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Recommend On! : GBA edition

SparrowSparrow Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Games and Technology
A friend of mine gave me a game boy micro the other day rather out of the blue, and the problem is having never owned a GBA I don't know which games to hunt for. So I figured I'd ask the PA community.

What are some must own GBA games?

Or,

Are there any ones that you thought were special for some reason or another?

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  • Jubal77Jubal77 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Warioware
    Legend of Zeldas
    Final Fantasy 6 (Until its enevitable remake)
    Final Fantasy Tactics
    Castlevania

    etc

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  • truck-a-saurastruck-a-sauras Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Advance Wars
    Fire Emblem
    Pokemon

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    both metroids are incredible.

    Metroid Zero Mission is exactly how remakes should be done.

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  • MarvellousMMarvellousM United StatesRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Astroboy
    Gunstar Super Heroes
    Fire Pro Wrestling Advance :)

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  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Jubal77 wrote: »
    Legend of Zeldas

    Seconded. I just started replaying Minish Cap the other day. That and four swords are damn good.

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I'd like to affirm that Fire Pro (1 and 2) and Astro Boy are AWESOME and ask that you check out DBZ: Supersonic Warriors and Dragonball Advanced Adventure.

    Chu Chu Rocket GBA isn't too bad, either!

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Riviera: The Promised Land
    DemiKids: Dark Version
    River City Ransom Advance

    Also, both Fire Emblems.

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  • CullenCullen Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Tactics Ogre: Knights of Lodis holds a special place in my heart.

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  • lowlylowlycooklowlylowlycook Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Does the slash signal apply here?

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    River City Ransom Advance
    Loved messing with that game. I missed the multiplayer but I've played a lot less GBA multiplayer ever since the DS came out (but that Kunio Dodgeball game has some really fun download play).

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Sonic Advance 2: Hot Crater Zone

    The original Sonic Advance & Sonic Advance 3 are both okay, but they really nailed it with SA2.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Bros. 3
    Castlevania anything
    Drill Dozer
    Capcom Classics Mini Mix
    DBZ Supersonic Warriors
    Tekken Advance

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  • ZerokkuZerokku Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Does the slash signal apply here?

    Yes, yes it does.

    http://slashsignal.wikispaces.com/Gameboy+Advance

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Bros. 3
    Castlevania anything
    Drill Dozer
    Capcom Classics Mini Mix
    DBZ Supersonic Warriors
    Tekken Advance
    Holy shit, these were all awesome. Great picks!

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  • SparrowSparrow Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Wow thanks guys, didnt know slash had his own page either :D

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  • BrymBrym Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Advance Wars 2 (best in series, you can skip the first)
    Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (best in series, you can skip the others)
    Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
    Warioware: Mega Micro Game$ (skip twisted)
    Metroid Fusion (better than Zero Mission)

    Each of the above games is required. There are also many other great games on the platform, but these are the ones you're really missing out by not having played.

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  • DualEdgeDualEdge Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Riviera is included on the Slash Signal, so I'm going to add in Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone with it's wacky turn based card strategy.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Bros. 3
    Castlevania anything
    Drill Dozer
    Capcom Classics Mini Mix
    DBZ Supersonic Warriors
    Tekken Advance
    Holy shit, these were all awesome. Great picks!

    I love my GBA, and I have found a ton of stuff nobody would think to recommend that is awesome.

    Gekido Advance is another one, if you like brawlers.

    Shit, I forgot Final Fight One

    I know I'm listing a lot of remakes, but sometimes adding "portable" to the front of just about anything makes it that much more rad.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I have one explicit ANTI-recommendation too.

    do NOT, under ANY circumstances, buy Sigma Star Saga.

    it is Not Awesome. it looks Awesome, but it is Not.

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I have one explicit ANTI-recommendation too.

    do NOT, under ANY circumstances, buy Sigma Star Saga.

    it is Not Awesome. it looks Awesome, but it is Not.
    Damn, you keep being spot on. I was so thrilled by the concept of it and picked it up for like $9.99 new (not a surprise looking back) and was still VERY disappointed.

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    DualEdge wrote: »
    Riviera is included on the Slash Signal, so I'm going to add in Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone with it's wacky turn based card strategy.

    If you got a psp, I'd grab the better psp version. (Yggdra Union)
    I'll second the Castlevanias and Metriods, those were my favorite GBA games. (didn't really like Circle of the Moon though)

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I have one explicit ANTI-recommendation too.

    do NOT, under ANY circumstances, buy Sigma Star Saga.

    it is Not Awesome. it looks Awesome, but it is Not.
    Damn, you keep being spot on. I was so thrilled by the concept of it and picked it up for like $9.99 new (not a surprise looking back) and was still VERY disappointed.

    yeah, the concept was interesting, but if you're going to replace the random encounters in rpgs with shmup levels, they need to be really awesome shmup levels.

    they were not.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I haven't played it, but a lot of people around here really liked The Legend Of Spyro: Eternal Night

    a guy who posts here had a hand in developing it if I'm not mistaken

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  • citizen059citizen059 hello my name is citizen I'm from the InternetRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    If you can find it:

    Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival

    Long name, tons of fun. It had a permanent spot in my DS.

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  • Cucco LeaderCucco Leader Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Mega Man Zero (I still think it's the best Mega Man game)
    Chu Chu Rocket (Fun puzzler)
    Sonic Battle (Sonic brawler)
    Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, Metroid (Classic, must experience titles)

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    the nice thing is, gba games are all dirt cheap now, so price doesn't factor in

    so yeah, now that the classic nes series is not 20 bucks a game anymore, those are definitely good ones to pick up

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    citizen059 wrote: »
    If you can find it:

    Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival

    Long name, tons of fun. It had a permanent spot in my DS.

    the gba version of alpha III was pretty good too

    as was King Of Fighters EX Neoblood

    there's a guilty gear game on the system too but I've never played it

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I enjoyed Sigma Star Saga. It wasn't perfect, but it had some unique ideas, and a good story.

    Also, WayForward(Contra 4) did it.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I love wayforward (they made Duck Amuck!) and I already praised the concept but the gameplay was mind-numbing

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I love wayforward (they made Duck Amuck!) and I already praised the concept but the gameplay was mind-numbing
    Agreed, there was no way I could soldier onward with that one.

    I have two copies of the Guilty Gear X game, it's fun in multiplayer but the AI is dumb as dirt so it might not be the best solo experience. The music is rendered poorly (and kinda irritating sound) plus the graphics take an expected hit but it's still a good fighter (had fun trying to recreate other characters with the color edit, too).

    But I'd LOVE to have multiple copies of the KOF or Street Fighter games, I just put it off because I can't find them at Gamestop/somewhere cheap. But if they end up making DS versions of either franchise then I'd be content with those (or Fire Pro).

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Brym wrote: »
    Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (best in series, you can skip the others)
    Only correct when looking at GBA castlevanias, do note.
    All the DS ones are better.

    Anyway:
    Yoshi's Island is the best platformer on the system
    Minish Cap is possibly the best game
    Get them.

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  • Asamof the HorribleAsamof the Horrible Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    warioware games are a must
    megaman zero series is pretty good (first one is kinda meh, everything after though is great)
    shining soul 2 is fun if you like simple little dungeon crawlers like diablo or whatever
    import rhythm heaven

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    TMNT

    I heard the versions for other consoles sucked, but the GBA version of this was a fantastic beat-em-up worthy of Turtles in Time and the other classic Ninja Turtle games.

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  • korodullinkorodullin What. SCRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Minish Cap is the only Zelda game that I own that I have never been able to play through more than once.

    I had to force myself to finish it the first time around.

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  • AkiraAkira Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation games are pretty great if you like giant robots and strategy RPGs. The combat graphics are pretty great for a GBA advance game too, my only issue was it gets slightly tedious dealing with endless generic NPC mechs later on in the game. Though it has Atlus syndrome so good luck actually finding a copy.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Minish Cap is the best 2D zelda.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    that's quite an opinion you've got there

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    It is an opinion free of nostalgia, unlike most.

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I had more fun with the Classics NES Zelda II: Adventure of Link but I've always liked that game so you might not want to listen to me.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The GBA catalog is ridiculous, and used games at GS that aren't Pokemon are dirt cheap. Anytime I travel I make a note to try out any GameStop I see and look in that case for such hits as Ninja 5-0, Doom/Doom II, Rebelstar, Drill Dozer, Warioware Twisted or whatever the hell else they released for that glorious handheld.

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