Buncha youngins with your GBAs.
My favourite OG gameboy game was Kirby's Dream Land. Played and replayed it many times. Even had one of those attachments to magnify it and light up the screen when it got dark :)
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I highly recommend Pleasant Dreams: The Welcoming Play of Kirby's Dream Land. I got it in one of the mega Itch.io charity bundles and was intrigued. It was the highlight of the bundle for me, unexpectedly.
I'd never played Kirby's Dream Land, but I loaded it up the next chance I got, and Couture nailed it. It's an absolutely perfect introduction to gaming for non-gamers.
Ooh thanks for pointing it out. Looks like I have it from a bundle too, haha. I will give it a read.
I remember the day I got my worm light for the gbc. Everyone was peasants.
Tetris change my mind
First video game I ever played
The Megaman Battle Network series on GBA is awesome. Replayed a few of them last year and they are still great.
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The ones I played the most were:
DMG: Kirby's Dreamland 2
GBC: Shante
GBA: Drilldozer
Platformers to me always felt like the best suited games to handheld games, and I love the bright colorful art styles. Drilldozer is definitely my all time favorite. If you can find a copy, I'd highly recommend it! The rumble pack cartridge is so cool.
I was also going to say MMBN, but since that's been said, I'll say Golden Sun. Loved both of those games to death.
Breath of Fire 1 and 2 are also great (although technically SNES ports).
Golden Sun is my all-time favorite! I wish I could relive the thill I felt for the first and second games
Same here! They made a DS one as a third installment, but the story leaves off in the middle, and the sense of awe just isn't there. Not the same anyway as 1&2. Especially 2, when you [SPOILER] play the "bad" guys
I know you mentioned Zelda, but there were actually a ton of pretty good Zelda games like Oracle of Ages/Seasons. Advance Wars was pretty fun. Golden Sun too. I also have to agree with MMBN from the other commenters.
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If you're playing Gameboy specifically, and not including Advanced, then I played a ton of Marble Madness. I never beat it, but it is pretty fun physics-y platformer.
If you are including Advanced, then Metroid Fusion is a classic. Atmospheric, and beautiful sprite work. Genuinely scary in parts, and leads right into Dread if you like the gameplay.
I will never not shill advance wars 1 and 2 Great gameplay, great artstyle, great everyting
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Has to be one of the best GBA games made
I really enjoyed Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Not exactly my favorite (because we already know Pokémon is) but I do remember playing Tetris a lot. My mom had bought one of the giant grey Gameboys with black & white display in the early 90's and that thing lasted as long as any of the other handhelds we got throughout the years.
Tetris Attack was my jam!
Tail 'Gator is my hidden gem OG GB game, fun platformer with a great soundtrack.
Golden Sun GBA. GBC, Wacky Racers and GB it was Tetris because I had nothing else, lol.
Does Yoshi's Island count? I loved that game to death and it's ending makes me tear up as well.
I would recommend that you check out Golden Sun.
Gosh! This takes me back! What a great game!
I saw this thread and immediately felt the need to recommend this game as well! was one of the only games I had the guidebook for as a kid. one of my favorite games for the gameboy.
Monster Max. It's an isometric exploration platformer/puzzle game with a rock'n'roll theme that I absolutely adored as a kid. It was only released in Europe, so it might be interesting to all you US guys 😁
Wario land, Metroid 2, Donkey Kong 94 are all great
Never sleep on Wario land
Apart from Zelda and Pokemon: Castlevania, Metroid, Fire Emblem
Advance Wars
Advance Wars for GBA was up there for me (below any Zelda game). I've got my eyes on the Switch remake, but holding until I can find it on sale.
I do have a copy of this kicking around. It was my brothers and I never played it. I'll have to give it a go!
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- Mole Mania
- Donkey Kong Land series isn't too bad
- James Bond 007
- Bionic Commando Elite Forces (GBC)
- Donkey Kong 94
- Some random puzzle games that nobody every played like Heiankyo Alien or Battle Bull
My favourites were always Metroid II and Zelda
@NoHardshipInPancakes Link's Awakening is still my favorite game of all time. I got stuck on the second dungeon for literal years because I didn't put together that you had to defeat enemies in a specific order to get the boss key. That was way before the Internet had every answer to every question. 😋
Dragon Warrior Monsters for the Gameboy Color was fantastic. It was somewhat similar to pokemon, but had some features that pokemon didn't get for several iterations, like having your monsters follow you around, monster breeding, and multi-monster fighting.
Magi Nation was also good, similar vein to both of them, but felt darker in tone. Although maybe that's just how it seemed to a much younger me.
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One game I never see get talked about it daedalian opus on the original game boy, I used to love that little puzzle game when I was young. I wonder if it would hold up haha.
I played thru Kirby about 3 times I. A road trip from California to Texas so I'll go with that
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. I prefer it to the sequels on the DS.
Advance wars, I just picked up the reboot for the switch
Tetris, the ultimate Gameboy (not color) game!
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