What's a fun and comfy GBA game I can emulate right now?
Feeling quite down today and want something to cheer me up.
For anybody else that feels like emulating a gba game try Bomberman Tournament. Pretty cool and comfy most of the time.
Also, Gameboy/GBA games thread if you'd care for one.
>>337025617
Pokemon Emerald
Tell me what you like, anon. First things that came to mind were Harvest Moon and Hamtaro, but I don't know if that's something you want.
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral town
>>337025617
Kirby games always make me feel better
Golden Sun
FFTA
>>337025617
>>337025617
Summon night 1 or 2,not kidding
>>337026319
This, it's so comfy.
golden sun and FF tactics are my ultimate "comfy" games, lately ive been emulating kirby, wariorland and I fell in love with yu-gi-oh tournament 2004
and as a kid I quite enjoyed those little hideouts you can customize in pokemone saph/ruby/em
Wario Ware Inc
Comfort incarnate
>>337026296
This guy has some good guy feelings. I'd say Ham-Ham Heartbreak is one of the comfiest games on the GBA
Reminder that retroarch is objectively the best way to play gba games.
>>337026229
No
>>337025617
Sonic Advance 1 OP best GBA game hands down
>>337026296
Big fan of anything really. I like JRPGs a lot but I'm not chained to any particular genre. I'll add all the recs to a list and check the games out. Hamtaro sounds pretty comfy though
>>337026640
>>337026487
>>337026469
>>337026418
>>337026319
Thanks all. I'll try them out.
>>337026803
Played Pokemon a bunch so I wanted something new. Yugioh Tournament 2004 is awesome. Never played any Kirby other than the star rider one for gamecube so I'll try it out.
>>337026820
Wario game are always fun. I remember playing Warioland as a kid. Fun times.
Thanks everybody
Rhythm Tengoku.
The entire game is just pleasant in atmosphere.
>>337026821
It really is. I mean, they're a bit childish, but the spritework is so incredible I just get lost in the visuals.
>>337026928
Original hardware, always.
>>337026981
If you're into RPGs, I'd recommend what >>337026640 posted.
>>337026970
Played that recently, the music is very comfy.
>>337027069
Looks pretty funky. Will try it out.
Golden sun 1&2.
The GBA Dept. Heaven games (Riviera, Yggdra Union) are pretty comfy for some raisin, maybe the art style and the glorious beep-boop music.
>>337025617
Minish Cap is a good one.
Not anywhere nearly as good as other Zelda games, but it's among the best GBA titles.
>>337027146
>Original hardware, always.
This is autism. GBA emulation is 100% accurate and playing it on a big screen is superior to playing it on the original GBA with it's terrible screen and shitty tinny audio.
>>337026229
Why is Pokemon always the first response in these threads?
>>337027572
Because it was that good.
>>337027459
>GBA emulation is 100% accurate
Tell that to Mother 3's rhythm combos.
>playing it on a big screen is superior to playing it on the original GBA
Unless you want portability. Besides, some games are just more enjoyable from a pick-up-and-play perspective. Not to mention, the game is designed to work on that hardware. Call it autism if you wish, but playing games in anything other than the original hardware slightly devaluates whatever criticism you might come up with. You're just not having the intended experience.
GBA is quite an odd console. The GBA had killer beat em up line-up. GBAs also had licensed games that were pretty good. Sega's ports of Genesis games for some odd reason played and sounded better than Nintendo's ports of SNES games in quality.
Try these out.
Gunstar Super Heroes
Guardian Heroes Advance
Double Dragon Advance
TMNT
River City Ransom Advance
Final Fight One
Dragon Ball Advance Adventure
Shining Soul I&II
Phantasy Star
Gekido Advance
Shining Force
Jacky Chan
Mr. Driller
Puyo Pop
Rhythm Heaven
Those are my favorite games for easy pickup and play.
>>337027146
>>337026640
Thanks for the rec. Music is very comfy. Feels like I got transported back in time.
Nice to revisit GBA games every now and then, everything just feels simple and nice.
>>337028225
Thanks anon, I'll save them all to a list to play eventually.
>>337028225
>Sega's ports of Genesis games for some odd reason played and sounded better than Nintendo's ports of SNES games in quality.
That's because the GBA's soundchip is better than what the Genesis offered, but much worse than the SNES'
Drill dozer. It's a neat game.
Or of course you could go to the sure thing and play a Link to the Past.
>>337028050
>but playing games in anything other than the original hardware slightly devaluates whatever criticism you might come up with. You're just not having the intended experience.
so it's impossible to play a pc game the way the developers intended then. not to mention all the different variations in types of tv you can use with a console.
>>337028487
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG1H_88Vmh0
>>337028578
>so it's impossible to play a pc game the way the developers intended then
Arguably, it is.
>not to mention all the different variations in types of tv you can use with a console.
There's always an optimal choice, but it's much more minor than choosing between playing on, say, a SNES or playing SNES games through your Wii on a plasma TV or whatever the hell.
>>337025617
Ninja five-0
sonic battle
This is a nice thread
>>337028810
came here to post this, its like ninja gaiden and spiderman had a sickass baby
go play it right now
Sonic Advanced 1-3 were good. Zelda Four Sword Adventure achieved a farce and it's terrible.
>>337028323
>playing as the boy
You're missing out desu. But make sure you tap the brown girl's booty instead of the redhead
Do you find Castlevania games comfy, anon? I'd thoroughly recommend Aria of Sorrow.
>>337026545
F-Zero Maximum Velocity was brilliant fun.
>>337028760
>playing a pc game at 60fps without any drops on a 1080p monitor like 99% of people do is not playing the game the way the devs intended
Yep, it's autism.
>>337028948
Yeah. Everybody is being pleasant. And I got this cool rec to play Summon night and a bunch of other games so great thread all in all!
>>337029086
I will keep a note of that thanks. This is the first game I've played in a while that made me feel relaxed and I actually smiled so I don't really feel like I'm missing out
>>337029109
I love Castlevania so I'll give it a go. Forgot it was on GBA as well
>>337026418
>Not Nightmare In mirrorland
>>337029289
Make sure to play Castlevania Circle of the Moon too,it's my favorite
>>337029280
That's undeniable, yes. You can argue it's a better option currently, and depending on the case I would agree with you or not. Do you think Doom's 240x240 textures were designed to be displayed on a 1080p monitor? You might be giving id Soft way too much credit.
>>337029649
This is an emulation thread. OP doesn't have a GBA and probably isn't going to buy one anytime soon. Fuck off.
How about one of the best games on the system and also the only RTS on the system?
I'll never stop praising this bizarre thing. Its just like the big boy RTS games, just on the GBA. I'm fucking pissed I didnt get to play this when I was a kid, I would have loved it.
>>337029835
Doesn't make bringing Retroarch up any less retarded, and it's not like I'm giving OP a hard time for using VBA.
>>337030091
It's pretty cool, but I like to admire how amazing it is that they fitted a pretty comptetent RTS in there more than actually playing it.
MMZ is pretty fun, family.
>>337030246
I still have hard time believing that its actually a thing, even when I completed the campaign.
>>337029584
I will add it to the list!
>>337029835
>>337030134
I did have a GBA at one point, think I still have my SP somewhere though so I'm still able to play GBC/GBA games. But hey, it doesn't really matter the method you use as long as you enjoy playing.
>>337030320
MMZ was my favourite series on GBA. I remember playing MMZ 3 on a plane ride. Wasn't much good though, only beat maybe 1 or 2 bosses.
>>337025617
FFT
Pokemon
LoZ
were they even other GB games?
>>337030091
I'm a big fan of RTS games. Favourite games of all time are Red Alert 2 and Age of Empires 2. Not sure how an RTS would work on GBA though but I'll give it a go.
>>337030486
And much better ones, especially considering that the GBA entries of those franchises are generally considered to be sub-par when compared with previous entries.
>>337030091
>look this up
What the fuck? You aren't trolling are you? Is this actually an RTS on GBA?
>>337030548
It obviously wont be as smooth RTS as your favorites, but you will find it to be really competent RTS that suffers very little, considering the platform it is on. On the very least you will be amazed how it can even be a thing.
>>337030745
And a couple of original FPSs too. Dark Arena and Ecks and Sever (sequel called Ballistic) come to mind.
>>337030925
The GBA is a fucking mystery, man.
>>337025617
Is this the single greatest emulator ever created?
What should I choose guys?
>>337030918
Sounds interesting, it's definitely getting played.
>>337031043
Favorite portable, by far. I did have a great time with mine when it was originally released, but only came to really appreciate it when I began to dwell deeper on the catalog. Shit's insane.
If someone is into emulating ROMs that's cool and all but why do they have to shit on those who like to play on the actual handheld?
The whole thing I like about handhelds is that I can play them wherever/whenever without sitting down at my computer or having a laptop on my lap, thus inabiling me from any other movement.
I can play Pokemon with one hand thanks to the L=A setting while I'm getting a glass of water from the fridge.
Hell, I bring it to work so I can bust out some microgames as a report generates.
Pic related
>>337031428
same, a flashcart for my gba is one of my best purchases
>>337031351
what game is that?
>>337031428
When I was a moneygrubbing teen I sold all my systems that could play GBA games. I regret that every day. Technically I still have gamecube's GBA player (yes that was a thing too) but that would be a huge bitch to set up to my current set up. So I just emulate on PC instead, even if it just isnt quite the same.
>>337031428
Backlight mod? Nice.
>>337031528
Same here. Been trying lots of games on my Micro like crazy. I take it everywhere.
>>337031532
Summon night 1
>>337025617
Summon Night: Swordcraft story
Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken. Comfy as fuck.
>>337030091
I am watching a gameplay video and cant believe this shit. Seems I have to get a GBA emulator just to try this out.
>>337032463
It really is a fucking technical marvel. Microtech at its finest.
>>337025617
I have the same question as op, but I am emulating on my Android. Any games that work well with the shirty input? Original GB/GBC is fine too. Already have golden sun, one of if not my favorite games of all time.
>>337025617
I would say any Seiken Densetsu series game or Summon Night:Swordcraft Story,but I don't know if you'd be up for some RPGs
Try Gauntlet or Street Fighter
>>337025617
Any of the GBA Fire Emblem games, even 6 has a translation rom released.
Megaman Battle Network and Starforce were some of my 2 favourite series on the GVA as well.
>>337033914
the star force series was for the DS
it river city ransom ex isn't comfy but it's fun, especially if you use all the custom character scrolls and get a gang using the convoluted respect system.
>>337025617
Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga
One of my all time favorite games
>>337034237
You're right, my mistake.
I downloaded the roms at the same time a couple of days ago so I got them mixed together.
>>337029447
I feel like nightmare adventure's linear maps make it comfier to play
Running in circles trying to find where to go in mirror was a bit annoying, also fuck those retarded AI helpers
I might be biased because Kirby's Adventure was my first nes game
>>337033905
Playing Summon Night 1 as we speak. Just got into the labyrinth. Chose the Robot guy, he looks pretty cool.
I like the battle system, it's a change from the turn based stuff. Quite refreshing.
>>337034362
I think I got halfway through that but didn't finish the rest. I'll pick it back up.
>>337034330
I'll add it to the list, thanks
>>337031428
Have both and emulate on your phone
>>337031428
Man, your GBA looks like new. Mine spent a week with my little brother and he returned it full of scratches and without the battery cover. A year later he "lost" my GBA SP. I fucking hate him so much.
Welp, now I feel the overwhelming need to buy a new GBA SP.
