GBA games on DS

@sam4mumu (114)
May 5, 2009 1:10pm CST
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone playes game boy advance games on a nintendo DS lite, are the GBA games and good on the ds, is the quality as good as DS games? thinking of buying a few because they are cheaper, does anyone know of any good puzzle games, that are quite challenging? Thanks.
3 responses
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
5 May 09
As far as I know the graphics of GBA games don't get boosted by the DS so, the only advantage is that you don't need to waste several batteries. I liked warioware twisted on the GBA you could see the game as having several small puzzles in itself.
@sam4mumu (114)
5 May 09
Thank you for responding, I will have a look for some info on the game, thanks again.
• United States
7 May 09
The gameboy advanced graphics are the same on the ds, but there are slight improvements. The ds backlight aids for the gba visual. The screen is clearer. And now you don't need your gba anymore! My favorite gba games that I still play on my ds are Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Yu-Gi-Oh: Eternal Duelist Souls. I have lost the others ...
@rad140 (52)
• Canada
25 Apr 11
The quality is just as good (depends on the game), but the graphics are not going to be up to par to the DS as the GBA is an older system. In terms of puzzle/strategy like games you should check out: -Wario Ware series -Fire Emblem series -Advance Wars series -Puyo Pop -Super Monkey Ball Jr. -Mario vs. Donkey Kong -Super Bust A Move ...the GBA didn't get a lot of puzzle games but that should be a good start.
• United States
30 Jan 11
Well GBA games look a little crisper on the DS then on a Gameboy, but they aren't as good as DS games. GBA games are 16bit while DS games are 64bit, which basically means the DS renders in 3d while the GBA is 2d. They definitly are cheaper though, most sell at $3.00 a peice at Gamestop, but only some of them are worth it. I would recommend some Pokemon games or some of the games (like namco mueseum) that are collections of old games. They may not look at pretty as DS games but they can definitly be just as fun.