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Alrighty. So basically I am conflicted on getting all of this because I for one: know nothing about the Gameboy advance or anything. I'm just here to ask if it's worth getting

>> No.8554868

Why don't you sample the best hits on an emulator before you decide to drop money on something you might not even like?

>> No.8554870

Don't bother paying such high prices for GBA reproduction carts. They're like $5 each on AliExpress. They'll take longer to deliver but whatever. Or just get a flashcart.

Also, I don't believe Mother 2 for GBA was ever translated. Take that into consideration.

>> No.8554871

>>8554859
snag a drop in IPS and screwdrivers for 45$ more dollars
get the easy flash or everdrive and stop buying chinese repro carts

>> No.8554876

>>8554859
Buy a gba from Japan, original models can be had for $5-10 in decent shape and SPs sit around 30.
Even after shipping you’ll still be spending way less. Better still if you buy and ship a bunch of stuff at once to cut in shipping costs

>> No.8554889

Yea the GBA is worth getting and Mother/Earthbound is defiantly worth playing, but this is the most consumerist shit I’ve seen. Why the fuck are you buying it from Amazon?

>> No.8554890

What the hell is the point of repro carts? It doesn't have the collectability or inherent coolness of original hardware, but if you don't car about original hardware, why not just emulate it for free?
It's like paying for a printed picture of a valuable baseball card or stamp.

>> No.8554898

>>8554876
That’s a lie, show me what Japanese sites have GBAs for $5. Japanese junk gameboys have gone up a lot in price because of all the losers out there buying bulk lots to mod them. Maybe this was true 2 years ago.

>> No.8554929

>>8554890
You can pretend to collect cartridges which actually don't exist, like Mother 3 in English.

>> No.8554942

I don't get the appeal of the series. Even mother 3 is generic.

Personally I have a vita with a GBA emulator. Better than the GBA, and if you want to play mother, you can.

>> No.8554965

>>8554870
The menus and items are crudely translated in M2, but not the dialogue.

>> No.8554976

>>8554876
This. I have a drawer full of jap GBAs

>>8554898
>i can't find this on ebay so ur lier
kwab

>> No.8554989

>>8554942
I bet combos would be hell on that.

>>8554965
I don't see the point of that. Whether you like Mother or don't, you're missing most of it by not having any dialogue.

>> No.8555002

>>8554989
I agree, I was just saying. Tomato didn't do the dialogue because it's a sub-par way to play M2 and wasn't worth the effort. That said, playing M1 on GBA is miserable as well so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>> No.8555007

>>8555002
I thought the GBA version of M1 had a bunch of enhancements, some added by the translation hack.

>> No.8555013

>>8554859
Emulate.

>> No.8555023

It’s more expensive than the repro, but you should just got for a flashcart instead. Why buy the console and hope you like one game, when you can have that game and literally every other game made for the system. You’re way more likely to enjoy the investment that way.

>> No.8555028

>>8555007
The GBA port is based on the US Prototype, so most of the changes are in the US version.

>> No.8555123
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>>8555002
I remember he complained that Mother 2's internal script engine was pain to work with and he had no desire to go through the whole game script to translate a worse version of an already available game.

>> No.8555175

>>8555123
What a lazy piece of shit. The game is already translated, you don't have to do anything you boorish cunt

>> No.8555187

>>8555175
Retard

>> No.8555195

>>8554859
Just play it now, stupid. Bad faith, bait thread, sah-geh.

>> No.8555197

>>8555175
All that code between actual dialog lines is different between SNES and GBA versions and it would have to be altered in order to work properly with English script. Every single line of text would have to be checked to verify that it displays without weird hiccups.

>> No.8555240

>>8554976
>trust me, bro; there's totally a site where all Japanese video games are less than $10.
>It's a secret though ;)

>> No.8555247

>>8554859
IMO OP unless you really want the real hardware experience, get one of the Chinese handhelds that can emulate GBA really well. The screen will be better and you can play more than just GBA.

>> No.8555253

>>8555197
this should be no problem for autistic neets

>> No.8555282
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>>8554859
A GBA at that price? Hell no. You're better off finding a GBA in as shit condition (but working) as possible, then swapping the shell out and mod it with a backlight kit (ITA is usually the go-to). Bonus points if you find a 40-pin model.
I paid $50 for a scratched up GBA, but it came with Tetris GB and Super Mario Advance. There's a seller listing pre-trimmed GBA shells fitted for ITA kits soon, so I'll be picking one of those up.

>> No.8556139

>>8555240
>trust me, bro; i'm totally seething and in denial that people get stuff for cheap in japan
>It's cope though ;)

>> No.8556157

>>8555197
>release translation to a closed group of autists
>have them record gameplay footage of them finding all the lines in the game
wow it's fucking nothing

>> No.8557338

>>8554976
I too have a drawer full of GBA bought between $10-25, but none of them came from yahoo auctions Japan.

Literally show me a screen shot of your lot of $5 GBA from the the past couple of months or even year. You can’t because they don’t exist anymore so stop perpetuating lies from years ago

>> No.8557467

>>8557338
>but none of them came from yahoo auctions Japan.
So we have that in common. Cool.

>> No.8557575

>>8555002
M1 on GBA is great, no idea what you're talking about

>> No.8557593

>>8555175
what have you done that makes you not lazy?

>> No.8557597

>>8556157
how exactly is that going to translate the game and modify every single script in the game for every line?

you really should take a hint and stop talking about things you are ignorant about.

>> No.8557604

>>8555253
then why haven't you done it yet?

>> No.8557607

>>8557597
Game's already translated, buddy

>> No.8557687

>>8554859
>buying $2 bootlegs for $30 each
Don't do this. I used to sell these back in college to make a quick buck. If you bought enough of them you could get them for $2 a piece. Mother 3 always sold the quickest so I'd buy big batches of them and sell them on Ebay for anywhere from $20-30 depending on what others were selling for in that week. Buy it on Aliexpress and wait a month to get it, you're basically paying $25 for faster shipping.

>> No.8557703

>>8554859
You’re in the us? You can cut the price in half by not being ripped off on the gba. I just bought one on eBay for less than $60. Just look around and low ball somebody.

>> No.8557709

Just get an everdrive

>> No.8557712

>>8557607
Yeah but the problem is that each line of text is not just text but a separate program which must be modified and debugged in a way that isn't just search and replace.

>> No.8557872

>>8557709
For the GBA an EZ Flash makes much more sense.

>> No.8557886

>>8554859
If you're resorting to repo carts, you might as well just use a flashcart, or emulate.

>> No.8557909

>>8557886
repos are extremely cheap compared to flashcarts. if you only want 2 or 3 games it's fine to get a repro instead.

>> No.8557925

>$125 for a GBA
holy fucking shit

>> No.8557928

>>8554965
The entire game is translated now and I’ve played through it. It’s a nicer port than people give it credit for. Not a reason to go buy a GBA though.

>> No.8557941

>>8557909
Not when you're paying almost $30 for a repro

>> No.8557946

>>8557941
That's why you should pay $5 instead.

>> No.8557950

>>8557946
Or just buy a flashcart instead

>> No.8557961

>>8557950
Like I said, only worth it if you plan on buying a significant number of games.

>> No.8557971

>>8555253
well he's not an autistic neet, he's an autistic professional translator.

>> No.8557981

>>8557961
Flashcarts are not as expensive as you think they are, also there are other benefits beyond # of games you can play

>> No.8557992

Get an EZ flash with that money dude don't be a chump

>> No.8557998

>>8557981
show me a GBA flashcart available for purchase below $50

>> No.8558053

>>8557998
A second-hand EZ Flash Omega

>> No.8558135

>>8558053
Show me a listing that sold at that price.

>> No.8558173

>>8558135
Not the anon you're coping to but just wanted to say you're a shining example of why people hate you vile entitled zoomies. If someone can't spoon feed you an example of something sold on your preferred platform in the last 90 days then you won't believe in reality.
Guess what fucko. No one gives a fuck if you want to deny reality. Aside from the entertainment value of laughing at you for being that retarded, of course.

>> No.8558185

>>8558135
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114274016757

>> No.8558217

>>8558185
Huh, I'm surprised they're actually available at that price. Still, that's 10x what a bootleg would be, so the point about not being worth it if you only want a few games (like OP) stands.

>>8558173
It's called calling a bluff.

>> No.8558428

>>8558185
anon btfo

>> No.8560365 [DELETED] 

>>8558217
>It's called calling a bluff.
It's called being too lazy to do the bare minimum research and begging others to do it for you. That or you're severely mentally deficient to the point that you simply cannot figure out how to properly search the largest online second hand market.

>> No.8560551

>>8558217
>It's called calling a bluff.
Idioms are difficult for ESLs, even more for for ZOPs who don't even realize that's what they are. Demanding to be spoon fed would be a more approriate idiom in this case.

>> No.8560598

>>8554965
>>8554870
M2 for GBA has a good translation patch now. It's an interesting port.

>> No.8560693

>>8555123
Isn't that a cut scene which includes sound effects for Jeff working on the Skyrunner while the screen goes black, followed by the Skyrunner travelling back to Winters after crossing purified Threed, the Desert and Fourside?

>> No.8561806

>$124 for a gba
If you don't already have a GBA, just fuckin emulate. I guarantee you have something that can play Mother 1+2 and 3, be it a DSi/3DS or a PSP/Vita.
If not, $50 will get you a more than capable emulation handheld.
>over $5 for repro carts
No.

>> No.8561824

>>8555123
I'm not a programmer but that looks like a cool way to code a game, the text itself is even still plaintext
also really reminds me of that one boss in kirby super star

>> No.8561836

>>8561824
It's ordinary to have control codes inline with text, Earthbound just goes crazy with it.

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>>8561836

>> No.8562697

>>8554859
the mother 1+2 translation still not finished yet. must be the mother 1 only version.

just get a android phone, psp, vita, nds, ndsi, 3ds or whatever

>> No.8562719

the music from the mother 2 gba version is so bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I3xerpdSVQ

>> No.8563078

>>8557886
>>8557909
>repo
Why does this make me so irrationally angry? Why do you people call them "repos"? What do you think that word means in this context?

It's repRo, as in repRoduction.

>> No.8563083

>>8563078
It's a typo, chill.

>> No.8563105

>>8563083
No it isn't. It happens far too often for it to be a typo. Some people actually think they are called "repos".

>> No.8563129

>>8563078
>Why does this make me so irrationally angry?
Mental disorders, caused by poor breeding, bad parenting, and ingesting phytoestrogen and tidepods.

>> No.8563148

>>8563129
>t. repo poster

>> No.8563159

>>8563105
Weird, I haven't seen people call them "repos" at all. Usually when someone says repo I think of repository.

>> No.8564115

>>8563159
If you google "repo cart" with the quotation marks you will find countless articles, forum posts, ebay listings, etsy listings, and much more that call them "repos" instead of "repros".

>> No.8564651

>>8563078
Take your meds

>> No.8564948

>>8564651
Should I consult my therapist about this? Genuine question.

>> No.8565074

>>8554859
DO NOT BUY MOTHER 1+2 THE TRANSLATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND THE AUDIO IS HORRIBLE

>> No.8565083

>>8565074
>YES DO BUY SOULTHER SOUL+SOUL THE SOULSLATION IS COMPLETELY SOULFUL AND THE SOULDIO IS SOULBLE
FTFY.

>> No.8565139

>>8564948
You're the one who said "irrationally angry", so yes

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8565896

>playing a fan translation
>playing a physical cartridge of a fan translation

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>>8563148

>> No.8566235

>>8563083
it's not a typo. people genuinely believe that they are called repo[ssession]s. I don't get it.

>> No.8566680

>>8566235
i know it's a typo because i wrote it and didn't mean that

>> No.8568351

play the console versions of mother 1 and 2 instead i.e NES/SNES

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>>8566680
>i know more about what I mean than some random autistic child does
Yeah, that's not the way the internet works

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8568635

>$100+ for a gba
you have to be astoundingly retarded to even CONSIDER that price
bought another gba just for pokemon battling with people last year, WITH a fucking wireless adapter for $40 solid.

>> No.8568807

>>8554859
Holy shit what a scam.
Our entire economy is built on scams.

>> No.8569992

I actually got one of those Mother 3 repros and it freezes right before the final boss battle, don't waste your time with it.