GBA

A week or so ago, I forked out for a GameBoy Advance. I previously vowed never to touch this badly lit over priced peice of retro gaming. Putting all the power of a SNES back in your hand, and dealing out games that are of a similar aged quality. Thing is, I was never captivated by the SNES, was too busy getting on with my life when the Sonic generation were spinning hedgehogs around fairground loops. So, the GBA was going to pass me by.

However, one game has changed all that. Advance Wars. As soon as I clapped eyes on it, and saw it in action, I knew it was for me. Take the old PC classic Panzer General and jazz it up with cutesy anime graphics, but hidden behind that beauty lies a very complex and rewarding strategy game. Something of a rarity in the handheld arena.

So the deed has been done. I own a GBA. And have started branching out into the retro RPG's and have started playing Breath Of Fire on it too.

See, you can teach an old dog new tricks on old games on a new console. But hats off to the folks who have brought old strategy players to the GBA with Advance Wars.