If you missed out on Golden Sun, find a way to play it, such as through the Wii U. Both games are excellent in their own right, but the original is not only the best GBA RPG ever it’s one of the best turn-based RPGs released to this day. Its sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, told the story through the perspective of the antagonists. It had all the trappings of a Final Fantasy game - a save-the-world storyline, random turn-based battles, and summons - but it also had a decent variety of overworld puzzles and much deeper story thanks to a wealth of dialogue and exposition. Golden Sun starred Isaac and three other adventurers in their quest to save the world of Weyard.
Golden SunĬamelot Software Planning, known for Shining Force and Mario sports titles, surprised everyone with 2001’s Golden Sun, a valiant attempt at delivering an original Final Fantasy-type experience to a handheld platform. In terms of fresh experiences exclusive to GBA, Minish Cap takes the cake. Look, before you get mad that we placed Minish Cap above A Link to the Past, we wanted to prioritize the new experience. The Minish Cap had all of the prominent features of a successful Zelda game, from excellent dungeons to whimsical townspeople to the sheer delight provided when opening a treasure chest. And did you know The Minish Cap was developed by Capcom, not Nintendo? It remains one of the best Zelda games of all time. It opened up new places and offered new perspectives, illuminating just how majestic the world of Hyrule truly is. The hat, the game’s central quirk, made exploring Hyrule a much different experience than before. After Vaati petrified Princess Zelda, Link rescued a magic sentient hat with a bird head that, when worn, lets him shrink down to a microscopic size just like the Minish, the tiny creatures that have worked tirelessly to help remove darkness from the world. The Minish Cap told the backstory of Vaati, the main antagonist and important figure in Four Swords. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap tops our list for a number of reasons: Endless charm, brilliant overworld and dungeon design, smart puzzles and even smarter puzzle mechanics. Don’t believe us? Just take a look at the entries below, each of which highlights the best the system had to offer. The best GBA titles boasted familiar gameplay and thoughtful level design, rendering them more than a nostalgic cash grab. Nintendo brought back popular franchises from its storied past - including perennial hits such as Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Mario - in an attempt to build a portable, 32-bit powerhouse. Fitbit Versa 3īelieve it or not, there was a time when the Game Boy Advance was the handheld gaming system to buy. Good luck everyone!Īfter quite some time, CoolROM is finally on Twitter! Please follow us to receive the latest updates and ROM additions. It's been a while since I last said this, but I am proud to present 's fourth contest! This time, we are giving a way a brand new PS Vita (ever heard of them?) and Uncharted: Golden Abyss! Learn more about our contest here. Also, as a way of saying thank you for the support throughout the years, we are keeping the mobile site ad-free for a limited time!Ģ more prizes were added to the contest for more chances to win! Check them out here! Make sure to bookmark it and tell your friends. Gamers rejoice! Our mobile optimized site is now online! You can check it out here: (mobile devices only). We have just updated our MAME ROMs collection to the latest version: 0.145! This brings our collection up to 18,550 files totalling 44.6 GB! For those who didn't win: there's always the next contest! Thanks to everyone who participated - the turnaround was truly amazing. Winners: please check your email for gift card prizes or further instructions. it's time to announce our fourth contest winners! Here they are: It's June 1st, so you guys know what that means.
Thanks for continuing to support CoolROM - we strive to be your favorite emulation community!ĭue to your numerous requests, we have now added a Commodore 64 ROMs section totalling 5,656 files! Enjoy and stay tuned for more updates we're not done quite yet. This should greatly improve forums speeds in every way, and the lessen the load on the main site server.
In order to keep our user experience high, we had another server (with a SSD drive) implemented just to handle our forums' MySQL database. This has caused, as you may have noticed, a significant slowdown when accessing and browsing our forums. Due to the recent surge of traffic to both our web site and forums, we have outgrown our current single server.