8/3/2023 0 Comments Drill dozer![]() ![]() ![]() It is an amazing engineering feat that was incorporated into the Drill Dozer cartridge that allows for it to be powered without the need for an external battery. I recall that some older Gameboy games did take advantage of "rumble effects" technology but was powered by a seperate bulky battery (a single "AAA" battery in this case). At the very least, the "rumble effects" will be stronger if using a GCN Gameboy Player with a GCN stock controller setup (but the GBA Drill Dozer's internal "rumble effects" mechanism on the cartridge will be disabled). I tried out Drill Dozer on the Gamecube Gameboy Player and it does support the built-in rumble pack of the stock Gamecube controller (if selected at the Options screen, one can turn on or off the "rumble effects"). It will drain an aging GBA battery pack in no time flat since the GBA CPU is already overclocked (faster CPU but less battery run time - kinda like the same deal with the firmware 1.0 & 1.5 PSP running emulation with overclocked CPU's but at the expense of shorter battery life). The only other GBA game title that takes advantage of the 60 frames-per-second framerate is Sega's Arcade Hits that has four classic Sega arcade titles on it. It's fucking insane that Treasure managed to keep the framerate of SGH at a silky smooth 60 frames-per-second framerate but at the expense of axing a 2nd player co-op feature (at the very least, the original Mega Drive & Sega Genesis versions of Gunstar Heroes is a one or two player game running at 60fps framerate). Suppose if Drill Dozer's latest "rumble effects" were incorporated into SNK's Metal Slug Advance (or even the upcoming Metal Slug 1 Advance GBA title) or Treasure's Super Gunstar Heroes, it would've have been pure frosting added to already a sweet gaming experience on the GBA platform. I think if a limited edtion version of a crystal-clear see-through Drill Dozer cartridge were manufactured, it would show exactly how the motorized mechanics work to create the "rumble effects" during gameplay (that would indeed be one cool GBA cart to own for the techno gadet fans to oogle at). Yes, Drill Dozer's developer is none other than the famed Japanese software developer that's known as Game Freak. Why the extra five dollar surcharge for the same GBA game at Gamestop? (Could it be the extra feature of the built-in "rumble effects" mechanism?) At least for the USA portable video gaming market, Nintendo prices it's most expensive GBA games at $34.99 MSRP, that is a given.no higher and no lower either. Meanwhile, over at my local Gamestop store, a brand new copy of GBA Drill Dozer will set you back at $34.99 USD (and that's not including any sales tax either). Recently, I went down to my local Target and plopped down thirty smackers for it.I like how the rumble effects are generated without the need for a seperate battery and is powered by the internal GBA lithum-ion battery pack. ![]()
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