IGN's Top 25 GBA games

The final few are going to be revealed in the next few days or whatever: http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/772/772284p1.html

25. Super Monkey Ball Jr.
24. Golden Sun
23. Ninja Five-O
22. Mario vs. Donkey Kong
21. Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
20. Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
19. Mario: Super Circuit
18. Metroid Fusion
17. Super Mario Advance 2.: Super Mario World
16. Fire Emblem
15. Mario Tennis
14. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
13. Ultimate Card Games
12. Mario & Luigi: SuperStar Saga
11. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
9. Metroid: Zero Mission
8. Final Fantasy VI
7. Super Mario Advance: Yoshi's Island
6. Mario Golf
5. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
4. Advance Wars
3. Zelda: LTTP with 4 Swords
2. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
1. Wario Ware Twisted


Ultimate Card Games? Are you fucking kidding me? You sure Maxim or whatever manly magazine that reviews games on the side didn't put that in there?

anyways, putting SNES ports on there is kinda weird...they're basically saying Mario Tennis and Bargain Bin Card Games is BETTER than Mario World. I wouldn't have a problem with Mega Man & Bass being somewhere in the Top 5 since it wasn't released here on the SNES, but then again I know that's not going to happen unfortunately.

thuggles will say something about Golden Sun.

Also, Astro Boy needs to be number 1.
ign already fucked up with putting a card game on here, let's see if they can redeem themselves.

edit: Tony Hawk and Zelda, lol, fuck ign.

As far as I've heard, Advance Wars 2 >> Advance Wars.

Games I felt should have been on there: Sigma Star Saga, Sword of Mana.

Also, if imports were included, Rhythm Tengoku would need to be up there as well, because that was pure gold.


OH, and I love me some Mario Tennis, but no way should it be that high up on a GBA countdown.

Astro Boy should be #1.

The fact that it isn't even on the list?

Gunstar needs to be there too.

I know people have mixed feelings about it, but I'd say it deserves to be in the top 25... easy (at least on my list.)

Nice that Ninja Five-O got some mention.

Understandably though, it's far from the list I would make, but then again I'm too lazy to make one, so I'll give the advantage to IGN on this one.

Average Joe said:

Gunstar needs to be there too.

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I would agree with you had GSH been a sequel.

The graphics are amazing. It's nothing short of a miracle what they were able to pull off on the GBA. Easily the best on the handheld.

But it was really just...more of the same. It was Gunstar Heroes, all prettied up. That was it. No innovation, unless you count the homages (which out of all of them, I only liked the first level's with the chicks). I will say the Mugen Jr.-esque boss in level 1 was also a nice nod to one of my favorite games.

This may be sacrilege, but I had more fun with Advance Guardian Heroes. That and GSH were easily one of my biggest hypes for games in the past generation, and they both failed to deliver what I wanted (GSH more than AGH, at least Advance was a sequel. And Genjuro! It had Genjuro).

Gunstar is right up there with Devil May Cry 2.

List is meaningless without Double Dragon Advance. I mean, if it hadn't already been meaningless.

There's alot of rubbish games on the list for sure. Tony Hawk, what an utterly cretinous choice.

I'd have made sure Castlevania Cotm was on there, it's certainly better than Metroid Fusion imo.

Also, where the hell is the original Wario Ware? I reckon it's the best game on the GBA, I've not not played Twisted though.

What a fucking joke.

Where's Gradius Galaxies? Final Fight? SSF2?

Bullshit lie,indeed.

B-

Drill Dozer should be on the list. One of the more refreshing platformer experience on the GBA, hands down.

Drill Dozer should be on that list.

I agree with Drill Dozer, I picked that up at the TRU clearance sale for five bucks and it would have been worth the full 30.

Drill Dozer would have been #2 on my list.
Damned shame Game Freak would rather pump out more Pokemon games than this, because it shows what a great dev they really are when it comes to other platformers.

I am surprised with what is on the list. I would have had Sabre Wulf on that list as it is a fantastic GBA game.

24? What tard composed that list?
And where the FUCK s the lost age?

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance has no place on that list. It was a terrible game.

Tactics Ogre, however, was excellent. Same concept, better execution.

wasabi said:

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance has no place on that list. It was a terrible game.

Tactics Ogre, however, was excellent. Same concept, better execution.

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Correct. That's why it can be hard to find a Tactics Ogre as well. The price is usually high for even just the cart.

Harmony of Dissonance?

Boktai? Wait... no

TonK said:

Harmony of Dissonance?

Boktai? Wait... no

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I personally love these two as well. They needed to be there.

Im' shocked none of the MEga man zero games made it to the list.

LoneSage said:

The final few are going to be revealed in the next few days or whatever: http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/772/772284p1.html

25. Super Monkey Ball Jr.
13. Ultimate Card Games
5. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
1. Wario Ware Twisted

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These are shit (WWT might not be shit but certainly does not belong in #1).

I love Ninja Five-O and deserves a #1 spot. But I can see other great games if you like RPGs/sRPGs as there are plenty of awesome games in those categories.

jeff bogard said:

Im' shocked none of the MEga man zero games made it to the list.

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Have you played them all? I got Zero1 years ago and never beat it. Really had some fun with all the stages I played...until I got to the boss.

I need to make a MMZ thread.

wasabi said:

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance has no place on that list. It was a terrible game.

Tactics Ogre, however, was excellent. Same concept, better execution.

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Yeah, Tactics Ogre should definately be on there. I would also put Pinball of the Dead and Shining Force up there. Puzzle Fighter might as well be on there too.

AStroboy was a great game very great infact. but the list is shite, over a 1000+ give or a take a few hundred games they came up with that selection, sure there are some games you wouldnt touch with a 54ft clown pole but still.

No Drill Dozer? shame

hell, Iridion 2 is better than half that list.

SamuraiShodownSensei said:

No Drill Dozer? shame

hell, Iridion 2 is better than half that list.

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Drill Dozer is really forgetable, repetitive shit.

And I paid full price for it too.

That list is a bullshit lie:

The Zeldas are both severely underrated.