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The GBA SP Classic, reviewed.

Remember that gigantic inflatable Spider-Man I picked up in the carnival article? I still haven't found the correct spot for it. Amazing, I know, it being a 7' bulky inflatable Spider-Man and all. Looks like it'd make a great pool raft. I don't have a pool. The preceding was an obvious lead-in to this article on the Game Boy Advance SP Classic, the retro-themed portable system complete with a nice library of classic NES titles. I'm definitely down with this one, even after blowing so much cash on games I'll play 1-3 times. Judging from the Amazon-100 poll in the last entry, I'm not the only one who likes licking this machine. More stuff coming to the blog tonight...

Posted by Matt on 07/18/2004. E-mail me!

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lookie here:
http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-704

Chestnuts roasted by collectors @ 07/19/2004 1:07 PM

I should be able to hold out on buying one of these…

Unless they release Tetris.

Then, I’m in huge trouble.

Chestnuts roasted by Yzziefrog @ 07/19/2004 1:09 PM

I have That Gameboy Advance SP Plus The Legend of Zelda and Mario Bros.

Chestnuts roasted by MightyStalfos @ 07/19/2004 1:45 PM

JonnyRBee, River City Ransom is already out for the GBA. From what I hear the conversion was really accurate, right down to the ‘BARF!’ quotes by the bad guys.

Chestnuts roasted by 4thDown @ 07/19/2004 1:47 PM

oops — yeah, a paragraph got chopped off in the article. will fix when i get home.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/19/2004 1:47 PM

For people looking for River City Ransom, just go pick up River City Ransom EX. It’s just like the old game with about 300% more stuff crammed into it, none of which you actually NEED to deal with or use. Plus, you can recruit other gang-members to have up to three other computer people fighting with you at the same time. The only downside to the game is there’s no way to link up for 2-player action.

Also, whoever mentioned http://www.pocketnes.org deserves a medal. While the blank GBA cartridge you need to put the stuff on can cost upwards of $100, considering how many NES games you can fit on one cart, it’s a steal compared to the official releases. You know, literally, since the money doesn’t actually go to Nintendo. But if you can’t justify paying $20 for a game that’s $0.99 in the used bin of the same game store, it’s a good alternative.

Chestnuts roasted by Marc @ 07/19/2004 1:49 PM

I already had one(silver) and I traded it in with my two worst games.

Chestnuts roasted by MightyStalfos @ 07/19/2004 1:50 PM

JonnyRBee – A River City Ransom remake is out on GBA right now. For the most part, it looks pretty faithful to the original. Click on my name to see a review of it.

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 07/19/2004 1:59 PM

If Nintendo wanted to make some REAL money, they’d reissue the NES itself. This is as close as we’re really going to get to that…

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 07/19/2004 2:23 PM

OH THANK GOD, someone finally told me the name of that song. I sure as shit didn’t expect to find it here, though.

As far as I know, there are three "Who Are You?" ads, and one of them has Goldfrapp’s "Strict Machine" but does anyone know what the third one is? Never heard it, sounded pretty cool.

Chestnuts roasted by Niq @ 07/19/2004 2:32 PM

HOLY SHIT!!!

I Wish I Hadn’t Read This Article Because Now I Have To Go Out And Buy Every Single One Of These Games Along With The System Tomorrow Morning!!!

I Just Hope The Rest Of The Classics Eventually Come Out. I Won’t Be Able To Justify This Spending If I Can’t Own Ltd. Anniversary Editions Of: Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3, Adventure Island, Metroid, Mega Man 1-3, Bases Loaded, Contra, Paper Boy, Techmo Bowl, Duck Tales 1 & 2, Double Dragon, T & C Surf, Ghostbusters 1 & 2, Blades Of Steel, Mike Tyson’s Punchout, Kid Icarus, Castle Vania 1-3, Dungeons & Dragons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 & 2…

Please, Please, Please, Nintendo, Release Every One Of These Titles!!!

I Really Hope This Isn’t Just Going To Be These 8 Or So Games…

Chestnuts roasted by Oliver @ 07/19/2004 2:41 PM

hey …. where can i find old nes games in flash or java …. any suggestions?

Chestnuts roasted by Graves @ 07/19/2004 3:48 PM

Meh, I also think that for the most part these are wastes of money.

Especially when there are already 1000 versions of most of the games, or they have only so much depth to begin with. Really, the only one I see as any sort of value is Zelda, but then again even that just got 2 rereleases!

I already have Animal Crossing, with all the NES games unlocked (including Zelda and SMB!). I already have Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.

Plus, I think the Japanese Famicom versions are a little snazzier: the main box contains a smaller mock-up of the classic box which then houses the cartridge.

Perhaps when series 2 comes out, I’ll give some of them a try.

Chestnuts roasted by Ian, Just Ian @ 07/19/2004 3:56 PM

Actually, it’s modeled to look like an Orginal NES closed up. notice the bottom half is dark grey while the top is light and has the stripe on the side. Look at your nes. exactally the same almost.

An snes…was grey and purple.

Chestnuts roasted by Henry Aird @ 07/19/2004 4:03 PM

They better release Jaws for this beeyatch!….and Tecmo Bowl…

Stop looking at me swan!

Chestnuts roasted by Goody @ 07/19/2004 4:18 PM

Oh, and for Graves…I dont know of any flash games, but there are some pretty good emulators out there, like JNES and Nesticle….those work pretty good and there is a rather large library of ROMs out there as well…not that I condone any of this, just some interesting info…

and they have Jaws for that beeyatch too!

Chestnuts roasted by Goody @ 07/19/2004 4:21 PM

I was thinking more of a X-E RPG, maybe like the 9-Volt portion of WarioWare. I can see it now….

MATT is attacked by NOUGAT MONSTER.
KILLER DUCK uses CHIA BOMB.
blap!
NOUGAT MONSTER is damaged.
GABBYLICIOUS casts HULK HANDS.
kachoink!
NOUGAT MONSTER is reeling.
KINGKLASH throws MARE WINNINGHAM!
blorgh!
NOUGAT MONSTER is defeated.
But TEAM X-E also suffers 10% damage!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 07/19/2004 4:33 PM

I have a dreamcast disc that holds 760 original nintendo games on it. I’m willing to give some away. Its amazing, works just like they would if it was on a regular nintendo, but with perks. Like programs on your computer, you can save and load whereever you want, also you can use the memory card to save spots as well.

If anyone is interested, just leave a post. I will be returning to look

Chestnuts roasted by Benji @ 07/19/2004 4:46 PM

*broken link*

the link for the Skeletor @ Pee-Wee’s Playhouse appears to be just reloading the main page. I wasn’t sure if you knew, but now you do.

Oh, would Spiderman look good on the roof of your building being held aloft by two giant Shrek hands? I think it would, hehe.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 07/19/2004 5:01 PM

There should be a SEGA Genesis 10-in-1 coming soon. Looking like a Genesis gamepad, of course

I’ll just wait for someone to send off their used NES to EB Games so I can get it for cheap. I’m still waiting for a used Dreamcast to turn up. I want one baaaaaadly.

Chestnuts roasted by AngeFaitore @ 07/19/2004 5:15 PM

I did the emulation thing for a while, even got them on my PDA for portability, but I missed the stupid little controller.

The one thing I really see missing (well not really "missing" since it wasn’t an original feature, but now I’ve gotten used to it) is the ability to save states.

Chestnuts roasted by Shelby @ 07/19/2004 5:19 PM

Evin –

I think this link clarifies the whole Super Mario Bros. 2 mess…

Chestnuts roasted by TranceFormer @ 07/19/2004 6:48 PM

oh i just noticed that the link didn’t come up http://www.classicgaming.com/TMK/smb2_madness.shtml

Chestnuts roasted by TranceFormer @ 07/19/2004 6:49 PM

Just wanted to let everyone know that right now on the Discovery Channel show "BIG," they are building a GIANT amusement park crane/claw game.

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron @ 07/19/2004 7:04 PM

Matt, I appreciate you taking to the time to respond to my comment, sincerely. This site is one of the few out there worth reading, so I’d really hate to lose it. Keep up the superb work and good luck.

Chestnuts roasted by Pedro @ 07/19/2004 7:07 PM

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