Considering you can play all GBA games on your DS, there is only one logical answer: DS.
Considering you can play all GBA games on your DS, there is only one logical answer: DS.
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Originally Posted by THE 1 2 P
Though you have to put with a uncomfortable button layout for many games (Nearly impossible for me to run and jump at the same time in a Mario Advance title on the DS for example), inferior d-pad, cartridges that stick out in the DS Lite unless you want to sacrifice having a nice screen and use the original DS, etc.
The GBA SP revision 2 is the best handheld ever. Great screen that used the same technology the Micro and DS Lite used, perfect controls, perfect size, etc.
Though this pic is like a year old now, it gives my answer.
Because it makes no attempt to be great, it is therefore extremely great.
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DS for me
GBA for me. Although the DS has a larger library, it also has a lot more crap. Also I really liked the GBA's 16-bit-esque games, which are less common on DS. But the big thing for me is that the DS itself is very unergonomic. I can't play the DS for more than half an hour without literally being in pain. The GBA SP also has a shitty cramped layout, but I generally use a Game Boy Player.
The DS's RPG library just kills compared to what was available on the GBA. Night and day. I choose the DS.
Although, I will say GBA Castlevania's > DS Castlevania's.
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Until the DS gets some decent fighting games, I'll stick with the GBA.
It's just mind boggling that there's no Street Fighter, KoF, Tekken, Soul Blade, Virtua Fighter, or even Smash Bros. for DS.
The only thing even close to a decent fighting game is Bleach, and maybe UMK3.
The GBA at least has a couple of decent SF and KoF games. Plus the GBA has Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, which is one of my fav puzzlers ever.
I actually never had a GBA. I had a couple Game Boys including a Game Boy Color but never got the GBA, instead waiting and getting the DS. I do have a handful of GBA titles, though, and play them on the DS...so I guess I don't really need to choose as I can have both, right?
I prefer the GBA myself. Could never get into the whole touchscreen gameplay thing.
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since the ds plays gba games, i dont see any reason to choose the gba over it. my fav is the dslite. best way to play gba games.
if you mean games only, then i prefer the gba way way way more than the ds.
really? i prefer GBA's RPGs over the DS by far. no stupid touch gimicks, just straight up classic rpg goodness. many great remakes and updates to 16bit rpgs. and a great selection of new franchises like golden sun and Car Battler Joe (awesome.). (i own every single gba rpg out). in fact i pretty much hate almost all the ds rpgs, save for SOME of the Square stuff.
i agree the 2d platformers on the gba are without par, like you said castlevania games on the gba are absolutely awesome. best since SotN. and the metroid games, as someone else mentioned are the best since Super Metroid.
id have to say my fav DS being DSlite>DSi>DS
my fav gbas: GBASP backlit>GBASP>GBA Micro>GBA
i would prefer to play everything on my DSlite, but if we're talking exclusive games-consoles, the GBA SP w/ the backlight is absolute win.
Last edited by Poofta!; 11-08-2009 at 05:52 PM.
I've got to go with the DS. I actually got excited for games I heard were coming out for it, I haven't really done that with the GBA. I'm mostly into adventure games and there's plenty out there for the DS. There is an adventure game out there for the GBA, a port of Broken Sword but it has several bugs that can cause the game to be unwinnable and you'd have to start over(this happened to me, the bugs occur if you save while at certain places). I thought that the touch screen would be a gimmick, but I actually like the system now.
I like the GBA too, but I play the games on the DS as the screen is way better than the original GBA or SP systems.
I really don't know which system I have more games for, I don't think I've really bought much for any of the more recent systems compared to the older systems.
There's nothing wrong with the GBA, but the DS permanently altered my perception in terms of ways in which a video game can be fun, which doesn't happen very often.
GBA so far - there's a lot of DS titles that seem pretty good, but it seems more suited for adventure / RPG / slower-paced games than I usually am looking for. The action games on DS I've played generally disappoint me in one way or another. GBA for now.
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