Topic: Desert Island GBA Wishlist

Say you were marooned on a desert island. You only have a GBA/SP, and are some how able to keep it powered: what 10 games do you have?

I had/have a GBA SP and have started rebuilding my collection from that era. Especially rare and/or under-appreciated jems that aren't super pricey to come by. (LOL not paying $50 for Fire Emblem for example).

id choose games with replayability and/or length for obvious reasons
if only 10 id go with , advancewars 1and2, riviera the promised land, fire emblem sacred stones, mario golf, tactics ogre, dungeon dice monsters, final fantasy dawn of souls(for the two in 1 cart), final fantasy tactics, and yoshis island

id be happy as a clam =D

The two Fire Emblem games can really only be bought for 20-25 bucks each (and they're high quality, so I still recommend it).
Final Fantasy VI Advance
Metroid Fusion
Zelda LTTP
Super Mario A2
Advance Wars
Pokemon Emerald/Fire Red
Fire Emblem
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Metroid: Zero Mission
Zelda: Minish Cap

Metroid Zero Mission
Ninja Five-O
Warrio Ware (either one)
Final Fantasy Tactics
Zelda: Link to the Past
Boktai (since you're going to be in the sun anyways)
All Mario Advances
And then fill whatever is left with Castlevania games

Yoshis Island has a lot of replayability? Just asking because looking to buy a few more longer games for the 3ds.

Hm.

I think...

Pokemon Emerald
Pokemon FireRed
The Legend of Zelda ALttP
Harvest Moon FoMT
Wario Ware Inc.
2 in 1: Sonic Advance + Sonic Pinball Party (it's a real sega-made cartridge!)
The Sims Bustin' Out
Yoshi's Island
Final Fantasy Dawn of Souls
Final Fantasy VI

@MayorPaine: @ejamer: Man, Ninja Five-O is worthy of a petition to get a release for the Virtual Console. I'd really love to play it, but I'm not crazy enough to spend $200 on that cartridge. Also, Konami has supported the VC pretty well thus far, so I don't see any reason why they wouldn't release such a popular game.

If we're marooned on a desert island, then a game based on the position of the sun feels too appropriate.

Having never played this one before I was actually hoping it would run off the sun like a calculator.
... would be ideal then, no?

Bubble Bobble Old & New
Pokemon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire
Donkey Kong Country
Manic Miner
Metroid (NES classic)
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Zelda - Link to the Past / Four Swords Adventure
Mario Kart Super Circuit
F-Zero Maximum Velocity

@Fuhgeddit: umm not really as far as alternate routes or endings, but its a fun game and i was trying to pick a good platformer to bring =D

It's worth mentioning that getting all the items to 100% each level and unlock the extra levels is actually rather challenging.

The game is quite hard in general.

And it comes with Mario Bros as an extra mini game.

Perfect list.

Thanks for all the suggestions! Opinions on which fire emblem is best? Is Advance Wars 2 better than 1? What are peoples thoughts on the mega man network series?

I think Riviera might be my next pickup.

You don't plan to get stranded on an island with a GBA, do you?

Lol no, just figured it was a good way to frame the kinds of games im looking for.

@ethangach: So have you compiled your own must get list yet? What are your picks?

@ethangach: i liked fire emblem sacred stones a bit more i guess but both are great

advance wars 2 is bigger and a bit more polished but advance wars 1 is more hardcore strategy, you should get both imho.

mega man bn are solid action strategy games with a decent amount of content

riviera is amazing and one of my all time favorite games honestly. happy gaming sir!

Just saw the psp port if riviera is on sale but i think i still want the cart.

Thanks for the advice re: fire emblem and advance wars.

As far as my list, been mostly looking at strategy games right now, but possibly something like:

Link to the past
DKC 2
Metroid zero
Mario Kart
Mega Man Zero
FFT advance
Knights of Lodis
Advance War
Wario Ware inc
And a mario port, not sure which

All Super Mario Advance games, both Advance Wars games, both Metroid games and both Zelda games not counting the NES Classics series.

Literally if I were stuck on a dessert island it would be these (otherwise I'd more likely play their sequels or newer games of the same genre (apart from Mario Kart where I'd stick with Super Circuit))...

Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
Moto Racer Advance
Megaman Battle Network 6
Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure
Advance Wars II
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
& Sonic Advance or Wario Land 4

But seriously...if I were literally going to be stuck on a desert island with nothing but a GBA I think I'd probably choose tactical RPG over platformers: probably Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, Rebalstar Tactical Command, maybe Yggdra Union?