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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?

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    #1  Edited By xyzygy

    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.  

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    #2  Edited By UnlivedPhalanx

    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

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    #3  Edited By Ratcabbage

    Golden Sun, Golden Sun The Lost Age, and Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga.

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    #4  Edited By roofy
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    #5  Edited By Brown

    Final Fantasy Tactics advance is great :)

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    #6  Edited By xyzygy
    @UnlivedPhalanx: Sweet, an RPG! Never heard of these Golden Sun games before. Any other good RPGs on the system? 
     
    @Brown: Does it have a lot of micromanagement?
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    #7  Edited By ElCapitan

    Old school Advance Wars and the Final Fantasy VI port are pretty good too

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    #8  Edited By wonderhare

    Final Fantasy Tactics Advance definitely, as well as The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past .

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    #9  Edited By xyzygy
    @wonderhare said:
    " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance definitely, as well as The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past . "
    I beat LotP when I was 5 on my SNES... good memories, one of my favorites games :D
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    #10  Edited By TwoLines

    Warioland 4 is a cool platformer.

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    #11  Edited By Adanux

    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.

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    #12  Edited By JGPM

    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.

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    #13  Edited By penguindust

    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. 

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    #14  Edited By luce

    Fire emblems, FF 6, Boktai , Metroids( fusion and zero mission), Megaman zero 4...and so many others

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    #15  Edited By BeachThunder

    Metroid Fusion
    Zelda: Minish Cap
    Warioware

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    #16  Edited By Scarlet_Rogue

    Megaman Zero series

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    Metroid Fusion.

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    #18  Edited By StarFoxA

    Dude... Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

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    #19  Edited By Natsurium

    Megaman Battle Network is a fun RPG series that ate up my time back in the GBA days. The first 3 are great, with 2 or 3 usually being considered the best.

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    #20  Edited By JJOR64
    @StarFoxA said:
    " Dude... Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga "
    This.  Best game on GBA IMO.  Also, get Zelda: The Minish Cap.
     
     
    @TwoLines said:
    " Warioland 4 is a cool platformer. "
    This as well.  It's not as good as Wario Land 3, but it's still a great game.
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    #21  Edited By Tordah

    Golden Sun for sure!

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    #22  Edited By xyzygy

    Sweet guys, now I have so much to look forward to! Definitely going to check all of these out. I'm especially excited for Golden Sun now :D

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    #23  Edited By Icemael
    I'd recommend the following:

    • 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.
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    #24  Edited By Roflwaffles
    1. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow  
    2. Mario & Luigi
    3. Metroid Fusion
    4. Golden Sun
    5. Advance Wars 2
    6. Wario Ware, Inc
    7. Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
    8. Yoshi's Island Super Mario Advance 3
    9. Super Mario Bros. 3
    10. Pokemon Pinball
    11. Zelda: A Link to the Past
    12. Snood
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    #25  Edited By xyzygy
    @Icemael: After beating Aria of Sorrow I finally know who your Avatar is. Soma is so awesome, and he's the coolest looking Castlevania character there is!
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    #26  Edited By nail1080

    Hmmm admitting you are using an emulator? not very smart, shouldn't this be locked?

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    #27  Edited By AgentJ
    @xyzygy: I'm not happy that you're running the games on an emulator, but that doesn't mean I'm going to refrain from recommending games
    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
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    #28  Edited By Icemael
    @xyzygy: I know, right?
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    #29  Edited By xyzygy
    @AgentJ: Ah, I was hoping I'd get an AgentJ list in here. Thanks!
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    #30  Edited By mutha3
    motherfucking fire emblem!
     
    A severe lack of recommendations for that one in this thread.
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    #31  Edited By Sogeman

    Definitly Golden Sun 1+2

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    #32  Edited By Brendan

    I know it has already been suggested, but definitely the Golden Sun games.  They were made for the system with a passion.
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    #33  Edited By landon

    Astro Boy: Omega Factor. One of the Top 5 best action games on the GBA.

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    #34  Edited By AgentJ
    @xyzygy: I couldn't possibly dissapoint my fans now could I? :P
    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.
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    #35  Edited By dbz1995
    @Adanux said:
    " 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.
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    #36  Edited By RoujinX
    @UnlivedPhalanx said:
    "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 "

    What this dude said. Golden Sun is for the GBA what Chrono Trigger or FFVI are for the SuperNES.
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    #37  Edited By UnlivedPhalanx
    @StarFoxA said:
    " 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.
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    #38  Edited By oldschool

    Fire Emblem (both), Advance Wars (both) & Final Fantasy Tactics Advance are by far, the best games on the GBA.

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    #39  Edited By Al3xand3r

    How about you, like, don't pirate shit?

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    #40  Edited By oldschool
    @Al3xand3r said:
    " How about you, like, don't pirate shit? "
    Well, these GBA games are far from shit (^_^), but very true.  Not long before the mods arrive I imagine.
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    #41  Edited By asurastrike

    Golden Sun
    Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age
    Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
    Metroid Fusion
    The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past

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    #42  Edited By BionicMonster

    Can someone point me to where the OP said he was using an emulator, bcuz i can't find it.
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    #43  Edited By Vinchenzo

    I used to love the Mega Man Battle Network franchise. At least the first few.

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    #44  Edited By Sooperspy

    warioware: Twisted.

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    #45  Edited By kashif1

    megaman, megaman battle network, fire emblem, pokemon, final fantasy remakes, mario world,  zelda, superstar sega, and a whole lot more

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    #46  Edited By buzz_clik
    @TwoLines said:
    " Warioland 4 is a cool platformer. "
    Apart from Circle of the Moon, this is precisely the game I came in to recommend.
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    #47  Edited By Captainlunchbox

    My Top 11 GBA list
     http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/captainlunchbox/top-10-plus-1-gba-games/46-39721/ 

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    #48  Edited By rentfn

    River City Ransom.

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    #49  Edited By ultron100

    Shining Soul 2.  Great Diablo clone!

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    #50  Edited By unsolvedparadox

    I believe Tetris Worlds was on the GBA? Should be dirt cheap now, check it out.

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