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does any one know any good gb gbc or gba games to play? like pokemon or rpg or any with good stories
 
how about checking the repo's most downloaded category?
 
You can't go wrong with either Wario Ware or Rythm Heaven they are bite-sized experiences that are perfect for a handheld such the gba
 
Castlevania circle of the moon, harmony of dissonance and aria of sorrow.
Also wario land 4
 
Klonoa: Empire Of Dreams would keep you hooked forever!
 
For games that are like Pokemon:
Both of the Monster Rancher Advance, it's like playing Monster Rancher 2 on the go!

Medabots, avoid either Medabots AX games, as they are not RPGs and are just mediocre Smash clones. Also, avoid the new Medabots survivor on IOS, just throwing that out there....

The GBA Medabots are actually udated remakes of Medabots 2 for the GBC (kind of like FRLG). Unfortunately, 2 doesn't have an englich patch I think, so you'll have to stick with the 1st and 3rd ones when it comes to GBC medabots.

The Telefang, as close as you can get to Pokemon without being Pokemon. So much so, it was actually repurposed into a several notorious Chinese bootlegs, such as the infamous "Pokemon: Jade Version". You collect monsters by getting their phone numbers and literally "calling" them into battle.

Robopon was also the victim of being bootlegged into a fake Pokemon game back in the day, and is themed around robot. The advance games are more unique mechanically then the GBC ones.

Not quite an RPG, and is actually similar to games like Breakout or Pinball with RPG elements. Capcom's foray into CCRPGs, also focuses on Robots like Medabots and Robopon.

Mystery dungeon style RPG with Roguelike elements. A port of the PS1 game with signicantly less droning music.

A lovely dungeon crawler using Akira Toriyama's creature designs from the Dragon Quest series. Very familiar if you've played the core franchise, but uses a fusion system similar to Shin Megami Tensei.

A more child friendly spin off of the often apocalyptic Shin Megami Tensei franchise. Much like Dragon Quest Monsters, it's very similar to it's host series, but everything is just a lot more cuddly.

I could go on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and....

But the tragic thing is, a lot of these kinds of games never became localized, or are simply not well known or popular enough to recieve fantranslations (such as Chocovaders, Snapkids, ZokZokHeroes, Granbo etc.).
 
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I remember Sword of Mana being a solid title. Also, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Wario Land 4 are pretty dang good too.
 
Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure

Play it!
An absolutely underrated masterpiece of a game, get the EU version if you want it undubbed. Easily one of my top 5 GBA gsames.

I'm going to mention the mega man zero games brutal but very fun, the difficultly is brutal for the first game but tapers off after that with 3 and 4 being well balanced but 1 is admittedly unfair.
 
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For RPGs or games with "good" (or just lengthy) stories:
One of my all time favourites, missing some elements from the PS1 version but makes up for it with a lot of great new ideas on it's own. Plot is often misunderstood. Make sure to hold onto your Black Thread!!!

Spinoff of the Onimusha series, pretty fun. Not as optimizable as something like FFTA, but has it's own charm.

Hampered by one of the worst covers in human history. Very much a Japanese take on X-COM.

Guilty pleasure, great if your a fan of the series/card game. It's an original story with a lot of fun side content that's sadly very easy to miss. Very grindy, but there are a number of hacks to ease the suffering.
  • Astro Boy Omega
Holy shit, yes, very yes. A love letter to Osamu Tezuka and actually make his patented "Tezuka Star System" a gameplay mechanic. Made by Treasure, very similar to Gunstar Heroes, but makes use of Astro Boy's iconic abilities like his finger beams and butt guns. Based off of the 2003 series, but tells a unique (and actually pretty good) story.
Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure

Play it!
Yes, play it! Play it now! This game is so good. Doesn't tell the original story as well as Astro Boy: Omega Factor does, but is a stellar and addicting platforming beat 'em up with minor Metroidvania elements (there'll be, like, a room you can miss that has a Health/Ki upgrade) and even a suprisingly in-depth fighting game mode they use for boss fights. Amazing sprite work A+.
I remember Sword of Mana being a solid title. Also, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Wario Land 4 are pretty dang good too.
All great suggestions:
Bright and colourful, has some great spritework and is essentially a remake of Final Fantasy Adventure. An action RPG with a lot of depth for a handheld, very smooth and fluid.

Not as good as Paper Mario, better than Mario RPG. Nintendo's second attempt to fill the void left by Legend of the Seven Stars, uses the ever loving fuck out action commands. Suprisingly, the best out of the series (as least until Brothership) due to it's variety of attacks (as well as their applications, like applying stat downs, not immeadietly invalidating them when you learn a new one).

Fast and quirky platformer, essentially the inspiration for Pizza Tower. Great obstacle course style levels, and carries over the uniqe mechanic of transforming Wario to solve puzzles (such as being set on fire, or turning into a zombie) from the earlier Wario Land games.
・Golden Sun
Probably one of the most mechanically sophisticate RPGs you'll ever play. The Djinn system is really intuitive and makes combat and character building fun to experiment, and your able to use spells outside of combat to solve puzzles and navigate the world. Very charming pre-rendered graphics.
・Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
No, shhh! Only I get to suggest this! It's my favourite game, nobody else played it but me! MEEEE!!
 
It's RPG-adjacent, but try

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This is one of the top 3 Castlevania games
 

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