I think Retro Gaming Handhelds need a little more love 💜
- Game Boy
- Game Gear
- Atari Lynx
- Game Boy Color
- Neo Geo Pocket Color
- GBA
- Sony PSP
- Nintendo DS/3DS
Just to name a few 😉
What are YOUR favorite games for Retro Handhelds?
- Game Boy
- Game Gear
- Atari Lynx
- Game Boy Color
- Neo Geo Pocket Color
- GBA
- Sony PSP
- Nintendo DS/3DS
Just to name a few 😉
What are YOUR favorite games for Retro Handhelds?
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Game Boy: Tetris
Game Gear: Gunstar Heroes
Atari Lynx: Blue Lightning
Game Boy Color: Metal Gear Solid
GBA: Metroid Fusion
PSP: Ghost of Sparta
DS: Guardian Signs
3DS: Ocarina of Time 3D
- Adventure Island II (which I think is a superior port)
- Fortified Zone
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
- Kirby's Dream Land
- Wario Land 3
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX)
- Metroid Fusion
When I think of Gameboy, I think of Pokémon. It had such a cultural significance on growing up in the 90s
I do have Pokémon Gold on my 3DS via Virtual Console, but it doesn't quite replicate the same feeling of playing it when I was 9 years old.
times were better back then.
My first Game Boy was a red Pocket, loved it to bits but I was even more taken with my purple Color. The Advanced it the perfect form factor but needs a backlit screen.
Now though the Pocket is top dog when stock, the screen is 🤌🏻 with amazing contrast for an LCD.
STUN Runner
Switchblade II
Shadows of the Beast
California Games
Warbirds
Dracula
Klax
Gauntled
Ishido
So many great games and ports.
Overjoyed that their soundtrack's available on Nintendo's music app.
Wario Land 3
Donkey Kong Country (GBC/GBA ports)
Metroid Fusion
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Final Fantasy VI Advance
Mother 3
Zero Escape: 999
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Some of my favorite handheld experiences
DS - Kirby Super Star Ultra
3DS - Tomodachi Life
I never owned any of the others but I always wanted a PSP/Vita 😔
For PSP: Crisis Core FFVII, the Dissidia FF series, KH Birth by Sleep, and Valkyria Chronicles 2
For 3DS: The Project X Zone series, the Fire Emblem series
For Vita: Killzone Mercenary…that’s about it, poor thing never stood a chance…😭
Favorite GBC games:
Space Invaders (black cart)
Tetris
Link's Awakening
Favorite GBA games:
Sonic Battle
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
Mario VS DK
Game Gear - you could play sonic and Tetris to your hearts content right out of the box in “stealth mode”.
LoZ: The Minish Cap (GBA)
Yu-Gi-Oh Nightmare Troubadour
(Nintendo DS)
Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga (GBA)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy)
There’s plenty i enjoyed during those years ☺️
That being said though, i think the Vita is massively underrated!
Summon Nights I
Summon Nights II
GBA:
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Metroid Fusion/Zero Mission
Zelda: Minish Cap
DS:
Super Mario 64 DS
New Super Mario Bros.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days & Re:coded
Elite Beat Agents
3DS:
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Zelda: Link Between Worlds
PSP:
Rock Band Unplugged
Final Fantasy V & VI (playing/ed PR)
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Earthbound (played SNES)
Sonic Advance 2
Super Mario Advance 4
Metroid Fusion & Zero Mission
Kirby Nightmare in Dream Land & Amazing Mirror
Wario Land 3
Minish Cap
I particularly loved how well known franchises made unique games instead of just porting a PS2 version (though there is nothing wrong with that, some direct ports were great)
Pokemon Gen 1-6, and Mystery Dungeon
KH Chain of Memories
DBZ Legacy of Goku 2 and Buus Fury, DB Fusions
Kid Icarus Uprising
Kirby SUPER STAR ULTRA, TRIPLE DELUXE, AND PLANET ROBOBOT
Smash for 3DS
Do also check out its sequel Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward.