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[Ross PK]

Thanks.

[raskar42]

not going to list all compilations, but my favorites:

Tron 2.0 - includes tron and discs of tron
Konami classics
Capcom classics mini mix - 3 nes capcom games
Activision classics
Ultimate Arcade Games by telegames - nice remakes of several classic games like arkanoid, galaga and lunar lander.
Millipede / Super Breakout / Lunar Lander - i could play lunar lander forever

[Vic George 2K3]

Namco Arcade Museum and Pac-Man Collection.

[Uzumaki]

Not compilation but NES games have been released on GBA cart including Zelda.

EDIT: and eReader

Edited by Uzumaki, Tue Sep 6, 2011 11:38 PM.

[Ross PK]

Does anyone know if NTSC games still work on PAL GBA SP's?

Thanks.

[Rex Dart]

Ross PK, on Wed Sep 7, 2011 9:55 AM, said:

Does anyone know if NTSC games still work on PAL GBA SP's?

Thanks.

They're Gameboys; there's no such thing as PAL or NTSC in Gameboy-Land. Those are television standards. A GBA is a GBA is a GBA.

[raskar42]

Rex Dart, on Wed Sep 7, 2011 10:06 AM, said:

Ross PK, on Wed Sep 7, 2011 9:55 AM, said:

Does anyone know if NTSC games still work on PAL GBA SP's?
Thanks.

They're Gameboys; there's no such thing as PAL or NTSC in Gameboy-Land. Those are television standards. A GBA is a GBA is a GBA.

the Game Boy line, to my knowledge, has no region limits.

[TwinChargers]

I will recommend the Game & Watch collections 1-4 that appeared on the GB, GBC and the GBA.

There is also Midways Arcade Hits and Sega Arcade Gallery to name a few others.

[Video]

There's the Atari Anthology, great version of tempest on there.

The only regional thing on GBA is the GBPlayer which requires a native region system (and I assume, operatingdisc) in order to work where you live.

None of the handhelds up to that time had any regional lock out.

[NE146]

Game and Watch Gallery 4, There's also Double Dragon, Bubble Bobble, and Elevator Action but I believe they're imports if you want a physical copy.

[toptenmaterial]

In case no one mentioned it, the Classic NES Series has some real gems. Not a compilation but some supurb titles nontheless.

[bloodreptile]

there is a namco gba compilation which has pole position on it, galaga, dig dug and pac man as is superb ...

[Uzumaki]

The only licensed Nintendo portable games that are region locked are the 3DS games. All Gameboy, Color, Virtualboy, GBA, and DS games are region free

[raskar42]

Uzumaki, on Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:28 PM, said:

The only licensed Nintendo portable games that are region locked are the 3DS games. All Gameboy, Color, Virtualboy, GBA, and DS games are region free

3ds games are region locked?

if this is true - it just dropped off my 'buy' list

[Eltigro]

I have the Phantasy Star Collection for GBA. It has the first three Phantasy Star games.

[Atariboy]

Uzumaki, on Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:28 PM, said:

The only licensed Nintendo portable games that are region locked are the 3DS games. All Gameboy, Color, Virtualboy, GBA, and DS games are region free

That's not 100% correct.

DSi Enhanced releases for the DS are region locked. Some software has even been released as DSi Enhanced just in order to get that region locking, such as Sonic Classics Collection, despite using none of the special capabilities of the DSi.

That basically makes the DS as Nintendo's first region locked console since the region locking even is in effect on the original DS when playing a DSi Enhanced game.

Thankfully it only affects a few dozen releases over the past few years.

Edited by Atariboy, Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:54 AM.

[pce_collector]

Here's a few that I believe that weren't mentioned:

Atari Anniversary Advance
Centipede / Breakout / Warlords
Gauntlet / Rampart
Marble Madness / Klax
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits
Paperboy / Rampage
Pong / Asteroids / Yars' Revenge
Spy Hunter/Super Sprint

Sega Smash Pack

Namco Museum
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Pac-Man Collection

Capcom Classics Mini Mix

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls

[Atariboy]

These combination packs with 2-3 Atari or Midway coinops had a generally poor reputation at the time (Seems as if major elements like entire levels were missing from Marble Madness, for instance). And I believe that Midway compilation saw absolutely horrible reviews from the mainstream media and classic gamers alike.

And I believe Sega Smash Pack was also poorly recieved with things like a 10 second loop of audio that plays constantly in Ecco the Dolphin (The music was one of the best elements of the original). It's not a compilation, but the GBA port of Sonic the Hedgehog was also widely viewed as a disaster.

Sega Arcade Gallery is good though (I love the port of Super Hang-On, enjoy the Outrun port, and never liked Space Harrier although it seems all there. Only the Afterburner port was severely lacking).