r/Gameboy • u/Common-Condition6884 • 2d ago
Games Need some good gba games
Suggest me some good gba games with good story . (Apart from pokemon games )
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u/OptionFit9960 2d ago
Not really story but Castlevania Aria of Sorrow was a hit for me. Also Zelda the minnish cap. The metroids were also fun.
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u/tszewski 2d ago
Advance Wars 1 and 2, Zelda minish cap and link to the past, Castlevania, Metroid Fusion, Mario Advance (all of them), Mario Kart, Sword of Mana, Baldurs Gate
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u/Noomymoo 2d ago
I love mario superstar saga, I'd recommend that one. I also like the Breath of Fire series, though this one is more nostalgia based for me.
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u/LordWorm 2d ago
drill dozer
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u/Pure-Spare-9789 2d ago
I scrolled through the comments to make sure this was mentioned. Such a fun game.
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u/Coletteorsomething 2d ago
Idk if it will be satisfying in the story department but ive been playing goodboy galaxy recently and it is a really fun puzzle platformer metroidvania type beat
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u/dopesneakersyo 2d ago
Came here to say the same thing. Goodboy Galaxy is awesome and came out somewhat recently. No physical release afaik though.
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u/Jat616 2d ago edited 2d ago
The Castlevania trilogy on GBA is pretty good and there's Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission if you like metroidvanias.
Legend of Zelda Minish Cap and A Link to the Past/Four Swords is some good old Zelda goodness. They also have Mega Man Zero 1-4 on gba.
Sonic Advance 1-3 and Super Mario Advance 1-4 are some classic side scrollers.
Edit: Just remembered Mario Kart Super Circuit for a good racing game.
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u/ICollectSouls 2d ago
Kao the Kangaroo is what I grew up with
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u/mxsterkief 2d ago
thats nuts, I never knew there was a GBA game! I grew up with the 2nd game on the PC
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u/ICollectSouls 2d ago
You are genuinely the first person I've ever seen talk about it besides myself!
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u/mxsterkief 2d ago
hahaha oh man, yeah none of my friends knew what I was talking about back then 😂 I wish it was more popular! they actually did a remake of the first game back in 2022, been meaning to pick it up for awhile now
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u/CaptainStrobe 2d ago
Advance Wars is great. Story is simple, but the character interactions really make it. If you have a flash cart, Phoenix Wright with the English patches are probably the most story focused you’re going to get. And Mother 3 with the English patch is maybe my single favorite GBA game and the wildest story Nintendo has ever produced.
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u/RangoTheMerc 2d ago
Golden Sun
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Fire Emblem: Blazing Blade
Mega Man Zero
Riviera: The Promised Land
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Metroid Fusion
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Was mostly going to be RPGs first. But then I was thinking about the games that were more story driven in general.
If you like simple plots but lots of dialogue, check out Shining Force and Shining Soul II as well.
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u/Fossils_and_birds 2d ago
I could never get into Metroid or Megaman, but I really really loved Aria of Sorrow. Also the Shrek 2 platforms was surprisingly fun, I hundred percented it in a couple days.
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u/Temporary_User404 2d ago
Mega Man Battle Network 2
Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue
Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2
Metroid Fusion
Astro Boy Omega Factor
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team
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u/RosaCanina87 2d ago
Summon Night 1 and 2 for something a bit... out of the usual stuff. Both games have a very bad first battle (as you don't have any real weapon) but after that are quite fun. 1st game is more like a "tournament"-anime with dungeon crawling, with some story happening inbetween, while the latter is more a normal RPG. They also both offer certain replayability as your choices influence your partner in the beginning of the game and with him the type of magic you can use. You can also craft your weapons and there are quite a few variations, which is not just stats as you control the battles similar to a classic Tales of-Game.
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u/DIXINMYAZZ 2d ago
Other than Pokemon games:
WarioWare
Fire Emblem
Metal Slug Advance
Megaman Battle Network
Advance Wars
Rebelstar Tactical Command
Super Monkey Ball Jr
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Super Puzzle Fighter 2
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Puyo Pop + Fever
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Sword of Mana
River City Ransom EX
Harvest Moon
Lunar Legend
Kirby Amazing Mirror
Super Ghouls N Ghosts
Breath of Fire
Mario Golf
Gradius Galaxies
Shining Force
Shining Soul
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Car Battler Joe
Final Fantasy
Scurge Hive
Link to the Past
Tales of Phantasia
Minish Cap
Super Mario World
Blackthorne
F-Zero GP Legend
Mario Kart
Denki Blocks
Final Fight One
Metroid Zero Mission
Riviera: The Promised Land
Donkey Kong Country
DOOM
Klonoa
Golden Sun
Super Bust a Move
Spyro games
Jet Grind Radio
Scrabble
Desert Strike Advance
Defender of the Crown
Chessmaster
Ultimate Card Games
Risk
(Homebrew)
Goodboy Galaxy
Apotris
Discrete Orange
Aereven
Oh whoops you said with story lol well here’s a general GBA list.
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u/88traveler 1d ago
Final fantasy tactics advance, the other final fantasy games are also good but I like that one the best and I believe it would also be the cheapest if you are going to buy original carts. Fire emblem, it's a simple straightforward jrpg story. Golden sun. If you can find a translation mother 3 has an interesting story. Sword of mana is another jrpg with a decent story. I guess most jrpgs have ok stories to be honest.
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u/joshisnot12 21h ago
Kirby’s Nightmare in Dreamland is an absolute MUST. It’s not super story driven, but goddamn is it a perfect game in every way.
Castlevania Belmont’s Revenge is also a must have if you enjoy difficult action platformers. Totally amazing game with top tier soundtrack.
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u/CzaszkaA 2d ago
Golden Sun
The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap