THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Rman on October 08, 2012, 05:16:28 PM

Title: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Rman on October 08, 2012, 05:16:28 PM

Man, this game is still too good.  I had the SNES original back in day and I played the heck out of it.  I was feeling a bit nostalgic for it after being a tad disappointed with NSMB2.

I was waiting on it for the 3DS VC, but Nintendo and their incompetence still doesn't have the Ambassador games up for purchase.  So I bought a used copy online.

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Himu on October 08, 2012, 05:17:21 PM

Fantastic game and probably my favorite 2d platformer.

YI2 is great too.

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Rman on October 08, 2012, 05:18:34 PM

Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 08, 2012, 05:17:21 PM

Fantastic game and probably my favorite 2d platformer.

YI2 is great too.

I enjoyed that one too.  It really got hard near the end.

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 08, 2012, 07:55:36 PM

We don't say "hard" here.  We say poor game design. 

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Tasty on October 08, 2012, 08:29:56 PM

This is pretty much my single regret in going DD. :'(

y u no put this on vc, nintendo :maf

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 08, 2012, 08:49:59 PM

Quote from: Andrex on October 08, 2012, 08:29:56 PM

This is pretty much my single regret in going DD. :'(

y u no put this on vc, nintendo :maf

True fans are Ambassadors  8)

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Tasty on October 08, 2012, 09:04:24 PM

Damn my handheld finnickiness.

On the other hand, White 2 looks awesome in original-res on my XL. Can't imagine how tiny it would look on a normal 3DS in original mode, or how blurry it would look in scaled-up mode.

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Tasty on October 08, 2012, 09:05:57 PM

Then again, the GBA port was inferior anyways (sound and res.) I'll continue waiting for the superior SNES VC version. Some day... some day... :'(

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: demi on October 08, 2012, 09:06:49 PM

Yea. Enjoy your wait. lmao.

Title: Re: Picked Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Tasty on October 08, 2012, 10:03:15 PM

I do have a SNES and the cart for this, it's just back home. Although, I think we lost the SNES somehow... Eh those knockoff consoles are pretty cheap.

Shame on you Nintendo for making me do this to play the perfection of Yoshi's Island! :maf :'(

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Rman on October 08, 2012, 10:58:51 PM

The GBA version has extra levels.

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Tasty on October 08, 2012, 11:06:54 PM

Pfft.

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Owl-faced Wizard on October 08, 2012, 11:23:37 PM

Emulation, dummy.

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Tasty on October 08, 2012, 11:31:26 PM

:wag

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Positive Touch on October 08, 2012, 11:48:29 PM

 ::) you already bought the game twice dweeb

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Owl-faced Wizard on October 09, 2012, 12:14:50 AM

I'm scrupulously, tediously anal-retentive about piracy.  But if the object in question isn't available to buy, emulation is the best way to go.  But by all means give your money to bootleggers, you dribbling simpleton.

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: demi on October 09, 2012, 01:07:20 PM

Andrex on blast... Nintendo appreciates your generosity

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: Rusty Shackleford on October 09, 2012, 08:57:29 PM

Quote from: Rman on October 08, 2012, 05:16:28 PM

Man, this game is still too good.  I had the SNES original back in day and I played the heck out of it.  I was feeling a bit nostalgic for it after being a tad disappointed with NSMB2.

I was waiting on it for the 3DS VC, but Nintendo and their incompetence still doesn't have the Ambassador games up for purchase.  So I bought a used copy online.

My SP broke a few months ago and Nintendo sent me an Advance Replacement/factory refurbished (effectively brand new) backlit Pearl Blue SP for $50. Didn't even bother requesting that I send my SP to them. Best deal ever especially when the eBay ones look like someone tried to scrub the cement with them.

Called a few weeks ago and was able to score another one but I guess they have less than 50 in stock. If you have an old SP (or OG GBA) laying around, you should be able to talk them into one too if yours "broke". I mean, these units are flawless. And for $50?!

Title: Re: Picked up Yoshi's Island on the GBA.
Post by: bork on October 09, 2012, 10:14:48 PM

Yoshi's Island looks like shit on the 3DS anyway.  Has awful ghosting problems.