GBAtemp Recommends
GBAtemp Recommends was a weekly magazine feature, launched October 22nd, 2008, in which the GBAtemp staff recommended classic Game Boy Advance titles. On October 3rd, 2011, the project was revived into a full featured news article where the GBAtemp community and staff members are no longer given any specific software/system restrictions.
Each Monday, the authors will post a new issue featuring a new title that we recommend you play! The selected titles are the best of the best for one reason or another in our humble opinions. The things we recommend may be “old school” titles, a homebrew, a ROM hack, sleeper hits, an application, etc, but one thing's certain, we think they are fantastic and deserve your attention!
This project aims to share the word about great software that some may not have experienced. We hope that our efforts spark your interests and give you a reason to dust off forgotten gaming systems.
In the issues, we aim to provide lots of information, screenshots, gameplay videos, and helpful links. In addition, the GBAtemp community members are able to discuss the recommended title in the topic itself - where they can share their opinions, tips, advice, and challenges!
GBAtemp Recommends Revival
Game | Genre | Platform | Date |
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Ature | Action-Adventure RPG | Atari 2600 Homebrew | October 17th, 2012 |
Red Temple | Action-Puzzle | DS Homebrew | October 24th, 2012 |
JNKPlat: Platdude's Happy Endings | Puzzle-Platformer | DS Homebrew | October 31st, 2012 |
Recca | Vertical Shooter | NES | November 7th, 2012 |
Metroid: Zero Mission | 2D Action-Adventure | GBA | November 14th, 2012 |
Contra J NES (Translation Patch) | Platformer | NES | November 21st, 2012 |
Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD) | RPG | PC | November 28th, 2012 |
Breath Of Fire 2 Retranslation | RPG | SNES | December 5th, 2012 |
Sweet Home English Translation Patch | RPG | NES | December 12th, 2012 |
N+ | Action-Platformer | DS | December 19th, 2012 |
Adventure | Action-Adventure | Atari 2600 | December 25th, 2012 |
5nake | Mini-game | GBA/NDS Homebrew | January 2nd, 2012 |
Anguna: Warriors of Virtue | Action-Adventure RPG | GBA/NDS Homebrew | January 9th, 2012 |
Solitaire | Card Game/Puzzle | NES | January 16th, 2012 |
The Legend of Kage | Action-Platformer | NES | January 23rd, 2012 |
SpoutEX | Abstract Vertical Shooter | GBA/DS | January 29th, 2012 |
River City Ransom | RPG influenced Beat-um-up with Action-adventure Platforming elements | NES | February 6th, 2012 |
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | Simulation/RPG with elements of a Dungeon Crawler | DS | February 13th, 2012 |
Full Throttle | Point-and-Click Adventure | PC | February 20th, 2012 |
Virtual Boy Wario Land | Platformer | Virtual Boy | February 27th, 2012 |
Star Wars Namco | Platformer | Family Computer | March 5th, 2012 |
Tales of Phantasia | RPG | SNES/GBA/PSX | March 12th, 2012 |
Shadowgate | Point-and-Click Adventure | NES | March 19th, 2012 |
Live A Live (Translation Patch) | RPG | SNES | March 26th, 2012 |
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards | Point-and-Click Adventure | PC | April 2nd, 2012 |
Operation C | Platformer | Gameboy | April 9th, 2012 |
An Untitled Story | Platformer | Windows | April 16th, 2012 |
The Soviet Mind Game TETЯIS | Puzzle | NES | April 23rd, 2012 |
NHL 95 | Sports | Genesis | April 30th, 2012 |
Motocross Maniacs | Puzzle-Platformer | GB | May 7th, 2012 |
Superman | Action-Adventure | Atari 2600 | May 14th, 2012 |
Super Mario Bros. 2 | Platformer | NES | May 21st, 2012 |
Castlevania Chronicles | Platformer | PS1 | May 28th, 2012 |
Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns Adventurer's Edition | Platformer | Atari 5200 | June 4th, 2012 |
Wolfenstein 3D | First Person Shooter | DOS | June 11th, 2012 |
ActRaiser | Action-Platforming | Strategy-simulation | SNES, June 18th, 2012 |
Journey to Silius | Run and Gun | NES | June 24th, 2012 |
Jazz Jackrabbit | Platforming | PC | July 1st, 2012 |
Tombs & Treasure | Adventure Role-playing | NES | July 9th, 2012 |
Heart of Darkness | Cinematic Platformer | PS1 | July 16th, 2012 |
The Punisher | Beat 'em up | Arcade | July 23rd, 2012 |
Inazuma Eleven 2: Blizzard | sports-fantasy RPG | DS | July 30th, 2012 |
Death Rally | Top-Down Combat Racing | PC | August 6th, 2012 |
World of Sand DS | Physics-based | NDS | August 13th, 2012 |
Dragon's Lair (GBC) | Action Interactive Movie | GBC | August 20th, 2012 |
Earth (Doom II WAD) | First-person shooter | PC | August 27th, 2012 |
Spirits DS | Adventure Platformer | DS | September 3rd, 2012 |
Everyday Shooter | Abstract Musical Shooter | PS3 | PSP, PC, September 11th, 2012 |
The Immortal | Role-playing | NES | September 17th, 2012 |
Demon's Crest | Action-adventure platformer | SNES | September 24th, 2012 |
Time Traveler | FMV-adventure | Arcade | October 1st, 2012 |
Metal Slug 3 | Run-n-gun | Arcade | October 8th, 2012 |
Cave Story | Platform-adventure | PC | October 14th, 2012 |
GBAtemp Recommends!
All topic from the original GBAtemp Recommends! series.
Game | Genre | Date |
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Golden Sun | RPG | October 22nd, 2008 |
Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hands | Action RPG | October 29th, 2008 |
MOTHER 3 | RPG | November 6th, 2008 |
Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island | Platformer | November 12th, 2008 |
V-Rally 3 | Racing | November 19th, 2008 |
Sabre Wulf | Platformer/Puzzle | November 26th, 2008 |
Guru Logi Champ | Puzzle | December 3rd, 2008 |
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure | Beat 'em Up | December 10th, 2008 |
Bionicle: Heroes | Run-and-Gun Shooter | December 17th, 2008 |
Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge | Scrolling Beat-em-up | December 24th, 2008 |
Another World | Adventure Platformer | December 30th, 2008 |
Drill Dozer | Action Platformer | January 7th, 2009 |
Max Payne Advance | Action Shooter | January 14th, 2009 |
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis | Turn-Based Strategy | January 21st, 2009 |
Mario Golf: Advance Tour | Golf RPG | January 28th, 2009 |
Racing Gears Advance | Racing | February 5th, 2009 |
Ninja Five-O | Action | February 10th, 2009 |
Blender Bros. | Platformer | Action, February 18th, 2009 |
Densetsu no Starfy (series) | Action platformer | February 27th, 2009 |
Defender of the Crown | Strategy | March 9th, 2009 |
Turbo Turtle Adventure | Puzzle/Action | March 11th, 2009 |
Kurukuru Kururin | Puzzle/Action | March 22nd, 2009 |
Karnaaj Rally | Racing | April 1st, 2009 |
Astro Boy: Omega Factor | Action | April 7th, 2009 |
ChuChu Rocket! | Puzzle | April 8th, 2009 |
Medal of Honor - Infiltrator! | Action | April 20th, 2009 |
Konami Krazy Racers | Kart Racing | May 7th, 2009 |
Blackthorne | Action Platformer | June 30th, 2009 |
Want to get involved?
If you have a passion for writing and a desire to recommend gaming software, then look no further. The GBAtemp Recommends Revival project is open to all of our community members. Getting in involved is easy, PM Another World and ask for details!