Top 10 Gameboy Advance Games

[@peeledapples4176]

My single mum worked her ass off in shitty jobs so she could save enough to get me a GBA. She knew how much I wanted one but I never thought we could afford it (we were pretty poor). I remember she just turned to me one day in the middle of the supermarket and asked “so what colour Gameboy do you want?” I was so happy I thought my heart would burst. It was the first time I ever felt like one of the normal kids that had money. One of my most treasured memories, and such an amazing console. Love you, mum ❤️

[@alierk542]

Much love to you and your mum!!

[@tonyramirez5707]

Your mom is awesome!

[@smartboy201]

Well? What color did you get? Yes, now I'm curious. ALSO, what was your first game for it?

[@brettbarker9394]

Your mom is awesome. I'm hoping when I become a dad, I can see the shine in my child's eyes regardless of money to see him get at least one thing he will cherish. :) Huge props to your mother, also GBA is awesome :)

[@robbiesilverwolf]

Then she had to continue to work her ass off in order to afford all the batteries for it

[@StoneMonkWisdom]

Jirard the Completionist's list in the video with timestamps: 1:58 --| Video Officially Starts Here 3:22 --| *10. Sonic Advance* 4:56 --| *09. WarioWare Inc Mega Microgames!* 6:33 --| *08. Metroid Fusion* 8:15 --| *07. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga* 9:48 --| *06. Legend of Zelda, The: The Minish Cap* 10:55 | *05. Golden Sun* 12:24 | *04. Mega Man Zero* 13:43 | *03. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow* 15:03 | *02. Pokemon Sapphire, Ruby & Emerald Version* 16:33 | *01. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance* Please rate up for other viewers, thank you!

[@umeribrahim1537]

Thx

[@kawaiibatman]

The man

[@wmd1520]

Trolls us with Advanced Wars music at the very end ?

[@StereoPixelMusic]

I'm so happy Sonic advance made the list, I came here to see if it did.

[@Macrusader]

0/10 No GBA port of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.

[@imaloony8]

Just a quick top 5 for me: 5. Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town 4. Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury 3. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team 2. Pokemon Emerald 1. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Honorable Mentions to Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics, and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.

[@BlueCrashFigurineHoldingWumpa]

Yo the music in mystery dungeon is tear jerk material

[@Tushii]

@@BlueCrashFigurineHoldingWumpa golden sun is probs my fav of all time :D

[@thatonemug]

Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, was probably my most played game for GBA

[@Tushii]

@@thatonemug I always had problem of getting too many pts bcoz of gokuu cap back then, still legacy and Goku 2 and buu's fury were great games

[@adamled99]

The DBZ RPGS are fantastic on the system

[@cristianmastrocicco4552]

10: Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade 9: The Legend Of Zelda: A link to the past (I know it's a remake, but I don't care. I played it on GBA as a kid). 8: Wario Ware: Microgames Inc 7: Mario And Luigi: Superstar Saga 6: The legend Of Zelda: Minish Cap 5: Pokemon Mistery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team 4: Drilldozer 3: Metroid Zero Mission 2: Metroid Fusion 1: Pokemon Emerald

[@AdemirZX]

Man, I love FE the binding blade, that game's ending had me crying a lot. It was so good.

[@VincentVincent_89]

Where the fuck are the mega man zero games? Wtf?

[@one_thin_boi1826]

Hell yeah, Superstar Saga.

[@orangeball8872]

You should try fe the blazing blade,in my opinion its better than fe binding blade

[@solidsalt3412]

@@VincentVincent_89 aight calm down

[@reuvengritters2983]

A very fine list sir. Personally, my favorites on the system will always be the Advance Wars and Fire Emblem games. Intelligent Systems won a life-long fan in me during this handheld's lifespan.

[@lunarfox6206]

I actually played those two games for the first time today. They were🔥🔥🔥

[@WiiCON-49000]

My personal favorite GBA game is Astro Boy: Omega Factor. That game is so good and so overlooked.

[@Invidente7]

There was also a tiny toons GBA game made by treasure as well.

[@invisibilly1946]

Agreed. Those bosses are hard as balls

[@shannonbateswillis5022]

Amen to that, brother! It’s the game that introduced me to The Atomic Wonder Child and many other characters created by Osamu Tezuka, that I have come to know and love! My favorite characters are The 5 Strongest Robots in the World, and The Wonder 3! What about you?

[@steelbreese72]

Yo i feel the same way! have a good one (:

[@somerandomidioticnerd9769]

Speaking of surprisingly good licensed games, I reccomend Star-Wars: Episode 3. It's nothing mind-blowing, but it's one damn fun beat-em-up

[@nintendokings]

Underrated: Megaman Battle Network 1-6 Boktai Sun is in your hands Lord of the Rings TTT/ROTK (Diablo clones) Kirby Amazing Mirror Wario land 4 All F Zero games

[@enjoyingincubusXD]

Yes on mmbn

[@espio87]

Have a well deserved Like for that list. Whenever someone mentions Lord of the Rings games I shove TTT/ROTK down their throats. Those games were awesome.

[@SonofSethoitae]

Goddamn Boktai, nobody appreciates those games enough

[@DarkFlame0wns]

The battle network games were amazing! I honestly preferred them to pokemon as a kid.

[@MrPig-oi2ov]

I loves the battle network games. Wish they make a remaster for them too.

[@BirdoHermes]

The fact he's hoping for a potential "Golden Sun 3" when Dark Dawn came out almost a decade ago now says everything you need to know about this series.

[@northwind2538]

That he doesn't know there's already a third game out?

[@fallensoldier4208]

In general, most Golden Sun fans don’t count Dark Dawn. It’s a good game, but it’s very forgettable unlike the first 2.

[@stevesteve0521]

Fallensoldier420 the gameplay was good there was just too much dialogue in the game to the point where I nodded off, dropped my ds and broke a hinge because of it. Hopefully there will be a 4th game in the series

[@fallensoldier4208]

Steve Steve Agreed! I bought it on release, and still have it, and still hate that cliffhanger ending... but’s a running theme in games I’ve played recently... Megaman Legends 2 comes to mind.

[@smb-c3po]

Jirard is so sexy.

[@davejr.4711]

GBA has always been one of my favorite go-to consoles to relive a part of my childhood. My top GBA games: 10. Kirby & The Amazing Mirror 9. Spyro 2: Season of Flame 8. Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak 7. Golden Sun 6. Wario Land 4 5. Metroid Fusion 4. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 3. Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap 2. Pokémon Ruby 1. Mario & Luigi Superstar Sega ^a world of memories

[@Ayden_B]

I’ll be honest: the linearity is why I love Metroid fusion. I’m not a Metroidvania guy, but I love the aesthetics of Metroid, so Fusion was right up my alley

[@darkKyrios13]

Golden Sun and Golden Sun The Lost Age are my two favorite GBA games. Followed closely by Metroid Fusion.

[@louisblack8474]

Same

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

Lol

[@exirion2154]

Same. I miss Golden Sun, honestly... 😭

[@mrjuck3837]

yes

[@clintmcbride7830]

Yes, yes, and yes!!!

[@DocDictator]

Shoutout to Advance Wars music playing in the background

[@skaman125]

It was a nice nod to a great series.

[@LiamK2292]

What's an airport?

[@hyperk2]

Good enough to make the background music, but not good enough to make the list apparently.

[@He11Jumper]

@@hyperk2 ikr

[@3ericw]

I heard an aquatic ambience remix towards the beginning but maybe I'm wrong

[@thekingofcucumbers4059]

My personal favorite game on the GBA is Golden Sun and its direct sequel. Also, congrats on the partnership!

[@Blackslashband]

This. An underrated gem. Best video game soundtrack period

[@GlitchDude]

The Summon Knight games are awesome too

[@WolfieElsworth]

Golden Sun part 1 & 2 was incredible, one of the best games period. Didn't care much for 3 but I want the series to come back!

[@louisblack8474]

@@WolfieElsworth I liked it, albeit not as much.

[@JokermanUno]

Watching Isaac (also my name) summon a translucent sword called Ragnarok was one of my first nerdgasms in life. Behind Red showing up in Gold/Silver.

[@marcos4239]

No top 10 GBA list would be complete without golden sun. Truly a masterpiece and personally lost age even better.

[@somerandomguy4281]

Facts.

[@feIon]

or mother 3

[@jaetrnn6000]

Man Final Fantasy advance tactics was really an amazing game. Where most GBA games really do feel like they belong on a handheld console with its limited processing power, tactics just felt like a whole premium experience and holds up with no drop in quality today.

[@zam6877]

First Final Fantasy game, the angst in the story, developing tactics, and the ninja double swords! 😋

[@jeremiah1293]

Shoutout to Yugioh: Sacred Cards. I don't even know if it compares as a particularly good Yugioh game, but it was a whole lot of fun!

[@jarededge2542]

Sacred cards was fun. A lot better than Reshef of Destruction personally.

[@mimmikibilly]

I had the dice Yu-Gi-Oh! game for the GBA!

[@naughtycicero1460]

Yugioh: The Eternal Duelist Soul was an absolute joy for me. It was just nonstop duels with a growing cast opponents. It even kept track of your wins and losses against each character.

[@kuchenjaeger2164]

Honestly, it was pretty bad. The whole Pokemon-esque concept of insta-killing monster of a certain attribute was stupid. But god damn do I love that game.

[@carb1290]

I had this one as a kid!

[@dipman785]

"Minish Cap also introduced KINSTONES! ....they were fine" ^ so accurate lol

[@joelyoungblood898]

Soooo accurate!!

[@sapphirestar22]

Least favorite mechanic in the series

[@Rihcterwilker]

I liked it. It added a random element to gameplay, something that always got me curious, thinking what would be the next prize i would get.

[@KodiakDad]

Worst mechanic was definitely the seashells.

[@firstmatesassy5500]

i got a real "Legend of Zelda Sequelitis" vibe from him saying that lol

[@ppr580]

Jirard: Be it with Golden Sun 3... Golden Sun Dark Dawn: Am I a joke to you? Edit: I'd misspelled Jirard with a G.

[@pokedoctor2087]

We do not speak of it...

[@cataspade3356]

It is a joke

[@RyuNoZero]

didn't Dark Dawn ended on a cliffhanger?

[@marxxplaysgames]

@@RyuNoZero aye and it still hurts

[@TheTrailburner]

ppr580: Girard Jirard: Am *I* a joke to you?

[@PewPew_McPewster]

God the GBA was such a great platform. Solid entries to Sonic, Megaman, Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania, Fire Emblem and Pokémon franchises while featuring a slew of SNES remakes (you can play every pre-7 Final Fantasy except 3 on this platform!), and Wario's greatest achievement: Wario Land 4 for the Gameboy Advance. That thing was truly a beast for what it was. The wildest thing in all this is that it only has two face buttons and two trigger buttons.

[@sauce7670]

completionist: *shows footage of fire emblem*. Me: "YES! someone is actually talking about the older games!" completionist: "golden sun tho" Me: "ok fine but im still upset"

[@marlikbudvergard]

He could also mention Advance Wars

[@puffingpanda7003]

Rocco Cerutti the background song is advance war btw

[@marlikbudvergard]

@@puffingpanda7003 I know but yeah it's a really good game.

[@julianx2rl]

My favorite is the Minish Cap, mostly because of how colorful it is, and the fact that it has that classic 2D Zelda Gameplay. A VERY close second is Superstar Saga.

[@jahhz5]

honestly same

[@wisewolftony]

Was the very first Zelda game I ever played which oddly was only a few years ago. Which lead me to then play Link to the Past then Ocarina of Time then the 2 DS games and then finally bought a N3DS and bought Link Between Worlds. Still many other great Zelda games I need to play but don't own a Switch yet so can't really play any other Zelda titles until I do. I mean I could emulate Majora's Mask like I did with Ocarina of Time. But I don't think I would enjoy the game to much as the time based gameplay where you only have a certain amount of time to complete things would just drive me insane. Plus I just bought my 3DS so basically anything game I'm gonna be playing for the foreseeable future will be on that system.

[@papaG6423]

M&L: SS, Wario Land 4, Mother 3, and MM Zero 2 are my favorites

[@МагжанЖаксылык-м1с]

Mother 3 is truly masterpiece

[@geothepoly]

Wario Land 4 is one of Wario's greatest achievements

[@kernium]

@@geothepoly Nice throwback to the meme.

[@DarkFawful]

Superstar saga was a pretty good gba game i like that game for sure.

[@wisewolftony]

I kind of have a hatred for Wario Ware games now. Seeing how in my opinion the only reason we haven't gotten a good classic Wario game on a handheld system in almost 20yrs is all due to the success of Ware. Which to me lost all of it's appeal after like the 2nd game. As to me I can only get so much out of the same gimmick done over and over again for like 8 or 9 games. I know some people like Master of Disguise but I couldn't stand the game. Which means I haven't played a good Wario game since Wario land 4. Since like most of the world I never owned a Wii U so never got the chance to play Shake It. DS and 3DS made like 3 Ware games and one shit actual Wario title. So wish instead of 3 Ware games we got one great Wario platformer fuck I would have even been fine with Wario World port like Mario 64 got. As I was to young when the gamecube game out so never got the chance to play that either.

[@MrIndigoninja]

I would've included Zero Mission anyway, it's much more than just a remake.

[@lilith5869]

It's so good. It's also the first time Samus is in her Zero Suit. It's in fact where the name came from. I wonder how many don't even know that.

[@AgentMorgan2010]

It's actually a remake whereas the Mario games are basically ports.

[@lilith5869]

@@AgentMorgan2010 With Mario 64 looking a little worse in some respects because the HD really exposes the short draw distance.

[@richieb74]

@@lilith5869 oh wow. Never realized that!

[@Ornoob-]

I really loved the DBZ trilogy. They were an actual RPG where you can play through the entire series setpieces on the handheld. A memoir from my childhood.

[@awakemiller2228]

Legacy of of Goku 2 and buus fury were the best.

[@davion4777]

Yes I love 2 and 3 but the first Legacy was terrible ahahaha

[@peterhalliday6492]

What is DBZ please?

[@RabbitShirak]

@@peterhalliday6492 ...Dragon Ball Z. One of the most popular manga and anime franchise in the world.

[@peterhalliday6492]

@@RabbitShirak ah yes. I played this at a friend's house in the early 90's maybe on a SNES

[@Zero4life777]

thank you for giving Golden Sun some love!! that series truly needs more love

[@adrianpadin1840]

Jirard: "No remakes allowed!" Me whose top three are Zero Mission, FR/LG, and Super Mario World: "oh..." :(

[@antifascistamerican3782]

The remakes are too damn good!

[@brentsta]

Zero mission was phenomenal I don't think it should count as a remake

[@bert7651]

Zero mission was an entirely new metroid game based on the events of the nes game. The Completionist was surely on the pipe when he wrote this script.

[@davidfoxtail4793]

Super Mario World was better on the SNES

[@inky2412]

Gba was such a good handheld. Super happy I had a ds lite when I was younger so I could experience these amazing games.

[@V-Jes]

It had many good games but as a system itself it was not that good unfortunately considering it suffers from many design decisions that heavily limited many games...

[@V-Jes]

@@MynamesMe- only 2 face buttons, lack of backlight (in the original GBA) what made devs make some games lot brighter to be seen better, horrible sound chip that butchered many soundtracks and biggest issue of them all the screen crunch what made so many games lot harder for the wrong reasons if they weren't made that in mind.

[@TadIGuess]

One of my favorites was Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, I loved the connected world

[@CapsirusPrime]

Same

[@juiyersh3668]

I even think it was my first GBA game AND my first Kirby game. Sweet memories...

[@newageBoundhippie]

it's a good one, but the map is incredibly confusing. I'm amazed I managed to beat it.....once.....

[@JordanPersegati]

Playing Shining Soul 2 with my friends was definitely some of my favourite gaming moments. Also FF Tactics Advance is awesome, I got it as a christmas gift when I young... best present ever!

[@kirotinamikaze3992]

Hey

[@peterhalliday6492]

Was shining soul 2 on this list?

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

Golden Sun needs to make a comeback! I loved the first two for the GBA and Dark Dawn for DS.

[@daltagnan230]

Came for Golden Sun, left satisfied.

[@Tushii]

Same

[@nabari7201]

Same. I'm personally aiming to be the largest owner of official Golden Sun merchandise. I love the franchise.

[@SilentlyNikki]

You teased me! Showing off Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and not even putting it in runner up! *sobs* lol

[@ZeldasSword]

Miss Chiff Friends of Mineral Town is technically a remake of Back to Nature. So it's disqualified

[@dianaburn2474]

@@ZeldasSword Beat me to it! That being said, I never played BtN, but I heard there are significant changes between the two games? But, you're right in that even with changes, it's still a remake. Gotta admit, though, seeing it teased made me happy. I adored that game; was the first in that series that I fell in love with.

[@Phbickle]

@@dianaburn2474 FoMT is a better game overall but with less content. They are similar enough to call a remake, but theres a good handful more cutscenes in BTN, and a few more small differences. The biggest thing missing in FoMT was the food fight festival! That said, honestly the load times in BTN make it not worth playing imo.

[@dianaburn2474]

@@Phbickle Ah, I remember hearing about the food fight festival! It sounded fun. Not sure why they would remove it. Strange to think the remake of that remake is coming in only two weeks! I'm not a big fan of the art direction, but hearing a few clips of the new versions of the songs was lovely. I hope it ends up being a good remake. :)

[@Luchux177]

@@dianaburn2474 beat me to it, Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town is coming out soon,and it looked pretty good.

[@evgenyti3250]

Metroid Fusion is both my favorite GBA game and Metroid. It has amazing atmosphere, bosses and soundtrack. Also I don't think Zero Mission should be banned as a remake because of how different from the original it is.

[@ryanschmidt3913]

Agreed on Zero Mission. It's more comparable to modern remakes than the remakes of those days, which were more ports than anything.

[@cristoffer9024]

I agree, is your opinion still the same?

[@atdynax]

Golden Sun 3? That came out in 2011 for the NDS and has a cliffhanger.

[@islandboy9381]

Kind of cheap to leave a cliffhanger and then be completely radio silent for the next generations.

[@datalphalion]

Island Boy This comment was made by the Metroid Prime Gang.

[@Neoplasie1900]

@@islandboy9381 Iirc they said they won't continue the series as it was not as commerically successful as they hoped for. Still kind of a dick move to produce a game with an intential cliff hanger and not even plan to go on with it. I am way happier with the ending of GS2 and not play the third one again.

[@AnbuPrincess]

@@Neoplasie1900 I'm sorry, I know you may mean well as a fan of Golden Sun, but this is FALSE information. The Takahashi Brothers in no way have EVER spoke of Golden Sun in terms of it being solely about the money. I do not know where you could have read that from but please educate yourself on what was said back in 2012 and why production of the series had halted for these past few years. It was NOT about money and that only paints the devs in a bad light when they've always put everything in these games for the fans, not to make big bucks for Nintendo. This misinformation, along with the accusations that it was in any way intentionally done, needs to stop. gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=178977

[@AlesinS10]

@@AnbuPrincess Boy, that is fancy language for "if it's profitable, we're gonna get funded to make the game"

[@rashotcake6945]

Aria of Sorrow is literally crack, I’ve never played a game so addicting

[@rygesa]

I love it when people who've obviously never done crack say 'its like crack' - Ryan Howard(The Office)

[@rashotcake6945]

Winston Smith I’m using an informal expression. I’m aware it’s not grammatically correct but I don’t really care, it’s fun

[@DustMan2704]

@@rashotcake6945 Informal expression? You used an analogy, so you really dont know how words work.

[@durandal5505]

I really don’t mind this comment. I actually laughed out loud at this. Go easy on the person :/

[@rashotcake6945]

DustMan2704 I used both. An informal expression and an analogy

[@horatio118]

When that Golden sun music hits your ears ... 🤤

[@VHCosta]

I know right!!!

[@NidoKnight]

All my favorite games for GBA are all of the “Mega Man: Battle Network Games”. Love the shit out of all of them. No one ever talks about them, ever. I would get lost into them. Story’s were wacky and super funny but with dark and serious tones too. And the art style is so good. The combat is creative and hard, but not TOO hard. Except for those secret optional super bosses. Hard asf.

[@Cosmic-Turtle]

I was obsessed with that series for a while back in middle school. Even now, I wish Net Navi's were real lol.

[@uinav7726]

Finally someone talks about this!!! The whole series was amazing.

[@hunternemmers3861]

I'm so happy someone else loves this series. I think it would make a great and unique Switch game too. I'm being too hopeful though.

[@CY1RG]

Same. My fav series. So much better than passive pokemon. It has a nice mix of passive exploration and active battles

[@islandboy9381]

I wanna start with this series but some people say to just skip the first game or start with some later games first. What order should I play them?

[@TriggerTheStrong]

There was already a Golden Sun 3, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn on DS. We need Golden Sun 4 like 8 years ago!

[@VHCosta]

Was going to comment this as well

[@litgamer5160]

Golden Gang Rise up!!!

[@weirdo346]

sort of, the first two were originally designed as one and split, so in essence golden sun and the lost age were the first with dark dawn being the second. I would buy another golden sun day 1 no question

[@RC-bi7cp]

Isaac right?

[@Leoavs2]

At least a remake for switch of the previous Golden Sun games

[@tegelstenen4178]

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, you won't be forgotten

[@jakedematteo2172]

Yes it will, it was dogshit

[@chard9509]

If Mother 3 was released in the West I'm sure it would be no 1

[@a.g.5569]

That game would have done well. I played the fan English translation a long while ago. It was epic.

[@hplwonder4054]

Mother 3 is the best game and is one of the reasons the gba is my favorite console

[@kcsupersonic1]

They never reviewed amazingly despite how unique their gameplay was and how fun the stories were but some of my absolute favorite GBA memories came from playing the Mega Man Battle Network series. Battle Network's Combat system was completely spell binding as a kid. It combined deck building, strategy, and combat in a way that felt so fresh and exciting because no battle ever felt the same. BN3 is probably the best but I think my favorite is BN5 which at times felt like you crammed Fire Emblem levels of tactical strategy into an already great system.

[@BigLennyBekowski]

Thank GOD someone else played these, I started to think I was going crazy!! They never get brought up!!!

[@Startbreak12]

F*ck yeah, dude! BN3 White version was my jam back in the day! Hunderds of hours (& batteries), easily! Such a shame the series gets so overlooked these days ☹

[@Undrave]

I loved BN2, but BN3 didn't quite mesh for me and I skipped 4, but I have the rarer DS version of BN5 and it is absolutely FANTASTIC! It really deserves more kudos.

[@neophenxgaming]

battle network was, in my opinion, a very unique game that gets criminally overlooked. it has its issues, especially 4, but I have some great memories of the stores growing up that haven't even been ruined by my pessimistic adult attitude that ruins other nostalgia for me.

[@markusclay8652]

Check out one step from eden. It pretty much a spiritual successor to battle network imo.

[@sermartinlaw]

FE Sacred Stones is my favourite GBA game. I would never recommend "completing" it though, grinding for supports aint fun

[@auroraborealis4468]

Lord help me forget grinding in the tower.

[@czar17_28]

Sacred Stones is a great game. Still holding out for that remake with like 10-15 more chapters

[@connorbell7301]

@@czar17_28 I'd just be happy with a remake that gives Ephraim more early chapters instead of just being told what happened to him

[@DayvDoberne]

Howwwww is Fire Emblem not on the list? Both GBA entries were phenomenal!

[@superfishy444]

@@DayvDoberne How can you do our boy Roy dirty like that.

[@hedonistredd4592]

That damn Advance Wars track at the start makin' me groove hard. Game that direly needs a new game.

[@chinyang1200]

Gotta love the advance wars Series cause you can multiplayer in one device since it's a turn based strategy game

[@Historicutuber]

Yeah those games went hard

[@adriangutierrez7686]

Forgot about advance wars, but that is a very fun and strategic game.

[@joelgoncalves4341]

Never played, but i dig it. Which one is it from the OST?

[@seriousbisons]

@@joelgoncalves4341 sounds a lot like Andy's theme

[@joshhasty08]

I played final fantasy tactics advanced so much as a kid, pouring through the Nintendo power strategy guide using the worm light to read the guide in the back of the car at night. Will always be one of my favorite games period, not just favorite Gameboy advance games.

[@hannanifakharuzzaman7158]

Quarantine made me download a GBA emulator and lots of games like Mario Luigi Superstar Saga, Mother 3, Minish Cap and even Fire Emblem. Growing up, I didn't own any Nintendo consoles, heck I don't think it was well-known at the time. But now that I got my own laptop I can experience these games by myself

[@MushaGundamMKIII]

I would've just filled this whole list up with Battle Network games.

[@cloudstrifex88]

Except 4, nobody likes that one.

[@Dominicn123]

And that’s why you’re not a youtuber lol because if you were and would’ve filled up a whole “top 10” list for the GBA with the exact same games of a specific franchise, as the top 10 games for the Game Big Advance overall, it wouldn’t be a good list at all..many of them had issues that pissed off a lot of fans including me that had issues with it’s story and pacing issues, ecspecially when the series had gotten a little convoluted by the 4th entry lol they didn’t want to add any great new features and pretty much because the call of duty of the game big advance era, same exact game just placed in a new area, and didn’t innovate at all with the gameplay, which they wouldn’t need to do if their formula was already great, but it wasn’t and had many issues that they never bothered to address or even try to fix at all lol that and all of its pacing issues made the franchise feel so stale man, this is why I wish someone would just pinch the very tip of your penis until it made a tear fall out of your eye and then twist the tip of your penis so that it would turn purple from the lack of blood circulation and would then cause of internal bruising on it!!! You truly deserve that after all of the text that you wrote on this comment man!!! Smh so greedy

[@adriangutierrez7686]

@@Dominicn123 Wow, don't you think this is very harsh for just posting a YT comment? The battle network games are very decent, but although I wouldn't put all of them on an objetive top 10 list. Everyone has diffrent opinions. So even if you don't agree with this person's opinion, it is still theirs and you are allowed to have your own. In my top 10 I would include some fire emblem, Pokemon, final fantasy tactics, and Castlevania. The Gba has an awesome library.

[@loopseeker]

a man of taste.

[@neophenxgaming]

I'd give the series a slot on the list, but the whole list? only works if each "version" of the split titles got their own spot, and would ignore many other great IP.

[@Spuuky]

Mother 3 is my favorite game of all time and I will scream into the void until it gets a Western release

[@animegirl5165]

I know most people are going to be like nah but Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak is a classic! Also Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue!

[@johnnyalucard6641]

You have my respect! Put'er there, my fellow Ham Ham!

[@joshua7426]

Nah

[@vanessatrottier9623]

I bought ham ham heartbreak yesterday at a retro store!!

[@animegirl5165]

@@johnnyalucard6641 Hamha!

[@davejr.4711]

Ham-Ham Heartbreak is a classic! 😄

[@jerrystewart2145]

So happy that you mentioned Golden Sun! Definitely one of my all time favorites.

[@codycabaniss4313]

Great to finally see Metroid Fusion get more love! Loved it's tone and spooky vibe it always gave me. Big GBA title for me was Pokemon Mystery dungeon red rescue team, would love to see it on the show!

[@chicken-fried]

The Minish Cap is my hands down favorite Zelda game ever. It was a time when we weren't well off and it was the only game I had for a long time. I had 2 profiles at 100% and a third on the way before the battery finally died. Definitely a gem.

[@IndohNintendo]

One of my very favorites in the Zelda series.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

There's a little lesser known title called Astro Boy: Omega Factor I really enjoy. It's a bit hard, but the adventure is well worth it!

[@sir.jinzu9426]

When Jirad said that FFTA is his number 1 GBA game,I shed a tear like bro there won't be a game as charming as FFTA.

[@XcaliburKurosaki]

As a huge fan of Aria Of Sorrow speedrunning, I think you did this game justice

[@christopherthomas1078]

The Game Boy starting will Always be a Classic 🔥😫👏🏾

[@s3kstage232]

Where's Wario Land 4? Wario's greatest achievement Incredible, incredible

[@DiarrheaIsFun]

I'd say Wario Land: Shake It and Wario Land 3 are both superior to WL4... but WL4 is still fantastic nonetheless. Great series.

[@z.i.r.3120]

Z terrible taste imo

[@vitorkk328]

@@DiarrheaIsFun Man, terrible taste indeed. WL3 is trash, WL2 is leagues better

[@EWOODJ]

2 is definitely my favorite with 3 being a close second

[@DiarrheaIsFun]

@@vitorkk328 2 is great as well, no doubt. 3 being trash is completely hyperbolic, though... no single game in the Wario Land series is even bad, let alone trash.

[@TrippingDaizy]

2:17 Tactics Ogre: the Knight of Lodis! I just started playing that game again yesterday! Very underrated gem. I encourage everyone on here to give the game a try, especially if you enjoyed final fantasy tactics because it's made by the same team.

[@usefulidiot7885]

I agree ogre tactics rocks and on that note try final fantasy tactics war of the lions or the original amazing stuff

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

I'll definitely try it out thanks for the advice

[@uwnbaw]

RPGs normally are out of the discussion on best games anyway.

[@Lightspeeds]

Well I now know my next gba pickup.

[@Billybo10K]

12:15 - There already is a Golden Sun 3... Golden Sun: Dark Dawn for the DS, which ISN'T as bad as everyone says it is.

[@Reinreith]

Id highly recommend it to any fans, the fact that the game has backtracking walls, meaning you can miss djinns and summons, is a weird double edged sword, it was nice seeing the world change and have that "oh shit" moment when everything came to a head, and it left a LOT open that just ended sadly on a eternal-cliffhanger, the new djinn designs are some of my favorite Character wise its a 50/50, I like a lot of the new characters, and seeing how the world changed since the golden suns awakening is really nice, but it just felt like they were hiding half of the world and characters behind that favled 4th game. While with the originals they had the entire outside world to explore in the second game I'd say gameplay its just as good, story was a bit floundering, half the game was just a boring reason, unlike the original in which "oh shit the worlds ending and we need to do something" was established early on, yeah it had the town episodic story that the original had and that definitely helped the padding, but the epicness wasn't there for me All in all I'd say its a solid 7.5 when the original 2 are high 9's and 10's depending if you had both versions to transfer saves, also there was a brand new summon in the game that was part of the original games marketing which was awesome to see

[@sarahtelles1931]

Oh, yeah, I replay it occasionally to test how much I remember about summons, djinn, and drop item locations

[@moot8104]

While it isn't a terrible game, it is a disappointment when compared to the first two games. From having several Points of No Return, introducing characters (Himi) at a point that you've likely already established a well worked team, a main quest (Roc Feather) that keeps being derailed by a variety of more interesting side quests (Vortexes, the Eclipse, etc), only adding a single new summon, having most of the world mapped only to be stuck on one side, text that crawls by even on the fastest setting, and no real challenging fights until near the end of the Game and Post Game. I will say I did like the Weapon Level system, the puzzles were a lot of fun, the summons using both screens was a nice detail, and the Sol Blade being a Story Related item was a nice idea.

[@DivineDragoon]

Aside from the "Point of no return" bits it was pretty great. I'm biased to golden sun games since they are by far some of my favorite RPGs but I still think Dark Dawn was an objectively 7-8/10 game. It's a shame that it got such a poor reception because we'll probably never see a forth game and that is definitely depressing. RIP Golden Sun

[@legitnessify]

•Advance Wars •Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga • Fairly Odd Parents : Breaking Da Rules • Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap • Super Mario Pinball • Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hands • Wario Ware Inc • All the Crash and Spyro games on gba • Alien Hominid • Banjo Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge

[@alonidas4259]

I still remember that when I got my gba one of my friends gave me a few games since he was moving out and we used to hang out all the time, in that pile of games the Megaman Battle Network franchise was the one that won my heart as a must play if you have a gba, amazing games.

[@Ashragi]

I feel like I only see Sonic Advance 2/3 getting love, thank you so much for putting SA 1 on the list. I feel like so many people haven't played it, it's legitimately my favorite 2D sonic game. I will also say, soundtrack was made for a physical GBA speakers. Unlike a lot of other GB stuff which sounds roughly the same on youtube it really did sound better on the console. I'm actually gonna be that guy twice. Fusion is my favorite metroid.

[@cattysplat]

Sonic Advance 1 suffers from the last levels being stupid difficult full of instant deaths, with entire game over if you run out of lives having to start the game all over again. Even completionist admitted to not finishing it despite it being a relatively short game.

[@audiblescott8873]

Just letting you know, Golden sun 3 exists, it’s called Golden Sun: Dark Dawn on the DS. That being said it was meant to be a 2 parter but we never got the second half

[@Rihcterwilker]

Does it end on some kind of cliffhanger?

[@DayvDoberne]

Richter WLK yes, and sadly not a good one. The game felt like some half-baked end game content for The Lost Age

[@creescrossgaming7256]

We don’t speak of that. Also never played it though the first two were phenomenal.

[@nathanielbaxter5241]

Was mother 3 disqualified because it was in a different language or did you forget it was supposed to be number 1

[@zeronamagem8617]

There is a nice fan translation of Mother 3 ROM

[@PsycheTrance65]

I'm assuming Mother 3 didnt count since most of the West didnt experience it on actual GBA hardware

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

Sad 😔

[@mattlandry]

Imo mother 3 is a clear #1. I have played every game on this list and none compare to mother 3.

[@NightOwl2O]

Frog in a car. FROG INNA CAR!

[@Neonpresslick]

Pokemon Emerald DBZ Buu's Fury DBZ Supersonic Warriors Yugioh The Sacred Cards Scooby Doo Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam Lego Star Wars 2 Just to name a few

[@nicholsusmc]

I’m only 3 mins in and the advanced wars sound track is hitting me right in the nostalgia button.

[@abosikay5952]

No mention of Fire Emblem? I mean, i know when you tried completing it it left a bad taste in your mouth but still...

[@UltimateGamerCC]

showed it in the Golden Sun part at least, but you gotta admit the "One Wrong Move and you Lose a Character" playstyle of FE isnt for everyone.

[@astraltraveller9988]

@@UltimateGamerCC Yes I admit it's not for everyone. If you would like my thoughts on this, there are different ways of playing the GBA FE games today. Yes I can play them on the cartridge but I can also emulators (Or a Wii U since they're on Virtual Console) because they have save states which allows me to back to any save point if I made a mistake. Plus, if you guys want to know which GBA FE game is the easiest, I would personally recommend Sacred Stones. Sorry if threatened anybody, I would like to say there are other ways to enjoy the games. If not, that's ok with me. Don't worry. 👍😁

[@zeronamagem8617]

@@astraltraveller9988 Sacred stones was very good, but the first one for GBA was way harder since you had no chance to grind except the main story missions. So if you did let characters die you basically wasted previous exp. SS was amazing (shoutout if you got to the top of the tower you couldn't save at) but it was much easier to just grind and plow through. I remember I had 2 characters with max stats by grinding the tower and using the secret shop.

[@timopeukert1301]

@@zeronamagem8617 Honestly, the bit of XP you're "wasting" doesn't make much of a difference. Almost every single game in the series has been beaten with growths hacked to 0% (aka levels don't give you any stats)on their hardest difficulties. FE7 in particular has even been beaten with negative growths (stats decrease with a level up instead of increasing), so losing a character is far from a death sentence. A FE7 0% playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYayhYBtrdGqsLs The FE7 negative growths playthrough (with actual commentary): kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4vSmKRrgaqgeLM

[@jordankelly4684]

He's a loser if he doesn't like fire emblem

[@wilbert3842]

Mario Golf: advanced tour is still too this day the best golf game I’ve played. Randomly an RPG with surprising depth to the gameplay/story. Wish the golf/tennis rpg games would have continued

[@xupr4301]

I remember playing getting Mario tennis and telling my self it was gonna suck lol. It was one of the most fun games I played

[@arekhautaluoma4276]

There's an indie one on Switch called Golf Story!

[@ryangillispie5094]

Yeah definitely try golf story on Switch if you liked this game.

[@tan_nerd07]

not really randomly, as Mario golf for the GBC came first and was also an rpg

[@HumbugShow]

Give Turf Masters on the Neo Geo a spin, it gives Mario a good run for its money 👍

[@gantoris3811]

When I saw the title of the vid, my first thought was, "My #1 would be Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced for the story alone, and the great gameplay is just icing on the cake."

[@Chance57]

You've got that backwards.

[@TylerEdlin84]

Corey Kinard haha my thoughts exactly. The story was easily the weakest of the series and aspect of the game.

[@pumpkin6192]

My top 10(work in progress): 9. 8.super Mario advance 2 7.Mario and luigi super star saga 6.Mother 1+2 5.Kirby and the amazing Mirror 4.Kirby nightmare in dreamland 3.Pokemon ruby and sapphire 2.Pokemon Fire red and leaf green 1.Mother 3

[@beanieweenie1349]

Yes, Mother 3 is at #1 where it belongs

[@justinr1094]

Advance Wars, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Wario Land 4 and the other Sonic Advance games were super great, too. You can't create a top 10 of best Game Boy Advance games without leaving out some greats. Great list!

[@mxcokoko]

When he didn't even mention Advance Wars: *take that back*

[@partyharry7585]

When they didn't even mention Fire Emblem: first time?

[@RiceCracker321]

He even used Andy's Theme... Blasphemy

[@mxcokoko]

Ah, I havent played Fire Emblem yet!

[@giratina6665]

@@partyharry7585 neither Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team Red

[@senjiukanuba5569]

Yea, I was kinda expecting it to be #1 when it didn't appear before... XD The music from the game is in the end screen though.

[@TheEclipto21]

I am so happy to see FF Tactics get love. ITS stunning, no Question. Reccomend War Of The Lions if you want a fantastic game, even if the phone versions have a weird control system. Also, slightly annoyed at no Fire Emblem representative, but understandable given they were improv3d upon in the future

[@KingOfAnime247]

Pokémon: Emerald is my favorite game of all time so I am very happy it is in your Top 10.

[@jonathanrmz2993]

Seriously, who doesn't like Pokemon though.. it's so mainstream

[@roxynano]

For me, Mother 3 is my favorite GBA game and this is someone who isn’t the biggest fan of JRPGs. This game is without a doubt the darkest game I’ve ever played and doesn’t sugarcoat on reality. It shows there’s a lot of really morose shitty things in the world but more importantly there is many things that are beautiful magnificent things in the world that make life living for even with the shit you’ve been through in life. It’s extremely beautiful of a game.

[@earltan7067]

I'm just gonna mention an underrated game, Shining Soul 2

[@sashameri]

I was gonna post a comment about it as well. I'm actually shocked that Shining Soul II didn't make it to this top 10 list

[@pearcehubbart3767]

Nice

[@wermutton2125]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT PUT FFTA AS THEIR FAVOURITE GBA GAME I hope you will cover BOTH of the FFTA games on this show one day! These games defined my childhood and I'm sooo happy that someone with a huge platform like you is finally giving them the spotlight they deserve!

[@MysteriousCrow751]

I totally agree

[@mrwsly7402]

MOTHER 3 is easily the best GBA game I’ve ever played

[@feIon]

its easily one of the best GAMES i ever played. i'm genuinely shocked that it didn't even make the list

[@ChristianRogers3]

FELON if only it was released in English

[@mrwsly7402]

I had to play the fan translation, but I do own a physical copy of both MOTHER 3 and MOTHER 1+2

[@juiyersh3668]

Unpopular opinion : I like Mario Party Advance a lot. Yeah, throw tomatoes at me !

[@upshitdownshit4200]

Literally nobody cares. They're almost nobody on the planet that would be mad at you for that

[@ivoryvt]

@@upshitdownshit4200 I dunno, the Mario fanbase is pretty bad with opinions, such as being angry when people prefer Super Mario 64 DS over the original, or getting mad that someone likes Paper Mario: Sticker Star. I wouldn't be surprised if they encountered a number of Mario fans that were hostile over it.

[@bobafett4265]

@@ivoryvt sounds about right...

[@The1uptriforce]

@@ivoryvt people who prefer DS over the original?? oh you must be pulling my leg... Right?

[@thejetstarjump]

🍅

[@bakes1324]

Pokémon mystery dungeon should be on here. Implemented the entire Pokémon battle system into a dungeon crawler. You could find pretty much every Pokémon up to that time with their full move sets and abilities.

[@GrumpyMustard]

I was addicted to Wario Ware when I was a 12 year old. I used to sit on the demo at K-Mart for up to an hour at a time whenever my family would shop there. Played it almost everywhere I went when I got it for christmas. As an adult I cant get enough Tactics Advanced, I wish they would keep making them.

[@NintendoLover2005]

The title says Game Boy Advanced with a d Edit: Not anymore

[@maxchiet5513]

So does the hashtag in the description.

[@Poever]

Luke DeGeorges and Game Boy is one word instead of two

[@swy334]

OP loves taking the D

[@gamerkingdom1442]

GBA has always been one of the best from Big N. Great list! Oh, my fave are: -Final Fantasy Tactics Advance -Metroid Fusion -BOTH Golden Sun Games

[@theycallmejojo6090]

Astro Boy: Omega Factor is a fantastic game and easily one of the best GBA games out there. Its one of Treasure's finest along with Gunstar Heroes.

[@geogantart]

Agreed. Omega Factor is easily in my top 5 GBA games.

[@Sedifet]

Bought it and played it, and sadly felt it was overrated by retro KZbinrs, so sold it again. Still have Gunstar Heroes though

[@iranoutofideasforausernam1703]

It's an awesome game, but it's also an awesome homage to Osamu Tezuka and his Stars System. Everyone from Leo to Dr. Black Jack to candle-head Drake has some kind of significant role. It deviates from the traditional Astro Boy story, but not its conceptual foundation. It's still a story of a man's replacement goldfish for his son striving for harmony between man and machine with far more dark content than most would expect from a children's game. ...Seriously, death is outright MANDATORY to beat the game. You have to die before you can see the ending.

[@lightningokami84]

The Megaman Battle Network series are probably the most underrated games on the GBA. The unique gameplay combined with the story and vast weapons/characters made the games a cult classic in my opinion.

[@shilohgrayson]

Ooo neat Pokémon made the list! I have Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, LeafGreen, and FireRed. So glad the DS Lite is backwards compatible.

[@wafrikano]

In all honesty any list for this topic that doesn't include pokemon is pretty dubious isn't it 😂😂😂

[@DuoVisen]

Some standouts from my GBA days that I would of put on a list like this would probably include: Buu's Fury Megman Battle Network Series (3 if you're gonna make me pick) Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and Advance wars.

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

I prefer the other kirby game OH GOD I FORGOT WHAT ITS CALLED Edit: Oh yeah nightmare in dreamland I think if the one with the mouses is on DS.

[@nikolasbryant4235]

@@aymanaboufarise4346 Nightmare in Dreamland was a remake of Kirby's Adventure though.

[@kinshraslave3450]

Buu's fury was completely outstanding as both a GBA game and as a DBZ game. Its probably my personal favorite on the system.

[@theelephant2117]

Obligatory “where is mother 3” comment

[@viniciusalves7312]

Every ranking Mother is missed

[@pinkfoxboi1331]

Top ten favs for me is Metroid fusion zero mission solar boy dajango and battle network 3 4 5 and six both versions and drilldozer and super saga as a bonus cuz I luv it

[@Justsomedudeokay]

Jirard: 'RPGs are harder to do on Handheld' Pokémon: Hold my highest selling media franchise of all time award

[@carlosfer2201]

Metroid Fusion is legit good. I love the narrative driven story, and I do agree the SA-X are the best part and do make it like something of a horror game.

[@stephenbuch]

Some of my favorites that weren't mentioned are: Mario vs DK, F-Zero Maximum Velocity, Mario Kart Super Circuit, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, and ADVANCE WARS (Can't believe that wasn't on the list)

[@BugsyFoga]

The Gameboy Advance: Aka my first ever gaming console.

[@megamindfrommetrocity4089]

It’s my third

[@Timotarius_]

handheld.

[@WuvPain]

It was the first that was bought directly for me, but my mom had a ps1 when I was an infant to 5, so ps1 and gba were both sorta my first consols

[@linkolek]

My ONLY console.

[@KinduVborrd]

Megaman Battle Network 2 has always been my favourite GBA game.

[@NavyMonk89]

Battle network series > Zero series

[@FaridAbbasbayli]

Not even mentioning the Battle Network series is a sin, IMO

[@husseinali8022]

you cannot go wrong with any handheld metroid, castlevania, or zelda game. All are my favorites

[@grantivie]

All of the games on this list were my favorites growing up. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is one of the most nostalgic games in the world to me.

[@stuartwilson7527]

GBA was my first real gaming system, so I have a lot of love for it. Wanna shout-out FE Sacred Stones, Pokemon Pinball Ruby and Sapphire, and Advance Wars.

[@usefulidiot7885]

Sacred stones is amazing infinite training should be in all there games

[@zeronamagem8617]

@@usefulidiot7885 Makes it a lot easier than the first GBA installment

[@KalaamNozalys]

Just so you know, there is a Golden Sun 3. Golden Sun: Dark Dawn on the NDS ;) It's pretty good all things considered.

[@azurepulse1870]

I have to disagree. I loved the first two games and I didn't even finish dark dawn.

[@larstallinger6795]

@@azurepulse1870 Same. I still have the game collecting dust somewhere. It is rare for me to not beat a game I get. I don't think it is objectively bad though. It's more like extremely average and when compared with the previous golden suns it just falls flat and kills any intererst.

[@KalaamNozalys]

@@azurepulse1870 You should replay it honestly. It has flaws but it is good. Just take your time exploring, if you want challenge run from encounters and limit your equipment. Lengthy dialogues and uneven pacing are an issue, but it really pays of when you reach late point in the game.

[@KalaamNozalys]

@@larstallinger6795 I encourage you to replay it.

[@michaelchen1838]

I’ve been recently getting into the Completionist again, and I have to say these top 10 videos that he does are some of my favorite, really well done!

[@mintstarmari]

You know what I love the most from Mega Man Zero? The music and the story.

[@kylelord_8573]

I’m surprised Wario Land 4 was mentioned but not placed on the list. That game is spectacular