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Title: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: NWR_insanolord on July 27, 2016, 05:13:38 AM

I'm sure this won't be contested at all.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/video/43104/top-15-game-boy-advance-games

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Despite a short life span, the Game Boy Advance had no shortage of quality games. With the help of our Patreon supporters we dug through every game in the GBA library until we finally decided on this list. Due to the huge quantity of amazing games on the platform, plenty of great games come up just short of our fifteen game cut off.

What do you think? Did your favorite game make the list?

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: ejamer on July 27, 2016, 12:34:17 PM

Well, at least you got #1 right.   ;)


Still disappointed to not see Final Fantasy VI on the list. When I was young, the dream of playing that game on a portable was my idea of gaming perfection. Years later, and it's still one of the best RPGs ever and absolutely wonderful on a GBA Micro.

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: fred13 on July 27, 2016, 12:38:38 PM

Thanks for the watch, obviously not at all what I would have put together, but it does make me want to try Minish Cap and Metroid Fusion.


If I could make 1 change it would be this, You have to include Advance Wars 2 in there somewhere.


There are many other comments I'd make but this one is astronomically more important than the other comments I would make.

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: Mop it up on July 27, 2016, 05:50:36 PM

Quote from: fred13 on July 27, 2016, 12:38:38 PM

If I could make 1 change it would be this, You have to include Advance Wars 2 in there somewhere.

Yeah, Advance Wars 2 is definitely one of my fave GBA games, and I like it better than the original.

I think my fave GBA game is Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, so it's nice to see that one place so high.

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: Lemonade on July 27, 2016, 11:02:57 PM

Minish Cap should have been number 1

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: Stogi on July 28, 2016, 01:17:14 AM

In terms of number of hours played, I'd have to say Mario Kart would be my number 1.

In terms of most memorable/best game, I'd have to be Golden Sun. I adored that game.

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: Socar on July 28, 2016, 07:57:20 AM

Odd how the First FE game isn't here on the list....even though I still to this day haven't played it yet..... :(

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: KisakiProject on July 28, 2016, 07:59:12 AM

I thought it was a pretty solid list other than the missing Mario kart Super Circuit.  That's my #1.  Used to hide our gbas and link cable under the desk in high school and play it.  Replayed it recently.  It holds up.  Some honorable mentions; Phantasy Star Collection, Boktai & Digimon Battle Spirit.

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: Disco Stu on July 28, 2016, 08:49:55 AM

The Top 5 is 100% correct.  Good show!

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: ejamer on July 28, 2016, 08:53:15 AM

Nice to Mario Kart Super Circuit get love in the comments -but the game is divisive. Some people love the game, others really seem to dislike how it stays true to a lot of the original Mario Kart gameplay.


Personally?  I think it's amazing, and extremely solid considering the hardware it's running on.  It will always be one of the best GBA games available in my mind... but nostalgia might color that opinion because I put many hours into the game back when it was fresh and new.

Title: Re: Top 15 Game Boy Advance Games
Post by: Order.RSS on July 28, 2016, 12:25:05 PM

Yeah that about covers the main ones right? Maybe a future list could be like, overlooked gems or something. On the GBA I mostly played cruddy shovelware based on Pixar licenses, Scooby Doo or Metabots AX (had a lot of fun with that arena fighter, admittedly).


Personal favourites would be Pokémon LeafGreen/FireRed (wasn't so hot on the Ruby/Sapphire games) and Metroid Fusion.