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Rumour: GBA games finally coming to the Nintendo eshop?
- Thread starter JazzmanZ
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Conrad Link
Member
Why would they release GBA games that have GBC editions they could whittle out first to exploit for maximum profit?
vagabondarts
Member
I'll believe it when I see it
Or perhaps things weren't going so well and there was such a drop off that they speed things up. Outside of pure nostliga reasons there really is no reason to buy GB or GBC games. Especially when the games you want aren't being released. Many of them do not hold up well unlike SNES games and that rare NES game. This trickle crap plan they have does not work.
Maybe it's just me but I've largely just been ignoring all VC releases after scanning the list and just checking out what seems interesting on the 3DS Download and DSiWare front. I have no interest in trying out some unknown game. If I didn't find it interesting enough back then to rent when I was trying to play every thing I don't see the point now. I want the Final Fantasy Legend games as I was only able to rent those as a kid. No way those are ever going to be released because that's on Square. I want to play the Mega Man games but that's on Capcom. Then there were a few Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle games that came out. Same with Dragon Warrior games and some Harvest Moon games. I think these were GBC games. This is the issue I had with the Wii VC after a while. Games I wanted to play that I was only able to rent when I was younger just weren't there and some still aren't. Though this might have changed since I just gave up on the service after a while.
whalleywhat
Member
Why are you trying to give them terrible ideas. Do you know how influential GAF is?
Do you really think the difference in quality is worth more than a $1 difference from game to game? If anything, Nintendo would use that excuse to charge even more for their first party games.
You guys were just going to let this madness slide? I feel like I made this post a few years ago to a similar crazy person, and no this isn't all the good original games. And there are a shit load from nintendo themselves in here too -
Boktai
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: Lost Age
Advance Wars
Advance Wars: black hole rising
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Wario Land 4
Minish Cap
Superstar Saga
Final Fantasy Tactics ADvance
Mega Man Battle Network games
Pokemon
Tactics Ogre Lodis
WarioWare
WarioWare Twisted
Astro Boy
Metroid Fusion
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Ari of Sorrow
Spyro Eternal Night
MK Super Circuit
20 new SMB3 levels (e-reader)
6 new Yoshi's Island levels
6 new DKC3 levels (and new soundtrack)
Mario vs DK
Gekido
Kuru kuru kururin
Kururin paradise (one of the best games on the system)
Konami Racers
Sonic Advance
Kirby Amazing Mirror
Knightmare in Dreamland (may have been a remake never played it)
ninja 5-0
Mega Man Zero games
Sabre Wulf (I'm a rare fan though)
Mario Golf Advance
Pokemon Pinball
F-zero
Karnaaj Rally
Edit: I remember now I didn't mention Drill Dozer in my list years ago and someone got mad at me, so,
Drill Dozer
Oh, and never played harvest moon but a lot of people consider the gba friends of mineral town one of the best if not the best game in the series, and the sequel is also supposed to be great on the gba.
Agent Unknown
Member
I'd rather they'd just focus on bringing the shop selection up to par with Japan first.
The Mana Legend
Banned
Shining Soul II
Shining Force
Car Battler Joe
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Mega Man Zero
MEga Man Zero 2
Mega Man Zero 3
Mega Man & Bass
Super Mario Advance 1-4
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Zero Mission
Pokemon games
Mega Man Battle Network
Zelda: Link to the Past
Zelda: Minish Cap
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 1/2
Donkey Kong Country 1-3
Golden Sun
Golden Sun 2
Boktai
Boktai 2
Mario & Luigi
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Advance 3
Rayman Advance
Metal Slug Advance
Lunar Legend
Legacy of Goku 2
ChuChu Rocket
Bomberman Tournament
Gunstar Heroes
Warioware
Wario Land 4
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
Final Fantasy I+II
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Advance Wars
Advance Wars 2
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire II
Drilldozer
Super Robot Taisen Original Generation
Super Robot Taisen Original Generation 2
Castlevania: Circle of Moon
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Iridion 2
Klonoa
Klonoa 2
Mario Tennis
Mario Golf
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, 3, 4, and Underground
Harvest Moon: Friends in Mineral Town
F-Zero
Tactics Ogre
Zone of Enders
Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
Astro Boy
Riviera
Yggdra Union
Two or three hands? Right.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I still have nearly all the GBA games I want as hard copies (Which I prefer anyway) but I hope they do release them and actually do a good job of giving a nice selection for people since there are sooo many stupid bootlegs on the market.
VeryGooster
Banned
NoA press release:
"We're happy to announce the arrival of Game Boy Advance games on the Nintendo eShop!
Download Super Mario Advance!"
Week 2
"New GBA game available! Army Men Advance!"
Week 3
"Backyard Baseball!"
"We're happy to announce the arrival of Game Boy Advance games on the Nintendo eShop!
Download Super Mario Advance!"
Week 2
"New GBA game available! Army Men Advance!"
Week 3
"Backyard Baseball!"
Agent Unknown
Member
This. Outside of my Ambassador games, I have no interest in having GBA on VC when I have my second revision GBA SP and cart collection which I still enjoy adding to now and then.
It would be cool if they released a version of this that worked without the sun sensor. I don't know why they thought releasing a game you could only play under direct sunlight was a good idea. As if GBA screens weren't hard enough to see already.
fixed
He's a radiohead fan though, so no surprise he has questionable taste >.>
Starsunder
Member
That would be pretty swag.
FF6A, Golden Sun 1&2, Metroid: Zero Mission...fuck yeah.
FF6A, Golden Sun 1&2, Metroid: Zero Mission...fuck yeah.
Best of the trilogy, easily, followed by Bowser's Inside Story. You've been missing out!
Probably won't happen as that was an Ambassador title.
Also, Super Mario Ball = Mario Pinball Land.
megarockexe
Member
They need to figure out emulating link cable otherwise Pokemon and Mega Man Battle Network will never be on the eShop.
Gorilla Shark
Member
Superstar Saga would be epic...
IrishNinja
Member
nah, i fell for this with Dr Mario and ya'll saw how that turned out
DeuceGamer
Member
Definitely need more VC games. I seem to buy a lot of VC games as impulse buys. Every survey I fill out about the eShop where it asks what would make me visit again I make sure to put GBA and SNES games.
Jawmuncher
Member
At first I didn't much care.
but
Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga
FUCK YES
Love that game
but
Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga
FUCK YES
Love that game
KojiKnight
Member
Never going to happen... You're next shot will be Mother 4, they won't go back and localize an over half decade old GBA game that they won't be able to get retail prices on.
I'd still pay retail for it. I'd still buy it even if they didn't translate it.
Angel Whispers
Member
Ha!! Influential? Dear God, Hell, no... NeoGAF shouldn't flatter itself. Most insatiable forum would be more accurate.
Angel Whispers
Member
If it happens, I hope we see the Castlevania games. LOVE that series.
KillerTravis
Banned
I think the sequels were made by them too. I enjoyed the RPG aspect of them all but I think I'll ultimately decide on Power Tour to be the better one.
ShinNL
Member
I never played Golf but I own both GBC and GBA version of Tennis. I prefer the GBC so much more that I ran some emulator on my Micro to play the GBC version instead (Micro doesn't run legacy carts, so I used a flashcart instead).
Edit: You guys should be ASHAMED that you're not listing Rhythm Tengoku in your lists. ASHAMED
!
IrishNinja
Member
goddamn @ Mana Legend's list, i want like half of those
can you name a more influential forum...?
can you name a more influential forum...?
Oh the pain
Skyfireblaze
Member
Whoa if it really happens it would be fantastic and about time! Nintendo please steal all the Megaman Battle Network games from Capcom and put them on the eShop!
Nintendo please steal all the Megaman Battle Network games from Capcom and put them on the eShop!
...this won't happen right?
Mr. Wonderful
Member
I would do dirty things for Tactics Ogre: The Knights of Lodis.
Exterminieren
Banned
Bring me Superstar Saga, Zero Mission, Pokémon Pinball RS, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Gunstar Heroes and Ninja Five-O, and you can take my money, Nintendo.
anotherVegan
Member
If there is an English Mother 3 release, I will cry manly tears of happiness.
Playing via a hack just isn't the same
IrishNinja
Member
Oh, I know, this thread just reminded me of it, it's pretty awesome playing GBA on a big screen, it's how I beat SoN, Wario 4, and a few others...
this, if this game gets a release then count me up
radioheadrule83
Banned
I've removed games that are ports, remakes or inferior spin offs and I've been generous and left some questionable ones there. I could whittle this down further if I started asking myself which games still play well today and haven't been completely overshadowed by superior sequels or ports. Why would anyone want to play GBA Metal Slug when there are far superior MS games available? I personally prefer the Castlevania DS games too..
There is almost nothing in your list that I am prepared to pay more than $2 for to play again. I've moved on. I accept that people like their retro games and GBA games though.
I'd just much rather Nintendo was concentrating on new content than porting this old shit. I wish they'd left the cartridge port in so they couldn't get away with making us feel like they've released something exciting on the shop when they haven't.
edit: I'll drop this anyway, it's clear that most of your are excited about it and that's cool. I don't want to be a negative asshole shitting things up.
Metal Slug Advance was awesome!
radioheadrule83
Banned
So were the castlevania games.. I just have no desire to go back and play them. Like I said, I accept that other people do. That's cool.