More MUST PLAY GBA Hidden Gems!

[@tarquimSuperbus]

Techdweeb to cousin: "it's dangerous to camp alone, take this" Cousin obtained Retro Handheld Cousin put Retro Handheld in the Key Items pocket

[@nirgunawish]

Retro Handheld Screen now has Scratched Up status condition

[@exklimexklim]

I will invest in your idea, develop it and bring it to the market, If this comment reaches 100 likes.

[@GokuSimmons]

100!

[@AndroidFerret]

I want one too!

[@azzaisme]

Made it

[@xScarx]

I would also help invest

[@supergluehotty]

I put paymen down! Where my gosh dang cologne Bruce?!?!?-Joker probably

[@ijlondon]

oh wow the lilo and stitch footage blasted me back in time! I forgot that game existed despite pouring so much time into it as a kid. Thank you for reintroducing us ❤ time to fire up my retroid!

[@altheapolyam]

@@ijlondon I'd say is one of those Disney games that is actually fun, even doe it's...weird xD

[@freddychopin]

You've got to be kidding me, Dweeb. Literally at the exact moment you uploaded this video I was going through best-of-GBA lists. Get out of my brain! P.S.: Much love 💙

[@TechDweeb]

Fate brought us together. Fate will bring you GBA.

[@RyonMugen]

No Dweeb! Don't leave his brain!

[@theantil7]

Dude I kid you not, I thought the same exact thing. I was about to look up videos on that topic and I saw his on my feed lol. DWEEB, since this is your favorite console, I ask you please make more videos of your favorite GBA games, I see the title says "More", but your "Hidden gems" playlist only has one GBA video. I'd be willing to see all of the GBA games you play, the console is becoming my favorite recently too.

[@BGID7]

These are my favorite videos. The best games on each retro system. I just got my miyoo mini plus from you link w onion os already on the SD. Thank you for that. Subbed.

[@TechDweeb]

Niiiice!

[@ManoOresto]

Great list of Hidden Gems! Little nostalgic story for the Hamtaro Ham Ham Heartbreak GBA: Back when I was like maybe 9 or something my cousins visited us for summer break and spent some weeks at our home. One of them had the Hamtaro GBA game. I initially wasn't that interested, because I was a stereotypical boy and mostly played fighting games like Street Fighter or Final Fight One. After the weeks had passed my cousins had to go back home. One day later, we received a call, it was my cousing asking us if she had forgotten her Hamtaro game at our place. Luckily, the game was with us and not lost. I remember vividly that summer break, my older sister was always hogging the GBA (we only had one) and was playing the Hamtaro game. At first, I was really annoyed, but later on she showed me the game and she was basically let's playing the game in front of me. When I had to go back to school again, the other kids were of course talking about their crazy vacations they made, but to me the Hamataro experience was one of my dearest summer break memories.

[@marccaselle8108]

Ham ham sandwich

[@TechDweeb]

Nice story! Great memory :)

[@zerodeefex7765]

You need to watch Lilo and Stitch ASAP

[@TechDweeb]

Yeah you're not wrong!

[@HipposHateWater]

@@TechDweeb Boycotting your channel until you do (jk I couldn't uphold that even if I tried)

[@isabelleruth6070]

i bought a miyoo mini plus as my first handheld bc of one of your videos, and the first game i played was ham ham heartbreak. i was so curious as to why people weren’t talking about it. i absolutely love it so much and i am so glad you featured it here considering your videos are what brought me to retro gaming

[@TechDweeb]

Oh nice! Glad I was able to help you decide on your first handheld. Great choice in handheld and game :)

[@crystal_is_cozy]

I love the Hamtaro games! And I also found myself playing that Bookworm one way longer than I thought I would. Awesome list. ❤

[@edubs9828]

I'm gifting a flipzizzle to a family member as a birthday gift soon. I've been putting together best of lists, to make it a little easier to find something to play. It's a little overwhelming to look at all of the retro games, across generations of systems.

[@scottparsons5065]

Would you recommend the 64g or 128g game card?

[@edubs9828]

@@scottparsons5065 I'm still getting together everything for this. I can do a disk usage analysis and share what I find when I'm done

[@Vanden_Vanden]

To get started buy a reputable micro SD card, 64GB is fine. Then internet search "tiny best set go". Unfortunately the cards they come with are prone to fail frequently

[@rustyshackleford81]

​@@scottparsons5065 128gig 100%

[@Nobody-w8n4s]

Thanks GBA is one of my fave systems. Always looking for new games.

[@beowolf410]

GBA was an epic system. I remember I had gba sp that looked like NES. It is lost to time now who knows where it is. Thanks for the list definitely going to check some of them out.

[@TechDweeb]

I always loved that NES SP!

[@Diggy22]

As a word game buff, Bookworm is a go-to of mine. I used to play it on my phone back in the day. I had looked it up last year, and I was saddened to find out that Pop Cap took it off of the Google Play store. However, I came across the GBA cartridge, and sure enough, I was happy. It didn’t have all of the animations of the PC or smartphone versions, or the worm’s voice, but it had everything else that I loved about Bookworm.

[@kernium]

There are also two RPG Bookworm games that released for PC back in the day called Bookworm Adventures, sadly EA delisted the games on Steam but it is still possible to get the physical copies on eBay or download it for free on the Internet Archive thanks to its abandonware status.

[@KevinAdams06]

You 100% need to watch Lilo and stitch. It is a great story, playful, emotional, and charming.

[@jrdoughty13]

I'm stupid excited to hear there was a good Lilo and Stitch game. Stitch is my spirit animal

[@nimlouth]

The camping story is way too cute! I can confirm retro gaming is a total blast with youngsters in the family. I love being the cool uncle with the hidden gem videogames! tysm your videos are super cozy and heartwarming, ty for sharing your passion.

[@aarondavis9208]

Thank you for actually talking about games and not just something to buy. This is great and I always look forward to these.

[@mrhumbuck_]

Thanks for the video Tech Dweeb, your best of videos always have a really good selection! It was cool to see that Lilo and Stitch game. IMO Lilo & Stitch was *horrendously* underutilised when it comes to video games; Stitch looks like a platformer mascot, and the first movie gave him a brilliant 'moveset' to use, then the TV series gave him *even more* abilities, and don't get me started on the countless puzzles and gameplay styles the other experiments (Stitch's relatives) could be used for! And to top it off, Hawaii (the series' location, hence the pineapples) makes for a really nice setting to put it all in

[@Jackzira]

I was literally talking to my partner the other day about the GBA being the pinnacle. Mostly we were talking about the art though. The restraints of the screen size but then the incredible art they made on it (Minish Cap has some incredible scenery). Anyways thanks for some new games to check out!

[@TechDweeb]

Well said

[@kobeeater3636]

I appreciate how you ensure that the games on this list also appeal to people who are used to playing more modern games. P.S. that Lilo and Stitch game is a blast🤩

[@mjdf122]

I’ve been blessed to see all from 1980-Now I have every console tons of games too many great gems throughout the decades

[@alekjwrgnwekfgn]

That's a great story about the hamster game. That is exactly how these retro gaming should go (i think), rather than just member-berries, but showing kids what it was like in the flintstones age.

[@CornyPuddle]

I love the gba. Gba and genesis are my favorite to emulate

[@annhilater1985]

I always reccomend Gadget racers and turbo turtle adventures, first is a gba mario kart/twisted medal racer and the 2nd is a really addictive cutsie puzzle game, end up exploring the level trying to find all the keys to the exits than race yourself for a best time

[@dustythomas2598]

I like Dweebs approach much more than others. He not only reviews the devices (like MOST of the others), but he does stuff like this, and focuses on the actual game content. Much kudos to the Dweeb,

[@potatuue]

Awh yes keep them coming. Love this kind of content, want to know more games on the GBA, NES, SNES and dreamcast. Thanks for this

[@MrMuscleman1990]

That end game screen of hamtaro was very sweet.

[@TheDalisama]

Developed by the team that made Donkey Kong on the GB and ported Mother 1+2 in the GBA. No wonder it's got some quality. I noticed Iwata on the picture his niece sent.

[@DisasterEXE]

The retro handheld story hits home. I show retro consoles to my students all the time to show them how I used to have fun.

[@ItsBlasFamous]

Flipzizzle owners unite! ✊ Being an eighties baby I am loving this device, so I'm very much looking forward to some more hidden gems Mr Dweeb! 💎

[@mcgrog]

HAMTARO!!!!! ❤ just played this series again for retro achievements sake! RA completion tip for ham ham heartbreak, don’t give up your marbles or bridge mats before you collect them all - so the achievements actually trigger! 😅

[@TechDweeb]

Good to know

[@dannymerfeld7711]

Hamtaro was a slice of life anime about a group of hamsters and their owners. I remember watching it when it came on after school circa 2001. If my memory serves I watched it on Toonami at my grandparents when that was an afterschool program block.

[@pspsmallz]

Lilo and Stitch was a great run and gun game. There was a sequel on gba too but it much more focused on the puzzle platforming than the metal slug like portions that were in the first game. Still a decent follow up worth checking out too.

[@sparklesparkle3370]

Your last video made me want to finally work on my 3DS to play more retro stuff and it has changed my life as corny as that sounds glad to see more!

[@TechDweeb]

Nice buddy! Hope you do!

[@decisionparalysis7856]

I never would have thought to give that Lilo & Stitch game a try, but wow it looks good! I have only ever seen the film once as a kid, and even then I was not that into it. I'm going to get around to playing that sometime, and giving the film another chance. Thank you actually!

[@ItsMrLee]

Your description of you and the Hamtaro game almost brought a tear to my eye. This game is definitely going on my nieces handheld and I'll be trying it with them!

[@TeapotDaddy]

Thanks for the list! Recently got a Flipzizzle myself and I am excited to try these games out ^^

[@TrackDayMedia]

Wing commander prophecy kind of blew my mind when i found it. I missed out on the original wing commander games but i always loved the idea of them, and played some of the newer (relatively speaking) ones, like wing commander 4. But prophecy on the gba felt like such a throwback to the original 2 games, but actually even better having 3d rendered fighters. Its infuriatingly difficult late in the game, but having a proper space shooter on the gba is pretty amazing to me

[@lazyshinobi2861]

Just got lilo + stitch like 2 days ago lol ready for my day off. Thanks for the reminder!

[@butterflypooo]

I like how you speak, good sir. It made this video extra pleasant. Thank you. Seriously, are you a writer or something? The story about your cousin was super sweet, thanks for sharing.

[@STR82DVD]

I'm definitely team 4th gen but I can certainly see the appeal of the GBA. Just an amazing handheld for its time. Thanks kid.

[@altheapolyam]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak is a classic and I love it so much!!!

[@CharlieWestGaming]

Another great hidden gems vid. The RG35XX is my current travel mate. Very tempted to pickup a flipzizzle for those SP vibes.

[@strongbad79]

Love this. Always looking for more stuff to play that's new to me. I Never heard of Bookworm before this, but now I'm addicted and I've been playing it everyday because of this video.

[@PaKePo]

I saw one of the Hamtaro games in a Nintendo Power magazine some 20 years ago and loved the artstyle. I forgot about it until some years ago, so I got it and it was such a cute game. As with most 90's japanese franchises, there's also a GBC one.

[@Pridetoons]

This list is a lot better than the last list. A handful of recommendations are. CIMA: The Enemy Sigma Star Saga Car Battler Joe Lady Sia Scurge Hive Yggdra Union

[@TechDweeb]

Most of those are already on my list of upcoming games to show!

[@Pridetoons]

@@TechDweeb 😁👍

[@RobTheResearcher]

those suggestions are already on a lot of hidden gem-lists, though. i really appreciate that the dweep hit us with mazes of fate, bookworm and a couple of licensed games that flew under the radar

[@Assato]

Hamtaro! I used to watch the animated show every morning when I was like 4. I named my first hamster Hamtaro. This game seems as lovely as the story you've shared. What an awesome cousin! She's lucky to have you and so are we :)

[@derekgonsoulin116]

Bookworm, Mr. Driller, Konami Arcade Classics were my go to GBA games to eat time. Games like Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Fusion, etc., were great but I didn't replay them.

[@humblemudgames]

The Hamtaro story is so sweet, and the first dungeon crawler game you showed looks like something I'll have to try! If I were to recommend anything, I feel like no one talks about Bomberman Tournament. I've been playing it recently and it's a Neutopia/Zelda-like Bomberman game, with elements of Pokemon, too! It's something that probably never should have worked but it's pretty intriguing and pops on my 2DS screen!

[@adamlach6572]

So many games on gba have crazy ambitious. You can see how many were made with true passion

[@raniel0511]

You made me want to play and rewatch Lilo&Stitch 🥰 Some suggestions for you although I don't know if theyr're so hidden but: 1. Anime fighting games = Digimon Battle Spirit 1 and 2, Rave Master Special Attack Force, Medabots AX games 2. RPGs (actoin and turnbased) = Kingdom Hearts Chains of Memories, Medabots (no AX version) games 3. Action/Arcade : Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith 4. Castlevania-like: Shaman King Master of Spirits 1 and 2 Also an extra would be Sonic Battle, mainstream brand but few people played this game.

[@UnpublishedTunes]

Gekido Advance is a beautiful GBA beat em up. also T.M.N.T. has great pixel art.

[@TechDweeb]

I'll check out Gekido Advance. Thanks for that!

[@thehaymaker3660]

I have really fond memories of playing Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction on my GBA has a kid. Its a little jank, but you can have some fun!

[@peejae082004]

10:19 awww this was so cute

[@lucas2099]

Man! It may be my nostalgia talking, but Lilo & Stitch is up there as one of the best animation movies I ever watched, and for sure it's not your usual Disney movie. You need to watch it!

[@Jimmy.Struthers]

I got the first Gameboy Advance and I always thought the games deserved to be on the big screen either on the SNES or a SNES II (I have always preferred pixel graphic games). The original GBA had you sitting in weird places to get the best light for the screen. When the GCube got the Gameboy attachment and the new GBA's came out the games got the screens they deserved. One system that gets overlooked is the Gameboy with the Black & White screen; it made Gameboy games very sharp and it was slim.

[@scottparsons5065]

I just picked up my gba yesterday to play some Astroboy. I was looking for other games to play on gba, and here’s a new dweeb video. For the record, I haven’t played any Disney games that were easy.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Neat! Looks like I'm gonna hafta try that there Lilo & Metal Slug Stitch game. Thanks for the recommend, TD!

[@FractalShoggoth]

Love your vids. As a fellow SP owner, I do want to know: How do you feel about the 640x480 resolution? It's great for my PS1 nostalgia, but the GBA doesn't neatly scale to that.

[@TechDweeb]

Not bad if you use the pixellate shader to help with pixel scaling.

[@joles-gaming]

Thanks Dweeby, I love your hidden gems! Can't wait to see you review the V10 as of it being perfect for GBA 💜💜

[@FabuBrik]

We need an official TechDweeb all time, all inclusive gems list

[@mothcub]

the story about ham ham heartbreak is so cute :3c

[@ben-tendo]

Konami Krazy Racers. Unpopular opinion, aka my opinion... this game is better than Mario Kart on the GBA. The soundtrack is phenomenal, the characters are distinctive, and the courses are far more unique than MK:SC's attempts. Best racing game on the GBA. And the opening video's music will be stuck in your head for hours...

[@TechDweeb]

YES! Great game! It's on my list for future vids :)

[@samuelpierce2.088]

That Lilo and Stitch game (the Stitch parts at least) is literally a kid-friendly version of the Flash game “Alien Hominid” by Tom Fulp. That’s both hilarious *and* awesome. XD

[@batmabel]

I absolutely love the GBA SP border they packed in with this one, but it's such a shame that it doesn't work out so well with the DMG colors, that's always my preferred color scheme and I like it even more when the screen bezel matches it instead of being black, but I feel like they should have gone with black this time, just for the border.

[@lilBugger35]

I didn't know about Mazes of fate and I don't know how I didn't. It's right up my ally. Thank you so much!!!

[@MrTurtlebird]

Idk why but I just find it really cool out of all people who could have been in the credits when your niece sent you that picture, she took a pic when Iwata's name came up. Absolute legend and I didn't know he worked on that game. (Miyamoto too, apparently!)

[@JohnathanGG]

Great vid as always. Just got my flipzizzle last week and I’ve been looking for some games to play on it, this was perfect for me, so thanks.

[@TechDweeb]

Good timing!

[@chrisjohnson9542]

GBA is my favorite retro gaming system too ad I just realized why I'm so into 2d pixel art indie games

[@KrazyShark]

Man, lovely selection. I'm getting the Powkiddy V10 soon so really excited to try GBA games on it so this vid is very welcome :)) Lilo & Stitch looks pretty fun and man, finally someone mentioning a Hamtaro game. I had Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue and I loved it so much. Cheers :))

[@TechDweeb]

The V10 looks to be the best GBA device. I'm excited to review it!

[@KrazyShark]

@@TechDweeb And I'm excited for your review >:) Letsgooo

[@ErmacRev]

I'd recommend looking into Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge. It's a game that's got level design problems, but it's also so damn cool to me at the same time. The KOF inspired pixel art and animation of the main character looks so awesome and it's just a fascinating beat em up. It even got a modern re-release.

[@MedicaMagnus]

My favorite GBA game is the sims urbz, I’ve done several play throughs of it!

[@WMARUoriginal]

Wow four of these I’ve never tried and added to my list immediately. Hamtaro was the hidden gem I already played. I wish they made more like it.

[@mr.milehi9883]

Your video put me in a better mood than I was in before I watched it. I'm really unhappy because my brother kicked me out of his house not my fiance and I that is. And he kept my cat. Libby. I really love my cat. But, even though I could probably take her back. Our health is not very good she's been living in my brother's house since I got her. In fact 4th of July was her 10th birthday. So I've been out without my cat for almost a year now not I miss her a lot. But know that even if things were better. She probably not be happy in a small apartment when she has a whole house to roam through. Hopefully your brother hasn't taken any of your pets tech dweeb. Thanks for lightning the load for me.

[@TechDweeb]

That's rough buddy. Glad I could be a bright spot in your day. Chin up, better days ahead 🤓

[@LatinMagician7850]

the lilo and stich game gives me alien hominid vibes

[@MarcusJHubbard]

Love the videos! I have a flipzizzle. Question: How did you transfer gba overlay/bezel on the stock sd card over to Knulli?

[@chadballew]

Mazes of Fate! Great game that deserves more love.

[@NotJollibee]

Mother 3 and F-Zero Climax

[@jimmerseiber]

Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu has an accelerometer in it. It makes the game so fun just like Kirby Tilt and Tumble, except thus time for a japan only puzzle game. Making the game mechanic super satisfying. And oh yea..you can get it in box for affordable on e bay. Insane. Def a hidden gem. The legendary Starfy is a fun one one. I'm sure you know about Klonoa..but if you dont.. Klonoa games are peak. Goodboy Galaxy is a new game, but it's probably my favorite on the system now other than Drill Dozer.

[@16bitrpglabs68]

You already put out so much content, but if you could make this like a weekly series that would be sweeeet.

[@TechDweeb]

I wish I could!

[@marimakesstuff3900]

hamtaro ham-ham heartbreak has no business being this good tbh. one of my favorite childhood games

[@RikuXRoxas2514]

Hamtaro is a tv show. Japan got more games then we did but Ham Ham Heartbreak was a game I enjoyed as a kid, I let my friend borrow it and she lost it which I'm still not over but is a fun game that I enjoy. The Gameboy color I think has a Hamtaro game as well but is different and GBA has another Hamtaro game as well.

[@STR82DVD]

Thanks for quoting our friend Vlad young lad. Much appreciated kid.

[@TechDweeb]

He's a mother flippin' good nerd he is.

[@STR82DVD]

@@TechDweeb 😂😊👍 Indeed!

[@Jack32X]

just wanna say, love your vids!!!!!

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks for saying so!

[@PongbyAtari]

I no longer have to wait to hear someone else talk about how fun Bookworm is that only made this a great video. Some games I don't hear mentioned much that I like is "Gem Smashers" Eggo Mania" "Pitfall The Mayan Adventure" are just a few that come to mind.

[@TechDweeb]

I'll check em out

[@MrMartellSincere]

Finally glad to see this channel again and take it easy on yourself, Tech Dweeb

[@nintendbro3275]

OG Popcap mentioned. Insaniquarium was the best haha

[@jackdoobie]

Cool story, I play Dyna Gears with my niece. She loves that wolf dude.

[@TechDweeb]

Cool uncle Jack 😍

[@mgamobilegamingamature8684]

One gba game that I play to this day and it took forever to beat on hard mode was pirates of the Caribbean dead man’s chest for the gba I suggest playing it it’s super fun upgrade jack sparrow and purchase and find upgrades to make your ship defensively stronger have stronger attack fast speed it’s a fun game that lets you explore the world of pirates

[@EduardoCostaLisboa]

Exactly what I was needing to revive my RGB30. Thanks a lot

[@PandaWilliams-ol5vt]

youre so real for putting hamtaro on this list

[@Senorcyborg]

GBA really was the Peak of 2D pixel art and i'm finding myself hunting down modern GBA games more and more on steam. Have you tried Pipistrello and the cursed yo-yo demo? you'll get a kick out of it.

[@TechDweeb]

I'll check it out :)

[@stephaniepretty]

6:26 somehow this line reminds me of the character Pi from Sabrina the animated series lol

[@Iron_Condorr]

Earthworm Jim for GBA is pretty fun. Similar to Lilo and Stitch gameplay.

[@markredblue]

I will always spread the good word of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Return of the King" on the GBA. Fun, enjoyable Diablo clones in the palm of your hands!

[@arielcarrillobuzo9916]

Man this is my favorite Dweeb series for sure. Thanks for sharing more GBA games! Quick question: I'm currently playing retro games on the goat RGB30, would you recommend playing mazes of fate on GBA or would it be better to play on the DS rom? PS: I don't remember if you've recommended this one, but Klonoa The Empire of Dreams was one of my favorite games on the system. Have a good one!

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks! I'd go with the GBA version because it's the same game (graphics aren't as nice I guess), however the DS version required touchscreen controls. That's why I usually don't like to emulate DS games, because doing touchscreen stuff or swapping screens isn't as nice as when the games were designed for single screen.

[@arielcarrillobuzo9916]

@@TechDweeb I'll be sure to check it out. Thanks again, looking out for the next video.

[@neonoirex]

"let's flip and play some flipping GBA games on our flipziizzle you mother flippers" WELL FLIPZ....

[@VladNerd]

I LOVE ITTTTT! You just made my whole motherflipping week with this, TD. ❤

[@TechDweeb]

Flippin' love you motherflipper

[@VladNerd]

@@TechDweeb same here, motherflipper ❤️

[@Vondo4]

I believe Miyamoto was actually involved in the development of the ham-taro games

[@TechDweeb]

Oh really? That makes sense actually.

[@Vondo4]

@@TechDweeb I just double checked, he was a producer on it

[@tomlion0116]

I'm currently playing DBZ Shin Budokai on my PSP. Never played the Budokai series, and the only other fighting game I was ever hooked on is Tekken Dark Resurrection. I love Dragon Ball and I bought DBZ FighterZ on my Switch but it was too complicated for me, don't like the partner system. But Shin Budokai is easy to learn but hard to master. You have a Light punch, a Heavy punch, a projectile attack and a Block button and the 2 shoulder buttons are for power up and release and you use mainly the Dpad for combos. I got addicted to it. Hard! And I enjoy my time with it.

[@VladlustTV]

I loved the story about your cousin, awesome video as always TD! 😊