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?

  • b_mcschmee@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Mole Mania is pretty fun. And Gameboy donkey Kong is pretty fun, and it’s way more than just an arcade port. It’s has way more levels and the format is different. It also has a pretty fun move set.

  • Ghristlepher@mastodon.social
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    2 years ago

    @NoHardshipInPancakes Link’s Awakening is still my favorite game of all time. I got stuck on the second dungeon for literal years because I didn’t put together that you had to defeat enemies in a specific order to get the boss key. That was way before the Internet had every answer to every question. 😋

  • sharpiemarker@feddit.de
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    2 years ago

    I know you mentioned Zelda, but there were actually a ton of pretty good Zelda games like Oracle of Ages/Seasons. Advance Wars was pretty fun. Golden Sun too. I also have to agree with MMBN from the other commenters.

    • Litany@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      I can’t believe I’m the first person to mention Link’s Awakening in this thread. Still one of my favorite Zelda games. It’s bizarre quirkiness felt just like all the strange aberrations that manifest in dreams.

    • CoderKat@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      Oracle of ages/seasons was waaaay too hard. I tried to play it as a kid, got stuck, and gave up very early on. As an adult, I decided to come back to it just to see what I missed out on. Still had to check guides a few times and abused save states.

      I can’t remember the details, but there was some kinds puzzle or something that depended on sound and my adult, hearing impaired self could not complete it without save states galore.

  • CmdrModder@fedia.io
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    2 years ago

    Does Yoshi’s Island count? I loved that game to death and it’s ending makes me tear up as well.

  • ChetManly
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    2 years ago

    Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA, Links Awakening OG Gameboy

  • meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe
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    2 years ago

    If you’re playing Gameboy specifically, and not including Advanced, then I played a ton of Marble Madness. I never beat it, but it is pretty fun physics-y platformer.

    If you are including Advanced, then Metroid Fusion is a classic. Atmospheric, and beautiful sprite work. Genuinely scary in parts, and leads right into Dread if you like the gameplay.

    • Nepenthe@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      The only thing I disliked about Tactics Advance was I felt like they really cheaped out on Ritz’s plot. I’m thinking maybe it comes off better in the context of a japanese culture where standing out like she does really IS culturally frowned upon, but it made very little sense to me in the west and I still feel like she got done dirty. Everyone else has a really good reason to stay, Doned doesn’t have legs, and she’s complaining about this.

      Other than that one single thing, yeah, still one of the best games I’ve played. I’ve never seen a game tackle it from that angle before or since.

      • SevenSwell@beehaw.org
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        2 years ago

        Yeah! I’ve seen a lot of people give it some undeserved grief but I agree, it’s a fantastic game! Totally agree with you about Ritz.

    • Rin@beehaw.org
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      2 years ago

      I saw this thread and immediately felt the need to recommend this game as well! was one of the only games I had the guidebook for as a kid. one of my favorite games for the gameboy.