Best gba sports games

Mario Golf Advance Tour Mario started off as a platformer star, but now almost every other first-party game on the Nintendo platform includes Mario in one form or another. There are countless spin-off Mario games that have made it onto the top of the lists. This game includes Mario and his friends duking it out on the golf course. This is not an average boring golf game instead this one offers a lot of exciting features and game modes to make it more fun to play.

The game that made it to the top of the racing games list is none other than the Mario Kart franchise. Mario Kart: Super Circuit is one of the first few Mario Kart games that actually made this franchise one of the top contenders in the racing game genre. In this game, you can select Mario or any one of his buddies as your main racer and then you go on a kart racing adventure across different race tracks. Your job is to win the race and also make sure that nobody else wins by using some dirty tricks on the track.

This is one of the most exciting racing games available for GBA. Mario Power Tennis Another Mario sports gem that made it to the top lists. This game has the perfect blend of tennis and some fun over-the-top action to make it one of the most enjoyable sports titles for the GBA handheld. The action in this game is really over the top, the shots you take, the backhands, the slashes, everything has been done perfectly.

The action is more arcade-like instead of the boring realistic tennis gameplay which makes this game a really amazing one that never gets boring at any stage. It had amazing game modes that featured the coolest BMX stunts and tricks to give the player an exciting gameplay experience.

The game features a lot of different play modes that provide you with countless hours of fun and exciting gameplay on the go. Super Mario Bros. The classic, the golden game that redefined the platformer genre and brought something amazing for everyone to enjoy.

The game introduced us to all-time favorite characters, Mario, and his green brother, Luigi. This is the game that made us chase bowser through all 8 of his castles to find Princess Peach. Each castle holds a fake princess until the last one that actually has both the original Bowser and the original Princess.

The game is simple just run and jump from one side of the map to another while collecting coins and goodies along the way. In this game, Mario gets to fight the forces of evil with some new abilities, one that includes flying and gliding through the air. Mario can get a tail that will enable him to fly through areas and glide through the air without any problem. This game includes more levels and unlockable areas to give it more playtime.

This was an entirely exclusive Sonic game for the GBA but after a while, it was also ported to the Nokia N-Gage platform and then recently to the Android platform. However, this game features 4 different characters from the Sonic universe to make it even more fun and amazing.

The game features, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and the all-new Amy in a playable mode. Each character possesses different abilities and moves that have been taken from some previous iterations of the game. Take this amazing team of friends and lay waste to the evil empire of Dr. This game features both Diddy and Donkey kongs. You run through the lush jungles, helping each other out, taking turns, and beating the crap out of little evil kremlings. Your banana hoard has been stolen by the pesky little kremlings and you have to successfully beat all the 40 levels in order to recover your favorite hoard.

There is a lot of jumping action involved in order to clear each level and advance to the next one. This is where Mario meets his favorite sidekick, Yoshi the dino. Both of these guys team up to defeat the evil emperor and save the kingdom of dinosaurs. Mario gets a lot of new powers and abilities in this game. Mario can also ride on Yoshi and have him eat the enemies and then spit them out as a Powerball to hit other enemies.

He can fly with the help of a magic cape, and he can also perform the spinning jump to damage enemies. There are more than 10 different levels to complete in this game and each level comprises of complex platforms that you have to navigate and jump through in order to advance.

Wario Land 4 Well, if you like playing Super Mario then you are going to love the adventures of Wario, its arch-rival. Wario Land 4 is a platformer video game where you have to jump and climb between suspended platforms to reach the pyramid. On the way, you will have to avoid the obstacles by showing your acrobatic skills.

It has a 2D linear map, but the gameplay is pretty fun. You will have to hunt and find the four treasures which will unlock the pyramid. Upon doing so, you can save Princess Shokora from the evil Golden Diva. You will also have to overcome many enemies including Spoiled Rotten, crocodiles, and hanging swords before you can collect all four gems. As I said above, Wario Land 4 is an interesting game just like Super Mario and you can surely give it a play.

The game is about Jill and her Drill Dozer and you play as Jill. The game has seventeen stages and on each stage, you will have to face enemies and mysterious puzzles. You can also upgrade the gearbox of the drill in every stage by looking for treasures and red gears. The higher you go, the more powerful gearbox you will get and the longer you will be able to spin it.

Apart from common enemies, you will also have to face an enormous boss and use the drill to damage its weakest point. Simply put, Drill Dozer is what makes GBA games so interesting and you should not miss this action-packed platformer game.

In this game, Donkey Kong makes a return to his villainous role and goes head to head against Mario. This time around Donkey Kong steals some mini Mario figurines and Mario has to solve some puzzles and gather some keys in order to get back all the toys that have been stolen by Donkey Kong. You have to bypass all the traps and obstacles set by Donkey Kong and solve small puzzles to advance through all the levels. Astro Boy is a classic side-scrolling platformer game where you are in control of the robotic Astro Boy.

You have to get back all the money that has been stolen from the Professor. You have to fly and punch your way through hordes of enemies in order to complete all the 10 levels and bring back all the stolen money to your master in this classic game.

This game made a huge impact in the side-scrolling platforming genre because of its amazing graphics and awesome gameplay. The storyline revolves around Aladdin who wants to save his city and win the love of his princess Jasmine.

When the pitcher was starting to throw wild pitches, it was time to replace him. The most amazing part of this game is the season mode which was so in-depth. You could pick one team and take it through game season. While stat-recording is limited only to your teams, that ability to play a season in GBA was awe-inspiring. Since we already covered a tennis game, we included Mario Golf instead of Mario Tennis.

In a crazy turn of events, Advance Tour was actually the superior game as it has better options, features, and the gameplay was more polished gameplay. Still, it had the best Mario elements. Every hole in the course had an unlockable version that features elements like Warp Pipe shortcuts and Question Blocks that reward you with experience points or changes the direction of the wind. The game's appeal was not limited to completing the courses.

Much of the fun playing Mario Golf: Advance Tour was that it let you build the characters. By gaining experience points, you can raise the golf level of the characters. The mini-challenges were a great way to learn and enjoy the game at the same time. The single-player elements of Mario Golf: Advance Tour were amazing. There was also a multiplayer aspect that could connect you to GameCube. Everything that made Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour was improved in this portable version: game design was more realized, better challenges, and elevated gameplay.

More often than not, portable versions of games are inferior to their traditional console versions. This stereotype had been destroyed by Mario Golf: Advance Tour. There is a career mode where you pick one of the pro skaters at that time like Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Chad Muska, among others. Every skater was unique.

They had different sets of normal tricks, however, unlike the console version, they were irreplaceable. It's very impressive not just in the gameplay aspect, but also on a technical level. The most surprising part was that the game looked good at its time, especially considering that it was a launch title. Yu-gi-oh games in the GBA played differently. Yes, they were collectible card games of the same franchise for the GBA.

However, each of the games had unique mechanics. Ultimate Masters World Championship Tournament had the most cards. This does not mean that it was the best game of the bunch, gameplay-wise, but that was the main reason this particular game was considered in this list. Ultimate Masters World Championship Tournament was a straightforward game. It was a pure card game without fluff. It was simply a recreation of real-life Yu-Gi-Oh! You did not have to fight evil Egyptian sorcerers.

The campaign mode put the player at the bottom of the multi-tier tournament ladder with a limited amount of money and a starter deck. Cash was earned by participating in duels and using the cash to purchase new cards. You progress into a World Champion by beating everyone on your path. Ultimate Masters World Championship Tournament was a solid game. It had flaws though, like how terrible its music was. The graphics were also so-so. Nevertheless, it was the best Yu-Gi-Oh!

Many were not familiar with Duel Masters. Monsters in Duel Masters could only be summoned by having enough Mana tapped from cards. On the other hand, Yu-gi-oh allowed the summoning of monsters instantaneously, which made it faster paced.

It was a matter of personal preference which had a better ruleset. But as a general rule, you'd go for Yu-gi-oh for pace and you'd pick Duel Masters for complexity. There was a detailed tutorial when you play the story mode.

It guided players into the battle system, unlike Yu-gi-oh which presumes that players already knew the rules. There was also an advanced rule section for those who want to learn complex strategies that involved rarity symbols, special abilities, and evolution creatures.

The art style though was objectively unattractive. The Duel Masters series was the only handheld card game that had Magic the Gathering system, but it was not a secret that the game had atrocious art direction.

It was so difficult to follow Kingdom Hearts' story. The narrative of the entire franchise was convoluted and only the biggest fanboys would defend that aspect of Kingdom Hearts. Chain of Memories aimed to rectify the confusing narrative. It did clear up some things story-wise, but in the process, the developers made a great CCG.

Chain of Memories departed from the action-RPG gameplay and instead chose a card game as a vehicle for the story. Everything in the game was dictated by cards, from battles to world hopping. Map Cards were drawn after each battle. This Map Card allowed players to choose where they would go next. The layouts of the stages are random, and the structure of each World depended on the players' whim. Chain of Memories was a supplement to the bigger Kingdom Hearts game.

It was entertaining and unique. But honestly, it failed in its main objective to clarify the mess of Kingdom Hearts' story. From the makers of Pokemon came a platformer classic, Drill Dozer. Drill Drozer was a gameplay design marvel, with varied rooms and unique character controls. Drill Drozer let you control Jill, the youngest member of a gang of thieves known as the Red Dozers. Right off the bat, you will be exposed to high production value with stylized menus, and an interface that fit right into the atmosphere of the game.

There were cutscenes at the end of every level and animation of major bosses' death. The game consistently placed players in new situations, with players battling bosses the size of the screen. Certain rooms played off on a singular gimmick, such as a stage area that constantly revealed more enemies as layer after layer of curtains were pulled.

Drill Dozer was satisfying not just from a graphical perspective, but also its addictive gameplay loop. GBA was the home of a great number of amazing platformers for a lot of years, and Drill Drozer was one of them.

Ninja Five-O was a rare gem, quite literally. It was not a commercial success but the word of mouth regarding its quality spread like wildfire. Ninja Five-O was sought after because of its extreme rarity and its brilliance. His mission was to stop a terrorist group that has been influenced by the evil forces of the Mad Masks. Mad Masks were items that were previously locked away by the distant forefathers of the Ninja.

There was no detective work; you only had to beat people up and rescue innocent hostages. The game did not have the best graphics or the best production values. What it had was the fluidity of controls, the unique blend of rope swinging and inventive combat that endured the test of time. The game was short, but the fun was there throughout.

Ninja Five-O could be completed in 3 to 5 hours depending on how good you were in action-platformers. Admittedly, there was a decent amount of replay value. There are Pokemon stats provided which should be taken care of in order to survive in the game. Pro Skater 2 is the second installment of this skateboarding game series by Tony Hawk.

Interestingly, the game is available for various other consoles too and firstly released in This next option for the list of best GBA games is actually one of the highest rated sports video game ever. The game can be operated in both single player as well as multiplayer modes and the player needs to take up the role of a professional skateboarder in the game.

The player needs to complete various tasks in the game which brings rewards and in-game cash. When cash is collected, player can use it for buying various skills, tricks and improved versions of skateboards in the game. The game also features the option for character customization too.

You cannot deny the fact at all that Mario is amongst the top GBA games. It is a role-playing game which released in The game setting starts from the usual mushroom kingdom which further moves towards Beanbean kingdom only.

The game is staged in the form of some quests which are time bound. With the help of elaborated attacks the game keeps the entertainment quotient high. The game is the 12th most popular GBA game of all time. Final Fight is different from most of the best GBA games mentioned here mainly because of its side-scrolling approach. There are various attacks and fighting styles included and player needs to keep up with the Health bar throughout. Attacking styles can be controlled through eight-way joystick and two buttons.

This platformer kind of game is available in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Just like other Kirby games, player needs to take up the role of Kirby in this game as well.

The game is set in the theme of maze layout and the entire gaming world is branched out which leads the protagonist into different directions. The player keeps on moving forward with world exploration and also completes quest by defeating enemies and collecting items. Kirby needs to collect all the parts of a mirror in order to win the game and the continuous encounters of sub-boss and boss provides the parts.

Released in , it is an action role-playing game developed by Webfoot Technologies. The game focuses on the battle with Majin Buu and hence the name of the game arises. You are going to see various new elements in the game including equipment too. The game moves forward with different levels completion and there are some stats allocated too. Player also have the choice to be played as Goku, Goten, Vegeta, Gohan or Kid Trunks and each one having different skills.

There are some fusion choices available too which are unlocked as you move further in the game. This turn-based game is developed by Intelligent Systems and released in Being the first and most popular game in the series, it can be played in both single-player and multiplayer modes.

You can use the map to locate the enemies where some of them have special objectives too which are quite like completing side quests.

Some of the modes in the game are Field Training mode, Campaign Mode, War Room mode and the multiplayer mode, each one having different objectives to complete. An action adventure game by genre, Metroid Fusion is the fourth game in Metroid series and it was released in Being an excellent pick for the category of best GBA games, Metroid Fusion also won so many awards too.

The player is supposed to control the character of Samus Aran in the game who is going to explore around in an open-ended platform shooter theme based world. Samus needs to go through various regions of the gaming world which are connected through elevators. The player keeps on solving puzzles in order to uncover the secrets of the game and proceeds further.

The game is more centered towards storyline and hence moves forwards in a linear and organized way as compared to other such games. The Alien Wars EX is the third console based installment of Contra series and focused on the theme of run and gun. The game is developed and published by Konami and released in The plot is set in the futuristic world of where aliens starts a war against the humans on Earth.

It can be played in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Apart from continuously operating a gun, players can grab on to poles, climb walls and interact with another player too.

The complexities are also increased and the entire game is divided into levels which are of completely new styles as compared to the previous installments. Although not as popular as other best GBA games enlisted here, Car Battler Joe still makes a decent option for this list. It is a car battling game developed by Ancient and released in The game includes the elements of action and role-playing too. Being a vehicular combat based game, it includes action styles battles between cars operated by different players.

The player is supposed to take up the role of 16 years old Joe in it who needs to earn money by battling with other cars in order to buy parts to upgrade his own vehicle. However, visuals are not that impressive and the combat takes place in 16 bit mode 7 style. The game is available for both single player and multiplayer gaming sessions. There is no doubt that the Gameboy version of Grand Theft Auto is one of the best GBA games of all time and played on a very large scale too.

It is an action adventure game which was released in and the cover art and promotional material is same as the normal version of the game. You as a player is going to take up the role of a small-time criminal Mike in the game. Much like other GTA games, it is also primarily based on exploration by Mike.

There are some side quests available and the weapons are also improved in this version. Third and final installment of Castlevania game series, Aria of Sorrow is a side-scrolling game based on the theme of action-adventure and also includes the element of role-playing in it. The plot of this game is set in the year and the player takes up the role of Soma Cruz.

The game is set from third person perspective and divided into various levels. Whenever the experience points of player increases above a set number the level of the game is also increased. Other points are hit points, magic points, strength, intelligence and various others. There are variety of attacks and weapons available too. It is a spin-off of FF series and was released in The game distinguishes itself from other best GBA games regarding their variety of characters and grid-like battlefields theme.

Before the game starts, player can customize their character through classes, skills, stats, abilities etc. The player takes the role of Marche who is a clan leader who needs to lead everyone in order to complete the given missions.

This is the time to utilize best Gameboy Emulator to play the second installment of Mega Man Zero series. The game is a mixture of various genres and gaming styles like action-adventure, hack and slash, gun and run and also includes the elements of platform and RPG in it.

The game runs a side-scrolling perspective where player takes control of the character named Zero who needs to fight with forces of Neo Arcadia and also lead through various quests of the game too. Mainly oriented towards battle, MMZ 2 has a better implementation of weapons in it and the functions of buttons remains the same. However, the game lacks interconnection between its various stages which were a prime element in other installments.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit is fully deserving of being called one of the best GBA games of all time, the game just hasn't aged too well but that doesn't mean it's not worthy of respect. Super Circuit gave us Mario Kart on the go, yeah that's not impressive by today's standards but the idea of playing the series portably in was mesmerising.

There was a novelty to it all, and it's easy to look at the game as nothing more than a novelty nowadays but Mario Kart: Super Circuit is an integral part of the series' evolution, introducing the concept of retro courses by having every course from the original Super Mario Kart playable. Has a degree in video game development. Is kinda addicted to video games, television, and films.