TMNT and other 4Kids shows comming to GBA... - Page 2

TMNT-Leonardo · 03-21-2004, 02:38 AM

http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/242536.asp

There about $20 or more. Fullscreen with DVD like features like subtitles and language selection. Chapter selection too! It's suppose to be 100% clear. By the looks of some images I've seen on the site, it is.

Volume 1 contains 2 episodes, Things Change and Meet Casey Jones. Also says full-length feature films coming soon! Cool.

Edit: Thanks for telling me it had 2.

Phoenix Fire · 03-21-2004, 03:00 AM

Hmmm, $20 a piece for 2 episodes? Things change and meet casey jones were good eps, but I allready have the dvd's. I will most likelybuy these because I'm a GBA SP fanatic, and a TMNT fanatic. My fanatiscism is killing my wallet slowly. By the way the package says it has 2 eps.

TMNT-Leonardo · 03-21-2004, 03:06 AM

It says 2? Really? Yay! More to watch in the car!

Orochi Chimera · 03-21-2004, 12:31 PM

Well 2 is better than 1 but still $10+(tax) an episode is a bit pricey.

*Spitfire* · 03-21-2004, 12:46 PM

Carts have a battery and batteries die so I wouldnt buy one

impetus · 03-21-2004, 04:02 PM

a 1000k avatar?... nice...

TMNT-Leonardo · 03-21-2004, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

Carts have a battery and batteries die so I wouldnt buy one

What are you talking about? Cartridges don't have batteries.

Meira-Bates · 03-21-2004, 04:24 PM

I think he ment to say the GBA runs on batteries

*Kid Icarus* · 03-21-2004, 04:27 PM

Actually carts DO have batteries in them. They use 'em for save data, and that's it really.

However, i REALLY doubt these movie carts will have to save anything, so there won't be any battery that'll die.

*Kid Icarus* · 03-21-2004, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by spikealike

Sounds good but I've already been converting TMNT eps so they can be watched on me N-Gage

.. someone actually BOUGHT one of those things?

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TMNT-Leonardo · 03-21-2004, 04:38 PM

Nah, you wouldn't need to save anything cause basically it's like a DVD in a small cartidge. It'd be cool to have cause if your in class, you can just turn it on, put the sound down and enter subtitles and watch. HA ha ha. Just kidding, I wouldn't be so dumb to do that. The best thing about this basically is it's portable. They are gonna put feature films on GBA later on. Ha ha, think of this, watch Terminator 3 on GBA. It'd be pretty cool actually. Sooner or later we might get The Real Ghostbusters of even the ORIGINAL Ninja Turtles on GBA. It could happen.

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Originally Posted by spikealike

Sounds good but I've already been converting TMNT eps so they can be watched on me N-Gage

.. someone actually BOUGHT one of those things?

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You got that right. Those things had no more than like 20 games. Is the quality even good? How did you convert episodes to N-Gage?

spikealike · 03-21-2004, 04:57 PM

I bought it for the phone and music features mainly, but the games I have aren't bad. That said, Nokia needs to do a lot of work to make it into a credible gaming system.

Anyways, I downloaded a media converter thing from Nokia's website which sorts out the right format and everything. Quality could be so much better, but for cartoons its not too bad.

Orochi Chimera · 03-21-2004, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by spikealike:
Sounds good but I've already been converting TMNT eps so they can be watched on me N-Gage

Doesn't the screen have a weird aspect ratio? It looks like it has the opposite aspect ratio of standard TV(3:4 instead of 4:3). Does it stretch or crop the video to fit the screen or can you watch video turning the screen sideways? The screen is already small so it must be hard to watch.

Hyper Metal Sonic · 03-21-2004, 06:11 PM

I'm going to pass getting the TMNT episodes...but DAMN the FOP carts may be hard to pass up.

Orochi Chimera · 03-21-2004, 06:25 PM

"45 minutes of video on a single cartridge with longer content, including full length feature films, coming soon"

So if they do offer feature films they are going to be on 2 or 3 carts? That's ridiculous. They better use bigger capacity carts or develop/use a better video compression.

TMNT-Leonardo · 03-21-2004, 06:29 PM

Well of course it's gonna be bigger cartirdges. That' just be dumb to put them on 2 or 3 cartridges.

*Drtooth* · 03-22-2004, 02:57 PM

Meehhh... 2 eps isn't as bad... but I wouldn't buy them myself. Not at all. OF course... I don't have a GBA, so my opinion doesn't really matter...

RedFreak · 03-22-2004, 05:25 PM

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Price is kinda an issue. If they charge $30 for 3 episodes and $15 for a DVD with the same or more...what's the point?

Why would you pay twice the price to watch them on a tiny screen?

One word: Portable.

I don't think they're gonna be too much really. The reason games are so expensive is because of the development cycle (how long it takes from planning to shipping the product out when making a game). With this there's not engine to build or anything, so it should be pretty cheap i'd think.

And how do you expect to see the episodes? The GBA has no backlight(smart move Nintendo) . I can't even see what I'm doing on a game, much less the video. I'll stick to my Portable DVD player...

**GK Punk** · 03-22-2004, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Blue_One-Leonardo

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Originally Posted by Gwgtrunks

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Originally Posted by Hyper Metal Sonic

Price is kinda an issue. If they charge $30 for 3 episodes and $15 for a DVD with the same or more...what's the point?

Why would you pay twice the price to watch them on a tiny screen?

One word: Portable.

I don't think they're gonna be too much really. The reason games are so expensive is because of the development cycle (how long it takes from planning to shipping the product out when making a game). With this there's not engine to build or anything, so it should be pretty cheap i'd think.

And how do you expect to see the episodes? The GBA has no backlight(smart move Nintendo) . I can't even see what I'm doing on a game, much less the video. I'll stick to my Portable DVD player...

Ahh but you forget the GBA SP! It has a light!
....But I just thought of something.

Wouldn't it be funny to purchse the GBA TV Player, and the TMNT Eps for GBA just to watch them on your gamecube?

spikealike · 03-22-2004, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by orochichimera

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Originally posted by spikealike:
Sounds good but I've already been converting TMNT eps so they can be watched on me N-Gage

Doesn't the screen have a weird aspect ratio? It looks like it has the opposite aspect ratio of standard TV(3:4 instead of 4:3). Does it stretch or crop the video to fit the screen or can you watch video turning the screen sideways? The screen is already small so it must be hard to watch.

Yeah it is indeed a vertical screen, but the videos are shown in a square. Again, its not too bad for cartoons, but anything else is a bit too much.

03-21-2004, 03:00 AM	#22
Phoenix Fire Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 105	Hmmm, $20 a piece for 2 episodes? Things change and meet casey jones were good eps, but I allready have the dvd's. I will most likelybuy these because I'm a GBA SP fanatic, and a TMNT fanatic. My fanatiscism is killing my wallet slowly. By the way the package says it has 2 eps. __________________

03-21-2004, 12:31 PM	#24
Orochi Chimera Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,289	Well 2 is better than 1 but still $10+(tax) an episode is a bit pricey. __________________

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impetus Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kansas City Posts: 978	a 1000k avatar?... nice... __________________

03-21-2004, 04:24 PM	#28
Meira-Bates Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2003 Location: an abandoned wearhouse Posts: 1,057	I think he ment to say the GBA runs on batteries __________________ I'm also the winner of the award for being least likely to receive an award! O.o

03-21-2004, 02:38 AM	#21
TMNT-Leonardo Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 265	http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/242536.asp There about $20 or more. Fullscreen with DVD like features like subtitles and language selection. Chapter selection too! It's suppose to be 100% clear. By the looks of some images I've seen on the site, it is. Volume 1 contains 2 episodes, Things Change and Meet Casey Jones. Also says full-length feature films coming soon! Cool. Edit: Thanks for telling me it had 2.

03-21-2004, 03:06 AM	#23
TMNT-Leonardo Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 265	It says 2? Really? Yay! More to watch in the car!

03-21-2004, 04:27 PM	#29
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Actually carts DO have batteries in them. They use 'em for save data, and that's it really. However, i REALLY doubt these movie carts will have to save anything, so there won't be any battery that'll die.

03-21-2004, 04:57 PM	#32
spikealike Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 186	I bought it for the phone and music features mainly, but the games I have aren't bad. That said, Nokia needs to do a lot of work to make it into a credible gaming system. Anyways, I downloaded a media converter thing from Nokia's website which sorts out the right format and everything. Quality could be so much better, but for cartoons its not too bad.

03-21-2004, 06:11 PM	#34
Hyper Metal Sonic Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeastern Louisiana Posts: 786	I'm going to pass getting the TMNT episodes...but DAMN the FOP carts may be hard to pass up.

03-21-2004, 06:25 PM	#35
Orochi Chimera Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,289	"45 minutes of video on a single cartridge with longer content, including full length feature films, coming soon" So if they do offer feature films they are going to be on 2 or 3 carts? That's ridiculous. They better use bigger capacity carts or develop/use a better video compression. __________________

03-21-2004, 06:29 PM	#36
TMNT-Leonardo Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 265	Well of course it's gonna be bigger cartirdges. That' just be dumb to put them on 2 or 3 cartridges.

03-22-2004, 02:57 PM	#37
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	Meehhh... 2 eps isn't as bad... but I wouldn't buy them myself. Not at all. OF course... I don't have a GBA, so my opinion doesn't really matter... __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]