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  1. Posted

    Finished Link to the Past on my GBA last night. Awesome game. Loved the new additions like the golden sword that can break objects, kill the electric enemies and take twice as much damage as the tempered sword. Awesome item. Awesome.

     

    Congrats! Thanks for the reminder - I still haven't gotten all the way through Link to the Past - I put it down over a year ago.

  2. Posted · Edited by 128bytes

    if you downgrade to 1.5 can you still use wifi, the web browser wasn't introduced until 2.0 wasn't it?

     

    The GP2x screen is 3.5" with a resolution that suite emulation much better than PSP, trust me. The PSP screen is nice, but it's not as good as a screen that is the ideal resolution for emulation. which is why the they did not alter the screen between the GP32 and GP2x.

     

    Good question. After you downgrade to 1.5, you can reupgrade to the "Special Edition" of newer versions that have the web browser.

     

    It is true that the PSP's resolution is not ideal for emulation - it is widescreen and will letterbox games where the GP2x won't. I 100% agree that the GP2x's 320x240 resolution is superior for emulation. I also agree that for an emulation machine alone, I would prefer a GP2X to a PSP. It's really a tradeoff between the letterboxing for emulation against the higher native resolution (420x272), which is much nicer when the PSP is being used for web browsing or for playing games designed for the PSP.

  3. Posted

    that GP2x sure does look nice. and running linux it would be able to do many things as well.

     

    too bad the price is up there.

    maybe this coming winter...

    i probably should have looked at this back when you 1st mentioned in this thread

     

    huh

     

    Don't sweat it. I would love to play with a GP2X, but if I had to choose one, I would easily choose the PSP based on its awesome screen alone. And I am saying this as an experienced Linux user. You only paid $100 for your PSP, and it is easy to downgrade. I did it myself. The Atari emulation is now first rate on the PSP, and you can get official compilations like Activision Anthology. And did I mention that the screen blows away the screen on the GP2X. And the GP2X lacks wifi. I love the Wifi for web browsing and for Madden/MLB07 multiplayer. And there are lots of PSP accessories around - like the awesome Logitech PlayGear case.

  4. Posted

    if i go after the 7800 emulator, will it play the roms from 2600 games? if so there is no sense in having more than the 1 emulator.

     

    No, the 7800 emulator won't play the roms from 2600 games. Remember that a real 7800 plays 2600 games because it has a full set of 2600 hardware sitting inside. No big deal though - the emulator code is quite small and a bunch of emulators (and tons of roms) fit easily onto a single memory stick.

  7. Posted

    First I hope I have this in the right forum. I currently have a Gameboy advance and I am looking to get another one because I thought I remember hearing at one point that you can link the 2 together with a cable. Is this true ? Can this be done with a gameboy advance to a gameboy advance sp ? If looking on ebay what would be a good price to pay for either system?

     

    Gameboy Advance talk currently straddles classic gaming and modern gaming, because it has been around a long time, but is still for sale.

     

    Yes, you can link the 2 together with a cable. You can even link up to 4 systems together if you have 3 cables. Some games need only one game cartridge for multiplayer; others require that each player has his/her own cartridge for multiplayer. There are threads here on single cartridge multiplayer - what games are you thinking of doing this with? Mario Kart is a great single game multiplayer cart.

     

    Yes, a gameboy advance can link with an SP. They use the same cable. You cannot link to a Game Boy Micro unless you get a special adapter, as the Micro uses a smaller cable slot. Nintendo DS machines cannot play Game Boy games in multiplayer mode at all.

     

    Look around on ebay yourself - Game Boy Advances are very cheap. Try to avoid units with scratched screens. SP's are relatively cheap - the "version 2" ones with the backlit screens cost more - and are still available new today.

  8. Posted · Edited by 128bytes

    I still like the handheld PCs better, and wish they would have caught on. There ARE keyboards available for PDAs like the one you want to buy, but they're accessories which you have to plug into the unit, and they never feel like they're connected tightly enough.

     

    JR

     

     

     

    I find my Treo to be the most useful PDA I have ever used because I can type quickly with the built-in thumb keyboard, with more accuracy than using Graffiti and the stylus (and I was pretty good at using Graffiti, I must say).

  9. Posted · Edited by 128bytes

    I have been thinking of getting a PSP for quite a while now, but I just never complete the process of purchasing it.

    I am interested in using it for the following:

     

    Listing in priority level

     

    1. portable video player of Backed up DVD movies I own on memory cards

    2. MP3 player

    3. web browsing

    4. PDA functions such as holding contact information, phone numbers, etc.

    5. games

    6. Atari 2600/5200/7800 emulator

     

    Now I also want to know how good the unit is from a productivity point of view...

    Can the PSP act like a PDA in any maner? keeping contact information including phone numbers, and dates?

    Is there any productive value to it at all? or is it just a gaming/video machine?

     

    I am tossing between a PSP and a used HP iPAQ Pocket PC Hx4700

     

    the iPAQ isnt much of a gaming machine at all, but if you look at the list above, gaming isnt actually the highest priority for the units demand.

     

    as far as gaming goes, i have read threads about the PSP having a blury screen...how bad is it? depends on the type of game i suppose, probably worse on driving games, which are my gaming favorites, i really enjoy car racing games.

     

    thanks

     

    Kevin

     

    I love my PSP and although there is freeware PDA software for it, it is not practical at all for use as a PDA. I use my Palm Treo for a PDA.

     

    A used or demo Tapwave Zodiac or a new or used Palm Lifedrive could be exactly what you are looking for. They run Palm OS and are fantastic PDAs and movie players, and can do most of the other things you are looking for.

     

    A Treo smartphone (if you can find a good plan - I know there aren't too many choices for cell coverage in the land of gear grinders and shapers, Idlenot nostalgia, and the Hartness Telescope) can also do most everything you are looking for, though the Treo is less of a killer gaming machine.

  10. Posted

    The official PS2 Guitar Hero II controller is quite good (though a little small - it is really built for kids) - but it's the only one I have tried. At least if you get really good on it with the official controller, you can just walk up to any Guitar Hero setup and feel comfortable.

     

     

    By the way, Gene Simmons was playing Guitar Hero in NYC earlier today

  11. Posted · Edited by 128bytes

    The only complaint I have with 7800 Asteroids is the "cheap" deaths that happen after I legitimately get killed. The 7800 version just seems to dump the new ship right in the path of danger almost every time. Every other version I've played seems to make an effort to give you a chance when you reappear.

     

    Or maybe I'm just imagining it.

     

    You aren't imagining it. That happens to me sometimes in 2600 Asteroids with difficulty in the "A" position.

     

    So, joeybastard, any chance for a Vegas trip report in Entertainment & Sports? I could use a shot of vicarious high roller enjoyment!

  12. Posted

    Microsoft is probably thinking that the Wii is a nice gateway drug for the next version of the Xbox. Microsoft's history suggests that they tend to have their biggest successes in their third try. I wouldn't be surpised to see a simpler, motion sensitive controller, which doubles as the remote for the media extender functions, be hailed as the "great advance" of the next Xbox. I also wouldn't be surprised if the user interface of the media extender function, in response to the Wii Connect and Apple TV, is also simplified to attract the older, nontechnical audience.

  14. Posted

    If I may parrot some other comments, SQ is very repetitive. All the rooms look the same. There's no randomness like the bat. There are no monsters that chase you through the rooms like the dragons. It's confusing because there are so many map layouts.

     

    When I ran a "poll" for the best Atari games ever, Adventure was #1. I contacted Warren Robinett and asked for some words about why, and he sent me this write up.

     

    http://www.ataritimes.com/article.php?showarticle=273

     

    Thanks for the link to that great writeup on your site about Adventure. Another great article is here, on Warren Robinett's own site

     

     

    I think Adventure is more gratifying than Secret Quest, and certainly historically more significant. You can even figure out Adventure without reading the manual - I have seen kids do exactly that on my system without any prompting.

  15. Posted

    Don't forget that the PSP, with the right firmware modification, now has some of the best Atari 2600 and 7800 emulators (among many other emulators including GBA and PS1) out there on a fantastic looking screen. Good Atari emulation is a new development spearheaded by many people including this board's own Danno. There are also a bunch of officially released great classic game compositions (NE146 has posted a great list to this forum), including Activision Anthology for the PSP. It also makes a nice Internet tablet (including RSS and Flash support) for website browsing/reading. With a Lexan case like the Logitech PlayGear Pocket (highly recommended), it becomes rugged enough to be truly portable.

  16. Posted

    Lady Bug and Medieval Mayhem are both incredible, and both games add so much to the Atari VCS library.

     

    Lady Bug is my favorite singleplayer game of the year, and Medieval Mayhem is my favorite multiplayer game of the year, and is the best homebrew paddle game to date (surpassing my previous favorite, Marble Craze). I am still blown away by how arcade faithful Lady Bug is, and how just plain fun it is. These two games are in the top twenty (maybe even the top 10, if I think about it) of best arcade translations for the VCS ever! I hate to choose just one!

  18. Posted

    The screen is terrible after a while. I mean I have to use a magnifier light and the glare hurts the eyes after a time. I can't find an afterburner kit at all anywhere, and was wondering...

     

    what if I take an SP and put the two together? The whole reason I have this thing and not an SP normally is because it cramps my hands. Has this been done? I know it probably defeats the purpose, but aren't they practically the same game in different cases?

     

    One solution to hand cramping is to go find a Game Boy Micro on clearance - some Toys R Us and Wal-Marts have it on clearance for $35 to $50. In my opinion, the Micro is more comfortable to play on - if you like the feel of the original GBA more than the SP, you will also like the feel of the Micro better. The backlit screen is small but amazing, and since it has the same number of pixels as the original GBA in a smaller space, the games appear to be in a higher resolution. The A and B buttons are, I dare say, the best on any Nintendo product. The L and R buttons are fine once you get used to them, and are much better than their equivalents on the SP. I love playing on it and I carry it pretty much everywhere. The only negative is that it is not backwards compatible to systems earlier than the GBA (in other words, the original Game Boy, Game Boy Color, etc.)

  20. Posted

    Ooh - what a fitting game - you always die in the end in Megamania. Just like the 21st century Yankees - they look great until the end, where they lose their way in the playoffs. A game where you start with 3 lives and lose - what a brilliant way to celebrate the first team in baseball history to lose a best-of-seven series after leading 3-0!

     

     

    ;)

  21. Posted · Edited by 128bytes

    Sony has a much longer term view than we do on the PS3.

     

    Sony's strategy is to build the most technologically advanced thing they can, so that they can then sell it for several years and remain current. Their bet is that in 5 years game designers will have caught up with how to program it, component prices will have dropped so it is profitable to build, and games will be flying off the shelves.

     

    Think I'm wrong?

     

    Remember that the PS2 was released in October 2000 - that's 6 long years ago. And years 4-6 of the PS2's existence was very profitable for Sony, as will years 7-9 - the PS2 software sales still give plenty of licensing money to Sony, and the PS2 hardware is still a strong seller. Value minded gamers can happily play Guitar Hero on their PS2 throughout 2007.

     

    Sony's PSP strategy is the same as its PS3 strategy, which is the same as their PS2 strategy, which is the same as their PS1 strategy was. Nintendo was brilliant to realize this and finally figured out to release their less radically redesigned products which require a shorter programming learning curve (the Wii and the DS came out right after the PS3 and PSP) right after the release of the related Sony product, as the Nintendo sweet spot happens more quickly after release by design. I would expect the PSP to hit its sweet spot in 2008 and the PS3 to hit its sweet spot in 2009.

     

    Will Nintendo's stunning success with their new strategy (especially with the quickly redesigned DS Lite) make Sony think of changing their strategy? My guess is no - because like Microsoft, they think of videogames as part of a big media push, which requires big cutting edge technology at the edge of the television.

  23. Posted · Edited by 128bytes

    I remember this old thread!

     

     

    I've got a creative one:

     

    Guitar Hero DS!

     

    For a righty, maybe having the chords be played on the touch screen with your fingers, and the A button can strum, and the d-pad can be the whammy bars.

     

     

    For a lefty guitarist like me, it would be natural, with the 4 buttons to the right being the chords, and the stylus being the guitar pick.

     

    ...though coolest of all would be a little guitar that plugs into the GBA slot...

  24. Posted

    So then, the Gameboy Advance really represents the LARGEST library, most likely, by virtue of compatibility all the way back to the original Gameboy?

    Yup. And it can play more versions of Tetris than the leading system, too!

     

    The Game Boy Advance is to the late '00s what the Atari 2600 was to the late '80s. A system so good, with a library so large, that it is simultaneously a relic of the past and a living, breathing, current system. If Nintendo is smart they will continue to keep putting GBA hardware and games out there at low prices. $150 is way to expensive for an entry level portable game system with today's technology. A $25 GBA SP2 would sell like hotcakes - I would buy them as presents for kids' birthday parties, coworkers' holiday presents, etc. - especially with many of the best first-party titles now available at the Nintendo Players' Choice $19.99 list price.

     

    The GBA still outsells the PS3. The only console you can buy today that plays games all the way back to the original Gameboy is the GBA SP, which still sells well today and is rarely discounted from the $79 list price. I'm hoping that price will drop once the DS Lite supply catches up with demand.

  25. Posted

    Nintendo DS 485,149

    Wii 335,324

    PlayStation 2 295,102

    Xbox 360 228,225

    PlayStation Portable 175,651

    Game Boy Advance 135,887

    PlayStation 3 127,321

    GameCube 23,844

    Xbox 480

    Wow, those PS3 sales are worse than I thought. I actually feel sorry for SONY right now.

    Two things strike me with those numbers.

     

    1. Even with a one year head start over the Wii and the PS3, the Xbox360 still can't sell more than the PS2. I have a sinking feeling that MS is going to come in second, or if the PS3 catches on, 3rd place this gen.

     

    2. Everytime I see something interesting come out for the PSP I think, "Well, this has to be getting more competitive with the DS". Then I see sales figures like this. Is the PSP soon becoming the next Game Gear/Lynx/etc.?

     

     

    Another thing that sticks out to me are those 135,887 sales for GBA, outselling the PS3! The GBA SP at $79 must be quite profitable for Nintendo.

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