cryptik76 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 from EBGames site The only GBA Castlevania game I have is Circle of the Moon, so this is very exciting to me (and probably others, since the 2 games included seemed to have been produced in very limited quantities originally). I'll have to go and pre-order this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I'm still seeing Aria and Harmony lying around here, so I have to doubt the limited quantities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptik76 Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 (edited) I'm still seeing Aria and Harmony lying around here, so I have to doubt the limited quantities. 990416[/snapback] I see them used on occasion, but I haven't seen them new in quite some time. Edited December 29, 2005 by cryptik76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I've got neither (to be honest, all the Castlevanias look kinda similar to me but this double pack is appealing looking. The early CV games were unplayable on the dark GBA screen -- no more excuses now, with the GBA SP, Micro, DS, and GB Player! There are lots of 2-packs on the shelves these days, very nice trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdrew Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I just paid $40 for Aria of Sorrow complete on eBay yesterday. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I've got neither (to be honest, all the Castlevanias look kinda similar to me but this double pack is appealing looking. The early CV games were unplayable on the dark GBA screen -- no more excuses now, with the GBA SP, Micro, DS, and GB Player! There are lots of 2-packs on the shelves these days, very nice trend. 990950[/snapback] Really, only Circle of the Moon was too dark(I had problems, and I'm the guy that thinks the original GBA had a good display). Harmony of Dissonance had brighter graphics and that god-awful neon outline on everything. Aria of Sorrow just kept the brightness up high enough to remain visible. Not crayon-bright like a Mario game, but bright enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 There are lots of 2-packs on the shelves these days, very nice trend. 990950[/snapback] Indeed. I just grabbed Sonic Advance and Sonic Pinball party. Two great games in one. This Castlevania is a must also, even if I do have the games already.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptik76 Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 So is it both games on one cartridge? I hope they don't have to cut any corners to make both games fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Really, only Circle of the Moon was too dark(I had problems, and I'm the guy that thinks the original GBA had a good display). No, it's dark. Worth noting though is that if you have a Game Boy Player or the new SP (and likely the Micro) this is a complete non-issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Really, only Circle of the Moon was too dark(I had problems, and I'm the guy that thinks the original GBA had a good display). No, it's dark. Worth noting though is that if you have a Game Boy Player or the new SP (and likely the Micro) this is a complete non-issue 1003224[/snapback] I haven't had problems with anything other than COTM. I DO know that there's a wide variation in display brightnesses. And there's a good chance mine landed on the right side of the bell curve. But my GBA display is quite good. I've never seen a pressing need for a GBPlayer, the original SP screen was a massive step backwards due to ghosting and washed-out detail, and the Micro display's just too damn small. I also hate the SP's physical size. It's just not comfortable for me to use. The only thing I'd consider replacing my GBA with is a DS. Get the better d-pad of an SP AND the superior layout of an original GBA. And a lit screen that doesn't sacrifice image quality to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 This looks great... I must have it! (Neither of these games has been available new OR used around here for as long as I've had my GBA SP -- almost a year now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I played through COTM on an original non-lit GBA, and I never had any real problem with the brightness. After all, you're in a castle hunting vampires... it's SUPPOSED to be dark. Also, I bought the 2-pack at Wal-Mart just the other day. I already had COTM but never got around to picking up the other two... I guess it was a good thing I waited I'm most of the way through Aria, and I'm really enjoying it... although it's nowhere near as hard as COTM was. Haven't even started Harmony yet. And no, they didn't take anything out... they just stuck twice as much memory into the cartridge. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega saturn x Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I have to admit I would much rather have 2 carts than 1 with 2 games. It's that same part of me that detests greatest hits banners. But 2 for 30$ is a great deal and one cart does make it more portable, I'm just crazy I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I have to admit I would much rather have 2 carts than 1 with 2 games. It's that same part of me that detests greatest hits banners. But 2 for 30$ is a great deal and one cart does make it more portable, I'm just crazy I guess. 1004141[/snapback] Crazy sounds about right. If I weren't paranoid about losing my savegames, I'd love to stick all my GBA cartridges onto a single enormous flash card, so I could play anything I wanted while on the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I have to admit I would much rather have 2 carts than 1 with 2 games. It's that same part of me that detests greatest hits banners. But 2 for 30$ is a great deal and one cart does make it more portable, I'm just crazy I guess. 1004141[/snapback] Crazy sounds about right. If I weren't paranoid about losing my savegames, I'd love to stick all my GBA cartridges onto a single enormous flash card, so I could play anything I wanted while on the run. 1004200[/snapback] Check me into the mental ward as well. There are 3 seperate Crash and Spyro 2 packs I anted to buy, but didn't get because of the 1 cart problem. It's the same way with my sega genesis 6 pack cart. I hardly ever play it and have been hunting down all 6 games individually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 You guys must have all kinds of room to spare. I must say whenever a compilation is out I love it just for the space it saves me. Genesis 6 Pak for example is just great since I have room for 5 more carts for owning it. Hving multi cart games is an added blessing for handhelds where I don't necessarily want to be lugging around more carts than I need to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega saturn x Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 You guys must have all kinds of room to spare. Not really, I'm quite pressed for space actually but GBA games are pretty small. But It's safe to say if I get these games I will be buying the 2-pack. It just ins't worth hunting them down when I can get them this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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