The Game Boy Pocket's link cable port is smaller
than the original Game Boy's, requiring either an adapter or a special two - headed link cable to communicate.
Games are presented on a larger, backlit screen with louder audio
than the original Game Boy's single mono speaker could ever hope to offer.
It's a little thicker
than the original Game Boy, but that served my now adult - size hands just fine.
Not exact matches
There are a few differences between the
original and this port; the most notable of which being that the
Game Boy Color's screen is much smaller
than your average television.
Samus has a full range of movement and much more freedom to jump and run
than the
Game Boy original, and indeed the last time we experienced similar gameplay on the GBA.
I feel the
original Metroid was less confusing / more varied in visuals
than the
Game Boy sequel.
Horizontal profile like the
original Game Boy Advance, rather
than the TurboExpress's vertical setup
The 3DS more
than likely won't match the sales of the
original DS (154.02 million), and there's also a slim chance of it catching up to the figures achieved by the
original Game Boy family, which was 118.69 million.
That
game was an extended remake of the original Metroid, so it really is quite fitting that, more than a decade later, the next 2D series installment is a remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus from the original Game
game was an extended remake of the
original Metroid, so it really is quite fitting that, more
than a decade later, the next 2D series installment is a remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus from the
original Game Game Boy.
Blaster Master 2 for the Sega Genesis followed up on the
original adventure, as did Blaster Master
Boy for the
Game Boy, Blaster Master: Enemy Below for the Game Boy Color, and Blaster Master: Blasting Again for the Sony PlayStation; as expected though, the NES game has more charm than the sequ
Game Boy, Blaster Master: Enemy Below for the
Game Boy Color, and Blaster Master: Blasting Again for the Sony PlayStation; as expected though, the NES game has more charm than the sequ
Game Boy Color, and Blaster Master: Blasting Again for the Sony PlayStation; as expected though, the NES
game has more charm than the sequ
game has more charm
than the sequels.
The
original concept for Wario (in the days of the
Game Boy and N64) was that he was going to be a German character rather
than an Italian or Italian American one.
Nintendo shipped more
than 35 million copies of Tetris with the
original Game Boy.
Well, it's showing its age a bit and looks fairly basic for the series (although then again, it is an
original Game Boy game, and it's definitely cooler looking than Super Mario La
Game Boy game, and it's definitely cooler looking than Super Mario La
game, and it's definitely cooler looking
than Super Mario Land).
It's the smartphone aspect, however, that makes the experience potentially better
than picking up your
original Game Boy.