Does anyone remember the ORIGINAL gbatemp?

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Hello all,

Been on these boards since 02, rarely post but lurch around almost daily
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I posted today and realised I'm member 264 (I think), which got me thinking, how many people here are still active from that era?

From the time when gbatemp was exactly as it says on the tin: it had direct download links for the latest GBA rom releases, the temp being that it was the latest 10 or so, hence the ROMS
were temp there until new releases came out (daily!).

It was great while it lasted.

Anyone else remember this? Or am I the only oldie here
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EDIT: it's great to see the site fledge in to what it is now, a varied and very active forum covering all our Nintendo hacking needs, and all the reviews. Great stuff!
 
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Yea. I lurked way before I registered. It was cool back then too but, you now, it's gotten better in some ways and worse with the influx of patronage. The upside is that gbatemp is now essentially a hub for all things flashcart related. Could you imagine having to go search on 6-8 different flashcart forums or news websites to find out if a new homebrew or game was released? If you had issues with your card, you'd have to get together with all the other M3 users SOMEWHERE. The 'temp is a place of collaboration.
 

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