When the Game Boy version trumps the console version...

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When the Game Boy version trumps the console version...

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Just wondering if anyone has any personal favorite examples of when you preferred the Game Boy version of a game over the console version. Any thoughts?
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Donkey Kong 94.
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This is bound to be mentioned.

GBA Warioware> GC Warioware
All the cut scenes were cut in the Gamecube version.
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CRTGAMER wrote:This is bound to be mentioned.

GBA Warioware> GC Warioware
All the cut scenes were cut in the Gamecube version.
You have 4 player multiplayer on the Gamecube version though.
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Battle Arena Toshinden (GB) > Battle Arena Toshinden (PS1)

SD characters, an actual story mode, and it plays like a long-lost NeoGeo Pocket game.
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Rurouni_Fencer wrote:Battle Arena Toshinden (GB) > Battle Arena Toshinden (PS1)

SD characters, an actual story mode, and it plays like a long-lost NeoGeo Pocket game.
Really? I gotta check this out...

What about any of the Super NES ports to the GBA?
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Kirby, Tetris, and Donkey Kong games
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Rurouni_Fencer wrote:Battle Arena Toshinden (GB) > Battle Arena Toshinden (PS1)

SD characters, an actual story mode, and it plays like a long-lost NeoGeo Pocket game.

agreed 100%

BTW it's Game Boy. (2 words)
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noiseredux wrote: BTW it's Game Boy. (2 words)
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protips:

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