picture of secret NES style GBA(as promised)

[tonyvortex]

ok ok here it is,its from a memo and i sure hope i don't get in trouble for showing this but we all have to share:
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v71/tonyvortex/nes_series.gif

[omnedon]

If it's real, it's SOLD!

My son's have GBA's, and I've been in no rush to snag an SP. This would force my hand.

[Richter]

those games just ports? are they full price?

[wberdan]

now THAT is the SP model i have been waiting for-
i would buy that

willie

[Kejoriv]

I would buy that in a second

[Bratwurst]

I am one jaded, dried out piece of jerky when I thought that's nothing a similarly designed GBA vinyl skin couldn't recreate. I also have a feeling the PocketNES emulator runs circles over these 'ports' of Nintendo's.

I think I'll hold out until they come up with a new physical design.

[rbudrick]

How exactly does that have any resemblance to the NES?

I just don't see it...

-Rob

[gamergary]

Looks ok. I would get it if it was cheap.

[Ed Oscuro]

How exactly does that have any resemblance to the NES?

I just don't see it...

-Rob
Look at the pad, then look at an NES controller.

Besides, did you see the Famicom GBA SP? That didn't look much like a Famicom either. Furthermore, the shape of a Famicom lent itself more easily to SP-izing than the NES...

[Ed Oscuro]

Well, yeah, I know r-bud's smarter than that. Just had to point that out :)

I hope they've got the same cool textured bit between the buttons like the real thing has :)

Anyhow, I've posted the news (minus the scan, because once again I share the Tony's concerns) @ GameSpy Forums (http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1326277)

[nesman85]

that thing looks awesome to me. since i don't have an sp yet (just a platinum gba) , i'm definitely gonna pick this up when it comes out. :-P i i won't be buying any of the games when they come out since i already have them for nes and i only play game boy at home anyway.

[Sylentwulf]

Just looks like a skin on a platinum SP to me?

[Captain Wrong]

those games just ports? are they full price?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Neat looking gear, but if you're only getting one NES game per cart at full price, that's hardly a good deal. I'm kinda with da Brat on this one.

[Cmosfm]

Looks nice, hope it's real. I have to admit it looks awfully photoshop-ish for an official Nintendo memo.

I'm really hoping it's real though, and I hope to God thos games arent full price. I'd say 10.00 would be good at most.

[ManekiNeko]

They're the same as the games being released in Japan, which are about the same as the ones already released for the E-reader in the United States. It kind of burns me, because I spent good money on the E-reader and was expecting Nintendo to support it better than they have. It seems that they're already determined to obsolete it.

JR

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

PDF's verdict...

GBA with a new skin: :roll:

Classic games without having to blow megabucks with an importer: :love:

The thought of these games hitting at anything near full-price for a new state of the art game: :bawling:

Bear with me. I have a deep and abiding love of Xevious.

HEY NINTENDO, WHERE'S MAPPY?

[Ed Oscuro]

PDF's verdict...

GBA with a new skin: :roll:
Hey, it's the only GBA SP design I really like, unless you count the Famicom GBA SP I suppose, but that'd be a distant second.

As I don't have a GBA of any sort, this sounds good.

[NE146]

Just looks like a skin on a platinum SP to me?

Of course. Every single GB/GBA special edition is always just some new color, skin or sticker on the thing. Personally I dig it :D But I won't be forking out more cash for another GBA anytime soon cool looking or not. However if I DIDN'T have one already.. this would be the one I'd get :)

[The Manimal]

Why couldn't they just have a dark gray back and light gray front, with red text for the buttons or something. Make it look like the system and not the controller. That actually looks ugly. The NES controller was kind of ugly. They should have followed the look of the original Game Boy, which made sense of the colors used with the NES.. (dark gray border around screen, light gray otherwise).


The Famicom styled SP looks fantastic....this doesn't :o

[Ed Oscuro]

Why couldn't they just have a dark gray back and light gray front, with red text for the buttons or something. Make it look like the system and not the controller. That actually looks ugly.
Excuse my saying this, but the ancient phrase "Opinions are like assholes..." comes to mind.

I think the NES controller is a masterpiece of near-minimalist design myself. I also think the design you hint at would be the worst possible way to put this thing together. That's just me, though.

[Flack]

Anybody else right click and save that picture for when it disappears in a couple of days? :evil:

I think it does exactly what it's supposed to do -- and that is, conjure up memories of the classic NES and make people like us want to buy one.

Excitebike and Mario are two of the ROMs that get constant usage on my GP32. For less than the price of this new GBA SP and one of those games, I've got the entire NES library on one memory card. I know, emulation, boo, hiss, but I got tired of waiting on Nintendo.

[gamegirl79]

That looks yummy.... :-P

It will be mine! :D

[Bratwurst]

Say, this wouldn't be a fake, now would it?

http://www.planetgamecube.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=8340

[Chunky]

it's been fake for 2 days now. whats the big hubub?

[tonyvortex]

i had a feeling when i decided to say something some of you wouldnt belive it was true,thats cool,we all have opinions.i would rather not say where my friend works who gave me this so once it actuelly is official then you can say its not fake and say thanks.i just wanted to share with all of you is all,thanks to those who understand that.about that planetgamecube link,all i can say is who hasnt thought it would be cool to have one of these.just becouse someone took the time to create their own doesnt mean this isnt real.

[video_game_addict]

Give it a couple weeks and you can buy the skin from lik-sang, ;) It looks cool, the two tone one I saw anyway the pic above you can't really tell. I bought a Plat SP thou, no need for a Nes version, I wouldn't drop another Ben on that. Those Classic series games are neat, but as someone else mentioned my flash cart & PocketNES that's all you need. It's really a mute point now. I've got every Nes game I could ever want all on one cart, no e-reader cards to fool with, no $20 carts of individual titles. But if I was still waiting on an SP this would be the one I would buy, assuming something like this did come out. :/

[spoon]

Not sure what to think.

I just hope that if/when one is released, it has a nice ribbed black strip on the top.

[Darth Sensei]

Anybody else right click and save that picture for when it disappears in a couple of days? :evil:

I think it does exactly what it's supposed to do -- and that is, conjure up memories of the classic NES and make people like us want to buy one.

Excitebike and Mario are two of the ROMs that get constant usage on my GP32. For less than the price of this new GBA SP and one of those games, I've got the entire NES library on one memory card. I know, emulation, boo, hiss, but I got tired of waiting on Nintendo.

I agree with Flack, except that I emulate using a GBA Flashcart. I bought the FAmicon SP version and have not used it. I might buy the NES SP and keep that boxed also. However, I will not buy the repackaged games for $30 each. I'm not that nostalgic that I want to bend over for Nintendo (the way I did when I was 16 and bought all those games for over $30 the first time) again.

D

[DigitalSpace]

I hope Nintendo is really doing this. It would be NICE! :D However, I think that if Nintendo does rerelease those games, the price should be lower than an average GBA game.


Anybody else right click and save that picture for when it disappears in a couple of days? :evil:

Oh yeah! LOL

[The Manimal]

BTW, I saw the image linked on that site that was linked (the picture in color), and it does look pretty purchase-worthy. Just looked really bad in that newsprint pic posted here...

[Drexel923]

Looks like this thing is legit:

http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/502/502358p1.html

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Repeating again, for the record, YESSSSSS!! :-P :-P

[scooterb23]

I wonder if the screen will blink a few times when you put carts in, just to add to the authentic feeling??

[Ze_ro]

I'm not terribly excited about the NES-style GBA... I mean hell, I already a GBA, I'm certainly not going to buy another one regardless of what stickers they put on it. I'm happy with my old-skool non-SP GBA. Do you guys actually buy multiple GBA's just because of these silly theme skins?

However, I like the idea of the games. Although this basically obsoletes the e-Reader (which is unfortunate), I look forward to picking some of these up for cheap (although even $20 seems a little on the high side... maybe if they come down a little more).

What would REALLY be a selling point would be if the cartridges themselves were shaped like mini NES cartridges. I think that would be freakin' awesome to have a working, miniature SMB cartridge. From what I can tell though, Nintendo didn't design the Japanese ones like Famicom cartridges, so this is sadly unlikely to happen here. Bah, if only Nintendo would ask my opinion before they do stuff :P

--Zero

[nesuser2]

Well, I guess I'll share my opinions. I would really like to see this released but I think we're fooling ourselves. The US never gets anything cool or special so why would things change? Also, I wouldn't buy it until it hit discount sections with a tacky "skin" like that. It looks ridiculous.....I mean, I like the concept but if it's going to be a skin then forget it. Make it a solid piece of a equipment, I mean...the Fami SP only looked great because the portions that made it the Fami SP aren't going to peal, the colors will do thier own work. As well, I find it very very odd that Pacman, Xevious, and Bomberman would be released as well....why would N help out other companies?

EDIT: Just checked out the 2nd page LOL I still have some doubts about some of this. Did anybody read the quotes in the article? wtf.... :hmm: But anyways, I hold true to my claim, if it's a sticker....no way. I may purchase a game or two....but man.....talk about a stretch.

[Ed Oscuro]

Okay, here's a big picshur, sorry 56K users and I pray to god it works. *crosses a fear*

http://pocketmedia.ign.com/pocket/image/nescollection_032604_000.jpg

In any case, just click on the color picture here (http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/502/502358p1.html).

[Ed Oscuro]

I'M BAD! *throws hat in the air, snags the rosary, cool posture, etc.*

[tonyvortex]

ed i wanted to give you a big thanks for believing me on this one!

[Parodius]

FYI: In Japan the rerealesed Famicom classics were slightly cheaper than regular games.

This would indicate a probable $24.99 SRP in the US, which is ridiculous for one game.



The Famicom is a great looking console, even today.

The NES is an ugly grey brick of a system, especially today.

That said this one still looks pretty good but I must echo what someone else said. If it's a sticker. Just say no.

[Ed Oscuro]

ed i wanted to give you a big thanks for believing me on this one!
Hey, this is a community built on trust, and besides, there wasn't anything suspicious at all about it.

As for the NES GBA unit...what we've got there looks like a render, unfortunately. A sticker?? Hell no, Nintendo isn't gonna release something that'll come off like a GameSkin (only messy).

I honestly like the NES design, but part of that is 'cuz my NES is minty fresh :)

I can't comment too much on the original Famicom Design because the Sharp Twin Famicom is where it's all at :)

[nesuser2]

I love my NES and Nintendo to death. Nintendo is the reason I am a gamer today and will forever be the reason but I wouldn't doubt it to be a sticker. However, I really really hope it isn't. Because as previously mentioned, that would count me out. I want it to be a solid piece of equipment but maybe N wants to cut a corner? I really hope they don't though!

[DigitalSpace]

Sweet! Glad this is for real. :)

[Drexel923]

FYI: In Japan the rerealesed Famicom classics were slightly cheaper than regular games.

This would indicate a probable $24.99 SRP in the US, which is ridiculous for one game.

If you read the link I posted you would see that the games will sell for $20 a piece. Not bad considering the SNES ports are more. I would still like to see them at $10 a pop but we all knownthat will never happen. As far the system goes...the NES is my favorite system so I will definitely be getting this and all of the games even though I already have an SP.

[djbeatmongrel]

wow, i like how it looks, i think i might have to scrounge up some change and get both the nes and famicom gba sp :D

by the way, the prices for those games is ridiculous. you might as well just buy a nes.

[Simply Dave]

I'll be buying it.

[Richter]

I wonder if the screen will blink a few times when you put carts in, just to add to the authentic feeling??LOL

that be awesome

[Lady Jaye]

I'm so not buying this!!! First, I think that SP looks ugly (mock-up render or not, I just don't like how the replication of the NES controller looks like on the SP).

As for the NES games, well... I already have 4 copies of the Legend of Zelda (3 NES copies in varying states, plus the GCN bonus disk)... Also, I have the NES version of DK for eReader plus the emulated version on Animal Crossing (ditto for Excitebike). As for Mario Bros.... AGAIN??? The nicer looking GBA version already appears on 5 different GBA games (SMB 2, SMB 3, Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island, Mario & Luigi). This is getting ridiculous.

Good idea, so-so execution (they could easily have multiple NES games on one GBA cart... it's not like there's gonna be any unlockable extras on the carts!).

I'm all for classic gaming on the GBA, but Nintendo oughta take a look at what other companies have done: Namco (Namco Museum and Pac-Man Collection), Konami, Aspyr (Activision Anthology GBA)... On the other hand, I can only hope that Nintendo will not repeat the mistakes of THQ (Phantasy Stars Collection was buggy, especially where Phantasy Star 1 is concerned) and especially of Midway (Midway Arcade Greatest Hits gotta be one of the biggest POS of a retrogaming collection ever!).

Yet, we all know that these NES classics will probably sell well, especially where Zelda is concerned.

[Cmosfm]

Well, I suppose I'm sorry for doubting you. This is great!

First of all, it wont be a sticker, c'mon...this is Nintendo we're talking about here. Do you really think that after all the systems they made with designs that WEREN'T stickers they'd release one WITH a sticker.

Also, the games, 19.99....that's highway robbery. I'm sorry but I just can't see paying that much. They will go down in price though. I will be getting one of these systems though.

[Captain Wrong]

@Lady Jaye, I agree 100%. With a back catalogue so large, why do they keep recycling this handfull of titles. I keep asking why Nintendo can't give up a retro pack with NES games rather than dropping them here and there as unlockables and eReader cards and now this. I'd buy a multi-game NES comp in a heartbeat, but this is another solid "pass" for me.

@scooter...Zing!

[nesuser2]

The question is: Would people pay.......$100 for a Gamecube game with a large number of the classic NES titles? I realize, everybody wants the compilations but unless they are either making money at it or improving sales somewhere, they're going to keep dropping them here and there.

[IntvGene]

If someone is seriously willing to pay $20 for Super Mario Bros... an original cart that routinely doesn't sell for $1, there's something seriously wrong with the world. :eek 2:

At least Nintendo of America is releasing something here that characteristically remains an import only item. And if they can sell them, good for them!

[Lady Jaye]

Duh! I just had a brain fart! For some reason I thought that it was Mario Bros. rather than SMB that was being released on the GBA. Nevertheless, when will Nintendo release a new, true-blue Super Mario Bros. game? I don't mind re-releases, but if only these were more like Metroid Zero Mission's style (updated remake instead of a straight port with minor changes). SMB 3 was a step in the right direction, although the extra stuff should've been included as direct unlockables instead of necessitating the use of the eReader and of 2 GBAs (or a GBA and the GB Player).

Anyway, it doesn't change the fact that I think that Nintendo is overmilking some of its catalog and that this will sooner or later backfire.

[Drexel923]

If someone is seriously willing to pay $20 for Super Mario Bros... an original cart that routinely doesn't sell for $1, there's something seriously wrong with the world. :eek 2:

I don't understand the problem everyone has with this. If your a huge Nintendo fan, or a huge fan of the NES, or you just like the damn thing you buy it. If not, then you don't. I personally am a huge NES fan so I like stuff like this. People weren't jumping all over everyone who was raving about the famicom sp and those games (and they sell for more). Sure it would be great if they released a huge compilation of nes titles, but they want to milk things...thats the way its always been. Are people are so shocked now? Also, I see plenty of people buy weirder things (varients of the same game on the same system...2 or 3 times, etc.), at least this is on an different platform, portible even. Of course there are always alternatives, but I don't find it that strange.

[tonyvortex]

im just glad this did indeed turn out to be 100 % true,i was so willing to bet it was becouse the friend i got it from works at a site and promised me it was.he has never failed me before with his information so why would he now.i cant wait to but one myself.

[atarifan]

this GBA is cheesy at best but i can see the attraction. as far as the classic games i cant see paying 20$ a game. Heck i can buy a cart with 96 nes games on it for 60$ at the local fleamarket ( i dont feel bad about it because up to now those games are not available on the GBA only on the nes). ps I would love to fet all the atari 2600 games on one cart for the gba that would be so cool.

[The Manimal]

I have an Indigo GBA and a still sealed Glacier GBA, but I have no GBA SP. I think I will purchase this one...though hopefully it will be around a while (I bet it is a limited edition thing :( , so I'll have to scarf one up). As far as those games go, I cringe at them. $20 for SMB? Yikes. Most of those games were on e-Reader cards for $3-5 each. They aren't "big" games. I do see myself purchasing THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, however. That would be worth the $20 to me...

[MarioAllStar2600]

IGN posted it as real also. I definatly think this thing is real. Maybe when i get some money I will buy it.

[Jorpho]

It is indeed rather disappointing to see SMB rereleased in this way. Didn't Nintendo already get everything right with SMB DX on the Game Boy Color? Why not just rerelease that?

[digitalpress]

I like it too. I held out on buying an Advance SP until that supercool Famicom one came out in Japan. I bought that one and love the look. This one is really tempting. I just like these kinds of novelties.

[Oobgarm]

The GBA E-Reader games didn't sell at all, since the reader itself was too gimmicky. Of course, that didn't stop crazy folk like myself from rushing out and buying all of the NES cards to play on the silly thing.

I'll be getting the SP, and probably SMB, Zelda, and Donkey Kong when they come out. I'll wait on the lesser known ones since they'll be around. Maybe they'll even drop in price while I wait!

[YoshiM]

Something like this is a cool idea for those who don't have their NES anymore and want to rekindle the flame of gaming past. Sure they could buy a NES from a thrift or eBay but that may not be their bag anymore. However if these people are into portable gaming they may already have a GBA or an SP and with the sheer millions of GBA and SPs that are owned who else would buy these that would make the release worth while? They aren't really priced to "buy one...buy three for your family!", even though Nintendo seems to think that's how people buy these systems.

While it's a trip to see the classics rereleased I too think $20 is a bit high, especially since Nintendo has devalued some of their classic games. Like it was mentioned earlier, you can get NES games in Animal Crossing (and can't you transfer them to your GBA?), some of the titles being released were already available for the eReader (granted they were limited a bit but still $.01 to $4 a pop plus the eReader is still cheaper for multiple games) and have been released in compilations (the Zelda compilation for example). On top of that we have the GBA rereleases of classic Mario games like Mario 2 and 3 with a SNES style graphical makeover. SMB and even Zelda is going to be a helluva shock for those who never played them "back in the day" and may be expecting them to look like the modernized versions of the franchises.

Personally, I too think Nintendo is re-heelly milking their past calatog. It's like at the peak of the Game Boy Color they decided to not make any new franchise games. The only new Mario game on the GBA is Superstar Saga. That's the first new true Mario game (true as in not a spin off like Golf or Tennis) on the GB platform since Super Mario Land 2, which was released in 1992 (SML 3 starred Wario so I'm not really counting that). If third party companies are making successful (actual) sequels/new titles to past franchises (the Mega Mans, the Castlevanias, etc.) why hasn't Nintendo jumped on? Get Capcom or even Sega to make a great Mario game. If done well it would be like printing money AND they wouldn't be alienating fans.

[Ze_ro]

If someone is seriously willing to pay $20 for Super Mario Bros... an original cart that routinely doesn't sell for $1, there's something seriously wrong with the world. :eek 2:

I don't understand the problem everyone has with this. If your a huge Nintendo fan, or a huge fan of the NES, or you just like the damn thing you buy it. If not, then you don't. I personally am a huge NES fan so I like stuff like this.

So you're seriously going to pay 20x as much just so you can get a portable version of this game, even when you can probably get Super Mario Bros DX for less? :hmm: If you're going to be throwing your money away like that, then you might as well just buy a flash cart and load a NES emulator on it.

Frankly, I wish people would stop buying into Nintendo's rehash nonsense. If Super Mario Advance hadn't been so popular, then they might have released a NEW Mario instead of just rehashing all their old ones. If people are so quick to spend their money on games they already have, then what motivation does Nintendo have to actually create NEW games? I've refused to buy any of the SMA games for this reason, and I'm certainly not spending $20 on yet another version of Super Mario Bros. If Nintendo thinks that the North American market is that gullible, then they really have a lot to learn.

--Zero

[Arcade Antics]

I think the NES styled SP is pretty groovy. But...

IMO, it's not good enough for Nintendo to simply give us the NES versions of Donkey Kong, Excitebike... why not port the ARCADE versions to the SP instead? NES Excitebike is missing the bonus round, and don't even get me started on the (needless) inaccuracies on the NES port of Donkey Kong. :)

I'd also like to echo the sentiment about Nintendo re-re-releasing the same handful of titles time and time again. You'd think Metroid would be a no-brainer right out the door, or Punch Out!!, or Kung Fu [Master], or ...

Anyhoo, come on Nintendo. Where's the ARCADE series? I'll pass on the NES version of DK for the GBA SP, but if you wanna put the coin-op version out there, I'll pay double.

[Drexel923]

If someone is seriously willing to pay $20 for Super Mario Bros... an original cart that routinely doesn't sell for $1, there's something seriously wrong with the world. :eek 2:

I don't understand the problem everyone has with this. If your a huge Nintendo fan, or a huge fan of the NES, or you just like the damn thing you buy it. If not, then you don't. I personally am a huge NES fan so I like stuff like this.

So you're seriously going to pay 20x as much just so you can get a portable version of this game, even when you can probably get Super Mario Bros DX for less? :hmm: If you're going to be throwing your money away like that, then you might as well just buy a flash cart and load a NES emulator on it.

Frankly, I wish people would stop buying into Nintendo's rehash nonsense. If Super Mario Advance hadn't been so popular, then they might have released a NEW Mario instead of just rehashing all their old ones. If people are so quick to spend their money on games they already have, then what motivation does Nintendo have to actually create NEW games? I've refused to buy any of the SMA games for this reason, and I'm certainly not spending $20 on yet another version of Super Mario Bros. If Nintendo thinks that the North American market is that gullible, then they really have a lot to learn.

--Zero

Yes, I probably will buy the games when they come...but once again I don't see a problem with it. And once again another statement about "Nintendo's rehash nonsense", like I said before, this has been going on since the SNES and people are so shocked now?

It may not seem practicle to you or most people here (hell I even would rather have a large compilation instead of individual games), but some people enjoy these things...whats the problem with that. And I'm not going to buy it just because I want a portable Mario Bros...I'm buying it because I like stuff related to the NES, even these novelties as DP put it. It may seem strange to people that don't feel that way, but once again no one was saying this stuff when people were going nuts over the Famicom SP and those games were more expensive. Also I would think this is more acceptable than people who have to have say the original version of FF8 and the GH version, why don't they get flack for paying $20 for the same game on the same system no less.

And Nintendo must have a lot to learn considering their rehases sell like hotcakes :roll:

[ubersaurus]

It is indeed rather disappointing to see SMB rereleased in this way. Didn't Nintendo already get everything right with SMB DX on the Game Boy Color? Why not just rerelease that?

They didn't. In addition to the fact the screen size was smaller, so that the only way to see around you was to scroll the screen (A pain when you're trying to get through levels), they also removed the minus world, and the firepower while small glitch. They did put SMB2j in there too, but it suffered from it's flaws in the porting process, such as the lack of difference between Mario and Luigi, and the lack of all levels past 8-4.

I'll be getting Mario, Zelda, Bomberman, and the import Star Soldier, just because I like the idea of good portable versions of these games. Yeah, I could buy a flash cart, but that's just not my style.

[The Manimal]

Where is SMB2 (Jpn) in SUPER MARIO DX? I bought this thinking it had it, and I didn't see it :(

[spoon]

You have to unlock SMB2J. I am not sure what you have to do. There was a thread about it not to long ago. I am sure you could find out how by doing a google search/visiting some code/walthrough site.

[Ze_ro]

And once again another statement about "Nintendo's rehash nonsense", like I said before, this has been going on since the SNES and people are so shocked now?

Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES is hardly in the same league as a straight port of Super Mario Bros for the GBA. When you bought All-Stars, you got all 4 games at once, all of them with updated graphics, as well as the ability to save games. I haven't seen any claims that the version of Super Mario Bros they're releasing has any new features at all. If Nintendo were to do an All-Stars style release on the GBA, I'd have no problem paying a decent price for that... but I'm certainly not going to buy each of them individually for $40-45 CDN.


And Nintendo must have a lot to learn considering their rehases sell like hotcakes :roll:

If they release all these games for $20 each in North America, I really don't think they'll sell as well as you seem to think they will.

--Zero

[Drexel923]

Super Mario All-Stars on the SNES is hardly in the same league as a straight port of Super Mario Bros for the GBA. When you bought All-Stars, you got all 4 games at once, all of them with updated graphics, as well as the ability to save games. I haven't seen any claims that the version of Super Mario Bros they're releasing has any new features at all. If Nintendo were to do an All-Stars style release on the GBA, I'd have no problem paying a decent price for that... but I'm certainly not going to buy each of them individually for $40-45 CDN.

Well I wasn't implying Mario All Stars when I said back since the SNES. I was talking about games like Wario's Woods and Yoshi's Cookie which were released on the Nes and the Snes. I believe the only difference is the graphics. But whatever, this is still nothing new. I'm not going to play ping-pong with you on this subject...we obviously are going to disagree. No one is trying to convince you to buy the games, I was just trying to give some reasons why myself and others will. I do want to give you kudos though for not getting all pissy in our conversation like some of the recent posts around here. Conversations and arguements are always better when people stay cool....jerk :P

[punkoffgirl]

*cough*

[calthaer]

I don't know about anybody else, but I thought that the SM All-Stars versions of the games didn't quite play the same as the originals. I think they messed with the physics to make the jumping easier or something...

I'd rather see them do something like they did for SMW on the GBA - put Luigi in as a playable character and give him his SMB2 characteristics. Maybe see the Princess (with her floating jump-style) added to SMB? That would be cool.

I'm talking a full game, too - not that one Mushroom Kingdom level from SSB Melee.

[RIGANNON]

LOL I was reading this forum from the beginning, and I thought people were rediculous thinking that the famicom gba sp was fake, Someone was talking about starting rumors that it is real... Come on. Of coarse its real. The cool version is the one that there is only 1000 made, and it looks crazy like the real famicom. It was going for around 500 bucks. Look at page 2 of Gba consoles at http://buygame2.com The cheaper gba is on page 1. See the diffrence.

[Querjek]

I don't know about anybody else, but I thought that the SM All-Stars versions of the games didn't quite play the same as the originals. I think they messed with the physics to make the jumping easier or something...

I agree. It feels somewhat different.

RIGANNON, do you believe everything you hear?

[Mr. Smashy]

I'd rather see them do something like they did for SMW on the GBA - put Luigi in as a playable character and give him his SMB2 characteristics. Maybe see the Princess (with her floating jump-style) added to SMB? That would be cool.

I don't mean to spoil the plot of SMB for you here but I don't think that it would be a good idea to have the Princess as a playable character because she was kidnapped by Bowser. If they did that, the universe would collapse on itself and we don't want that, do we?

[Jorpho]

I don't know about anybody else, but I thought that the SM All-Stars versions of the games didn't quite play the same as the originals. I think they messed with the physics to make the jumping easier or something...

My understanding is that they used much of the same game code in All-Stars that was used in the NES version. It is even possible in All-Stars SMB3 to access the same debug mode unlockable in the NES version through a Game Genie.