GBA Classic NES Series - Complete Collection! | Nintendrew

In this video, we'll take a look back at the entire GBA Classic NES series library, and I'll answer all your questions and more about this unique corner of Nintendo's history. Thanks for watching!
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Y'Welcome! The only one I got in this set is Super Mario Bros.!

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No joke, I literally thought a few days ago "I wonder if Nintendrew has all the GBA Classic NES games?" Dreams do come true

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@@imjustethan213 um my mistake sort of? KZbin has been a complete nightmare lately and when I clicked his channel a completely different channel came up.

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@@cowboyfan958 yes. On the DS And DS Lite through backwards compatibility.

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Every aspect of his vids are cookie cutter rinse and repeat... why are you such a lying bitch?? His content is not original and lacks a genuine feel. Generic retro beta male is how I would describe this channel

[@r3n3gad33]

Considering that these rereleases are also playable in the GameCube through the GB Player, it's pretty much the OG virtual console!

[@gamegab7271]

That's a very nice way to put it! The Gameboy Player was one of THE best reasons to own a GameCube, and with the Classic NES Series, it was a fantastic way to play old favorites on new hardware!!

[@gageboyadvanceSP]

And on the ds so it really is!

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the og VC was Animal Crossing.

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And the DS/DS Lite

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[@Chillalil]

The original NES Bomberman did not have multiplayer, just so people know. Bomberman II did, though.

[@johneygd]

Yes indeed, and i wish he told sooo much more because there is way more behind this, not only are the graphics compremised but also the audio and there is clearly inout lag.

[@Kippykip]

I immediately scrolled to the comments when I heard that, considering original Bomberman is one of my favourite NES games.

[@samuelrusso7700]

It was the first game in the series. That's why.

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[@ProtoMario]

Oh yeah, definitely one of my favorite GBA series.

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[@SlyBeast]

The original Bomberman on NES didn't have the cherished multiplayer the series is so well known for today so I don't know why reviewers would've taken issue with that.

[@Nintendrew]

Thanks for that clarification! I've never been a fan, so I wasn't aware.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

Yeah, I was confused for a second. That was introduced in Bomberman 2.

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Yup, came here to say that, 3 years later. Lol. I recently put together some games for a friend's kids, so lots of co-op titles, and realized holy crap, the first bomberman is single player? Gah.

[@officialroxxmusic]

It’s always broke my heart how much more “all-out” Nintendo goes in Japan. Those disc system GBA carts are beautiful

[@zacharyrollick6169]

I wish they simply copy pasted everything they did in Japan over here, for the most part. I'm quite happy with some of the differences, though. Such as the conversion of Dream Factory into the US release of Super Mario Bros. 2 instead of getting the Mario equivalent of Dark Souls as a sequel.

[@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647]

Nintendo did the same thing for the us carts, the gray is meant to be a nes cart, so you're complaining about how we didn't get those carts even though America never got the disk system

[@KV434]

I love old games for some reason they have a kind of charm to them

[@moonkipp1709]

Back when life was as simple as just being a kid. The times of not having to concern yourself with the realties of adulthood and becoming immersed in your imagination and the world within the games we played. Video games bring me back to a time when life wasn't so difficult and I didn't have to go out of my way to "try to relax". Thank God for our generation's best art form. Video games. I'm looking at buying myself a PSVita soon. If they stopped developing games tomorrow I would still be happy to go back and play all the gems I've missed on various consoles over the years. Happy St.Patricks's Day Y'all.

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@@moonkipp1709 well said. I remember playing Pokemon for hours on end with no worries in life. I miss that.

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Agree. With the limited hardware, the devs cleverly made do and produced some truly memorable pixel art and bit tunes. I also like how I can just pop it in and play it instantly. And I can play it for just a few minutes or an hour.

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Also, no huge day one patches to download just plug and play no waiting !

[@Jschad]

2004 nes games $20 each 2019 2 nes controllers for $60

[@RoyNumber1]

Arkulous getting two nes classic controllers is 20$ wtf

[@Tofu3435]

@@RoyNumber1 yeah, but I wonder after 20 year they are playable on switch? If yes must pay 20usd/year = 400usd in 20year. (Ok I hope after switch online will be discontinued, we can keep games for free)

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@@RoyNumber1 Nintendo charge $60 for 2 NES controllers if you're a member of Nintendo Online.

[@chickenfinger7829]

That one dude who posted stuff He’s probably talking about to two pack of Nes Classic controllers sold on Amazon for around $20; Not classic style nintendo controllers usable on the switch.

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@chickenfinger7829 I know, but I thought that I'd inform them of their existence and that he could be talking about those controllers instead

[@Nattegoya]

I recently got into GBA and GameCube games, and the Classic NES Series / Famicom Mini cartridges were among the most interesting to me. Thanks for giving some attention to these, I think it’s a really cool piece of Nintendo history that often goes unnoticed.

[@overlordalfredo]

Really nice work on explaining the resizing for GBA screen. That is the quality we are subscribed for! *Thank you for your efforts!!!*

[@johneygd]

But if nintendo just downsized the image but not the text & sprites,how could it not overlap incorrectly on the graphics,also since the nes has no saperate text layer, that means that text becomes part of the background and theres no way the emulator could distinguish text from bachgrounds on it’s own so there must have been some reverse engineering going on, i just cannot imagine on AI inside an emulator wich could distinguish text from backgrounds because 1 it would be not reliable and 2 that would require wau more cpu power then the GBA could ever handle., Also if nintendo did some rework, i wonder why they didn’t rework the audio too, because the audio is somewhat different and slightly off.

[@gamegab7271]

What's crazy is that the Classic NES Series Edition of Super Mario Bros. suffered from major screen crunching, yet it seems like the other games didn't. Otherwise, it wasn't a bad port.

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Really appreciated the editing in this video, especially concerning the screen size / resolution differences between the GBA versions and NES ones. Very well done and informative!

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Oh my god I love the packaging for the Famicom Mini lineup of games. Also I've been super interested in these, and there's been little info on them so thank you so much for making this video!!

[@cosmicjenny4508]

I kinda wanna get my hands on a couple of these games. _Kinda._

[@ashercoates4345]

@crazyflyingdonut it's not difficult. They shut down two big sites but others have popped up

[@gamegab7271]

Try shopping on Gamestop's website under their Retro section! Most of the Classic NES Series GBA games are pretty cheap (it's cartridge only, hence why they're so cheap). There's also eBay and Amazon as well. Good luck in your search!!

[@hhhh82user]

theres always emulation

[@SuperJustinChannel]

I remember having the limited edition GBA SP, then I lost it. Thanks for the memories- the Classic NES series was a great way to experience NES games on the go before we got things like NES Online.

[@SmashJT]

Fantastic job on the video as always, Drew! This was super informative and well presented. Thanks!

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No way! Respect to you for finding and collecting all of these treasures! That alone deserves at least a sub!

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Glad you're feeling better! And I'm only five games away from a complete N64 collection!! Keep inspiring!

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[@JohnRiggs]

Fascinating! I always thought the graphics looked a little off. The missing ever 8th line or whatever seems to work.

[@theeaaa36]

I think this is my favorite video of yours because I don’t know, I was always kind of interested in the Classic NES series but like I tried some of them out during my emulator phase and I remember them playing weirdly lol. It feels good to kind of know why. Good job as always though!

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6:26 I lost a lot of weight thanks to the gba and you can to i just need your bank acount-Mario

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Just this week I've found the orange and jungle green n64. Thanks Nintendrew for helping me learn how to collect and find good deals!

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Hey nintendrew! Your a great KZbinr! Funny coincidence: my names andrew too and I happen to be a budding retro collector, though I am part of the gen z. I’d imagine it’s always nice to see newer generations intrested in old games. Love ya drew! Keep up your hard work!

[@jimflorio9535]

I love the NES series on the GBA!

[@Vichedges]

Why? They're just reissues of old games. I don't get why people buy the same things over and over. I mean you can get the original NES versions of most of those games for dirt cheap. Or you could buy them for what, 5 bucks on VC? If Nintendo had put like 10 of those games on one cart and sold the for 20 bucks maybe but 20 bucks for the original SMB or crap like Balloon Fight or other early NES games? No thanks.

[@SumDumGy]

@Jason Allen, I don’t own a CRT, and sometimes I don’t feel like digging out and setting up my NES. Sometimes I want to play vegging on the couch, or if I have to go somewhere I’ll be sitting around doing a lot of waiting, it’s good to have a portable version of these classics I love, that are almost identical. It’s really not rocket science to figure out.

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@@SumDumGy It's not rocket science? Neither is figuring out that 20 bucks for an ancient, simple game is a complete ripoff.

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I just love how Nintendo sells the same games over and over

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sounds alot like another game i know made by a certain romero..

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Great video as always! Extremely informational!

[@AmyraCarter]

Yeah, I remember these alright. Cool to be able to play LoZ on the go, but, ultimately, the games are mainly a nod to nostalgia, and while there's nothing wrong with that at all, they're better as collector's items than as games one commonly plays, at least, from my perspective. That was also the only title of the series I owned, and it was stolen. The little thief got to keep it too.

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GBA has always been my go-to system, and I finally tried a serious run of classic Zelda for the first time last year. It has become my favorite game, and I just keeping finishing it and starting again. I've been collecting the Famicom Mini series as well

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I have the classic nes game boy I love it a lot so amazing I just love nintendo mostly older systems but the game sp classic edition is so cool.😃

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Man i clicked on this video expecting to bored of NES rereleases but this was a lot more interesting than i expected. Great video!

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This is an amazing video, it feels like a documentary. Congratulations!

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7:17 huh, I guess the music turned to meme compilation #1290

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[@overlordalfredo]

Sadly these. Games sell for a lot more here in EU :( The regular price is 80-150€ per game. A full set sold for over 2500€ about a year ago on eBay! (German releases)

[@Nintendrew]

Wow! That's insane. Good thing they're region-free!

[@overlordalfredo]

@Aaaaaa das ist leider bei uns ziemlich normal. Retro games auf Cartridge sind recht hochpreisig. 300-500 € sind da keine ungewöhnlich hohen Preise. Und wenn es VGA gerankt ist, gerne auch mal 4-stellig. Das Problem ist die Lokalisierung. Deutsche Versionen sind fast immer soder Versionen, mit speziellem Manual, OVP oder sogar Label auf der cartridge. Einige Spiele würde in DE sogar noch gesondert geschnitten oder Indiziert. Damit sind sie noch schwerer zu bekommen und entsprechend teuer...

[@overlordalfredo]

@Aaaaaa meistens nein. Viele Spiele die bei uns in DE nicht verkauft werden dürfen, z. B. Killer instinct für SNES würde in Deutschland produziert und ist die FRG Version für DE/AT/CH aber der Verkauf in Deutschland ist verboten, daher werden Angebote bei eBay von dieser Version automatisch gelöscht. Ich habe meine Version dann in Österreich gekauft

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Lol I got Metroid and Mario for $20

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Try importing from the UK, most aren't too expensive here and import fees will be quite cheap too

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You should make a GBA Famicom mini series collection video too

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The Sonic Advance trilogy are one of the best gba games. Might not agree with me, but let’s go ahead with best sonic advance games, my opinion. 1: Sonic Advance 2. 2: Sonic Advance 3. 3: Sonic Advance.

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Sonic Battle is the most underappreciated imo

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Sickmind33 Are you kidding me? They’re tons of Sonic Battle fans out there, myself included.

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I'm so happy you've completed 2 collections I also am aiming to complete now in 2022!

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I had the Donkey Kong game, it was pretty epic.

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Gnomed

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@@ravatosthepro1323 unfortunately my child, yes you have.

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[@KV434]

Hey Drew where did you find the screwdriver that you use to open GBA games?

[@Nintendrew]

Ah, good question! It's a tri-wing security bit, and you can grab them from Amazon. I believe there should be a link on my Amazon recommendations page in the description!

[@KV434]

Nintendrew Thanks Drew, keep up the great content!

[@timmydirtyrat6015]

+Nintendrew Is that a universal size or does the screwdriver size vary by system?

[@jokerape64]

As always such great content, keep it up bro.

[@redlinedreamin]

just started collecting for the GBA a month ago thanks to you Nintendrew inspiring me :)

[@hussaina.4431]

Why have I never seen these before?

[@Calthecool]

7:18 Listen closely for a meme...

[@burtbackattack]

Another great and informative video, love your content Nintendrew keep it up!

[@atriofan]

Awesome Video! I'm currently collecting the Famicom Mini series and this was a great summary of both of these series.

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2 views 12 likes... The cancer we see today is getting worse by the second

[@Raylightsen]

That's weird coming from this KZbinr

[@jminich887]

Didn't even know these existed! Now I'm interested in getting some of them!!

[@printerwontwork]

Back at it again with other great video!

[@StarlinkNova]

Great insight into these GBA games Nintendrew. Such a quality video as always sir 👌.

[@bencrysler7217]

Very in-depth and entertaining. Keep it up!

[@shamra1245]

I vividly remember going to the (US) website for this collection back when they were new and it had its own playlist of NES music that played while you were on the page. I think it's a big reason I'm familiar with a lot of the big songs from these today! Lovely memories :3

[@Imfernolistico]

Ahh... Been waiting for this since the GBA Video vid. Thanks,Drew!

[@JakeDaSpud]

Oh, I’ve been going for this boxed collection for a while now!

[@WendeXTX]

Great Video! This gave me a nostalgia trip, I remember reading about these in NOM UK. Still have my NES GBA! Surprised that you didn't mention they were released in 2 sets. I think Nintendo kind of gave up on these, the second wave only included 4 games, I wonder if they couldn't get third-party support for more titles . Maybe I should collect these again (damn younger me selling my old GBA games!)

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Fantastic video! I learned so much!

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Classic Nintendrew!! Great Job to my favorite KZbinr. Thanks!

[@FluffyFaceYT]

You have a great collection I would love to have the collection you have. Lots of things I know about retro gaming I learned from you.

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I swear, whenever I see a new Nintendrew video, I always get excited.

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Your videos always make my day

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@ 5:54 don't know how you edited that example in there but, that's impressive. Good work Nintendrew.

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Very nice video you did this better than most other youtubers out there!

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Ridiculously informative Instant sub

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Amazing video congrats on completing your nes GBA collection

[@13marciano]

This guy is cool!!!!! Your collection is amazing!

[@MonadoJoJo]

Wow this is really cool! I didn't know these exsisted! There are some good games there, Mario, Zelda, Castlevania, yeesh!

[@c0mpu73rguy]

Lucky you! I wish I had bought these at the time! Nice collection ^^

[@biggoltestas5835]

I really like how you organize your GBA games

[@joehdah5395]

I love the super paper mario music, great video!

[@TBelly]

Been thinking of collecting the classic series games. Great video man.

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Your videos get more and more engaging with each upload.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day NintenDrew!

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Thumbs up. Another informative and entertaining upload.

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Early to a video finally. And early to an awesome video! Thanks for the video. I love it

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Really nice that you included the blog post by endrift on the NES emulator. It is a really interesting read and mgba is a beast at running uncommon GBA games.