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thekitchensink said:
Just like with consoles, it was definitely the jump from 2D-focused systems to 3D-focused ones, whether you wanna say GBA to DS or GBA to PSP.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be from GB to GBA?

GBA had lots of 3D games:

(Yes they cheated a lot with sprites but still 3D)



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The Turbo Xpress was a handheld console that actual played console games! It even let you watch TV on it. During the 16 Bit era, the big three were Nintendo, Sega, and NEC. NEC's portable WAS the home console.



JoeTheBro said:
thekitchensink said:
Just like with consoles, it was definitely the jump from 2D-focused systems to 3D-focused ones, whether you wanna say GBA to DS or GBA to PSP.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be from GB to GBA?

GBA had lots of 3D games:

(Yes they cheated a lot with sprites but still 3D)

Those games look absolutely horrible !

I demand their names, I have to own them !



OdinHades said:
iPhone 5 to iPhone 5S.

*claps*

This man knows what's up.



4 ≈ One

The Turbo Grafix 16(Turbo Express) compared to whatever else was out there at the time.



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DS/PSP to Vita



I think it was those old nintendo dual screen to 8 bit gameboy.



JoeTheBro said:
thekitchensink said:
Just like with consoles, it was definitely the jump from 2D-focused systems to 3D-focused ones, whether you wanna say GBA to DS or GBA to PSP.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be from GB to GBA?

GBA had lots of 3D games:

(Yes they cheated a lot with sprites but still 3D)

That's why I said 3D-focused.  GBA was mostly a 2D system.  With some trickery, it could pull off a quasi-3D perspective, but it was closer to the SNES' Mode 7 capabilities than 'true' 3D.  



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I would say GBA to DS/PSP
Quite a difference.



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Probably DS to Vita.