Was it ever good or was it always just a glorified Pokemon machine?

me and my entire school just used it as a pokemon machine
i had donkey kong country 2 and shit on it which was ok, but yeah; it was just a pokemon machine

>>712666310 (OP)
I thought it was good and I've never played a Pokemon game

>>712666310 (OP)
Best zelda, best 2D metal gear, good pokemon TGC machine, and a bunch of good small games if you dig enough.

>>712666310 (OP)
Zelda also.

As a freethinker it was a Wario Land 3 and Gameboy Camera machine. Never cared about Pokemon.

>>712666310 (OP)
gbc zelda games were great as well

For me it was mostly a pokemon machine. It was worth it for that alone, gen1 and 2 were the best. Super Mario Land 2 was also a great game. I still have one of these atomic purple gbc's and Gold Version is in it right now.

>>712666310 (OP)
Bought these recently. It's fun hitting "random game" and seeing what crazy shit pop up. Streamed Kirby's Dream Land and Super Mario Land and had a ton of fun. I'm constantly amazed at what the GB/GBC can do. Recommend me some hidden gems fellas.

>>712666310 (OP)
Links Awakening
Oracle of Ages/Seasons
Kirby Dreamland games were legit better than the NES game
Super Mario Land 2
Mega Man titles portable
Wario Land
FF Adventure
FF Legends 1-3
Harvest Moon

>>712667362
Mole Mania was fairly renowned at the time, but I dont think it's one someone would just start without being told to.
Crystalis

Pokemon isn't even the best monster battling game on the system

Was this game good /v/? I remember liking it for some reason but I get the feeling it was supposed to be seen as a shit game. I don't really remember anything but the gameplay though. I never beat it.

>>712666310 (OP)
Tintin, Wizardry, Rayman, Jungle Book, Lion King, that one Japanese-only DBZ rock paper scissors game, Bomberman, Harvest Moon, Yugioh
Good old days

>>712667690
Fuckin good game
Dragon Quest Monsters 1 & 2 as well

>>712666310 (OP)
>pokemon
>mario golf
>mario tennis
>wario land
>zelda link's awakening
>zelda aoracle of ages and seasons
>metal gear
>kirby
>harvest moon
>harry potter rpgs
>pokemon tcg
>dragon quest
it was only a pokemon machine if you were a clueless retard back then

>>712666310 (OP)
It should've come out earlier it's a joke that Nintendo was able to sit at the top with the OG Gameboy for so long

>>712666310 (OP)
absolutely loved the Zelda games on it, some people really like the Mario and Wario Land titles, I think its alright but at the time it was the best way to play something on the go, a good chunk of its library were downsized ports with the actual good exclusive titles being sparse. Mainly you got a gameboy to play Mortal Kombat or whatever could be ported from the SNES to it easily.

>>712667515
>Mole Mania
Looks cute. I really like the sprite work. Something about puzzle games on the game boy is really comfy
>Crystalis
This looks pretty dope. Seems people say the NES and GBC versions are fairly different, so I think I'll play both and start with NES

>>712666310 (OP)
I played Pokemon on it, sure, but mainly I played

>>712666310 (OP)
Its library is mostly shovelware from europeans carrying over from their game design for aliens work on european computers. It had a smaller screen than the Pocket AND the DMG. The enhanced versions sucked for the most part. GBC was a fucking scam.

>>712666310 (OP)
its the best console ever because of these bad boys

>>712668696
I had this cheap piece of shit as a kid and it wiped my DQM1 save, I was so mad. But the game was so good that I just started over and carried on. 2 was even better iirc

bump

>>712668923
Sega and SNK were always inferior competition. Not their fault those two couldn't step up to provide a better handheld alternative.

It was a glorified pokemon machine for me but it was fun. I have that with the silver version

>>712666310 (OP)
I'd say the screen alone makes the OG hardware unplayable, same for the DMG and GBA, but the library's good. I'm grateful to live at a time every handheld has a backlit screen and can emulate GBC with ease.

>>712675078
Cool thumbstick caps. Although, the blue one should've been a great ball...

I love my Analogue Pocket so god damn much. Being able to dock it is the best thing ever. They really should make an OG GBA version though

>>712667362
bomberman tournament, it's a gba game but it's pretty great from what i remember.

>>712675078
The GBC screen is quite easy to look at.
The GBA one is a lot darker than the GBC one for some reason.

>Nintendo won't make a Game Boy "mini"

Why the hell not? This lends itself even better to the concept then the NES and SNES did. It doesn't even have to be all that much smaller than the original GB. Plus we can get a bunch of games on it and a proper backlit screen with an insane internal battery life. Plus it can even allow for us to play our original GB games. I absolutely would buy one even if I still have mine.

Pokemon was a close second. But it was a DBZ Legendary Super Warriors machine.

>>712666310 (OP)
Mario Tennis FUCKS

>>712676289
They'll make one since it's absolutely some fast easy money from braindead cultists like you
Anyone that actually wants a fake gameboy, can get one for just $30 and that can also play the entire library + romhacks

>>712676369
Mario Tennis is the fucking GOAT. It was so good it sent Camelot into the Mario Sports mines forever.

>>712676332
Man I remember looking at this all the time at TRU. Never did get it.

>>712667362
I know this thread started as a "is this a pokemon machine" but pokemon pinball is legitimately great. Too bad you dont get rumble in a flash cart but it's still a fun time.

>>712676369
>>712676864
>Debut of Redditluigi
Fuck off

>>712677293
No biggie there, I have the actual game! I actually have a good number of GB/GBC/GBA games. I'll follow this up with another pic

>>712678902
My banana pouch on the left has all my DK games

>>712666310 (OP)
I don't like Pokemon, but I am still a Game Boy enjoyer, and that includes the GBC.

>>712666310 (OP)
>backlit screen
cringe

>>712676332
This shit was peak. Did it cover the Buu saga as well? I can't remember

>>712670729
What does it do exactly?

>>712679317
Fuck...that's a cozy pouch anon. Had another anon recommend Great Greed in a related thread. Definitely need to check it out one of these days.

>>712666310 (OP)
These two games were better rpgs than 95% of shit that gets released nowadays

>>712666310 (OP)
Every Nintendo console is solo-carried by Pokemon.

>>712676258
I disliked both, but I agree, GBA sucked so bad that most titles look awful when emulating because they were made with the darkest screen ever in mind.

>>712679992
>Fuck...that's a cozy pouch anon
It's one of those Waterfield pouches, that one is for the Analogue Pocket but it fits the GBC fine. I like those because I can put a shoulder strap on it if I want to bring a handheld with me (if I buy a Game Boy game I like to test it before leaving, because I've come across a number of duds). It was probably me recommending Great Greed in another thread, it's a good game, very unique.

>>712680773
>It's one of those Waterfield pouches
I had a feeling. I remember those being recommended a lot around the time the Pocket launched. Do you feel like it's worth the price tag?

>>712681548
I have gotten three of them (currently one has my GBC, and two of the regular pouches that don't have the flap have one of my Analogue Pockets and my Modretro Chromatic), so it's worth it to me, but it's expensive for a bag. I really like using official, branded cases, but it's hard to find them in good condition sometimes. I have a modded Neo Geo Pocket Color coming in a few days and it seems like the official cases are impossible to find.

>>712678902
Yep this right here THIS is the shit.
Pinball Ruby/Sapphire was even better.
Know how much it kills me inside that we never got another Pokemon Pinball after that?
Now's the perfect time for one since there's a soft revival in pinball interest taking place in the west, but of course gamefreak would never make an actual GOOD game like they used to...

>>712681839
I appreciate the insight anon. I really like the one with the flap, so I might consider getting one at some point

>>712667362
EZF mogs I'm sorry you bought this one

>>712679975
It let you back up saves but it was a piece of shit. I had one too, used it to load someone up with the pop card trades in the Pokemon TCG game.

>>712680640
CotM looks so good though.

>>712682448
That one with the flap is called the CitySlicker, that's what you will want to look for. I do recommend it. The shoulder strap is good too, but I would pass on the wrist strap.

>>712675815
Sweet, I love me some bomberman

>>712668760
>harry potter rpgs
my nigga

>>712682682
Not that guy but I went with Everdrive because the battery life lasts longer. I don't trust EZ-Flash anyway after they released that shitty Parallel for DS and paid people off to shill that garbage

>>712666310 (OP)
>backlight mod
you didn't beat the game.

>>712679997
I remember getting this for Christmas because I was obsessed with Harry Potter and the RPG mechanics were fine but I was confused as fuck why the game began with Harry fighting rats. I didn't get it, I was like "this isn't in the books" and stopped playing because of that

>>712683718
Autist

>>712683354
>spoiler
I forgot about that shit. Luckily the only problem I've ever had with my omega is with the battery when I use it with my micro

>>712679886
Yep

>>712682882
It's a weird mix of bomberman, 2d zelda, and pokemon. It's fairly unique.

>>712683962
Absolute kino.
I don't know if the DBZ ending even aired in my country when this game launched. Playing the full story of DBZ on your fucking GameBoy. Man that's the stuff you just love as a kid.

>>712683354
>I don't trust EZ-Flash anyway after they released that shitty Parallel for DS and paid people off to shill that garbage
Where did they pay for shills?

>>712682781
It got criticized at the time for being impossible to see, as it was one of the few titles that didn't take that awful screen in mind, therefore aging better when playing on a proper screen.

What are in your opinion the most impressive GBC games? For me Shantae and MGS

>>712666310 (OP)
Certainly had a lot more people to play with back then than with the GBA.

>>712685857
Pokemon Crystal.
Blew my mind back in the day.

>>712685242
Most of the paid shills were YouTubers but thankfully every other site was quick to call out how awful it was, from using outdated Wood firmware, laggy gameplat, to even missing basic features like sleep mode. Cheap Chinese clone carts ended up outperforming it in every way and EZ-Flash ended up abandoning the Parallel.

The library was damn good