00:40 #26 Wario Land 4 01:15 #25 Drill Dozer 01:51 #24 WarioWare Inc. 02:40 #23 Gunstar Super Heroes 03:13 #22 The Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past and Four Swords 03:55 #21 Mario Golf: Advance Tour 04:36 #20 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 05:22 #19 Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 06:14 #18 Mario Tennis: Power Tour 06:52 #17 Mario vs. Donkey Kong 07:39 #16 Street Fighter Alpha 3 08:26 #15 Kirby and the Amazing Mirror 08:58 #14 Mario Kart: Super Circuit 09:36 #13 Tactics Ogre: Night of the Lodis 10:32 #12 Final Fantasy VI Advance 11:15 #11 Pokémon: FireRed & LeafGreen 12:08 #10 Fire Emblem 12:56 #9 Mega Man Zero 13:46 #8 Ninja Five-O 14:30 #7 Sonic Advance 3 15:27 #6 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 16:12 #5 Golden Sun 17:01 #4 Advance Wars 18:05 #3 Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 19:12 #2 The Legend of Zelda: the Minish Cap 20:11 #1 Metroid: Zero Mission & Metroid: Fusion I think it's seriously missing Mother 3, Rayman, Friends of Mineral Town, Tony Hawk, and Astro Boy

@saincx0m9

5 жыл бұрын

you are right

@sebb3705

5 жыл бұрын

mother 3 was released in japan but its still good

@bobalinx8762

5 жыл бұрын

That and WarioWare: Twisted! and Rhythm Tengoku.

@ThaMobstarr

5 жыл бұрын

You are the real MVP!!

@hyp8rwolf13

5 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Burke a

Anyone else looking for games to emulate on your phone?

@original_handle373

Ай бұрын

fr

@seansnapp8027

Ай бұрын

Me. lol. Especially since Delta is back on the App Store.

@godlikegaming6268

Ай бұрын

Yep, I am especially with the new Delta app that just came out. I finally got the play Pokémon leaf green, which I never owned as a kid might do the sonic advance series next👍🏼

@MrsWiccan

23 күн бұрын

I decided to buy the miyoo mini plus, I like the tactile aspect that the phone lacks😢 I’ll be downloading alllll the games lol

"Kirby and the Amazing Mirror doesn't bring anything new to the genre." He says about the only Kirby game that takes place in a fully connected world with four player co-op where everyone can freely explore anywhere without any requirement for them to all be on the same screen. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror is an extremely unique game.

@frezomereseraphim9164

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Mirror still holds up as my favorite Kirby game

@bocajaa

2 жыл бұрын

As soon as he said that I came down to the comments to find this comment

@felipepardinimenezes4356

2 жыл бұрын

He say it for the "basic"gameplay

@tiglionabbit

2 жыл бұрын

@@felipepardinimenezes4356 the game also features Master Hand as an enemy and if you eat them you get Kirby's Smash Bros moveset.

@IAMMRONALD

2 жыл бұрын

its trash stop crying

It's amazing that this year GBA is 20 years old and yet a lot of its games still looks good even today, truly a masterpiece when it came back then. Colorful pokemon made everyone go crazy.

@zaifulkazuya5014

Жыл бұрын

it proved that Japan always one step ahead

@thebutcher1412

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I have always said this and will take this to the grave with me. Any Nintendo console and game played on originally intended hardware still hold up and look great to this day. You can’t say that about too many other consoles. And I’m talking first party Nintendo released games.

@flamespear86

7 ай бұрын

The best handheld games from the DS back to the og Gameboy are still better than most modern mobile games. Because most mobile games are shitty gotcha games. Not to mention they take up multiple GB of space and many of the best Gameboy games aren't even 1MB. Metroid Fusion is only 8 MB!!

@inimitableminimalist

2 ай бұрын

@@thebutcher1412 the gameplay definitely holds up, but as an 80's kid, really good pixel graphics (like GBA) will always look better to me than the early 3D stuff (n64, some ds/gamecube/wii games).

This list made me realize that the GBA is probably my favorite console of all time. Those games brought me so much joy back in the days and I have nothing but fond memories of that little purple bundle of fun.

@Gameboyreaper

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

Rip mother 3 and Pokémon emerald fans

@PeruvianPotato

5 жыл бұрын

Emerald is overrated AF

@rjpena6273

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeruvianPotato Exactly!

@sebassharass

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it doesn't mean it shouldn't be here.

@PeruvianPotato

5 жыл бұрын

@@sebassharass At best, if I'm VERY generous, its above average

@johnway8819

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeruvianPotato Emerald is the best GBA pokemon game by far. Don't know what you're talking about. It has Battle frontier, which stomps on everything else.

Man, Golden Sun was one of those games that has stuck with me. First game I ever played in-emulator when I discovered VBA like 15 years ago.

@nindyaisah3936

3 жыл бұрын

I knew golden sun from my cousin when I was like 10 and it stuck w me till YEARSSS later, a couple years ago I decided to replay it and man that was the best choice ever fr🥴 I have replayed it again a couple times after that, still super fun every time I did it:))

@harshailapakurty

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir

The game boy advance was easily my favorite console of all time. I played Golden Sun, Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, Fire Red, and Castlevania RELIGIOUSLY on the school bus and the playground. When the SP came out with the backlight and rechargeable battery I lost my mind 😂

Imo gba has to be one of the best systems ever made, handheld or not..

@orangejuiceman123

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@DmitriyK12

4 жыл бұрын

DS/3DS and or the future library of the NSW/NSwp

@orangejuiceman123

4 жыл бұрын

We have a little problem here I

@EcknerMJRamos

4 жыл бұрын

@Evil Koala are you crazy?

@TheWhipsnap

4 жыл бұрын

Evil Koala the ds is the best selling Nintendo handheld system.

GBA had so many awesome games....... Was a great hand held

@TheBiko

6 жыл бұрын

is a great handheld

@jayvianrollins3242

6 жыл бұрын

your really right

@Kencho27

6 жыл бұрын

SuperDan and it still is a great handheld

@israelpicazo3051

6 жыл бұрын

exactly it's not like it doesn't exist in a any way shape or form

@MrReyano

6 жыл бұрын

Still a great emulator

I really wish they had also re-released Super Metroid for GBA. I wrote to Nintendo to ask them to do this right after Zero Mission came out, and they actually responded! But the message was something about “no official plans at this time,” or some such. Oh well.

@PeruvianPotato

4 ай бұрын

Mate the GBA has been discontinued since 2008. There's literally no audience for a new game anymore

@VirtualBilly

4 ай бұрын

@@PeruvianPotato Read my post as many times as it takes for you to realize how dumb you are.

@promark5317

4 ай бұрын

He said right after Zero Mission came out. Not recently

@Fettman07

Ай бұрын

@@PeruvianPotatoit’s like you read the comment and also did not read the comment at the same time.

Minish Cap is so great, yet often overlooked among the best Zelda games.

@randerins

Жыл бұрын

It's my favorite in the series. Extremely nostalgic!

@zett.9813

Жыл бұрын

What's the best Zelda games available for myboy

@PeruvianPotato

4 ай бұрын

​​@@zett.9813I mean there's only 2 (technically 3) so don't get your hopes up too high

@K9V1

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say it's overlooked, but it tends to overshadow the other game. Some personal evidence being the fact that I can't even remember what the other game is called lol

No Megaman Battle Network........ I sad

@mackoylit8120

4 жыл бұрын

Falzar or Gregar?

@HeliusRa

4 жыл бұрын

Vlad Segundo

@kevinjones3646

4 жыл бұрын

Worio wear over battle network

@KeiFresh

4 жыл бұрын

Complete robbery

@djlclopez128

3 жыл бұрын

I sad too

Golden Sun was a fantastic game, one of my favorites growing up

Who’s here after the gba on switch leak?

Most people like Metroid ZM more than Fusion, mostly because Fusion was significantly more linear than typical Metroid game (which was mostly about exploring for early power-ups). I personally preferred Fusion, due to the awesome enemy (SA-X was truly terrifying). I also really appreciated the Baby saving Samus again (now, the Baby is a part of Samus).

I think megaman battle network is underrated

@V3AM_

5 жыл бұрын

True true

@CoolmanAJF

4 жыл бұрын

Dragon ball advanced adventure is very underrated and mostly forgotten and it’s one of my favorite beat em ups

@isih9128

4 жыл бұрын

That's facts

@thelegend27pilots41

4 жыл бұрын

Faxx

@synccrow114

4 жыл бұрын

Just beat bn5 , starting 6 in a little bit.

GBA represented a golden age of 2D side scrolling games at a time when people were moving towards 3D. It was quite bold of Nintendo to continue making games of this kind. And thank goodness they did. Great collection of games. I'd also include Astro boy somewhere on that list. Quite underrated IMO.

@210Dinero

3 жыл бұрын

Astro Boy is absolutely one of the best GBA games. I randomly found it at a Sam's Club as a kid when my dad was getting his tires changed and I played it the entire way on our trip to Mexico that summer. Dear childhood memories.

@steingar7820

3 жыл бұрын

Astro Boy was great, easily a hidden treasure.

@mmeowth1746

3 жыл бұрын

what does imo mean😀?

@lilstupidahhboy5155

3 жыл бұрын

@@mmeowth1746 in my opinion.

@GaetanoPirulli

3 жыл бұрын

Astro boy is such a great and really hard game!

Anyone here after gba games released on Nintendo switch

Additionally, Pokemon FireRed has always been used by fan developers to create the great rom hacks like Dark Rising, Light Platinum, etc.

@AuRowe

2 жыл бұрын

That and runescape were the games of my childhood also my brothers and all the neighbors neighbors dedicated games of choice too. The fun of the grind was surreal

Watch me delete this

@theultimateshipperf.l.1186

6 жыл бұрын

LOL i am

@leaf5524

5 жыл бұрын

i am too

@micos3820

5 жыл бұрын

MLGFoxy999 Who else is watching this to see if their favorite games they've emulated games made the list? XD

@SrAndroide

5 жыл бұрын

SmAE lEL

@Nani-bk5op

5 жыл бұрын

Me 64

Pokemon games. Personally the game boy colour and advanced games are my favourite in the franchise

@FederTheNotSoGreat

5 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍😍

@HeliusRa

4 жыл бұрын

Vlad Segundo

@brodyspears8290

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@dank6daddy933

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@HavenMarches

4 жыл бұрын

The Unova games in my opinion have yet to be topped, but I definitely see where you're coming from.

I don't know how a golfing game beat mother 3

@mohamud60

3 жыл бұрын

Stop trolling

@williamgardner5256

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohamud60 how r they trolling

@cactusdip4680

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohamud60 You, good sir, need to brush your teeth

@AaronKaiMCDNLD

3 жыл бұрын

Mother 3 isn't officially released on the states?

@cactusdip4680

3 жыл бұрын

@@AaronKaiMCDNLD yeah, you can still play it in english though, since there is a fan translation. In fact, you could play that fan translation on a gba if you have a flash cart

I knew this dude is a man of culture when I heard that Mercury Lighthouse theme at the begining of the video

RIP Mother 3, my favorite GBA game

@OmegaMetroid93

6 жыл бұрын

It's JP only. That's likely why it's not on here. It's mt favorite GBA game too.

@pkrockinit

6 жыл бұрын

Jacob Youssef same

@SwoleCalibur

6 жыл бұрын

Just play the fan translated version.

@kevandre

6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure OmegaMetroid knows that already, since he said it's his favorite GBA game... His reasoning of not having a western release is just why NintendoLife didn't put it on the list

@iregretsomeofmypreviouscom3284

6 жыл бұрын

Just a reminder, Reggie promised something with Mother 3 a year ago "talk me in a year, lets look back and see what happened" and Guess what happened? Nothing.

Golden Sun is one of those games that's so great it transcends its genre. Seriously, even if you don't like JRPGs, play it. It's amazing.

@truepatriot6657

3 жыл бұрын

True absolutely I used to hate turn based games but this game showed me what m missing after playing golden sun I start loving turn based RPGs

@frezomereseraphim9164

2 жыл бұрын

It gets tricky and hard, but the puzzles, plot, and characters make it all worth it

@johnalbert7247

2 жыл бұрын

That series was addicting. The story, the characters, the summons. Everything made it fun and I wanted more. Hopefully it'll get a revamp

@arthurmoreira49

2 жыл бұрын

You're right, i encountered this game by chance many years ago, played it on an emulator on my phone and it's actually one of the main games that made me get into jrpg games

@Theguywithephonyname

2 жыл бұрын

Just finished the 2 series yesterday... it was epic

I've probably beaten Metroid Zero Mission about 6 times. Amazing game.

@thestarwolf3312

3 жыл бұрын

7 on Metroid fusion for me

Who else just got an emulator and looking for some games to play

The sprites and the sound chip on the GBA are amazing.

@BonzaiThePenguin

6 жыл бұрын

John Walsh I think you're the only one who likes the GBA's sound quality, it was usually incredibly low KHz and had to be processed on the CPU.

@NYCJoeBlack

6 жыл бұрын

BonzaiThePenguin - Just like I was upset with Nintendo for leaving out the filter in Nintendo DS hardware where that filter would ensure that textures would not become pixelated when the camera zooms in, I was also upset that Nintendo did not include a dedicated sound chip in the GBA hardware like they did with the SNES hardware.

@brendensantos1843

6 жыл бұрын

BonzaiThePenguin i love the fact nintendo did something so... ADVANCED for that era of tech at all. I mean look at the gbc... GBC... BLARGPH (attempt at a barf cause just for example listen to the START SCREEN OF POKEMON YELLOW.)

@doodlemom23

5 жыл бұрын

ikr

@lars-fenin

5 жыл бұрын

sprites yes... sounds.. naaa ( a bit lack of depth)

so much respect for putting zero mission AND fusion at the number one spot, i would agree

For those like me who’s first and only love was the Super Nintendo the GBA was a beautiful gift from Nintendo as those games got re-released or they got sequels.

That time of Pokemon games are simply awesome! i love what they're doing with breeding, iv's and whatnot nowadays, I think it got over the top though. Back then still had egg moves, and natures without it being crazy breeding 20 pokemon for the perfect one lol. Quarantine has been great, I beat dark souls, almost beat Sakiro, beat crystal version, now on to fire red :)

I am happy to see Wario Land 4 being first in the list :)

@TrayGChevorletCorvette

6 жыл бұрын

wariolandgoldpiramid Daym u even got the game as yo picture. u must really love that game

@Soleks100000

3 жыл бұрын

It's is quality game indeed, but also... quite short at the same time, so that is probably the reason why it is last in that list.

Fusion is my favorite game of all time I would kill for a port to the switch

@liamoconnor7423

4 жыл бұрын

In fairness it was the fourth, we've had Zero Mission (OG Remake) and Samus Returns (2 Remake), so sounds like we'd get a Super Metroid remake first Personally, I love both, Fusion was the first one I played though

@21N42Photo

4 жыл бұрын

It’s coming

@carsoncorrell7882

2 жыл бұрын

@@liamoconnor7423 Super and Fusion aren’t getting remakes bc they don’t need them

Bro THANK YOU for this list. I use to play Minish Cap all the time when I was younger but I forgot the name. Just hearing the name brings back so many memories.

Great list. The best thing is most of these are available on Wii U virtual console. Shame Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen have never been released on virtual console the way the Gameboy Pokémon games were for the 3DS

No Pokemon Emerald. You on drugs?

@PeruvianPotato

5 жыл бұрын

Are you on drugs? Emerald just doesn't age well

@sebassharass

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeruvianPotato shut up I see everywhere shitting on emerald

@PeruvianPotato

5 жыл бұрын

@@sebassharass ** Sorry what?

@GuipenguinTheMaster

5 жыл бұрын

No Mother 3 either

@PeruvianPotato

5 жыл бұрын

@@GuipenguinTheMaster agreed

NOTE (1/31/2024): This was written back when I was around 14. I'll probably do a remake of this sometime in 2024 but damn, this list is genuinely awful. My list (No limitations and will be updated as my opinions shift) 10: Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World 9: Wario Land 4 8: Sonic Advance 3 7: Advance Wars 6. Metroid Zero Mission 5. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror 4. Fire Emblem 2003 3. Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap 2. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 1. Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga 0. Mother 3

@HeliusRa

4 жыл бұрын

Vlad Segundo

@vhalrougelarfouxe

4 жыл бұрын

Add Breath of Fire 2 and I will agree.

@spooper9456

4 жыл бұрын

sandalssuck and why does that matter?

@maleboy3165

4 жыл бұрын

where's OG Donkey Kong??

@PeruvianPotato

4 жыл бұрын

@@maleboy3165 My list buddy, you can make your own list to include DKC1 but I find it overrated in my opinion

Warioland 4 is amazing. I have all of the Warioland games. Picked up a used copy years ago for $3 and was amazed. Got the rest of them soon after. It’s an amazing game with great controls

Getting into the GBA core for MiSTer I very much appreciate game recommendations like this. Thanks :D

One game series I'm sad didn't get an entry was the megaman battle network series. I recently started replaying them now that it's been, what, over a decade? Now that I'm older, I can see that the writing is...eh. But we're here for the gameplay, and it holds up amazingly. I just wish that series had received more love. We can argue which one is best, but I think most people that have played a MMBN game would agree that they are some of the best GBA games out there.

@megametexe5129

6 жыл бұрын

Chrona Trigger the only reason I watched this video was to see if Battle Network would get any love 😥

@ironbearbt5032

6 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, same here.

@lorgaems712

6 жыл бұрын

Yes they is

@theultimateshipperf.l.1186

6 жыл бұрын

I AGREEE

@MechReaperofKhaos

5 жыл бұрын

I hated MMBN, Megaman X and Zero series are great tho.

I loved Golden Sun, the time on that game was some of the best RPG fun of my youth. Would love a port to switch!

I'm so happy Golden Sun made top 5, it's one of my all time favorites

Love of tactics advance. Gave my gameboy advance to my lil nephew before i moved to a diffrent state. It was my favorite on gameboy sp advance. Going to get a GBA SP & that game for an early bday gift to myself. Good vid bro. Brings back memories

We NEED a new Golden Sun ...

@EgyirArkar

6 жыл бұрын

Too true! Preferably a remake but with all the old music and no necessary DLC nonsense! LOL

@ren.batista

6 жыл бұрын

They hinted a sequel in the end of Dark Dawn, but it's already 2018 and we got nothing

@Human_Decoy

6 жыл бұрын

Yep I waited so long for it

@jasong9492

6 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to see some sort of remaking/remastering of the original games, combined into one long story with new graphics, the original music (maybe updated?) and if possible, cut scenes. I agree though, Golden Sun needs more love, so badly.

@raufananandikafairuz2736

6 жыл бұрын

I hope Nintendo consider that

What about Pokemon Emerald?

@CalaTec

6 жыл бұрын

Emerald was good, but after Pokemon Crystal offering so much on a very old console, people had the feeling that Hoen generation didn't use the console to it's maximun as did Crystal.

@BCastillo718

5 жыл бұрын

Cala Content I agree with that. after being able to go between jhoto and kanto in gen 2, gen 3 was a big let down for me even though emerald is my favorite pokemon game to date. They could have done so much with gen 3.

@manuhortet

5 жыл бұрын

There's way more to do on Emerald than on Crystal! In fact, the late game was almost impossible to finish. Best Pokémon edition if you are more into the competitive possibilities of the mechanics, as IMO the battle frontier was the only real challenging + amusing event in all sagas.

@zCrucial

5 жыл бұрын

Pokemon emerald is great

@zCrucial

5 жыл бұрын

@@manuhortet definitely

I grew up pretty poor and was lucky to get a GBA close to launch on my Birthday. From there on out, us GBA players got kind of spoiled because of how many great games came out on the GBA it was like month after month, hit after hit waiting for the new game to come out, talking on the playground about , like I remember conversations going like, Dude I can't wait for 4 swords to come out. You have to get it!

Good fucking call on metroid fusion. Truly a underrated gem

Love these two below: - Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy - Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones

@user-ek5ug1ze2j

4 жыл бұрын

- Yugioh dark duel stories -crash /spyro -Mickys dangerous chase -spongebob the movie

@Ephemeral_EuphoriaYT

4 жыл бұрын

U readed my mind

@ElJags

4 жыл бұрын

my bro

@venkateshreddy2841

3 жыл бұрын

Zhbf

@dirtyactsatdonedirtprice4547

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Yugioh is an underrated game

5. Golden Sun 4. Metroid Fusion 3. Final Fantasy VI 2. Fire Emblem (6 7 8 are all fantastic) 1. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow

Watching this for the first time and what a lovely nostalgia ride was, my GBA must be collecting dust on a drawer in my parents house but will sure play some on my phone's emulator. Thank you Nintendo Life

yoshi's island, kirby and the amazing mirror, ff tactics, aria of sorrow and sonic advance 3 are my personal favorite GBA games. so many childhood memories with them

I agree with most of the list, but I would have included Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town. Amazing game!

@TrentR42

6 жыл бұрын

Mr. Panda Yes, the best balance of new and old of the series. IMO, the best characterization too.

@dungnguyenanh8485

6 жыл бұрын

Completely agree with you. Once every 3 to 4 years i came back to that game

@pkradical4515

6 жыл бұрын

Mr. Panda I know right?

@clayia6684

6 жыл бұрын

Mr. Panda yup

@cadjr2003

6 жыл бұрын

My favorite Harvest Moon game to date.

The Minish cap is one of my favorite games ever

@Magisktification

3 жыл бұрын

So regret selling my Advance sp zelda edition. Many hours on it playing The Minish cap, absolutely love the game.

@goldfish1769

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could find a copy of it I’ve been looking for ages

@Magisktification

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldfish1769 If you do find it pick it up. In my opinion its the best 2D Zelda game. Perhaps the best of them all. But i still havent played the last ones so i leave that being unsaid for now.

@okamic1750

3 жыл бұрын

@@Magisktification dude link between worlds is awesome you should play it. The Minish cap is amazing though no doubt. Always blows me away it’s a capcom game lol.

@Magisktification

3 жыл бұрын

@@okamic1750 Need to check that one out for sure, dobt know why i havent... I think maybe thats why its my favourite i dont know but Capcom did great on that one!

Custom Robo GX is criminally underrated. I guess that's expected when it's a Japanese only game. Honestly, it's one of the most fun GBA games with lots of replayability.

If anyone sees this and likes Punch Out, I'd also recommend Wade Hixton's Counter Punch. It has core gameplay similar to Punch Out, has great graphics by GBA standards, and has quite a few twists on the formula outside the fighting. To start, there's an overworld map in place of the linear circuits from Punch Out, allowing you to take out any opponent in any order. This also directly affects the gameplay by allowing you to pull some of the unfair stuff that your opponents in Punch Out pull. You can do things like pay the referee to count slower when you're knocked down and use money to learn incredibly powerful special attacks, effectively flipping your underdog status on it's head (if you so choose). The game also has a story that (although minor) gives some fun context to your fights and highlights some of the characters. They aren't all designed like the traditional Punch Out boxers: they're even more over the top, if you can even believe that. You can also get fighter specific challenges that double your earned cash if you pass them, but they're quite the doozy. While the game isn't perfect (the fights can get a little redundant, the game is pretty short, and the difficulty can vary wildly if you so choose) I highly recommend it. While I wouldn't put it alongside the all time best game GBA games, it's certainly one of my favorites.

All it needed was Mother 3 and the list would’ve been complete

1. Every castlevania on the gba

@somacruz7759

6 жыл бұрын

Especially Aria of Sorrow, which starred me 😃

@alulyis6616

6 жыл бұрын

Soma Cruz and me (Arikado) :P

@somacruz7759

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah ^^

@kdkseven

6 жыл бұрын

My personal favorite is Circle of the Moon. But yeah, they're all great.

@TheClockblocker

6 жыл бұрын

kdkseven Same. The DSS gave you so much freedom and being able to use any card via the DSS glitch made it really fun too.

Mario Kart DS has challenge mode

Rayman Advance is up there for me. I picked that up recently for 5 quid boxed. I was shocked to see how good it looks, really didn’t think the GBA was capable of making an (at the time) relatively modern console port play so well. Definitely get this if you played the original Rayman. The soundtrack has been dulled down abit, but then it would have to be coming out of that tiny speaker! 😂

It is also worth mentioning that _Mario Kart: Super Circuit_ includes all the tracks from the original _Super Mario Kart_ in addition to five cups of new courses (as opposed to most Mario Kart games' four).

THANK YOU for putting Golden Sun in the top 5! That series deserves so much more love and attention

Metroid Fusion is just AMAZING, so good, even by Metroid standards this is one of the best

Hands down, the GBA SP was my favorite handheld system. The games for this system were just incredible.

when you realize all the good games on the GBA were RPGs

@Codescardbarn

5 жыл бұрын

bioshock big daddy rpg are the best when you can play them whenever wherever. Never liked home console rpg because of this

@Bootyhunter1971

4 жыл бұрын

Mariokart SuperCircuit, not an RPG, if you dont like it its probably because you SUCK at it. Top 5 game on the system hands down.

@TritonGamezYT

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bootyhunter1971 dude it's the worst Mario kart to date you're just salty.

@godofthecripples1237

3 жыл бұрын

Kirby isn't an RPG though?

@Rountree1985

3 жыл бұрын

Literally half of the good games are 2D side scrollers. You have no idea what you’re taking about n

No love for Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town?

@fivezeroniner

5 жыл бұрын

THIS!!! unacceptable that he missed this

@gardevoir3097

5 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment ahah

@HeliusRa

4 жыл бұрын

Vlad Segundo

@hikari7575

4 жыл бұрын

@@aidandrotzur6542 it is not garbage for us you dumb fuck

@RpgJas

4 жыл бұрын

@@aidandrotzur6542 either you suck at it, lazy asf, or hate culture and nature

Great list! Been wanting to build up my gba collection again. Wanted to see what other games are good. Not sure if you guys know about Summon Night 2. It's my favourite gba game

1:17 the roar reminded me of my childhood years playing Pokemon Y

I’m sad that Megaman Battle Network wasn’t here, such a great series 😭

@wuandot4506

4 жыл бұрын

You slow

Hold the phone my son. MOTHER 3 ISN'T HERE!??!?!??! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I know its only Japan but still...

@oi.meunomeejaorampvp5846

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf r u talking about? U already drunk because of new year?

@SrAndroide

5 жыл бұрын

@@oi.meunomeejaorampvp5846 Wut? Mother 3 is clearly the best GBA game ever, and dare I say maybe even the best game of all time.

@yoran4067

5 жыл бұрын

@@oi.meunomeejaorampvp5846 wth.are you talking about?

@daddymanthiccboi

5 жыл бұрын

andre gribble I wouldn’t say best game of all time but easily in a top 15.

@SrAndroide

5 жыл бұрын

@@daddymanthiccboi opinion

Great list! i'm looking forward to hunting down some of these titles!

6:39 "Just as with Mario Golf this is an extremely solid tennis game"

Such a good list. Love the love for firered and leafgreen!

Dragon ball z buus fury, maybe only if you like dragon ball, but what an awesome game.

@IonSquared

3 жыл бұрын

Supersonic Warriors was also amazing. Easily the best DBZ fighting game at the time of its release.

WOAH I LOVE THAT PIKACHU DRAWING THATS ON YOUR WALL!!! IT LOOKS SO SICK AND BEAUTIFUL

My favorite GBA games: -Kirby and the Amazing Mirror -Mario Kart: Super Circuit -Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -Spyro: Season of Flame -Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak -Rayman Advance -Pokemon: Fire Red/Leaf Green -Super Mario Advance 1-4 -Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics

These videos are great, and remind me of the spirit magazines like N64 and NGamer had. Cracking humour and excellent taste in games.

Man, Golden Sun's music is so good I still need to play it tho

I really love how pretty some GBA games are. They have enough pixels and they're colorful enough to stand up to or outdo some modern pixel art games.

@danny_harry

Жыл бұрын

Yeah absolutely. What were some of your favs on the GBA for pixel visuals?

I almost cried with the venus lighthouse music in the intro, such memories

14:30 that menu made me fall in love

@steelmonarch9212

4 жыл бұрын

i dont understand what happened my heart just fell down, and i thought that that was so cute, but idk why

Camelot found its way onto so many entries in this list. Seriously though, Golden Sun is SO amazing!

Golden Sun is my all time favorite game. So many good memories

mario and luigi superstar saga is my favorite gameboy game it is amazing

The only thing I would add is EarthBound Trilogy. It was only relased in Japan, but it's available on WiiU VC in English, and hackers also created English GBA cardridges.

@PeruvianPotato

5 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a English hack of Mother 1+2 for the GBA

"Yes I know this is an oddball choice".. Because God forbid you don't list the exact same games that appear on every single Top GBA games list out there!

@Jonpo

6 жыл бұрын

Retro Zen what

@robbiedoblin

6 жыл бұрын

That's because only nerds are involved here. No sports games or anything that you could really do. Just fantasy games.

@Jonpo

6 жыл бұрын

Robieto who says you can't man a drill mech and break down buildings

@robbiedoblin

6 жыл бұрын

jumpjoph physics and construction achitecture

@raymjmc34

6 жыл бұрын

HDHDJS LMAO

I've been adding some of these games to my favorites on my Miyoo Mini, thanks!

TLoZ Minish Cap looks incredible. These are graphics I'd expect from the DS. Thanks for sharing.

Is it just me or do you crack up whenever mario yells FIRE! in superstar saga?

@shrimpbisque

5 жыл бұрын

Or Luigi going THUNDERRRR

*sees Megaman zero gameplay* WHY ARENT YOU DASHING

@fernomenon4473

3 жыл бұрын

AND slashing! but It's the first level, before the sword was acquired.

@amso7169

3 жыл бұрын

I’m even more confused on why he put Z1 instead of Z3

@fernomenon4473

3 жыл бұрын

@@amso7169 Z3 is where its at

@heyitsyaboi8419

3 жыл бұрын

Zero 1 is pretty good but 2-4 are the ones that deserve to be on this list, even if it was only one game per series.

@MexicanSheepMan

2 жыл бұрын

For some reason everybody only seems to add Zero 1 when it comes to these GBA lists, I don't know why, guess the other games didn't sell as well for people to know how much of an improvement Z2-Z4 are from Z1, or maybe they just didn't care enough?

my favorite gba game outside of pokémon and sonic advance is kingdom hearts chain of memories, it’s such a slept on game for the kh series and it was one of the best times i’ve ever had playing a game

Oh cool! Always on the lookout for something new to load onto the Super Retrocade. Thanks for the review my friend, good stuff indeed!

Anyone know where he got that Pickachu canvas at the beginning of the video?

Why not say that Kirby and the Amazing Mirror isn't only the best Kirby game, but it's also a multiplayer masterpiece?

@Orange_Swirl

4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit. I forgot that game was on the GBA. I need to get that one.

@Rountree1985

3 жыл бұрын

Gamer joined the chat why don’t you just download all the roms instead

@mega77

3 жыл бұрын

+ it added some Metroidvania vibes, and the sprites were gorgeous, especially the backgrounds

I picked up Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis last week and it's easily one of my favorite strategy games already

Anyone happen to know what game the into song is from? I feel like I remember playing a game with that song but can’t place it.

You brought me back man. Time to download some roms.

Here’s my fav gba games (the three that I owned) 3. Lego Island 2 2. Pokémon Ruby 1. TLoZ Minish Cap

@manjirosano5567

4 жыл бұрын

I ❤ur games and u

@Solarion138

3 жыл бұрын

I was poor so mine were Spyro (the Ice one) Super Mario World and Advance Wars 2

Thanks for the recommendations now I have a couple of new games to try

Love your channel and your attitude! Thanks for sharing!