I’ve just rediscovered my childhood Gameboys, I grew up in the 90s and had an original, a color, an advance and an sp. My game collection has whittled down over the year to the usual suspects, Pokemons, Zelda’s, Mario’s and some other standards. But I want to dive into some games that 7 year old me would have brushed over. So what’s your favorite game?

  • MeowKittyWow@beehaw.org
    10·
    2 years ago

    Buncha youngins with your GBAs.

    My favourite OG gameboy game was Kirby’s Dream Land. Played and replayed it many times. Even had one of those attachments to magnify it and light up the screen when it got dark :)

  • dark_stang@beehaw.org
    6·
    2 years ago

    The Megaman Battle Network series on GBA is awesome. Replayed a few of them last year and they are still great.

      • dark_stang@beehaw.org
        1·
        2 years ago

        I have not played the steam remakes, but they appear to be the exact same games. So that would be a good way to play them if you don’t have the original games or ROMs for them.

  • drcouzelis@lemmy.zip
    5·
    2 years ago
    • Metroid II is one of my favorite games of all time.
    • Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge and Operation C are both highly polished and fun, but quite challenging.
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan is a relatively easy, short, polished action game.
    • Kirby’s Dream Land is my favorite game in the series. And if you think it’s too easy, turn on Extra Game mode. It will wreck you, I promise. ;)
    • Ninja Gaiden Shadow and Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge are amazingly polished challenging but fair action games.

    Every game I mentioned has excellent music, is an original game (not a port), and I have played in their entirety again and again throughout the years.

    Let me know if you’re looking for a genre other than an action game. XD

  • BasidialTiger@beehaw.org
    5·
    2 years ago

    The non-pokemon ones I played the most were:

    DMG: Kirby’s Dreamland 2

    GBC: Shante

    GBA: Drilldozer

    Platformers to me always felt like the best suited games to handheld games, and I love the bright colorful art styles. Drilldozer is definitely my all time favorite. If you can find a copy, I’d highly recommend it! The rumble pack cartridge is so cool.

  • sharpiemarker@feddit.de
    5·
    2 years ago

    I know you mentioned Zelda, but there were actually a ton of pretty good Zelda games like Oracle of Ages/Seasons. Advance Wars was pretty fun. Golden Sun too. I also have to agree with MMBN from the other commenters.

    • CoderKat@kbin.social
      2·
      2 years ago

      Oracle of ages/seasons was waaaay too hard. I tried to play it as a kid, got stuck, and gave up very early on. As an adult, I decided to come back to it just to see what I missed out on. Still had to check guides a few times and abused save states.

      I can’t remember the details, but there was some kinds puzzle or something that depended on sound and my adult, hearing impaired self could not complete it without save states galore.

      • Nepenthe@kbin.social
        1·
        2 years ago

        If I could wipe one game from my mind just to replay it, it would be the golden sun series. That’s stayed easily in my top five for almost twenty years now. 90% sure the kolima forest music was even the first mp3 I ever downloaded. Also the first game I ever saw where at least some of the actions you took made a difference to the overall world. If you don’t care enough to save certain NPCs, they canonically just die.

  • meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe
    4·
    2 years ago

    If you’re playing Gameboy specifically, and not including Advanced, then I played a ton of Marble Madness. I never beat it, but it is pretty fun physics-y platformer.

    If you are including Advanced, then Metroid Fusion is a classic. Atmospheric, and beautiful sprite work. Genuinely scary in parts, and leads right into Dread if you like the gameplay.

  • Mandy@beehaw.org
    4·
    2 years ago

    I will never not shill advance wars 1 and 2 Great gameplay, great artstyle, great everyting

  • frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
    3·
    2 years ago

    I was also going to say MMBN, but since that’s been said, I’ll say Golden Sun. Loved both of those games to death.

    Breath of Fire 1 and 2 are also great (although technically SNES ports).

    • vinzen@beehaw.org
      2·
      2 years ago

      Golden Sun is my all-time favorite! I wish I could relive the thill I felt for the first and second games

      • TheCulturedOtaku@beehaw.org
        2·
        2 years ago

        Same here! They made a DS one as a third installment, but the story leaves off in the middle, and the sense of awe just isn’t there. Not the same anyway as 1&2. Especially 2, when you [SPOILER] play the “bad” guys

    • Rin@beehaw.org
      3·
      2 years ago

      I saw this thread and immediately felt the need to recommend this game as well! was one of the only games I had the guidebook for as a kid. one of my favorite games for the gameboy.