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Radar Mission. I can hear the music in my head from both game types whenever I think about it, right down to the music when the carrier launches the fighter. I enjoyed both game types a lot, though I remember getting frustrated as a kid until I learned the nuances of the opponents.
Radar Mission is the only US game I have a boxed copy of, it's one of my favorite pieces in my collection. ❤️
And yes, the music gets stuck in my head every time I play it!
I'm so happy someone other than me remembers Radar Mission. I too still get the music stuck in my head from time to time.
Warlocked for GBC - it was ambitious as hell, and has some quality scenario ideas.
I was trying to remember the name of this as soon as I saw the thread!
Played the heck out of this ... gem?
Aside from a few classics I'm sure you've already played, I remember playing Wario Blast and Taz-Mania fairly often.
I haven't played either one in years, so I don't know how well they still hold up.
Is Taz-Mania for the Game Boy different than the Game Gear version? I had that one as a kid and I thought it was a really terrible game, even back then. But being a kid I played it because I only had a handful of games and driving to grandma's house took a long time...
Yes, Wario Blast! It was actually my introduction to Bomberman.
For mine, I always enjoyed the original Mario Land and Kirby's Dreamland, and always wanted the sequel to each, but never got them.
Vegas Stakes - simple casino games, perfect time-killer for the format.
Wendy Every Witch Way - concept of reversing gravity has been used in other platformers since, but this might be the OG, and is very solid.
I actually got Vegas Stakes a few months ago! It's such a relaxing game to waste some time with. :)
The Moomin game is great but nobody talks about it. The two Survival Kids games are incredible as well but damn they can be depressing. They really out a full on survival game on a Game Boy. Complete with multiple endings, open world and hunger and thirst mechanics.
Falling sand games, specter supreme, escape velocity, gyromite.
Lighthearted RPG with a really neat combat system, funny writing, and food puns everywhere! So awesome and I never see anyone talk about it.
Shout out to Hungry Goriya for her excellent review on this gem.
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Rebelstar: Tactical Command, In a nutshell it's X-COM for the gameboy advance.
A whole back when I got a Miyoo Mini, I went looking for original GB games that I missed. I found Cave Noire and it quickly became my favorite ways to kill time. It's simple (but not easy), being a Roguelike offers some variety, and it's just fun.
James Bond 007 was one of my favorite Gameboy games.
I spent countless hours as a 4 year old trying to solve the puzzles and got through it by sheer determination.
I can still probably remember every path in the desert mission.
The Machine (2021). It’s not so much obscure as it is just niche. It’s wonderful. Multiple playthrough, knowledge retains between runs, so you can unravel more and more of the mystery of The Machine. Highly recommend for anyone interested in political games. I bought the actual cartridge, but you can also buy the rom for like $1, and there’s a demo on itch.io I’m pretty sure.
Ninja 5-0 for the GBA. I got out my collection recently and had no idea I owned it. It's Elevator Action, but you're a ninja.
Wario Land 2 + 3 Were the first games I ever played on a Nintendo handheld. I still play them through once a year because of nostalgic reasons. Plus they are one of the most enjoyable Jump and Runs for me.
Here's one I played a lot of and loved that I never hear about anywhere... Bionic Commando - 1992. A port of a Nintendo game I only got to try a few times, but the game boy version was better to me.
I only ever really had the basics with my Gameboy sadly, but I had a lot of fun with Pokemon Red and Zelda Links Awakening (which I prefer to the DX version where they removed the fun teleporting glitch). Now I went this thread for other systems like PSX, lol.
Elevator Action, fun platform shooter made in 1983. I spent countless hours playing this game with my babysitter.
Yooo the gba reboot is brutal! I remember playing the underground base level emulating with my psp eleven years ago. I love that game!
Cosmo Tank. Got it as a gift from my dad and loved it when I was a kid. I may have to revisit it myself.
My favorite GBA game is The Urbz: Sims in the City. The console version of the game wasn't received very positively, but the GBA/DS version is a completely separate game, and a very good one. It's a very goofy game with a lot of stupid (read: amazing) jokes, RPG elements, mini games, some of the best music in any GBA game and a lot more. I still revisit this game once in a while.
I even played the predecessor "Sims bustin out" for the GBA a few years ago. Urbz is way more refined than bustin out, but if you liked Urbz and you want more, Bustin Out is a great way to scratch that itch.
Ambitiousamphibian did a great video on this game a few months ago. He seems to feel exactly the same about this game as I do. Because of that, I will link it, but be aware that it contains a lot of spoilers and going blind into the game is the best way to play IMO.
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I used to like playing zoop on SNES. Fun little puzzle game,. If you enjoy Tetris, I think you'd like zoop.
Edit: my mistake I didn't realize you're talking handheld. Not sure zoop had a handheld console version.
No problem, I actually have a copy of Zoop for the original Game Boy! 😄
Pinball Tycoon was one of my favorites. great music, solid no-nomsense pinball gameplay. it even had a multi-player mode! never seen another soul talk about it.