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#1 rickb20 OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jun 2, 2003 10:59 AM

I see several posts here referring to GBA?

I'm new to this scene and not familiar with this acronym. Can someone tell me what it means?

Thanks,
Rick

#2 Sharky OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jun 2, 2003 11:05 AM

GameBoy Advanced...

im guessing... :|

#3 joeybastard OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jun 2, 2003 11:07 AM

quick explanations of abreviations:

ATARI:
A2600, VCS, Stella=Atari 2600
A5200, PAM= Atari 5200
A7800, Pro System=Atari 7800
Jag, Jag64=Atari Jaguar

NINTENDO:
NES=Nintendo Entertainment System
SNES=Super Nintendo
N64=Nintendo64
GC or GCN=Gamecube
GB=Game Boy
GBC=Game Boy Color
GBA=Game Boy Advance

SEGA:
SMS= Sega Master System
Genny=Sega Genesis
DC=Dreamcast

MISC:
C64=Commodore 64
TG16=Turbografx 16
INTV=Intellivision
CV=Colecovision

OK, I'm tirted anyone care to finish this?

#4 rickb20 OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jun 2, 2003 2:48 PM

joeybastard said: "OK, I'm tirted anyone care to finish this?"

thanks for the more than complete explanation

hope you don't feel "tirted" anymore. :-)

Rick

#5 Rhindle The Red OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jun 3, 2003 12:10 AM

joeybastard said:

anyone care to finish this?

A few more come to mind

ATARI:
A8 = Atari 8-Bit Computers
ST= Atari ST

NINTENDO:
VB = Virtual Boy
FC = Famicom
SFC = Super Famicom

SEGA:
GG = Game Gear
MD = Mega Drive

SONY:
PSX = PlayStation or PlayStation 2 / DVD-R / TV recorder thingie
PSone = PlayStation (new model)
PS2 = PlayStation 2

SNK:
NG = Neo Geo
NGCD = Neo Geo CD
NGP = Neo Geo Pocket or Neo Geo Pocket Color
NGPC = Neo Geo Pocket Color

MISC:
C128 = Commodore 128
PCE = PC Engine
WS = WonderSwan
Mac = Apple MacIntosh
CoCo = Tandy Color Computer
O2 = Odyssey2

#6 z28in82 OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jun 3, 2003 12:15 AM

Rhindle The Red said:

SONY:
PSX = PlayStation or PlayStation 2 / DVD-R / TV recorder thingie
PSone = PlayStation (new model)
PS2 = PlayStation 2


So what in the hell do we call the old original PSX ya know boxish grey PSone's?

#7 liveinabin OFFLINE  

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Posted Tue Jun 3, 2003 1:55 AM

Playstation I guess- I don't think we can shorten it any more - well, maybe PS

#8 SmileyDude OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Jun 13, 2003 11:21 AM

Here's a few more -- sometimes, you'll see the Game Boy names abbreviated diferently as well:

DMG - Dot Matrix Game (Original Game Boy)
CGB - Color Game Boy
AGB - Advance Game Boy
SGB - Super Game Boy (adaptor cart for the SNES)

I don't know what the abbreviation is for the Pocket Game Boy (smaller version of the original Game Boy), but I wouldn't be surprised to see it as PGB or GBP -- but, since it really is the same system, it might be just DMG.

#9 Happy_Dude OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Jun 13, 2003 11:26 AM

joeybastard said:

ATARI:
A7800, Pro System=Atari 7800
AKA Maria ;)

#10 JB OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:22 PM

I've also seen GBO thrown around a few places to stand for GameBoy Original.

#11 KAZ OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Jun 22, 2003 11:01 PM

GBA...as in GBA Basketball for the Apple 2 GS!!

The coolest intro music I heard during that period of time.

For some reason I can't make it work any more on my GS emulator :(
I have no idea what I did or didn't remember to do that made it work before !?

What's gameboy advance? :P




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