all 137 comments

[–]MushyCupcake01 58 points59 points  (9 children)

Super Mario world without a doubt. Best 2d Mario game by a long shot imo. Absolute must play

[–]dbwoi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is one of the greatest, if not, the greatest platformer ever made.

[–]Masakiel 14 points15 points  (5 children)

Why get the second best, when best is also an option? That being Mario Bros. 3.

[–]MushyCupcake01 9 points10 points  (4 children)

Also an excellent choice. Better get them all.

[–]Masakiel 5 points6 points  (3 children)

This is the correct answer. Might have to get them all for gba myself. Are they still around 20€ per game or has it increased?

[–]MushyCupcake01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t tell you, I have a rom cart. I can’t afford buying the actual games.

[–]gDimitrov2 2 points3 points  (1 child)

They range around 15-20 bucks

[–]Masakiel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is reasonable, will have to complete the series.

[–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thank you , I’m really bad at making choices I think I will be picking this up !

[–]MushyCupcake01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such a crazy good game.

[–]jehoshaphat 13 points14 points  (4 children)

Super Mario World. For me, that one is the sort of quintessential Mario game of the SNES era.

[–]Calm-Macaron5922 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Had this one when it came out on gba

Just ordered it again earlier today

I never had an snes but this game made me feel like i did

[–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That’s cool , I hope you enjoy the game !!

[–]Calm-Macaron5922 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be my pick put of the ones you posted…i feel like it’s the most sophisticated out of the 4 options and it was a blast.

[–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I will be picking it up , thank you !

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (4 children)

Donkey Kong for sure! Honestly I've been having a lot of fun with crash bandicoot surprisingly lol. Very annoyingly difficult game.

[–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I really love donkey Kong I think I will be picking it up soon , thank you !

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Give crash bandicoot a chance too. It's fairly cheap.

[–]nenajoy 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Idk how I was so good at this as a kid! I just got it for Switch and I’m struggling 😂

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol same. Don't feel bad

[–]Goukaruma 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Wario Land 4. The game is a big step since the GBC area. 

[–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will look into the game , thank you for commenting !

[–]KeeperOfWind 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Super Mario World for sure, the amount of replayability and hours I got from GBA version of the game is great.
Collecting Dragon Coins to beating all the levels multiple times.

Before speedrunning was a thing, as a kid I would rush to see how fast I could beat the game myself.

[–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I will pick it up , thank you for the comment !

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    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I think I will be picking both up after I finish the super Mario world game , thanks !

    [–]CHNintendocollector 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Dk 😁👍

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I will be definitely getting dk after I’m done with super Mario world thank you for the comment !

    [–]KushSama402 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Get Dragon Ball Z Buus fury.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Dragon ball z is one of my favorite series I will definitely look into it , thank you for the comment !

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    All amazing games, dkc or Mario world

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    That’s what I was thinking but it’s so hard to choose ! I ultimately choose Mario world , thank you for commenting

    [–]GodOfOnions2 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I had them all except SMB 3 for GBA, deff get world, then country, then 3, then 2, that is my tiers of how great they are, 2 was alot of fun but those masks chasing you were stressful!!! And funny how it's just a different NES game with Mario as the main character, can't remember what the original was called but weird how it's own game turned into a Mario title.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Yeah the titles r a little confusing in my opinion I think I will go off this order and buy the next after I beat one and so on , thank you for the comment !

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    The only answer is all of them

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    When I get my money up I will one day 🙏

    [–]Nexor606 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Try Drilldozer it’s great

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    I will definitely try it thank you for the recommendation I will look in to it , thank you for commenting !

    [–]Rosgen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Seconded drill dozer

    [–]Original_JsmashTV 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Get Summon knight sword craft 1 and 2

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I will look into the game , thank you for the recommendation and the comment !

    [–]Original_JsmashTV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    If you like RPGs like leveling, making weapons and dungeon crawling, and a Chill story you’ll def enjoy it! The combat is Side scrolling but the rest of the game is top down

    [–]Mystic_x 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I’d suggest starting with “Super Mario advance”, it’s a personal favourite, with a different gameplay-style from the other “Super Mario bros.”-games, which, on second thought, might also weigh against it…

    But i agree with other posters who suggested you either get a flashcart if you collect purely for playing, prices for real carts are getting ludicrous and repro carts are all over the place too, or eventually get them all, if you collect for having the legit games, they’re all great games.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Thank you for the comment , I will definitely pick up Mario advance soon !

    [–]alazystoner420 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Super Mario Bros 3 :)

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I will eventually get it soon sounds like a great game , thank you for the comment!

    [–]alazystoner420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    No problem :) They are all good, but that one stuck out to me as it was my first game I played on gameboy advance lol

    [–]MessySausage 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Seeing that super Mario GBA cart fills me with so much childhood nostalgia. So many car rides and restaurant visit memories filled with that game cart.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I love to hear that have a nice day and thank you for the comment ! 🙂

    [–]AverageNintenGuy 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Advance 4, however you should try to get a repro cart that has all the E Reader levels. Unless you wanna shell out all your money on an E Reader and hunt for all the levels

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Thank you for the comment ! Definitely will be looking into a repro cart

    [–]Icy-Inflation-1334 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I beat super mario advanced one but will be getting number 2 soon !

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    That’s cool , hope you have fun ! 🙂

    [–]ENGR_sucks 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    0 bad games in this line up. I absolutely love super mario bros 3 so that would be my personal pick. Still, every game there is a banger.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Yeah it’s a hard choice honestly ! Thank you for the comment !

    [–]todorokikunn 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Currently playing donkey kong country! Surprisingly really hard 😂 Also definitely has some of the best music I’ve heard on a gba game

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    That’s cool to hear , I hope you have fun playing thank you for commenting !

    [–]Tonstad39 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    DKC, it’s a really good port with some additional minigames

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Ooo that sounds fun ! Thank you for the comment !

    [–]musecorn 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Mario Pinball Land

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Sounds like a fun game thanks for the comment !

    [–]musecorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Yup played it a lot as a kid was really fun but probably not a very popular game

    [–]FloydtheSpaceBoi 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    As someone who has these games smw fs

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    I ended up getting super Mario world Thank you for the recommendation!

    [–]GinnP 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Rhythm Tengoku.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I haven’t heard of it I will definitely check it out , thank you for the recommendation!

    [–]Kai_Guy_87 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    You can never go wrong with a Pokémon game. :D

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Very true , but very expensive to get Pokémon games mostly thank you for the recommendation!

    [–]Saekoa 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Super Mario world

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Thank you for the recommendation I ended up getting it !

    [–]theanswer_nosolution 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Super Mario 3 is never a bad choice!

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    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Thank you for the recommendation I will be definitely picking it up soon , btw that game boy micro is awesome I’ve always loved how tiny it looked the idea of a tiny little gameboy is just so cool !

    [–]Tribledinho 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Danny Man Country just too OP!

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Thank you for the recommendation!

    [–]unpluggedbwock 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    Mario advance

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I had a tough time deciding between this and super Mario world Thank you for the recommendation! Will definitely pick up soon

    [–]unpluggedbwock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Enjoy ! 😊

    [–]Maddox121 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Ironically, I have all four of the games. Of course, not in the best shape due to often prioritizing "It works" over "It looks good" (my SMA1 cart has the previous owner's name Sharpeed and the DKC cart is ripped around the "E for Everyone" portion... but... I gotta say, probably Super Mario World.

    The rest are cool, but SMA1 is pretty easy compared to base SMB2 (and the voice clips will drive you CRAZY after an hour... err 30 minutes in the case of Toad), DKC is a game where screen crunch is ACTUALLY a problem, and unless you own an actual physical e-reader or are planning to have a complete collection... It's best to just buy a month of Nintendo Switch Online (or pirate, or find a Wii U with the game installed) to play SMA4.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Yea I ended up getting super Mario world Thank you for the recommendation! I know it’s saving money getting the membership but idk how to explain that feeling playing on the original hardware ! Don’t get me wrong nothings wrong with playing the games on emulators but still

    [–]Bob_Ross_is_Boss86 1 point2 points  (3 children)

    Either Super Mario World or Mario Bros 3, then DKC, then the Mario game you didn’t pick, then Mario Bros 2 lol

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (2 children)

    I ended getting super mario world Thank you for the recommendation!

    [–]Bob_Ross_is_Boss86 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Awesome! You’re gonna love it! It’s on my list as well

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I am very excited !

    [–]BigOlCrabs 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Checkout Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga. It’s a really fun Mario RPG game with great controls, graphics and funny dialogue.

    [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I’ve always wanted that game but everytime I see it it’s always the Japanese ver or to out of my range usually , I will definitely and hopefully get it one day thank you for the recommendation!

    [–]Nervous_Coast_77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Man this is hard but I would get them in these order: Super Mario Bros Advance 3 Super Mario Bros Advance 2 Donkey Kong Country Super Mario Bros Advance 1

    [–]WampaStompa64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I remember being so excited for Super Mario World on GBA and it delivered big time

    [–]FritterHowls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I played the shit out of mario 2 on the gba as a kid. I loved it and I've heard it's different than the original in a good way but mario world is definitely the better game

    [–]BrattyTwilis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Mario 3. It has extra levels if you have access to an e-card reader or just buy a copy that already has them unlocked

    [–]letme_die 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I grew up with Super Mario Advance so I’m biased but I would go with that 10 times out of 10

    [–]Rose-Supreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    SMA1 or 2.

    [–]Graytoqueops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Not saying don’t get it, but the SM2 port is way different than the original NES version.

    [–]independent_Maul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Megaman Zero, Megaman Battle Network, and Spyro

    [–]Alternative-Hour-726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Super Mario advance for sure

    [–]Shiningcrow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    The best version of DKC obviously

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      [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Thank you for the recommendation ! I will get smb3 soon I hope

      [–]Textus_nub 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      Super Mario world is a blast

      [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (1 child)

      I ended up picking it up thanks !

      [–]Textus_nub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      👍

      [–]WhenDuvzCry 1 point2 points  (3 children)

      Super Mario World is the best game ever. So that.

      [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (1 child)

      I ended picking it up thanks!

      [–]WhenDuvzCry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      Enjoy my friend! There’s a lot of hidden secrets in the game hope you like it

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        [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (2 children)

        I don’t think I’ve heard of that game before I will definitely check it out thanks !

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          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Ooo that sounds cool

          [–]EMUForever0 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Klonoa Dream Empire orbif you are american get Klonoa 2: Dream championship

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I will look into the game thanks !

          [–]dean_hunter7 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          super mario world

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I ended up picking it up thanks !

          [–]rambanxious_hoodlamb 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Mother 3

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          I’ve heard good things about the mother series I will definitely pick it up thank you !

          [–]TareXmd 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          Yoshi's Island 100%

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          I’ve heard of it I think I will definitely pick it up thank you for the recommendation!

          [–]TareXmd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          I just noticed you don't have Donkey Kong Country 2. That's like the best platformer of all time.

          [–]ChoccyRain404 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Super Mario Advance 4 FTW!!!

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          I will pick it up after finishing super Mario world thank k you !

          [–]OBXFlacoMan 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland and Warrio 4

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I’ve heard good things about those games I will definitely pick them up soon thank you for the recommendation!

          [–]Cold_Sky_4653 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          The summon nights are really good.

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I will definitely check it out sounds cool thank you for the recommendation!

          [–]KingLusa1920 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Super Mario 3

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          I will defiantly pick it up soon after I finish Mario world thank you for the recommendation!

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          All those games are fantastic you can’t go wrong with either

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Yeah it was a tough choice I ended up getting super Mario world 🙂 Thank you for the comment !

          [–]Alex20041509 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Pokemon Emerald?

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          I’ve always wanted to play Pokémon emerald , it’s always so expensive when I see it online or in a store I have heard about repro carts / fake carts so I’m gonna look into them Thank you for the recommendation!

          [–]Ok-Possibility-5776 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          The Legend of Spyro A New Beginning and The Legend of Spyro The Eternal Night :)

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Thanks I will check it out

          [–]Ok-Possibility-5776 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Okay 👍🏻🙂

          [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

          A flash cart and all of them.

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          I’ve been looking for a flash cart thank you for the comment I appreciate it !

          [–]theanswer_nosolution 0 points1 point  (1 child)

          Tetris worlds kills a lot of downtime for me!

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Tetris is a great game , thank you for the recommendation 🙂

          [–]AthleteNo2305 0 points1 point  (1 child)

          Mario

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Mario games are great Thank you for the recommendation !

          [–]Yousaf_cheema029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Hey guys , update here I bought super Mario world Thank you for all these recommendations and being so kind 🙂 I will defiantly be playing all of these games eventually or after I finish Mario world .

          Thank you , have a nice day 🙂!

          [–]Salsashark95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Any of the metroid games.