Good Games for GBA?

I got my GBA awhile back and I already have LoG2 and Minish Cap, I was looking at Final Fantasy 1,2,4,5, and 6 for GBA... are they worthy ports? Any other games are welcome thanks.

I haven't played any of the Final Fantasy games on GBA, but I've heard good things about them. But if you're into 2D JRPG's, I recomend Tales of Phantasia. :P

Sorry, but I don't know much about the Final Fantasy games on the GBA, but you should try the Golden Sun series and the Fire Emblem series on the GBA.

Thanks :) I'll look into those, but do any of you know what "Tactics Ogre" is/is like?

The SNES, PS1 and N64 versions of Tactics Ogre are amazing. Also, the FF ports are great.

Sorry, but I don't know much about the Final Fantasy games on the GBA, but you should try the Golden Sun series and the Fire Emblem series on the GBA.

gamefree2

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Tales of Phantasia, Kingdom Hearts CoM and the Pokemon series.

My favorite GBA games:

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Great 2D Castlevania adventure in the same vein as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. A great level-up system, and heavy emphasis on exploration. Some people might be wondering why I didn't include Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow in this list. It's simply because I haven't had the chance to play it yet, so I don't have an opinion on it yet.

• Donkey Kong Country - The all-time SNES classic, and one of the greatest platformers ever created, ported to GBA.

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - A port of the SNES masterpiece. And is my personal all-time favorite Legend of Zelda game. If you haven't played this game before, you absolutely MUST play it.

• The Legend of Zelda: The Minnish Cap - Awesome Legend of Zelda game. It has all you'd expect from a Zelda game: Great adventure, item collecting, fighting though dungeons, and facing monsters. But it also adds a lot of side-quests and other things to do, really fleshing out the traditional 2D Zelda game. It also uses the two-worlds gimmick seen in LoZ: A Link to the Past on SNES, but in an entirely new way. There is a "micro-world" existing with and completely ignored by the regular world.

• Mega Man: Zero 1-3 - 2D action-platforming game set in the Mega Man X universe, but instead of playing as the Maverick Hunter X, you're playing as the laser-sword wielding Zero instead.

• Metal Slug Advance - Great 2D run-n-gun action. Metal Slug games always deliver the goods, and this one is no different.

• Metroid: Fusion - Basically Super Metroid 2, or as close as you're gonna get to it. Great Metroid adventure that is well worth it's cheap price.

• Metroid: Zero Mission - This is the original Metroid for NES, but remade with better graphics, much better controls (closer to Super Metroid), and a bit of extras thrown in.

• Sonic Advance 1-3 - Great, all-new 2D Sonic the Hedgehog platformers in style of the old Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games. But in these, you can play as Sonic for a traditional Sonic feel, or play as other Sonic characters for an entirely different game experience.

• Super Mario Advance 1-4 - Remakes of the classic Super Mario Bros. games: Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3, and Super Mario World 1 & 2. Some of the greatest platformers ever created. However, I'm not a fan of the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, though, (too cutesy for me) but plenty of other people are.

Classic NES Series (Rereleases of old NES games on GBA, unchanged):

• Castlevania - The first game in this still continuing series based around vampires, monsters, platforming, and whips.
• The Legend of Zelda - Classic, and epic at the same time. This game defined adventure games for generations to come.
• Metroid - The first of Samus' grand space-odysseys. The first time she meets the Space Pirates, the first time she fights Ridley, and the defeat of Mother Brain. Heavy on exploration and figuring things out for yourself.
• Super Mario Bros. - The classic game that cemented Nintendo forever as a gaming giant. One of the greatest games ever made.
• Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link - Sequel to Legend of Zelda, but completely different in it's gameplay. Some people hate it for it's changes, for others that's why they love it. I love the game, myself. Certainly better than LoZ: Spirit Tracks.

My favorite GBA games:

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Great 2D Castlevania adventure in the same vein as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. A great level-up system, and heavy emphasis on exploration. Some people might be wondering why I didn't include Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow in this list. It's simply because I haven't had the chance to play it yet, so I don't have an opinion on it yet.

• Donkey Kong Country - The all-time SNES classic, and one of the greatest platformers ever created, ported to GBA.

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - A port of the SNES masterpiece. And is my personal all-time favorite Legend of Zelda game. If you haven't played this game before, you absolutely MUST play it.

• The Legend of Zelda: The Minnish Cap - Awesome Legend of Zelda game. It has all you'd expect from a Zelda game: Great adventure, item collecting, fighting though dungeons, and facing monsters. But it also adds a lot of side-quests and other things to do, really fleshing out the traditional 2D Zelda game. It also uses the two-worlds gimmick seen in LoZ: A Link to the Past on SNES, but in an entirely new way. There is a "micro-world" existing with and completely ignored by the regular world.

• Mega Man: Zero 1-3 - 2D action-platforming game set in the Mega Man X universe, but instead of playing as the Maverick Hunter X, you're playing as the laser-sword wielding Zero instead.

• Metal Slug Advance - Great 2D run-n-gun action. Metal Slug games always deliver the goods, and this one is no different.

• Metroid: Fusion - Basically Super Metroid 2, or as close as you're gonna get to it. Great Metroid adventure that is well worth it's cheap price.

• Metroid: Zero Mission - This is the original Metroid for NES, but remade with better graphics, much better controls (closer to Super Metroid), and a bit of extras thrown in.

• Sonic Advance 1-3 - Great, all-new 2D Sonic the Hedgehog platformers in style of the old Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games. But in these, you can play as Sonic for a traditional Sonic feel, or play as other Sonic characters for an entirely different game experience.

• Super Mario Advance 1-4 - Remakes of the classic Super Mario Bros. games: Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3, and Super Mario World 1 & 2. Some of the greatest platformers ever created. However, I'm not a fan of the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, though, (too cutesy for me) but plenty of other people are.

Classic NES Series (Rereleases of old NES games on GBA, unchanged):

• Castlevania - The first game in this still continuing series based around vampires, monsters, platforming, and whips.
• The Legend of Zelda - Classic, and epic at the same time. This game defined adventure games for generations to come.
• Metroid - The first of Samus' grand space-odysseys. The first time she meets the Space Pirates, the first time she fights Ridley, and the defeat of Mother Brain. Heavy on exploration and figuring things out for yourself.
• Super Mario Bros. - The classic game that cemented Nintendo forever as a gaming giant. One of the greatest games ever made.
• Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link - Sequel to Legend of Zelda, but completely different in it's gameplay. Some people hate it for it's changes, for others that's why they love it. I love the game, myself. Certainly better than LoZ: Spirit Tracks.

Emerald_Warrior

Lol I've played all of those except Castlevania(s) and Adventure of Link

All the FF ports are pretty good. I haven't played FF6. It's hard to find a reasonable price.

You should also give the Sonic Advance series a shot if you want something other than rpgs.

What you need are the Advance Wars 1 and 2 and the Fire Emblem games :)

You cannot miss out on this

Well, Super Mario Bros. 3 is good, along with Street Fighter 2 Turbo Advance. :)

my GBA list:

activision anthology...play atari games on the go :)
advance wars
altered beast...****c arcade game in your hands :)
army men
asteroids ,pong, yars revenge... yes this is the name of the game lol
banjo kazooie pilot
banjo kazooie gruntys revenge
batman vengance
bruce lee... looks cool!
castlevania 1,2,3
NES ****cs : ballon fight, dig dug, donkey kong,dr mario,excite bike,kid icarus,iceclimbers, zelda1,2, metroid,mario bros 2 (all these games are sold seperately :( (greedy nintendo)
contra advance
crazy taxi
diner dash
E.T
Fzero 1,2,3
final fantasy ...choose whichever game
flinstones: big trouble.... you like the flinstones?
Garfield nine lives
godzilla...finally a good version for GBA
golden sun
Grand theft auto... ****c game in your hands
Gumby.... i always liked gumby
jurassic park
konami collection....has a perfect arcade port of Frogger
Starfy 1,2,3 ...recommended to me by doginmylense on youtube
zelda 4 swords/link to past
zelda minish cap
mario luigi super stars
mario vs donky kong
metroid fusion
midways greatest arcade hits...perfect port of defender
mortal kombat advance.....lolz
namco 50th anniversary...pac man in your hands
pokemon...take your pick
robotech the macross saga
Rocky...lolz
paperboy/rampage....yes thats the name..also great port of rampage
simpsons road rage... your choice meh
Sonic the hedgehog
space invaders....maybe a ripoff but its the best port
Streetfighter 2 turbo...lolz
street fighter alpha3 ....lolz
mario advance 1,2,3,4
TMNT... an awesome turtles game!
tom & jerry... if youlike them.
tomb raider legend.....very creative
yu gi oh.... take your pick
warioland 4
warioware 1,2
woody woodpecker... you like him?
sega arcade gallery......has outrun and afterburner!
centepede/breakout/warlords....yes thats the name..play centepede in palm of your hands
Donkey kong country 1,2,3
mario kart Super circuit

My favorite GBA games:

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Great 2D Castlevania adventure in the same vein as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. A great level-up system, and heavy emphasis on exploration. Some people might be wondering why I didn't include Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow in this list. It's simply because I haven't had the chance to play it yet, so I don't have an opinion on it yet.

• Donkey Kong Country - The all-time SNES classic, and one of the greatest platformers ever created, ported to GBA.

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - A port of the SNES masterpiece. And is my personal all-time favorite Legend of Zelda game. If you haven't played this game before, you absolutely MUST play it.

• The Legend of Zelda: The Minnish Cap - Awesome Legend of Zelda game. It has all you'd expect from a Zelda game: Great adventure, item collecting, fighting though dungeons, and facing monsters. But it also adds a lot of side-quests and other things to do, really fleshing out the traditional 2D Zelda game. It also uses the two-worlds gimmick seen in LoZ: A Link to the Past on SNES, but in an entirely new way. There is a "micro-world" existing with and completely ignored by the regular world.

• Mega Man: Zero 1-3 - 2D action-platforming game set in the Mega Man X universe, but instead of playing as the Maverick Hunter X, you're playing as the laser-sword wielding Zero instead.

• Metal Slug Advance - Great 2D run-n-gun action. Metal Slug games always deliver the goods, and this one is no different.

• Metroid: Fusion - Basically Super Metroid 2, or as close as you're gonna get to it. Great Metroid adventure that is well worth it's cheap price.

• Metroid: Zero Mission - This is the original Metroid for NES, but remade with better graphics, much better controls (closer to Super Metroid), and a bit of extras thrown in.

• Sonic Advance 1-3 - Great, all-new 2D Sonic the Hedgehog platformers in style of the old Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games. But in these, you can play as Sonic for a traditional Sonic feel, or play as other Sonic characters for an entirely different game experience.

• Super Mario Advance 1-4 - Remakes of the classic Super Mario Bros. games: Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3, and Super Mario World 1 & 2. Some of the greatest platformers ever created. However, I'm not a fan of the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, though, (too cutesy for me) but plenty of other people are.

Classic NES Series (Rereleases of old NES games on GBA, unchanged):

• Castlevania - The first game in this still continuing series based around vampires, monsters, platforming, and whips.
• The Legend of Zelda - Classic, and epic at the same time. This game defined adventure games for generations to come.
• Metroid - The first of Samus' grand space-odysseys. The first time she meets the Space Pirates, the first time she fights Ridley, and the defeat of Mother Brain. Heavy on exploration and figuring things out for yourself.
• Super Mario Bros. - The classic game that cemented Nintendo forever as a gaming giant. One of the greatest games ever made.
• Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link - Sequel to Legend of Zelda, but completely different in it's gameplay. Some people hate it for it's changes, for others that's why they love it. I love the game, myself. Certainly better than LoZ: Spirit Tracks.

Emerald_Warrior

^THIS! I'm also going to add this:

my GBA list:

activision anthology...play atari games on the go :)
advance wars
altered beast...****c arcade game in your hands :)
army men
asteroids ,pong, yars revenge... yes this is the name of the game lol
banjo kazooie pilot
banjo kazooie gruntys revenge
batman vengance
bruce lee... looks cool!
castlevania 1,2,3
NES ****cs : ballon fight, dig dug, donkey kong,dr mario,excite bike,kid icarus,iceclimbers, zelda1,2, metroid,mario bros 2 (all these games are sold seperately :( (greedy nintendo)
contra advance
crazy taxi
diner dash
E.T
Fzero 1,2,3
final fantasy ...choose whichever game
flinstones: big trouble.... you like the flinstones?
Garfield nine lives
godzilla...finally a good version for GBA
golden sun
Grand theft auto... ****c game in your hands
Gumby.... i always liked gumby
jurassic park
konami collection....has a perfect arcade port of Frogger
Starfy 1,2,3 ...recommended to me by doginmylense on youtube
zelda 4 swords/link to past
zelda minish cap
mario luigi super stars
mario vs donky kong
metroid fusion
midways greatest arcade hits...perfect port of defender
mortal kombat advance.....lolz
namco 50th anniversary...pac man in your hands
pokemon...take your pick
robotech the macross saga
Rocky...lolz
paperboy/rampage....yes thats the name..also great port of rampage
simpsons road rage... your choice meh
Sonic the hedgehog
space invaders....maybe a ripoff but its the best port
Streetfighter 2 turbo...lolz
street fighter alpha3 ....lolz
mario advance 1,2,3,4
TMNT... an awesome turtles game!
tom & jerry... if youlike them.
tomb raider legend.....very creative
yu gi oh.... take your pick
warioland 4
warioware 1,2
woody woodpecker... you like him?
sega arcade gallery......has outrun and afterburner!
centepede/breakout/warlords....yes thats the name..play centepede in palm of your hands
Donkey kong country 1,2,3

KBFloYd

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

My favorite GBA games:

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Great 2D Castlevania adventure in the same vein as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. A great level-up system, and heavy emphasis on exploration. Some people might be wondering why I didn't include Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow in this list. It's simply because I haven't had the chance to play it yet, so I don't have an opinion on it yet.

• Donkey Kong Country - The all-time SNES classic, and one of the greatest platformers ever created, ported to GBA.

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - A port of the SNES masterpiece. And is my personal all-time favorite Legend of Zelda game. If you haven't played this game before, you absolutely MUST play it.

• The Legend of Zelda: The Minnish Cap - Awesome Legend of Zelda game. It has all you'd expect from a Zelda game: Great adventure, item collecting, fighting though dungeons, and facing monsters. But it also adds a lot of side-quests and other things to do, really fleshing out the traditional 2D Zelda game. It also uses the two-worlds gimmick seen in LoZ: A Link to the Past on SNES, but in an entirely new way. There is a "micro-world" existing with and completely ignored by the regular world.

• Mega Man: Zero 1-3 - 2D action-platforming game set in the Mega Man X universe, but instead of playing as the Maverick Hunter X, you're playing as the laser-sword wielding Zero instead.

• Metal Slug Advance - Great 2D run-n-gun action. Metal Slug games always deliver the goods, and this one is no different.

• Metroid: Fusion - Basically Super Metroid 2, or as close as you're gonna get to it. Great Metroid adventure that is well worth it's cheap price.

• Metroid: Zero Mission - This is the original Metroid for NES, but remade with better graphics, much better controls (closer to Super Metroid), and a bit of extras thrown in.

• Sonic Advance 1-3 - Great, all-new 2D Sonic the Hedgehog platformers in style of the old Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games. But in these, you can play as Sonic for a traditional Sonic feel, or play as other Sonic characters for an entirely different game experience.

• Super Mario Advance 1-4 - Remakes of the classic Super Mario Bros. games: Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3, and Super Mario World 1 & 2. Some of the greatest platformers ever created. However, I'm not a fan of the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, though, (too cutesy for me) but plenty of other people are.

Classic NES Series (Rereleases of old NES games on GBA, unchanged):

• Castlevania - The first game in this still continuing series based around vampires, monsters, platforming, and whips.
• The Legend of Zelda - Classic, and epic at the same time. This game defined adventure games for generations to come.
• Metroid - The first of Samus' grand space-odysseys. The first time she meets the Space Pirates, the first time she fights Ridley, and the defeat of Mother Brain. Heavy on exploration and figuring things out for yourself.
• Super Mario Bros. - The classic game that cemented Nintendo forever as a gaming giant. One of the greatest games ever made.
• Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link - Sequel to Legend of Zelda, but completely different in it's gameplay. Some people hate it for it's changes, for others that's why they love it. I love the game, myself. Certainly better than LoZ: Spirit Tracks.

Koi-Neon-X

^THIS! I'm also going to add this:

My favorite games are:

Sonic Battle- Fun robot fighter customization and 3D battlefields.

Pokémon Emerald- Just plain fun, collecting stuff and making them evolve.

Final Fantasy 1 and 2- Good storyline, different classes and retro feeling. Good music too.

Star Wars III- Fun combat, different abilities and also good music. Big bosses and a lot of droids to destroy.

Those are mine.

• Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
• Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga
• Sonic Advance 3
• MegaMan Zero 4
• Klonoa Emprie of Dreams and Dream Champ Tournment

Pokemon

Advance Wars

Yoshi's Island

Phantasy Star Collection & Yoshi's Island (Super Mario Advance 2). Oh, and FF Tactics.

kirby nightmare in dreamland

pokemon

star wars 3 and star wars the new droid army

mario golf

ALL FINAL FANTASY RELEASES (especially tactics)

ALL POKEMON RELEASES

Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku 1 and 2

The Sims Bustin out

ALL FINAL FANTASY RELEASES (especially tactics)

ALL POKEMON RELEASES

Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku 1 and 2

The Sims Bustin out

cprmauldin

I wanna get Tactics, but I heard it's very similar to Disgaea... I tryed out Disgaea... it was really fun, but I was next to clueless as to what everything did lol. Is Tactics horribly confusing? Lol, I already have LoG 2 and I heard the first was awful though.

[QUOTE="cprmauldin"]

ALL FINAL FANTASY RELEASES (especially tactics)

ALL POKEMON RELEASES

Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku 1 and 2

The Sims Bustin out

00Killaz00

I wanna get Tactics, but I heard it's very similar to Disgaea... I tryed out Disgaea... it was really fun, but I was next to clueless as to what everything did lol. Is Tactics horribly confusing? Lol, I already have LoG 2 and I heard the first was awful though.

If you want to truly experience Final Fantasy Tactics, buy or download the original for PSX, PSP, or PSN.

Final Fantasy Tactics > Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced

Trust me, I've been a FFT fan since 1998 and have played every subsequent version. The only one that comes close to being as good as the original is the PSP remake. As far as the learning curb...in all honesty, it can be steep if you aren't used to playing strategy games. However, it was my first strategy game and is still my most favorite game ever...and I'm not even a fan of strategy games! It just requires a lot of patience and paying close attention to details. The story is very deep with religious overtones, so it can be confusing the first play through if you aren't paying attention or remember cetain details about the plot.

Check out my profile for the blog about the story...its the first one you'll see, but it does contain some spoilers.

Lunar

[QUOTE="00Killaz00"]

[QUOTE="cprmauldin"]

ALL FINAL FANTASY RELEASES (especially tactics)

ALL POKEMON RELEASES

Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku 1 and 2

The Sims Bustin out

Double_Wide

I wanna get Tactics, but I heard it's very similar to Disgaea... I tryed out Disgaea... it was really fun, but I was next to clueless as to what everything did lol. Is Tactics horribly confusing? Lol, I already have LoG 2 and I heard the first was awful though.

If you want to truly experience Final Fantasy Tactics, buy or download the original for PSX, PSP, or PSN.

Final Fantasy Tactics > Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced

Trust me, I've been a FFT fan since 1998 and have played every subsequent version. The only one that comes close to being as good as the original is the PSP remake. As far as the learning curb...in all honesty, it can be steep if you aren't used to playing strategy games. However, it was my first strategy game and is still my most favorite game ever...and I'm not even a fan of strategy games! It just requires a lot of patience and paying close attention to details. The story is very deep with religious overtones, so it can be confusing the first play through if you aren't paying attention or remember cetain details about the plot.

Check out my profile for the blog about the story...its the first one you'll see, but it does contain some spoilers.

I was planning to get that version anyway, I just wanted to know about it's "learning curve". Does it have a tutorial and if so is it any good or does it leave a majority of the questions unanswered ? I'll find out most of the things on the way anyway, but it'd be more enjoyable if I knew what to do, partly why I disliked FF8....

Rebelstar Tactical command is a really cool Tactics game set in the future!

Sword of Mana is a cool action rpg with a cool story

Those are my favorites of the ones I have (apart from the obvious Advance Wars and Fire Emblem games :) )