I 100%ed one playthrough of Aria of Sorrow already, and I just finished Metroid Fusion. The games I am going to play next are:
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Metroid: Zero Mission
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Currently playing Circle of the Moon. It's really different than the other 3 Castlevania games I've played and loved (SOTN, AOS, POR) but I'm liking it nonetheless. I'm trying to switch the games up, so it'll be like Castlevania, then Metroid, Castlevania, Metroid, Castlevania, Zelda. I freaking LOVED Aria of Sorrow. Too bad I can't find Dawn of Sorrow anywhere for my DS :(
After I finish these games however I am going to need more because I'm becoming addicted! Please tell me of the best games on the system. No Pokemon though, I'm actually playing Diamond right now too on my DS and that is giving me my Pokemon fill. Thanks.
Game Boy Advance
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The third platform in the Game Boy line, the Game Boy Advance was offered in a multitude of colors and had three hardware offerings, the sideways Game Boy Advance, the flip Game Boy Advance SP and the tiny Game Boy Advance Micro.
Just getting into GBA games. Suggestions?
Zero Mission is AWESOME, but I have just one thing to say:
GOLDEN
FUCKING
SUN
Golden Sun, my most favoritest GBA titles of all.
Love,
UnlivedPhalanx
i've spent sooooo much time with Jurrasic Park III: Park Builder its insane
Definitely check out the Sonic Advance trilogy or the Super Mario Advance remake series, particularly the ones of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World (Super Mario Bros. 4) if you're into classic platformers. The Sonic games have a really nice retro-yet-updated feel and the Mario remakes do a spectacular job polishing and updating some legendary games.
For RPGs if you like Final Fantasy there are the really solid remakes of I, II, IV, V and VI. The ones of IV and VI in particular are of exceptionally stellar quality-One of the things the GBA was really excellent at was updating and re-introducing classic NES and Super Nintendo games. Other than that, the Golden Sun games are probably the ones that stick out for me the most as well for RPGs.
One of the most memorable games on the Game Boy Advance for me was Advance Wars: It's a maddeningly delightful and addictive turn-based strategy game with a charming art style, a great sense of humour and really deep gameplay. The sequel, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, is also very good but the original is still my favourite. If you have a DS, there was a final entry in the story with Advance Wars Dual Strike and a retcon/reboot with Advance Wars Days of Ruin. The original GBA game is still the place to go for many fans though.
You should take a look at Sword of Mana and Astroboy: Omega Factor. The first is a great JRPG although I think it is a remake from an earlier game. The second is a great but under appreciated side-scrolling shooter. This one took me a few years to find but I finally did and it is still great. Balls to the walls fun with giant colorful explosions and effects.
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - My second favorite Zelda game, right after A Link to the Past.
- Mega Man Battle Network 3 (and, if you like it, the others) - One of my favorite role-playing games.
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku 2 - A great beat 'em up with light RPG elements.
- Pokemon Sapphire - My personal favorite Pokemon game.
- Mega Man Zero 1-4 - Superb side-scrollers.
- Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 - A fun little JRPG.
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Mario & Luigi
- Metroid Fusion
- Golden Sun
- Advance Wars 2
- Wario Ware, Inc
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Yoshi's Island Super Mario Advance 3
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Pokemon Pinball
- Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Snood
BTW, Shantae is naturally a GBC game but had GBA enhancements to it.
Personal Gameboy Collection
Of all Gameboy consoles, these are the games I own
1. Golden Sun: The Lost Age finished (twice) | |
2. Pokémon Gold/Silver finished (twice) | |
3. Shantae finished | |
4. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon nearly finished | |
5. Final Fantasy VI | |
6. Golden Sun finished (twice) | |
7. Fire Emblem finished | |
8. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow finished | |
10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past played | |
11. Advance Wars nearly finished | |
12. Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone played | |
16. Metroid: Zero Mission finished | |
17. Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars finished (twice) | |
18. Riviera: The Promised Land finished | |
19. Tales of Phantasia played | |
20. Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival played | |
23. Mario Kart: Super Circuit finished | |
25. Gunstar Super Heroes | |
26. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones finished | |
27. Final Fantasy V | |
28. Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls finished | |
29. Drill Dozer played | |
30. Astro Boy: Omega Factor | |
31. Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django | |
32. Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand |
As everyone has said, Golden Sun 1 and 2 are mandatory. Metroid Zero Mission is great, and you might as well pick up all the Final Fantasy ports if you haven't played them before. VI will be tough to find but is well worth it. And of course any Castlevania you can get your hands on.
" I can't recommend Fire Emblem (7) highly enough. It was the first game in the series released in english so you don't need to worry about it being overly difficult and it has the best plot out of any Fire Emblem game I've played. "This a million times. Get 8 as well.
" Dude... Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga "Yeah that's a solid recommendation too. I totally forgot they had GBA titles. I keep thinking they are all DS now.
Golden Sun
Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Metroid Fusion
The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past
My Top 11 GBA list
http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/captainlunchbox/top-10-plus-1-gba-games/46-39721/
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