Game Boy Advance: Also for the big boys!
The Game Boy Advance is the successor to Nintendo's Game Boy Color, with a new and sleek design reminiscent to that of Sega's Game Gear. Playing games on the GBA is similar to playing on a SNES console, only smaller, much more compact but with slightly improved graphics and sound. The controls are a bit limited, like most hand held consoles which have only up to 2-3 buttons, but that doesn't stop the fun.
To play GBA games on my laptop, I got myself a GBA emulator called VisualBoyAdvance, close to the real thing. In short, it's like actually having the GBA on your laptop itself, only that you have more control over the options, the video and audio settings, etc.
GBA games I currently have:
1. Super Robot Wars D (Bandai) - Mecha RPG at its best! Too bad it's in Japanese. But the game play is worth it! Play as your favorite legendary Mech heroes and crush the enemies in pure operatic, anime fashion, complete with overdone cinematic battle sequences!
2. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Square Enix) - Final Fantasy Tactics ported to the Game Boy Advance, with some added elements to the game. The plot has been simplified to make way for richer gameplay and an enhanced game system. You'll have a hard time putting this one down.
3. Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Nintendo) - Nintendo's flagship RPG title hits the Game Boy Advance with another unique storyline and the all too familiar hero, Link.
4. Megaman X 3 (Capcom) - Who could forget the legendary Megaman and his (almost naive) quest for truth and justice? X is actually a clone designed to be an improved version of Megaman himself. This is the 3rd installment in the Megaman X series
5. Tekken Advance (Namco)- Playstation's Tekken 3 trimmed down for the Game Boy Advance. The graphics are quite modest...but still kick ass!
6. Advance Wars 2 (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo) - One of the best-selling titles for the GBA,this is a turn-based strategy game where you play a commanding officer of an army with a simple objective: lay waste to the enemy army either by obliterating his troops or capturing the enemy headquarters.
7. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Advance - a GBA version of the Street Fighter Alpha 3 arcade game (also released for the Playstation). Like Tekken Advance, this was also trimmed down and enhanced for hand-held console gaming.
8. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Square/Disney Interactive) - a crazy, almost surreal, Final Fantasy-like game with a Disney feel to it, where you get to hack through your enemies with what seems to be key-shaped sword. This RPG was actually first made for the Playstation 2, but a GBA version was also available as well (talk about luck!).
9. Golden Sun 2 (Camelot/Nintendo) - another good RPG worth mentioning. If you've played Final Fantasy then you'll also enjoy this one.
10. Gundam Seed: Destiny Advance (Bandai) - a fighting game version of the popular Gundam Seed anime.2.
11. Breath of Fire - a GBA remake of the SNES game with the same title. This games has the feel of Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. For the GBA version, some game elements were added and gameplay also enhanced.
Other games: GT Advance 2 Rally Racing, Top Gear GT Championship and Hot Wheels World Race.
This post is also found in my other blog ...at random.
To play GBA games on my laptop, I got myself a GBA emulator called VisualBoyAdvance, close to the real thing. In short, it's like actually having the GBA on your laptop itself, only that you have more control over the options, the video and audio settings, etc.
GBA games I currently have:
1. Super Robot Wars D (Bandai) - Mecha RPG at its best! Too bad it's in Japanese. But the game play is worth it! Play as your favorite legendary Mech heroes and crush the enemies in pure operatic, anime fashion, complete with overdone cinematic battle sequences!
2. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Square Enix) - Final Fantasy Tactics ported to the Game Boy Advance, with some added elements to the game. The plot has been simplified to make way for richer gameplay and an enhanced game system. You'll have a hard time putting this one down.
3. Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Nintendo) - Nintendo's flagship RPG title hits the Game Boy Advance with another unique storyline and the all too familiar hero, Link.
4. Megaman X 3 (Capcom) - Who could forget the legendary Megaman and his (almost naive) quest for truth and justice? X is actually a clone designed to be an improved version of Megaman himself. This is the 3rd installment in the Megaman X series
5. Tekken Advance (Namco)- Playstation's Tekken 3 trimmed down for the Game Boy Advance. The graphics are quite modest...but still kick ass!
6. Advance Wars 2 (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo) - One of the best-selling titles for the GBA,this is a turn-based strategy game where you play a commanding officer of an army with a simple objective: lay waste to the enemy army either by obliterating his troops or capturing the enemy headquarters.
7. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Advance - a GBA version of the Street Fighter Alpha 3 arcade game (also released for the Playstation). Like Tekken Advance, this was also trimmed down and enhanced for hand-held console gaming.
8. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Square/Disney Interactive) - a crazy, almost surreal, Final Fantasy-like game with a Disney feel to it, where you get to hack through your enemies with what seems to be key-shaped sword. This RPG was actually first made for the Playstation 2, but a GBA version was also available as well (talk about luck!).
9. Golden Sun 2 (Camelot/Nintendo) - another good RPG worth mentioning. If you've played Final Fantasy then you'll also enjoy this one.
10. Gundam Seed: Destiny Advance (Bandai) - a fighting game version of the popular Gundam Seed anime.2.
11. Breath of Fire - a GBA remake of the SNES game with the same title. This games has the feel of Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. For the GBA version, some game elements were added and gameplay also enhanced.
Other games: GT Advance 2 Rally Racing, Top Gear GT Championship and Hot Wheels World Race.
This post is also found in my other blog ...at random.
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