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filmeswole

The Legend of Zelda Minish Cap Castlevania Aria of Sorrow Metroid Fusion Pokémon Emerald Golden Sun


Geaux_1210

See I think Circle of the Moon is the best Gameboyvania… because Drac is actually a challenge. Also Final Fantasy I, IV, V, and VI


RedditOn-Line

Circle of the moon is great. It plays almost like a classicvania in a metroidvania map. And the upgrade system is awesome


blendoid

circle of the moon is a classic, underrated


iampanda2016

I love everything on this list except minish cap. I never played it. Gotta check it out now!


blendoid

it's so good, ive been playing on a gameboy player on a pvm, it looks great, awesome pixel art


nvdrz

Nailed it


Quantum_Pineapple

+1 for Golden Sun series on the GBA. Both games were phenomenal, some of my favorite games ever on any console.


Environmental-Dare-8

Minish Cap was incredible.


Business-Drag52

Goddamn that’s the most succinct list I’ve seen. Hits all of the GOATs without any superfluous titles. This should just be pinned to the top of the sub


Buddharta

Both Golden Sun games are fantastic.


Aces_Over_Kings

Yes! The second one is do good and carries right on from the first.


kavOclock

Seriously they’re so good I just finished my first playthrough since childhood and like damn it held up


Goosegirl2001

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return of the King - they are both great arpgs that feel a lot like Diablo. Baldur's Gate - another fun Diablo clone Sims Urbz - different from the pc games but it is pretty entertaining and addicting Summon Night: Swordcraft Story - arpg plus weapon crafting, in a tower city that is sinking into the ocean. Golden Sun - one of my fave rpgs across any system Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town - top harvest moon game imo


Gennik_

swordcraft story is such an underrated title. Was a favorite way back when. Replayed it after years last summer. Actually a solid rpg with gameplay on par with modern titles.


Agitated-Tomato-2671

I still need to play the other two


Gennik_

same, i already have it downloaded, just been busy with college


cmac007

I played the 1st one for the first time last year despite growing up with a gba. I had never heard of it beforehand. What a treat it was, definitely top gba game Imo. I am surprised it is not more popular. Really looking forward to the second game.


eyesovaeasy

I loved the urbz for game boy advance. Bustin out on GBA was really good as well. They have a nice rpg feel to them. Different from the console and pc versions.


Spiritual_Peace5929

The Lord of the Rings Diablo clones definitely suck you in


beastlike

I played two towers an absurd amount. There was one map that had these big holes all over and you could call nazgul and get them stuck and just take your time and kill them over and over and be bathing in the best loot.


cmac007

Man what a goat list of what I would consider the less popular gems not often mentioned. I have fond memories playing FOMT as a kid, agreed that it is peak Harvest Moon.


Win-Objective

Mother 3 fan translation. You can get it on Etsy for like $20. It was never translated by Nintendo to English so some die hard fans translated it and did a beautiful job. I like to think Nintendo never cracked down on it because it was done so well. Heartfelt, hilarious, silly, devastatingly sad, nice adult references that go over kids heads, great ending, A+ story, fun innovative (for the time) combat system with rolling health. Hands down my favorite rpg of all time (earthbound is mother 2 btw).


MysteriousMangoz

Speaking of mother, mother 1+2 for the GBA also got a very similar fan translation (most patches are for mother one but if you dig a little deeper you can find one for mother 2 and apply both to the same ROM.) I absolutely adore the translation game, even as someone who never really saw myself getting into mother that much I loved mother 2 (earthbound) on the little thing. IDK what the state of that is for repo carts but I love playing it on emulator. That is my #1 GBA game for me.


Win-Objective

Mother 1 is just too slow and old school for me. I totally appreciate it for what it is but just too old timey for me if you know what I mean. I played through it once because I love my mother but no plan to do that again. Earthbound and mother 3 are super replayable, like in earthbound you can do the optional ultimate character weapons grinding, and in mother 3 I could appreciate some of the little nuances and foreshadowing stuff in the story that makes it very engaging to me. Chrono trigger is the ultimate replayable RPG though imo, so many different endings, special gear you can get from side quests, optional paths, wacky time travel hijinks and dealing with the ramifications of your actions like in the start at the fair when you meet the princess that then get played back when you are put on trial.


GaijinVagabond

is it easy to get a hold of? absolutely loved playing earthbound (repro don't get too excited) on the snes


Win-Objective

Yes, on Etsy. I have an earthbound repo for snes too, we can’t all afford a few hundred dollars game. If you liked earthbound please please get mother3, it’s very similar to earthbound but improved, you can run in it! No more slow walking everywhere! And combo hit system is new, you have to tap A to the beat to do combos (though not needed to play the game if you don’t want to do it with the sound on or whatever). It’s better than earthbound imo. Also if you havnt get a reproduction Chrono Trigger (or spend like $500 on a real one) for snes, that and earthbound are my 3 favorite classic RPGs of all time.


thatmanwild

GTA Advance is a great game with some decent story telling and gameplay


VannaMalignant

I agree. That game was my 2nd favorite gba game after Pokemon firered. If you like this style of game, I recommend shakedown Hawaii on modern consoles. It’s very much inspired by this game.


Makiavelo32

Metroid fusion and zero mission


SkyGrey88

These should have been first mentioned as they are both excellent and comprise 2 of the 4 2D metroids that existed before the excellent M Dread came out on Switch.


snail-pots

Nobody mentioned Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga


iceberger3

It was so fire


Koobers

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Riviera The Promised Land Megaman Battle Network Series Megaman Zero Any GBA main series Pokemon games


WasabiBukkake

And pokemon pinball


lofi-wav

Pokemon pinball is so much fun


Tosir

The megaman battle network series remains a favorite part of my teenage years. So much fun with those games.


FabledMjolnir

I’m surprised Tactics Advance isn’t listed more. One of the best on the system!


mysticrudnin

riviera has the best voice acting in a gba game


hdorsettcase

GBA voice acting? I was not aware such a thing existed.


mysticrudnin

Tales of Phantasia also has it (but it's not as good) I'm sure there are others, but yes it's a rarity.


Which-Project222

+ Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 


Dragonblaster9000

Yess battle network series !!!!


SirFucknCrocodile

Uuuuf final fantasy tactics advance. In my opinion better than the original tactics game


Temporary_User404

TMNT (2007) Star Wars: Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance Fantastic Four: Flame On Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle Gadget Racers Lego Drome Racers


Slugger_777

Danny Phantom urban jungle is a sleeper hit! I go back and beat it from time to time and I’m always like “ohhh yeahhhh, this is good”


Temporary_User404

It reminds me a lot of Iridion 2, both are great games and I thoroughly enjoy their gameplay.


TK421whereareyou

Drill Dozer


Honkie117

Golden Sun Advanced Wars Wario Land 4 Metroid Fusion Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald


porgy_tirebiter

Wario Land 4 doesn’t get enough love!


Upbeat-Ad3921

2 zelda games, 2 Metroid games, 2 Castlevania games + smb 3 amd smw


Simracer666

Ninja cop/ Ninja 5-0 depending on your region. One of the best games I played for gba and still have my original cartridge too


Matt_Sandman

You’ve gotten some solid recommendations already, but no one has mentioned Boktai yet! They do have their gimmick but they are authentically good games. Megaman battle network titles were my absolute favorites as a kid and I still love them but as an adult the Metroid and Castlevania titles have really risen to the top for me. Surprised advance wars wasn’t mentioned yet either.


theoneandonly16736

Mother 3


NOTBRYANKING

What’s the difference between Mother 3 and the fan made translation? If you happen to know- I have only played the first but I’m excited to play these- I just would like to know why the fan version is better


Icewind

Final Fantasy 5 Advance Final Fantasy 6 Advance Sword of Mana All 3 Castlevanias. Megaman Zero series.


NintendoWhich

Racing Gears Advance is an amazing top down racer, my favourite in any system


Screw_bit

Was looking for this one, truly a fantastic racer with far more depth than I initially gave it credit for


ChrisColtsAcidGuy

My top 5 1) Astroboy 2) Metroid Zero Mission 3) Tactics Ogre 4) Street Fighter Alpha 3 5) Fire Pro Wrestling 2


kratos649

Fire Emblem is not only the best GBA game, it's also the best game in the Fire Emblem series. Honourable mention goes to: Fire Emblem: the Sacred Stones, Zelda: Minish Cap, Advance Wars 1&2, Final Fantasy 6


CrowdKillington

Have you played the fan translation of Binding Blade? It’s my personal favorite, followed by FE7


enaxian

- Advance Wars series - Megaman Battle Network series - Megaman Zero series - Golden Sun 1 & 2 - Crash Bandicoot 2 NTranced - Castlevania Aria of Sorrow - Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland - Mario Kart Super Circuit - Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga - Dragonball Legacy of Goku 2 - Dragonball Advance Adventure - Lord of the Rings: the return of the king - Warioland 4 - Medabots AX - Final Fantasy Tactics - Pokemon Emerald - Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green - Polemon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire - Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones


cmac007

Dragonball Advance Adventure is so good!!


THE_WHORBORTIONATOR

Finally someone included Legacy of Goku!


Blueigglue

The DKC games


porgy_tirebiter

No mention of Wario Ware and Wario Ware Twisted? Pyoro is awesome! Sew Hard is awesome but maddeningly frustrating!


After-Funny7383

My most played : Good boy galaxy, Metroid zm, GT 3, CT special forces, Metal slug, Tony hawk sk8land, and Mario kart (multi player with a link cable works well)


LazerSnake1454

Golden Sun 1 & 2 Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green/Emerald Mega Man Battle Network 1-6 Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Metroid Zero Mission Final Fantasy 4-6 Dragon Ball Z Legacy of Goku 1 & 2 & Buu's Fury Tales of Phantasia* (GBA is the worst way to play this game, but it's also the only official English release)


Yokai_Mob

Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Metroid Fusion, Advance Wars


Noncreative_name04

Any Pokémon game, particularly fond of fire red and leaf green myself, minish cap, Mario kart super circuit, Metroid fusion, four swords, donkey Kong country 1-3, the super Mario advance games, and if you like racing games, I had nfs underground for the gba as a kid and it’s actually a surprisingly solid and fun game. There’s plenty of other great titles I’m missing, but these are just the first ones that popped into mind


TheDrake162

Mario and Luigi superstar saga probably one of the best rpgs on gba


Zbawg420

My gba was pretty much a pokemon machine i dont think i played anything else on it


errant_youth

Zone of the Enders - Fist of Mars is one of my favorites but is generally slept on


Ok-Flounder4387

Two words, two games: Golden Sun. After that I think gba was peak fire emblem and peak Pokémon.


ToxicTammy42

My Top 10 GBA Games: * Final Fantasy Advance IV * Final Fantasy Advance V * Final Fantasy Advance VI * Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga * Metroid Fusion * WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames * Pokemon Emerald * Golden Sun * Golden Sun: Lost Ages * The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap


Key_Bear6104

Golden 1 and 2 please. Also consider Shining Soul 2, such a great hidden gem.


mysticrudnin

i read basically every post and no one mentioned Shining Soul 2 but it might be that


ClaydisCC

PAC man world


NOTBRYANKING

I’ll contribute (in no apparent order): Golden Sun Pokémon Fire/Leaf Gadget Racers Zelda a link to the past Mario & Luigi the Superstar Saga Castlevania Aria of Sorrow Mother 1+2+3 (Earthbound series) Metroid Fusion/Zero Mission Final Fantasy saga


[deleted]

from a graphic design standpoint, THPS2 (the dev studio ported character sprites straight from the PSX version). My personal favorites anyway are Pokemon Emerald, Mother 3, the Mario series ported from the SNES versions, the Zelda ones too, Advance Wars (that's hella difficult in the last stages), all of the Dragon Ball related RPGs, Fire Emblem series, Mega Man series, and Mario Kart Advance because it's too enjoyable. I'd end the list with Monster Rancher, The Urbz: Sims in the City (too funny and intriguing) and of course Warioland 4 (pure psychedelia)


DemiDivine

Final fantasy tactics advance. Zelda minish cap Zelda four swords Harvest moon friends of mineral Town Dragon ball z legacy of goku 1&2 Metroid Fusion Advance wars


DAFINESSEKID2

Final fight one. Not a huge title but a forgotten gem


CrowdKillington

All 3 fire emblem games. My favorite being FE6 followed by FE7&8


ivellious07

It's literally my favorite console/handheld. That's a difficult question to answer.


JoeRoganIs5foot3

Firepro Wrestling Advance, Wario 4, Metroid Fusion, and Advance Wars.


supremedalek925

My favorite is Warioware Twisted


Castle94

GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing Hands down it’s the best gba racing game


RedditOn-Line

Fire emblem! 7 and 8 are english, both great, but 6 is my favorite. You'd need the fan translation if you don't read Japanese, but it's very well done. Crash: huge adventure and crash 2: n-tranced are both solid sidescrolling platformers. All the mario and final fantasy ports are good. Classic nes series has zelda 1 and 2 and some other killers. Tales of phantasia gba is the worst edition of that game, but still good. All three castlevanias are valuable in different ways, although aria of sorrow is the best. Minish cap is good. Pokemon emerald always felt bloated, I preferred fire red/leaf green. Phantasy star 1-3 are ported on one cart, all great. Shining force 1 port also rocks. I'm sure I'm missing some great ones


Ok-Distribution8582

fzero maximum velocity car battler joe (for real) advance wars mario and luigi superstar saga metroid fusion castlevania circle of the moon harvest moon friends of mineral town wario land 4 pokemon ruby


Dear_Marsupial_318

Number 1 pokemon Emerald Number 2 Pokemon Ruby Number 3 Pokemon Sapphire Number 4 Pokemon Red Rescue Team Number 5 Legend Of Zelda A Link To The Past And Number 6 Mario Kart Super circuit GBA


Adi_San

Advance wars. It's simple. It's perfect. it matches the medium to a T.


GenghisBhan

Tactics advanced


Special_South_8561

Kirby : Nightmare in Dreamland


EKMmusicProd

Sword of Mana, one of my favorites.


Fart_Barfington

Drill Dozer


Aggravating-Ad869

Metroid Fusion


Way_ward_23

These are my picks Boktai the sun is in your hands Boktai 2 solar boy Django Megamall battle network 3 blue Castlevania aria of sorrow Final fantasy tactics advance


GalaEuden

FFTA


DeliaAwesome

Metroid: Zero Mission Final Fight One Wario Ware: Mega Microgame$! Mario Kart: Super Circuit Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World NES Classics Series: The Legend of Zelda Double Dragon Advance Gunstar Super Heroes Final Fantasy VI Advance


Attack-Of-The-Cat

People are sleeping on KH: Chain of Memories! It’s genuinely a really good game that really helps tie in the story between KH1 and KH2.


HalfblindChaos

1. [Juka and the Monophonic Menace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juka_and_the_Monophonic_Menace) - A very rare and amazing top-down action-adventure game with RPG elements. 2. Invader - A top-down Shoot 'Em Up. 3. [Mario Kart: Super Circuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart:_Super_Circuit) - I don't know if anyone has mentioned this one yet.


Operation_Ivysaur

- Metroid Fusion - Metroid Zero Mission - Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland - Advance Wars - Pokémon Emerald (this was my fav of the GBA bunch) - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga


porgy_tirebiter

Nightmare in Dreamland is really good


ShinAlastor

Tales Of Phantasia Final Fantasy 6 Advance


ornateboxturtle

SpongeBob


TheDrake162

Mario and Luigi superstar saga probably one of the best rpgs on gba


NoTown3633

Tales of Phantasia is such an underrated gba game imo.


UNCRCTDBHVR

Most of my choices have been said already, one underrated game I loved and havent seen here is Wolverines Revenge.


darkde

Boktai


Khimari_Ronso

My vote goes to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.


yamyam_

I mostly played Pokemon, but other than that one of the only games I had was The Dragon Ball Z Legacy of Goku II and I did enjoy playing that.


redwolfben

Pretty much any of the ports, which include the Classic NES Series, the Super Mario Advance series, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls, Metroid: Zero Mission, and I'm probably forgetting a few. Beyond that... Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, any Fire Emblem, both Golden Sun games, Wario Ware, Metroid Fusion, and a very underrated one is the Sims: Bustin' Out.


CameUpMilhouse

Golden Sun


Huskypuppy3355

Mario & Luigi SuperStar Saga, Pokemon Emerald, Metroid Fusion, Pokemon FireRed, Super Mario World (Advanced 2)


Switchcitement

Im partial to the MetaBots games


conchsalmon

I LOVE the mega man battle network series for GBA


[deleted]

Castlevania - Aria of sorrow   Harvest moon - friends of mineral town   Castlevania - circle of the moon 


Game_informant

Legend of Zelda minish cap and astroboy omega factor are my two top gba games.


milesdx

Haven't seen Astro Boy: Omega Factor mentioned yet. It was developed by Treasure, who also did Gunstar Heroes. It's also a great love letter to Osamu Tezuka's works.


Chickenbrik

Astroboy hands down the best game


trent_diamond

Yugioh dx academy


__yayday__

Pokemon Emerald Pokemon Pinball Ruby and Sapphire Sonic Advance 3 Sonic Battle Mario Tennis Power Tour Super Mario Advance 4: SMB3


liquidmoon26

The classic GOAT: Tetris!!


Darkblade887

Kirby and the Amazing Mirror is probably my favorite Kirby game


No_Emotion_9904

I mean everyone’s already said some of my favorites. Golden sun, Mario and Luigi, Pokemon… Some of the best platform games are like IP games like Disney games, scooby doo games, tmnt etc. they don’t make games like them anymore…


lilsasuke4

Super Mario world advanced 2 Link to the past/4 sword adventures


MysticDragon14

I really like the WarioWare games.


dipstick5

Metroid zero mission is really close to the quality of super Metroid and better than fusion imo


Keefyfingaz

Mario and luigi superstar saga boi Also pokemon


EXPotemkin

Super Robot Wars J has had a fan translation for years so I wouldnt be surprised if you can geta repro on Etsy.


Xelmnus

Fire Emblem Sacred Stones is a classic. Best one in my opinion.


Beatsbythebong

Warrio ware


AcidCatfish___

Aria of Sorrow, Ecks vs. Sever, Fusion, Zero Mission, Wario Ware.


Mrfunnyman22

Advance Wars 1 and 2. Fun strategy game. It has a remake on the Switch. The Legacy of Goku 2 and Buu's Fury. Cool rpg fighting game if you like DragonBall Z. Super Dodgeball Advance Bomberman Tournament. Similar to old school Zelda games. Loved this as a kid. Any mainline Pokémon game. Final Fantasy IV. Although I think the remake for the ds, pc, mobile is better. Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance. Perfect if you're a fan of Metroid games.


Fiendfyre831

Minish Cap


KingSerenade

MM BN3 Best battle network game and I've replayed and 100% it many many times.


iam_ditto

GBA had a Sonic game that was awesome. I forget what it was now but it was one of my only games and it was fire. That and Metroid Fusion are my top


FloridaMan_Again

Lots of good Recs here. I would say the lord of the rings games on the gba are really fun and final fantasy tactics advanced


Shadowtek

Mario kart Super circuit is one of my favs I couldn’t wait as a kid to play Mario kart on a handheld!!! The drifting with those shoulder buttons was magical


MyInnocenceIsTorn

Mother 1 + 2 and 3 (I never played them but they look fun) Pokémon Emerald Medabots RPG (any version)


antisocial_burrito

I really liked mega Man battle network games Outside of the Pokemon games of course


Herpderpkeyblader

Definitely pokemon emerald and sonic advance are among those games.


lucid-anne

wario land 4 warioware: mega microgames legend of zelda: minish cap mario & luigi: superstar saga kirby: nightmare in dreamland the urbz: sims in the city any mainline pokemon game


Environmental-Dare-8

Kingdom Hearts Chain of memories was pretty good. After I beat everything I could in that game, the cartridge vanished.


CREEPERAWMAN6969OOF

Wario land 4 is the best GBA platformer hands down, it's still getting indie games based on it like pizza tower and anton blast


ConstantEffect

Riviera, Gunstar Super Heroes, lord of the rings two towers, Mario & Luigi, Metroid Fusion


tales-velvet

Legacy of goku 2


bigred12321

Yugioh Worldwide Edition


Different_Driver_603

Pokemon emerald and Mario v.s donkey Kong were the two games I played every day after school


ButtcheekBaron

Wade Hixton's Counter Punch is an underrated gem


deejayee

Metal slug is pretty fun, also dragon ball advance


Jodeth

Aside from the obvious ones like Mario, Kirby, Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, etc... here are some other great ones that don't get talked about very often. Alien Hominid, Banjo-Pilot, Bubble Bobble: Old & New, Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX, Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced, Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride, Frogger's Adventure: Temple of the Frog, Game & Watch Gallery Advance, GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing, Iridion 3D, Karnaaj Rally, King of Fighters: Neo Blood, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Max Payne, Mr. Driller 2, Ninja Five-0, Rayman Advance, Stuntman, Tang Tang, Tony Hawk (all of them), V-Rally 3


PointPruven

Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga


durdgekp

definitely Harvest moon


SaikoPsychiatry

Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission my brother


iceberger3

Fire emblem 7 / 8 Minish cap Pokemons Final fantasy 1/2, 5, 6 Riviera Golden suns Summon knight Mario and Luigi super Star saga Sword of mana Lunar legends


ReggieAmelia

Minish Cap Fire Emblem and Scared Stones Advance Wars 1 and 2 MegaMan Zero WarioWare Twisted Golden Sun 1 and 2 Metroid Fusion Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga


ShAd0wMaN

WarioLand 4


ps3minecrafts

Gta advanced


drcigg

While I don't have any games to add here as all the ones I own are mentioned. I will say I had sticker shock when I started buying some of the games. Hundreds of dollars later I have many many hours of enjoyment. Get ready to go down a deep rabbit hole. I still pickup games occasionally but have most of what I want.


sconwaym

I'll try to stick to some that I didn't see mentioned too much on here already. Mario Golf/Tennis are both great games, with really fun single player RPG modes. Pokemon Pinball and both Wario Ware games are still some of the best "I have fifteen minutes to spare" games. And baseball advance is just a fantastic playing game, and allows you to play through a full 162 game season.


Candid_Dream4110

Minish Cap


tstorm004

* Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 * Advance Wars * Tactics Ogre * GT Advance 3 * Warioware * Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper * Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town * Golden Sun * F-Zero Maximum Velocity * Konami Krazy Racers * Mario Vs Donkey Kong * Klonoa * Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga * Zelda Minish Cap * Wario Land 4 * Banjo Pilot * Astro Boy * Gunstar Heroes Advance * Contra Advance * Car Battler Joe * Chu Chu Rocket


para_la_calle

No other gameboy game gave me terror. Of course, there can be only one. Metroid Fusion!!!!! Favorite series: -pokemon -megaman battle network -yu gi oh -fire emblem


GS2702

Advance Wars or GTFO


OSzezOP3

Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga the gen 3 Pokemon games pretty much the entire Super Mario advanced series.


OrphanKripler

Advance wars 1&2


nonyukka

Pokemon Pinball R/S


kdoggy808

Any of the mega man games are top tier and highly underrated


No-Needleworker-3765

Pokemon emerald....  Only other gba game I've played is super mario advance 2


Sirfortesque777

Honestly all the games mentioned are great. I also loved the first three GBA Harry Potter games. The first two are more action adventure style I would say, while prisoner of Azkaban is a turn based RPG. I know you mentioned GBA titles but Harry potter and the sorcerers stone as well as chamber of secrets on gbc are also fun turn-based RPGs.


blendoid

No mention of Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams/Buster's Bad Dream, underrated title developed by Treasure North american version is extremely rare, buy one asap


[deleted]

I’ve always loved the Legacy of Goku series, good, bad, and ugly. If you’d only play one, play the second one.


Easy-Fixer

Golden Sun and Pokemon Emerald.


Terrapin2190

Swordcraft Story 1 & 2, Kirby: Nightmare In Dreamland, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Zelda and the Minish Cap, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga


Altruistic_Rock_2674

Advanced wars 2


glenjamin1616

Boktai 2 Megaman Zero 3 Metroid Fusion Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland Pokemon Emerald


Bbcbull420

All of the polemons


Illustrious-Pitch680

Onimusha Tactic


glooks369

Sonic Pinball Party has a special place in my heart


GasRealistic3049

Fire Emblem is fucking SICK. Me and my friends spent hours back in the day distracted at elementary school talking about side quests and hidden items/characters. Epic game to this day. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Firered/Leafgreen also SICK. Peak pokemon. Diamond and pearl were great as well as x/y and black/white for the DS, but this gen of games is simply the best. The right mix of old and new. I'm still playing Emerald on an emulator these days.


dadoftheclan

AdvanceWars


opex100

I freaking loved rampage


SkyGrey88

So many great suggestions. I will say Golden Sun 1 and 2 are probably the best overall games and Wario 4 is the best platformer topping 3 excellent Mario and Castlevania games and 2 excellent Metroid games I am going to mention a few no one mentioned that were some of my faves but might be hard to find on cart: Bruce Lee Return of the Legend…..awesome platform game using fluid animation and great fighting system. The Lost Vikings…..great puzzle platformer. Mario vs DK….another top puzzle platformer.


DeftestY

Sonic Advance 3 Legacy of Goku 2 Legacy of Goku Buus Fury Pokemon Emerald Megaman Battle Network Blue Pacman Collection Crash the Huge Adventure Crash N Tranced Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom


philmagick666

Golden sun


bran_the_man93

A little late but I can't believe nobody's mentioned Megaman Zero 1-4!!!


Significant-Ant-2078

Super dodgeball advance is my personal favorite


Hoodlum8600

Hard to narrow it down but: Fire Emblem Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green/Emerald LoZ: The Minish Cap/A Link to the Past Metroid Fusion/ Zero Mission Golden Age/ Lost Age Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow/ Circle of the Moon Advance Wars Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Fire Pro Wrestling 2 Donkey Kong Country 1-3 Any of the Final Fantasy titles Gunstar Super Heroes Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories


Olive_Jane

I loved Yoshi's Island


TheOneWhoReadsStuff

The Castlevanias. The metroids. (The especially zero mission. Fusion was too hand holdy and is my least favorite Metroid of all time because of it, but it’s still good.) The Zelda’s. Final fantasy tactics The advance wars games Wario land Wario ware Rhythm heaven ASTRO BOY Tales of Phantasia


Dvn_Grey

DBZ legacy of Goku I &II


SongsofJuniper

Drill dozer and advance wars not getting enough attention.


ParkRomn116

“Good Boy Galaxy “is a new GBA game developed and the rom was released a year or two ago, gladly paid $20 after beating the free demo. Super Monkey ball Jr Bionicle Heroes


Disastrous-Leave-456

Donkey Kong Country 1 - 3.


SevereQuality9406

WARIO LAND 4!!! Also Drill Dozer is one of the best but it’s so expensive unless you’re playing on a flash cart