another fact to add on is that there are two versions of the SP, the AGS-001 and the AGS-101. the 101 has a much nicer screen. the 001 has a front-lit screen which creates a weird infinite mirror effect with the light on.
Another thing to consider however is (and I actually have a 101 for GBA games) there's just nothing better than a GBC and a worm light. Why? We'll never know, it's just one of those things that science can't explain.
i'll have to disagree. i never had a GBC but my friend did, and i spent probably months looking over their shoulder while they played through pokemon yellow on the bus or at recess. so that's clearly the better experience.
GBA SP was the height of things, for me. Growing up with both the GB and GBC, I never quite forgave Nintendo for dropping GB/C support with the DS. The SP had a backlight and could play every GB game in existence and could easily fit in your pocket by being folded. It felt like the right direction in every way imaginable.
I will say, lately I’ve been on a nostalgia kick, and have been going through the Pokémon games again. I’m emulating them, but recently found my GameBoy Colour and there’s just something about the non-backlit screen. Somehow the colours just look better to me, I’m not sure why. It’s definitely objectively worse, but I like it anyway for some reason.
Tldw watching a somewhat worn out version of Alien VHS on a 4:3 CRT TV in a dark room compared to a super bright plasma TV and some remastered wide-screen version can be much scarier.
She's onto something. CRT displays and VHS recordings are very imperfect in the best way; they lie to us so sweetly. There's a lot of production mistakes and fakery that is really hard to spot with old tech. These things stand out in ways unforeseen on digital remasters all the time - it kind of kills the magic of it all, really.
CRT displays with old pixel art are something I taught her about very early on. Scanlines made things look different; and art looked better on CRTs because they were designed with them in mind.
In particular, dithering was a very common way of blending colours together in old video games and programs despite hardware limitations preventing more than a few colours per block of pixels. The CRT display helped blend them together since the individual pixels weren't as clear as on a modern LCD display. A lot of old games look noticeably worse on a LCD display compared to a CRT.
When my arcade went from 3rd Mix to 5th Mix and I didn’t have to do a little jig to go to Maniac, and I saw it for the first time in 60FPS… maybe second to my wedding night.
Ehhh nah, third. Tripping at Tipper in a giant open field with my partner was cooler than our wedding 100%
That actually sounds like a rad date
On one hand, I agree. On the other hand, that means...
That movie: 23 years old
Beyblade coffee shops start popping up.
I recently attended a Beyblade birthday party and it was rad.
Brooooo I forgot about that hahahaha
Just need to find the person to geek out with!
Don't lie to yourself. That's a Giga Pet and you know it.
It's a digimon digital pet, and SuperNova 2, you're right, I'm a fraud!
My 13yr old collects Tamagotchis, and my 17yr old watches VHS tapes because she likes analog horror. So...yeah, I'm already there.
I tried getting the 13yr old a Miyoo Mini Plus; and she said she didn't want it because it wasn't about the games - she wanted a real GBC. >_>
another fact to add on is that there are two versions of the SP, the AGS-001 and the AGS-101. the 101 has a much nicer screen. the 001 has a front-lit screen which creates a weird infinite mirror effect with the light on.
Another thing to consider however is (and I actually have a 101 for GBA games) there's just nothing better than a GBC and a worm light. Why? We'll never know, it's just one of those things that science can't explain.
i'll have to disagree. i never had a GBC but my friend did, and i spent probably months looking over their shoulder while they played through pokemon yellow on the bus or at recess. so that's clearly the better experience.
GBA SP was the height of things, for me. Growing up with both the GB and GBC, I never quite forgave Nintendo for dropping GB/C support with the DS. The SP had a backlight and could play every GB game in existence and could easily fit in your pocket by being folded. It felt like the right direction in every way imaginable.
I will say, lately I’ve been on a nostalgia kick, and have been going through the Pokémon games again. I’m emulating them, but recently found my GameBoy Colour and there’s just something about the non-backlit screen. Somehow the colours just look better to me, I’m not sure why. It’s definitely objectively worse, but I like it anyway for some reason.
I tried my 3yo to use a DSi and it failed lol I'll try in 10-12 years.
"Analog horror" is such a hilarious phrase.
I mean, I get it -- Digital either works or it doesn't. Analog provides all of that scratchy mess on the screen, distorted audio, etc.
You, or your 13-year old, might enjoy (or already have seen) this video-essay;
The Power Of VHS | SCANLINE
Tldw watching a somewhat worn out version of Alien VHS on a 4:3 CRT TV in a dark room compared to a super bright plasma TV and some remastered wide-screen version can be much scarier.
She's onto something. CRT displays and VHS recordings are very imperfect in the best way; they lie to us so sweetly. There's a lot of production mistakes and fakery that is really hard to spot with old tech. These things stand out in ways unforeseen on digital remasters all the time - it kind of kills the magic of it all, really.
CRT displays with old pixel art are something I taught her about very early on. Scanlines made things look different; and art looked better on CRTs because they were designed with them in mind.
In particular, dithering was a very common way of blending colours together in old video games and programs despite hardware limitations preventing more than a few colours per block of pixels. The CRT display helped blend them together since the individual pixels weren't as clear as on a modern LCD display. A lot of old games look noticeably worse on a LCD display compared to a CRT.
I'm keen. Who else?
Also, these two are related:
Whoah! Slow down there, kiddo. Some of have a bung knee. We'll have to do Time Crisis 2 instead.
Yeah that's jazz, jack!
The Jazz and Lo-Ri Spaz
🥺
These two were adorable together. Why did we never see her after this?
Because what people don't like to talk about, is that Goofy is a fuck Boi, he's a hit it and quit it kinda dude.
That reminded me of this: https://youtu.be/Ni1RPc5OU2c
I just listened to Linkin Park "Reanimation"...
... I'VE COME SO FAR TO LOOSE IT ALL~!
IN THE END~ IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER~!
Dang, now i want a tamagochi and play house of the dead.
When my arcade went from 3rd Mix to 5th Mix and I didn’t have to do a little jig to go to Maniac, and I saw it for the first time in 60FPS… maybe second to my wedding night.
Ehhh nah, third. Tripping at Tipper in a giant open field with my partner was cooler than our wedding 100%
That sounds great! Oh
I literally learned about the existence of this sequel from this post. Was the movie that bad?