Looking for more games. Only requirements are following:
English
On GB/GBC/GBA
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
- Rebelstar: Tactical Command
- Fire Emblem All GBA
Adding one I don’t see mentioned yet, this is for the GBA:
Mega Man Battle Network - Unique and fun battle system: it’s part deck-builder, part action rpg. The world and exploration are fun, with varied dungeon design. The series is quite long and expands into the DS, but the first 2 are my favorites.
Started it. Its really good
- Avenging Spirit*
- Dragon Quest Monsters 2
- Burgertime Deluxe
- Donkey Kong (an expanded version of the arcade game)
- Legend of the River King
- Heroes of Might and Magic
edit: Many people find Avenging Spirit ethically complicated due to its terrifying premise, just be advised it is roughly as dark as The Darkness II or a modern occult crime horror thriller
Lots of good suggestions already, but what first came to my mind is Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. I’m not even into Final Fantasy and have only played a few tactical RPGs, but I fell into FFTA hard when it came out. The battle system was fun, with a little twist that there’s random laws you have to follow each fight (e.g. no attacking with staves) that can get a character arrested and taken out of the action after a warning. Nice music, cute art style, and a pretty good story as I recall.
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap for GBA is my all time favorite from the series. It was made late in the gameboy development cycle, and feels miles ahead of other gba titles. Imo it’s the pinnacle of 2d Zelda.
Another great title is Fire Emblem. It’s not the first one, but a lot of them can be played out of order, and it’s tons of fun if you like turn based strategy.
Other mentions: Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen, Pokemon Yellow/Blue, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons/Ages, Link’s Awakening, Fire Emblem Sacred Stones, Final Fight One, and the Elden Ring demake
I always had a soft spot for Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land. Also Tiny Tunes: Babs Big Break. The Final Fantasy Legends games are good too, I particularly liked the second one. The Pokemon games are clutch too. These are all original Gameboy games.
