GBA sucks...HARD.

I\'ve only played Tony Hawk 2 and Castlevania, and the latter rocks (I own it). THPS2 was okay, but not that great. Graphicswise it was good.

The only downside about the GBA is how it scratches so easily (mine has a nice squiggly fine scratch on the screen, which you can see when playing Castlevania because of trying to get light).

For me, so far, it has lived up to expectations, and there IS  a Metroid being made, as well as SMB3 and some other NIntendo classics. Also, Nintendo conducted a poll as to what SNES game fans most want on the GBA, and Mario RPG came out on top... now if Squaresoft were able to develop for it... hmmm...

Whoa, who are you and where did you put Jumpman?

I don\'t know if you\'re right as I\'ve never played GBA, but people have different opinions about different games, so you could be right in your own way. I was just very surprised seeing this from you... saying Nintendo sucks? *still in shock*

Note to self: Expect to see a \'fooled you\' post later.

Originally posted by JediMaster
All I have for it is FZero so far. I love that game. I only have 1 master series left. Now I must wait for GameBoy Wars Advanced and Mario Kart SC. Calm down a bit Jumpman, you seem to be yelling. Remember the system has only been out for a month, give the games some time!

Yes but all of the games are only descent so far and I expect better from Nintendo. I know it will get better eventually, but I don\'t see that happening anytime soon. The only games I\'m interested in that are coming out this year are Mario Kart and Sonic Advance, but neither of them have to stuff to compete with Eternal Darkness. That\'ll be the only game I purchase from now until the end of the year.

Your out of your f***ing mind Jump.... every title you listed in your 1st post there is AAA. I could have more fun with any one of them than the entire launch lineup of the system this site caters too.

Good for you! But I\'ve played all of them and am very disapointed with each and every one of them. I guess my standards for GBA were too high.

The only thing I agree with is that Nintendo should\'ve done SMB3 instead of 2. Or better yet, 1-3 on one cart.

Or better yet: 1-3+ Super Metroid+Zelda:LTTP. Surprisingly, they have enough room to do that on a GBA cart, but they didn\'t. :rpissed:

Rayman was an excellent Psone game and is an excellent GBA game.

Mario 2 is a great game. Sure, I prefer to see Mario 3 and Super Mario, but all good things to those who wait.

F-ZERO always rocked and always will. Sheesh. You say it is too repetive? Every racing game is , man.

Tony Hawk. Well, okay agree\'d. But then again, I hate the series anyways.

Rayman was boring and simply.

Mario 2 was good but lacked what made every Mario game great. I didn\'t mind that it was probably the most difficult game out of the series since I love good challenges, but...I can\'t explain, Mario 3 was just a lot better. \'Nuff said.

I don\'t like repiditive games, hence why I thought F-Zero was a bad game. And the thought of Nintendo porting over a better game was always in my head. Maybe that\'s because the gameplay was so poor...

I was just very surprised seeing this from you... saying Nintendo sucks? *still in shock*  

Nintendo is easily my favorite developer, but they\'ve ****ed up the GBA launch with poor software IMO.

Thats what I was saying jumpman when I played it I thought the graphics were below snes quailty which is sad.  Most of the games on the system are old snes ports,  Nintendo proably did that to make a lot of money off people.  For the 100th time gba is not 32-bit who cares if the specs say it.  Heck, they couldn\'t even port a perfect street fighter 2 turbo.

Actually, LIC was right. I must of been on something because GBA definitely has the graphical capabilities of a SNES.

http://cgi.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/page2.pl?system=gameboy&game=goldensun&imgnum=21

Golden Sun screenshots. \'Nuff said.

[Living-In-Clip]

Originally posted by Jumpman
Actually, LIC was right. I must of been on something because GBA definitely has the graphical capabilities of a SNES.

http://cgi.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/page2.pl?system=gameboy&game=goldensun&imgnum=21

Golden Sun screenshots. \'Nuff said.

It does have the graphical capabilities of the SNES but for some reason Nintendo didn\'t really take advantage of that in the launch. F-ZERO was ported over, which is a love or hate game. I personally love it. Mario Advance (2) was just a ported version of Mario 2 that appeared in Mario AllStars (SNES). Basically, they ported over some quick SNES titles. Nintendo has promised more games like Super Mario World, etc to be ported over, so it isn\'t all that bad.

I do agree, that the best launch game would of been Mario AllStars ported over to the GBA. But, I doubt we see that anytime soon - if ever.

Originally posted by Jumpman
The Crash series sucks. None of them can hold a handle next to Mario 64 or Banjo-Kazooie. It was just Sony\'s way of trying to cash in off a mascot, they\'ve succeeded, but us hardcore platformers can\'t be wowed.

Though the GBA version might be better since Naughty Dog isn\'t developing it...

I really don\'t think I\'ve read anything this absurd to date.

but I expect this from you.

Mario 64 was better than Crash 1 & 2, but warped has even SM64 beat. Banjo is the worst of the bunch. BTW, I own all of them, every Crash, both Banjo\'s, SM64, so I\'m impartial.

THANKZ FOR THE WARNING EVERYONE...I WAS THINKING OF BUYING ONE WHEN I START MY JOB...OHWELL...NOT ANYMORE..
VALOR WOLFE

"BTW, I own all of them, every Crash, both Banjo\'s, SM64, so I\'m impartial." - Ethugg

No, that dosen\'t make you impartial. That just makes you more educated about the differences between the platformers than most people. You have the refrence material at hand...

SS_87... Don\'t judge the GBA by what people here say. Don\'t judge ANY system by what other people "Say". Go out and try it for yourself. Your tastes, preferences, and standards are different than anyone elses.. you might actually enjoy the GBA a lot and end up missing out on some great games. Play it at WalMart.. borrow a friends.. whatever. Just get some firsthand experience before writing a system off.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip

F-ZERO was ported over, which is a love or hate game. I personally love it.

F-Zero was a totally new game. Not one track was the same from the original, the handling was totally different (With having to tap the A button in turns) and the music was different. Sure it looks like the other one for the most part, but it\'s not a port by any means, just an average sequel with zero innovation. I wqas quite dissapointed with it.

Originally posted by ddaryl





I really don\'t think I\'ve read anything this absurd to date.

but I expect this from you.

ddaryl, why do you even bother responding? Since you don\'t own a N64 then your opinion is completely worhtless.

Mario 64 was better than Crash 1 & 2, but warped has even SM64 beat. Banjo is the worst of the bunch. BTW, I own all of them, every Crash, both Banjo\'s, SM64, so I\'m impartial.

Your entitled to your opinion, but most webtsites and magazines agree that Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie are the best 3D platform games of all time. Just look at the reviews, they speak for themselves.

Right now, I would like to inform you that GBA doesn\'t suck like I previously said it did. I been playing CastleVania:Circle Of The Moon yesterday and it\'s the last game I\'ve truely enjoyed since Zelda:MM.

WHY DIDN\'T YOU PEOPLE TELL ME IT PLAYED LIKE METROID???

God it totally kicks ass. The graphics are awesome. The bosses are amazingly fun, probably the best boss battles since Super Metroid, and it\'s simply a great game, better than all my DC games. I\'m goign to buy it tomorrow. This game has radically changed my opinion on GBA, it\'s a great system.

I\'m not getting GBA untill a Zelda comes out for it.

Originally posted by Jumpman

Your entitled to your opinion, but most webtsites and magazines agree that Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie are the best 3D platform games of all time. Just look at the reviews, they speak for themselves.


WHY DIDN\'T YOU PEOPLE TELL ME IT PLAYED LIKE METROID???

God it totally kicks ass. The graphics are awesome. The bosses are amazingly fun, probably the best boss battles since Super Metroid, and it\'s simply a great game, better than all my DC games. I\'m goign to buy it tomorrow. This game has radically changed my opinion on GBA, it\'s a great system.

1-I never heard any site/mag say Nanjo was better than Crash.

2-C:COTM is nothing like Metroid.... but it does rock...

Originally posted by EThugg


1-I never heard any site/mag say Nanjo was better than Crash.

2-C:COTM is nothing like Metroid.... but it does rock...

1.Go here and look at the reviews then.
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/reviews/0,10851,6014070,00.html

Banjo reins supreme.

Check out the IGN reviews. Banjo-Kazooie is regarded as the Mario killer while Crash is average is his first two attempts then makes a good comeback with three.(Crash 1 and 2 scored low, Crash 3 got 9, but Banjo got 9.6 from IGN64, a site where they aren\'t affraid to give bad reviews).

I\'ve played all of them, and personally I think Mario 64 is nose hairs better than B-K. But I guess everyone has an opinion of their own...

2. The huge worlds, the upgrading of your weapons, the similar fighting, the very similar boss battles which require simple dogde and attack skills in both games, and the atmosphere...IT\'S SUPER METROID WITH A WIP! But copying Metroid was not a bad decision IMO.