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Best GBA (Gameboy Advance Games) of All Time

Kunal Sharma ,

GBA or the Game Boy Advance was the great console of its time. Sure, time is changed but back in the day owning a GBA was a great deal. Many of the GBA titles changed how we play several games now. Many legendary games like Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and many more were introduced for GBA.

Without further getting into the legend of this great handheld console, let’s push on to our topic. We have created a list of these games that everybody has played in the old times on their GBA. Let’s have a look at this list so that we can bring back the nostalgia.

List of Best GBA(Game Boy Advance) Games:

1.   Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

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Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire both are the bestselling titles for GBA. The main plot of this game is the same as its predecessors, where players can collect and battle their Pokémon. As usual, players begin with just only one Pokémon and begin the journey to be the best Pokémon trainer in the world.

New features added are:

  • Double battle where two Pokémon’s are used by each side,
  • Multi battle is added where instead of one trainer two trainers can fight on each side.
  • Innate abilities and natures are also added to this game
  • Mini-games are also added which help the players to perform moves before a judge.
  • Weather conditions, such as harsh sunlight, rain, hail, and sandstorms are also added.

Other features are added which makes this game more interesting and entertaining.

2.   Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

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Mario is an all-time favorite game. There are many iterations of this game developed over the years. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is a role-playing game where Mario is accompanied by his brother. Main factor of this game is Luigi, which helps his brother Mario using his special abilities.

Both Mario and Luigi played together and they both complete each other. Whether Luigi squishing Mario or Mario turning Luigi into a surfboard, both are fun to play with. You have to switch between these two characters, to go through different obstacles and solve different quests.

Some of the features of this game are:

  • Dodge enemies attack either by jumping or using hammer.
  • Different items to use like mushrooms for healing, peppers for boosting stats and 1 UP mushrooms for reviving.
  • Earn experience points by defeating enemies.

This game is fun to play with and loved by Mario fans around the world. Mario and Luigi fight Fawful the main enemy in this game.

3.   Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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Mario Kart is one of the best games you can get for GBA. Nintendo consoles are incomplete without Mario Kart game. Mario Kart: Super Circuit is a perfect example of a great Mario Kart game. There are many Mario Kart games developed previously, however, they were not quite perfect, this game is what Mario Kart should be. This game has all the perfect ideas that made previous games a big hit.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit is a simple kart racing game, where players drive karts around different circuits. Players can pick up the weapons that can be used to blast other players. Players can see their current position, with the incoming weapons and number of laps on their screen.

Some of the features of this game are:

  • Different game modes are Mario GP  Time Trial, Quick Run, VS., and Battle mode.
  • Apart from playable characters other characters are there which supporting roles.
  • Different boxes to pickup which contains different items used for competing with the enemies.

This was a great game with 20 new tracks which makes it Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

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4.   The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

 

 

The Legend of Zelda is probably one of the most favorite game franchises ever. And The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is one of the great games in this series for GBA. It is developed by Capcom and not Nintendo. This great game for GBA represents what is The Legend of Zelda about and maintaining the perfect balance between old and new and makes this game unique.

Playing this game will feel that you are playing the perfect The Legend of Zelda game. Link in this game can shrink in the size of Minish, in this game with the help of a talking cap called Ezlo.

Some of the features of this game are:

  • Link can learn new sword techniques.
  • Link can collect Elements that fuse with his sword to gain different abilities.
  • Players have to solve puzzles like pushing large blocks or hitting multiple switches simultaneously.

5.   Golden Sun/Golden Sun: The Lost Age

Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age is a role-playing game, where players go on a wonderful journey in a fantasy-themed world. Players in the fantasy world battle with monsters and interact with other characters. Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age are not different games; they are played after one another.

Players journey through the fantasy world of Weyard in which they have to restore the power of alchemy. Players use energy to defeat enemies, discover new locations, help out local populations, and find elemental djinn which increases the characters’ powers.

Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age both are sequels and prequel to each other. They are one of the best games you can find on GBA, these both games are not considered as different games. Both of these games are incomplete without one another as Golden Sun: The Lost Age story begins where it is ended in and Golden Sun.

6.   Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a role-playing game and it is a spin-off from the Final Fantasy series. Players engage in a turn-based battle where players attack each other after each turn. Players play the game as a clan leader named Marche, whose task is to organize clan members and increase their stats and status by completing the missions. Players will get missions in the pubs which are located across Ivalice. Ivalice is a fictional world where events of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance take place. Missions acquired from pubs will require a certain amount of coins, which depends upon the difficulty of the mission.

Mission completed will give lots of coins that will help the players to take more missions. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is one of the best games that you will find your GBA.

7.   Metroid Fusion

 

Player is assigned to watch over the biological research team on the surface of the SR388 planet. Where the player encounters strange life forms and attacked by it. It was later known that the strange life form was a parasitic organism known as X. The parasite was bonded with your biological armor and your body. After recovering you were sent to investigate an explosion on the ship which will be overseen by the ship’s computer.

It is a great game for your GBA as Metroid: Zero Mission. Metroid: Zero Mission was created after the success of Metroid Fusion. The main element of this game is the second character which is a computer called Adam. This computer will help you in your quest to find out what happened on the ship.

There were different elements in the game which makes it one of the best choices for your GBA.

8.   Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town

Harvest Moon is a famous RPG game since the SNES days and Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is one of the best games for GBA. Harvest Moon is basically a farming simulator game where players start with his own barren farm which needs to be turned into a productive piece of land.

Main task of this game is to build a great farm. But there are many other things to do in this game like players can talk to villagers, interact with other things, completely different tasks and many more.

This game is challenging and entertaining both at the same time.

9.   Mega Man Zero

Mega Man Zero is one of the best Mega Man games you can find on GBA. It takes place full century after Mega Mac X which is also a popular title for GBA. It is set in the post-apocalyptic world overrun by robots. Players fight alongside the resistance groups to suppress robots.

Traps and other aspects of the Mega Man were kept as same in the Mega Man Zero like enemies behind doors. Apart from the same features of the previous Mega Man games, it has lots of other new things as well like weapons that can be upgraded and collectibles. This game also introduced creatures called Cyber-elves which can enhance Zero’s ability.

Mega Man is one of the best games you can play.

10.  Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2

 

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 put your grinding skills to the test. This game lets you take control of the pro skater and let you show off your skills in GBA. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 was the big deal in the gaming world as all the stunts and other tricks take place in a 2D environment.

Players need to perform different tricks in order to earn cash which in turn used to unlock in-game items. Cash rewards can be used to unlock other levels, improve the player character’s statistics and obtain better equipment.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 has great tricks and intensive gameplay. This game is a little hard at the starting however, once your progress in the game it becomes easy to play.

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Conclusion:

The Game Boy Advance was a great console with a massive collection of great games. These games are great for your GBA and loved by everyone. Anyone who has owned GBA has these games in their library. All these titles are must-have for your GBA and give your massive hours of gameplay.

We would like to know which game you choose to play and why? Please leave a comment and share your valuable feedback.

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