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le geek
10-26-2005, 11:18 AM
Howdy,

I've been playing Riviera on GBA and I'm really enjoying it. To all the RPGamers, what portable RPGs do you recommend?

I'm assuming Golden Sun is a no brainer. Not too interested in Pokemon.

Doesn't have to be GBA either.

Thanks!
Ben
Scoots
10-26-2005, 11:21 AM
phantasy star + master gear converter + game gear

probably not really what you were looking for though, haha
VACRMH
10-26-2005, 11:22 AM
phantasy star + master gear converter + game gear

probably not really what you were looking for though, haha

Or Phantasy Star Collection for GBA ;)

Also, try Tactics Ogre.
suckerpunch5
10-26-2005, 11:28 AM
Ok, as loud as I possibly can:

FIRE EMBLEM!!

and also:

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS ADVANCE!!

*sits back down in corner of the room*
captain nintendo
10-26-2005, 11:29 AM
CIMA "The enemy" for GBA :-P
DDCecil
10-26-2005, 11:33 AM
Dragon Warrior 3 for Gameboy Color.
§ Gideon §
10-26-2005, 11:39 AM
Dragon Warrior 3 for Gameboy Color.
Hey, hey, hey. You just earned yourself a meseta.
Jumpman Jr.
10-26-2005, 12:11 PM
Link's Awakening on the GameBoy and Oracle of the Seasons on the GameBoy Color are awesome!
Pantechnicon
10-26-2005, 12:17 PM
Final Fantasy Legend I-III for Game Boy. :rocker:
Slimedog
10-26-2005, 01:38 PM
phantasy star + master gear converter + game gear

probably not really what you were looking for though, haha

This doesn't work. The Game Gear can only access memory for games up to 2 megabits in size and the original PS has 4. When I tried doing this, the graphics come out all glitchy. While they are very similar, the internal architecture of the GG and SMS are not identical.
Crush Crawfish
10-26-2005, 04:36 PM
Get yourself copies of Breath of Fire 1 & 2 for GBA and let the joy overflow within you.

And dammit, I say this to everyone, but you should really find some way, any way to try out Golden Sun before you buy it. I still personally think It's one of the worst RPG's I've ever played, and I've played me a lot of RPG's. But then again, I seem to be in the minority on that one. :/
Trebuken
10-26-2005, 04:55 PM
Neutopia I + II on the Turbo Express...great Zelda clones.

Trebuken
GameNinja
10-26-2005, 05:20 PM
I reccomend the following:

-Any Castlevania on GBA (I liked Aria of Sorrow the best, but all three are good)
-Any Mega Man Battle Network games (GBA, I haven't played all four (five?) of them but pf the ones I have played have been very similar)
-Lufia (Game Boy COLOR version, far better than the GBA version, IMO)
-Final Fantasy Adventure (GB, the original version of Sword of Mana, which is also a good choice)
- And if you really like strategy games, Onimusha Tactics is not better than Fire Emblem or even FFTA by far, but still worth a try.
Jorpho
10-26-2005, 10:15 PM
Get yourself copies of Breath of Fire 1 & 2 for GBA and let the joy overflow within you.

Unless they've changed radically from the SNES versions, my response would be: yuck. BOF1, at least, is so tedious that I did not spend much time with the second one (although this retranslation project (http://bof2.blogspot.com/) looks most intriguing).
Sailorneorune
10-26-2005, 10:18 PM
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
grimbal
10-26-2005, 10:19 PM
I enjoyed Lunar Legend for the GBA but that's IMHO.
Tritoch
10-26-2005, 11:12 PM
I was getting ready to recommend Lunar Legend too. I too never realy got into Golden Sun...overrated IMO.
mr_pollock
10-26-2005, 11:13 PM
Shining Force II: The Sword of Hyaja (Game Gear)
Joelius
10-26-2005, 11:17 PM
Not sure if i'll get kicked in the butt for this one...but....

Final Fantasy I & 2 Dawn of Souls

Strongly suggest Lunar, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga.

I'd say stay away from Sword of Mana if possible. Wasn't my cup of tea.
mr_pollock
10-26-2005, 11:19 PM
Not sure if i'll get kicked in the butt for this one...but....

Final Fantasy I & 2 Dawn of Souls

Strongly suggest Lunar, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga.

I'd say stay away from Sword of Mana if possible. Wasn't my cup of tea.

I like FF1&2:DOS =)

There. Now we can both get kicked in the butt!

(Just kidding. Everyone loves us.)
The_Chosen_One
10-27-2005, 01:11 AM
Shining Force II: The Sword of Hyaja (Game Gear)

Good call, and on that same note the Shining Force remake for GBA was really good.
intvsama
10-27-2005, 01:18 AM
Both the Fire Emblems are great, as is Shining Force. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow has some RPG elements to it, FF: Dawn of Souls, FF 4 & 5 are coming out in December, Legend of Zelda 1 and 2 for the Classic NES Series, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, Onimusha Tactics, etc... those are all games I vastly enjoyed (and plan to enjoy) on the GBA.

I've never played Cima, but it looked interesting too. You might wanna check that out. Last I remember Game Crazy had it on budget, like $10 or $15 new.