I think the ability to play carts is part of why this is over $100, that takes a lot more hardware than just an emulation box does.

Mario Kart 8 with my kids but I'll probably break out the Game Gear when everyone is finally in bed!

Just GBA, Square Enix did all these releases for it and I'm a big fan of the series and the system. Just threw Tactics in because it's also "Final Fantasy" on the GBA. And figured I'd put the DS III in there too for the hell of it.

I have the original Tactics installed on my PS Classic. 🤷

The mother games are the only repros I've purchased, it's a crime that Nintendo didn't localize those for NA or EUR!

So it's just a cheap repro from eBay with an English patch. I have a flash cart too, which is probably the better way to go.

The empty cases (and bins that I keep my games in):

The pile:

They're unfortunately getting to be pretty pricey things to track down nowadays. Emulation is a thing, but this is one of those quirky systems where it's almost impossible to really replicate the original experience. I've heard there's a really good emulation solution for the Oculus Go though, if you have access to one of those!

(And "red" is a big part of the experience lol)

I've been eyeing the collection on Switch! Just hard to justify when I have so many other ways to play those games already. My money is finite, unfortunately.

I do love the soundtracks though, and that also makes it tempting. I play a lot of theatrythm on both 3DS and Switch.

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Thank goodness for modern electronics!

With a LED backlight, the battery life of this almost triples! And rechargeable batteries are way better than what they were in the 90s.

I didn't have any Sega System as a kid, so all the Sega franchises have been brand new to me the last few years - there's some really great stuff in there!

Good eye lol! Yes it is, and 1 HyperBoy cart!

I was helping the guy that designed and produced them at RetroOnyx, I did a lot of beta-testing. I also did quite a bit of digital artwork to contribute to the community and he told me to just keep the carts. I bought one of them, the rest came from him for testing/development.

It's nice to be able to flash several of my favorite unreleased commercial games and homebrew onto different carts and be able to just swap them out instead of constantly reflashing 🤷🏻.

It does hit as pricy at first, but I don't think it's unreasonable given what they're doing here and what (I'm sure) BOM costs are right now.

🎶Be prepared!🎶

It's too hard to choose!

Advance Wars is always a solid choice, with the ability to create your own maps it never really gets old.

Metroid Fusion is one of my favorites too.

Drill Dozer is a blast to 100%, and WarioWare is fantastic any time you pick it up!

There are too many great games on this system for me to choose!

I'm still looking to grab Iridion II, it's supposed to be the superior game to the first. Love the music in Iridion 3D though 👍

It's more fun to randomly browse through a mess of carts to find something to play. For me anyway 🤷🏻

One of the best games in the (small) library!

The system still has a pretty loyal and active fan community around it. There's been some impressive new homebrew and hardware accessories that have been released in recent years.

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Shining force seemed to come up on every internet list, so I had to track it down. It's definitely a solid game that I probably would have spent HOURS on as a kid.

Hoping that at some point I have enough time on my hands to spend hours on it as an adult 😏

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It's not the worst thing I've ever played, but yeah... Sonic Spinball is a mess! Lol

Not something I'll ever actually try to beat, but interesting to mess with when I have some time to kill.

I kept hearing it was a "hidden gem", but was honestly kind of disappointed with it. The music is great and the game is okay, but I think every other Disney licensed game I've tracked down so far for the Game Gear is better than the Lion King.

I have no friends! 🤣😭

You could try Ingress, it was the game that Niantic built Pokémon on top of.

Not sure if it would be interesting for a kid, would depend on how old they are. And requires a lot of screen time. You have to fight over locations on the map, it really motivates you to go to "just one more" location.

There is also an item in the game that produces items for you, but requires you to walk certain distances.

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To be fair, a GB or GBC cart in the SP will make it much less pocketable.

It's great! So is Chaos.

Weirdly though, my favorite is still the first one.

Sonic 2 on the GG is absolute garbage.

I mean... I guess so. But if you need a case for your Virtual Boy, no need to wait for me to die - there are tons of cases readily available at sites like Amazon that you can get to make your own!

I know! 😭

It's been on the list for a while, but there are just too many great games in the GBA library. It's difficult to track down every cart I want (cause I kinda want all of them)

Agreed. Aladdin was a lot of fun to get through!

I made it through a decent amount of Lion King, but I've never beaten it.

😬 Wasn't prepared for that question, not sure I can pick only one.

I can say that lately I've been focused on Woody Pop. Slowly but surely getting the hang of that one. It's a pretty interesting breakout/arkanoid where you are fighting your way through a toy shop. Every time you clear a room, you get a choice of which door to go through (and therefore) which room to tackle next.

There are power ups to collect, each room's bricks seem to depict a different toy, and there's unlimited continues. It's a pretty simple but solid game.

Not the same as the Genesis version (IIRC), but I believe the Master System's game is the same as this Game Gear version.

Still a fun little platformer if you are seeing it for cheap somewhere.

Mole Mania is fantastic 👍

I never heard anyone talking about that one back in the 90s, seems like more people know about it nowadays.

I wish I could have all of them! Maybe some day...

I was never really interested in any Pokemon game after the first two gens. They just didn't feel like different enough games to me. So with GBA, I only grabbed the remakes of the first gen when they came out.

If you have to have dedicated carts of them - I'd say to go for it!

If all you need is to play them again - I would strongly recommend getting a flash cart instead. Repros can be pretty unreliable.

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I definitely have some options when I need a GBA fix!

Oh, it's right there.. on my wishlist.

I do have it on my 3DS though as part of that Ambassador program. Not the same as having the cart, so I still want to track it down sometime.

I wish! I still don't have a PSP or Vita 😮‍💨

Yes I have, I open up every cart I purchase used and give it a good clean before testing it in a system. They are all genuine carts (and the DS FFIII I bought new on release).

IX might be my favorite of all time, and I would have camped out overnight to have that on something like the DS.

At least we're getting some re-releases on the Switch now. 🤷

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Though there are Virtual Boy collectors out there that have collections that put what I have to shame!

There's always going to be someone crazier (and richer) than you.