What games did I miss for the SP?

thisismyusername

I hate to say it, but the only SP game I have ever played through was the Minish Cap. What other good games are there? I`m not really into RPGs like FF or Golden Sun. Thanks in advance.

LewieP

it's called a GBA.

Astro Boy is fantastic.

Darlan

If you didn't have an SNES, get all of the Marios, Yoshi's Island, and maybe FF6. Even if you don't like the genre in general, it's widely considered *the* RPG to play. Also, the Castlvanias and Metroids.

Bullio

TMNT is an awesome brawler. It's a little too short, but it's crazy fun.

I'll second the Metroids and at least Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow. I haven't played Circle of the Moon though.

Drill Dozer is a fun platformer if you want to try something different from the Mario games. It's pretty cheap these days ($15 new). It's really a great game for the money.

And if you've never played it, the Link to the Past port is definitely a must.

LewieP

Bullio wrote: »

And if you've never played it, the Link to the Past Awakening port is definitely a must.

Fix'd

Right sentiment, wrong title ;-)

ronzo

ok, we need to petition the mods for better updated stickies in the AFK forum or something, since we are getting "tell me good games for X/sell me an X/someone died and i got their x, which games are cheap"

Having said that:
Zelda: Link to the past - Awesome
Gunstar Super Heros - Good shmup eque game
Advance Wars - Badass army SRPG
Fire Emblem - Badass medevil SRPG
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Zero Misson
Megaman Zero 1-4 - Kiss your soul good bye
Ninja Five-O

Import only:
Orbital
Dotstream
Soundvoyager

cocheseisdead

Drill Dozer Drill Dozer

Mumblyfish

Linked is a resource which collects reviews of GBA games from respected (in most cases) critics and orders them by average score. The order of the games can be ignored, and there are a small amount of abberations on the list, but almost everything in the top 100 is worth playing, and even beyond that are many great games you may enjoy. There's hours of reading and research there. Knock yourself out.

The GBA has literally scores of games worth playing. If one were to limit oneself to to triple-A titles alone, it would take years of casual play to need or want another console.

cj iwakura

Mary Kate and Ashley is scored above Super Robot Taisen and CIMA? What kind of madness is that?

LewieP

cj iwakura wrote: »

Mary Kate and Ashley is scored above Super Robot Taisen and CIMA? What kind of madness is that?

meta-madness

Delzhand

ronzo wrote: »

ok, we need to petition the mods for better updated stickies in the AFK forum or something, since we are getting "tell me good games for X/sell me an X/someone died and i got their x, which games are cheap"

Maybe we should have a master list, by system. Games on the list would be sorted into genre / type (by type I mean timewaster/pickup/long haul/etc). Only games that have been out for over a year (to avoid hype trains) and should be based on general consensus rather than reviewer scores...

ronzo

Delzhand wrote: »

ronzo wrote: »

ok, we need to petition the mods for better updated stickies in the AFK forum or something, since we are getting "tell me good games for X/sell me an X/someone died and i got their x, which games are cheap"

Maybe we should have a master list, by system. Games on the list would be sorted into genre / type (by type I mean timewaster/pickup/long haul/etc). Only games that have been out for over a year (to avoid hype trains) and should be based on general consensus rather than reviewer scores...

People will bitch about another sticky, just watch.

Also I put the idea forward in Tube's Circus

tsmvengy

Wasn't there a wiki with PA recommendations at some point?

ronzo

tsmvengy wrote: »

Wasn't there a wiki with PA recommendations at some point?

Its for the ds and i think it still exsists

bruin

The not-so-obvious GBA games I will recommend in every thread like this



Some of the best 2D platforming in a long time

and



Completely unique and just a wonderful experience

Bullio

LewieP wrote: »

Bullio wrote: »

And if you've never played it, the Link to the Past Awakening port is definitely a must.

Fix'd

Right sentiment, wrong title ;-)

bah, damnit. Oh well, Link's Awakening is a good one too.

Seconding Gunstar Super Heroes as well. Not as cool as the original, but still a lot of fun (especially on the go).

slash000

one of the best ninja action games ever.

Xenogears of Bore

slash000 wrote: »

one of the best ninja action games ever.

and so easy to find too...

Man that, Car Battler Joe, and Doom+Doom2 megapacks are all over the bargin bins at my local store.


In my dreams.

All those games are good, great even. Finding a non pirated copy of them? Pain in the ass.

Sol

Gradius Galaxies is awesome if you can find it, GET IT

ronzo

Xenogears of Bore wrote: »

slash000 wrote: »

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one of the best ninja action games ever.

and so easy to find too...

Man that, Car Battler Joe, and Doom+Doom2 megapacks are all over the bargin bins at my local store.


In my dreams.

All those games are good, great even. Finding a non pirated copy of them? Pain in the ass.

Ninja Five-O

Dhalphir

Super Dodge Ball Advance, anyone?

I really liked this game.

slash000

Indeed, Doom and Doom II are amazing games on the GBA. So is Gradius Galaxies. All hard to find. But fantastic.

IceBurner

River City Ransom EX for GBA. The NES beat-em-up/RPG remade and with enough extras and to choke a camel.

The one and only game where you fight school punks on the way to rescue your (or your rival's) kidnapped girlfriend and take their pocket change (seriously), then go shopping for food, comic books, CDs, a sauna, etc. to heal up and improve your stats.

Surprisingly deep for an NES brawler, this enhanced remake takes it even further, adding all sorts of secrets and little events with various conditions to ensure each playthrough can be unique, allowing you to customize nearly every aspect of the gameplay, and even the ability to save (you can keep a lot of files too). It's not a long game but totally meant to be played over and over, as well as just providing endless brawling within a single game , if desired.

For those who remember: BARF! *plink plink plink plink plink*

Serule

ronzo wrote: »

tsmvengy wrote: »

Wasn't there a wiki with PA recommendations at some point?

Its for the ds and i think it still exsists

There was also a GBA wiki.


Anyhow, I spend more time with my GBA than any other system, so I can recommend lots of games that I have played:

All three of the Castlevania titles (Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow)
The Mega Man Battle Network Series (3 is best) (RPGs with reflex-based combat)
Mega Man Zero Series
Pokemon series (I'd recommend Emerald)
Mario Advance series (Super Mario Bros 2, 3, World, and Yoshi's Island)
Advance Wars series
Final Fantasy series (I+II, IV, V, VI, IV is my favorite)
Gradius Galaxies
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (unusual RPG)

and this is just scratching the surface.

redstormpopcorn

The Tales of Phantasia port is alright if you don't have a PSP and Tales of Eternia. :V

Daedalus

WarioWare Twisted, in addition to being the best WarioWare game in the series, is also the best game on the GBA.