>>49991132
Couldn't say for this game but I'd suggest Friends of Mineral Town over Stardew Valley.
It's my favorite game on the GBA and was my first/favorite Harvest Moon game, made me a fan of the greater series despite having never played any game past the end of the second year (because whenever I come back to it, I just want to keep replaying the beginning again).
Maybe it's nostalgia blindness but I think it's the most accesible entry in the series and, while rougher than Stardew Valley and with less features, I think that's a big part of its lasting charm.
The art and music are far better than Stardew Valley, too (even if the latter are bitcrushed remakes of a PS2 game's soundtrack).