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Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:56 pm
by prfsnl_gmr
Tanooki wrote:Since I can't and won't bother with G&W anymore, love to get the old G&W packages again as they're fairly hated and cheap. I'm expecting that store to have the games in the $5-10 range making it ebay even.
The GBC G&W games are great, but for a more authentic experience, you may want to track down:
They were distributed exclusively through Club Nintendo, but I don't think that they are too expensive on the secondary market.
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:02 pm
by Tanooki
I had those when I got them off NOA years ago and they bored me to tears pretty quick since there's so little of anything on them. I know the resolution isn't there, but the GB and GBC games really do capture the old games, plus those modern side by side conversions are fun too. Years ago (90s, late) I ran a GB website doing news and reviews and I covered all those G&W gallery titles for the GBC and it was fun to write that stuff up.
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:15 pm
by MrPopo
BoneSnapDeez wrote:Mystery Dungeon games are awesome.
I know it's not Game Boy but the Izuna games on DS are solid roguelikes. Hard as balls though.
Izuna 2 isn't too bad; Izuna one is definitely nasty.
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:51 pm
by Exhuminator
Has anyone other than me picked up Etrian Mystery Dungeon?
I'm thinking of tackling (or getting tackled by) EMD after Brandish.
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:25 pm
by ExedExes
Tanooki wrote:I had those when I got them off NOA years ago and they bored me to tears pretty quick since there's so little of anything on them. I know the resolution isn't there, but the GB and GBC games really do capture the old games, plus those modern side by side conversions are fun too. Years ago (90s, late) I ran a GB website doing news and reviews and I covered all those G&W gallery titles for the GBC and it was fun to write that stuff up.
**INCOMING GAME**
This is it. There's more than 6 games here!
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:54 pm
by irixith
ExedExes wrote:Tanooki wrote:I had those when I got them off NOA years ago and they bored me to tears pretty quick since there's so little of anything on them. I know the resolution isn't there, but the GB and GBC games really do capture the old games, plus those modern side by side conversions are fun too. Years ago (90s, late) I ran a GB website doing news and reviews and I covered all those G&W gallery titles for the GBC and it was fun to write that stuff up.
**INCOMING GAME**
This is it. There's more than 6 games here!
One of my favourite GBA games...oh the hours that have been wasted on it. Without spoiling what they are, in addition to the six games advertised on the box, there are actually a whopping 14 unlockable, bringing the total to 20 games on that cart. A must have for any G&W lover.
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:19 pm
by dsheinem
Tanooki wrote:Years ago (90s, late) I ran a GB website doing news and reviews and I covered all those G&W gallery titles for the GBC and it was fun to write that stuff up.
Which site did you run?
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:25 pm
by Tanooki
G&W Gallery 4 is the bomb, fantastic cart, just haven't got around to picking it up again is all. Other than the original G&WG I think they all have an expansion list of games to unlock when you crack enough stars on the high score screen. I had so much fun unlocking all those gem titles hiding in there.
I was happily wrong about the local ma & pa store half price hosed up on home console games, they apparently don't do well with Gameboy. The first one I blew $9 along with just a few bucks in trade and got Revenge of the Gator, G&W Gallery 1, Kirby's Pinball Land, and a mismarked .99 copy of Tetris Attack. The other location was 3 for $10 and ended up with Mole Mania and then GBC releases of Aladdin and Lemmings. I was hunting Super Mario Land mainly, no dice.
DS: GB World. I was close friends online with Martin of nesworld.com and ended up working with him originally taking over all the publishing and some development of music for the NES World Jukebox. I was huge on GB then with the N64 floundering and with him set up a companion site GB World which had news, stories, and GB/GBC game reviews and it ran for around 2 years. It wasn't huge, but I had a good steady base of readers and on occasion got a few people who would submit reviews to the site too.
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:42 pm
by Nintendork666
marlowe221 wrote:Any roguelikes on the GB/GBC/GBA?
I don't know of any off hand but it's a favorite genre of mine and portable roguelikes are not common...
Would Dragon Warrior Monsters count?
I'm ignorant of the genre but it's a dungeon crawler with a turn-based battle system.
Might scratch your itch.
Re: Why Isn't There a More Prominent Game Boy Scene?
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:20 pm
by MrPopo
Nintendork666 wrote:marlowe221 wrote:Any roguelikes on the GB/GBC/GBA?
I don't know of any off hand but it's a favorite genre of mine and portable roguelikes are not common...
Would Dragon Warrior Monsters count?
I'm ignorant of the genre but it's a dungeon crawler with a turn-based battle system.
Might scratch your itch.
It also has the randomly generated dungeons, but I wouldn't call it a roguelike. One defining feature of roguelikes is some sort of massive punishment for death; that might be resetting your level, losing all your gear, or even full on perma death.
