20 Best Game Boy Advance Games Of All Time
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Recently found out my mom kept all my gaming stuff from my childhood and when I got the box full of them I found my game boy advance SP with all my old games and I about cried. Game boy advance is still by far one of the best handhelds of all time.
That's loads better than coming home from school one day to find out mum pawned the playstation.
Just finished replacing all the batteries in all my gameboy cartridges, from the OG to advance. Haven't played them much yet beyond just ensuring I didn't fry anything in the process but I look forward to it when I go camping next month (hiking and fishing is fine and all but there's only so much of that I can do before I get bored, besides I'm mostly just doing it to get away and not deal with real life for a while anyway). I think the only one I won't be bringing is Link's Awakening since I've been replaying that on the switch (I find it astounding that the switch version is both easier and harder than the original, but they managed it).
I was in the hospital for a couple months a few years ago when Pokémon Go was popping off. I couldn’t leave the hospital to play it, so my mom brought me my old Gameboy Sp with all my old Pokémon games😂 way better than Pokémon Go
Some of my favorite games came from gba. Metroid fusion, final fantasy tactics advance n mother 3
Be sure to replace the batteries in those games.
As a kid, I sank so many hours into Golden Sun 1+2, FF Tactics Advance and Pokemon Ruby/Emerald.
It was a magical time.
It really was..
Lucky ass my parents refused to buy me any games for my GBA (I only got an Gameboy Advance SP cause my Aunt bought one for me along with Pokémon FireRed to boot) so I had to steal most of my games from the Walmart near my house (this was around 2007 so most of games they had we're crap except for Mega Battle Network 6 and Pokémon Emerald) but luckily my mom assumed my aunt bought me all those games too 😎
Golden sun, bloody hell forgot about those!
The library of great GBA games is seriously impressive. So many bangers came to that console.
You need an honorable mention for Dragonball Adventure Advance & Legacy of Goku 2
Golden Sun and the sequel Lost Age are my two favorite GBA games. I think a remaster is in order.
The third one was great, too! Not to the level of the original two, but definitely a decent game.
I been saying this for years
They might do a whole trilogy remake
The first game is on Switch Virtual Console.
@@SkuLLetjaHthird one was good but there was way too many much dialogue
@@Nickelbagthagreat masterpieces don't need to be remade. Stop that dumb trend.
The tagline for *Mother 3* is "Strange. Funny. Heartrending." and I cannot think of a better way to describe it.
Absolutely loved Sonic Advance 2 back in the day
I preferred the first one 😅 Cause you could raise a chao, and send it to Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. And in Sonic Advance 1, you could also unlock more chao colors. (eggs)
I absolutely loved the soundtrack
So happy to see Metroid Fusion/Zero missions on this list and so high too, they were a cornerstone of my gaming childhood back when I owned a GBA
As someone who went so far as to speedrun Fusion - finally getting the Fusion sequel in Dread made me so happy. It's nearly perfect imho
This is a good list. I can't help but feel surprised that none of the mega man battle network games were on here. Those games were fun and seemed like they were quite popular
I'm so happy they finally released a collection version of it. Hands down my favorite GBA titles ever
You're right mate. Battle Network 3 should be on the list.
2 and 3 were amazing
Given the fact that the collection has sold over a million and counting I think it’s safe to say that the games were very popular
@@stevesteve0521 when it was released I need to turn around and bought it. I'm already 100% through three of the games working on the 4th
Final fantasy tactics advance deserves recognition for story line. The game deals with heavy topics of depression, disability, losing ur parents, bully. As somebody who is 100 percent disabled the game hit hard for me. Dealing with depression, having a un curable disease that gets worse everyday n all top of losing my parents one of the few games that spoke to struggles of my life. Thank goodness things got better in my life, which tactics advance teaches you that eventually in life things would get better for you no matter how darks things are. N man mother 3 is easily one of my favorite games of all time.
Tactics Advance is truly a gem in the tactics genre. The second game was fun, but it didn't hit the same as the first one.
@thelegacyofgaming2928 the story line in the first game was very moving to me. Very few games that had a impact on me.
I wish you all the best 👑♥
True got final fantasy tactics as a trade on a random Party for my 64 in 1 games. I don’t remember the kid but thanks for him.. :)
GBA was the highlight of my childhood
Same
@@davidchynoweth4007 not mine
Not only is Mother 3 the best game on the GBA but it is also one of the greatest Nintendo games of all time
True ❤
Chain of memories came to me at the time when KH was at the peak for me and I loooved the original on gba. For sure one of my favorite games.
0:20 wtf was that
Fr. The need to do that speaks volumes.
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Here cause of delta
True
And there it is! Golden Sun! I wonder if the Lost Age is counted in that
Some of my favorite GBA games were Blender Bros., Pokemon Pinball, The Sims: Bustin' Out, and Warioland 4. Also, I'm actually surprised to know I have several games from this list.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was sooooooooo goooood. The plot is crazy. The basic premise is: you and your friends borrow a (magic) book that ends up granting your bullied friend’s wish and reshapes reality based on the fantasy world within. You’re trying to fix things and go back home but all your other friends like their new lives better and aren’t too happy with you meddling.
Once I realized you learned all kinds of info when you pressed select over an item or pressed R in the character menu I was hooked for hours customizing my clan with new jobs and abilities, trying to complete obscure jobs, etc. It’s a very awesome game overall.
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, Guardian Heros, MegaMan Battle Network series, Golden Sun are definitely my favorites. I'm surprised with the way pvp worked that MMBN isn't on here at all or Boktai either.
I loving minish cap on my handheld the moment and there's so many great games to play after I have finished it
The Crash and Spyro crossover games were a highlight for me - not on the level of most games on here but enjoyable regardless
and Dragon Ball Z The Legacy of Goku :(
Sonic advance 2 and Pokémon Emerald were the pinnacle of my childhood gaming experience. They hold up inanely well even to this day
Here after the release of delta on ios!
are gba roms universal? like we can use the same rom file to play on android or ios?
@@Abhi-cv4rnyes
Got most of my favorites here. Would’ve liked to see a mention of the megaman zero games but the fact that there’s not is just a testament to how great the GBA was
Golden Sun is one of my favorite Gameboy Advance game!
Jackie Chan adventure???? Amazing game. Not to mention the og Jackie Chan stunt master for the ps1❤
I love the GBA. Plain & simple.
Golden sun is such a underrated classic, I would love to see it adapted to modern consoles
If they ever let the developers make anything more than Mario Sports Games
I'd also love to see it in modern consoles, if they don't water down the script, like they did with the Super Mario RPG remake... I already saw some dialogue changes in Paper Maio TTYD.. Personally I will stick to the originals 👑♥
Too bad Nintendo owns the IP cause they haven't even ported Wind Waker and Twilight Princess remakes to the Switch I doubt they would even consider doing a remake unless Square Enix brought the rights but even than I wouldn't get too excited since Square hasn't done a remake to Chrono Trigger or Chrono Cross yet
I freakin loved chain of memories. I was surprised how quickly I came to terms with the card system. I was also irritated by how many reviews said that it was a retelling of the first game and gave it a lower score. It had a brand new story and introduced so many characters. Maybe not enjoyable for anyone who isn't familiar with the story, but great if you are.
I hated the gameplay but the story was great and it was different from the first game. People who think the story is the same aren’t paying attention or didn’t get very far.
Just started Minish Cap on the switch, can't believe it's taken me this long to actually play it.
It’s WORTH it! Minnish cap is my #3 Fav Zelda game. I’m currently playing it on the switch as well, and would be finished again by now except TotK came out…
Minish Cap was excellent on the GBA. I remember playing it all the time as a kid, even though I never got past the 3rd main boss of the game.
I first played and beat the Minish Cap in a GBA emulator on a laptop when I was stuck in Somalia a couple years back and it was alright but Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks on the DS were way better
@@brandonwirtz2308 hold up Minish Cap better than Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks? put the crack pipe down Brody
@@raidernation2163 Phantom Hourglass is really good too, but I never played spirit tracks so I can’t compare it.
Nice choices. I really love the GBA and I got 19 out of the 20 games in this video in my collection. The only one thats missing is Sonic Advance. Sadly I miss all of the Sonic Advance games and I need to fix that 😉. 4 of the remaining 19 games in my collection are only loose cartridges without box or manual (Super Mario Advance 2, Zelda Minish Cap, Wario Land 4 and Mother 3 (reproduction cartridge with the english fantranslation)). The other 15 games are cib in my collection with very nice conditions.
There are so many other great games on the system: Breath of Fire II, Lunar, Tactics Ogre, Lufia Ruins of Lore, Metal Slug Advance, Gunstar Heroes, Boktai, Wario Ware Twisted.
I'm still looking for Astro Boy, Contra, DKC 1-3, Super Mario Ball and Mega Man & Bass.
~ kind regards ~
I grew up with Minish Cap, Chain of Memories and FFTA. Fond memories there.
You get my upvote for including Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission! Specifically Fusion is still my favourite Metroid game to date, even though both Super and Dread are incredible!
Don't you ever get tired of the series Metroid games are so late 2000s for me especially since Fusion was too easy and short and Zero Mission had no story and needed a walkthrough but I'll get excited if Nintendo ever Remasters the Other M for Switch that game got way too backlash the it deserved
GBA was a masterpiece. My personal top 5 were almost all on the list!
1) Golden Sun The Lost Age
2) Golden Sun
3) Fire Emblem
4) Pokémon LG/FR
5) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Excellent list. Mario and Luigi superstar saga would be creeping close to my top 5 too.
Good list, just needs legacy of goku 2, buu's fury and some mega man battle network games
Also medabots RPG
Gameboy advance is where I left off before I had to wait till I was 18 to play video games again. It was nice to go back there for a bit 😊
Golden Sun sound track always hit different.👌
I still play Pokémon Ruby, sapphire, Emerald, Fire Red, and Leaf Green! They should of been 1 and 2!
I am a new generation boy. I still haven't exist or too little when this game console was popular back then. Now, I am 17 and find out some of these videos about Gameboy advance or retro gaming things, I decided to try playing it. Even tho, I don't have any of those old game console cuz I think, It will be hard to find such things anymore nowadays, including the cartridges. So I played it on an emulator on my PC or my android TV box by connecting my wireless game controller, and yeah it pretty fun. Ofc, I can't find those game cartridges anymore, cuz nobody sells them anymore here. I just download some of those GBA ROMs from online and open them in the emulator.
No Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku II? That’s a miss. It’s amazing!
Oh man that game was legendary. The first one was too difficult, the third was too easy. But the second was just right
love seeing chain of memories getting recognition 🥹
Just bought an Everdrive gba mini to be able to play all those games on my gameboy micro. Can't wait to receive it 😁
I have to mention something that I _KNOW_ won't be on the list - Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon - which is a remaster of Shining Force: Legacy of Great Intention on the Sega Genesis. It's a fantastic turn-based strategy game - think Fire Emblem, but with more memorable character and much more magic. It's not QUITE as good as the original in some aspects - they messed the magic up a little, swapping the effect of level 3 and level 4 spells - but they've added a ton of new mechanics and a few new playable characters, as well as optional backstory conversations for all of your party members.
My top10:
1. Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
2. Metroid: Zero Mission
3. Mega Man Zero 3
4. Mother 3
5. Astro Boy: Omega Factor
6. Mega Man Battle Network 6
7. Wario Land 4
8. Pokémon Sapphire
9. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
10. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Scouting since I just acquired GB Advance/Color adapter for my Gamcube🤩
Solid list
But a hidden gem that not a lot talk about is Iridion 2
It really pushed what that system could do and then some along with a kick ass OST
Krazy Rasers was the first game i got when i received my first gba 🥲 so many memories!!
No Dragonball Advanced Adventure, Astro Boy Omega Factor, Krazy Racers, or Gunstar Super Heroes? 🤨
Good list though! 👍
Chain of memories was so fun putting a link cable on and battling your friends
Yes! Friends of mineral Town was on the list! Hands down the best of the early games in the harvest Moon franchise and while the remake on Switch was still good it did not have the same kind of soul to it
I'm happy they finally re-released the mega Man Battle Network series on Switch because it is hands down one of my favorite GBA titles of all time
Sonic Battle deserves so much more recognition
Golden Sun kept me sane in Iraq. I'm happy to see this have some recognition
Me too but I was forced to stay in Somalia instead
@@raidernation2163 rock-on brother, thanks for sharing. What year? 🎮💪
@@rodrickscott5683 2013 exactly right after I graduated high school but I finally came back to America in 2015 so that's two years of my life I'll never get back 😒
@raidernation2163 True, but you also have a unique chapter of life that only a small amount of us can claim and more than most will ever do 🇺🇸
@raidernation2163 I was OIF 1 2003
A ten year gap, the same game 👍
Pokemon Sapphire will always be my favorite GBA game
Fantastic List. Lots of good memories. Thanks, Psy!
Hope to see the megaman battle network series. but yeah goldensun is lit.
I would add Duke Nukem Advance, which was a surprising good FPS on a handheld console.
Good game my only issue with it at the time is it had no music which the doom ports for gba had.
So happy that Astro boy omega factor got a single shot at the start of the video ish
Yup, STILL game on my GBA SP(AGS-101) in 2023.
My top are Mario and Luigi superstar saga , super Mario world remaster, Pokémon emerald, metroid zero mission, any gba castlevania title, the legend of Zelda minish cap
GBA SP was one of my favorite consoles ever. And I bought it as an adult.
I remember playing minish cap during pandemic in 2020. It was really good
Advance Wars 2 blew me away as a teen
GBA love! Golden Sun, sonic advance! All my love!
Don't forget contra alien wars ex a remake of the snes game and thank you for the video I was looking for more games
I’m surprised F-ZERO ain’t on here. That racing game was great!
5. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
4. FF6 Advance
3. Metroid Fusion
2. Pokémon Emerald
1. Zelda MC
A lot of hidden gems exist on the GBA that don’t even have a lot of attention. Truly a prolific handheld console.
What was the intro racing game?? 0:02
I remember going to get mew on Pokémon ruby in store
So happy to see the Metroidvanias in the top 5. Spent well over 100 hours in zero mission probably close to 400 on fusion. Amazing games.
Watching you
Nostalgia at its finest!!!
My top 10 (order not specific)
Fire pro wrestling
Ecks Vs sever
Megaman zero
Street fighter
Mortal Kombat
Donkey Kong country
GTA
Dragon Ball
Road to wrestlemania
X men reign of apocalypse
Bonus
Star wars
Zelda link to the past
Jackie Chan
I bought my daughter her first game boy advance sp for Christmas. I can’t wait for her to open it!
Really appreciate that ....Wolverhampton nil joke😂
Ruby is my favorite pokemon game and the last one I had played till I got back into it with the switch pearl arceus and scarlet
Legit, Wolverhampton Nil had me DYING
I know it won’t be on this list but dk king of swing is so good and deserves more love
If they ever make a similar video for Gameboy titles, I really hope they split it into two videos instead. One for Gameboy games and another for Gameboy Color games.
I would've included how Golden Sun: The Lost Age let you port your original team forward via an extremely archaic and cumbersome system...which DID yield nifty benefits.
the dumb thing about that is if you're playing on an emulator you cant really do that
@@mattalan6618 At all? Not being able to do it via Game Link Cable makes sense, but what about the password function?
Brutal, I still remember copying down that massive passcode to bring all my characters over. Summer of 2004 I believe. Can’t believe it’s been 20 years…
@@nickagunter Yeah, same here. So, does the password function not work for the emulator version?
Try: medabots medabee edition it's pretty unknown but one of the best games available on the gameboy advance.
Chain of Memories is my favorite Kingdom Hearts game. The collecting factor was so good
And Minish Cap is my favorite Zelda game. Man, GBA had one heck of a library
how do i use my boost in that racing game
The WARS-Series is actually FAMICOM WARS - Famicom Wars Advance, Famicom Wars DS etc
I am fire emblem fan but my favorite gba game is aria of sorrow despite not really a big fan of this franchise. Sick arts, cool animation, and fun souls system.
Dungeon Dice monsters better be on here!!!
I wish the games were listed in the description
No battle network is crazy
Thank you. One of the best combat systems in any video game ever made
Tactics Ogre on the GBA is one of the best!
mother 3 is number 1 for sure
True
So glad fire emblem got recognition on this list. Well done
I just found my old SP 5min ago and Mario Kart is in it.
Found in a drawer the only other game i found was Rampage/Paperboy
I remember playing a Shrek and ghost rider game they were amazing although my fav one was the Spider-Man one good time 😂❤
Good list, but wow, totally snubbed Golden Sun 2, which was even better than the first!
Silent hill 1 on GBA wae a Japanese exclusive as well as a launch title if I remember right. Had content that had to be bought or otherwise unlocked with the Japanese then exclusive Nintendo wifi setup which means not only is that not available now but carts that do on fact feature the bonus content are more highly sought after and expensive. Good times.
If we are including fan translated ports, people have made some rather nice dragon warrior/quest collections but there is also Monsters 3 caravan. A fun game to compare to the pokemon series.
As far as games that are pokemon as well as ones fans made available that don't seek to turn the series into a collection of moe styled girls or seemingly adult content, there is the pokemon trading card game sequel that saw a release in Japan I believe but Nintendo decided to not make available elsewhere as it was launching too close to the release of the DS. never mind the fact that the DS has a GBA slot, but that would have been a fun way for fans of the card game to keep their habits relevant as they get older and perhaps aren't going to be allowed to play in most card shops alongside the kiddies.
Anyone else have an existential crisis since the GBA is retro already? 😅
not really. any console that is over a decade is considered retro. heck the PS4 and XBONE are considered retro now even though they still get support
Lunar lander and Golden Sun are my gba favorites
Zelda is a heavily underrated character. Bully 2 out yet?
people should still play OG metroid IMO
it just gives you a kind of an experience that zero mission dosn't really capture (like actual exploring)
i tried playing the original after playing the remake and i just could not get into it
Super Mario advance 4: super Mario Bros 3 was my very first video game. Never had an e-reader for those extra levels though.
there is a rom hack of the game that you can download that has the card levels in it.
No Yoshi Island is kinda crazy.