Mayhem wrote:
Ant wrote:
However I can definitely recommend NOT getting the Midway Greatest Arcade Hits compilation. Welcome to Terrible Arcade Conversion Town. Population: Me.

And the Sega Arcade games pack... even worse arcade conversion town...
I avoided these, but picked up the Konami one in a local store for 999ISK (about eight quid). It's pretty good, and a big slap in the face in terms of difficulty compared to every other GBA game. Even Mario Kart was a bit of a let down in that sense: in a single sitting I completed (with only one exception) all 50CC and 100CC tracks on my first go...
I now own quite a little collection of GBA stuff. Here's what I reckon:
Mario Kart: Great fun, but a little limited and too easy. The unlockable SNES tracks lack a lot of features, too. 8/10
F-Zero: The SNES version on a hand-held, with extra tracks and craft. Nice, but sometimes a tad frustrating. 8/10
Boulder Dash EX: Two versions - the original C64/PC one, and a new, puzzle-oriented 'cute' version. The latter, despite being a tad easy at times, is actually a very good game, but it's nothing like the original. 8/10
Konami Arcade Advance: Green Beret, Time Pilot, Gyruss, Frogger, Yie Ar Kung Fu, and Scramble, all on one cart! They changed the music to Frogger (the bastards) but otherwise and excellent purchase. 9/10
Phalanx: A rather dull little shoot em up. 4/10
Super Bust-a-move: Like the Neo-Geo/PSX versions, but slower. The lack of a password system is infuriating. 6/10
Sheep: Nice little Lemmings-like puzzler. 7/10
GTA Advance 3: Playable but totally unrealistic driving game. 7/10
IK Advance: Hmmm... Bought for nostalgia's sake. It's all right, but nothing more. 5/10