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Just got me one of these bad boys
What are some overlooked GBA games?

>> No.7272596

For the first few years of the GBA I just played it on emulator because they got one up and running almost right away.

Even when I got a GBA I ended up never getting any GBA games, just using it to play my Game Boy games, and eventually I sold it for a DS Lite (along with my fat DS).

>> No.7272651

>>7272586
Drill dozer but you need the real cart for the true experience. Also advance wars 2, wario land 4, river city ransom and gunstar super heroe ports are 10/10

>> No.7272669

>>7272651
Oh shit, I completely forgot there was a River City Ransom port

>> No.7272750

What kinda GBA do you have, OP? I'm guessing an SP with 900mah battery? I'm wondering if I should buy a pre-modded one or just do it myself.

>> No.7272836

Imagine buying this and not knowing what you want to play on it.
And don't try to tell me otherwise bc you'dbe busy playing instead of hanging around here if you knew what to play, faggot

>> No.7272845

>>7272586
where did you buy it?

>> No.7272953

>>7272845
Not OP, but I remember getting one off eBay in 2019.

>> No.7272980
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>>7272750
I've got a standard AG001 SP, but I'm waiting on an IPS screen, rechargable battery and shell for my old AGB.
Modding isn't hard, but knowing how to solder, while not necessary, will make it slightly better overall.
The one thing you have to watch out for is that, with screen mods, you need to cut bits of plastic out of the shell so the screen remains centered, so it's much easier and more accurate just to buy a pre-cut shell

>> No.7273124
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>>7272586
All Megaman Zero games
Mega Man & Bass
Mother 3
If you like yugioh then Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel, Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Duel Academy are the best yugioh games on gba
Pokemon Emerald
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Sonic Battle
Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town
WarioWare mega microgames
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II and Buu's Fury
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Medabots: Metabee
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team

also r8 n h8

>> No.7273430

>>7273124
He asked for overlooked games, are you stupid?

>> No.7273484

>>7273430
say that to my face non anonymously fucker and see what happens

>> No.7273530

>>7273124
>r8 n h8
>All Megaman Zero games
Are tedious and mediocre
>Mega Man & Bass
Is an embarrassment considering the series' pedigree
>Yu-Gi-Oh!
No comment
>Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Decent
>WarioWare mega microgames
Excellent
>Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Boring garbage
>Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
Good, but not nearly as good as the SNES original
>Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Fine, also one of the worst in the series
>Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
ok

>> No.7273558

>>7273530
>>All Megaman Zero games
>Are tedious and mediocre
Seems like you couldn't git gut and got filtered. I'll give you the fact that the first Zero game is not that good but from 2 onwards they're nothing but the best quality the gba has to offer .

>> No.7273580

>>7272586
Metal Slug Advance

>> No.7273583

>>7273530
Also you callled Megaman and Bass an embarrasement? Thats a fucking hot smelly take considering it is probably, the BEST megaman game ever made, both gameplay and OST are nothing but greatness (on SNES at least)

>> No.7273613

>>7272980
Precut shell definitely saves almost all of the work.

>> No.7273723

>>7273583
>(on SNES at least)
And therein lies the rub.

Also
>Megaman Battle Network
1 is good, 2 is great, and 3 is amazing. The rest are decent, but get progressively worse
>Megaman Zero
1 is meh, but the rest are fuckin great
>Fire Emblem
All are great. The fan translation for The Binding Blade is cringy in parts, but the game is great overall. The other two are a couple of the best FE games ever made
>Drill Dozer
Is good
>Kururin
A fun little Super Monkey Ball style time attack puzzle game
>Super Monkey Ball Advance
Believe it
>Tactics Ogre Knight of Lodis
Like FFTA, but good
>Astro Boy Omega Factor
Nobody ever mentions this game and I have no idea why. It's one of the best games on the system

>> No.7273806

>>7272586
both Metroid games are good.
And the Zelda Minish Cap game is surprisingly relaxing and enjoyable.

>> No.7275197

>>7272586
>just got
>bad boys
sage

>> No.7275378

Advance Wars

>> No.7275387
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>>7273806
>both Metroid games are good.
No they're not. Whoever thought adding stealth into Metroid was a good idea needs their head chopped off.

If you want a quality GBA title check out Rhythm Tengoku.

>> No.7276487

>>7272596
thanks for the blogpost you insufferable faggot

>> No.7276514

>>7272586
Konami Krazy Racers is okay
Crash Bandicoot 1 and 2 are pretty good
The Jap only F-Zero
Duke Nukem Advance is okay as well

>> No.7276516

>>7273723
>>Megaman Battle Network
>1 is good, 2 is great, and 3 is amazing. The rest are decent, but get progressively worse

More like:
God Tier:
BN3, 5, 6
Great Tier:
1, 2
Shit Tier:
4

For 5 and 1 I'd recommend the DS versions however

>> No.7276690

>>7275387
Yeah alright.
Fusion is good, and 85% of Zero Mission is good

>> No.7276694

>>7273558
Zero is just a worse X series.

>> No.7276696

>>7276694
It is.
But also, the games are pretty decent in their own right, and when they came out, "Basically just Megaman X Games on a handheld" were the fucking best thing ever

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>>7272586

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>>7276701

>> No.7276709

>>7276696
They were fine for the time, but they didnt have the pull of the X series to keep me as interested. I remember only killing a few mavericks before dropping it. Also the elves and scoring system were stupid.

>> No.7277346

>>7272980
moth 3

>> No.7277776

>>7276701
>Banjo Kazooie

This list was obviously some ninentendo 64 nostalgiatard. That game is one of the many awful isometric fake 3d games for the GBA that suck ass

>> No.7277779

>>7272596

>> No.7277789

>>7272586
here you go
https://cdromance.com/gba-roms/?filter_language=english-patched

>> No.7277801

I enjoyed star wars apprentice of the force

>> No.7277821

>>7272586
>Just zoom zoom one of these zoom zooms
>What are some zoomed zoom zooms?

>> No.7277894

>>7273723

2 is great, 3 is best, 4 is worst. 5 and 6 are consolation prizes.

You play 1 if and only if you're gonna be a completion.

>> No.7277952

>>7277821
cope, we will eventually replace all of you grandpas

>> No.7277974

>>7272669
It didn't have link multiplayer, skip it.

>> No.7278158

>>7276694
>Zero is just a worse X series.
99% of ok-ish GBA games have a near-exact console equivalent that is several thousand times better.

>> No.7278197

>>7277952
You mean you'll replace us in our cemetery plots because you go first by choking on a tide pod? This is already happening son.

>> No.7278214

OP asked for overlooked games.

Blender Bros. is a solid crash-like platformer
Bubble Bobble - Old & New has interesting stuff if you already like Bubble Bobble
Frogger's Adventures 2 is a really excellent frogger game. Like damn. Too bad they were still using that ugly design, but it's still a fun game
Ghost Rider's a surprisingly decent beat em up
Konami Krazy Racers - Don't sleep on this if you like Mario Kart Super Circuit
In my experience, a surprising amount of people have no idea Mario vs. Donkey Kong exists. It's amazing, play it.
Ninja Five-O is sick
Pac-Man Collection is the only way to play Pac-Man Arrangement on the go, and you should.
The Shaman King games by Konami are quite good, they seem to run on the same engine as the Castlevania games and have similar, but different gameplay
Wade Hixton's Counter Punch is a very good Punch Out knockoff

Since you're on a flashcart, I can recommend you some translations/romhacks:
The Boktai series has patches that let you control the solar sensor through a button macro
Boktai 3 also has an english patch
Rhythm Tengoku/Rhythm Heaven 1 has a translation patch
Castlevania Circle of the Moon - Card Mode makes the game actually fun
F-Zero Climax has an english patch
F-Zero GP Legend - e+ Complete adds in all of the e-Reader content
Mario Kart Super Circuit - I recommend three hacks, Better Colors, Localized Voices, and "Original Sunset Wilds title card & sprites for MK - SC"
Rockman.exe (Mega Man Battle Network) 4.5 Real Operation has a translation, as well as the Real Battle Network Gameplay patch which makes it play like the rest of the series
The rest of the Battle Network games have patches that include the (e-Reader? Link Cable stuff? idk) content that was restored on the Wii U VC rereleases
Metroid Zero Mission - Chozo Hint Statue Removal does exactly what it says
Metroid Fusion has a hack that forces the japanese version to be in other languages, which means you can play Hard Mode and obtain the new ending -

>> No.7278221

>>7278214
- images in english/whatever else
Super Mario Advance 4 (SMB3) - Similar to Battle Network, the Wii U VC rom includes all e-Reader levels. There are also hacks that restore the SNES color palette (usually only enabled on the Game Boy Player) and remove the voice clips
Finally, Densetsu no Staafy/The Legendary Starfy has an in-progress english patch, but it's enough to play the game.
There's also a million hacks that work to improve on Castlevania Aria of Sorrow and Harmony of Dissonance, but I can't be fucked to try them all out and see which one is best so go ahead and knock yourself out if you want. And a million and one pokemon hacks.

>> No.7279849

>>7272586
people forget it has a rhythm heaven

riviera the promised land is probably not popular

summon knight 1/2 (3 not translated)

But there's tons of games you might not play for not knowing about them.

scurge:hive is a metroid tier thingy in isometric graphics but I've not even played it

There's actually like five fps on it, but I have no Interest beyond doom. I'm sure there's jewtube videos to let you know about the top fps. I watched one in german recently. The graphics were nice.

It has a wing commander but it's hard. I think even flight of the falcon is easier, though wing commander would be more social, more rpg tier.

it has klonoa games

>> No.7279860

also it has a final fantasy tactics game that most probably don't think to download

I don't know if it's shit. I never even played the psx one and they are not the same game.

also lufia might be forgot, oriental blue is another rpg, shining rpgs, it has the sega phantasy star games on it too, lots of rpgs really when you think about it. A baldur's gate is on it.

Can it play gbc/gb games? The list would be out of control at that point.

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7280052

>overlooked games
Guess nobody actually read the OP.

Bear in mind some of these may be common / shovelware, but they're not really titles anyone talks about.

>Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms
>Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
^Pales in comparison to console versions, but it's still pretty solid.
>Everything Bomberman - Tournament, Max, Classic NES Series Bomberman, etc.
>Boulder Dash EX
>Bubble Bobble: Old & New
>Contra Advance
^Loose port of Alien Wars with a few stages borrowed from Hard Corps.
>Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
^The only Crash on GBA I'd recommend.
>Drome Racers, Need for Speed Underground 2, Top Gear Rally
^All the proper racing games you'll need, complete with 3D graphics.
>Fortress
^A weird fusion of Tetris and tower defense that's just fun.
>Frogger's Adventures 1 & 2, Frogger's Journey
^Journey is an action-adventure take on Frogger, similar to Zelda.
>Gradius Generation
>Iridion 3D, Iridion II
>Jurassic Park III: Park Builder
^Very cool sim / management game for GBA. Build a theme park, harvest dinosaur DNA, watch dinosaurs eventually escape and eat people, rinse and repeat.
>Konami Krazy Racers
^Much better than Mario Kart.
>Lode Runner
^Japan import, but that's why you have a Flash cart, right? Simple but solid action-puzzle game with an editor mode.
>Mech Platoon
^To my knowledge, the only RTS for this system. Fun, but the AI is dumb as shit.
>Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness
>Ninja Five-O
^Combines Shinobi and Bionic Commando.
>Pinball of the Dead
>Spyro 2: Season of Flame
^Isometric platformer that works so very well on the GBA. I don't really recommend the other Spyro games though. Season of Ice has some horrible stage design.
>Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
^Port of the SNES game with additional stages. Approaches Dark Souls levels of difficulty.
>Turbo Turtle Adventure

>> No.7281045

>>7272586
Serious Sam Advanced

>> No.7281294

>>7281045
That game runs like shit.
Go for Duke Nukem Advance instead.

>> No.7281397

>>7273723
>but get progressively worse
Wrong. Only 4 is bad, 5 is good and 6 is great. If you don't even know that much then it makes everything else you said super suspect and I'm inclined to believe you shouldn't be giving your opinion out for anything.

>> No.7281448

>>7272586
Wario ware twisted

>> No.7281938

>>7280052
>nobody
>says baldur's gate
But I said that anon.

Spyro people would know about also, more likely Tomb Raider, spyro's, and crash bandicoot they'd download than something like summon night or rythm heaven or ff tactics or riviera the promised land. Or whatever else I listed. Not that all the games you've listed are common, just sayin' you forgot to notice me senpai.

>> No.7281942

>>7280052
Also there's a gif of rhythm heaven here from an anon: >>7275387

Also, for the record, on emulators latency issues will wreck you here. But op has a cart. So I mentioned it.

So did he.

>>7275387
It does suck that the fusion was linear if that is what you are thinking.

>> No.7282463

>>7281938
Just prove you're a nobody faggot

>> No.7283386

>>7281942
Playing this and Mother 3 without latency issues was the entire reason I got a cart. So worth it