The Sims’ weird GBA ports | minimme

Put your detective hats on as we closely examine Bustin’ Out, Urbz, The Sims 2 and The Sims 2 pets on GBA. Will the mystery be solved?
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[@TheSektorz]

A game where you can taunt your uncle about his divorce and then tickle him...? Wow. Some next-level game writing.

[@PercyPanleo]

And then you can say that you'll genetically modify his crops.

[@enterfirstnamehereenterlas9550]

Game of the year

[@ЕлМатадор]

Dirtman!

[@nevermindgaming6848]

My uncle did the Same thing before he got arrested by Chris Henson

[@jasonoyola8550]

@@nevermindgaming6848 dont you mean "Chris Handsome" XD

[@yesman8514]

Just to confirm that Urbz is a sequel to Bustin out, while playing Urbz, there is a chance that Uncle Hayseed will call you and tell you that the farm misses you and hopes that you will come back soon

[@JorgeNotRojas]

Omg flashbacks bro

[@Momo-po5tn]

? On gamecube never seen that

[@DiamondDust132]

@@Momo-po5tn GBA obviously.

[@Nicholasryan17]

Urbz takes place literally directly after Bustin Out, your space ship lands where you end up in Urbz and you can find it.

[@bwah9481]

you can also go back in time to the farm and it hits you in the feels man

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

"One false move and I’ll genetically modify your crops."

[@xokemosabe9668]

I actually see your comments everywhere it’s so weird

[@camranbant]

@@xokemosabe9668 same

[@Punttipate62]

@@xokemosabe9668 maybe because you also are everywhere...

[@Anakin...Skywalker]

What the aliens will say to us when we storm Area 51

[@Duckingheights]

MC still cancelled?

[@TeresaMimi]

I played the heck out of Sims 2 GBA. Strangetown and the characters really started to grow on me. And the walk around music was so chill and suitable.

[@dingdongbells3314]

You know, this review really puts me in the mood for a review of the Sims DS games.

[@AKookieForYou]

And the PSP ones! I love Sims 2 on the PSP, it's crazy and tons of fun.

[@DuncanSteven]

Yesss! They also have a lot of the same characters, would be interesting to see the crossovers

[@rorococo.]

I used to play Sims 2 on my DS Lite when I was around 12. Found it extremely weird and jarring back then but now, almost 10 years later and a lot more gaming experience and seeing writing in video games get better and better, I realize these games were quite ahead of their time, and the story of sims 2 on DS might've been one of of the best ones I've ever played.

[@baxtron5000]

And then maybe 3ds

[@123junerey]

But you never did it

[@kolbyadams1569]

Simpsons Bustin Out is actually a masterpiece, especially when you have to look for all of the chickens and never find the last one only to find out a week later that it was in your room

[@repeekyraidcero]

Dont forget that crazy chicken that can knock you down xD

[@denimchicken104]

Now this makes me wish there was a simpsons bustin out game.

[@vladildikan]

​. The velocirooster. Yeah, you can catch that if you're fast enough.

[@choo_choo_]

I had the gba version of the Urbz for years. It's among my most beloved handheld titles. I then saved up a bunch of money as a kid to finally buy the console version thinking it'd be the same game but better. Holy shit was I disappointed. I can't believe the handheld version had more fun and heart than the actual game. You also forgot to mention that you could challenge Satan to a fiddle battle in the swamp.

[@karawithgun8148]

My Sim used to make bank doing the fiddle battle. Was my favorite mini game besides the card game on the yacht.

[@choo_choo_]

@@karawithgun8148 I can still hear the button prompts for the fiddle game. It's ingrained deep into my psyche.

[@keithandrei19]

Wait that's supposed to be Satan?! I thought that's just a random dwarf LMAO

[@choo_choo_]

@@keithandrei19 Who else would you challenge to a fiddle battle in the Bayou? It's straight up "Devil Went Down to Georgia", even down to the golden fiddle you win. Hell, it even sells for 666 simoleons.

[@keithandrei19]

@@choo_choo_ I probably just didn't pay that much attention to the game back then hahahaha

[@andhieyusuf7008]

Thanos: "I'm the greatest antagonist in multiseries franchise." Daddy Bigbucks: "Sup."

[@frankcastle4547]

Nobody said that thanos is best villain ever

[@BrennanMcKinnon]

@@frankcastle4547 you're right. Because Thanos is the one who said it bingbutt

[@thewafflemaniak5698]

The Sims 2 for the DS is my favorite story driven Sims game, its bloody awesome, you become a rat version of batman

[@arturomontenegro176]

Someone fuckin said it THANK YOU

[@vale_recca]

Ratman ?

[@BroskiPlays]

Yeah the sims 2 ds is so much different than the gba version

[@arturomontenegro176]

@@BroskiPlays Some would even call it *good*

[@BroskiPlays]

@@arturomontenegro176 i like the sims 3 more because of the open world

[@gloomisdead]

The Sim's Bustin' Out is honestly one of my favorite GameBoy Advance games of all time. I'm upset you didn't mention the Moped, it makes travel so much easier.

[@repeekyraidcero]

Yees. So chill that lil thing

[@pavladavlas]

The Sims Bustin’ Out, the original Stardew Valley.

[@ElWaKa69]

So... The Sims Bustin' Out is also the original Harvest Moon?

[@Bootystank99659]

El WaKa wasn’t harvest moon first

[@ElWaKa69]

@@Bootystank99659 It was a joke, a shitty one but yeah...

[@SantaFishes101]

*cough* HARVEST MOON

[@hallmarket]

@@SantaFishes101 HM walked so Stardew could run

[@DandiLion22]

Please talk about Sims 2 for the DS. The one where you run a hotel. I have so much nostalgia for it.

[@controversialhappiness3404]

As a kid I was PETRIFIED of going into the basement to put the lights on... Was also scared of going outside incase aliens were there 😂😂

[@antheajohnson4234]

@@controversialhappiness3404 ikr

[@SheIsAVampireBat]

Going to that prison for peeing myself... In my own hotel room. Loved both of the Sims 2 handheld games. Played the game that much I'm pretty sure my DS cart still crashes now constantly trying to move area.

[@GreciaUrdapilleta]

It was so good omggg

[@rougesunset]

I still have it, I might play it again just to revisit some of that nostalgia 😁

[@thisisarcana]

managed to get a social life, a stable love life and got a job before this came out. 10/10, would wait for a minimme video again.

[@Snolferd]

I only got to the social life level, just gotta wait for 2 more minimme videos

[@everythingpony]

Dude it was only a month lol xD pretty sure your love life cant be stabled in a month

[@lemmingscanfly5]

I specced wrong and now I’m probably gonna get a game over.

[@XSlimSxadyX]

Good job! (No pun intended)

[@krakenloco]

@@everythingpony Only a month? If only you knew

[@Skkaaddooosshh]

I actually LOVED the GBA versions way more than the pc versions. From the weird story missions, to waking up early and completing jobs to earn cash everyday, to choosing different houses and decorating them and the 50+ mario party like mini games. Knowing that in the URBz for instance when you get to the Bayou, you only realistically had a limited number of time to find food and had to use grills only before you ran out and died so you tried to complete all the quests there very very quickly.

[@repeekyraidcero]

Yeah, never got the pc ones. but the gba ones? Mhmm so good

[@Helen-sw6ef]

The mini game with the fiddle as well was boss!

[@Virtual-Hugs]

You should definitely cover the DS Sims games next! They’re all really different from one another (especially in quality), so it would be interesting to watch you compare them

[@safebox36]

The DS port of Urbz is basically the same as the GBA one except it runs slightly better. The DS port of The Sims 2 just goes off the rails even compared to the TV plotlines of the GBA port.

[@Snakenumber9]

Oh god when I was a kid I lived off sims (2?) castaway for the ds. Would love to see a video mentioning some of these too.

[@saggyoldbagpuss1031]

I played the Sims 2 for the DS, which from what I remember was quite fun! You worked as a hotel owner, and the story progressed as a string of strange and suspicious characters booked the penthouse and set tasks for you.

[@aaronjames3228]

@@saggyoldbagpuss1031 that sounds fun!

[@Sofiaode18]

I remember playing literally all of the sims ds games back in elementary school, even the mysims ones. My favorite was The Sims 2 castaway but I was definitely more addicted to Mysims Kingdom.

[@rosanishelios]

I didn't know how KZbin knew that I wanted my opinion on sims on the gba validated but here I am

[@ThreeProphets]

The Sims: Busting Out, AKA Poverty: The Game

[@3nkidu465]

That's why is so charming, is very realistic

[@chantellew7918]

Literally! Lmfao a perfect description!

[@CrimeVaultUK]

What, i was stacked in that game

[@Dr.JamesWilson]

So in a nutshell Sims Bustin - Fun but a chore. Sims Urbz - The Best one Sims 2 - Strange Sims 2 Pets - The worst one

[@moltenpizza4848]

FACTS

[@frds_skce]

True, SIMS 2 PETS SUCKS ASS I can't even force myself to spent more than 2 hours total on that game. It's just, so bad. Pointless, tedious and confusing. The lack of dialogue also not helpinv it much

[@dripboycupofcola]

Sims 2 Pets? I think you mean Sims 2 HAUSTIERE

[@jimjimmers8571]

A reply has been made under this comment every year since the year AFTER the comment was originally made. I shall be the 4th in this precarious chain. The Sims 2 on GBA is strange, yes, but in a fun way!

[@citroenboter]

I actually loved Urbz so much I imported the DS version from Japan. I couldn't find the GBA cartridge anywhere and then I saw the DS had a release of the exact same game. Hellll yeah.

[@MartijnvanBerkel]

The DS version actually contains an extra level, if I recall correctly!

[@citroenboter]

@@MartijnvanBerkel yes, that's right! It has a small variety of extra content.

[@citroenboter]

@Luke T. what I did like about the GBA, but that's probably the nostalgia talking, is how compact the game was to just take with you on a long trip while it had SO much content. Could keep me occupied for weeks back in the day.

[@djlaw56what]

I actually have the gba version but compared to the ds the ds has more features but the gba is still holds well!

[@IDKHonestly]

I have my urbs cartridge and my ds version as well still. They were my favorite 💚

[@friendlyargonianneighbour9500]

Im crying, finally someone talks about this jewels i replay yearly

[@JorgeNotRojas]

Same

[@repeekyraidcero]

Ya. BustinOut n Urbz deserve all love :D

[@RemixedVoice]

I have played Sims Bustin' Out for GBA dozens of times over the years. I think it's brilliant.

[@vincentjpk]

I've never in my entire life seen the mission where Uncle Hayseed is tired up like that, what the hell? I can't even find any references to it on the internet either

[@robertreckeweg8533]

@@vincentjpk its before the final chapter, it's kind of mandatory

[@vincentjpk]

@@robertreckeweg8533 Either I'm dumb as fuck - I've forgotten it or I genuinely haven't seen it. I feel crazy lmao

[@АвеьтгПыпл6]

@@vincentjpk you dumb shit i fart in yo face

[@repeekyraidcero]

Same. It is among the longest gba games too

[@Somethin5041]

"They're your main source of income." Me, selling wooden statues and paintings because I was too lazy to play the minigames:

[@blindedjourneyman]

Carve wooden statues/gnomes and paint >make billions going to work, but ur misreable.

[@Alyakismydutchname]

I made an unholy amount of Mondrian paintings in Urbz to sell when I lived in the French Quarter.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Me too and by the end I was probably richer than Daddy Bigbucks. It was quicker than the minigames too.

[@Weareonenation303]

I used to do the same thing too. Getting the best wood was a bit of a pain tho and you could sometimes ruin the carving even if you maxed out your creativity skill.

[@shamartTM]

I would go to school to max out my creativity and mechanical skill and that would be my job. I remember having like 10,000 simoleons just by doing that

[@TheBigDynamo]

"At one point, I pissed myself in the street, got arrested and put in prison for it, then I couldn't afford my bail, so my bed got repossessed. And I had to start sleeping on the hospital emergency room couch. I can't say anything like that has happened to me in any other game." -Minimme, Sims GBA

[@repeekyraidcero]

Haha This game is just amazing

[@lolsato]

It's only a grind if you never find the secrets... there's a ninja in urbz that sells instant stat up juices everyday

[@thegreatcarraway]

Hot tip: Getting old physical strategy guides for these games makes them significantly more enjoyable.

[@ItzDrPlow]

i rather make fun of my uncle and tickle him

[@Mohit50325]

thegreatcarraway wdym???

[@audrey.s.]

The Sims: Urbz in the City GBA was my go-to on my GBA SP for years. It was a quality game.

[@patrickbateman3701]

Fax

[@MEXICAN673]

Imagine being a richie hanging around downtown Minneapolis and tripping over some random Uranium bar. -This meme was made by the Artsies gang.

[@theshiniestmermaidonearth4283]

FYI: in Bustin Out (all of these games, actually) there wasn’t a mechanism to speed time up, but you could just sleep, during which time will speed by quickly. Also in URBZ, you can unlock secret hideouts around town (like that trash can, or the broken down bus) by having a level 100 relationship with certain characters. Giuseppi tells you about the bus, and Phoebe tells you about the trash can, for example. I think there are four or five different ones

[@arabwaluigi5248]

I haven’t played any of the others, but I really liked the urbz. Had that quirky sims feel that makes the series so iconic

[@zachboardman736]

I absolutely love Busted Out, that really does need a remaster, I would love to 100% the game again

[@HiddenGemsReviews]

Aww man, these games are what got me into the Sims. Despite the grindier aspects (Casually getting the lifeguard to hate you to progress the story sticks out in my mind), I can still go back and play them with a smile on my face. Finding Heidi Shadows without looking up her location was a big highlight as a kid (Pro Tip: Heidi is a character who sells you cheat codes. She appears on Mondays from 11:00PM to 12:00AM. Buy all of her items from her before it hits 12, then wait until your clock hits 12 exactly to buy all her stock again before she leaves. Since she's technically a shopkeeper, the new day rollaround restocks her cheats, allowing you to buy them twice.) I went out and bought a GameCube version of Bustin' Out to unlock everything. You can even import your Sims character from the GC version, level up their stats at the library and max them out on the GBA, then port them back into your GC save as a Sim God. And if anyone else is ever interested in playing Bustin' Out on the GBA, another tip: Always keep an item in your inventory! When you speak with characters, there are certain phrases that always increase their friendship, but since the phrases are random there's a high chance you won't see them. Instead of backing out of the conversation and talking to them again, you can select "I've got something for you!" and enter your inventory. Back out of that, and the phrases are randomized again. Alright, enough rambling. This was a great vid as always minimme! P.S. Griptonite Games also made the incredible Diablo-esque Lord of the Rings GBA games. You should definitely check them out, particularly the Return of the King!

[@rodryguezzz]

Also, you can multiply items on the GBA version of Bustin Out by trying to place an item in your house (when the yellow icon with the arrow shows up) and letting your character pass out. It somehow bugs the item and it will show up on your house and your inventory as well. If you can't grab it once you get back to your house, leave the house and come back. Doing this with expensive items removes the need for grinding money.

[@sunsetpixie5383]

I remember the sims bustin gba. I remember having my ass kicked by that damn evil rooster/chicken when i was gonna buy a mansion and because i got bullied by the chicken i had to spend time at the gym to build up my athletics/fighting skills.

[@kosmic100]

velociraptor kicked my ass, it blew my mind when I could actually put it in my pocket

[@MoonNerdy]

I honestly thought Bustin’ Out was a fever dream

[@Cameren_Grimes]

Retweet

[@rorococo.]

That's the energy all the sims games on handheld consoles have.

[@diarykeeper]

Thats what made em great.

[@felisyaalaudina5140]

Ah, yes. Those goofy sims humor. They stopped existing since they released sims 3. Now we have boring sims games. I wonder why

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Urbz is by far the best one I played imo.

[@Crampsam]

DeadHouseMafia Probably my favourite OST from a handheld game. Urbania at night time always had my fav music because it was just so chill

[@squid5377]

@@SimplyTheSloth oooh i do that too especially glasstown day idk its Just "unique"

[@Aereton]

somehow I never got into urbz, but goddamn how much I loved sims busting out on my ngage might be time to order a small emulation machine

[@ЕлМатадор]

Agree. Completet it and got the max rep with streeties. That 75 popularity is a pain in the @$$

[@jesamiehoughtby3591]

Thank you so so much for covering this. These were such a large part of my childhood and I usually replay Urbz and Bustin Out once a year. SO GOOD.

[@repeekyraidcero]

They have very calming qualities. Also Ian Stoker. Great composer

[@Treynath84]

Sims is fun because you can do things that you can't in real life, like getting a social life... Kill me...

[@Moriartart]

Me here single meanwhile my sims have had 1928818288 spouses 🧍🏽‍♀️

[@robotbench6102]

Finally someone talked about these,i use to think they were just a thing i imagined in my head or dreamt about for years..Apprently not..

[@crashbandicoot5636]

I grew up with all of them except for The Sims 2 Pets. It's funny because i unknowingly played them all in chronological order and I absolutely loved them and finished them all on my own, this meant long play sessions with my GBA plugged into the charger while playing from morning til bed time. Good memories and great vid! Btw the answers to your questions are at Area 51, join the raid...

[@kyolivine]

Ngl I really like Sims 2 on GBA. It's so weird and insane, it's amazing. People in game literally don't care about aliens and meteorite, Bigbucks hires real aliens bc it's cheaper, he also blows up a NUCLEAR PLANT for his show. It's hilarious

[@cifraf]

Please, play the DS The Sims, I ate genetically modified corn from uncle. I won't last.

[@nycto5335]

My grandma used to play Sims Urbz all the time on her GameBoy Advanced SP. Rest in Peace Grandma

[@diarykeeper]

cool grandma

[@blip7882]

harry potter and the chamber of secrets GBC was better than the GBA version

[@FabioGnecco]

i agree the gbc games are more faithful to the book they are short once you know where to go... but the replay factor was to finish the Folios haha pretty enjoyable games

[@gd7022]

Yes. They played alot like the old school Final Fantasy RPGs. Very cool.

[@Dreadjaws]

The third GBA Harry Potter game is a direct sequel to those, and also plays like an RPG. It's a major departure from the GBA games, so it feels a little weird to people who didn't play the GBC versions.

[@ElWaKa69]

I can appreciate what they were trying to do, a Harry Potter RPG? Nice! But then you realize that the graphics are just really bad looking, the gameplay is very simplictic and that is too easy to get lost. I want to give them another try one day, but wew...

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Lies

[@endymallorn]

I have to be honest, that ring menu in Sims 2 Pets has put me off any game with a ring menu ever since. By far, my favorite of these games is Urbz. It’s not a game I ever truly want to ‘complete’, though I have done a few times. It’s a world I like living in for an hour or so at a time, and if I want to accomplish something, either a goal from the game itself or one I decided on, I can do it and save, then go on with my life, satisfied. I will admit though that I like Bustin’ Out because in spite of everything, I suck at small talk. Playing that game gives me ideas about what to say and how to say it, and using those ideas carried me a good distance in the real world.

[@ChannelyChannel]

Huh. The Sims 2 for DS is different than Sims 2 for GBA funnily enough.

[@Rihcterwilker]

There's 3 different versions of sims 2 to portables, the gba, ds and psp version. What is interesting is that the 3 games were developed at the same time, along with the versions of sims 2 to ps2 and mobile phone.

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

@@Rihcterwilker and the DS version was much better

[@Rihcterwilker]

@@that_deadeyegamer7920 honestly, the ds version is kind of a mess. Some places that had no purpose to exist, minigames that weren't that fun to play, a very short story mode. The only good things, imo, were the random events and the card mini-game.

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

@@Rihcterwilker Sims isn't a "story" game. So story mode made no sense in the first place. It was a breath of fresh air to me and definitely the best out of the 3 ports.

[@Rihcterwilker]

@@that_deadeyegamer7920 the whole point of sims on the portables was to turn it into an adventure. I've seen an interview from the people at maxis back in the day saying that the mission-based story is what was going to hold the attention of the player, as they can't do the full simulation thing, like on the pc.

[@Ludanc0]

I have good memories of those games, the dialogue options were hilarious. I palyed the spanish version and the names were also puns relatred to each stereotype, Dusty Hoggs was called Jhony Melavo, that in spanish sounds like "I don't even clean myself".

[@chaaseisstupid2036]

13:19 Local alien hits disabled person in a wheelchair with a motorcycle

[@breezosenpai]

I Absolutely Loved The GBA Busting Out, Sims 2 & Urbz On GBA And DS Growing Up

[@karawithgun8148]

"We might not be as big as SimCity™ but we've got twice the character!" I like to imagine that your Uncle Hayseed actually wrote in the little trademark symbol in the letter for legal reasons. Even he knows how sue happy EA is.

[@PeruvianPotato]

Funny because Sega sued EA for copyright over Crazy Taxi

[@mariovalencia4248]

For some reason, I keep rewatching this video all the time. Bustin Out and The Urbz were huge part of my childhood catalogue!

[@stefanofanigliulo7859]

I'm so happy you talked about the gba game the ds version in similar yet very different, the hotel you are given is actually owned by Daddy Bigbucks as shown by some dialogues hidden in the game files

[@demkikun7783]

The Urbz is my favorite in the Sims GBA series, great to see you in my notification feed again!

[@3546546547]

Unironically "The Sims 2" in PSP offers an interesting conclusion of sorts to a theoretical shared handheld universe. (Spoiler warnings if you havent played the sims 2 for PSP [and I think DS]) Towards the end of the PSP games its revealed that one of the sims realised that it's all just a game. Perchance Mr. Bigbucks has realised this as well? It would explain his recurrence and ability to organize the TV Show. Seemingly at random, and its proven in the final moments of Sims 2 PSP that the sims can construct tools to essentially become players. (Amazingly shown through a boss fight I was too dumb to understand.) Bigbucks created the time machine first. A seeming impossibility, yet it changed the game's world. I dont know, I put like five minutes of thought into this. Seems like an interesting rabbit hole though.

[@krakenloco]

Oh, if only you knew

[@liamgoshdanglewis873]

I'll think of a name later SIms psp wasn’t canon to the gba games.

[@chdreturns]

Basically the mobile games were a drugged out feverdream?

[@Shaarlyn]

i loved the urbz! i played the game a bunch as a kid and a teen. i never knew how closely related it was to busting out, maybe i do have to hunt that down eventually. they are definitely cames that you slowly chip away on instead of trying to binge through them but im glad people appreciate the story still

[@Karmy.]

Was not expecting this to start off with a Law and Order parody but I already like this video Also The Urbz spinoff games are amazing

[@ericabalaan4575]

Sims Bustin Out - The one that started it all. Sims Urbz - The best one. Sims 2 - The last one Sims pets - pretend it never exists...

[@dylan8287]

It's really amazing seeing somebody finally do these games justice (the first three at least), my favourite will always be Sims 2 GBA and while I feel like there was more depth you didn't touch on, the video was already getting pretty long so it's no big deal. About your view that the writers seemed to always be having fun though: I really think you should check out the cut content for Sims 2 gba, there was a cut mission parodying Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" but with penguins, an episode where you would play as Dusty Hogg with the entire joke being that the show was jumping the shark (which was an event Dusty would literally perform) and in the data there is even an episode called "We Never Finished This Episode", with the description being "The lost episode." These developers REALLY loved their time with this series.

[@emochick6666]

im playing urbz on the delta emulator currently and i must say, nostalgia aside, this game is just as great as i remembered it being. the grind isnt a problem at all for me, in fact it truly doesnt even feel like a grind really cuz the mini games are so fun. your BEST FRIEND for money gain in this game is the hoopz mini game. i be getting like 2k every match then id just to sleep and a few irl seconds later BOOM another 2k. if you dont wanna do that you could legit just paint or do woodwork and sell those. like there is surprisingly so much to this lil gba game its truly incredible. i recommend anyone who can get their hands on the game, to play it. especially if you like the art style like myself. the game to me looks so cozy and fun. like a lil retro and "street" (hence the name urbz lol) animal crossing - 9/10 ps: great vid man

[@nathanwalker7983]

9:50 “I have to go, my home planet needs me” Poochie died on the way back to his home planet

[@jishan6992]

Nice thing about GBA games now is how easily you can play them on your android phone, Like as soon as I saw this video I downloaded the Sims bustin out ROM which was like 10MB and started playing it.

[@gravyfan]

I wish they still made games like bustin out and stick rpg

[@theboomerpride]

gravyfan stick RPG 2

[@audr1enlive]

stardew valley

[@wojakthecrusader1410]

@@audr1enlive stardew valley was nothing compared to this

[@audr1enlive]

@@wojakthecrusader1410 ok

[@codeblue3910]

You know the unicorn betting minigame in the casino? That was my idea, I posted it on the XGen forums and they included it lol.

[@jpgextinction]

I really loved these games when I still had my gba. They were really charming and helped me cope with everything happening in my childhood

[@northsideriot9806]

Good for you man 🙏🏻

[@MEXICAN673]

You should check out some of the "Nights" series of mobile games for java, it was developed by gameloft and they're pretty well made, they're very similar to The Sims but ona way smaller scale, while a bit repetitive every one of the has a unique setting ranging form Las Vegas to Paris. It's a handful of games and they're sort of short but they were the ultimate time killers back in the age of the Sony Ericsson and Nokia java games. There's two games that belong to the Nights series that are difficult to play because of some limitations like the bad frame rate on emulators with "Crazy Campus" and the foreign language of "Tokio Nights". Either way, they're pretty neat and the pixelart is very pleasing in some iterations, the best and largest one is Miami Nights 2, try playing it with a java emulator for android or pc, tho it is the wisest if you play them in the highest resolution available for some of them (240x320) to better appreciate the art. The games are the following: -Crazy Campus -Miami Nights -Miami Nights 2 -New York Nights 1 and 2 (the second one is a remake of the first for 240x320 res mobile devices) -My Life in New York (the most confusing one of them all) -Paris Nights -Las Vegas Nights -Tokio Nights (It's all in japanese) These are all very easy to find and download as they were wildly popular in the noughties.

[@ShadoWB4MV]

Miami Nights got released for the DS as well

[@MEXICAN673]

@@ShadoWB4MV There was also an iPhone version for New York Nights: Success in the city that I forgot to mention, I'm sure that's the hardest one to get because it's no longer in the apple appstore

[@maxgrant3714]

Holy shit! I've been trying to remember what those games were called for the longest time! I used to play one on my dad's phone all the time and I thought it was a dream at this point

[@MEXICAN673]

@@maxgrant3714 They're very much real and awesome, I just replayed Miami Nights 2 recently, and I came across a game breaking glitch after having my character hookup with as many npcs as I could find. Turns out leveling the relation with a reporter will make the game freeze in the stadium section because she's supposed to interact with you but the "in love" animations will prevent this from happening, so beware

[@BroskiPlays]

Yeah miami nights was loads of fun on the DS

[@lizlaz350]

I loved the Sims GBA ports, I'm glad to find someone talking about them! I only discovered Sims 2 Pets this year after playing the other 3 a lot when I was younger but I really struggled learning how to play it. I couldn't even figure out how to make money to buy food for my pet. Learning that it's by a different company makes a lot of sense.

[@innoclarke7435]

It's worth making a video on the DS version, as well. It has most of the characters from the GBA version, which means it has a number of characters from the earlier games, like Dusty and Giuseppe. And, luckily for you, the format has changed, as it's now no longer isometric, and the goal of the game is sort of just to improve a hotel that you take control of at the beginning. It continues to carry the silly writing and stories, and it's cozy to play, with pretty minimal focus on your characters needs, letting you just go around doing what you want, whether that be something like using a metal detector to find treasure, playing several different little arcade games, or just blowing your money on scratch tickets. There's also a number of other goofy surprises that I won't spoil for you. I haven't played the PSP game, but I've heard its story is kinda weird too. I don't have any idea if there's any returning characters or anything like that, but it might be worth looking into.

[@tomthroffle]

Loved Bustin Out and Urbz to death. Nice Video, brought up lots of Memories

[@bruhbbawallace]

Sims 2 GBA was one of my favorite games as a kid lol. Probably the second game I ever played to completion.

[@anthonydavenport1841]

The urbz was my favorite man. I did absolutely everything. The penthouse suite , the guy in the swamp all the crazy stuff lol. Such a good game as a kid

[@TonyQuinn]

Let’s see: The main thread of these games is that the main character is an alien living on a farm with a middle aged man. Along the way he meets a bigshot corporate guy who has a bald Grandson with Luthor in his name. Can someone say Elseworld Superman?

[@nedinnis6752]

Can't believe I didn't make that connection.

[@m3rl1on]

Do you know why the sims has those green crystal hovering above them? Kryptonite!

[@polyphonydigital]

Elseworld Superman

[@pxnrose9567]

I can clearly Remember Playing both Urbz and Sims 2 on Nintendo DS when I was a Child. Those games really creeped me out. It's so weird to look your Video Now almost 10 years after Playing it.

[@PoisonJellybean]

Gosh, this was a blast from the past. You should cover the DS versions, too! The DS Urbz had a minigame where you'd extract creature DNA from amber and got to keep things like dragons and unicorns as pets. And the sims 2 (or 3? I legit can't remember) on DS was like...heavily themed around abduction. Also had rad gambling minigames.

[@aglasmick4274]

Are we not going to talk about how he ran over a person in a wheelchair at 13:21?

[@gglreallysucks5512]

glad someone else noticed lol

[@fruitylaura]

Ahh, this gives me nostalgia. No wonder I’m such a disturbed adult when I played these all my childhood.

[@SocialCreditScore]

9:08 As someone who played this when it came out at around the age of 9, yes! It's very cozy

[@JorgeNotRojas]

Exactly and didn't know this video even existed thought these games were long forgotten

[@squeenx]

Please do the DS games next! Sims 2 was actually good but I remember The Sims 2 pets was especially crusty

[@AlecInstant]

I have no idea how I beat urbz as a kid. I did get to see a kid on the bus forever ago with the DS port. It has WAY more content

[@puppychan9875]

I spent so many hours of my childhood playing these games. The Velocirooster always scared me to death, though.

[@Jonatron101]

So just over a year (maybe two) ago I binge watched a load of your videos and told you to check out the Sims' weird spin-off games and WHAT THE HELL YOU DID IT!?! Heck yes! The only thing I'd say you missed was the Sims 2 for PSP which was yet another drastically different Sims Story-RPG game with aliens and owning a home and horrible performance issues. It was fun but on an original PSP I ***STRUGGLED*** to get it to chug on terrible FPS through to the end. Would benifit from emulators I'm sure. Also the DS version of Sims: The Urbz is literally the GBA version with more content, an extra location and mission chain, a couple extra characters and more xizzle beads. Absolutely the best way to play that game.

[@Jonatron101]

Oh also - if you're going to do any more videos that I've suggested - Lord of the Rings: The Third Age - a xcom-esque tactics game beautifully rendered on GBA and not at all like the Gamecube/PS2 Final Fantasy clone RPG of the same name. Also made by Griptonite, the Two Towers and Third Age games for GBA that are diablo clones (not at all like the action games on PS2/ect) and beautifully pixel arted and have a few different story campaigns with entirely different character playstyles!

[@Supdawg26]

It's like a zoomed in, modern, and non-apocalyptic version of the original Fallout.

[@stev6963]

Did bro just not use the scooter in the first game? I never felt like travel was an issue in that game with the scooter and fast travel systems I never ran anywhere. I loved Bustin Out GBA when I was a kid so this video is a nice nostalgia treat. 😂

[@Rihcterwilker]

The sims *awesome* gba ports. There, fixed the title for you. Those games are wonderful sims games. Maxis studios was at their peak of creativity, and bustin out for gba is honeslty their magnum opus.

[@Monstermania101]

I agree ! I miss the old days when I’d finish my home work and jump into bed and play it with my gba light attachment cuz I couldn’t see shit. Ahh it’s pure happiness

[@mordaciousfilms]

Bustin Out was ADDICTIVE as a kid. To be able to free-rom that goofy world and the sheer novelty of the detail on a handheld system was incredible.

[@Jessecwebb]

Thanks for covering these. The first 2 games are surprisingly good! Interesting quests, many fun characters and a fairly “open world” for you to explore. A lot of personality even given the limits of the GBA. I often wish there would be a modern reimagining of these, but I don’t think it would ever happen. The 3rd game is much worse with a smaller game world and bizzare story involving aliens and reality TV that dumps the realistic story of the first 2.

[@Aardvark3154]

man i played the sim bustin out with my sister years ago on car rides across the country... miss those times dearly.

[@xThat1WhiteKidx]

The GBA and DS sims games have a very special place in my heart. I remember coming home from elementary school and busting out (heh) my game boy to play these. I beat Busting Out and Urbz but I never beat 2 unfortunately. Who knows maybe I’ll dust off my game boy and try it out again now that I’m watching this lol.

[@EvaWaffel]

my brother and I played Sims bustin out on an emulator all the freaking time. Thank you for giving it some love

[@kaankaraca2001]

The Sims 2 for PSP is my favorite. I used to play it all the time. Such a fun game. I even started writing a film script based on the game when I was a kid.

[@BlueDavrial]

There's a motorcycle in Bustin Out too, you just ignored a good chunk of the game by focusing on "the story" so you didnt get it unlocked. Well...some kind of vehicle anyway. Memory's a bit hazy been too long since i played, but it definitely had a vehicle you could unlock

[@RetroVisionist]

It was a red scooter, found at the Hayseed Barn early on after a Dusty Hogg mission. The motorcycle is in Urbz: Sims in the City.

[@Audiojack_]

These games and the Harry Potter game you mentioned were a big part of my childhood :D

[@1WEareBUFO1]

that Harry potter game is possibly the best GBA game.

[@1WEareBUFO1]

@@lanalou3909 Im pretty sure it was Chamber of Secrets. perhaps I'm clouded by nostalgia, but i played that over the course of probably a whole year when i was in school. pretty sure i never even finished it. lol, yet i remember it fondly.

[@curlybob17]

I can't wait to hear your review of the psp game. I played that so much when I was younger.... I had no friends.....

[@WilbertBeltman]

I played the DS version of the Sims 2. Even though I loved it very much. I was kinda bummed out that the only areas were the hotel and strange town was tiny. And I knew all the functions the GBA version had. The town was bigger and it looked like so much more fleshed out and fun then the DS version

[@mirasdiary]

this just came up in my recommendations and WOW! what a throwback! i’m 21 and i loved these games (not the sims pets never picked it up, looks lame lol) but i remember playing these games for hours and hours. i know this video is four months old and you won’t see this but i guess i’ll write out a long comment, hopefully it bumps the videos so more people see it :) i played the sims bustin out for the gameboy when i was younger and while i didn’t understand most of the game and i didn’t get far in the game, i really loved it! my dad loved that game so maybe that’s why i loved it too. now... the sims urbz. holy smokey boy. THATS MY GAME!! i remember being in school and dreaming about going home and playing the game. i see you mentioned the grinding, but that’s actually the best part to be honest. i loved just playing mini games, making money, shopping, finding new homes, and then doing my game challenges. it is still my favorite sims game for any handheld system

[@arisamomoka2765]

I love both bustin' out and the urbz, lol. Weirdly enough more than the everyday sims game. The fast paced-ness felt good. The story is great, the character though there's a LOT of them, better than nothing, right? Over time i love how you win each and everyone of them. The mini game though it gets repetitive and easier overtime is actually a great and unique way to get money. I wish the sims series would make the 'work' more tangible like this. I just see that this is such a good idea for the sims world, i wish this would get a remake and i need more game likw this. Of course you can't do the things you did in the usual sims here, it's not comparable. I just think this is such a great idea that having small side game like this wouldn't hurt, yes?

[@GYRNBrosForever]

It’s been 2 years and I’m still waiting for the continuing

[@TruFalco]

Griptonite put a lot of heart into their Sims games, that pets one looks... Depressing in comparison.

[@pinkpools]

This video is extremely comfy for some reason. Thank you for this.

[@DendyJungle]

U gotta do sims 2 for the psp. Its just as crazy as the gba one

[@Golds_Gym_Cardio_Workout]

As someone who loves the GBA version and talks about it all the time, the PSP version is even crazier. And better because my sim can Woohoo in that version. Prayers to my virgin GBA sim.

[@VictorJeffersonOlar]

It is crazy but dang it's so short

[@Thewritingelf]

Damn I haven't played that one in years. It was definitely insane.

[@Xegethra]

@@Thewritingelf Same here, I have fond memories of it.

[@tokzegtdekip]

These games were just the best! It’s one big story btw. Bigbucks actually mentions in the sims 2 gba that there used to be some drama between your character and him. The sims 2 ds and sims 2 psp also likely tie into this ‘sims handheld saga’ story. Basically your character ends up as a superhero. And in the psp version they conclude that an evil mind controlling entity is causing all the mayhem: the plumbob (it’s you. The player. And they actually put THAT in the story xD)

[@jarosh9612]

Oh my. Seeing urbz again makes me want to play it a dozen times

[@flaetsbnort]

Man, those animations are so finely done. Those animators deserve major props.