Yeah, you could say I'm a little late, but I just never got around to getting one when they were current. Was too busy playing tetris on my gameboy colour to even think about getting another handheld.
I'm not interested in any of the pokemon titles though, I imagine they're good, but I'm looking for something a bit different.
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 got a GBA, can anyone recommend some must plays?
metroid zero mission + fusion and golden sun 1 and 2 is a good start.
EDIT: OH and advance wars for sure.
Zelda: A Link to the Past, Puzzle Fighter 2, Wario Ware, Super Ghosts and Goblins (zomg it lets you save so you can finally see the end of one of the top 5 hardest games of all time), Pokemon Pinball is great for on the crapper, lets you save your game so you can build insanely high scores over time. I had one game last a year before losing the last ball.
The one thing you should be concerned with is you need to remember these are old game carts. The batteries in them that save the games are dieing out so if you get a RPG like golden sun, it might not be worth it.
Glad to see Metroid, Advance Wars and Fire Emblem already mentioned.
If you can find it, Gunstar Super Heroes is a TON of fun, probably my favourite lesser known title.
Also can't go wrong with a DK Country or Castlevania game.
@Claude said:
YES!
Um, also Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Rayman Advance.
While I disagree about the first two Castlevania games, Aria of Sorrow is definitely the best on the system.@Vegetable_Side_Dish: The first 2 castlevanias blew. Aria of Sorrow trumps them all by far.
Here are some more good ones:
- Advance Wars/Black Hole Rising
- Rayman Advance
- Metroid Fusion
- Minish Cap
- Superstar Saga
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
- The Sims Bustin' Out
- Two Towers/Return of the King (kind of like Diablo)
Advance Wars / Black Hole Rising.
Metroid Fusion + Zero Mission, Advance Wars 1+2, Mario & Luigi. I especially loved Tony Hawk 4 (I think). POKeMON Emerald, but I had Ruby. I actually found the cartridge on holiday in some grass.
I'm quite jealous of you, getting a GBA now and getting all those titles so late. You can end up getting 20 titles for like $50 or something.
So jealous.
Metroid Fusion/Metroid Zero Mission - Both are very different, and very good Metroid games
Fire Emblem - Strategy game that is very easy to learn, yet very fun
Mario Tennis/Golf - Both really cool RPG Mario Sports games
The Legacy of Goku 2/3 - If you like Dragon Ball Z, these are great action games. Don't get the first one, it sucks
Advance Wars - Another strategy game is that is easy to learn and very fun
Zelda Minish Cap - I don't have to explain why this is great
Golden Sun 1/2 - Fantastic RPGs. Great story is combat and puzzle solving.
Sonic Advance - Actually good Sonic games with multiple characters to play as
Mario Kart Super Circuit - Again, you almost can do no wrong with Mario Kart games.
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga - Great Mario RPG. Creative combat that many RPGs haven't copied, and it has a good story.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - This is the best Castlevania game for the GBA
Wario Ware: twisted - Tons of replay value.
And if all else fails, get those Super Mario Advance games, can't go wrong with the classics.
So... why no emulator? Nintendo doesn't make Game Boy games anymore, so it isn't stealing anything from them or the developers. I'm just wondering why you'd pick up a Game Boy now.
If you must have the cartridges, why no DS Lite? You could have a brand-spanking new DS Lite and be able to play all GBA games and all DS Lite games.
Recommendations. Right-O. Well, some of these have already been mentioned, but I'm going to mention them again because they deserve it.
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Zero Mission.
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Final Fantasy VI
Golden Sun
Golden Sun 2
Sonic Advance (any one of them)
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Megaman Zero 3
Megaman Zero 4
(Never played MMZ 1 and 2, so can't comment. I hear they're legendarily hard, though.)
Megaman Battle Network 3
Megaman and Bass
(...what? I like Megaman games)
Crash Bandicoot The Huge Adventure
Mario Advanced 3: Yoshi's Island
And that's all I can think of at the moment, though I used to have like a million Game Boy Advance games laying around. They're still around... somewhere...
@Jasta said:
Pokemon Trading Card game, I fucking loved that game.
You can play the TCG online for free. It's a lot better than that old clunky Gameboy Colour game.
@believer258: It was boxed and in very good condition and a great price, I was actually considering just going for the DS lite, but I'm a bit of a collector and I knew I would regret not buying it.OK. I understand now. One more question out of curiosity: what model of Game Boy Advance is it? Original, SP, or Micro?
I have never, ever seen or heard of a person who had a Micro. Would be cool to hear if someone actually bought one (and would be handy for a college kid on the go such as me. Wish I'd gotten one...)
Metroid Fusion is really good
Sword of Mana was fun, although our own Brad Shoemaker only gave it a 7.1 at GS.
Yeah. The Fire Emblem games on the GBA are brilliant. Also, Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap and Metroid Fusion.Why the hell haven't I seen a single Fire Emblem recommendation yet?
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