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Old 03-02-01 | 09:38 AM
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A 32-bit processor, larger cartridge space, backwards-compatible with GB and GBC games, 16:9 screen ratio, much better quality than the SNES..!

June 11, baby.

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Old 03-02-01 | 09:44 AM
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I'm all over it. not only is it essentially a portable snes, you forgot to mention that 4 players can play off one game, and the compatibility between it and Gamecube. Very cool.
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Screenshots

Golden Sun (RPG)


Super Mario Advance (SMB2 remake)


(4-player multiplayer with one cartridge linked to 4 GBAs)

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Old 03-02-01 | 09:48 AM
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Screenshots (cont'd)

F-Zero Advance



Mario Kart Advance



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Old 03-02-01 | 09:59 AM
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Even more screenshots!

All Japan GT Championship


(LOL, the one on the left, obviously)



Castlevania: Circle of the Moon



Zero Tours: Unlimited Mysteries (RPG)



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Wow.. those are some awesome screen shots. The graphics look amazing.

When does this hit and what will the price be?
Also, any idea on the price range for the games?
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I could not be more psyched. I would love it if they remade Chrono Trigger for it.
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I'm also looking forward to picking up one of these. Can't wait!
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MSRP will be $99. It's slated to come out on June 11.

Here's a pic of the system:



It uses 2 AA batteries and has a battery life roughly equivalent to the GBC.

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[Edited by Matthew on 03-16-01 at 07:46 AM]
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$90?
damn.. that is pretty cheap. And its not as big looking as I thought it might be.

I may well be picking up one of these. I had a gameboy when it originally came out and spent lots of time as a kid playing while in the car, etc.

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Music

Here are some MP3s of what the GBA is capable of. Both are a few megabytes.

1 | 2

I don't think I'm going out much on a limb by saying that this will be the next mega-system.

Another RPG I'm looking forward to:

Fire Emblem: Maiden of the Dark



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It's going to be a kick ass system. Great graphics for a portbable, snes updates, and it will have loads of developers just like the Gameboy now.
Old 03-02-01 | 04:31 PM
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I have heard the system may be as cheap as $79.99, but even if its $89.99 its still a good deal. I just hope there are trade in deals like when the Game Boy Color came out. I practicaly got two of them for free by trading in my old clunky Game Boys and a few crappy games. The multiplayer off of one cartridge thing is already being shot down by developers though. They say its too tough to do with the limited ram for many games and its doubtful many games will end up using the option.
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I'm so psyched, I'd preorder one right now if i could, just to make sure I got one, I love my gameboy, and hope they keep remaking some of the older games on the new Gameboy Advance. Mario Advance, here i come!
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Whoah, the backwards-compatibility and 4-player w/one cart is new to me. Dammit, now I'm salivating; you people owe me a napkin.
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I'm going to pre-order it as soon as it's available for pre-order. Hopefully I will get to see it and the games at E3 in May.
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wow - looks really good - i have to have one for when i travel - looks like it's going to kill the GBC
Old 03-05-01 | 12:42 PM
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I think I will pick one up. Fun for trips.
Old 03-06-01 | 04:08 PM
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Over at PlanetN200 they posted the new Japanese commercials for GBA Mario, F-Zero and Kuru Kuru Kururin. The commercials feature some nice gameplay footage! I also dig the song in the background!
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http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html


Looks like 100 bucks.
Old 03-07-01 | 11:06 AM
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Originally posted by BigDaddy
Looks like 100 bucks.
Wahoo! Here is more from http://www.gameboy.com :

It's been confirmed that Game Boy Advance will be available on June 11, 2001 for a M.S.R.P. of $99.95. GBA Game Paks will cost between $29.95 and $39.95, and there will be more than 60 titles available by the 2001 holiday season. Confirmed U.S. launch titles include Mario Advance (tentative title) and F-Zero: Maximum Velocity.
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Launch Titles

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
Mario Advance
Army Men Advance (3DO)
High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (3DO)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Activision)
Dodge Ball Advance (Atlus)
Fire Pro Wrestling (BAM)
Top Gear GT Championship (Kemco)
Tweety and the Magic Jewel (Kemco)
Fortress (Majesco)
Iridion 3D (Majesco)
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Majesco)
ChuChu Rocket! (Sega)
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (Midway)
Rayman (Ubi Soft)


hmm, Fzero, Mario, Top Gear, Rayman. Yummy indeed. Calculus is going to become much more interesting.
Old 03-07-01 | 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by BigDaddy
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html


Looks like 100 bucks.
Just watched this on a local cable station. It is a daily japanese news program that comes on twice a day here locally. It is called "News Ecpress FCI". It looked pretty impressive.
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Old 03-07-01 | 05:12 PM
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wow, at first i wasn't even thinking about buying this cuz i thought it was stupid, since there were so many other better portable systems from the past. but i guess i'm wrong, this looks awsome!
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New screens of Street Fighter, Final Fight and others!





Click these links for more info!
http://members.aol.com/mips36/
http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm


[Edited by CreatureX on 03-17-01 at 02:24 PM]


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