The Game Boy Advance - Review - Game Sack

[@GameSack]

What is your favorite game on the Game Boy Advance? Why? EXPLAIN TO ME WHY!!!!!!!! Or don't. Up to you.

[@Candle_Calmness]

Warioware Microgames . Too many games plus you can unlock a few

[@BenjiMordino]

Metroid Zero Mission. They actually named Samus after my dog, or the other way around. I can't remember.

[@T4silly]

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django. It requires up to 10 SOLAR POWER!!!

[@Blueflag04]

Nightmare in Dreamland, because its Kirby

[@JoeyJ0J0]

The Mega Man zero games

[@9ElevenGamer]

The GBA library is way bigger than many people realise, I've had one since release and I am still finding new titles.

[@eatmysalt291]

9EG over 1,500 games. Enough to play a different game, everyday, for around 4 years.

[@9ElevenGamer]

I got about 80 hours out of FINAL FANTASY V alone, playing it on the TV via a Retro Freak turns it into a great console to, and the HDMI out is better looking than even the GAME CUBE GBA Player.

[@jamesmylife6578]

Most of them are ports

[@TrevRockOne]

It's just a shame that the gba only really had three years in the sun. As great as it was, it could have been much better with a more standard lifespan.

[@V0YAG3R]

James Playz1 no

[@mx3fto]

The transitions are so well edited. Got to love some sack in the morning

[@Hate_wagon]

Yeah he's getting better and better...

[@TheGauges420]

I love sack all the time.

[@teenagedouchebag3786]

Dannyvw yup especially my sack ;) ballsack

[@Jesse__H]

@Velzek Yeah, he's aleays been a great editor, especially compared to the kind of thing you see on youtube, on average. But that effect is fairly new ... I think he highlights each color or range of colors in the screenshot, then separates them out into layers that way. Regardless, it's a cool effect.

[@DJDuce5984]

Def one of the best game channels on KZbin!

[@aspinia]

3:24 Joe: "I have no friends" Dave: "Ouch"

[@paulbunyangonewild7596]

Where is dave

[@This-country-sucks-4]

What went down?

[@Turai12]

@@This-country-sucks-4 Nothing, it's a running joke.

[@beefyappa]

@@paulbunyangonewild7596 he wasnt able to make time anymore for the channel.

[@rgerber]

The delivery was pretty funny.

[@igortolstov487]

“There are even a lot of cut scenes for you to skip” 🤣

[@juicemofo]

I swear that every GBA game sounds 10x better with headphones, but I might just be crazy.

[@TheMissSerena]

juicemofo probably the loudness of everything around you

[@MrTreesSapling]

It's because the speaker on the GBA is really small, underpowered, and overall bad. Some devs even had the music synthesized 2 different ways in their games. The Metroid GBA games are most notable, the music has toggable standard and headphone models The standard mode makes the audio that the speaker struggles with louder to try and compensate. Headphone mode is the intended volume.

[@mikebigelow561]

They sell a amp and speaker that replace the stock speaker and it sounds 1000% better... so much so you have to put all your games back in just to hear the better toons.. this upgrade with the new screens and backlights are amazing too.. lastly they have a rechargeable battery pack that takes the place of batterys and the rear cover is changed to the pack and look normal.. basicly you can pimp your advanced game boy how ever you choose... goodluck..

[@Wolfdragon92584]

I remember holiday season of 2001. The GBA was SOLD OUT at all stores nearby. Target, Walmart, Best Buy. My mom finally scored one at a nearby Walmart just in time for my 12th birthday. Classic purple, and my first game for it was Gradius Galaxies. I still have the cart. What a lovely system.

[@danhulson8703]

i didn't know i could reload my save in real life Joe i have about 10 years i would like to retry

[@JeremyMorganSyr]

hopefully your save battery didn't loose charge

[@TheSerpentsEye]

Same 😅

[@KMACKTIME]

Wade Hixtons counter punch is a severely underrated game. It’s basically punch out and it plays great on the gba. Plus it has the ability to link with a friend to play each other. Def worth a look

[@zlindauer5315]

thanks!

[@RafidW9]

That Metal Jesus parody holy shit. That was glorious.

[@Blueflag04]

Hidden gems

[@bildo1977]

He's an e-begging POS!

[@DanoLefourbe]

@@bildo1977 Care to elaborate? Never seen anythign that suggests that

[@cesarvargas3994]

@@bildo1977 Never seen him beg for anything. Also asking anyone to support them on Patreon is no different than asking for someone to like and subscribe.

[@Cableguy15]

@@DanoLefourbe He's probably referring to one of three things: There was the incident where he tried to raise a lot of money to bring he and his friends on a cross country tour. I'm a bit iffy on that one myself. Imagine if an author wanted their customers to pay for their book tour, for example. Not just for the author, but their friends too. But even so, it fell through and things continued as normal. More recently, he posted a video about a leak in his basement. In the video itself he didn't ask for anything, but did mention that it could cost him $10,000... or something like that. In a pinned comment, he then left a link to his patreon, in case anyone wanted to help. Once again, this is a contentious subject. I am not against patreon personally; it's peak capitalism. If people are willing to pay to see the videos he makes more often and in higher quality, why not? He's providing entertainment and the people who complain about patreon while watching his videos are being hypocritical. They're essentially demanding free entertainment, which wouldn't be acceptable in any other medium. However, where I personally have a problem is that he tried to use the basement leak as a strategy to get more patrons. Because sure enough, it turned out that basement leak wasn't a $10,000 fix (To his credit, he made a video saying so). While I'm a believer in people paying for things they like, they should be under NO pressure to pay for his own personal problems. He should have kept that entire situation private, and if it came down to it, sold games to make the payment if he needed to. If I could compare it to anything, it would be like guilt-tripping your corporate boss into giving you a raise for things that have nothing to do with work. Of course, said boss would likely say no, but there are a lot of naive people on the internet who probably gave him money. The third thing is more recent and the most contentious. Recently an email surfaced of MetalJesus asking a youtuber called Last Gamer if he could come and film his collection (He has one of the biggest collections in the world). This email was from a couple of years ago when Last gamer's channel was smaller, so MJR offered to put him up on his channel and promote him as well for $3,000. For obvious reasons Last Gamer declined. Metal Jesus claims the email isn't from him. Last Gamer himself didn't leak the email, but did confirm that it was real. This one is tough to call because logically, it would be pretty dumb for MJR to send an email out like that. Then again, there's not a whole lot of reason for Last Gamer to just make this up. For this reason, some are suggesting the email was from someone trolling and impersonating MJR.

[@muhanc.a.9299]

You can see that Joe was specially inspired. Loved this episode.

[@ViralWatchMedia]

this is such an under rated youtube channel, I love these types of youtubers who take me back to the past and show off the coolest stuff about old school gaming, I learned a lot about the older consoles I never knew from this channel. Seriously guys keep it up, I love nerding out with this stuff.

[@nicksrandomreviews]

Always remember that many of the people from Treasure worked on some of the TMNT games, particularly TiT ("did you just say TiT?") Treasure was the Platinum Games of the early 90's and early 2000s. Got a license? Give it to Treasure.

[@FrecklesOpenMic]

How could you skip the cutscenes in Astro boy?? It has an incredible story and is a love letter to Tezuka's work.

[@Metalmassacre07]

no one cares, geek!

[@FrecklesOpenMic]

@@Metalmassacre07 this was very funny thank you

[@WhiteboyUltima]

Not sure what you mean by Advance Wars 2's 'you need to deploy your own forces' - that was part of the core gameplay in the first game too. AW2's main additions were extra CO powers, extra playable COs and maps and things like those missile silos

[@castiel5076]

I thought what he said was wierd too, He probably didn't play long enough.

[@Zeldaschampion]

26:44 I wonder if Metal Jesus saw that skit?

[@HollowRick]

I hope he did XD

[@cptnoremac]

Is that question?

[@HollowRick]

@@cptnoremac Is yours a question?

[@cptnoremac]

@@HollowRick My question? Yes, it's a question. I'm wondering if OP's statement is a question.

[@HollowRick]

@@cptnoremac what constitutes a statement?

[@TouhouGaijin]

That hidden gems thing killed me.

[@retrogameguy1734]

Also Tate Mode was pretty sweet

[@TouhouGaijin]

@@retrogameguy1734 Love TATE mode.

[@mistamontiel00]

TLDW where

[@retrosoul8770]

The outro too haha

[@dreamweaver5803]

That outro made me physically laugh out loud

[@mlaakso]

In my opinion Sword of Mana was one of the best games on GBA. The music was very good in it (and still is), and it was nice that you could play through the different stories with the two main characters. Maybe it's the nostalgia talking, but I still think it as one of my favourite games.

[@DukeDudeston]

There were so many great games on the GBA! I fell in love with Harvest Moon and Mario Golf, spent a lot of hours into those games. Of course Pokemon was the main reason for owning one. But Advance Wars, Golden Sun, Wario Ware, FF Tactics Advance took up a lot of my time.

[@MatSpeedle]

Whilst it wasn't my first handheld, the GBA was the first one I got with my own money. Had many fun hours with Advance wars and THPS2 and being able to play the old gameboy games was a great extra at the time.

[@raniakhairy8937]

What does thps2 stand for?

[@V0YAG3R]

Rania Khairy Tiny Hot Pants & Shorts 2 👌🏻

[@Psilocybin77]

I loved 16bit style strategy games. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms games and Space Marines were my jam back on the SNES. My friend lent me his GBA for a a few days with Advance Wars 2 and he didn't see that thing for 6 months after that lol.

[@svenjansen2134]

@ Rania Khairy: Tony Hawk Pro Skater

[@jkemp6791]

Did you understand Joe’s Right Said Fred reference? If you said yes, you’re old like me. Congrats!

[@NetConsole]

I'm just 24 but I know a lot of old music. I got it.

[@Lord_Vadr]

IMO the most comfy gameboy in hand. And honestly, the translucent color is as cool today as it was then. Though I def used the Advance SP more with its backlit screen. The true beginning of my insomnia issues.

[@NehemYah810]

When the gba came out I was lucky enough to have an uncle that bought us all one 😂 this and the SP were the absolute golden age of handhelds with all the backwards compatability. I really questioned at the time how things could get any better lmao. Now we can play the majority of console games on our phones.

[@billcook4768]

To throw out the game that got the most play on my GBA - Konami Arcade Advance. There are a bunch of these arcade game collections for the GBA worth picking up.

[@Blueflag04]

Ninja Five-0 is an underrated game that not much people knows, glad Joe did talk about it

[@GoldenSirius]

Wrong. It's on every damn GBA list out there.

[@MarcoMazziniYT]

The outline in Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance, as well as the bright colors for Soma in Aria of Sorrow and samus in Metroid Fusion were a trick to make the character more visible on the non-backlit GBA screen.

[@AllieRX]

Greatest dedicated handheld of all time! It's a shame its life was cut short after the DS launched three years later.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

It was supported for a while after tho

[@NeoJ4K3]

*Vita peeks out of bushes*

[@g1nobleteam]

@@JoeyJ0J0 Barely as post 05 like drill dozer was all Nintendo published on it, with third party support being relatively weak ie a lot of THQ license garbage.

[@wasco1989]

Joe the hidden gems part was amazing

[@g40rc378]

Some people pronounce Mare-i-o but does anyone ever pronounce Wear-i-o ?

[@Cole-ek7fh]

it's only mare-i-o in brooklyn.

[@chuckmanson6092]

I do

[@TrevRockOne]

Yes, British people

[@MistaJonz]

Man, Manfred and Chris are two of my favorite video game composers next to Jake Kaufman. I’m constantly jamming out to the Iridion arranged soundtracks and all of Jake’s and Chris’ work! Excellent video as always dude!

[@jkemp6791]

I love that the skit had the same audio quality of an actual GBA.

[@PauldeVries]

Monkey Ball sure seems ambitieus for a GBA title. Despite the bad things I really am impressed with the graphics they squeezed out of it.

[@MarcBarkyMarta]

While Gradius Galaxies being missing didn’t really surprise me (Gradius was more of a Dave series), I’m genuinely surprised that Sega Arcade Gallery wasn’t included, considering how much Joe loves Space Harrier. Also, will ALWAYS recommend Konami Collector Series: Arcade Advanced. Accurate (though not perfect) versions of six great Konami oldies, with multiplayer modes not found in the originals and bonus stuff when the Konami code is used. My favorite compilation, fun for decades!

[@MrThunderwing]

Great to see Ninja Five-O (or Ninja Cop as it was called over here in the UK) getting some love along with the Treasure games. Astro Boy and Gunstar Heroes blew me away when I first tried them, with just how amazing they looked. I was tiny bit disappointed with Guardian Heroes Advanced though (after being a huuuuge fan of the Saturn original).

[@MrThunderwing]

Goddamn, that Iridion 2 music was awesome. Quality!

[@istrasci]

Love those 3D layered transitions. Really cool! Also, FYI, it's pronounced "tah-tay", not "tate".

[@Atlink]

But it's not nearly as fun when he says "tah tay" mode.

[@donskiver]

Some of my favorite games of all time are on GBA. Metroid fusion, finally fantasy 1&2 dawn of souls, final fantasy 4, final fantasy 5, final fantasy 6, Mario and Luigi superstar saga...i especially love the extra bosses and dungeons in the dawn of souls version of final fantasy 1.

[@TheTogoRojo]

This might be the best video on the GBA i've ever seen. You can tell you have a little love for the system and you found some really choice games to highlight. NIce job.

[@skins4thewin]

Golden Sun - The Lost Age actually isn't a sequel but is part 2 of the original game. They actually play like a single game as you can continue your progress from the 1st game with a password to carry everything over. It's best played as a single game on two cartridges.

[@jeremylovesretro]

Wade Hixton’s Counter Punch is a spiritual successor to Punch Out. Anyone who loves the NES game needs to play that one.

[@kingoftherain]

I only recently bought a GBA SP, so this video comes exactly at the right time. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@Alex-mb2cy]

Definitely try Metroid Zero Mission, it's one of my favorite Metroid games and has incredible replay value

[@6Stevo]

Aaaaah! The hidden gems bit! I need to wash my eyes with bleach!! 😵😂

[@vaporwave2345]

I treasured my white GBA back in the day... *But dear lord it needed a backlight.*

[@JW666]

Same here, and yes it did!

[@clercillo]

Should have gotten a worm light or something

[@NintenDub]

@@clercillo that would've made all the difference. 1% atually

[@Boojakascha]

SP is front light though... just a rare sub version is back light!

[@Boojakascha]

@Jayro Jones nope... AGS-101 is very infrequent...

[@AntonioRodriguezSilver]

I really LOVE Astro Boy on the GBA and I'm glad you gave it the respect it deserves!

[@alexandertruong3135]

Golden Sun 2 doesn't get you in the fray sooner just because... it's part 2. Right off the end of 1. They're basically two discs of one game.

[@MindReader_PEI]

3:22 Friendship ended with Dave Now no one is my best friend

[@GoodMomo]

So glad I'm not the only one that absolutely hated the twitching in Golden Sun, some scenes were so slow because the camera had to pan to a character just so that they could twich, and then pan back to whoever was talking. It was mind numbing.

[@T4silly]

Probably my favorite system ever with my favorite set of games ever. Boktai 1 and 2!

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Boktai is underrated

[@lucasredmond7237]

Dragon ball z Legacy of Goku II and dragon ball z buus fury. Both are in my opinion the very best dragon ball games ever made since they let you play the entire series plot for plot and all on the GAMEBOY ADVANCE? It’s crazy and very very fun plus nostalgic

[@Drizake89]

I miss Dave 😭😭😭😢

[@TheVideofiend]

Thanks for keeping this channel going Joe 👍

[@ravelinoadityaa.k.amasamun7721]

30:01 My Reaction To A Game Who Stuck In Arcade Screen Mode In My TV

[@dudinacas]

My first console was the GBA SP, the only game I had for it was a pirate cart of Pokemon ShinyGold. I loved that thing though.

[@ravagingwolverine]

I was similarly excited about the GBA when it came out. I was already a big fan of the Neo Geo Pocket before that, but the GBA really was a great step forward bringing the 16-bit-style games to a handheld. I was also at a stage where I wasn't loving where 3D games were heading on consoles. And the GBA may be the system for which I acquired the highest-quality personal game library when it was current compared to other systems. I was smart enough to buy Ninja Five-O when it was new after reading a glowing review of it and had a great deal of other games covered here. Metal Slug was one of them. I agree that it's a bit odd. My least favorite thing about it is the enemy respawning. I get that the GBA wasn't quite up to doing a Neo Geo-style Metal Slug, partly because of the screen resolution. It was a nice attempt to give it the arcade feel, but with some concessions similar to the Neo Geo Pocket versions. Metal Slug Advance really nailed the boss fights, I thought. I really enjoyed those. I'm also a big fan of the Mega Man Zero games. I only had the first one back in the day, but I eventually played the rest of them on the DS. I thought those were well done. Good to see you cover this one. It was another enjoyable episode.

[@DLWormwood]

WarioWare Twisted deserved more praise than it got here; I personally consider it the best of the pre-Gold WW games. The motion controls only track one rotational axis, making it much more approachable than Smooth Moves. (It also allowed it to work well with both the original and SP device form factors.) It also has game rounds that ignore it, just using the button by itself.

[@letrickyboy6552]

Advance wars and Wario ware we're two of my favourite!

[@dersandy]

I Think the sound design in Metroid Fusion is exceptionally well done!

[@RetroJaro]

12:22 I believe the only reason this game exists in the US is because of the CG movie that came out around the same time.. but instead of making a movie tie in, treasure did their own thing. Huge props. It's not a movie tie in by any means.. and yet it is.

[@coreylineberry8557]

What a Coinkidink, I was just watching old Sacks! Time to relive my first handheld!

[@D3KaB1u3]

Strange timing, Ninja Five-O was actually featured on a Recent video made by Spanish KZbinr David from Creativo en Japon that focused on the GBA via one of his Guests: Jarm who explained this insteresting Hidden Gem, it was released in Europe under the name: Ninja Cop

[@GamingPenis]

it's widely known as a hidden gem for quite some time

[@bawitback]

Would also recommend: Pocky & Rocky with Becky, Motocross Maniacs Advance, Konami Krazy Racers, Blender Bros, Double Dragon Advance, Sonic Battle, Kururin Paradise, Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge, Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX, Mega Man & Bass.

[@WorKoHolik84]

Usually didn't leave comments but this one deserves a like and this comment I think:). Love that, you have put so many information show similarly game's whish I owned. Love that episode cuz my first portable system was a Gameboy Advance in green:) Sorry 4 my bad English and greeting from Germany.

[@Ramjet164]

I feel that astroboy was understated in this video. As a huge gunstar heroes/guardian heroes fan I bought both on gba and thoroughly enjoyed them yet I found omega factor the much better game. I had heard of the character but never seen or owned any astroboy stuff before and yet it it eclipsed sequels to two of my most favourite games ever. Play Astroboy, it’s fucking awesome.

[@common_c3nts]

I loved the GBA, but the no back light screen sucked. I bought a blank cartridge and cartridge copier off lik sang in like 2002. Even was able to play NES games on it.

[@Anguawolf007]

"Lots of cut scenes for you to skip!" LOL! Perfectly stated.

[@Pesthauch666]

The two *Fire Pro Wrestling* games for the GBA were not only outstanding, these also were the few games of the series (apart from Fire Pro Wrestling Returns for PS2 and the most recent one for PS4 and PC) that were released in the west. The GBA Fire Pro games were only held back by the lack of buttons on the GBA, which resulted in shorter move lists per wrester and as well the many changes they had to make for western releases, ie. the many costume changes for the already fictionalised wrestlers (that also could renamed to their real-life counterparts) or the change of the octagon ring, because WWE and UFC where whining, but also the removal of the Manage the Ring mode in favour of more edit wrestler slots. But especially the first Fire Pro Wrestling game for GBA was surprisingly deep even compared to the games on the "big" consoles up to this day, since you actually had to work your matches to progress in the game. And not only did you have to work you matches, you had to adept to the individual styles of the included federations or the preference of the audience to get high enough ratings to progress. And you didn't even have to win most matches, most of the time only the ratings counted. Which meant for several of the audiences (mostly of the japanese leagues) that preferred a more balanced match you intentionally had to take quite a beating, so the match wasn't too one-sided. Only the Shoot Fighting/MMA path (yes, the game also featured this) consisted of straight forward beating the opponent as quickly a possible. Or the "Showman style" (as it was called in-game) of the western leagues where you had to hit all your trademark moves and the finisher (and signal them with a taunt before execution) to gain high ratings. Too bad that this way of unlocking stuff was available for the first GBA Fire Pro Game only.

[@8bvg300]

Astro Boy is amazing. You to play through twice to see all the hidden characters and get the full story. Gets bloody hard at the end

[@lonesock]

Totally agree, and I feel like it was a bit short-changed in the video. The gameplay was so balanced, with mechanics like timing your dashes right, and the risk-reward of building up your super through hit-combos. Because of the gameplay, it's still very replayable today.

[@tantfarbrorn]

Astro Boy the Omega Factor is soooo underrated. My favourite game on the GBA.

[@s.i2898]

Jesper Karlsson heard good things!!!!!!

[@DyingIsFunny]

Joe is so good at setting up his camera that you can actually see the screen on the original gba, something that's normally too dark to see in normal lighting

[@skins4thewin]

Joe, I assume you never beat the first Golden Sun, as it literally just ends, out of absolutely nowhere. Kind of like a multi disc game. And it plays just like it, basically expecting you to pop in the sequel game as if it were a 2nd disc. You can even transfer your data over from the first game to continue the 2nd game as if it was one big single adventure. That's probably why it felt like the 2nd game got right into the "meat", as it was essentially just picking up where the 1st one left off. I mean I GUESS you can just start with the 2nd game without having to beat the 1st one, but I wouldn't recommend it if you want the full experience.

[@MizfitZer0]

The Sonic Advance games with Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 on GameCube are such an amazing combo. The Chao have kept me coming back for years

[@krmdagger1126]

Ah yes the snes in your pocket

[@retrogamerbum2535]

More comparable to the 3DO.

[@V0YAG3R]

Krm Dagger Nah, I'm just happy to see you... to see your mom! 👌🏻

[@xXm33masterBadXx]

Those transitions are insanely well edited

[@susanfit47]

The Game Boy Advance library is somewhat definitely way bigger than many people realise, I've had mine for almost 21 years and I am still finding titles from 2001 to 2008. It was my third handheld. The games come in small cartridges. Official part of this Game Boy family line, it's backwards compatible with Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges.

[@jkemp6791]

I’m a model, you know what I mean. And I do my little dance on the catwalk.

[@Hellwyck]

turn. He does his little turn on the catwalk.

[@jkemp6791]

Hellwyck - Crap, you’re right. It’s been a minute since I heard it. Lol

[@E.Frey2002]

Lots of cool recommendations! I only had a GBC so I missed out. You should consider making a DS/DSi review, I'd love to see that.

[@ganggreen1983]

My favourite part of the video is when you said you don’t like Pokémon. 🙂

[@beastvicious8672]

@maltese 84 Not true. People born in the 80's hates it.

[@Epd3mik]

Warioland 4. One of The best games ever on the Gameboy Advance!

[@reagandow850]

You make me so happy Joe-San! ;) Every two weeks at least. Lol

[@CommodoreFan64]

this is one of my favorite systems ever, I just wish the original design had an official frontlit/backlit model, as I found the GBA SP too cramped for my liking.

[@ShinobiNeon]

I can't believe Joe actually got a Greendog shirt. I'm pretty sure he's responsible for making that game as famous as it is.

[@Monsterism]

How did you do the transitions, looks amaze balls.

[@leeellison9803]

sorry for the off topic thing but wow a plug profile pic - you a Beano fan?

[@stephenchase7711]

My favorite GBA game is NES Classics: Super Mario Bros., because it is a throwback!! The system sold 81,510,000 copies worldwide x $69.94 = $5,700,809,400.00 or £742,587,432,444.00 (in South Sudan)!!

[@koopakape]

Hearing you say "Yuzo Koshiro" without seeing the picture of him popping up is so weird. It just ain't right, man.

[@zudemaster]

Never had a GameBoy or any handheld portable unit for that matter - Until now. I ordered a Gameboy Advance off Ebay this morning with 7 games for $35 - oh and $5 shipping. Can't beat that, they are practically giving them away.

[@DrGamelove]

I’m with you on the Sonic thing. It was incredibly impressive when it first came out and I don’t hate them by any means, but I don’t love them either. I assume your list is exclusives because there are a ton of great ports on the GBA like Contra 3, Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Final Fantasy 6. I don’t know if Shining Soul 2 is an exclusive but it’s a good little action RPG from Sega. Mario Pinball and Golf are pretty good. Mega Man Zero series. Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories... honestly such a great system.

[@DrGamelove]

arbereshe it’s one of those games I’ve never beaten but then always start a new game when I come back to it. One day! Did you play the first one? If so, is it good too?

[@MaidenHell1977]

Astro Boy was actually pretty popular in Canada in the early to mid 80s and many gamers who grew up watching his adventures look back with a lot of nostalgia.

[@Psilocybin77]

Astroboy had a syndicated cartoon where I lived in Canada when I was young. I believe I used to watch it in the early morning and at lunch, so it was a huge part of my childhood cultural agenda lol. At the time the show was unlike anything else available and I adored it. I would love to play that Astroboy game even after all these years.

[@rhtr.]

I sold my GBA (same coloyr as yours on video)15 years ago, but I always knew I'd buy again. I bought a modified GBA with an IPS screen last week and it's amazing 😀 Very well edited video, great job.

[@lunsj]

My thought process watching this video: GS: I'm just not a big Pokemon fan. Me: FINALLY! Someone else who doesn't like Pokemon! :D GS: I've just never cared for Sonic. Me: Worst person ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

I like Sonic way more than Pokemon. I really only played Gen 1 & 2.

[@Gantann]

About Treasure never making sequels, the company's president has dispelled this being a policy before, they've simply never said that's how they work. However, they don't believe in simply making sequels just to capitalize on the first game's success and want to either improve them or do something new. It's debatable how that adds up with Advance Guardian Heroes and Gunstar Super Heroes, but it made perfect sense for Sin and Punishment 2 adopting the Wii's pointer controls for aiming.

[@jaypakavelya]

final fantasy tactics advance is my all time favorite, put 200 hrs on that game and I rarely do that

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

The best Game Boy Advance model of all time is the GBA SP (Especially the AGS-101 backlit model. The frontlit GBA SPs suck!). The worst GBA models are the original GBA, the frontlit GBA SP (AGS-001) and the Game Boy Micro.

[@AlyxxTheRat]

I never had a GBA originally (got a GBA SP recently though), but I did buy a DS that I had a few GBA games for. A couple GBA games worth mentioning are Doom and Doom 2.

[@svenjansen2134]

Doom runs on toasters and vacuum cleaners.

[@utikt]

Nintendo will always be the king of handhelds

[@RockEsper]

Can't believe you wrote off my favorite WarioWare game like that! Twisted is amazing!

[@RobotacularRoBob]

Totally agree. It's one of the best games on the GBA and he shits on it because of motion controls? That ain't right to gloss over a game because it actually innovates beyond 6 buttons. Also, both GBA Warioware games have tons of replay value.

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

He DOES know it's pronounced "tah-tay," right? Of course he does. He's just taking the piss, I'm sure.

[@MetalJody1990]

The GBA was an amazing system at the time and is still great to this day. Its library is so rich that covering every good game in a single video is seemingly impossible. I don't have a GBA anymore. Been a long time since I owned one, but that's okay, because emulation has come a really long way. I can play just about every GBA game that appeals to me on a hacked PS Vita and RetroArch. So, I can't say that I miss having a real GBA at all. Anyway, I enjoyed the vid. Got a see a few games I never knew about. :)

[@manuelarturog]

My favorite portable system ever, it was a JRPG monster and I love it for it

[@bruceg22000]

The ONLY reason game collectors would care about time travel is that they could go back in time and scoop up all the rare titles like Ninja Five-O brand new from the clearance bins.

[@NYCJoeBlack]

Bruce - So happy I picked up Ninja Five-O for the GBA and Shantae and CT Special Forces, for the GBC despite little to no information about these games prior to their release.