GBA Games Nobody Talks About #2

The GBA is one of the greatest handheld consoles of all time, with a ton of incredible overlooked games! Join me as I list and discuss ten games for the GBA nobody talks about. Many lesser known and under appreciated games released for the handheld console, so let me know your most obscure unknown and forgotten Nintendo Gameboy Advance games down below!
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[@the_gmer1955]

In my opinion the GBA is the best handheld of all time.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Same here, such a great console!

[@PikaLink91]

I agree

[@gabochip4703]

I think the same

[@sunekoo]

Without a doubt. I got a replacement IPS screen in mine and still play it every day on the commute to work

[@wavefile1674]

Yes it is. Followed by ds, then ps vita.

[@jamesviktorovich]

Super Dodgeball Advance was one of my favorite games for this system. It was also one of my favorites for the NES.

[@UseTheSupeRsonic]

Dude, that game was an ADDICTION. I remember a friend letting me borrow it, must've been about 16, and I straight up told him "youre not getting this back man!"

[@Alquirot_94]

YEEES! Thanks for giving Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai a spot in the video! For me, it's one of the most underrated RPGs of the GBA, I've been having a BLAST playing it, and it's truly a shame games of this quality never came to the west... You should maybe consider making a video for japanese exclusive gba games (or well, it'll be cool to see a video of this kind for any console as well), because SERIOUSLY, there's a lot of great quality games we never got to play due to market and language barriers...

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Sounds like a good idea for the JAP GBA video, will get it in the works!

[@Alquirot_94]

​@@thatvideogamesshow Just in case you needed some games for the video, I can recommend you to check out: Slime Morimori Dragon Quest: Shōgeki no Shippo Dan Bomberman Jetters - Densetsu no Bomberman Custom Robo GX Duel Masters 3 Hagane no Renkinjutsushi - Meisou no Rondo & Omoide no Sonata Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny Magical Houshin Super Robot Taisen J (I think this one would fit better in a Graphically Impressive video, since it's probably one of the best looking GBA games ever made) Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 & 3 Zoids Saga - Fuzors Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 3 (Stone of Beginnings) Boktai 3 (Sabata's Counterattack) Kururin Paradise DigiCommunication 2 To be honest, I don't remember if any of these games have already appeared in a previous GBA video you've made, but this is all the "high quality" japanese exclusive GBA games I can think of right now. Hope this helps with the research!

[@lucasperrella9280]

Do you play on Rom/emulator or is there a way to play a cartridge in English?

[@Alquirot_94]

​@@lucasperrella9280 Well, I normally play using emulators, such as mGBA, but as far as I know, you can also play GBA ROMs on real hardware by using flashcarts (Such as the EZ Flash Omega series) and inserting the games you want in it through an SD card. If what you want is to play a Japanese exclusive GBA game with an english patch (that would be the case for Oriental Blue, for example), you first have to patch your copy of the game in your computer (or phone idk), then insert the patched copy on your SD card, and finally put the SD on your flashcart and boot your GBA. Hope this helps!

[@vodkaffee4856]

The game i played the most from the gba library was fire pro wrestling 2. The level of customization was insane

[@Rihcterwilker]

Oriental Blue is really massive. I played it to death over the years, and even then i just saw things in the video that i haven't seen yet in the game.

[@GibbsBro]

I really wish Dokapon as a series got more love and even a remaster! It deserves it. Thank you for bringing Oriental Blue to my attention. I nearly always learn something new watching your videos! 🎮

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Same here man, deserved way more attention!

[@LittleFlame23]

Man I seriously loved Dokapon Kingdom & Dokapon Journey

[@gamerplayer8882]

The remaster of Dokapon Kingdom is coming out pretty soon, but it doesn't exactly play like standalone dokapon at all

[@tonylambert2616]

You've turned me onto so many gems, bud.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad the videos have helped out man 🙂

[@wesleyferreira7511]

It never ceases to amaze me how the GBA had so many great games in such a short lifespam

[@ikagura]

Like the Sega Saturn haha.

[@supermonk3y07]

​@@ikagura dreamcast too

[@Vik1919]

Oriental Blue seems like a hidden gem!

[@orBro533]

-shaman king master of spirits 2 -dual blades -gradius galaxies -shonen jump's one piece -super dodgeball advance -egg mania -oriental blue

[@zdp-189]

Of all the complete romsets and 3000+ physical games and books/magazines/KZbin vid, I feel like I've seen and heard every "non sport/child shovelware" game out there, imports included. Kinda depressing cuz very few discoveries or surprises anymore, but you manage to find some decent or better games that TRULY "nobody else talks about" Dokapon, Oriental Blue, and Shaman King on GBA I never came across! Thanks again for another great vid!

[@ewdonut]

Time stamps should really be standard for all videos.

[@pretzel1313]

Timestamps would be nice.

[@GamersMotherBase]

Surprised I've never heard of Shaman King before, it looks interesting! Just found your channel, and I have more games added to my backlog and I don't think I'll be stopping soon. Thank you for making these videos.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks for watching them man 🙂

[@girloninternet1188]

There are two Shaman King games in that style. They're basically Castlevania (made by Konami, after all) with Shaman King's characters.

[@bobmcbob4399]

@@girloninternet1188 I really like the 3 x DS Castlevanias, so was interested in firing up the mini snes to play Shaman King 1 and 2. For 1 it is very much a map interconnected by linear (as in straight line) levels which you may or may not be able to cross with your current abilities which you pick up - I found it very tedious. For 2, I got through the into interconnected bits up to the first boss, but found it too similar to 1 at that point and dropped it. I have never played Castlevania 1-4, so perhaps it may resemble that. I like the metroidvania style which was born from "Castlevania - Symphony of the Night" on the PS1, but these Shaman games are not that. For metroidvania fans, I wouldn't bother with these Shaman licensed games as they lack too many features of metroidvania to be considered one.

[@leont6813]

In all my years upon years of emulating hundreds of gba games I gotta say I've never heard of Oriental Blue before! Looks so interesting too

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Such a great little RPG!

[@Sherkel]

Play it, best RPG of all time IMO and I've played all the essentials from SNES to Switch.

[@drazenpoduje6168]

I started playing it some weeks ago and it is amazing! You should totally try it

[@Wolfburns]

Great list! Love finding out some new GBA games to try. Oriental Blue is a must grab now. Thank you so much for all the videos!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks for watching!

[@zacharyrollick6169]

You can buy a physical cartridge of the English version pretty easily these days.

[@lucasperrella9280]

@@zacharyrollick6169 is it a translated rom on a cartridge or is there an official English version?

[@rottencorpsexxx]

@@lucasperrella9280 it's a Japan exlusive, English version is a fan translated rom

[@leonboy9388]

That dynasty warriors game looks more fun than I thought

[@evilblader7]

That's why I love the Gameboy advance, so many games to choose from... Oriental blue looks interesting....

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Even after all these years, still finding new games for it!

[@evilblader7]

@@thatvideogamesshow SNES as well...

[@latinsizer]

Jurassic Park III: Park Builder is also an amazing park sim game for the GBA with lots of options and replayability that no one talks about.

[@Cuprite1024]

Never heard of Oriental Blue before this point, and now I might need to check it out cause it looks and sounds *really* cool. Lol.

[@ActionGamerAaron]

Dual Blades might look alright if those animations got polished up, but as it stands it looks very beta. The frame timings, the way some attacks are drawn and the lacking frame count are all needing some work. Even the individual frames look uncleaned from their drawings. I'm sure it's fun, but I don't think I could stand looking at it for long myself. Animations are very important in fighting games for reading your opponents moves.

[@savigy1301]

Some actually interesting ones in here; good job.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you found something new!

[@fabiobezerra9569]

Your videos are amazing, please never stop making them! ✌🏼😁🎮

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks Fabio. Plenty more on the way! 🙂

[@justinkeys2708]

I spent so much time with Super Dodgeball Advance back in the day.

[@retrorobbgaming]

Another incredible video! Really appreciate the content you put out :)

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks a ton!

[@deku4351]

Lately been getting on some GBA games since ive missed out on this era back then

[@Azuris190]

Wow, that Sprice Design in Oriental Blue is awsome.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Such a great looking game!

[@SorcererLance]

I remember Counterpunch was originally gonna be called "Suckerpunch", but the game studio with the same name kinda put a stop to that

[@shadykhalife3103]

Great video! Do you have the name of the background track starting @ 0:15? I think a label affixed to the video showing the name of the track you're playing in the background would be cool. Thanks!

[@econtreras]

Your channel is a gem! Just subscribed!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Welcome aboard!

[@ephensteve8812]

ever play Summon Night: Swordcraft Story. probably my favorite GBA game as the game can be totally different feeling depending on what summon you play the game with. Theres a pink haired girl which would be the romance senario but theres also bromances which makes you get all hyped up. fun game ^_^

[@mnky75]

I have a (ahem) "Emulation Handheld", but i must say, the GBA has really surprised me. It's really a pocket SNES!

[@theultimategamer95]

I was actually thinking about your vids earlier today for some reason (probably because I'm fresh outta games to play right now really bored because of it, idk), nice to know I manifested a new vid! Dual Blades looks so cool though! On my list to try someday. And **100%** agreed on Wade Hixton's Counter Punch! Beat that in one sitting years ago, really cool game. Might play it again one day. Also, congrats on almost 100k subs!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Haha thanks for watching man, glad you found something new to try out! Dual Blades is well worth it!

[@MRBundle5]

DUAL BLADES has a mobile port called Dual Souls its pretty good and has online multiplayer support

[@LemmyWinkz]

Metroid Fusion

[@kanekogaming]

you should try medabots and battle bdaman

[@cypher568]

Thank you! I've been trying to remember the name of Dokapon Monster Hunter for years! Could only remember that it started with a D. Great video!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad the video helped out! 🙂

[@zacharyrollick6169]

It sure is nice that English translated copies of Japan only games are on the market.

[@S_Hyde]

GBA One Piece might just be the best One Piece game there is, unless the RPG one that came out recently is that good.

[@BlitzKing2000]

Super Dodgeball is legit fun, I have a playthrough on my channel.

[@arcademode2055]

I love Oriental Blue

[@fullcircleretrospective9913]

How have I never heard of Wade Hixton?

[@zdenshadowdragonbyzideodi8819]

THE BEST CHANNEL

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks man!

[@MyBrothersKeeper101]

Love the content I will be investigating a few of these!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks man, glad you found something new!

[@MyBrothersKeeper101]

@@thatvideogamesshow Thank you for doing all the footwork and making it very easy for us!

[@rodrigoc.teixeira5242]

Esse Oriental Blue é uma cópia de Phantasy Star danada. 😂

[@dephataznboi]

Megaman star force ost in the first game.

[@CleafKnowsVLOGS_nl]

All I did was play mmbn 1, 2 and 3 religiously.

[@kidpesto]

YES I LOVED EGG MANIA GROWING UP SO MANY MEMORIES HAHAHAHAH

[@BvngeeGvm]

Be ready for a list of gba games everybody talks about

[@johnmartinez-valentin5427]

Looks like I have to buy a game boy advance

[@OGM_OriginalGameMusic]

Biggest issue with gba games is that it's hard at a glance to tell if they're fake or not. I got a few fake cartridges and some of them work fine but warioland 4 and final fantasy VI can't save😢

[@rottencorpsexxx]

A few tips. Carts that won't save may need a battery changed, doesn't always mean they're fake. I little trick I always use to spot if the game is fake or real: always look very closely at the label on a cart (sticker). Sellers 99% of the time provide a photo of the cart be it CIB or loose game. There always should be a random 2-digit number barely visible indented into it. Very hard to see sometimes due to light but if it's there it's a legit card. Fakes never have indented number on labels.

[@Real_The_Goof]

I'm gonna make a game called Dinesty Heros just to confuse the brits from hell and back on it's pronunciation lol

[@KING_KONK]

Amazing thank you

[@h-boom]

Music in first game

[@snoozy04]

Another great video thanks!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks for watching!

[@Yukon_83]

Ima going back for shamon king ion this game existed

[@plabcentral630]

Thank you emulation

[@grinbrothers]

As always, looking to see what of these "games nobody talks about" I happen to own or alternatively, which ones I wish to own. 4:09 - I recall Dokapon Monster Hunter; I remember reading about it strangely enough in a Pokémon magazine (the whole monster collecting aspect might be why) I collected at the time. I had my eye out for it, along with a few other GBA games the magazine mentioned, but never did stumble across it. 5:30 - I recall the odd magazine and video mentioning Wade Hixton's Counter Punch as an underrated gem on the GBA. It certainly looks gorgeous. Quite a detailed description of the game here. 11:50 - Eggo Mania; my younger brother adored this game. We have it on PS2; didn't realise it came out on the GBA as well. Such a fun game (no idea why all the characters are eggs but it is a charming look). 14:58 - Oriental Blue's non-scripted boss encounters sounds like a lot of fun. I do wonder how that quite works story-wise though, as whilst I could see it in a more friendly competition game like Pokémon (other trainers usually aren't trying to cause you harm; it's a competition), here it looks more typical JRPG save the world affair.

[@Sherkel]

Some bosses you have to beat, some you don't, and some have branching paths for if you win or lose. Only way to find out: play it!!

[@worldsboss]

I’ve never heard of any of these. How do you keep doing this?! 😂

[@bigbadchevy]

Here we go GBA game market about to skyrocket lol

[@PikaLink91]

Shaman King was da shiiiiit!!! 😎

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Only tried it out recently and it blew me away!

[@PikaLink91]

@@thatvideogamesshow The game is a solid Castlevania clone as you describe, but the anime was amazing! The Danish dub was a big part of my childhood! Recently got a remake as well.

[@homie_christ7991]

What game is this song from at 3:11

[@KennyMaximum]

Did you just say Shaman King is around 40 hours?! I don't think there's a single side scrolling game that's 40 hours long including Shaman King.

[@mattia1026]

Indeed, far closer to 1/10 of that.

[@BigFootSize]

I didn't know about that one piece game. That's some hidden gem.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Well worth giving it a go!

[@Ieowo]

That shaman king is not castlevania. That's megaman...

[@churchofbacon-db2xu]

GBA Games More Talked About then gaming on a mac #1

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Haha next video will be on the Mac 😏😅

[@churchofbacon-db2xu]

@@thatvideogamesshow you wouldnt dare lol

[@shikixd4905]

Golden sun? Anyone?

[@ChaossX77]

Wonder why they used a made up name for that boxing game. Who would want to buy a game with a fake boxer or even worse one so bad no one has ever heard of him.

[@gonzalocarrasco6470]

Good vídeo

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thank you!

[@cybuster2412]

Some of these games were never released outside Japan and most of the others I've heard of, they just aren't any good.

[@mattalan6618]

i dont like how in the boxing game one of the matches has you fighting a woman

[@mattalan6618]

@@JonasRosenven PEOPLE LIKE YOU PROBABLY BEAT THEIR WIVES/GIRLFRIENDS AS WELL

[@Spag80]

If only octopath traveller was created during the GBA era. That would be the greatest game in GBA.

[@Sherkel]

You won't even care that either of the Octopath games exist once you play Oriental Blue.

[@PeruvianPotato]

Yeah.... no

[@AshManzarek]

Timestamps bruh

[@ryancasey4637]

LOO-fee. Not Luff-e. It's only the best selling manga series of all time but why take one second to look up One Piece of info

[@kingstarscream320]

One Piece sucks

[@zigazav1]

Uh, it's not "Dina-stee" it's "Die-nah-stee". Sorry, improper pronunciation by those who don't know how to say such words correctly, really gets on my nerves, especially if it's a word not from the English language

[@JakeRigby1]

Uh, I think you'll find that the correct British pronunciation is the one he used. People who are unaware of other cultures really get on my nerves.

[@ryancasey4637]

​​@@JakeRigby1 No VG creator in Japan is using English words assuming the British pronunciation. Same reasons no game studios in Japan or America think about GB at all

[@kingstarscream320]

I’ve heard people pronounce It both ways

[@AnonYmous69271]

Loofy, not LuF-y

[@Tasuke]

I actually really like Dynasty Warriors Advance for what it is. Simple, mindless fun. Feels like an old school version of the series from a parallel universe, where it started on SNES.

[@johnpabon7535]

My twin brother and I love your videos, especially about the ones about our manias, the Wii, and the gba, ds,and 3ds. You get us more attached to those systems as well as interested in new games. Thank you. And if you'd like, do more on those systems. 👍

[@celestialsylveon6453]

Oriental Blue sounds really cool! I might try playing it side by side with a friend sometime!

[@Sherkel]

Screw the friend, play it now! You won't regret it!

[@leviskata]

love how omori looks kinda like this

[@Game_Bro_Advance]

More GBA videos please!!!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

More in the works 🙂

[@Ninjamohawk]

Oriental Blue is so damn good. Gameplay-wise it's even better than Far East of Eden Zero on the SFC but not quite as pretty. It's definitely worth the $30 or whatever to get a nice translated repro

[@chaosdromanah8620]

Dual Blades is such a Hidden Gem

[@thatvideogamesshow]

I’ll second that!

[@Trenell83]

Why does the Shaman King game on the Gameboy Advance reminds me of Castlevania so much?

[@Crylhound]

I miss the GBA times

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Same here!

[@Kenzo-sj9xb]

The gba has some gems and I need to check some of these out

[@Luno50]

I don't remember Oriental Blue being in English, so you must be playing a ROM hack and it makes. It a bit misleading for this video.

[@ajmohawk2993]

Thank you for another great list, TVGS!

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Glad you enjoyed it AJ!

[@dr.shakib9961]

One Piece is a classic and Oriental Blue looks fun.

[@RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77]

If I'm being reali feel there's a reason nobody is discussing these

[@MSGSlayer1]

I stumbled upon One Piece at one of my local street stalls. Got charged a small fortune. But when I got hurt and stuck in the hospital, it really helped to kill time--while the battery lasted.

[@MITHYKA]

What's the song that starts at 6:40 ???

[@mmoplayer23]

theres a reason no one talks about that one piece game

[@Shimarai]

I got one for you. I have played almost all gba games, because thats all my PC run in that time. So take a look at Flame of Recca. For me, the best fighting game in gba. Connecting combos with one or two specials, The game is GREAT.

[@corentinguillo5577]

Tomb Raider: The Prophecy?

[@maxibo-nf5jg]

The thing I love about this channel is the Mega Man Star Force music in the background.

[@Haganeren]

I'm posting this here because it's the most recent video, but i already watched 5 of those videos and even when i though i knew most if not all interesting games of a platform, you manage to find a lot of them that i never heard about ! Whoa ! Like here Oriental Blue or Infested on the PSP or Kronos Twin on DS. I'm REALLY surprised because the very clean aspect of the chain would have me believe that you would talk only about more known hidden gem like uh Umihara Kawase on PSP, Yggdra Union on GBA or Okamiden on DS. ( and i didn't took the worst ones... Sometime, Disgaea is considered like unknown ! ) You talk about that kind of more known hidden gem too of course ! But since you don't shy from licensed game like me, you often find really surprisingly interesting game like this shaman King In five words : Thank you for the video !

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Thanks for this comment 🙂

[@TiroDvD]

Zak & Wiki background music. Oh yea.

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Such a great soundtrack!

[@AlexyKH]

Dokapon foi um dos primeiros jogos do gba que terminei

[@waliddjidane984]

Oriental Blue... did know about this one, I will download the rom for free asap...

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@natheannzbar7925]

I appreciate your interesting and entertaining videos 👍