Gaming The NEW! [Essentials] Gameboy Advance

[Nutez]

Surprised not to see any love here for The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. It's a real hidden gem. A Hack-'n'-Slash adventure with skills selection and a deep loot pool.

 

[Mythical]

Just pokemon rom hacks in general are great if you're into that https://www.gbahacks.com/

 

[Iamapirate]

Bump

Dragon Ball Z Legacy of Goku 2 and Buu's Fury (sequel) are both fantastic RPGs for the system.

 

[Moffle]

Summon Night series
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red rescue team
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
Pokemon Emerald

 

[Nikokaro]

I take advantage of the fact that who preceded me has bumped this thread to underline something "scandalous": no one has ever mentioned Super Robot Taisen Judgment, translated into English for quite some time now, which has excellent gameplay, an engaging and complex plot, fluid and diversified animations, captivating music; all features that make the most of this little console's potential.

 

[ChubSwagLad]

You should add Ed Edd and Eddy the MisEdventure

 

[djedditt]

These games have not been mentioned before but are definitely worth checking out as well:

- Scurge: Hive
- Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue

The games below are mostly the more obvious titles, all great games nonetheless:

- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
- Drill Dozer
- Guru Logic Champ
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Metroid Fusion
- Warioland 4
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

 

[superspudz2000]

here's a "hidden gem" to consider. "Kerplunk, Toss Across, Tip it".
Kerplunk used a fully interactable 3D model with accurate sandbox physics and gravity. which was an incredible innovation for the GBA hardware. if it was a Public Domain tech demo, people would have blown their minds at the time. but its a complete, functional kerplunk game, and the only one of it's kind. i don't even think Kerplunk was ever even released on PC.

another game nobody's ever going to mention is "Sorry, Aggravation, Scrabble Jr." . Yes, there is also Sorry on Nintendo DS, but the GBA version just works perfectly and is easily accessible. Plus, you don't have to listen to the constant... "CMON...BLUUES... CMON... REDS..." every turn in Sorry on DS. Scrabble jr isn't as good as Scrabble regular, but it's a good inclusion.

and finally, "Konami Collector Series". is another great compilation that doesn't get enough credit. what's amazing about this is the varrying range of genre's represented in the collection. you have a Fighting Game, an arcade Side Scroller, a Horizontal Shooter, a Free Roaming Shooter, a pseudo 3D On Rails type shooter, and Frogger. the interesting thing is, even Konami Classics on Nintendo DS didn't even have Frogger. so that makes this GBA title even more special and unique.

 

[Deleted member 514389]

Duke Nukem Advance
Ecks vs Sever 2: Ballistic
Ice Nine
Payback
Rainbow Six Rouge Spear
Smashing Drive
Sims Bustin' Out
Urbz - Sims in the City

#Is this even updated anymore ?

 

[Bagel Le Stinky]

The whole Mario advance series
Shrek 2
spyro season of ice
Mario kart super circuit
kurukuru kururin
Mario vs donkey kong
sonic advance trilogy
sonic the hedgehog genesis (just kidding never play it)
Dk king of swing
GTA advance
The Incredibles
Kirby nightmare in dreamland
the Spongebob Squarepants movie
Super monkey Ball jr

 

[esmith13]

River City Ransom
Kingdom Hearts
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Advance Wars 1 & 2
Metroid Fusion
Lunar Legend
Metal Slug
Bubble Bobble Old and New
Chu Chu Rocket
Gunstar Super Heroes
Metroid Zero Mission
Double Dragon Advance
Contra Advance Alien Wars
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Alien Hominid
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Iridion 2 & 3D
Shining Force Resurrection otdd
Drill Dozer
Game & Watch Gallery
Max Payne Advance
Shining Soul 1 & 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
WarioWare games
Advance Guardian Heroes
F-Zero games
Super Mario Advance games
The Lost Vikings
Mr. Driller
Final Fantasy # games
Final Fantasy Tactics
LoZ Minish Cap
Super Ghouls N Ghosts
Ninja Five-0
Rayman games
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Astro Boy Omega Factor
Wario Land 4
Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland

 

[placebo_yue]

I believe nobody mentioned monster rancher advance 2, which is a very good portable version of the PSX classics with new monsters and some QOL changes. It's not quite as good, but it's definitely worth playing if you're into that kinda game.

+1 to the following also:
mother 3
pokemon Ruby Sapphire and Emerald
pokemon fire red and green leaf
pokemon pinball
sonic advance 2 and sonic battle
kirby mirror and kirby nightmare in dreamland
mario kart super circuit (possibly my favourite mario kart, surely better than SNES and 64, and i'd dare say it's better than DS)

 

[Titney]

Did not see mentioned:
- Densetsu no Stafy 1-3 (Good underwater platformer series from Tose/Nintendo. Japan only but being a platformer it's fine to play without knowing Japanese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legendary_Starfy )
- Klonoa (series) (Solid puzzle platformer series from Namco, includes Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament, Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal (JP only) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa )
- Magical Vacation (Solid Japan only Nintendo RPG, English translation patch available)
- Tomato Adventure (Solid Japan only Nintendo RPG, English translation patch available)
- Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak (Solid adventure game from Nintendo)
- Puyo Pop (Solid version of classic Puyo Puyo)
- Love Hina Advance (Visual novel/dating sim with English translation patch)
- Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu (tilt sensor puzzle game from Nintendo, tilt patch available https://gbatemp.net/threads/gba-no-tilt-patches-for-ds-users.584128/ )

Also +1 on the following:
- Guru Logic Champ
- Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue
- Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (one of the best entries in the entire series)
- Kuru Kuru Kururin/Kururin Paradise
- Mother 1+2
- Mr. Driller (series) (though Mr Driller Ace really is much better)
- Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (especially with the new rumble patches)
- Sword of Mana

 

[placebo_yue]

Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (especially with the new rumble patches)

what is this about rumble patches? i assume you use some sort of flashcart with rumble capabilities + a patched rom?

 

[hartleyshc]

Edit: Deleted message. Getting constant pings from getting quoted by this single message. Tapatalk bug or server bug. See quoted message below for original message.

 

[Titney]

Yes. It's exactly that.

On the Gameboy Player for the Gamecube, certain games would have a rumble option when using the gamecube controller.

Those games are getting patched to work with flashcarts with rumble built in.

Yeah, that. There's more info, and the patches can be downloaded in these threads:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release...pphire-ez-flash-omega-de-rumble-patch.600144/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/gamecube-gba-rumble-games-and-rom-hacked-rumble.589863/post-9624871

 

[ASSASSIN-Z]

Pinball of the Dead
Rock n' Roll Racing
Duke Nukem Advance
Wade Hixton's Counter Pumch

 

[damianiw]

Thanks for this list some I need to check out but can I +1 racing gears advance and rock n roll racing missed them being on the list the first time

 

[bibbleskit]

I'm going to give all of these a +1:

• Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
• Wario Ware (Series)
• Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire

 

[MeowthBlep]

+1 to:

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• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
• Final Fantasy (series)
• Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
• EarthBound (series)
• Fire Emblem (series)
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories
• Super Ghouls & Ghosts
• Doom 1 & 2
• Mega Man (series)
• Sword of Mana

-1 to:

• Zelda (series)
• Demikids
• Shaman King
• Yugioh
• F-zero (series)
• Tekken
• GTA
• Metal Slug