# Please reccomend a good GBA title. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937 "2005-04-12T06:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/1 "2005-04-12T06:29:45Z")
Taking a plane to England in a few days, will be about an 8 hour flight, so I may need some distraction for a few hours. Can someone please suggest a few good Game Boy Advance titles that will keep me entertained and satisfied that my money was well spent? Thanks! šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/2 "2005-04-12T06:36:18Z")
RPG: Golden Sun (The first one, havenā€™t played the second so I canā€™t exactly reccomend it) Mario and Luigi: Supertar Saga And Final Fantasy I and II if youā€™re a fan of the series and donā€™t mind battle after battle of pretty much the same exact monsters. It gets tedious, but is cool for the nostolgia of it. Not-RPG: Wario Ware is a definite must have for anybody with a GBA. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/3 "2005-04-12T06:49:18Z")
I second both Mario and Luigi: Supertar Saga and Wario Ware. Both are extremley awesome games. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/4 "2005-04-12T11:47:59Z")
Iā€™ll second Golden Sun (both) and third Mario and Luigi. Iā€™ll also add Mario Kart to the list. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/5 "2005-04-12T16:05:56Z")
I just bought Tetris Worlds for only $15 and man is it addictive. If you like puzzle games you may like this. The problem is that you keep seeing little falling shapes and trying to fit them together after you turn the game off. But it might be good practice for packing as much as you can in your bags. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/6 "2005-04-12T16:32:23Z")
If you like adventure games, all three of the Castlevania games are great. My fav. is the second one, but all are good (ther eare pretty much identical to Symphony of the Night for the PSOne.) ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/7 "2005-04-12T16:46:09Z")
Wario Ware is the only GBA game youā€™ll ever _need_ Actually, I wasnā€™t too fond of the second Castlevania game, but Circle of the Moon and especially Aria of Sorrow were amazing adventure games, although i understand that the latter went out of print and is very difficult to find unless it shows up on the pre-played shelf. If you liked the original, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is good for the first 10 hours or so, until you realize that all these sidequests are pointless and that thereā€™s really no story to be told ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/8 "2005-04-12T17:10:57Z")
> [@Duderdude2](#): > > I second both Mario and Luigi: Supertar Saga and Wario Ware. Both are extremley awesome games. Yes, so far this one is in the lead. Personally iā€™m not a big RPG fan but I heard this one was well done. Iā€™ve played Wario Ware as well, and this is the perfect travel quick stop game for the GBA, iā€™m looking for something more in-depth with a story to finish. Still a great game, no doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/9 "2005-04-12T17:50:03Z")
All the ā€˜tacticsā€™ games are good, though after playing a few you will fine that the only thing really different to each is the veneer. I myself have played Advance Wars 2, FF Tactics, Fire Emblem, and Onimusha Tactics, and they were all extremely similar. However, I would highly recommend them; great time wasters! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/10 "2005-04-12T17:54:35Z")
**Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow** is outstanding - maybe the best platformer (although itā€™s also a quasi-RPG) that Iā€™ve played since Super Metroid, way back when. If **fusoya** is right and the game is too difficult to find or too expensive, Iā€™d go with the two older GBA Castlevania games, **Mario & Luigi** or **Zelda: Minish Cap**. ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/11 "2005-04-12T20:53:00Z")
I like DodgeBall Advance. Yes, itā€™s dodgeball, but itā€™s kinda fun (though it is pretty easy). ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/12 "2005-04-12T22:38:06Z")
**Advance Wars** and **Advance Wars 2**. Great games regardless, but also perfectly suited to the GBA. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/13 "2005-04-12T23:15:00Z")
What **Incubus** said about the tactics games. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland are good little games. They are harder than the original Kirby with more puzzle solving, but its still Kirby and you get to whack people with giant hammers or (my personal favorite) beat them with your bare hands while wearing a kick-ass handband. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/14 "2005-04-12T23:45:20Z")
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Very good game. ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/15 "2005-04-13T02:22:14Z")
> [@emekthian](#): > > The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Very good game. I wish Minish cap had the same control sceme as this game. I _really_ hate the old GB style of picking a item/weapon for each button. Unfortunately I have played both games all the way through already, but yes Zelda is an amazing title. ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/16 "2005-04-13T02:28:42Z")
Link to the Past came out on the old school Gameboy, right? I remember playing that game. I heartily recommend it. It was the first time Iā€™d gotten so into a game. I would sneak it into Church and play it even. Too bad I was only borrowing itā€¦ I remember wanting to get all the hearts or something, but I had to return it to my friend after a couple of weeks. Was it hearts? What was it? Hmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/17 "2005-04-13T02:50:49Z")
The Advanced War series rocks. The games have storylines but you can also just pick them up for a quick battle. Perfect for a long flight or road trip. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/18 "2005-04-13T04:00:27Z")
Namco Museum and Atari Museum are my two ā€œI must own thisā€ games. Pac-Man, Breakout, Asteroids, Galaga, and so on Then, one Mega Man game. I like Mega Man Zero 2. Then some old Game Boy games. Tetris. Mario Land. DSes can not play them, but GBAs and GBA SPs can. Rampage World Tour. Pokemon Yellow. Then something more complex. Advance War or War 2, or FF Tactics Advance will do nicely. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/19 "2005-04-13T04:02:30Z")
Nobody mentioned Metroid Zero, either! Thatā€™s a GREAT game. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937/20 "2005-04-13T04:03:50Z")
Second or third ā€œGolden Sunā€ and add one thatā€™s typically in my GBA ā€œF-Zero Maximum Velocityā€ (or its sequel, ā€œF-Zero GP Legendā€). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reccomend-a-good-gba-title/298937.md?page=2)