GameBoy Player or Composite out for GameBoy Advance ?

[jonjandran]

I already have the Composite and S-Video attachment for my GameBoy Advance. I was wondering if the GameBoy Player is better. Does it enhance the graphics in any way or otherwise make the games look or sound better ?
I mean the games look fine on my 32 inch but they are a little grainy.
I was wondering if the GameBoy Player would be better.

[Anonymous]

Two main reasons:

1. You don't drain your batteries playing games with the GBP.

2. There is a 'soft' mode that smooths the picture for games that have choppy scrolling (that looks smooth on the GBA screen). Plus, the picture does get cleaned up (brightness levels and stuff are adjusted for the TV) a bit compared to the 3rd party stuff.

There are a bunch of other little reasons, like borders, and using the GCN controller, and the (god knows why it's in there) timer.

[jonjandran]

Thanks , I didn't know about the soft feature.
But my composite out doesn't drain the battery it has a wall plug .

[stonecutter]

Just using the Cube controller will be enough for me to justify the purchase some day.

[Ed Oscuro]

There are a bunch of other little reasons, like ... and the (god knows why it's in there) timer.

I was just wondering that myself (having picked up a GameCube and the GBP today for $150). I doubt it's an aid to help you estimate how much play time you have left before your GameBoy Advance / SP batteries go out(goodness knows why you wouldn't be using the GC controller instead of that awful little d-pad on your likely quite dirty and grubby handheld). I personally would much rather have had some sort of turbo option assigned to one of the GC buttons...agh. Savestates woulda been nice o_O

Borders? I use border 20, though I think a few of them are neat.

I realized that I can play every Metroid game released in the US on this system (NES Metroid being a connectivity bonus in Prime) and I theoretically have the games to do it (though I'm not opening my Metroid 2 to play it). It seems that I won't be able to use the GC/GBP to load up the bonuses, though; and I really wasn't planning on getting an SP. :/

[Anonymous]

The funny thing is, when I went through training to cover the GBP on the phones at Nintendo, even the trainers didn't know what the hell the timer was for

[davidbrit2]

Does the timer count up or down? It's probably just for timing how fast you can clear a game, or something. Or it's just to let you know how much time you've wasted.

[Anonymous]

I think it was mentioned in another thread, but it counts down, and it can only do an hour I believe. The funny thing is, it can be reset whenever, and all it does at the end of the time is display a message saying 'your time is up' or some such.

[devilman]

I believe the timer is one of those 'handy' guides for parents to limit the time their child spends playing games. Whether parents actually use it is another matter.

[maxlords]

Personally, I can't STAND the GC controller for GBA games...try playing Castlevania on it...it's just not set up quite right. Don't like it. I'm buying a Hori stick for my GC just for that reason.

[Anonymous]

If you don't like the GCN controller, you can use the Gamecube to GBA Link cable to use your gameboy as a controller.