Nintendo Life | Topic: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:05:47 GMT

@ReaderRagfihs Good to no. It's the only version of the Game Boy Advance I never owned, so I will probably pick one up. Along with the Game Boy Light, which was a Japan exclusive.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:53:44 GMT

I'd say the main difference besides the size, is the lack of game link support, which also removes access to some other accessories.

The sound is also a bit tiny.

I love my micro though, definitely a fantastic version of the gba.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:10:53 GMT

@Heavyarms55 Not really, they're pretty much all the same thing aside from different colors/faceplates. The biggest misconception I notice is people saying it uses the same charger as the DS Lite, which is false. They look similar but my DS Lite charger does not fit into my Micro.

If anyone's wondering just how small it is, it's smaller than an NES controller and slightly larger than a single Switch Joy Con (with the wrist strap attached). And yet somehow I don't ever have problems reading text or hands cramping. Heck, I would even say I find it a bit more comfortable than the SP.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 05:05:42 GMT

If I were going to pick up a Game Boy Micro, are there and differences I should be aware of? Like the different screens with the GBA SP?

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 22:25:35 GMT

@ReaderRagfihs it’s been close to a year ago that I was playing the game daily up until I beat it. I thought I remembered going back to the Zero suit level a couple times. I could be wrong though.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:30:41 GMT

@DTMOF84 I don't have experience with that particular game, but usually when a battery dies the save file is wiped and it's impossible to save again until it's replaced.

Sometimes if the battery is weak and unstable it'll wipe your save file but still be able to save, but I've never heard of it reverting to a previous save unless the current one got corrupted somehow. Are you sure you saved after finishing?

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:37:38 GMT

If a game with a battery has an issue will it just totally not save or lose your save altogether? I have Zero Mission and beat it. Got to the Zero suit part of the game and stopped playing. Now when I go back to it it’s at my save before beating the game.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:52:42 GMT

@ReaderRagfihs 50+?? wowsers.
I have 27.
I think the only ones I have with batteries are Metroid Zero Mission and Kirby Nightmare In Dreamland.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:32:34 GMT

@CharlieSmile That's an option. Though if you don't want to buy a screwdriver, an unscientific option is the fact that games with batteries will be slightly heavier than ones without.

How many games do you have? I have roughly 50+ at last count (all authentic), and the only ones with batteries are Bomberman Tournament, F Zero Maximum Velocity, and Pokemon Ruby.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:25:02 GMT

@ReaderRagfihs
I guess I could always get a tri tip screwdriver and check my games?

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:18:49 GMT

@CharlieSmile Yeah, it's not a bad start. It's just that, as we noted earlier in the thread, there just isn't a 100% accurate list out there.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:02:00 GMT

@ReaderRagfihs
it's the best resource I could find, anyway.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:00:59 GMT

@Anti-Matter
yeah, basically.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 14:46:38 GMT

@CharlieSmile That list isn't a bad start, but it's not 100% accurate. It's missing some games and while I don't own every game on that list, some I'm skeptical of.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:50:34 GMT

@CharlieSmile
So...
Only those GBA titles that will unable to Save anymore once the internal battery died ?

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:16:16 GMT

@CharlieSmile Appreciate the info. I will hold onto that link for the future!

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 09:21:30 GMT

@ReaderRagfihs @Heavyarms55

I'm sorry for the late reply, but if you still desire a list of GBA games that use a battery, this is a pretty decent resource: https://gbatemp.net/threads/gameboy-advance-gba-games-requiring-batteries.322803/

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 03:39:18 GMT

@ReaderRagfish
About GBA Cartridges storage.
Is there any box that can hold until 3 or 6 GBA cartridges from Ebay ?
If i use other box as alternative solution, what kind of box you think is fit enough ?

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 02:25:46 GMT

@KingMike I'm pretty sure that's nothing to worry about. The eeprom inside GBA games is rated for at least 100,000 writes, and in reality will likely last much longer. And even if the limit is reached, it shouldn't erase the save data.

I don't have the exact link but a while ago some people on avrfreaks deliberately tried to fail an eeprom to see how many writes an eeprom chip could do before something went wrong, and it took literally millions of writes before that happened.

Re: The GameBoy Advance Thread

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 02:08:43 GMT

I've asked before if the face that Fire Emblem (Blazing Sword or FE7 or whatever else you want to call it) auto-saves every single turn (making the Quit option completely redundant) would burn out the save memory chip faster than normal and people said they don't think so.