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The Shin Megami Tensei games are pretty difficult, too. At least for me.

Yeah I'm pumped for Metroid 5. And weirdly psyched for Advance Wars and Super Monkey Ball. Bringing back WarioWare is pretty dope too, those games are great on-the-go. Perfect for pick-up-and-play. And seeing Shin Megami Tensei V so close is great as well. I suppose I shouldn't count out Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope even though Ubisoft already presented it before. I'm on board for that, the first game is fun. I'm also looking forward to Monster Hunter Stories 2 - the first game is fun and this new sequel looks to be even better. Treehouse Live showed a LOT of it. I'll probably download the demo later. Oh, and a new DLC character reveal is always hype. I'm not much of a Tekken guy, but I'll check out Kazuya anyway. Ya never know who might end up being a new main! Gonna keep an eye on Cruisin' Blast - never heard of that one before but it looks pretty cool. I dig arcade racers so I could probably jive with that. Oh, and that Worms game, too. Those are always fun. But yeah, Metroid Dread is the one I'm most stoked for. Looks so, so awesome.

This.

YES. SHOOT IT RIGHT INTO MY VEINS!

I mean...okay. *shrugs*

Eh, you never know if DLC or something will come out for it. It's pretty rare that Nintendo remakes a game and doesn't add anything to it.

MS? Really? Okay.

Whelp. Nintendo just won E3.

Fair. (I completely forgot about my snarky comment...though I make those frequently so it probably got lost in the shuffle)

Wait what? Why’d I get @‘d here?

Smash Ultimate tonight! 👊

Yes. 😬 Riders looks like it will be pretty fun though. Those gliding sections even gave me some Pilotwings vibes.

Yeah so did Steep. Still waiting on that one...

This is what is "git gud" looks like, folks. If you stare too long into its eyes, it will steal your immoral soul. Either these two just got murdered, or there is some freaky ménage à trois stuff happening in the world of Pokémon. Another possibly meme-able shot, eh @Keyser_Soze ?

You've not played many bad games, then! Which...that's a good thing.

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope looking sweet.

You guys are definitely not ready for this jelly.

These aliens look like the monsters from Resident Evil Revelations.

Wonder if they'll reveal Mario + Rabbids 2 here or if that will be held off on until the Nintendo E3 Presentation.

Gonna snap some Pokémon outside...but probably in the shade. Switch screen doesn't do too well in direct sunlight, lol.

Could not agree more. The SNES games that were ported worked fine for the most part. But it was - as you said - frustrating to have Street Fighter on the system but only four buttons. Like, WTF.

Ah, good catch. Thanks!

The Game Boy Advance also had "Connectivity" with the Nintendo home console at the time, the Gamecube. Using a special cord, players could connect their GBA to their GCN and enjoy specific modes and features for games that were supported. Some games even required the use of a GBA as a controller during multiplayer sessions on Gamecube, such as Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles and The Legend of Zelda: 4 Swords Adventures. It is my opinion that the best game to use Connectivity was Pac-Man VS. because it only required on GBA system and you could get it for free. Speaking of Crystal Chronicles, the GBA was instrumental in getting an entry in the Final Fantasy series on Gamecube. After Square started producing games for the Playstation instead of the Nintendo 64, then-President of Nintendo Hiroshi Yamauchi refused to allow Square to release games on any Nintendo product while he was head of the company. After he stepped down, Satoru Iwata took his place and made a deal with Square. The agreement was that if they made at least one game for Gamecube, they would be able to make games for the Game Boy Advance, which would be greatly beneficial to Square's bottom line. Needless to say, they agreed and the rest is history.

Launch games included Nintendo's own "Super Mario Advance" - a remake of Super Mario Bros. 2 originally for the NES, as well as a new entry in Konami's Castlevania series with a game known as Circle of the Moon. The popular Tony Hawk's Pro Skater also saw a release on the GBA at launch and amazingly showcased some basic 3D polygonal models for the skaters. A handheld first! The system was also backwards compatible with both the original Game Boy games, and Game Boy Color games. The best-selling game was Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, selling around 16.22 million units. The GBA itself sold around 82 million units. It was later reiterated by the Game Boy Advance SP, which boasted not only a front-lit screen to play games without an external light source, but a new "clamshell" design that further supported the portable nature of the platform. The system was considered a success by Nintendo, and went on to outsell the Nintendo 64 and the Gamecube (both individually *and* combined) and lives on via Virtual Console releases on 3DS (via the Ambassador Program) and the Wii U Virtual Console.

The internal hardware consists of an ARM7TDMI @16.78 Mhz Sharp LR35902 @ 8.388 MHz CPU, and stored 32 KB of internal memory. (256 external, 96 KB VRAM) The screen is a TFT LCD, that displays 240x160 pixels. It was able to produce graphics nearly on par with the 16-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and had various ports from that system made for it. It did have better 3D capabilities, and a more advanced version of "Mode 7" which also helped with the shrinking, growing, and rotating of sprites.