Underrated GBA Hidden Gems YOU Should Play

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@megamix5403]

Summon Night Swordcraft Story deserves a second lease on life via a rerelease on Switch. And I don't mean just slapping it on NSO and calling it a day, I mean an actual collection with love and care put into it along with the second and third game in the series. (Yes, there's a third one that was only released in Japan, an English version of that would be a huge selling point.)

[@mcclintick]

did you google and see if a English patch exists? lots of Japan only games have English patches for roms to be played by emulation.

[@reiswindy]

The developers of the original Summon Night series (Flight-Plan) went bankrupt on 2010 unfortunately. Nowadays Bandai Namco owns the rights to the IP but after Summing Night 6 they just put it on the freezer :(

[@Draca3]

there is an ongoing project to translate the third game.

[@kasugasawa839]

no, the third one is not as good as Swordcraft 1 and 2 (i literally learned japanese to play it) maglam lord is an okay game like Swordcraft 3, you need at least 4 months of japanese learning if you want to play the third one because they use easy grammar and vocabs, i don't recommend it though

[@chainsawplayin]

​@@mcclintick the story is like 40% translated and the hack is abandoned

[@Gameorama91]

Yesssssss Summon Night Swordcraft Story mentioned! I LOVED these games when I discovered them back in the day. Really wish that 3rd one also released in English.

[@agergo100]

There is a fan translate.

[@Gameorama91]

@@agergo100 wasn't that never finished?

[@fordayz8834]

0:45 Sabre Wulf 2:23 Scourge: Hive 4:09 Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand 5:42 Disney's Lilo & Stitch 7:25 Summon Nights: Swordcraft Story 9:15 Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island 11:07 Medabots: Metabee/Rokusho 12:26 Kuru Kuru Kururin 14:41 Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction 16:32 Lady Sia

[@MadsterV]

up up up!

[@shigshug8581]

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[@nicolasromani3523]

I like Lady Sia. The gameplay is fluid and the graphics are charming. Sia herself reminds me of Finn from Adventure time.

[@CulturedVultures]

completely forgot to sort this out, ty

[@DrSoda.]

Thank you. God bless. Jesus loves you!

[@elronnyt]

When I was a kid, Sabre Wulf and Summon Night were one of my most played GBA games aside from Pokemon!

[@AnimeBrosAMV]

GBA was so underrated a console so ahead of its time. And all these games are so pretty even today!

[@chainsawplayin]

GBA games were behind their time, especially how late the GBA came out. They are great games, but held back by the handheld's hardware.

[@MangoMotors]

I wouldn't call a console that sold over 80 million units underrated, but so many games aged so well

[@MangoMotors]

@@chainsawplayin Gameboys across their various iterations, their strength was the lower hardware which allowed for long batter life. Even now, Switch came out underpowered compared to Playstation and Xbox yet I'd say the switch domianted both those consoles

[@chainsawplayin]

@@MangoMotors True, mainly because the Switch got lots of fun games.

[@Gonkers20XX]

Are we really calling anything underrated now?

[@savagemaelstrom9645]

I'm an obscure games junkie so I'll try not to flex too hard here, but If you want another 10ish to do a part 2 for: Zoids Legacy (RPG, fun mechanics marred by a terrible translation, lots of series-fan service with characters from all 3 animes of the time), Boktai and Boktai II (Isometric action-rpgs with stealth elements not unlike Metal Gear Solid, including knocking on walls), Demi Kids Dark/Light version (Shin Megami Tensei monster collecting RPG) Dynasty Warriors Advance (Top down beat-em-up-ish game with fun art style), Konami Krazy Racers (Mario Kart, but Konami, predating Super Circuit), Rebelstar Tactical Command (Old PC X-com-like game made from some original X-com alumni), and lets end it with Zatch Bell Electric Arena (2d anime fighting game)

[@anasazmi8554]

I've been hoping for the entire Boktai series to be released in collection form for years now! Probably full of copium, but I don't care.

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

GBA, GBC, PS1, and PS2 are AUTOMATIC clicks for me. My collection is mostly those

[@Gary_P2]

Same, I’m not sure if it’s because I grew up with those games, or because that was just the greatest era of gaming. I’m leaning towards the latter though.

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

@Gary_P2 I 100% agree it's the latter camp. The games were complete and the ideas were novel. I'd much rather slap in Okami or hulk ultimate destruction over ANYTHING out right now

[@Michirin9801]

My go-to underrated/overlooked GBA games are the Densetsu no Stafy trilogy, which are unique aquatic platformers, and despite only releasing in Japan, don't require knowing the language in order to play all the way through, also, *Absolutely Fantastic* soundtrack on that first game. Iridion II, which might just be the best shmup on the entire GBA, and one of the most stunning audiovisual experiences on the entire GBA. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichitto Live Start, the 2nd Mermaid Melody game on GBA, it's an uncommonly good handheld rhythm game for the time, with a full soundtrack worth of songs with full lyrics, something unheard of on a handheld game back then, plus a whole story mode, minigames, challenge modes, room customisation, and even writing your own lyrics for a couple songs to be sung by the mascot! Easily one of the best 'girls games' I've EVER played! (Still JP exclusive, but it's not that hard to wrap your head around) Donkey Kong Country 3, the GBA versions get a lot of flack for not being exactly like the SNES originals, but I think they're ALL pretty good versions with some legit advantages over the SNES originals, like saving anywhere, and more visibility, but for the 3rd game they not only NAILED the physics, but the graphics look nice and vibrant, not washed out like the first one, and they also got David Wise to compose a whole new Brilliant soundtrack just for it! The 3rd DKC game is underrated in general, but IMO, the GBA version is the definitive way to play through it. Also shout-outs to Konami Krazy Racers.

[@KEKtuar]

So glad to see Lady Sia on the list! That's the #1 hidden gem in my book. I've talked to so many people about it, and none of them even knew it existed. So underrated!

[@Chronis67]

Didn't expect an Armed Anderson reference today, but here we are.

[@rodneyabrett]

GBA Lilo and Stich goes harder way more than it has any right to be. 😆 It's like the devs wanted to make this hardcore Gunstar Heroes/Metal Slug game and the publisher was like, "here's the catch.. you gotta use the Lilo and Stitch IP" and the challenge was accepted. We can make that work!

[@NatsuMatto]

Dave Lister will not be denied.

[@donavoncrites1010]

Resident Evil Outbreak is the Resident Evil where you can become infected!!

[@luisrivera-od2ud]

Thought of the same thing here. I do like the idea of an RE rogue like though

[@SantaAzulCTZN]

3:33 There exist a couple in the form of the online co-op installments Outbreak and Outbreak File # 2.

[@munto7410]

I didn't expect to find games I didn't play. I was wrong, thankfully. The GBA is the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for this video!

[@djangostar3736]

Summon night was a huge part of my childhood, I've played it too many times to count. Sugar is easily my favorite summon partner in that game.

[@wwijsman]

Some games I really loves: - Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules (surpisingly fun platformer) - Spongebob: The Movie (I was not expecting it, but this game is pretty good) - ChuChu Rocket (classic puzzle game, love it) - Banjo Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (This game is amazing, damn. It's truely just a Banjo Kazooie game for the GBA) - Lego Star Wars

[@Destro5123]

Aria of Sorrow, advanced wars 1&2, Golden Sun 1&2 and The Monish Cap will always be my GBA favs

[@binchillin888]

Monish cap? Your list is hardly underrated, though.

[@Destro5123]

@@binchillin888 I meant to say The Minish cap. Auto correct strikes again

[@pharmcat8484]

One of these days I’ll remember to watch these videos in the app so the closing screen isn’t blank.

[@calebfoley5872]

Dont know about underrated, but Ive really enjoyed star ocean: blue sphere and sword of mana in recent history. Go play those. They good.

[@pharmcat8484]

I was about to comment how that Beckham game looked suspiciously like Yoshi’s Island, but I waited this time. HE CAN BE TAUGHT!!!

[@FlareStriker]

I remember downloading a rom of Summon Night: Swordcraft Story and instantly loving it, then the next week going to the mall on a field trip and finding a physical copy at Gamestop.... I still have that physical copy. Used my lunch money+saved money on it.

[@floofy95]

Swordcraft Story mentioned!! Kururin mentioned!! I love both those games they're so good Also I think it's worth mentioning that u don't need to know any japanese to enjoy Kururin Paradise, I've played thru the whole game and I honestly think it's even better than the first one :3

[@pyschocurt]

I'll not accept Craig Charles slander

[@tomonemo2992]

good picks you can't hear about in every other video

[@CompleteReview]

KZbin's most replayed peak is in the exact minute I'd expect

[@jbFromNYC]

The CT Special Forces trilogy is highly underrated. Has gameplay similar to Metal Slug, and has a decent soundtrack.

[@madi7489]

I’m a simple person: I see Summon Night: Swordcraft Story, I click.

[@RJV-s3l]

Lady Sia is so good! In terms of visuals it reminds me a bit of Adventure Time, and makes me wonder if it was part of the inspiration for it.

[@binchillin888]

3:37 they did the infection thing in Resident Evil Outbreak for the ps2. Sales weren't amazing because it needed a network adapter that was sold separately. They need to remake it

[@eduardohoneyman7234]

Always love when a youtuber found out about my favorite game of all time more videos should exist SMSS

[@PhaethonCrafts]

I love Summon Nights: Swordcraft Story! Those games are amazing! I wish they would make new ones or at least put them on the GBA for the Switch. Shame we aren't gonna get Terranigma, but I can hope for this?

[@zulfiakram]

I love Summon Nights : Swordcraft Story. I do not even forget the title, unlike other old games I played

[@LinkSergilBelmont]

psst That Lilo & Stitch Metal Slug style game looks fun.

[@Rhinaxo]

Sabre Wulf was my very first GBA game back in the days when I was a little kid. I loved it, but it gave me nightmares, so I never finished it.

[@theinktician]

Swordcraft Story 2 is even better, but it gets forgotten in these underrated talks. The music in both games are amazing. Battle music in the first is better, but music in the other parts is better in the 2nd (its still close. I love the water capitals song - so much that I uploaded an hour long version of it)

[@arcturusakerfeels1438]

first time I check a video like this and don't find boktai in the list, damn underrated, a kojima game even

[@LazurBeemz]

BattleBots > Robot Wars. Hazard, Diesector, Nightmare, Son of Whyachi, Toro, Ziggo, Biohazard, Complete Control, so many cool robots. Tombtone and Minotaur, in the reboot series. Meanwhile Robot Wars just had Razor, Hypnodisc, and a bunch of junkers that barely ran and only existed to get destroyed by the house bots.

[@chrisjohnson9542]

CIMA the enemy is a really cool hidden gem action rpg on the gba. I had it bet never got far because I had other games like zelda, golden sun and megaman battle network and it started out kinda slow for my taste back then in high-school. But many years later I realized that it was much more than meets the eye while watching a playthrough of it. Edit: also another game that I never played but saw years later that looks really cool is called drill dozer.

[@Mmeiko]

3:32 if i remember correctly Resident Evil did this with RE: Outbreak

[@Diaily]

Summon Nights 1 and 2 are really good. If I remember right the 3rd on the DS and after really took a different direction in story and gameplay it was no longer the same as the first two of the series.

[@Frieowksf1293]

I would also put the Klonoa games and Astro Boy: Omega Factor

[@pharmcat8484]

I keep hearing good things about Klonoa. Are they really that good?

[@kos2919]

@@pharmcat8484 Klonoa is a legendary hidden gem to the point I don't think it's a hidden gem anymore.

[@KirbysPVS]

Kuru Kuru Kururin makes me think of that one meme about Honkai Starrail

[@Lucarivyle]

Disney's Treasure Planet on the GBA is also very underrated in my opinion.

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

There is a rougelike game where you race against an infection. It's in the style of the original resident evil games. I forgot what the name is called lol

[@pharmcat8484]

3:35 It would all depend on the execution. Since people tend to hate time limits I could see it going over poorly. It could make for a cool Hard Mode or Speedrun mode though.

[@thetakeover11]

I just downloaded and patched the third swordcraft story yesterday for my handheld, funny this video finds me

[@KirbysPVS]

Swordcraft story was a lot of fun!

[@kenu995]

The Summon Night girl looks like Madoka and that scares me

[@Kukimuncher]

Drilldozer was prett underated in my country. Moslty because we didnt get the cartrage here.

[@justinmillard8196]

My GBA knowledge could be stronger. That Lilo & Stitch game legit looks brilliant and I loved older Metal Slug titles. Eg. X, 2 and 5.

[@justinmillard8196]

might have to replay 3. Last time I played was on a low budget cabinet where you had to keep hammering the fire button haha. Not as fun as I remembered in the Wii collection.

[@DevanteWeary]

I feel like your idea and my idea of a "gem" are completely different. But j agree on Kurukin

[@bdgilliam7610]

Great video as always! Keep up the good work!

[@HerrFrog]

38K GANG! Some bangers in that list!

[@jacobmartin7434]

Summon nights, i forgot that gem of a game!!!

[@emmasevas]

Summon night 1 (GBA) 8/10 Summon night 2 (GBA) 500/10 Summon night2.5 (GBA but not translated) 7/10 Summon night 3 (NDS) 5/10 Summon night 4 and 5 (PSP) 3/10 between both games. the series really peacked at the second game, and its so good. i always tough that not even pokemon came close to the summon nights of gba.

[@stashmerkin9576]

I love Pinball of the Dead! 3 House of the Dead tables and the pinball physics is done right.

[@hyruleluke]

Was never able to unlock terrorhurtz on the robot wars gba game. Every online cheats website said you can unlock it but it just never happened for me

[@insomnia5493]

Summon knights mentioned ✨✨✨

[@PikaLink91]

Why is it that whenever I see an anime game in these kinds of videos... they never released in Europe.

[@amphibiousRV]

psst... I'd love to see a video about the best pack-in software on consoles too! (Mii Maker, Astro Bot, Streetpass Mii Plaza, etc) 38K GANG

[@Nictisevi]

Medabots metabee is the second game I finished in GBA. Pure nostalgia

[@eliasmares2929]

One of those game I still have unfinished business with

[@seyproductions]

I love Summon Night Swordcraft Story

[@anasazmi8554]

The only game in this list that I played was Medabots. I think I played the Rokusho version (because Rokusho was cooler, of course). I beat the whole game, and it was a fun (if a bit grindy) ride.

[@Jopicienta]

Summon knight... And medabots were great games ❤

[@dumbstruckempire]

Hell YES Lady Sia

[@CulturedVultures]

PSP hidden gems: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4GaYXSwqLFrjac

[@gxbb56]

Boktai should have made it on here lol

[@darthredav238]

What about zoids legacy for the GBA?

[@mjdf122]

GBA Time with the Vultures

[@TotalDec]

I pretty much only play Advance 4. Metroid Fusion is kinda tedious, but cool. SMB3 is so good on GBA. Other than that, I might pass...

[@FukuritaMariko]

Now watch as these physical hidden gems get a price jump after this video 😅

[@CulturedVultures]

me with my 100 sealed copies of Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island 🥸

[@megamix5403]

Jokes on you, Summon Night is already expensive lmao

[@PaszerDye]

No one remembers Dark Chronicle...

[@vincenzomottola7778]

Scurge: Hive is in my opinion the best looking GBA game and you can't say otherwise

[@kidrobot.]

yes we can

[@vincenzomottola7778]

@@kidrobot. try to name a better looking GBC game than Shantae

[@kidrobot.]

@@vincenzomottola7778 1st it was gba, now it's gbc which one is it?

[@vincenzomottola7778]

@@kidrobot. GBC

[@mri2773]

Mother's series?

[@vinigmoura]

Summon Nights is AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (1 is much better)

[@pharmcat8484]

Genuine question here. How do you decide what random facts you’re going to throw into your videos? 2 Nickelback albums? Who would have thought of that. Don’t get me wrong, it’s entertaining as heck, but where does it all come from?

[@CulturedVultures]

The left side and the right side of the brain co-operate once every few days and that's what happens. Nothing good, just trivia for Canadian rock bands

[@theronpeavey232]

Did you watch it? It's an opinion. Like any other self thinking human. Calm down. Enjoy it, or not. That's a choice you make.

[@pharmcat8484]

@@theronpeavey232 was this to me? Because if so I’m confused.

[@theronpeavey232]

@@pharmcat8484 oh, snap. No. It was meant for someone else. Haha No idea why it sent here. You're fine. Haha

[@CarlosDiaz-fs6cv]

38k gang?

[@Greenchrysopsaro]

Skelingtons is more corrector

[@CulturedVultures]

this dude languages

[@PikaLink91]

I saw the thumbnail and thought the grey haired character was a girl.......

[@hawkseye5975]

psst good list.

[@CulturedVultures]

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[@CyberGief]

psst

[@yzx9122]

Please make a video about ds and ps vita

[@seprac_1]

0:45 Sabre Wulf 2:23 Scourge: Hive 4:09 Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand 5:42 Disney's Lilo & Stitch 7:25 Summon Nights: Swordcraft Story 9:15 Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island 11:07 Medabots: Metabee/Rokusho 12:26 Kuru Kuru Kururin 14:41 Robot Wars: Advanced Destruction 16:32 Lady Sia Pin!