The game features options on the main menu to play with or without the GBA enhancements. The games were programmed to simply be aware they were being played on a GBA and enabling the enhancements. Includes full-color interior art and a booklet. To the best of my knowledge the GBA enhanced games never actually use any of the GBA hardware as the GBA itself boots into GBC mode when playing GB/GBC games. Although, the game was never released several screenshots and a few viewable demos posted by IGN show what the game could have been like. At one point it was it was titled 'Shantae 2: Risky Revolution'. I've been thinking they're planning on bringing it back in a future game. Tippetarius (Topic Creator) 2 years ago 5. I would like to see it make a comeback if they make a future Shantae game structured more like this one.
#SHANTAE GBA ENCHANCEMENT PATCH#
This patch allows you to play Shantae in GBA enhanced mode with the original, darker GBC palettes. Shantae Advance was to be Game Boy Advance sequel to the original Shantae. Yeah, the Zombie Caravan is one of the cooler features of this Shantae game. Unfortunately this doesn’t look nice on emulators. There are probably similar patches for the other games you want to play. When played in GBA mode, Shantae brightens the colors used in-game to compensate for the GBA’s darker screen. The Tinkerbat transformation allows the Shantae to fly and somewhat division the game in mine opinion. You would definitely be better off using this than Goomba. GBA Enhancement: In Shantae, you will unlock and expanded lour palette and a distinct Tinkerbat transformation. I even remember seeing repro/bootleg GBA carts being sold for Zelda Oracle GBA Edition that were just the GBC roms with Goomba.ĮDIT: I just looked and sure enough there is a patch for Oracle of Ages that patches the game to enable the enhancements on a GBC. That being said, for those particular games it probably works fine since those are some of the more popular games. The Game Boy Advance enhancements are a double-edged sword, unfortunately. While is is very impressive for what it is, you would be much better off overall using the Misters GB/GBC core. The graphics in Shantae are definitely bright, colorful, and fun to look at.