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More Classic NES Titles For GBA Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the won't-rest-til-all-nes-titles-resurrected dept.

Thanks to Nintendojo for its list of the latest NES titles to be re-released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan. Though "it remains to be seen if any of these particular games will make it to North America", highlights include "Super Mario Bros. 2 [Japanese version], Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Metroid, Kid Icarus, [and] Castlevania." We've previously covered earlier NES Classic iterations - in a similar vein to a recent GameSpy article, how many dollars would you actually spend on these NES re-releases for GBA?

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  1. I'd pay the average full price... by Wyrmw00d · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they were bundled as a 5 game cart.

    1. Re:I'd pay the average full price... by iainl · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I might as well, but these bundles aren't aimed at us. Nintendo's market with these packs is the NES-obsessed collector or retro-fan; the game-per-cart method allows them to go to town on the packaging, which is an important part of why they are doing this. Its not really aimed at those that just want to play a bunch of old games.

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    2. Re:I'd pay the average full price... by aflat362 · · Score: 4, Interesting
      A real NES obsessed collector (such as myself) collects NES games, not GBA reissues of NES Games. However, we will purchase a few of our favorites in the GBA format to take with us on the road.

      Myself, I bought the Super Mario one, and might get Donkey Kong.

      Though, at half the price I would probably buy them all.

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  2. About a hundred bucks by (trb001) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    in a similar vein to a recent GameSpy article, how many dollars would you actually spend on these NES re-releases for GBA?

    Around $100 USD...enough to buy a decent flash ROM and linker. I owned all these games, I'm not buying the exact same game again. I rebuy VHS on DVD because a) the quality is better, b) I always hated rewinding. I don't have that problem here.

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  3. Ah, Legend of Zelda II.. by sporty · · Score: 5, Funny

    How I was so impressed with link then. for he was left AND right handed in that one.

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  4. Why Metroid? by DragonPup · · Score: 4, Informative

    You unlock the classic Metroid when you beat Metroid Zero for the GBA already.

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  5. they're compatible by truffle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Worth mentioning that the GBA is not region restricted, you can play Japanese cartridges on a US gameboy.

    Also it's legal (I am not a lawyer) to play NES roms on a GBA through a flash card and emulator if you own the original title.

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    1. Re:they're compatible by AndyBusch · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It's probably not legal. It may be if you dump the ROM from your own NES cart, but downloading it from elsewhere isn't.

      However, it is ethical, in many many eyes.

      The Nintendo produced carts do have some sprite work done on them, so they look a touch better, but it's not major.

  6. Overpriced by Bastian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    With Phantasy Star Collection, they crammed the first three Phantasy Star games onto one GBA cart, and had to write two emulators (Sega Master System for I, Sega Genesis for II and III.) For three great games, I spent 20 bucks.

    Nintendo, on the other hand, wants me to spend 30 bucks apiece for these games. I find that hard to swallow considering that, even if some of these are amazing games, this series is still just shovelware.

    1. Re:Overpriced by cbirdsong64 · · Score: 4, Informative

      The NES Classic series is only $20 each. Still too much, though.

  7. I'm all set.... by RegalBegal · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't swing my GBA around on it's cord like I did my NES controller when I get frustrated for not making any more ground in Metroid.

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  8. Re:Nintendo == evil money whores by JeremyVS · · Score: 3, Informative
    A graphically-updated version of Mario Bros. was included with every single GBA game with Mario in it(well, the Mario Advances and M&L Superstar Saga) and that didnt' stop Nintendo from re-releasing that.

    i was under the same impression, until i actually got a gba, and bought a few of the mario advance games...in fact, the mario game included on all of those cartriges is "mario classic". it is not Super Mario Bros. from NES, but is (apparently) an old arcade game, more in the lines of the old Donkey Kong. so when they came out with SMB1 for gba, i was quite happy to drop $20 on it.

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  9. Super Mario Bros != Mario Bros by Spleener12 · · Score: 5, Informative
    Yes, and the old arcade game that was in all the Mario Advance games was originally called Mario Bros. (no Super,) which was subsequently re-released as part of the NES classic series despite a superior version being availible for $10 more.

    Super Mario Bros 1, on the other hand, has only seen four major releases on any system (NES, SNES(Mario All-Stars), GBC(Super Mario Bros. DX), and GBA(NES Classic).) They probably haven't been whoring it as much due to the fact that it doesn't really stand up as well in this day and age next to later games. Not that I'd be surprised if the next Mario Advance game was a port of the All-Stars version of SMB1.

  10. Re:They are too expensive by DaveCBio · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Agreed, it's way too much for an old game. Nintendo is cashing in on nostalgia. Can't believe they have the balls to chastise the industry for the state of games when they live on remakes and re-releases.