The Game Boy turns 20! What's your favorite portable game and why? - CHAT WITH THE STAFF!

[siwel_yllek]

Hell yes Pokemon... It is seriously the most addictive game ever in the history of the universe... many a wasted day i have spent just trying to get my pokemon to a certain level...

 

[GuerrillaClock]

I always loved the Wario Land games. Supremely designed, gorgeous visual aesthetic and, of course, Wario.
Wah!

 

[joystickjunki3]

For the Game Boy I'd say it's pretty close between Metroid II and Pokemon Red/Blue. GBA is a tougher call.

 

[MindBullets]

Tetris. Always.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Mine is definatley The World Ends With You. The gameplay is fun, addicting, and the game just beats every other game in EVERY POSSIBLE WAY. The story is really touching, and it changes your perspective greatly.

It'd be better if they got rid of Beat. He's just soooooooooooooo fucking annoying.

 

[Sindre1]

Pokemon.

Also Harvest Moon, but I never got it to save

 

[brabz]

Toss-up between Tetris and Kirby for the old grey brick. Good times.

 

[DalekJaas]

GOLDEN SUN!!!

 

[Hyper-space]

Nintendo Game & Watch



i had lifeboat, Mario Bros, donkey kong and mario cement factory.

and i also remember those damn button cells that i used to misplace all the time

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[Susan Arendt]

Oh, wow, great question! I take my DS with me whenever I travel -- I can't get on a plane without it. Definitely love Yoshi's Island, Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing, Professor Layton...

Wow - snap! I'll have to add Hotel Dusk and the Phoenix Wright games to that list though - I love mysteries! =)

If you like mysteries, give the Jake Hunter games a try. Good, solid mystery solving in those.

 

[Random Argument Man]

I still have the old gameboy a.k.a the brick. I played Kirby and Wario for a long time.

Then, my parents bought me a gameboy color and the pokemon fever started. Everyone at school brought their gameboy to battle each other. I only loss two times.

Then, the megaman zero series arrived. Beating the game with no upgrade was a challenge.

 

[Nickflip]

Wario Land 4, Pokemon Yellow, Super Mario Land 2: The Six Golden Coins, Metroid Zero Mission, and Elite Beat Agents are my favorite portable games. I think everyone should play at least one of them if you own the systems.

 

[Jordan Deam]

Right now, it's Eliss for the iPhone/iPod Touch (it's the only portable I've owned since I sold my Game Boy Pocket). I had Puzzle Quest for a while as well, but quickly found that having instant, 24-hour access to one of the most addictive games I've played in the last year isn't the best idea.

Looking forward to Audiosurf on the iPhone!

 

[LeonLethality]

yggdra union: we'll never fight alone, it was just sooo great it reminded me of ancient empires (NOT AGE OF EMPIRES DONT MIX EM UP I DID ONCE) but yeah it was just such a great challenging and fun game, when it was remastered for the psp i was sooooo happy

 

[Ghost]

pokemon blue, i was the only one who bought blue and not red in my school

 

[Brotherofwill]

Some of mine include:
Super Mario Land 1 + 2= Perfect plattformers, it's that simple
Wario Land (Super Mario Land 3)= Probably the most complex plattformer I've ever played, in the sense that it had multiple endings and a crazy assortment of hats.
Kirby's Dreamland = Damn that Penguin...
Pokemon Red/Blue= The equal of crack for a kid of 10.

 

[SilentHunter7]

I think I have to say Pokemon Red. I spent far too much time playing that game. No other portable game I'd played beforehand had managed to draw me in quite as much. Ok, the story wasn't great, but it was so damn addictive!

This. Red was the shit!

The fact that you can import your mons into Stadium was awesome, and added life to it, too

 

[MasterWhatever]

Happy B-Day GameBoy!! My fav games through the years had to be...

GBC: Pokemon Crystal

Advance: Metroid Fusion/ Golden Sun

DS: Mario64DS/ Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia