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    The Rom Search textbox feature has never worked for me yet. Anyone else have this problem?

    And I'm looking for the following GBA roms if you have them:
    0114 - Jurassic Park 3 DNA Factor
    0417 - Dinotopia - The TimeStone Pirates

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    Yea, its probably just another way for the owners of the site to make money to pay for bandwith. Everytime we click it they get like .02$ or something.

    I'm looking for
    1069-Mother 1+2

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    It is just basicly a Google search.
    If you want to increase your odds of finding the rom though you should search the entire rom name in the box like this.
    0114 - Jurassic Park 3 DNA Factor

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    How do the games get a number with them? Is it the order in which they are released?

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    Originally posted by Vanit
    How do the games get a number with them? Is it the order in which they are released?
    yes,if you've noticed in all latest gba roms sites,they have the roms in ascending order...and roms searches rarely work,atleast they've never worked for me

    Currently listening to:
    Isis ~ Panopticon [9/10]
    The Walkmen ~ Bows & Arrows [8.5/10]
    The Shins ~ Oh, Inverted World
    Explosions In The Sky ~ How Strange, Innocence
    Caribou ~ The Milk of Human Kindness
    J�hann J�hannsson ~ Vir�ulegu Forsetar

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    So does gba.emuparadise.org have the roms I'm looking for or not? That's all I want to know. And if so, how do I get to them? All I can download is the GBA roms in the "Most Popular" and "Recently Added" catagories. How does gba.emuparadise.org expect us to find what we're looking for? Bunch of fags

    I was actually looking forward to having finally found a really great, complete GBA roms site. But I guess I was mistaken.

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    Originally posted by dr.dino
    So does gba.emuparadise.org have the roms I'm looking for or not? That's all I want to know. And if so, how do I get to them? All I can download is the GBA roms in the "Most Popular" and "Recently Added" catagories. How does gba.emuparadise.org expect us to find what we're looking for? Bunch of fags

    I was actually looking forward to having finally found a really great, complete GBA roms site. But I guess I was mistaken.
    gba paradise,doesn't aim at providing you all the roms in the first place,if you can't respect their efforts,then please don't go passing comments about what you think they should have:\
    as for gba rom sites...i can provide you these-
    http://www.dlregaa.de/PHPSITE/index.php
    http://home.wanadoo.nl/wvsanten/
    the latter doesn't have any gba roms,only links to sites that do....

    Currently listening to:
    Isis ~ Panopticon [9/10]
    The Walkmen ~ Bows & Arrows [8.5/10]
    The Shins ~ Oh, Inverted World
    Explosions In The Sky ~ How Strange, Innocence
    Caribou ~ The Milk of Human Kindness
    J�hann J�hannsson ~ Vir�ulegu Forsetar

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    Originally posted by dr.dino
    So does gba.emuparadise.org have the roms I'm looking for or not? That's all I want to know. And if so, how do I get to them? All I can download is the GBA roms in the "Most Popular" and "Recently Added" catagories. How does gba.emuparadise.org expect us to find what we're looking for? Bunch of fags

    I was actually looking forward to having finally found a really great, complete GBA roms site. But I guess I was mistaken.
    GBA Paradise only Hosts the 20 Latest GBA Roms and The Most Popular GBA Roms if you don't like it Check IRC or something...
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    It takes too much bandwith to host a complete set. It would take several gigs and then you have the bandwith. If the bandwith was getting exceeded with 20 roms think of what would happen with 1300+.

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    Originally posted by Solitude
    gba paradise,doesn't aim at providing you all the roms in the first place,if you can't respect their efforts,then please don't go passing comments about what you think they should have:\
    A similar trend has started with the comments of the EP News. I'm getting sick of those chaps that can't appreciate what we do.
    Last edited by Cyberxion; 6th-January-2004 at 13:01.

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    Originally posted by Vanit
    A similar trend has started with the comments of the EP News. I'm getting sick of those chaps that can't appreciate what we do.
    Well Said, Vanit!!! I feel the exact same way.
    Last edited by Cyberxion; 6th-January-2004 at 13:00.
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    i think they do a good job with the site and roms, they always have new and good roms, and it keeps me coming back, cuz im always checking for new roms that are added

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    Its nice having a ROM site with more than ROMs and "Vote for me," but still its already almost impossible to find ROMs online. For example I searched 3 hours for a Fire Emblem 6 ROM yesterday and didn't find it.

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    Well, as bandwidth is an issue, most sites limit what you can get in terms of content. The trend these days seems to be for sites to only offer the latest 10-20 GBA games, and so finding Fire Emblem is going to be a bit tough.
    However, if you are really intent on finding the game, you are encouraged to check out the Trading Post here on the board, and put in a request. You are more likely to get what you want if you offer a trade, but you may not be required to do so, should some member feel generous enough to give you what you are looking for for free.

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    and just to say, to narrow down you searches to it's best, put quotations marks around it. It works a lot for me.

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