Topic: Who Else Bought A GameBoy Player?

[mjbd]

I picked up a gameboy player today, along with a copy of Donkey Kong Country.  I dont have a GBA, but when I noticed alot of old games are being ported over, I knew I would need a way to play them, and this best suites my needs.  DKC plays pretty good, visuals arent as good as on SNES, but considering its made for a very small screen, and then magnified on my 53" Toshiba, its to be expected.  I am really looking forward to River City Ransom, and some of the other NES and SNES ports.  My NES broke long ago, and I gave away all my games.  I am a big DBZ fan, and there looks to be a few good ones for GBA.  Anyone else have any opinions of this add on?  Any good games you recommend?

[Bill Aurion]

*raises hand*

Super Mario 3 looks great on the GBP, even on my 50 inch TV...I was very, very impressed...It will also come especially in handy when Mother 3 comes out.  Then it will feel just like when I first played Earthbound

[Yuji Miyamoto]

GB Player rules!  Super Mario Advance, Metroid Zero, and and tons of RPGS!  Worth every penny

[mjbd]

Cool.  I would assume its Cube's most popular add-on available.  It fits so nicely to.  Its good to see nintendo is acutal using the expnasion ports this time.

[mojorizin]

If you're into the old stuff, they don't get better than the Castlevania GBA games and Metriod Fusion.  Sprinkle in a darned expensive copy of Tactics Ogre and a Super Mario or two (or four) and you is gamin', baby.

[Ian Sane]

I actually modded my Cube just so I could import the GB Player ahead of time.  I use it all the time.  In fact I own some GBA games (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance) that I have NEVER played on my GBA.  I pretty much never use my GBA anymore.  However I don't own any ports since I can just play them on my SNES where I don't have all sorts of dumb voice samples kiddying up the game.

[Aretak]

I'm still waiting to get one. Nintendo Europe were giving them away free as rewards for the Stars reward scheme, and I want to see if they get anymore stock of them (they sold out very quickly) before actually buying one.

[Gup]

I find that GBP is really worthless.  It can't do anything that the GBA SP (and almost the GBA) can't.  If it had a multiplayer feature, it would have sold me. . . and Four Swords.

[Ian Sane]

"I find that GBP is really worthless. It can't do anything that the GBA SP (and almost the GBA) can't."

Yes it can.  It can PLAY GBA GAMES ON TV!

[mjbd]

You can play two player games right?  One of the reasons I bought the GameBoy player was because River City Ransom is being released soon, and my cousin and I love that game.  Double Dragon is coming out soon to, and I am gonna want that one.  Yea, for me, a GBP is much better than a GBA, cause I get to play on my TV, and its not like I get to play on the go.  Playing GB and driving is a big no no.  

[Koopa Troopa]

I bought one as soon as it came out. I don't even care the black player doesn't match my platinum Cube. (actually... it looks kinda cool)

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Sprinkle in a darned expensive copy of Tactics Ogre

Man, you're not kidding. It took me weeks to find a decent price on that bad boy.

[kennyb27]

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You can play two player games right?

You can, yes.  But in order to, you need to hook up another GBA to the GBPlayer like you would a regular GBA (ie, GBA link cable).

Here's Bloodworth's FAQ for future reference.

[mjbd]

Damn, I should have looked into that.  Maybe future GBA games will have the GBP in mind, and make it so you can play two player without a GBA.