Agreed. Really touching game that is a mix of light hearted joy, melancholy, and dread. Like it's one of those games that lures you in with the promise of a good time, and then smacks you across the face and makes you experience every possible emotion you are capable of. Then you walk away thankful for the experience.
I had tons of GBA games but the one I remember most fondly is Link’s Awakening DX.
Second would be uh… Damn, I forgot the name of it! It was that Hideo Kojima game with a solar panel in the cart because it used sunlight as a gimmick. It was the closest thing to a MGS game there was on GameBoy at the time, and I loved it. Didn’t care for the gimmick tho. You couldn’t actually see the screen if you were in direct sunlight which the sensor needed (unlike my damn calculator, using a lamp didn’t work).
Edit: Boktai! You mentioned it further down in the comments lol
Those games were my pillars for long time. Incredible complete environments decently challenging without treating you like a baby and great history made them gems to be treasured for a long time
I still enjoy Mario kart, fire emblem and Metroid thanks to the switch thing that let’s you play games.
I’ll always remember two games I loved playing on my tribal GBA SP. Advance Wars and a game I forget the name of right now.
The cartridge had a UV sensor for detecting daylight. It was all about defeating vampires. So in playing it outside during the day, you could recharge your weapon with real sunlight. But at night the game was too tough as the vampires had the advantage.
Since they haven’t been mentioned yet, I’d like to recommend all three Klonoa games on the GBA. There’s Empire of Dreams and Dream Champ Tournament which are both platformers with some puzzle elements. The third game is Klonoa Heroes, which is an ARPG (making it totally different from anything else in the series). Do note that Heroes wasn’t released outside Japan, but there is a translation patch available.
This is a really good list. Some of my favorites that weren't on here were:
Astro Boy
Car Battler Joe
Dragon Ball Adventure
Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (Series)
Gunstar Super Heroes
Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
Megaman Battle Network (Series)
Megaman Zero (Series)
Naruto Ninja Council (1 & 2)
Rebelstar: Tactical Command
Star Wars Trilogy
The Invincible Iron Man
The Sims: Bustin' Out
TMNT
There's def a lot of other great games, too. Those are just a few that come to mind. Pretty sure I remember the Crash and Spyro GBA games being pretty cool, too.
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