153ff0 No.15449169
GBA thread.
Looking for some hidden gems for the platform, something that isn't Castlevania, Megaman or Super Robot Wars or any other well-known shit that all of us have played.
Preferably action games, but platformers are fine too.
2efac6 No.15449195
>Looking for some hidden gems for the platform
Tell me more
Only one coming to mind right now would be Gunstar Super Heroes and those Hamtaro games
153ff0 No.15449198
>>15449195
I can't say I recognize this meme.
3ed335 No.15449200
>>15449195
What autism is this?
e3d6f2 No.15449207
>>15449169
>Preferably action games, but platformers are fine too.
Drill Dozer?
5a1694 No.15449210
>>15449169
LoZ: The Minish Cap
153ff0 No.15449227
>>15449207
I'd rather not play as a little girl.
>>15449210
Yeah real fucking hidden.
92f21e No.15449228
it's a bit unfortunate you want action games; there's little in the way of good shit outside the norm
Drill Dozer (a non-pokemon game from GameFreak)
Astro Boy: Omega Factor (from Treasure. The only good Astro Boy game. When you beat it, sit through the credits and reflect on your actions)
Sigma Star Saga (action-adventure and sidescrolling shmup. Multiple endings including ones locked behind beating it at least once)
Mario vs Donkey Kong (play DK'94 for GB too; MvsDK is its sequel (okay, DK'94's ending leads directly into DKjr, but still))
Sonic Battle (sanic beat'emup with a decent story)
Moving outside of action:
Fire Emblem: The Sealed Sword/Sword of Seals/whatever has a translation patch so if you like the GBA FE games, give this one a go
I trust you've played Mother 3?
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak
there are plenty of Pokemon romhacks. Try one
e3d6f2 No.15449239
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
How about Payback, a top down GTA like game with 3D graphics?
>>15449227
>I'd rather not play as a little girl.
But's it's a little girl driving a robot drill vehicle because she works for a gang of thieves.
c11d11 No.15449241
>>15449227
What are you gay?
ee8d42 No.15449262
>>15449198
You made the mistake of saying the phrase.
>>15449200
Shutting down potential scalper brainstorming, I'd imagine. From what I know the faggot makes videos on games and the prices shoot up a bunch afterward, and he tells subscribers what he's planning to "market" so they can pick them up before prices go sky high.
>>15449169
Ninja Five-0?
392594 No.15449306
Metal Slug, Contra, Advance Guardian heroes, Shaman King, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan Adventures
153ff0 No.15449323
>>15449262
>Ninja Five-0?
Now this looks interesting.
736aa5 No.15449341
Gunstar Super Heroes
Advance Guardian Heroes
Astro Boy Omega Factor
Ninja Five-O
Swordcraft Saga series
Lady Sia
Dragon Ball Advance Adventure (best Dragon Ball game ever made IMO)
F-Zero GP Legends
Tactics Ogre
The GBA is up there as one of the best systems of all time. It's probably the high point of 2D gaming, coming as it did at the very end of when 2D was "acceptable". Now it's a fucking niche but we all know it's superior
d31983 No.15449368
Riviera: The Promised Land is a neat RPG with an interesting battle system. The PSP port has higher res CGs (pics related) but they butchered the sprites with >filters
Yggdrasil Union is an SRPG from the same devs but the PSP version is better in every way.
I haven't played them but the Klonoa GBA games are supposed to be pretty good puzzle platformers.
Rhythm Tengoku is a must play rhythm game. I think there's an english patch but it isn't necessary
I don't remember much but I think the Summon Night games were RPGs with a neat action battle system.
>>15449228
What are considered to be the best Dragon Quest Monsters games? I remember seeing the GBC ones in ads as a kid and wanting to play them.
>>15449195
This has to be a cuck/vr/ meme. I don't doubt this guy is a faggot but you have to go back.
ee8d42 No.15449396
>>15449368
>This has to be a cuck/vr/ meme.
I've been seeing it posted around here for quite a while now. No clue if it's crossposting, but anytime the phrase is invoked, someone posts that ugly fucker. Also outright eceleb threads asking for people's favorite episodes every so often, which I figure are simply bait threads.
>>15449341
The DS still had a good amount of solid 2D games on it, but it could also do 3D to a better degree than the GBA as well. It was a balanced system at least, same with the PSP, whereas with the 3DS and Vita the push was on how handhelds could handle 3D much better than even the prior iterations.
ee8d42 No.15449400
>>15449368
Might also mention that the PS1 remakes of DQM1 and 2 apparently still have their patch being worked on, even if Aerie hasn't had an official update in a year or more.
Sage for not GBA.
e03fbe No.15449413
I find driving around in Driver 2 really comfy. Plus the autism of carrying around the bread and butter of my childhood; Wolfenstein 3d and Doom
Also the ports of Super Mario 3 and World are great.
>>15449341
>Dragon Ball Advance Adventure
You are a nigger, my nigger
fcb6be No.15449619
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>>15449169
Castlevania, Megaman & Super Robot Wars
3c73ae No.15449648
the robotech shmup wasn't bad, it was a bit too easy though
i spent more time with the f-zero game than anything else on the gba by far
35bcbc No.15449930
Play Astro Boy: Omega Factor if you haven't already. Easily one of the best games of that gen.
328470 No.15451221
I'd recommend Shining Soul 2.
The first one was barebones as fuck, but the second really feels like a Diablo-lite in the Shining universe, with eight classes and a handful of skills for each one. Avoid Warrior's Counter and Brawler's Evade though, they are bugged and actually don't work.
20810a No.15451257
The Summon Night Swordcraft Story games are fantastic.
5f4845 No.15451267
>>15449195
I fucking HATE this faggot with a bloody passion.
91a42d No.15451328
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
A legitimately fun card battle action game with the typical insane Kingdom hearts story.
5f8ae0 No.15451404
>>15451267
>trying to get a Neo Geo Pocket Color that isn't missing the battery cover, and doesn't have a sun-fried screen
>keep getting outbid even when sniping, because people set their max bid to insane amounts
>HIDDERN GERMSSD!!!!
>price fucking triples overnight
Guess I'll never play my one NGPC cartridge.
dbdda5 No.15451652
>>15449227
>I'd rather not play as a little girl.
dubs
3016fd No.15451670
>>15449169
Drill Dozer
Boktai Series
Car Battler Joe
Summon Night series
Super Dodgeball Advance
Zone of the Enders - The Fist of Mars
Mr Driller
b103d1 No.15451730
>>15449169
Play "Ninja Five-O" (also known as "Ninja Cop"). It's like a mix of Umihara Kawase and Shadow Dancer, very fun, precise and difficult.
21b511 No.15451805
>>15449195
I fucking love metaljesusrocks even if he does make shit content.
21b511 No.15451815
Also extra bump for nice old-school thread. I recommend Wario Land 4, seems to be overlooked but is pretty fun
e8f619 No.15451957
fuck off neckbeard. don't taint pure things. you are evil and dont deserve to play it.
>>15451257
beed9b No.15451966
dcf4ca No.15452050
>>15449169
The Punch Out clone where you cunt punch a woman.
>>15449241
>Waifufag trying way too hard.
You sure taught him a lesson or two.
9f9f21 No.15452087
Phalanx had a really good GBA port that plays somewhat uniquely from the other versions.
bb2638 No.15452496
>>15449169
The second and third LotR games (especially RotK) are awesome Diablo clones.
a746dd No.15452521
How did the Mario meme go again? I like Nintendo, I just think it's funny.
b103d1 No.15452566
>>15452496
Having beaten the Two Towers game back in the day I have to say it's a pretty good Diablo clone for a handheld. It would have been great if they gave a shot on that formula on a more powerful console (or PC)
048efd No.15452649
My favorite games on GBA :
platform : Lady Sia, Kirby, Action Man Robo Atak, Crash Bandicoot the huge adventure, Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure. There was a Metal Slug type of game starring Lilo & Stitch which as I remember was quite good too. (no kidding)
Beat'em up: Jackie Chan Adventures and Shrek-Hassle at the Castle.
Races : Konami Krazy Racers, Demon Driver. I also have good memories of Nicktoon Racing.
RPG : Bomberman Tournament (yes, it was a RPG and it was really good) , Hamtaro Ham-Ham Heartbreak (only if you liked the show). My brother liked the Harry Potter RPGs on it, I prefered the GBC versions.
There was a stupid weird little known game we always had fun when playing two players : Elf Bowling .
cd03e3 No.15453074
I'm always going to champion Super Robot Wars J, it's one of the best ones to start with in English, with its high quality of translation and several series that westerners would know about like G Gundam. It also includes this fine chap, and this fine lady, and they are both options in the game you can choose from, with each pairing even having a special attack by the end.
cd03e3 No.15453083
>>15453074
For got my pics like a retard. Play the game, you can download it for free super easy, even after the rom crackdown.
ee8d42 No.15453084
>>15453074
>It also includes this fine chap, and this fine lady, and they are both options in the game you can choose from, with each pairing even having a special attack by the end.
So, no one?
cd03e3 No.15453092
>>15452521
The Bing Bing Wahoo! thing? I'm not aware of any others lately. But your mention of Mario made me remember that Mario Tennis had a whole RPG story mode. It was pretty good.
d0ce35 No.15453265
>>15449228
Sonic Battle is not worth the time iirc. I played it on release and found that it quickly degradated into a repititious game of rock paper scissors with the AI. Fun for an hour or two but I don't think longetivity is really there. That being said I haven't played it in 10+ years so I may be mistaken but my memories of that game are not good.
dc91a2 No.15453604
>>15453092
>Mario Tennis RPG
Interasting, that's one I entirely ignored. Here, have a X-COM without base management.
dc91a2 No.15453608
>>15453604
>image didn't post
fug
cd03e3 No.15455352
>>15453608
Looks neato, I'm always down for some unseen GBA shit
cd03e3 No.15455358
>>15455352
>>15453608
For real, looks good. I've been mourning XCOM 2 not having a portable skew.
b336b2 No.15455916
>>15449198
Then you need to fucking leave. You were supposed to lurk for two years, faggot.
cd03e3 No.15457052
>>15455916
Anyone know any good English Gundam strategy games? I've always wanted to try gihrens greed but I ain't even gonna try that shit in runes. I'll go back to SRW AP in the meantime.
266277 No.15457180
>>15449195
>not Highlighting Your Faggot Post To Read It Advanced
f82dd0 No.15458269
>>15449368
>Riviera: The Promised Land
The game has a shitty fucking action point system that locked me out of continuing the game because I was somehow one point off from opening a damn door with no way to get that missing point in sight.
274ec1 No.15458535
I wouldn't say it's a really great classic, but the concept of using solar energy to play the game is pretty unique. I assume the only big issue is the thing inside for that to stop working.
>>15449195
When is this going to stop? How many times are they going to make it fucking skyrocket in price beyond affordability? I just want retro games to be fucking cheap, the market has to crash for it at some point.
dbdda5 No.15458539
>>15458535
mGBA, which you should be using for everything GBA emulation related except linking to Dolphin, has a solar senor level option built in. No need for hacks.
274ec1 No.15458547
>>15458539
Ah, I usually assumed VBA was the best option for GBA emulation. Is there something that mGBA has over VBA except for the solar sensor?
dbdda5 No.15458629
>>15458547
>VBA
>not even VBAM
VBA is stupidly outdated and hasn't been updated in almost decade and a half (2004). The DS wasn't even out in Japan when it stopped updated and 3 years of GBA titles were released after that. It doesn't detect save types correctly and flat out can't run a lot latter games because of this (late lifespan titles deliberately used this failure as anti-piracy.*). Even VBAM can't do this, it just brute forces past it with a list of problem titles and their correct save types. VBAM is only worth using for linking to Dolphin.
*There are actually a few pieces of Wii shovelware that deliberately exploited Dolphin problems. The difference is these problems were extremely minor quirks that don't break anything else.
9a610c No.15458686
9653e8 No.15458716
>>15449413
Is there any way to play the port of SMB3 with all the extra card reader levels? Were there extra levels like that for SMW also?
ee8d42 No.15458873
>>15458547
Should also let you play Boktai 3, since you'd need to emulate it to play with the translation anyhow. Though, I think I heard that the translation quality was still sketchy.
>>15458535
>I just want retro games to be fucking cheap, the market has to crash for it at some point.
I lurk like a croc and some local places and every so often come away with stuff that's of interest that was heavily underpriced. Though, it works both ways there, and sometimes I'll see things going for a lot more than anywhere else at the same time. But the point is that patience, perseverance, and no small bit of luck help me out (I suppose it's also heavily subject to the environment you live in as well). And for what I can't find at a cheap price, or find at all, there's always downloading and using emulators or loaders.
Faggot e-celebs with large viewerbases (who have too much money to drop and not enough common sense or patience) and a subscription perk of telling people in advance the next game they're going to shill does not help matters for anyone but resellers.
7a38c1 No.15458890
29a66a No.15458902
>>15458535
Just buy a flashcart, and you'll never have to deal with bullshit scalpers again.
eace07 No.15459019
>>15458902
This. Get an Everdrive. I wasted money and time trying to hunt down GBA carts (even got duped by some fakes) and got frustrated enough to quit. Now I have fucking everything and can put that shit in my GCN GBA player or my SP (They also make replacement batteries with 700mAh capacity for your SP, since an SP battery lasts like, four hundred or less charge cycles and if you have one it is probably old as fuck). There are cheaper carts than the everdrive, but I decided it was a "buy once, cry once" deal. I was gonna spend many many more shekels than that on the actual carts, figured I might as well go big on the flashcart and get the best possible one.
99832b No.15459061
>>15449210
zelda is actually a boy
99832b No.15459062
8ecf7c No.15459128
>>15459019
>>15458902
alternatively just grab a GBA virtual machine injector and play any gba game rom you have on your 3ds
b336b2 No.15459177
>>15459128
>B and A in shitty locations
>Start and Select in worse locations
>Screen isn't a perfect integer scale, but too big for decent margins
Nah. GBA resolution on the DS is tolerable, on the 3DS it's not.
989b09 No.15459179
>>15449195
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Ham-Ham Heartbreak is fucking excellent, can confirm. Ham-Ham Rainbow-whatevers, I'm not liking so much.
29a66a No.15461119
Do you guys know any good GB/GBC/GBA homebrew?
89295a No.15461418
>>15459179
Name of the game in your pic?
f1300f No.15461692
cd03e3 No.15462041
>>15461119
Get this sorcery out of here, wizard.
6aaf2a No.15462310
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams. This game is so excellent it makes me legitimately sad that I had that poorfag phase in which I had to sell off all my Nintendo stuff (Because for some reason only cartridge games retain their value over time)
29a66a No.15462556
>>15461418
It's in the file name.
>>15462041
It's an amazingly well done port of simcity for the GBC.
6197ea No.15462720
>>15458902
Everdrive was the best investment I've ever made. Flash carts in general are fantastic, let the hipster faggots fight over carts with dead memory batteries.
29a66a No.15462739
>>15462720
Yeah, i'm pretty happy as well not to deal with over priced games by some used care sales of video games whos only excuse is "oh, it's uh, very rare". Especially for consoles that can't be emulated like the n64. I'm also thankful that they're so available so i don't have to hunt down risky asian flash carts.
29a66a No.15462755
>>15462720
I remember i was at a yard sale and i asked this person how much something costed (because no price tag) and he said "wait, let me check ebay".
0910f5 No.15462774
>>15459177
I think you can hold the select key while you're starting a game up to stop the video from scaling, but yeah, if you have the taste and good sense to not just run the games on your computer, you're definitely going to want something better.
ee8d42 No.15462792
>>15462310
>Because for some reason only cartridge games retain their value over time
I don't know. While some cart based systems certainly have their scalper scenes, like the SNES, there's plenty of disc based games that have gone up a lot too. Even looking at Nintendo the Gamecube is like SNES 2.0 these days in terms of aftermarket, albeit with a smaller amount of worthwhile games.
>>15462755
Similar happened with me a while back, albeit about a PS2 game. They'd had it marked as $30, because that was the going ebay price, and when questioned on why they were asking that much at a yard sale, they said they couldn't find a buyer for it on ebay previously. Makes you wonder, if it didn't sell for that much within a wider net, so to speak, why did they think it would go for that much just amongst locals as a yard sale? game wasn't even a popular or well known one either. Talked them down to $20 because they wanted it gone. Game's reached $70 or so since then.
>>15461119
Probably doesn't count as homebrew, but there's a trio of finished games (Anguna, Broken Circle, World Reborn) that were ultimately never published, but still saw their ROMs freely uploaded by their creators. Can't speak of if they're good though; I haven't played them, and I rarely ever see them brought up.
76381b No.15462806
>>15459019
I don't like how the everdrive sticks out, that's why I got an EZ-Flash.
Everything has been working wonderfully with it.
I might even mod the battery holders to stick a pair of SP batteries there.
734b3d No.15462831
>>15459019
>700mAh capacity
with some pretty simple modifications you can get some modern phone batteries into your SP. largest capacity one I've seen with my own eyes was 2200mAh but I've heard/read stories of 2700mAh batteries in there
a60d7a No.15462836
>>15451328
I want to give Namine headpats!
835bc0 No.15462898
Consoleniggers: Will they ever learn?
eace07 No.15462899
>>15462806
I don't mind it but it's a common criticism. Not sitting flush with the hardware hasn't bothered me in my pocket or my GCN GBA player, but to me there is the nagging worry that the SP itself will serve as a fulcrum upon which the case will break should I land from a fall in just the wrong way. It is sturdy as hell though. I hear EZ-Flash is pretty good. What is it, the EZ-Flash IV?
>>15462831
Oh yeah, you cut the little plastic tabs off the batteries or something, yeah? Or maybe that was with the DS battery? Maybe a DS battery is what I ordered (since it fits). For some reason I am paranoid about having batteries that big (capacity wise) in a device not made for them, but now that I type that it looks pretty retarded. I worried about stability, but considering I walk around with a cell phone right next to my dick all day, if I was really worried about Li-ion shit I probably wouldn't do that. Might upgrade to that when my 700 dies. My default battery is still kicking so I haven't even installed the other one. I've seen batteries that big on eBay but they all seemed like Chinese lies–which isn't to say I didn't buy one sourced from there, but I did a lot of reading up on shit before I did. I've forgotten it all now. With the amount of capacity you're talking about it seems like it could run for days.
aa7722 No.15462904
>>15449227
>I'd rather not play as a little girl.
734b3d No.15462908
>>15462899
i actually ordered a 2700mAh battery and as far as I understand, since the voltage lines up it's completely safe to use in the SP. if the measurements line up I'll need to cut out the little side-tab in the battery compartment itself and shave the plastic nubs off the battery itself, but in theory it seems pretty simple. the battery is most definitely on the slow boat from china though so i have no idea when it'll arrive; i'll post when it does and let whatever gba thread is up at that time know if my game boy turned into a tesla coil or if it worked. seems pretty simple and easy though
8208cd No.15462999
are games that were inspired by (to the point of ripping off) metroid ok?
dde5d8 No.15463166
One of my favourite games for the GBA that never gets mentioned is Kuru Kuru Kururin. It's an odd platformer that's very unique, don't be put off by the childish presentation as the later levels are incredibly hard.
>>15462899
When it comes to DS batteries this is the way to go. Cheap huge capacity 18650 batteries and you can print it along side a handle to fit your own hand.
https://hackaday.io/project/38525-18650-battery-adapter-for-nintendo-ds-lite
If it weren't for the tiny dpad the DS lite would be perfect for playing GBA games. Going from an SP to a super bright screen makes a world of difference and you get a headphone jack. Another good mod is to take off the proprietary charging port on the back and switch it with a more conventional USB micro or mini port. That way you can use any USB charger/battery pack and wire you want.
d31e69 No.15463590
>>15459179
Try the GBC one too. Heartbreak is a direct sequel to it and is nearly as fun to play.
cd03e3 No.15464772
>>15462999
I thought that game was fun
78a17f No.15464847
>>15462999
I hated the timed sections.
0e4313 No.15464861
A near perfect port of SimTower
>>15462999
What's the difference between that and the DS version?
29a66a No.15465876
>>15464861
It looks really nice on the GBA SP.
d31983 No.15466065
>>15459179
>>15461418
>>15462049
>search game
>click hcg101
>this is what the website looks like now
>author shoehorned in a depression quest namedrop in the second paragraph
HCG101 was always shit but jesus fucking christ.
8208cd No.15466818
>>15464861
they are basically identical, only real difference is that on ds you don't have to pause to check the map/your upgrades since they are on the lower screen.
0f6e65 No.15466901
Daredevil, Bruce-lee, Turok:evolution, Sonic:Battle, Max Payne, Spiderman, The Spyro games, Spyhunter, Crazy Taxi, Tekken advance, Minish Cap. I could go on
9b2414 No.15473036
>>15449169
If you like FPSes, Sever and Ecks might be up your alley. But a true hidden gem on the GBA is Tactics Ogre: Knights of Lodis, but that's not an action game or Platformer. The only one of those that fits the criteria you set is Drill Dozer off the top of my head
e93414 No.15474168
>>15466065
Take any review you see on that with a MASSIVE grin of salt if you absolutely have to get info from that site and just flat out ignore the ones made after about 2013-2014. I've heard rumors that these faggots don't even play the games they review to completion and just look up info on it in Wikipedia and GameFAQs. That's believable since they are the type of people who probably don't like video games in the first place.
000000 No.15474903
>>15449169
Reeks of (((scalper))) trying to get his hands on copies to inflate their prices.