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Game Boy Player (vs. SNES)
Maben:
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--- Quote from: larryinc64 on June 15, 2012, 10:08:26 PM ---Origonal Gameboy games play better on the SNES's Super Gameboy, You can change the palate more than just the holding down some bottoms on the Gameboy Start Up screen and some games have special feature for it such as borders and special color palates. But I suggest to go for the GameCube for now, Its also cheaper.
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I've seen Super Gameboys for less than $5, never that low for Game Boy players.
upon looking for a super gameboy, I came across something interesting
A device to play Gameboy and Gameboy Color games on the Playstation through that expansion slot on the fat models....I wana get one to see how well it works.
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Are you talking about PS2s? Link?
scarmullet:
--- Quote from: Maben on June 16, 2012, 08:08:02 AM ---
--- Quote from: scarmullet on June 15, 2012, 10:13:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: larryinc64 on June 15, 2012, 10:08:26 PM ---Origonal Gameboy games play better on the SNES's Super Gameboy, You can change the palate more than just the holding down some bottoms on the Gameboy Start Up screen and some games have special feature for it such as borders and special color palates. But I suggest to go for the GameCube for now, Its also cheaper.
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I've seen Super Gameboys for less than $5, never that low for Game Boy players.
upon looking for a super gameboy, I came across something interesting
A device to play Gameboy and Gameboy Color games on the Playstation through that expansion slot on the fat models....I wana get one to see how well it works.
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Are you talking about PS2s? Link?
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I didn't say PlayStation 2, I said PlayStation.
and upon reseraching, the device isn't worth it...the sound was purposefully not enabled, but you do have the option of using the Playstation's CD drive and play music while you play.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MV3S3I/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_g63_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1Z8205H7NSKR7JCKF671&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
wiggy:
--- Quote from: scarmullet on June 15, 2012, 10:13:24 PM ---I've seen Super Gameboys for less than $5, never that low for Game Boy players.
upon looking for a super gameboy, I came across something interesting
A device to play Gameboy and Gameboy Color games on the Playstation through that expansion slot on the fat models....I wana get one to see how well it works.
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Buuut, SNES systems tend to go for about 40+ and NGC units can pretty easily be had for 15+.
In the end, either will likely cost about the same. Also, it's really, REALLY common to see NGCs being sold WITH the GBP in the same sale/auction. Kill 2 birds with one stone.
OP, I think you should eventually pick up both. Both are great systems, and both can be had for a really reasonable price at this point ;)
TyrannicalFascist:
I would like to add that last night I played a little Super Mario World on the GB Player, then on SNES, and I felt that the SNES version had much better/clearer sound and better colors. Not sure if that applies to other SNES>GBA ports, but take that as you will.
wiggy:
They're all that way. I think the combination of the GBA's resolution (Pauling with the fact that many games were designed to display the correct colors with an unlit screen), plus the limitations of the speaker on the system meant that the audio was likely highly compressed since the quality was going to be piss-poor almost no matter what, unless you were wearing headphones.
The non-ports have a sort of "tiny" sound as well. The Metroid games come to mind since I've played them almost as often on the player as the GBA itself.