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I've just rediscovered my childhood Gameboys, I grew up in the 90s and had an original, a color, an advance and an sp. My game collection has whittled down over the year to the usual suspects, Pokemons, Zelda's, Mario's and some other standards. But I want to dive into some games that 7 year old me would have brushed over. So what's your favorite game?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

shantae for gbc! its a really cute sort of metroidvania thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately if you want to play on original hardware the og cart is like $600+ dollars, or there was a rerelease cart that is like $60.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That strange Lord of the Rings turn based strategy game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If we're allowed GBA then Zelda Minish Cap or Lego Star Wars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Advance Wars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I loved kid Icarus. Played the shit out of the game when I was a kid. That a Kirby's Dreamland were my two favorites that I can recall right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age for GBA, I had so much fun playing hotseat with my friends.

Honourable mentions for: Tetris, Battlebots and The March of Penguins.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Here's a short list of my favorites:

  • golden sun
  • fire emblem

EDIT: ... didn't read the post properly. Updated the list for only game boy games *facepalm

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I used to really like the Shaman King GBA game when I was a kid

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
  • 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Final fantasy Tactics Advance Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. I prefer it to the sequels on the DS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Tetris, the ultimate Gameboy (not color) game!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The port of FF4 on the GBA was really good.

Original Gameboy, though, I played a LOT of the Tomogotchi game. I don't know why, but I loved that janky garbage pile of a game.

Wario Land 2 was a constant as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm so happy you mentioned Magi Nation. I just replayed that game not too long ago and still had a blast with it, though I def had nostalgia goggles on. lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I had completely forgotten about this game until you just mentioned it. But wow I played this so much it was fantastic.

I remember getting another dragon warrior game and being confused why it wasn’t at all like Pokémon (was more of a jrpg party building game)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (GBC). I'm convinced it's what got me into JRPGs because of the similarities, despite being a western game. It was localized to my language (Swedish) which was not the case for most games (like pokemon), so young me could actually understand what was going on for once. I really like the art in it too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Mole Mania is pretty fun. And Gameboy donkey Kong is pretty fun, and it's way more than just an arcade port. It's has way more levels and the format is different. It also has a pretty fun move set.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Pocket Bomberman (GBC), Wario Land (GB), Wario Land II (GBC), Bubble Bobble Old and New (GBA), Donkey Kong '94 (GB), Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB), Kirby's Nightmare in Dreamland (GBA), Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (GBA), Dr. Mario (GB), Tetris (GB), and Tetris DX (GBC), Mario's Picross (GB).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wario land, Metroid 2, Donkey Kong 94 are all great

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Been playing road rash (GBC) and its nice

Kirby games are nice too

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My favourite GBA game was Metroid Fusion, I wish I still knew where it was

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If you own a Switch, it's playable on the GBA app with a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Urbz: Sims in the City for the GBA (and also the DS).
This is such a hidden gem on the GBA and my favorite GBA game I had. Had great music as well!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The GBA castlevania games own

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I bought the various flavors of Gameboy just to play the slew of those games.

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