What?! The first three Starfy games are on the GBA NSO?! Oooh, cool! Maybe now I have a reason to get the GBA expansion pack!! Wait, the games arent translated into English? Theyre in Japanese only? Nooooo! Thanks a lot, Nintendo. You just killed any interest I had in getting the GBA…
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