Thread 11821795

What is your favorite GBA game?

Advance Wars 2
Mega Man Battle Network 5
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow

would be my top three

>>11821795 (OP)
Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones

>>11821795 (OP)
dragon ball adventure, metal slug advance, star was droid army and FFTA.

>>11821832
Fusion for me. the only game in the series that beat it was Dread, but that's because it was doing everything fusion did with some extras. Haven't finished super metroid to compare though.

Tough call between Zero 3 and Advance Wars.

Coinflip between Aria Of Sorrow and Zero Mission. Zero Mission is a bit on-rails compared to Super, which is a common criticism, but the game the game is also executed supremely well.

Aria of Sorrow is probably second

Astro Boy Omega Factor

>>11821995
This, Advance Wars 2, and Aria of Sorrow are probably my favorites.

Maybe FF Tactics Advance. There's no GBA game that stands out to me besides that one

>>11821795 (OP)
JUST WHAT I NEEDED

River City Ransom EX

Maybe Golden Sun.

Metroid Fusion

>>11821898
Those are good. I can agree to them.

>>11821795 (OP)
Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace. I grew up with a PS1, playing both Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro a ton, some of my favorite video games of all times. I've always wanted a 3rd installment, a couple of times I even dreamed of one, literally, it warmed my heart a bit to finally play the GBC ports and get more out of this take on Spider-Man, but when I realized that the GBA got a 3rd installment for both duologies, which looks just like the PS1 with it's prerendered graphics, UI and mechanics, the kid in me just had to play this, and it lived up to the hype I've build up for years, my favorite 2D Spider-Man title by far aswell.

I'm not telling

I have a weird obsession wih 2D racing games tat use mode-7 bullshit and Mario Kart Super Circuit is one of the jewels in that crown, so to speak

I love silly Japanese humor, and this game embodies that.

>>11823124
:(

>>11821795 (OP)
probably an underated console

impressive what they made for this, i messed up and shoulda got one back then

1. Mario World Advance
2. Minish Cap
3. LTTP Advance
4. Yoshi’s Island Advance
5. Mario 3 Advance
6. Wario Land 4
7. Metal Slug Advance
8. Metroid Zero Mission
9. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max
10. River City Ransom EX

>>11823124
You're a penis.

It is 2025, and there is time for Marble Madness/Klax.

>>11821795 (OP)
Final Fantasy VI

>>11821974
This.

My honest answer is MOTHER 3, but that's a lame mainstream answer so I'll go with picrel instead.

>>11821795 (OP)
SNES ports aside, either Kirby NiD, Megaman Zero 2, Astro boy or Circle of the Moon.

>>11823757
>River City Ransom EX
Based

>>11821795 (OP)

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros\. 3


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>>11824584
The best version of the game.

>>11821795 (OP)
Aria of Sorrow
Runners up:
Advance Wars 2
Circle of the Moon
Golden Sun
Mega Man Zero(s)

Gotta be Mother 3

>>11821795 (OP)
If I have to pick one and only one, it's gotta be Superstar Saga.
The whole game is just bursting with passion and fun and love, and at the same time it's built on a foundation of rock-solid action RPG gameplay.
In my opinion it's both the most challenging Mario RPG and also the one with the most emotional story.

It's not only my favorite Mario game, it's one of my favorite RPGs ever, period. And I love RPGs and I play a lot of them. This one is special.

>>11821795 (OP)
If I have to pick one and only one, it's gotta be Superstar Saga.
The whole game is just bursting with passion and fun and love, and at the same time it's built on a foundation of rock-solid action RPG gameplay.
In my opinion it's both the most challenging Mario RPG and also the one with the most emotional story.

It's not only my favorite Mario game, it's one of my favorite RPGs ever, period. And I love RPGs and I play a lot of them. This one is special.

>>11824816
I knew about Advance, but never saw Generation. Cool.

>>11824816
Something about the aesthetic, layout design and color palette of GBA games really make the system more special. There's something cozy, welcoming about them.

>>11821895
funny how that one line is the difference between my flaccid todger and a raging boner

Oy juss wanna grill, for fock's sake!

>>11821795 (OP)
I found the Mario Advance audio clips charming

>>11827380
SUPHA MAREEO TUWU

>>11827380
they reduced them after SMB2, they're really excessive in that one

Never had a GBA growing up, but was a big GB/GBC fan as a kid (went GBC -> DS). My wife recently gifted me a GBA SP and both a GBC and GBA flash cart (bless her). Been lurkin to see some must plays and I have already loaded onto the cart; what are some hidden gems/deep cuts for the library? I hear the 2D Crash and Spyro games are decent (though not the crossover title) what else lads?

>>11824186
You made the right decision, rhythm heaven fucking rules.

>>11827758
There are some cool pinball games on the system that people may have overlooked, like The Pinball of the Dead.

>>11821795 (OP)
your mom

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is the reason I bought a GBA.

>>11821795 (OP)
overall favorite is probably Circle of the Moon
honorable mentions:
>WarioWare: Mega Microgame$
>Battle Network 2
>Metroid Fusion
>Mega Man Zero 1
>Red Rescue Team
>Fire Emblem 7

>>11824049
I got that in a two-pack shrinkwrapped with FE Sacred Stones, Klax/MM was fun but I always had a nagging feeling that I was playing an inferior port.

>>11825918
The color "fixes" patches for HoD and AoS make the games look like utter crap.

>>11821795 (OP)
Mario & Luigi!

>>11825857
Do they sleep together?

>>11821795 (OP)
Easily the one I played the most, never actually got married or played past the first 3 years though because I'd leave it after a bit, come back six months later, and want to start everything all over again.
Now, the game I actually used my GBA(s) for the most was Red but that doesn't count of course.
I did play Omega Factor and Battle Network when I was a kid and do want to revisit them sometime soon, hope they hold up pretty well. The Hamtaro game, too.

>>11821795 (OP)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards is what made me want a GBA in the first place, it's like Pokemon, but with Yu-Gi-Oh! and it's still fun to play for me, the only downsides are that it's a bit too easy and there's no NG+ to use the Winged Dragon of Ra on, a shame.

>>11827758
Astro Boy
Demikids
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Justice League Flash
Shaman King
Super Robot Wars Original Generation

Depends what kind of games you like.

>>11832616
holy sex.

>>11823614
based.
also picrel

>>11821795 (OP)
That's a really hard choice. I've been emulating a lot lately since I didn't get many gba games as a teen. And ALL of these are sick.
My top faves:
>Mega Man Zero (any)
>Fire Emblem
>Aria of Sorrow
>Metroid: Fusion
>Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
>Pokemon Emerald
What a freaking handheld. Every game I try is either incredible or really lazy licensed trash with bad digitized photos, but it helps me immediately weed out the bad ones.

Hell fuckin' yeah all the love for FFTA.
I did a run with six ninjas (with fighter x2, black mage x2, white mage x2). I did a run with humes and viera. I tried a gadgeteer and loved the class. Finally trying to incorporate bangaa and nu mou members into my party. It's a little easier to pick up and play for 10-15 minutes compared to FFT.

>>11833186
Forgot the screen shot of my current party.

>>11833192
the screen ratio looks a bit off.

>>11821795 (OP)
It was Treasure games like Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams, Astro Boy: Omega Factor, and Gunstar Super Heroes that got me to get a Gamecube with the Gameboy Player bundle when I quit videogames. Standouts like the Metroid and Castlevania games were pretty top tier to me, but I'd have to give it to Ninja Five-O since it hearkens back those classic ninja games I loved from Ninja Gaiden to Revenge of Shinobi. Something so simple as finding the keys to open the doors as fast as possible just astounds me it hasn't been done earlier this well.

>>11821795 (OP)
Either
>Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
or
>Riviera the Promised Land
>>11833192
>>11833186
FFTA is absolutely addicting. I always build a Templar bangaa on my party. Too good to pass up. Also an Alchemist+Sage nu mou is wild.

>>11833212
The american version of Minish Cap is red?

>>11833294
Weird, I’m from America and this here is the cartridge I had as a kid.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006
FFTA
Mr. Driller 2

I'm playing FFTA too

A week after the post, I finally understand anon's joke

>>11833275
Bangaas are the race that I have the least experience with.
I really like the hume fighter class, and some of my favorite abilities are in the white monk class. White monk is actually probably my favorite physical class due to the variety that a-abilities provide for attacks (whirlwind, air render, far fist), but it also has some support abilities in case if a fight goes south. Also, it fuckin' learns counter as well. So, I probably want to have monk tech as my secondary most of the time.
I've been casting sleep pretty frequently, so beatdown (x2 damage, 1/2 accuracy) has been a great coup de grace. That's available from gladiator, and there is a unique niche of healing from elemental absorb shields/robes and the elemental sword attacks.
I figure I might as well use a spear class, but nothing really stands out to me as useful for a templar. Dragoon seems pretty okay. Has the niche for elemental healing. Lancet heals.

Fire Emblem for sure.
Played them first on a GBA emulator. Completed all support conversations then causally encounter a original copy of Sacred Stones in a second hand shop and complete it again.
Blazing Blade came later when prices skyrocked but I wanted it no matter what

>>11821795 (OP)
only one correct answer

>>11821832
>>11821854
>>11821974
Reddit picks

>>11833192
Chad pick

>>11827380
Was SMA the earliest example of portable "bing bing wahoo"?

metroid purists rightly are mixed on the story focus of fusion but when i played it as a kid the full on horror conspiracy thriller storyline was incredibly novel to me in a portable title. it was basically a fully featured console story campaign shrunk down to 2d sprites. it having solid platforming action fundamentals carried it home.

>>11833330
>Weird, I’m from America and this here is the cartridge I had as a kid.
Slight possibility that yours could be a bootleg. Early bootleggers often used weird labels, with inconsistent art, stretched art, etc. Might want to open it up and see the board, if you still got it.
Or you just simply ended up with the PAL version. It happens.

>>11821974
Based
>>11834242
Faggot

>>11834429
Metroid Fusion was my favorite GBA game for many years. Then after replaying it a bunch of times, the game design was showing how out of touch it was.

>>11821795 (OP)
Yep easily logged the most hours on this release. My small brain didn't realize it was a port til much later. Really was a home release experience in your pocket. Also unashamedly enjoyed movie games like F4 and Monster's Inc. Was I the only one who had the cartoon cartridges with a couple episodes of kids tv per cart?

>>11834739
>Was I the only one who had the cartoon cartridges with a couple episodes of kids tv per cart?

Out of curiosity I just looked up several of those on VGChartz and according to that site it wasn't unusual for them to sell half a million copies each, though some did far worse (but given how cheap it must have been to produce them they may still have made a profit). Who knows how accurate the numbers are though.
https://www.vgchartz.com/games/games.php?name=video&keyword=&console=GBA

>>11834768
Such a strange offering. The video quality was only as good as the screen and the same thing went for the sound and the speaker. I remember huddling over an SP with my sister to watch a medley of CN cartoons through the mad catz magnifier peripheral. Simpler times. My first GBA was a glacier white I got for Christmas in like '02 or something. Started a lifelong love for handhelds. Still think the crown goes to the PSP.

>>11834715
Out of touch?

>>11833653
Bangaas with spears means 2 tile counters and 2 tile Ultima Blade. A simple Templar/Dragoon + Gladiator (for Ultima) is an absolute monster and versatile as well (Templar gets fucking Haste of all things while Dragoon is self sufficent with Lancet and can cover most elemental damage). White Monk + Bishop (access to Cura and Break) is also damn good, or the even better Gladiator + White Monk. These are my usual builds.

>>11834429
There's always people saying a game is too samey, or other people saying it's too different.

I'm glad Fusion isn't Super Metroid with a different skin.

>>11827758
only one anon posted it which surprises me but pic related is a decent platformer made by the pokemon devs.

>>11835404
>and 2 tile Ultima Blade
Just for clarification, I meant 2 tile as in 2 tile reach/range Ultima ability, not that it hits two individual tiles.

>>11827758
My suggestions that still haven't been mentioned in this thread:
>Ao no Tengai/Oriental Blue
>Summon Night Swordcraft Story 1/2
>Advance Guardians Heroes
>Guru Logi Champ
>Sonic Advance 1/2/3 + Battle + Pinball Party
>Bomberman Tournament/Jetters
>Dragon Quest Monsters Caravan heart
>Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis
>Golden Sun/ The Lost Age
>Sword of Mana
>Yggdra Union
>Shining Soul II
>Klonoa

>>11833653
And another tip: Bangaas have the minor gimmicky way of restoring MP to up to 5 units with Bishop, you just need to have equipped the Cure Staff and cast Soul Sphere from the Templar's ability set. The Cure Staff will reverse the MP damage basically. It can be realy useful around mid game if you have a MP intensive party.

>>11835593
Oh, that is an interesting niche. I think I might need to recruit a third bangaa to play around with that. I have a few units who chew the MP right now, so it might be nice to have that as an option, especially as laws grow more restrictive.

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire

>>11821795 (OP)
As a big fan of Crash Bandicoot, the Naughty Dog titles to be more specific, the only ones that felt like part of the OG PS1 series for me, that were made after them, were the GBA titles, especially XS, N-Tranced is great, but the Time Relics are a lot more of a pain to get for the wrong reasons, the 1st title just feels more grounded, Crash 1 is my favorite, so to me this is a very good thing.

>>11835593
Just picked this guy up. Knew that white monk had the best speed growth out of bangaa jobs, but was also surprised to see how high his magic attack was. I'm inclined to try bishop primary/templar secondary.

>>11837558
I recommend you try out a physical Bangaa before attempting Bishop. Bishop is an acquired taste so to speak. At worst, turn the Monk into Bishop, and even if you don't like it, just re-class into a Templar/Monk.

>>11837761
Of course, I have two melee bangaa. Felt like a shame not to explore the magic side.
Made a checklist for the monsterbank and started capturing. Tried out my morpher nu mou. I thought that flans would be the best because fire/blizzard/thunder spells are obviously good and effective, but lamia/lilith stand out as exceptional picks. Now that I'm actually giving it thought, I don't see what other monsters would be regular switches. Flans, obviously, still hold value. Drakes have breath attacks, but that's not significantly different enough from flan elements. Malboros are a possibility. And actually, hastebreak for when a gadgeteer's red spring buffs the enemy might be interesting.

>>11821795 (OP)
fire emblem (7)

>>11821795 (OP)
>What is your favorite GBA game?
Lilo & Stitch because it's a Metal Slug/Oddworld clone with SOVL.

>>11833246
Absolutely one of my favorite games of all time

>>11821795 (OP)
Gotta be Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. The one that started it all.

>>11821925
The Raped...

>>11833246
Easily beats the original arcade.

>>11835404
Break is extremely good. One of the many one-hit-kill moves the game gives you. And also, not that you need it by that point, but... Defenders are pretty much immortal.

>>11821795 (OP)
I started playing FF Tactics Advance, so noob question: do those options speed up the game without depriving me of useful information?

Seems like a fun game, but the gameplay seems slow and unpolished.

>>11839742
There's a patch that speeds up the enemy's AI, but if you're talking about the animations and stuff, there are no options for that. Unless you emulate and fastforward on it.

>>11841970
Yeah didn't seem like the options did much. The game could use some streamlining, so a simple turn wouldn't take 5 inputs and confirmations. I think I'll wait for the FF Tactics remaster.

>>11839742
I beat it recently and I was basically holding fast forward for 90% of the time. It gets worse when you get into sidequests and they repeat the same shitty sidequests over and over and you have to go through them to clear the list more quickly.

>>11842005
>so a simple turn wouldn't take 5 inputs and confirmations
I don't think you're playing the right genre for you, then. And if you think FFT is much different, you're in for a disappointment.

>>11842138
>I don't think you're playing the right genre for you, then. And if you think FFT is much different, you're in for a disappointment.
I love Fire Emblem, strategy. Too bad if FFT is really the same as Tactics Advanced

>>11839742
I'd recommend keeping them on until you know what everything is, how much exp to expect from a certain action, if you care about JP, etc.
>>11842045
It's a coffee break game for me. On the phone, so I can play when I have ten minutes. Increase play speed on attacks and whatnot.
Another pain point is reequiping after switching jobs. Shrinking the item list to only usable items has been a nice feature that I didn't know what was available.

>>11821795 (OP)
pocky and rocky with betty!
I love the whole series even if none of the games after the second one really recaptures the gameplay of the first two (that's including kiki kaikai)
if I made a pocky and rocky thread you'd think it get any replies?

>>11842159
Fire Emblem and other strategy like games like Langrisser function nothing like the tactics sub genre. Even if everything is considered an SRPG (Simulation RPG).

>>11842346
Well I just finished the first mission on Ogre Battle 64 and I'm hooked, even if the interface is a bit cumbersome.

>>11842372
Ogre Battle and Ogre Battle 64 are amazing.
Have you tried Tactics Ogre? It's the Tactics cousin to the more strategic Ogre Battle.

>>11842380
What's the best version for Tactics Ogre? I'll make a mental note and maybe try it after FF Tactics

>>11821974
/thread

>>11842445
That's a loaded question. Honestly, there's no definitive version of Tactics Ogre. The PSP version is generally viewed as the most flawed (and no matter what other anons will tell you, the One Vision hack is garbage, since it fixes some things but makes most battles so fucking slow and boring that it kills the fun), but even that one is serviceable and has the best rendition of the OST, imo. I also enjoyed that versions's class level system ala Valkyria Chronicles instead of individual unit levels, but that's probably an acquired taste. Honestly, just give the new version "Tactics Ogre Reborn" a spin, since the menus, UI and everything is very snappy, leagues better than FFTA's in that regard. Ultimately, though, I must tell you to give the original SNES version a chance if you enjoy Reborn.

>>11842497
>new version "Tactics Ogre Reborn"
Oh so there is a remake, I'll go with that one. I only saw SFC, Saturn, PS1, and PSP ports mentioned on wikipedia.

>>11842571
The PSP version itself is a real remaster of the PS1/SAT version, which are basically an upgraded port of the SFC original version.
The recent Reborn is a remaster of the PSP remake, if that makes sense.
The SFC, PS1 and SAT versions are more or less the same, aside from the UI, visual and sound quality upgrades.

>>11821795 (OP)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines because it's the better of all the titles I've played from the IP, I also love isometric stuff.

>>11823650
This game is so insanely good:
>simple idea explored really well
>a bunch of short worlds each with their own gimmicks
>cosmetic collectables (the best kind of collectables)
>very adequate challenge and stuff like no-hit and par times as well
8-2 can fuck off however, why is that the hardest level in the entire game what the fuck

Idk if its my favorite but it was definitely the one I played the most

Super Mario advance 1-4
Super street fighter II turbo revival
Superman countdown to apokolips
Sword of mana
Tactics ogre knight of lodis
Tales of phantasia
Tom Clancy's rainbow six rogue spear
Tomato adventure
Urban yeti
Van Helsing
Wake boarding unleashed ft Shaun Murray
Wario Land 4
Warioware inc
Warioware twisted
Wolfenstein 3d
Woody woodpecker crazy castle 5
Yggdra union
Yoshi topsy turvy
Yu gi oh reshef of destruction
Zoids Saga 1-3
Zone of the enders fist of Mars
Robotech the Macross saga
Sabre Wulf
Samurai Jack amulet of time
Scorpion King Sword of Osiris
Scurge Hive
SD Gundam force
Sea trader rise of taipan
Shaun palmers pro snowboarding
Mat Hoffman's pro BMX 1 & 2
Sheep
Shining force resurrection of the dark dragon
Shining soul 1 & II
Shrek Hassle at the Castle
Shrek Reekin Havoc
Sigma star saga
Sitting Ducks
Soccer Kid
Sonic Advance 1, 2&3
Sonic battle
Spider man mysterios menace
Spyro attack of the rhynocs
Spyro orange The cortex conspiracy
Star wars ep 1 Jedi power battles
Star wars trilogy apprentice of the force
Street fighter alpha 3
Sum of all fears
Super ghouls and ghosts
Mega man & bass
Mega man battle network 1-6 all versions
Mega man zero 1-4
Men in black the series
Metal slug advance
Metroid fusion
Metroid zero mission
Monster force
Mr driller 2
Mucha Lucha
The mummy
No rules get phat
Phantasy star collection
Pinobee wings of adventure
Pokemon emerald
Popeye Rush for spinach
Postman pat and the greendale rocket
Prehistorik Man
Prince of Persia sands of time
Razor freestyle scooter
River city ransom EX
Road rash jailbreak
Robopon 2: cross & ring versions
Hudson Best Collection Vols 1-6
Ice Age
Incredible Hulk
Incredibles Rise of the Underminer
Inspector Gadget Advance Mission
Invincible Iron Man
Iridion 3D
It's Mr Pants
Jackie Chan Adventures Legend of the Dark Hand
Jazz Jackrabbit
jet grind radio
Jonny Moseley Mad Trix
Jurassic Park III Park Builder
Justice League Chronicles

Kao the Kangaroo
Kelly Slaters Pro Surfer
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Klonoa Empire of Dreams
Klonoa 2
Koala Brothers Outback Adventure
Konami Krazy Racers
Lady Sia
Legend of Zelda Minish Cap
Lego Bionicle quest for the toa
Lord of the rings the third age
Lost vikings
Lufia ruins of lore
Lunar legend
Magical vacation
Mario pinball land
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Mario & Luigi superstar saga
Medabots: metabee & rokusho versions
Daredevil
Darius R
Dark Arena
Demikids Dark & Light versions
Densetsu no Stafy (Starfy)
Digimon battle spirit 1&2
Digimon racing
Dinotopia timestone pirates
Disney's magical quest 1, 2&3
Disney's treasure planet
Dokapon Monster hunter
Donkey Kong country 1, 2&3
Dr Muto
Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure, Buu's Fury, Legacy of Goku II, GT Transformation, and Collectable Card Game
Drill Dozer
Duel Masters
Dungeons and Dragons Eye of the Beholder
Dynasty Warrior Advance
Earthworm Jim 1&2
Ecks vs Sever
Ed Edd n Eddy jawbreakers
Ed Edd n Eddy mis-edventures
Egg mania eggstreme madness
F Zero Maximum Velocity, GP Legend, and Climax,
Final Fantasy I&II, IV, V, VI, and Tactics Advance
Fire Emblem Binding Blade & Blazing Blade
Fortress
Frogger's Adventures Temple of the Frog
Frogger's Journey the Forgotten Relic
The two One Piece games
Ghost Rider
Godzilla Domination
Golden Sun
Gradius Galaxies
Gunstar Super Heroes
Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town
Hot Potato
CT special forces 1+2

Advance Guardian Heroes
advance wars 1 & 2
Aero the acrobat
Astro boy omega factor
Atomic Betty
Ballistic ecks vs sever
Banjo kazooie gruntys revenge
Banjo pilot
Batman rise of sin tzu
Batman vengeance
Battle B-Daman
Blackthorne
Bionicle Matoran Adventures
Blender Bros
Boktai & Boktai 2
Bomberman Max 2 Red & Blue
Boulder Dash EX
Boxing Fever
Breath of Fire I & II
Broken Sword shadow of the templars
Car Battler Joe
Cartoon network block party
Cartoon network speedway
Castlevania circle of the moon, harmony of dissonance, aria of sorrow
Chuchu rocket
Cima the enemy
Contra advance alien wars EX
Crash bandicoot Purple riptos rampage
Crash nitro kart
Creatures

>>11844176
>>11844180
>>11844185
>no Boku no Kabuto Mushi
Shit list.

>>11821795 (OP)
For me it's

>what's your favorite?
>retard lists half the catalog
summertime is here again