle of setting up the SNES
Poke the twelve and second part of the cartridges chip back up... or give them a clean. :)
Plus the fact that you can play snes on the move, unless your willing to go into the really dodgy side *mwhaa*
Super Mario All-Stars doesn't save anymore - at least not on mine, my best mates or my cousins version.
Which is a drawback.
Add price of electricity.
And the hassle of setting up the SNES
Which is a drawback.
Add price of electricity.
And the hassle of setting up the SNES
Well either way, cheap second hand Snes or free download, those GBA version buyers are still suckers! :-P
Yup, the keyboard does suck.
But like you said, for school it rocks.
As does the MD Emu, with Jacko game.
OW!
But like you said, for school it rocks.
As does the MD Emu, with Jacko game.
OW!
Strafex wrote:
> Good point! :-)
>
>
> Keyboard Vs Snes controller though?
Ha, i bought a cheap SNES pad rip off for my PC. It works a treat.
> Good point! :-)
>
>
> Keyboard Vs Snes controller though?
Ha, i bought a cheap SNES pad rip off for my PC. It works a treat.
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