What is your favorite game on the Game Boy Advance? Why? EXPLAIN TO ME WHY!!!!!!!! Or don't. Up to you.
@Candle_Calmness4 жыл бұрын
Warioware Microgames . Too many games plus you can unlock a few
@BenjiMordino4 жыл бұрын
Metroid Zero Mission. They actually named Samus after my dog, or the other way around. I can't remember.
@T4silly4 жыл бұрын
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django. It requires up to 10 SOLAR POWER!!!
@Blueflag044 жыл бұрын
Nightmare in Dreamland, because its Kirby
@JoeyJ0J04 жыл бұрын
The Mega Man zero games
@9ElevenGamer4 жыл бұрын
The GBA library is way bigger than many people realise, I've had one since release and I am still finding new titles.
@eatmysalt2914 жыл бұрын
9EG over 1,500 games. Enough to play a different game, everyday, for around 4 years.
@9ElevenGamer4 жыл бұрын
I got about 80 hours out of FINAL FANTASY V alone, playing it on the TV via a Retro Freak turns it into a great console to, and the HDMI out is better looking than even the GAME CUBE GBA Player.
@jamesmylife65783 жыл бұрын
Most of them are ports
@TrevRockOne3 жыл бұрын
It's just a shame that the gba only really had three years in the sun. As great as it was, it could have been much better with a more standard lifespan.
@V0YAG3R3 жыл бұрын
James Playz1 no
@TouhouGaijin4 жыл бұрын
That hidden gems thing killed me.
@retrogameguy17344 жыл бұрын
Also Tate Mode was pretty sweet
@TouhouGaijin4 жыл бұрын
@@retrogameguy1734 Love TATE mode.
@mistamontiel004 жыл бұрын
TLDW where
@retrosoul87704 жыл бұрын
The outro too haha
@dreamweaver58034 жыл бұрын
That outro made me physically laugh out loud
@mx3fto4 жыл бұрын
The transitions are so well edited. Got to love some sack in the morning
@Hate_wagon4 жыл бұрын
Yeah he's getting better and better...
@TheGauges4204 жыл бұрын
I love sack all the time.
@teenagedouchebag37864 жыл бұрын
Dannyvw yup especially my sack ;) ballsack
@Jesse__H4 жыл бұрын
@Velzek Yeah, he's aleays been a great editor, especially compared to the kind of thing you see on youtube, on average. But that effect is fairly new ... I think he highlights each color or range of colors in the screenshot, then separates them out into layers that way. Regardless, it's a cool effect.
@DJDuce59843 жыл бұрын
Def one of the best game channels on KZfaq!
@aspinia4 жыл бұрын
3:24 Joe: "I have no friends" Dave: "Ouch"
@paulbunyangonewild75964 жыл бұрын
Where is dave
@This-country-sucks-44 жыл бұрын
What went down?
@Turai124 жыл бұрын
@@This-country-sucks-4 Nothing, it's a running joke.
@beefyappa4 жыл бұрын
@@paulbunyangonewild7596 he wasnt able to make time anymore for the channel.
@rgerber4 жыл бұрын
The delivery was pretty funny.
@igortolstov4874 жыл бұрын
“There are even a lot of cut scenes for you to skip” 🤣
@juicemofo4 жыл бұрын
I swear that every GBA game sounds 10x better with headphones, but I might just be crazy.
@TheMissSerena4 жыл бұрын
juicemofo probably the loudness of everything around you
@MrTreesSapling3 жыл бұрын
It's because the speaker on the GBA is really small, underpowered, and overall bad. Some devs even had the music synthesized 2 different ways in their games. The Metroid GBA games are most notable, the music has toggable standard and headphone models The standard mode makes the audio that the speaker struggles with louder to try and compensate. Headphone mode is the intended volume.
@mikebigelow5613 жыл бұрын
They sell a amp and speaker that replace the stock speaker and it sounds 1000% better... so much so you have to put all your games back in just to hear the better toons.. this upgrade with the new screens and backlights are amazing too.. lastly they have a rechargeable battery pack that takes the place of batterys and the rear cover is changed to the pack and look normal.. basicly you can pimp your advanced game boy how ever you choose... goodluck..
@jm8080ful4 жыл бұрын
That Metal Jesus hidden gem impression is spot on!
@MatSpeedle4 жыл бұрын
Whilst it wasn't my first handheld, the GBA was the first one I got with my own money. Had many fun hours with Advance wars and THPS2 and being able to play the old gameboy games was a great extra at the time.
@raniakhairy89373 жыл бұрын
What does thps2 stand for?
@V0YAG3R3 жыл бұрын
Rania Khairy Tiny Hot Pants & Shorts 2 👌🏻
@Psilocybin772 жыл бұрын
I loved 16bit style strategy games. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms games and Space Marines were my jam back on the SNES. My friend lent me his GBA for a a few days with Advance Wars 2 and he didn't see that thing for 6 months after that lol.
@svenjansen21342 жыл бұрын
@ Rania Khairy: Tony Hawk Pro Skater
@KMACKTIME4 жыл бұрын
Wade Hixtons counter punch is a severely underrated game. It’s basically punch out and it plays great on the gba. Plus it has the ability to link with a friend to play each other. Def worth a look
@zlindauer53152 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@ViralWatchMedia4 жыл бұрын
this is such an under rated youtube channel, I love these types of youtubers who take me back to the past and show off the coolest stuff about old school gaming, I learned a lot about the older consoles I never knew from this channel. Seriously guys keep it up, I love nerding out with this stuff.
@muhanc.a.92994 жыл бұрын
You can see that Joe was specially inspired. Loved this episode.
@danhulson87034 жыл бұрын
i didn't know i could reload my save in real life Joe i have about 10 years i would like to retry
@JeremyMorganSyr4 жыл бұрын
hopefully your save battery didn't loose charge
@TheSerpentsEye4 жыл бұрын
Same 😅
@Wolfdragon925844 жыл бұрын
I remember holiday season of 2001. The GBA was SOLD OUT at all stores nearby. Target, Walmart, Best Buy. My mom finally scored one at a nearby Walmart just in time for my 12th birthday. Classic purple, and my first game for it was Gradius Galaxies. I still have the cart. What a lovely system.
@juanmartinstehle50474 жыл бұрын
One of the best portable systems ever created.
@Vegeta83004 жыл бұрын
I wasn't a big fan of the original GBA. With its horizontal orientation and no backlight. But, once I got a GBA SP that changed everything. Love the clamshell design, which protects the screen in your pocket or where ever. Of course the backlight made a huge difference. Then I got a GBA Micro. Even tho you need the little bag to protect the screen, the super clear lit screen was great. I didn't mind it being small. It was so tiny and was great to keep with you with a few games. Plus, the battery life on all GBAs was very long lasting. Such an amazing and great all around system.
@juanmartinstehle50474 жыл бұрын
@@Vegeta8300 Going to the GBA Micro, is my least favourite Game Boy. It's pretty small and no backwards compatibility with Game Boy or Game Boy Color games.
@captainscentsible18114 жыл бұрын
Is the new switch backlit ?
@Rountree19853 жыл бұрын
@@captainscentsible1811 why would you even ask this question?
@NYCJoeBlack3 жыл бұрын
Only thing really lacking was an exclusive Super Mario Bros. game, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VI 3D remakes, and maybe more RARE (enhanced) ports.
@nicksrandomreviews4 жыл бұрын
Always remember that many of the people from Treasure worked on some of the TMNT games, particularly TiT ("did you just say TiT?") Treasure was the Platinum Games of the early 90's and early 2000s. Got a license? Give it to Treasure.
@skins4thewin4 жыл бұрын
For those that love Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem 6 was actually released only in Japan but has had a fan translation done for it. It's very similar to Fire Emblem 7 aka Fire Emblem here in the states, so fans of Fire Emblem 7 should enjoy it. Worth a download for those playing on Emulators or a Flash Cart.
@FrecklesOpenMic4 жыл бұрын
How could you skip the cutscenes in Astro boy?? It has an incredible story and is a love letter to Tezuka's work.
@Metalmassacre078 ай бұрын
no one cares, geek!
@FrecklesOpenMic8 ай бұрын
@@Metalmassacre07 this was very funny thank you
@WhiteboyUltima4 жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean by Advance Wars 2's 'you need to deploy your own forces' - that was part of the core gameplay in the first game too. AW2's main additions were extra CO powers, extra playable COs and maps and things like those missile silos
@castiel50766 ай бұрын
I thought what he said was wierd too, He probably didn't play long enough.
@mlaakso4 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Sword of Mana was one of the best games on GBA. The music was very good in it (and still is), and it was nice that you could play through the different stories with the two main characters. Maybe it's the nostalgia talking, but I still think it as one of my favourite games.
@GermsOilCotten4 жыл бұрын
Man I love that transition from one game to the other. It looks cool as heck. Another great video. Thanks for all the content.
@RafidW94 жыл бұрын
That Metal Jesus parody holy shit. That was glorious.
@Blueflag044 жыл бұрын
Hidden gems
@bildo19774 жыл бұрын
He's an e-begging POS!
@DanoLefourbe4 жыл бұрын
@@bildo1977 Care to elaborate? Never seen anythign that suggests that
@cesarvargas39944 жыл бұрын
@@bildo1977 Never seen him beg for anything. Also asking anyone to support them on Patreon is no different than asking for someone to like and subscribe.
@Cableguy154 жыл бұрын
@@DanoLefourbe He's probably referring to one of three things: There was the incident where he tried to raise a lot of money to bring he and his friends on a cross country tour. I'm a bit iffy on that one myself. Imagine if an author wanted their customers to pay for their book tour, for example. Not just for the author, but their friends too. But even so, it fell through and things continued as normal. More recently, he posted a video about a leak in his basement. In the video itself he didn't ask for anything, but did mention that it could cost him $10,000... or something like that. In a pinned comment, he then left a link to his patreon, in case anyone wanted to help. Once again, this is a contentious subject. I am not against patreon personally; it's peak capitalism. If people are willing to pay to see the videos he makes more often and in higher quality, why not? He's providing entertainment and the people who complain about patreon while watching his videos are being hypocritical. They're essentially demanding free entertainment, which wouldn't be acceptable in any other medium. However, where I personally have a problem is that he tried to use the basement leak as a strategy to get more patrons. Because sure enough, it turned out that basement leak wasn't a $10,000 fix (To his credit, he made a video saying so). While I'm a believer in people paying for things they like, they should be under NO pressure to pay for his own personal problems. He should have kept that entire situation private, and if it came down to it, sold games to make the payment if he needed to. If I could compare it to anything, it would be like guilt-tripping your corporate boss into giving you a raise for things that have nothing to do with work. Of course, said boss would likely say no, but there are a lot of naive people on the internet who probably gave him money. The third thing is more recent and the most contentious. Recently an email surfaced of MetalJesus asking a youtuber called Last Gamer if he could come and film his collection (He has one of the biggest collections in the world). This email was from a couple of years ago when Last gamer's channel was smaller, so MJR offered to put him up on his channel and promote him as well for $3,000. For obvious reasons Last Gamer declined. Metal Jesus claims the email isn't from him. Last Gamer himself didn't leak the email, but did confirm that it was real. This one is tough to call because logically, it would be pretty dumb for MJR to send an email out like that. Then again, there's not a whole lot of reason for Last Gamer to just make this up. For this reason, some are suggesting the email was from someone trolling and impersonating MJR.
@poleon20034 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about doing a GameCube part 2? I love to see one. Edit: Wow I did not expect to have some likes thanks
@GameSack4 жыл бұрын
Maybe!!
@daniellado25234 жыл бұрын
@@GameSack Definitely should, the gamecube has a ton of underrated games begging to be experienced. Still my favorite from that console generation.
@metroidmayhem84634 жыл бұрын
@@GameSack Please do
@pacario96254 жыл бұрын
Also needs to be a GBA part 2. Tons of games were left out, including Racing Gears, Doom, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Boktai, Drill Dozer, Double Dragon Advance, scads of RPGs, and about a dozen or so Mega Man titles.
@DukeDudeston4 жыл бұрын
There were so many great games on the GBA! I fell in love with Harvest Moon and Mario Golf, spent a lot of hours into those games. Of course Pokemon was the main reason for owning one. But Advance Wars, Golden Sun, Wario Ware, FF Tactics Advance took up a lot of my time.
@kabutops874 жыл бұрын
Been waiting on a GBA episode for time, glad you finally delivered. Some of my favorites were defiantly Metroid Fusion and Zero mission ,Wario land 4,Advance wars ,Sonic advance 3 and Zelda Minish Cap. Gba was a great system i just wish the sound was better and its life span longer.. Great episode, glad your stilll making Game Sack after all these years.
@HeadsetGuy4 жыл бұрын
Metroid Fusion was my first introduction to the Metroid franchise. I had never even heard of Metroid until I played Fusion at my local Best Buy.
@jkemp67914 жыл бұрын
Did you understand Joe’s Right Said Fred reference? If you said yes, you’re old like me. Congrats!
@NetConsole4 жыл бұрын
I'm just 24 but I know a lot of old music. I got it.
@Karashata4 жыл бұрын
Something you didn't mention regarding Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age, the second game is actually a direct continuation of the first game, and allows one to transfer their Clear Data from Golden Sun to Golden Sun: The Lost Age. This can be done either with one of three grades of password (Bronze, Silver or Gold) which each transfer increasing amounts of data (Bronze transfers character names, Djinn collected, utility Psynergy items, and status of certain story elements; Silver transfers everything from Bronze plus exact character stats; Gold transfers everything from Silver plus total coins amassed and the characters' inventories), or with two consoles and the link cable (which transfers everything from the Gold grade password plus Pause menu settings and keeps equipment and Djinn how they were organized between the first game's party). I didn't have access to two consoles and a link cable or I'd have opted for that method, as the Gold grade password is very long (260 characters), and it was difficult to not make a mistake while copying down and inputting that large amount of characters.
@AJ-rm7ie2 жыл бұрын
You... you Golden Sun! 👍 😁 👍
@Zeldaschampion4 жыл бұрын
26:44 I wonder if Metal Jesus saw that skit?
@HollowRick4 жыл бұрын
I hope he did XD
@cptnoremac4 жыл бұрын
Is that question?
@HollowRick4 жыл бұрын
@@cptnoremac Is yours a question?
@cptnoremac4 жыл бұрын
@@HollowRick My question? Yes, it's a question. I'm wondering if OP's statement is a question.
@HollowRick4 жыл бұрын
@@cptnoremac what constitutes a statement?
@wasco19894 жыл бұрын
Joe the hidden gems part was amazing
@Blueflag044 жыл бұрын
Ninja Five-0 is an underrated game that not much people knows, glad Joe did talk about it
@GoldenSirius4 жыл бұрын
Wrong. It's on every damn GBA list out there.
@NehemYah8104 жыл бұрын
When the gba came out I was lucky enough to have an uncle that bought us all one 😂 this and the SP were the absolute golden age of handhelds with all the backwards compatability. I really questioned at the time how things could get any better lmao. Now we can play the majority of console games on our phones.
@TheTogoRojo4 жыл бұрын
This might be the best video on the GBA i've ever seen. You can tell you have a little love for the system and you found some really choice games to highlight. NIce job.
@PauldeVries4 жыл бұрын
Monkey Ball sure seems ambitieus for a GBA title. Despite the bad things I really am impressed with the graphics they squeezed out of it.
@MistaJonz4 жыл бұрын
Man, Manfred and Chris are two of my favorite video game composers next to Jake Kaufman. I’m constantly jamming out to the Iridion arranged soundtracks and all of Jake’s and Chris’ work! Excellent video as always dude!
@Lord_Vadr11 ай бұрын
IMO the most comfy gameboy in hand. And honestly, the translucent color is as cool today as it was then. Though I def used the Advance SP more with its backlit screen. The true beginning of my insomnia issues.
@istrasci4 жыл бұрын
Love those 3D layered transitions. Really cool! Also, FYI, it's pronounced "tah-tay", not "tate".
@Atlink4 жыл бұрын
But it's not nearly as fun when he says "tah tay" mode.
@6Stevo4 жыл бұрын
Aaaaah! The hidden gems bit! I need to wash my eyes with bleach!! 😵😂
@bluecollarwarrior21844 жыл бұрын
Advance wars on the gameboy advance was a game I really enjoy
@Jamesamong0074 жыл бұрын
I had Wolfenstein 3D for my GBA, it was my introduction to the Wolfenstein series
@SomeOrangeCat4 жыл бұрын
Missing music and cut down voice sample asides, it was a welcomed port for me.
@AllieRX4 жыл бұрын
Greatest dedicated handheld of all time! It's a shame its life was cut short after the DS launched three years later.
@JoeyJ0J04 жыл бұрын
It was supported for a while after tho
@NeoJ4K34 жыл бұрын
*Vita peeks out of bushes*
@g1nobleteam4 жыл бұрын
@@JoeyJ0J0 Barely as post 05 like drill dozer was all Nintendo published on it, with third party support being relatively weak ie a lot of THQ license garbage.
@MarcoMazziniYT4 жыл бұрын
The outline in Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance, as well as the bright colors for Soma in Aria of Sorrow and samus in Metroid Fusion were a trick to make the character more visible on the non-backlit GBA screen.
@akildukes74994 жыл бұрын
I remember lying about having a flat tire so I could wait in line at best buy to get my gba. I was like 3 hours late for work, but it was worth it. That was my sidekick until the psp came out.
@TheMissSerena4 жыл бұрын
Akil Dukes life goals
@dirtdogdeluxe44553 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you just want something and you can't do anything till you have purchased it.
@jkemp67914 жыл бұрын
I love that the skit had the same audio quality of an actual GBA.
@kingoftherain4 жыл бұрын
I only recently bought a GBA SP, so this video comes exactly at the right time. Thanks for the recommendations!
@Alex-mb2cy4 жыл бұрын
Definitely try Metroid Zero Mission, it's one of my favorite Metroid games and has incredible replay value
@skins4thewin4 жыл бұрын
Golden Sun - The Lost Age actually isn't a sequel but is part 2 of the original game. They actually play like a single game as you can continue your progress from the 1st game with a password to carry everything over. It's best played as a single game on two cartridges.
@g40rc3784 жыл бұрын
Some people pronounce Mare-i-o but does anyone ever pronounce Wear-i-o ?
@Cole-ek7fh4 жыл бұрын
it's only mare-i-o in brooklyn.
@chuckmanson60924 жыл бұрын
I do
@TrevRockOne3 жыл бұрын
Yes, British people
@Vontux4 жыл бұрын
Whoa surprised this hasn't been covered until now.
@Candle_Calmness4 жыл бұрын
Because it's handheld . No ones talks about Handhelds with all these KZfaqrs that cover nothing but videogames
@Blueflag044 жыл бұрын
Hope Nintendo DS will be covered next
@TooBokoo4 жыл бұрын
Considering Dave is a handheld nut, especially when it comes to the Gameboy line, it actually is quite a surprise that this wasn't covered years ago.
@FoxbatStargazer4 жыл бұрын
Knowing gamesack its probably because you were dealing with a gamecube if you wanted to capture real hardware. GBA consolizer came out this year and I'll bet was used to make the crystal sharp video shown here.
@lukasperuzovic14294 жыл бұрын
There some technical issues recording Handheld footage from authentic devices. No hate here for Emulation, but Emulation sometimes offer a distorted perspective and you lose the authenticity of the presentation.
@doubleclick41324 жыл бұрын
it was a really dope little machine... i remember golden sun. that game was so great
@MarcBarkyMarta4 жыл бұрын
While Gradius Galaxies being missing didn’t really surprise me (Gradius was more of a Dave series), I’m genuinely surprised that Sega Arcade Gallery wasn’t included, considering how much Joe loves Space Harrier. Also, will ALWAYS recommend Konami Collector Series: Arcade Advanced. Accurate (though not perfect) versions of six great Konami oldies, with multiplayer modes not found in the originals and bonus stuff when the Konami code is used. My favorite compilation, fun for decades!
@billcook47684 жыл бұрын
To throw out the game that got the most play on my GBA - Konami Arcade Advance. There are a bunch of these arcade game collections for the GBA worth picking up.
@MarcusWAndrade4 жыл бұрын
No Megaman Zero? No Tatics Game? No Ogre Tatics!?!? We played the same system Joe?
@kekeke89884 жыл бұрын
Joe hates Mega Man games. Probably needed the radio buddy feature that he complains about all the time, because he couldn't figure out that he could shoot in every direction as Bass and consequently couldn't get past the first boss in the intro stage.
@Drizake894 жыл бұрын
I miss Dave 😭😭😭😢
@andersdenkend4 жыл бұрын
Both Iridion games have an incredible soundtrack. Absolutely love it!
@theconsolekiller71134 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always. Dont forget Double Dragon Advance =) Discovered that shit on emulation and it became one of my favorite beat em ups of all time. The amount of moves , enemy variety and enemies on screen at once was impressive. Its also pretty long. I like that it went back to the original visual style of the first game but made the game much better and incorporated enemies from other installments as well. I didnt realise the variety of moves until I looked it up.
@abelperez14344 жыл бұрын
Final Fight was also a pretty good port in my opinion. I wish there was more beat em ups on GBA.
@theconsolekiller71134 жыл бұрын
@@abelperez1434 Final Fight was a good port. There doesnt seem to be alot of beat em ups on the console. What I really liked about Double Dragaon Advance was that it was a unique version of the game that you couldnt get anywhere else. It was a nice surprise since I never kept up with the system. I didnt experience GBA at all until much later when on an emulation pc.
@abelperez14344 жыл бұрын
@@theconsolekiller7113 I actually didn't know that! I may have to pick a copy up for my GBA :-)
@MindReader_PEI4 жыл бұрын
3:22 Friendship ended with Dave Now no one is my best friend
@smartl4d4 жыл бұрын
Mariokart was my favourite gba game and I was featured in Nintendo uk magazine as one of the uks best super circuit players. Can’t play it for shit these days though but I’ve still got the magazine and the memories :D
@karadanianoI4 жыл бұрын
Smartlad could you share some snapshots of the magazine?
@8thLife4 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm behind the [now outdated] specs had me 💀
@donskiver4 жыл бұрын
Some of my favorite games of all time are on GBA. Metroid fusion, finally fantasy 1&2 dawn of souls, final fantasy 4, final fantasy 5, final fantasy 6, Mario and Luigi superstar saga...i especially love the extra bosses and dungeons in the dawn of souls version of final fantasy 1.
@JoeyJ0J04 жыл бұрын
One of the best handhelds ever. So many great titles
@alonofisrael48024 жыл бұрын
I will go as far as to say that this thing was better than Genesis with its huge color palette scaling and rotation abilities that seem like they exceeded the Super Nintendo and the sound is definitely better than the Sega Genesis and I'm a big Sega fan
@krmdagger11264 жыл бұрын
Ah yes the snes in your pocket
@retrogamerbum25354 жыл бұрын
More comparable to the 3DO.
@V0YAG3R3 жыл бұрын
Krm Dagger Nah, I'm just happy to see you... to see your mom! 👌🏻
@TheVideofiend4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for keeping this channel going Joe 👍
@3DSage4 жыл бұрын
I'm programming a 3D Zelda and Minecraft for the GBA! REALLY! No joke. I'm working on Goldeneye on the GBA next. I love the GBA
@themanwithsauce4 жыл бұрын
What?!?!? No love for Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis? I can forgive the lack of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, but at least shout out the best strategy/tactics RPG on the system.
@ForeverLostForever4 жыл бұрын
Hi it's me Dave. Yes I have to say this obscure title I did not think it would be good to get a hold of it and it was good to see your face outta the bed and the wall will be back on my laptop but it's a bit of fun with you and see if you had a dirtbike or tomorrow morning to get a new cool I just don't think I can be whatever is easiest for me
@maxwelsh61214 жыл бұрын
@@ForeverLostForever can you be whatever is hardest
@tartrazine54 жыл бұрын
Lodis' SLOW unskippable combat animations basically make the game unplayable on real hardware, but I guess an emulator's fast forward button fixes that.
@themanwithsauce4 жыл бұрын
@@tartrazine5 Looking back, and compared to how little slowdown the DS and 3DS have had,, yeah that was a bit brutal. But for the time it was worth it for how gorgeous the graphic were and the excellent gameplay and story. I don't remmeber it hampering the experience at all.
@Christian-rn1ur4 жыл бұрын
Tactics advance is a great game. Not necessarily a great story, but it IS a great tactical rpg and if you like tactical RPGs, there's literally nothing wrong with it.
@T4silly4 жыл бұрын
Probably my favorite system ever with my favorite set of games ever. Boktai 1 and 2!
@JoeyJ0J04 жыл бұрын
Boktai is underrated
@rooty Жыл бұрын
I love how casually he dismisses Wario Ware Twisted. It's generally considered one of the best in the series and one of the best games on the GBA.
@gamerpoets4 жыл бұрын
I'm 36... and I'm thinking about getting one for the first time lol
@Candle_Calmness4 жыл бұрын
Took long about it 😔
@aspinia4 жыл бұрын
I recommend a nintendo ds instead for original gamrboy advance games, lighting is better and you get to play ds titles as well. The nintendo dsi console removed the gameboy advance cartridge slot but by softmodding a dsi you can still play gameboy advance games from an sd card and ds games and emulators for consoles like nes snes sega genesis...
@gamerpoets4 жыл бұрын
@@aspinia thanks for the recommendation:)
@Nestalgba920234 жыл бұрын
@@aspinia However, the DS Lite's face bottons are not as good as the ones for GBA actions.
@vaporwave23454 жыл бұрын
I treasured my white GBA back in the day... *But dear lord it needed a backlight.*
@JW6664 жыл бұрын
Same here, and yes it did!
@clercillo4 жыл бұрын
Should have gotten a worm light or something
@NintenDub3 жыл бұрын
@@clercillo that would've made all the difference. 1% atually
@tokugamer16974 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite games on this system (Which I’m surprised wasn’t mentioned) is Dragonball Advance Adventure. It’s actually a fun platform adventure game.
@duffman184 жыл бұрын
Yeah I can't stand anime but this is a great game. The awesome channel SNESdrunk talked about it, which is how I even know about it. It's got brilliant animation, and is a great beat em up. I'm not very good at it but there seems to be tons of different moves and combos you can do. It's got a 1 on 1 fighting game mode as well as the story
@VersusThem4 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about the same. And considering I'm the third commenting I'm not the only one lol. Even the 1v1 fighting game mode is brilliant. And I love many of the Dragon Ball games for GBA, except for the obvious ones that were atrocious.
@AntonioRodriguezSilver4 жыл бұрын
I really LOVE Astro Boy on the GBA and I'm glad you gave it the respect it deserves!
@gluserty4 жыл бұрын
I see what Joe means about "Ninja Five-O" being a mix of "Elevator Action Returns", "Shinobi", & "Rolling Thunder". At least to me, the character itself is a combination of Ryu from NES "Ninja Gaiden", Joe the "Shinobi" ninja (not Game Sack Joe), and the "Bionic Commando" guy, Ladd (Rad, bad, tad, whatever...) Spencer.
@ravelinoadityaa.k.amasamun77214 жыл бұрын
30:01 My Reaction To A Game Who Stuck In Arcade Screen Mode In My TV
@maturememory4 жыл бұрын
Just got home from work, had a not so great day, but I have a bowl of cereal and a new episode of Gamesack. Instant remedy for a bad day.
@dyingcultureАй бұрын
I’ve owned Game ‘N Watch, Tiger Electronics abominations, Gameboy, Lynx, PSP, Vita, NDS, 3DS, 2DS, Android-based handhelds…The NES-themed GBA SP I bought is still hands down the best experience I’ve ever had. Like having a quirky SNES you could fit in your pocket. Man I wish I still had it.
@jeremylovesretro4 жыл бұрын
Wade Hixton’s Counter Punch is a spiritual successor to Punch Out. Anyone who loves the NES game needs to play that one.
@Boojakascha4 жыл бұрын
SP is front light though... just a rare sub version is back light!
@Boojakascha4 жыл бұрын
@Jayro Jones nope... AGS-101 is very infrequent...
@Monsterism4 жыл бұрын
How did you do the transitions, looks amaze balls.
@leeellison98034 жыл бұрын
sorry for the off topic thing but wow a plug profile pic - you a Beano fan?
@Anguawolf0074 жыл бұрын
"Lots of cut scenes for you to skip!" LOL! Perfectly stated.
@ravagingwolverine4 жыл бұрын
I was similarly excited about the GBA when it came out. I was already a big fan of the Neo Geo Pocket before that, but the GBA really was a great step forward bringing the 16-bit-style games to a handheld. I was also at a stage where I wasn't loving where 3D games were heading on consoles. And the GBA may be the system for which I acquired the highest-quality personal game library when it was current compared to other systems. I was smart enough to buy Ninja Five-O when it was new after reading a glowing review of it and had a great deal of other games covered here. Metal Slug was one of them. I agree that it's a bit odd. My least favorite thing about it is the enemy respawning. I get that the GBA wasn't quite up to doing a Neo Geo-style Metal Slug, partly because of the screen resolution. It was a nice attempt to give it the arcade feel, but with some concessions similar to the Neo Geo Pocket versions. Metal Slug Advance really nailed the boss fights, I thought. I really enjoyed those. I'm also a big fan of the Mega Man Zero games. I only had the first one back in the day, but I eventually played the rest of them on the DS. I thought those were well done. Good to see you cover this one. It was another enjoyable episode.
@letrickyboy65524 жыл бұрын
Advance wars and Wario ware we're two of my favourite!
@skins4thewin4 жыл бұрын
Joe, I assume you never beat the first Golden Sun, as it literally just ends, out of absolutely nowhere. Kind of like a multi disc game. And it plays just like it, basically expecting you to pop in the sequel game as if it were a 2nd disc. You can even transfer your data over from the first game to continue the 2nd game as if it was one big single adventure. That's probably why it felt like the 2nd game got right into the "meat", as it was essentially just picking up where the 1st one left off. I mean I GUESS you can just start with the 2nd game without having to beat the 1st one, but I wouldn't recommend it if you want the full experience.
@nanoglitch66934 жыл бұрын
Ninja Cop was the best!! I could never ever find an actual legit version of it though. Thank you for being the only other person to finally mention it!
@Azuris1904 жыл бұрын
Jep, first Time i saw it, but it looks great :)
@E.Frey20024 жыл бұрын
Lots of cool recommendations! I only had a GBC so I missed out. You should consider making a DS/DSi review, I'd love to see that.
@reagandow8504 жыл бұрын
You make me so happy Joe-San! ;) Every two weeks at least. Lol
@jkemp67914 жыл бұрын
I’m a model, you know what I mean. And I do my little dance on the catwalk.
@Hellwyck4 жыл бұрын
turn. He does his little turn on the catwalk.
@jkemp67914 жыл бұрын
Hellwyck - Crap, you’re right. It’s been a minute since I heard it. Lol
@WorKoHolik844 жыл бұрын
Usually didn't leave comments but this one deserves a like and this comment I think:). Love that, you have put so many information show similarly game's whish I owned. Love that episode cuz my first portable system was a Gameboy Advance in green:) Sorry 4 my bad English and greeting from Germany.
@xXm33masterBadXx4 жыл бұрын
Those transitions are insanely well edited
@ganggreen19834 жыл бұрын
My favourite part of the video is when you said you don’t like Pokémon. 🙂
@beastvicious86724 жыл бұрын
@maltese 84 Not true. People born in the 80's hates it.
@common_c3nts4 жыл бұрын
I loved the GBA, but the no back light screen sucked. I bought a blank cartridge and cartridge copier off lik sang in like 2002. Even was able to play NES games on it.
@Screwy4 жыл бұрын
15:02 You need to hold the direction you want to jump and then jump. Otherwise it'll default to a straight climb
@MagisterHamid2 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say that Metroid First Mission is absolutely fantastic. Amazing game
@123ericn4 жыл бұрын
This review is 18 years late
@tantfarbrorn4 жыл бұрын
Astro Boy the Omega Factor is soooo underrated. My favourite game on the GBA.
@s.i28984 жыл бұрын
Jesper Karlsson heard good things!!!!!!
@dotdecorandmore74803 жыл бұрын
Love all the content of this channel! 30:04 Not sure if anyone mentioned (or cares), but TATE (縦) is Japanese for "vertical" and pronounced (ta-teh). Pretty good word to know if you're learning Japanese. With "yoko" (横) meaning horizontal and "naname" (na-na-meh) (斜め) meaning diagonal.
@dersandy3 жыл бұрын
I Think the sound design in Metroid Fusion is exceptionally well done!
@jkemp67914 жыл бұрын
Best GBA game for me? MOTHER 3. Also one of my favorite RPGs of all time. So good. Even better than Earthbound, and that’s saying something!
@GraveyardghouI4 жыл бұрын
Mother 3 might be one of the best games of all time. Also, the Summon Night: Swordcraft Story series was also amazing. There's a Fire Emblem game that was never released outside of Japan for the GBA. There are Tales of.. games that also never made it out of Japan. A person could make a whole episode on GBA translations.
@kekeke89884 жыл бұрын
Most overrated game ever. Only hipsters care for it.
@lunsj4 жыл бұрын
My thought process watching this video: GS: I'm just not a big Pokemon fan. Me: FINALLY! Someone else who doesn't like Pokemon! :D GS: I've just never cared for Sonic. Me: Worst person ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Captain_Neckbeard4 жыл бұрын
I like Sonic way more than Pokemon. I really only played Gen 1 & 2.
@ethanevans26894 жыл бұрын
When I saw the stop motion I honestly felt inclined to give you a like for the amount of effort
@MetalJody19904 жыл бұрын
The GBA was an amazing system at the time and is still great to this day. Its library is so rich that covering every good game in a single video is seemingly impossible. I don't have a GBA anymore. Been a long time since I owned one, but that's okay, because emulation has come a really long way. I can play just about every GBA game that appeals to me on a hacked PS Vita and RetroArch. So, I can't say that I miss having a real GBA at all. Anyway, I enjoyed the vid. Got a see a few games I never knew about. :)
@EarthboundX4 жыл бұрын
Huh, I totally thought that ending skit was gonna be able how you can barely see the original GBA's screen unless you had tons of light or something.
@EarthboundX4 жыл бұрын
@Masilith Yeah, cause it started in a dark room, so that's where I thought it was going.