what's your favorite Gameboy game that isn't Pokemon or Mario?

I've just rediscovered my childhood Gameboys, I grew up in the 90s and had an original, a color, an advance and an sp. My game collection has whittled down over the year to the usual suspects, Pokemons, Zelda's, Mario's and some other standards. But I want to dive into some games that 7 year old me would have brushed over. So what's your favorite game?

sleepybisexual,

Been playing road rash (GBC) and its nice

Kirby games are nice too

such_lettuce7970,
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Pocket Bomberman (GBC), Wario Land (GB), Wario Land II (GBC), Bubble Bobble Old and New (GBA), Donkey Kong '94 (GB), Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB), Kirby's Nightmare in Dreamland (GBA), Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (GBA), Dr. Mario (GB), Tetris (GB), and Tetris DX (GBC), Mario's Picross (GB).

eskuero,
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Fire Emblem 7 a.k.a The Blazing Sword

warg,

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (GBC). I'm convinced it's what got me into JRPGs because of the similarities, despite being a western game. It was localized to my language (Swedish) which was not the case for most games (like pokemon), so young me could actually understand what was going on for once. I really like the art in it too.

Venutianxspring,

I loved kid Icarus. Played the shit out of the game when I was a kid. That a Kirby's Dreamland were my two favorites that I can recall right now.

Chernobob,
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So I grew up playing James Bond 007 on my OG Game Boy. It wasn't the greatest game in the world but it provided hours of fun on car trips when I was a kid.

Valliac,
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The port of FF4 on the GBA was really good.

Original Gameboy, though, I played a LOT of the Tomogotchi game. I don't know why, but I loved that janky garbage pile of a game.

Wario Land 2 was a constant as well.

ag_roberston_author,
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Advance Wars.

TheCulturedOtaku, (edited )

Here's a short list of my favorites:

  • golden sun
  • fire emblem

EDIT: ... I misread the post. Updated to show only Gameboy games. *facepalm

ag_roberston_author,
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Most of these aren't Gameboy games...

TheCulturedOtaku,

You are correct -- I misread the post. Here is my amended list:

  • golden sun
  • fire emblem
slfksmav,

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Has to be one of the best GBA games made

numbermess,

I have been playing Motocross Maniacs off and on for 30 years or so. Back when we had a magazine rack in the bathroom we eventually just left the Game Boy sitting in there.

ChetManly,

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA, Links Awakening OG Gameboy

Send_me_nude_girls,
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Golden Sun GBA. GBC, Wacky Racers and GB it was Tetris because I had nothing else, lol.

Mandy,

I will never not shill advance wars 1 and 2 Great gameplay, great artstyle, great everyting

szczur,
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The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age for GBA, I had so much fun playing hotseat with my friends.

Honourable mentions for: Tetris, Battlebots and The March of Penguins.

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