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[Heaven/TQA]

is a dream... unbelievable how good suddenly esp. GBA titles look on the GC/TV...f.e. golden sun, bubble bobble, iridion 3d, etc...

hve

[Raijin Z]

Better than emulators can pull off?

[MegaManFan]

HELL yes.

[Raijin Z]

How? A pixel is a pixel, but a monitor is greater than a TV.

[chrisbid]

because, i dont think its an emulator, its an actual GBA processor, the gameplay and sound are too spot on.

[MegaManFan]

Chris took the words right out of my mouth.

[AtariX]

Just picked up the GC and free GBA player bundle the other day. One hell of a deal at $149(US) and a free preview disk as well.

GBA games look so great on the TV. You would think it would be super pixelly, but it isn't and looks great. High-res 2D 32-bit gaming on your TV. Joy!

[MegaManFan]

If you're already foaming at the mouth at how beautifully SNES-like the GBA games look on the Player, I advise picking up the Hori Controller to increase the pleasure of the experience.

[SS]

MegaManFan said:

If you're already foaming at the mouth at how beautifully SNES-like the GBA games look on the Player, I advise picking up the Hori Controller to increase the pleasure of the experience.

That looks pretty sweet! My one complaint about the standard GameCube controller has been that the D-pad is set too far down to use with any real sense of comfort.

[MegaManFan]

That's why until my Hori arrives, I'm using my GBA and my GBA sp as Game Boy Player controllers through the link cable. I had read online that it would work, but the first time I plugged it in and turned it on seeing the entire screen wash away and the GB Player logo pop up on the Advance screen was just too spiffy for words.

[Bratwurst]

Yep, none of the emulators out there are 100% accurate, not to mention the strobe/flicker effects used to simulate transparency in some games and hardware rotation. That said, I'm staying away from the Gamecube Player on account of needing a boot disk.. that's bullcrap.

[Cafeman]

<== playing Metroid Fusion on GBP and LOVING IT.

[MegaManFan]

Bratwurst said:

Yep, none of the emulators out there are 100% accurate, not to mention the strobe/flicker effects used to simulate transparency in some games and hardware rotation. That said, I'm staying away from the Gamecube Player on account of needing a boot disk.. that's bullcrap.

On the other hand, I find it's incredibly helpful in my own gameplaying. Why? Because I can leave the GBP on the footprint of my Cube at all times without having to take it off. When I take out the disc and put in a normal GC game like Wario World, it works smooth as silk. When I put the disc back in, BANG I have my GBP back on screen again. Call it BS, but ironically even if it is, it's a brilliant design.

[Mendon]

I just hope Nintendo doesn't overcharge for replacment boot disks if you ever lose it, it becomes damaged etc. Without that disk, the player is useless.

Maybe an on-off switch would have been better.

Mendon

[Raijin Z]

Or a boot menu, kinda like, oh, I don't know, CMOS? The disc is the only thing dissuading me from getting one. Bad things seem to happen to optical media in my house.

[Jasoco]

I assume the disc itself comes in its own case? I hope?

I want one of these and hope to get one soon. My store hasn't gotten them yet so I can't get my 10% discount yet. $5 is $5. Then I just have to find all our games. Especially SMB 1 and 2.

[MegaManFan]

Yes, for all you worry-worts out there, the disc comes in it's own case. I actually don't even bother with putting it back in that though - when I put in a game I put the GBP disc in that case and snap it down, and when I'm through playing it and I want the GBP I just take it out and snap the game back down. Result? Nothing bad happens to the optical media. And I have a feeling most of the adult gamers on this site are at least half as retentive as I am about putting disc based media in cases so they don't get scratched - I nearly had a heart attack when my wife left Xenogears sitting out w/o telling me and I knocked it off a table. Eek!

[Jasoco]

Either way, as long as you are able to not lose a normal game easily, you shouldn't have a problem keeping an eye on the GBP disc. Though, it would still be ensuring if we knew if they were easily replaceable.

[MegaManFan]

Nintendo's customer service is pretty good IMHE. I think if you called them and said, "I accidentally stepped on my GBP disc and now I can't use the player" they'd either send you a new one for free or only charge you a couple bucks for shipping.

[Jasoco]

LOL.

I can see it now. In 10 years when the GBP is obsolete and no longer supported you'll see about a ton of these things on eBay with the following Description:

For Sale:

Used Game Boy Player!

I bought this when it first came out and last I used it it worked great. But I have lost the disc so I have no way to test it out. Item is sold AS IS!

Shipping will cost $10 to any of the lower 48 states. I accept PayPal.

[MegaManFan]

Nintendo still sells replacement parts and accessories for the 8-bit, and that hasn't been commercially available in the US since the early 90's. I'm sure they can warehouse away a million spare discs no problem.

[Jasoco]

And you really think someone just wanting to get it out of the house will go to the trouble of ordering one from Nintendo? And exactly how much does N sell its 8-bit stuff for?

[MegaManFan]

http://store.nintendo.com

[Jasoco]

Moat of that stuff looks like it's leftover stock or refurbished. It'll eventually run out.

[chrisbid]

the boot disks are 15 dollars. im considering one, as i dont want a black GBP, im thinking i want an orange or purple one