I wanna find more stuff I can play on my GBA SP because I just adore it
Though, I've never played Amazing Mirror for more than a few minutes, so that should be high on my list...
@NovaSquirrel we definitely have some suggestions!
-F
@Felthry I'd be happy to hear them! Also any suggestions for Game Boy, Game Gear, NES, or SMS since I can play all of those on there too
long, recommendations
@NovaSquirrel well the gba/gbc/gb ones that come to mind are, to start with the obvious:
- Minish Cap
- Oracle of Ages
- Oracle of Seasons
- Link's Awakening (we're more nostalgic for the non-DX (also easier to do the select glitch) but either)
- Four Swords + A Link to the Past (for alttp specifically)
- Super Mario Land 2
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Zero Mission
- Kirby's Dream Land 2
if you like rpgs, i can also recommend
- Tales of Phantasia
- Golden Sun + Lost Age
- the GBA releases of Final Fantasies IV through VI
- Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga
- all three Final Fantasy Legend (Sa Ga) games
Tactics games:
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (just "Fire Emblem" in the US)
- Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (never released outside Japan but repro carts are available with a translation hack)
and some more obscure titles we also recommend:
- Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
- Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
- Shining Soul II
- The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (legitimately a pretty good diablolike, despite being a licensed game)
And two we recommend mostly for their soundtracks but also pretty okay games:
- Pokemon TCG and TCG 2 (translation hack)
-F
long, recommendations
@Felthry I recognize a lot of those games - I guess they're well-known for a reason then! I have been wanting to get into RPGs and it's definitely helpful to have a few recommended ones rather than just randomly picking one to try, too.
re: long, recommendations
@NovaSquirrel so as rpgs go, Tales of Phantasia is a Tales game, with the unique battle mechanics that entails--battles play like a fighting game more than an rpg
and superstar saga is a mario and luigi game, with that series' own unique battle mechanics--lots of button pressing at the right time to pull off special attacks and dodge/counterattack enemy attacks
the other ones on the list are more traditional jrpgs
i think superstar saga is a great one for someone new to rpgs, the others might be more intimidating
if you're really interested in getting into rpgs we could make some more beginner-friendly recommendations that aren't playable on gba
-F
re: long, recommendations
@NovaSquirrel chrono trigger is a good one, probably pretty beginner friendly too
the dragon quest games are mostly all set in different worlds, like the final fantasy games, but there's a lot of commonalities and i think you'll still enjoy it. dragon quest IV, V, VIII, and XI are, i think, generally considered the series' high points (though don't play V unless you want a *really* tragic story, seriously the protagonist of V has basically one good thing happen to him in his entire life), with III, VI, and VII also generally well-liked
-F
re: long, recommendations
@Felthry As far as getting into RPGs goes my current plan is to try and get through the Chrono Trigger playthrough I started, and also try out Dragon Quest XI because I fell in love with the world and setting through the spinoffs and I'd love to try the main games too.
But I'll definitely try out Superstar Saga too - I know I've got other friends who like that series.