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Nintendo Gaming / RE:counterfeit gba games

« on: April 09, 2004, 08:26:05 AM »

Another indication of a bootleg is, that the module doesn't fit that easily in the gba cartride slot. You need much more pressure than the normal gba cartrides require.
Secondly, to reduce production costs most producers of bootlegs don't include an internal battery in "their" modules.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:counterfeit gba games

« on: April 09, 2004, 08:18:46 AM »

Avoid ebay at all costs, most of the gba games are bootlegs. Unfortunally I had to find it out the hard way.

If you insist of using the ebay platform make sure that:

the item has a well written description
the author states that the product isn't a bootleg
a real life photo is included (advertising pictures or links to other sites don't count)
if a deal is to good to be true, most likley it is fraud

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Nintendo Gaming / I discovered pirated games in my collection

« on: June 25, 2003, 11:28:58 AM »

Yep, it seems that I got 2 pirated games at an ebay auction.

First, tactics ogre (after switching on my gba sp, the game greeted me with an mode 7 hacker intro)
Damn I searched long for this 'gem', but the only thing I got is a pirated copy. I mean I payed half the price without import costs but thats still to much for a cheap counterfeit. At least it worked without problem for 3 weeks (constant 'use'). But there are still these 'its only a fake' thoughts in the back of my head whenever I play the game.

2nd, Golden Sun US. It seemed to be a legit copy but the poor quality of the manual bothers me (and makes this game look like counterfeit). The quality of the paper and box is top notch but the pictures (manual) look like a black/white (2 color) scan (on high quality paper).

Both seelers were powersellers with a huge list of positive ratings.

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Nintendo Gaming / "Game Boy is for 10-year-olds..."

« on: June 12, 2003, 05:25:39 AM »

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Game Boy is for 10-year-olds...

Lets not forget how a 20-25 year old should look like...


 Nokia N-Lame advertising

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Nintendo Gaming / Flickering GBA SP screen?

« on: June 11, 2003, 02:01:34 PM »

No problem... as you realized I did not disapprove the gba. On the contrary I had a lot of fun with my GBA SP and the two games I already own (Tactics Ogre, Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, soon I'll get Golden Sun 1 and 2)

Today I brought it back to the shop. Unfortunally I have to wait around 1 month for the replacement. The machine will be send to Nintendo, get repaired/replaced and send back... (Wish Nintendo would handle the matter as indifferent as a certain 'big home entertaiment selling company' which simply replace the old unit with a new machine regardless the defect. But oh well I can live without SP for a while *g*)  

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Nintendo Gaming / Flickering GBA SP screen?

« on: June 10, 2003, 11:12:29 AM »

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unless you can prove what you are saying, well....

I've already shown my gba sp (running Castlevania under direct sunlight of course) to various people which also own a gba sp and they all confirmed the existence of this "display error" on my gba.

BTW how should I proove it in this forum? <sarcasm> Should I take photos, film the flickering elements with a digi cam, or send the handheld to you? </sarcasm>
I just asked for opinions, maybe I am not used to the gab screen and this behaviour is normal, maybe someone had the same problems.

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Did you try turning the light off? Because if you have a direct light source like the sun, you don't need the light on.

Already tried this, and there is no difference between  "light on" and "light off". I mean the screen or parts of the screen are still flickering under direct sunlight.

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Why don't you just call Nintendo. If it's a GBA:SP it should still be under warranty. I play mine outside every day, in blazing California sunlight, and I have not had a single problem.

Thanks, at least you confirmed that this kind of behaviour/ error doesn't occur on your gba SP. I'll return the machine to the shop where I bought it (already informed the seller about this issue).

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Nintendo Gaming / Flickering GBA SP screen?

« on: June 07, 2003, 02:05:24 AM »

Problem:
Under direct sunlight the screen of my GBA SP seems to flicker. Its like looking on a monitor with poor refresh rate. Most noticeable is this effect on grayish colors, overlay elements (borders of menus etc), and some high contrast areas (like black meets white).
(Most noticeable in Castlevania Aria of Sorrow)
On a place with poor lightening condition, I mean when the backlight is stronger than other lightsources the screen/colors etc. are just perfect.


I just wonder, isn't the GBA screen supposed to look the best under direct sunlight? Is this a 'normal behaviour'?  

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Nintendo Gaming / Nokia N-Gage v.s Game Boy Advance SP

« on: June 02, 2003, 03:11:21 PM »

The last panel sums it up pretty much.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-05-19&res=l  

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Nintendo Gaming / Gameboy Advance SP - Some questions

« on: May 27, 2003, 05:34:06 AM »

Got my Gameboy Advance SP yesterday. Honestly it is my first handheld and it is a beautiful machine.

But some questions still remain...

Today, I picked up Golden Sun (1) US at a local 2nd hand shop for 10EUR (~ 10$). Unfortunally it apeared to be defective. I was able to save ingame but when I switched the GB advance off and tried to continue, all my savegames were 'erased' the game started with the 'enter your name screen'. It seems the battery(?) or the part of the catride which stores the save data is faulty. Or is this some kind of incompatibility beetween european GB advance and the US game? I am kinda worried 'cause I thought about importing some other games like Golden Sun 2 etc. Fortunally I was allowed to return the game.

I apologize to turn this into another 'What game should I get threat' but I am really into 2D console RPG and sure I'll try to get most of the advance titles:
Golden Sun 1 & 2, maybe the two BoF, Lufia etc. What other RPGs you would recomment? I thought about shinging soul (the shing force spinoff) but I found only a few mixed reviews about this game so I am not sure about this one.

Is there some kind of 'gear' I should check out? The only two things I thought about are the 'headphone output' and the GameCube - GB link cable.

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Nintendo Gaming / Nintendo VIP - I'll give up

« on: May 04, 2003, 10:57:52 PM »

Puh, thankfully I din't get massive flame for this topic. Lurking around the forum and reading the various post became a daily habit of me. So I decided to participate and of course I want to stay a bit longer and talk about my current gaming system / games.

Good to know you're happy Grey Ninja. Although i don't need the cube skins I am just curious how it might look. A screenshot showing your desktop would be nice.

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Nintendo Gaming / Nintendo VIP - I'll give up

« on: May 04, 2003, 02:47:56 PM »

To be honest I have serious problems with the user interface of nintendovip.com. Everytime I try to create a vip account I am bumped back to the main page or the values I've entered are deleted if I press the send button. No error message so far. I really feel stupid, beeing the administrator of my own private Linux and Window network and not beeing able to figure out the reason of this strange behaviour (yes it occured on every machine, and of course on different browser). Yes I do know I should post this whole issue to the the 'responsible' person or the tech support, but it isn't worth the trouble IMHO
I rather post my pins on this board so that at least some of you are happy and get that Gameboy advance or a craptacular screensaver instead...

Black Gamecube + Metroid prime bundle (PAL) pin 6183PV2QTC  - Doesn't know if this pin still works. I've created a VIP account with it 1 months ago (after I purchased the system) but never got an response (e-mail) in order to activate the account . Without a doubt I've entered a valid e-mail adress in the field. But it is worth a try.
Star Fox Adventures (PAL) pin F9S7843FJG6RU
The Legend Of Zelda: The wind waker limited edition (PAL) pin EDFZ7V864XT89