I was in Boston for the past week, so I was unable to update my blog. However, I did manage to play/complete the original Crash Bandicoot game for PSX (I played the PSN version), so that review should be up relatively soon. The PS2 retrospective should be up within a couple of days.
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After hearing nothing but praise for Mr. Driller: Drill Land, the Japan-only GameCube release, I decided to import it (got a good deal on eBay). I may give some impressions on the game in the near future (or I may not, stay tuned!).
On another note, I never knew how cool the Japanese GameCube boxes are in comparison to the North American ones. I’m not sure how the PAL boxes look in comparison, but I’ll find out soon enough, because I also imported Doshin the Giant which never came to North America.
Comparison between North American and Japanese boxes
Sorry for my mysterious absence, I’ve been semi-busy lately.
About my Super Mario Advance review, I’ve decided to put it off for a while in favor of creating a retrospective of each video game console generation from the NES era to the PS2 era (I don’t own any consoles prior to the NES, so I can’t cover those consoles).
The format for these retrospectives is listing a console, a little backstory about its history and the top 10 games that everyone should own if they have the respective console.
I’m going to start by covering the previous generation first, then work my way back to the NES generation. My first retrospective will cover the Nintendo GameCube, a console I feel was overlooked by the masses. It has a good amount of exclusive games that are still as fun to play as they were when they came out.
Happy New Year!
Today I got a Game Boy Micro in the mail off of eBay for a fairly good price. When the Micro came out, I was skeptical because of the release of the DS, and I felt I didn’t need a Micro. After my recent urge to play GBA games, I realized that the GBA emulation on DS isn’t very good because of the A and B buttons are reversed on the DS, so it makes it tougher to play fast paced games, so I went back to playing GBA games on my old GBA SP. I started reading up on the Micro after that, and a lot of people seemed to like it, so I checked eBay and found this one, which also came with Super Mario Advance 2 and Metroid Fusion which sweetened the deal. After an hour or so of playing Super Mario Advance on the Micro, I’m really starting to like it. The form factor is a huge plus, and my hands don’t seem to cramp as they do with the GBASP, despite being smaller. I can’t completely retire the GBA SP though. As good of a GBA player as the Micro is, there are some significant compatibility issues with the it. First of all, it can’t play Game Boy or Game Boy Color games. Second of all, it can’t link up to other GBAs or the GameCube (as far as my limited knowledge of the system goes anyway). Finally, it is not compatible with the e-Reader. For what it does do though, it does very well. It’s not exactly something I would call retro, but I felt that it’s worth noting, since it plays games that are 7 and a half years old.
Comparison shot between the Micro, SP and DS Lite
Here are a couple of pics of my “new” (it was used, but came in very pristine condition along with all the packaging) system:
It has a brighter screen than the original GBA SP
Comparison shot between the Micro, SP and DS Lite
Oh, and I just finished the ice world in Super Mario Advance, so I’m getting closer to beating the game. The review should be up within the next 3 days if all goes well.
Merry Christmas!
