# Curating the best emulated games for a 2020 handheld emulator

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Back in 2016 I purchased an inexpensive GBA emulator and tried to [curate the top 100 GBA games](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/curating-a-list-of-the-best-game-boy-advance-games/7581/6) for it.

This year I’m looking at a more ambitious and modern handheld emulator, the [RG350M](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0886H6SNV):

[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0886H6SNV](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0886H6SNV)

It gets consistently [great reviews](https://www.google.com/search?q=rg350m+review), apparently it has a [JZ4770 CPU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenic_Semiconductor) and runs [OpenDingux](https://github.com/retrogamehandheld/OpenDingux).

It also emulates a lot more systems, but I’m avoiding the older ones since I figure the GBA emulator adequately covered the true old time classics, and we’re interested in the newer systems here in 2020. That means:

`PS1、CPS1、CPS2、FBA、NEOGEO、SFC (SNES)、MD (GENESIS)、`

My philosophy is there’s no point in loading up these things with literally every ROM ever released for the respective systems. That’s too overwhelming. It’s better to select the top 100 titles released for each platform, maybe even less?

So each reply here will be an attempt to find (or curate) the top 100 titles – or less, depending how many games were released for the respective platform – to load on the system.

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List of the [top 100 SNES games](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916396-super-nintendo/76022917), as voted on GameFAQs:

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This list is the top 100 SNES games as voted on by gamefaqs users. Vote for your top 10 games and they will be added to the standings. Your #1 game gets 10 points down to your #10 game that gets 1 point. The number in parenthesis is the number of first place votes a game has received. Thanks for keeping the topic going for so many years. Here’s the list.

1. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 3709 (106)
2. Chrono Trigger - 3635 (133)
3. Super Mario World - 3123 (65)
4. Final Fantasy III - 2998 (92)
5. Super Metroid - 2340 (53)
6. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - 2026 (39)
7. Super Mario Kart - 1391 (8)
8. Super Mario All-Stars - 1389 (23)
9. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest - 1337 (21)
10. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island - 1260 (8)
11. Donkey Kong Country - 1201 (3)
12. EarthBound - 1189 (37)
13. Secret of Mana - 1139 (15)
14. Final Fantasy II - 1071 (16)
15. Mega Man X - 877 (10)
16. Kirby Super Star - 618 (10)
17. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - 591 (15)
18. Terranigma - 508 (20)
19. Final Fantasy V - 462 (3)
20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - 460 (3)
21. Seiken Densetsu 3 - 452 (7)
22. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble - 433 (3)
23. Super Castlevania IV - 416 (5)
24. Contra III: The Alien Wars - 408 (1)
25. Tales of Phantasia - 385 (11)
26. Street Fighter II Turbo - 350 (4)
27. Super Punch-Out!! - 322 (1)
28. Tetris Attack - 314 (2)
29. Star Fox - 308 (2)
30. F-Zero - 297 (1)
31. Illusion of Gaia - 292 (3)
32. Super Street Fighter II - 292 (2)
33. Secret of Evermore - 262 (7)
34. Breath of Fire II - 257 (2)
35. Harvest Moon - 240 (4)
36. Zombies Ate My Neighbors - 229 (2)
37. Mega Man X3 - 228 (1)
38. Lufia & the Fortress of Doom - 213 (5)
39. Killer Instinct - 212
40. Street Fighter II - 205 (5)
41. Mega Man X2 - 182 (3)
42. E.V.O.: Search for Eden - 165 (2)
43. Star Ocean - 161
44. ActRaiser - 156 (2)
45. Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen - 156 (4)
46. Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts - 144
47. Breath of Fire - 135 (3)
48. Rock ’N Roll Racing - 127 (2)
49. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition - 121 (1)
50. Soul Blazer - 120
51. Uniracers - 110 (4)
52. Gradius III - 109 (1)
53. Bahamut Lagoon - 101 (1)
54. Super Smash T.V. - 98 (1)
55. Mortal Kombat II - 90
56. U.N. Squadron - 90 (2)
57. Super Bomberman 2 - 89 (1)
58. SimCity - 87 (1)
59. Mega Man 7 - 86
60. Tecmo Super Bowl - 84 (1)
61. Pilotwings - 78 (1)
62. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball - 77 (2)
63. R-Type III - 76 (1)
64. Tetris & Dr. Mario - 71
65. Disney’s Goof Troop - 67
66. Kirby’s Dream Course - 65
67. Mortal Kombat 3 - 64
68. Sunset Riders - 64 (2)
69. Shadowrun - 63 (1)
70. Umihara Kawase - 63 (3)
71. Mario Paint - 61 (1)
72. Top Gear - 61 (1)
73. International Superstar Soccer Deluxe - 60 (1)
74. NBA Jam - 60
75. Super Double Dragon - 59 (1)
76. NHL ‘94 - 58
77. Super Bomberman 5 - 58 (2)
78. RockMan & Forte - 57 (1)
79. Shin Megami Tensei - 56 (1)
80. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - 56
81. Demon’s Crest - 55 (1)
82. Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run - 54
83. Earthworm Jim - 52 (1)
84. Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam W: Endless Duel - 52 (1)
85. Tactics Ogre - 52
86. Winter Olympic Games: Lillehammer ’94 - 51 (1)
87. Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest - 48 (1)
88. Front Mission - 47 (2)
89. New Horizons - 46 (1)
90. Live A Live - 45 (2)
91. Street Fighter Alpha 2 - 45
92. Super Tennis - 45 (1)
93. Legend of the Mystical Ninja - 44
94. Battletoads in Battlemaniacs - 43 (1)
95. Earthworm Jim 2 - 42
96. Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage - 41 (1)
97. Space Megaforce - 40
98. Battletoads & Double Dragon - 39
99. Dragon Quest V - 39
100. Super Bomberman - 37

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List of the [top 100 PSX games](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916392-playstation/73165050), as voted on GameFAQs:

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This voting started well over 10 years ago and continued for some time through a few topics. To vote you list your top 10 games for PS1. #1 gets 10 points down to #10 which gets 1 point. Hopefully we can get some new voters. Sorry again for the long delay in updating.

1. Final Fantasy VII - 2532 (107)
2. Metal Gear Solid - 2042 (65)
3. Final Fantasy IX - 1485 (33)
4. Final Fantasy VIII - 1419 (32)
5. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - 1000 (32)
6. Final Fantasy Tactics - 989 (18)
7. Resident Evil 2 - 825 (9)
8. Xenogears - 803 (19)
9. Chrono Cross - 724 (12)
10. Suikoden II - 610 (17)
11. Tekken 3 - 484 (3)
12. Legend of Dragoon - 466 (4)
13. Silent Hill - 448 (9)
14. Star Ocean: The Second Story - 388 (8)
15. Vagrant Story - 354 (9)
16. Gran Turismo 2 - 319 (1)
17. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped - 312 (2)
18. Suikoden - 300 (3)
19. Resident Evil - 281 (1)
20. Breath of Fire III - 266 (4)
21. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 - 262 (3)
22. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - 258 (1)
23. Twisted Metal 2 - 257 (1)
24. Parasite Eve - 251 (2)
25. Crash Team Racing - 246 (2)
26. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - 241
27. Legend of Legaia - 216 (4)
28. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete - 216 (3)
29. Ape Escape - 209 (3)
30. Spyro the Dragon - 208 (5)
31. Spyro: Year of the Dragon - 205 (3)
32. Gran Turismo - 193 (2)
33. Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! - 192
34. Street Fighter Alpha 3 - 186 (1)
35. Tomb Raider - 183 (3)
36. Crash Bandicoot - 176
37. Tomba! - 175 (4)
38. Grandia - 169 (2)
39. Valkyrie Profile - 160 (3)
40. Driver - 158 (1)
41. Front Mission 3 - 150 (2)
42. Syphon Filter - 133
43. Chrono Trigger - 129 (3)
44. Breath of Fire IV - 121
45. Wild Arms - 121 (2)
46. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue - 119 (1)
47. Mega Man X4 - 114
48. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater - 110
49. Final Fantasy Chronicles - 109
50. Tekken 2 - 108
51. Alundra - 104 (2)
52. Digimon World - 100 (4)
53. Mega Man Legends - 100 (2)
54. Final Fantasy VI - 90
55. Dragon Warrior VII - 89 (1)
56. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile - 85
57. Legend of Mana - 82 (1)
58. Soul Blade - 82
59. MediEvil - 79 (1)
60. Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee - 79 (2)
61. Brave Fencer Musashi - 78 (1)
62. Syphon Filter 2 - 77
63. Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - 76
64. Driver 2 - 74 (2)
65. Mega Man Legends 2 - 69
66. Tactics Ogre - 69 (2)
67. Vandal Hearts - 68 (1)
68. Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus - 67
69. Tales of Destiny II - 67
70. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - 64
71. Digimon World 3 - 63 (1)
72. Dino Crisis 2 - 63 (1)
73. PaRappa the Rapper - 63 (2)
74. Tomb Raider II - 61
75. WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role - 60
76. Parasite Eve II - 58 (1)
77. Final Fantasy Origins - 56
78. Medal of Honor - 56
79. Wild ARMs 2 - 54 (1)
80. Digimon World 2 - 53
81. Diablo - 52 (1)
82. Einhander - 52 (1)
83. Harvest Moon: Back To Nature - 52
84. Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain - 49
85. SaGa Frontier - 49 (2)
86. Hogs of War - 47 (1)
87. Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - 47 (1)
88. Final Fantasy V - 46 (1)
89. Grand Theft Auto 2 - 46 (1)
90. Azure Dreams - 45 (1)
91. Dino Crisis - 44
92. Tales of Destiny - 44
93. Need for Speed: High Stakes - 43
94. R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 - 42 (1)
95. Monster Rancher 2 - 41
96. Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return - 41
97. Final Fantasy Anthology - 40
98. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment - 39 (1)
99. Resident Evil: Director’s Cut - 39
100. Koudelka - 38 (1)

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List of the [top 100 Genesis games](https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916377-genesis/73072578), as voted on GameFAQs:

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The way this works is simple. You vote for your top 10 genesis games. #1 gets 10 points down to #10 which gets 1 point. The original topic was for only 5 votes, but this has been expanded. Because of this you can vote again if you haven’t voted since the topic was expanded. On to the list!

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 922(57)
2. Gunstar Heroes - 503(35)
3. Streets of Rage II - 499(29)
4. Sonic 3 & Knuckles - 472(41)
5. Phantasy Star IV - 440(37)
6. Shining Force II - 395(25)
7. Sonic the Hedgehog - 362(13)
8. Shining Force - 308(20)
9. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - 250(18)
10. ToeJam & Earl - 216(13)
11. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master - 207(12)
12. Castlevania: Bloodlines - 206(3)
13. Sonic & Knuckles - 200(7)
14. Streets of Rage - 185
15. Rocket Knight Adventures - 165(6)
16. Contra: Hard Corps - 149(4)
17. LandStalker - 124(12)
18. Ristar - 124(2)
19. Phantasy Star II - 123(7)
20. Vectorman - 121(6)
21. Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar - 114(7)
22. Dynamite Headdy - 111(11)
23. Comix Zone - 100(4)
24. Golden Axe - 98(3)
25. Pirates! Gold - 95(6)
26. NHL Hockey - 94(6)
27. Revenge of Shinobi - 93(3)
28. General Chaos - 83(8)
29. Shadowrun - 81(4)
30. Alien Soldier - 80(6)
31. Road Rash II - 77(3)
32. Streets of Rage 3 - 76(1)
33. Street Fighter II’: Special Champion Edition - 71(4)
34. MUSHA: Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor - 70(3)
35. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist - 64(2)
36. Super Street Fighter II - 63(5)
37. Kid Chameleon - 62(5)
38. Mortal Kombat II - 56 (1)
39. StarFlight - 54(2)
40. Zombies Ate My Neighbors - 54(4)
41. Beyond Oasis - 51(2)
42. Road Rash - 47(1)
43. Crusader of Centy - 46
44. Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine - 46(2)
45. Ghouls 'n Ghosts - 43(5)
46. Earthworm Jim - 41(1)
47. Mortal Kombat - 40(3)
48. Mega Bomberman - 39(1)
49. Disney’s Aladdin - 38(1)
50. Herzog Zwei - 38(3)
51. Wonder Boy in Monster World - 36
52. El Viento - 35(2)
53. Flashback: The Quest for Identity - 35(1)
54. Virtua Racing - 35
55. Ecco the Dolphin - 33
56. OutRun - 33(1)
57. Strider - 33
58. Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen - 33(4)
59. Golden Axe II - 32
60. Thunder Force III - 32(1)
61. World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck - 32(2)
62. Ecco: The Tides of Time - 31(1)
63. Ranger X - 31
64. Star Control - 31(2)
65. Mutant League Football - 29(1)
66. Shining in the Darkness - 29
67. Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron - 29(2)
68. Warsong - 29
69. Cool Spot - 28
70. Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom - 28(2)
71. Monster World IV - 26 (3)
72. Shadow Dancer - 26(2)
73. Forgotten Worlds - 25 (1)
74. Jungle Strike - 25
75. Micro Machines Turbo Tournament 96 - 25
76. Quackshot: Starring Donald Duck - 25
77. John Madden Football - 24
78. Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker - 28(4)
79. Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball - 24(2)
80. Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf - 23
81. Sunset Riders - 23(1)
82. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - 23
83. Altered Beast - 22(1)
84. Gaiares - 22(2)
85. Rock 'N Roll Racing - 22(1)
86. Eternal Champions - 21
87. Jurassic Park - 21
88. Mega Man: The Wily Wars - 20(2)
89. NBA Jam Tournament Edition - 20
90. NBA Live - 20
91. Warriors of the Eternal Sun - 20(3)
92. Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure - 19(1)
93. King’s Bounty: The Conqueror’s Quest - 19
94. Panorama Cotton - 19(2 )
95. Sonic 3D Blast - 19(1)
96. Ghostbusters - 18(2)
97. Vectorman 2 - 18
98. Golden Axe III - 17(2)
99. Splatterhouse 3 - 17(1)
100. Truxton - 17 (1)

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I’m thinking about skipping CPS1, CPS2, and FBA as those are basically arcade game emulators, versus the home console systems.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP\_System#List\_of\_games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_System#List_of_games)  
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP\_System\_II#List\_of\_games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_System_II#List_of_games)  
[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/FinalBurn\_Alpha](https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/FinalBurn_Alpha)

Thinking maybe NeoGeo should be in the arcade category as well, and thus skipped given its hybrid status… 🤔

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Can I recommend looking at TG16/PCEngine/TurboCD as well? I disagree with the ordering, but I think most of the best are on [Retro Sanctuary’s Top 100 TurboGrafx List](http://retro-sanctuary.com/Top-100-Turbografx-Games-Page-1.html) and [Retro Sanctuary’s Top 50 TurboCD List](http://retro-sanctuary.com/Top-50-Turbografx-CD-Games-Page-1.html)

1. Soldier Blade
2. Street Fighter II
3. Bonk’s Revenge
4. Bomberman 94’
5. Parodius Da!
6. Dragon’s Curse/Adventure Island
7. Liquid Kids/Mizubaku Daibouken
8. Magical Chase
9. Parasol Stars
10. Military Madness
11. R-Type Complete
12. Legendary Axe
13. Populous
14. Gomola Speed
15. Cadash
16. Devil’s Crush/Devil Crash
17. Blazing Lazers/Gunhed
18. Ninja Spirit
19. Motoroader II
20. Momotarou Katsugeki
21. Air Zonk
22. Neutopia II
23. Dungeon Explorer
24. Photo Boy/Gekisha Boy
25. Detana Twinbee
26. Zipang
27. Metal Stoker
28. Bonk’s Adventure
29. Salamander
30. Outrun
31. Legendary Axe II
32. 1943 Kai
33. Splatterhouse
34. Raiden
35. Super Star Soldier
36. Son Son II
37. Bloody Wolf
38. New Adventure Island
39. Battle Lode Runner
40. Hana Taka Daka
41. Galaga 88’/Galaga 90’
42. Jackie Chan Action Kung Fu
43. Aeroblasters
44. Image Fight
45. Legend of Valkyrie
46. Spin Pair
47. Override
48. Coryoon
49. Neutopia
50. Order of the Griffin
51. Twin Cobra
52. Bomberman 93’
53. Final Match Tennis
54. Chew Man Fu/Be Ball
55. Super Dodgeball
56. Final Soldier
57. Don Doku Don
58. Cratermaze/Doraemon
59. Power League 93’
60. Bonk 3
61. Tatsujin/Truxton
62. Racing Spirits/Racing Damashi
63. Batman
64. Power Sports
65. Download
66. Time Cruise
67. Sidearms: Hyperdyne
68. F1 Circus
69. Puzzle Boy
70. Gradius
71. Victory Run
72. Legend of Hero Tonma
73. Final Lap Twin
74. Skweek
75. Formation Soccer
76. Newzealand Story, The
77. Psychosis/Paranoia
78. Bonze’s Adventure
79. Dragon Saber
80. Circus Lido
81. Atomic Robokid
82. Power Drift
83. Cyber Core
84. Makai Prince Dorabochan
85. Alien Crush
86. Klax
87. Alice in Wonderdream
88. Puzznic
89. World Court Tennis
90. Ryukuyu
91. Maerchen Maze
92. Armed Formation F
93. Mesopotamia
94. Tricky Kick
95. Keith Courage in Alpha Zone
96. Naxat Open
97. Columns
98. Volfied
99. Break In
100. Doraemon-Nobita’s Dorabian Night

and TurboCD (I’ll admit that I’m not familiar with many outside the top 15 or so):

1. Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
2. Gate of Thunder
3. Fatal Fury Special
4. Sapphire
5. Puyo Puyo Tsuu
6. Spriggan
7. Lords of Thunder
8. Ys Book I & II
9. Dynastic Hero
10. Might and Magic III
11. Kabuki Ittouryoudan
12. Spriggan mark II
13. Dungeon Explorer 2
14. Nexzr
15. Gradius II
16. Loom
17. Lemmings
18. Dungeon Master - Theron’s Quest
19. Forgotten Worlds
20. Mad Stalker
21. Cosmic Fantasy 2
22. World Heroes 2
23. Rainbow Islands
24. Hellfire
25. Sylphia
26. Panic Bomber
27. Star Parodier
28. Shapeshifter
29. L-Dis
30. Strider
31. Valis 3
32. Dragon Slayer
33. Pang
34. Avenger
35. The TV Show
36. Super Air Zonk
37. Image Fight II
38. Vasteel
39. Download II
40. Asuka 120% Maxima
41. Macross
42. Chiki Chiki Boys
43. Exile
44. Wonder Boy: Monster Lair
45. Gain Ground
46. Psychic Storm
47. Splash Lake
48. Rally Championship
49. Fausette Amour
50. Pop N’ Magic

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> [@codinghorror](#):
>
> This year I’m looking at a more ambitious and modern handheld emulator, the [RG350M](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0886H6SNV?tag=codihorr-20)

(Remember that the “m” basically means “metal case”)

Because I am a glutton for punishment, I decided to try out the latest version, the RG351P.

[https://www.amazon.com/MJKJ-Handheld-Console-Classic-Support/dp/B08J3T4GKB](https://www.amazon.com/MJKJ-Handheld-Console-Classic-Support/dp/B08J3T4GKB)

This one I bought pre-configured off etsy with a 128GB SD card.. which I converted to a fancier name brand 256GB SD card I had laying around. (I don’t trust no-name SD cards..)

 ![image](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/2/c22477d41a583eb7d900d15a201748064184a34d.jpeg)

> This RG351 is using the same CPU as the Odroid Go Advance, RGB10, ZPG Pro, and the RK2020 so how is this any different? To start the RG351 has dual analog sticks, dual stereo speakers, and a vibration motor built in to the handheld console
> 
> - CPU: RK3326 quad-core 1.3GHz “1.5Ghz”
> - GPU: Mali-G31 MP2
> - RAM: 1GB DDR3
> - Display: 3.5 inch IPS @ 320×480
> - Battery: 3500 mAh, up to 8 hours
> - Dual Stereo, MicroSD max 256GB
> - 2.4Ghz 802.11b/g/n, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Vibration Motor

The older model RG350 in comparison

> - CPU: JZ4770 dual-core 1.0 GHz
> - GPU: Vivante G850
> - RAM: 512MB DDR2
> - Display: 3.5 inch IPS @ 320×240
> - Battery: 2500 mAh, up to 6 hours.
> - Dual stereo, MicroSD max 128GB
> - (no wifi, no vibration)

Here’s a little review showing what systems it can do

https://www.youtube.com/embed/huIrZdmpY9w?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque

This one is [running ArkOS](https://github.com/christianhaitian/arkos/releases) which is getting quite popular, and I can see why: it’s very clean and simple:

[![](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/9/a9a68a9e6499fbc27b1ec6910bfbe8033422dbae.jpeg "ArkOS - My New Favorite RG351P Operating System") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYMKrf775o)

I was also able to do an online update of ArkOS using a spare random USB / ethernet adapter and a USB-A / USB-C converter, too, which was nice!

I believe the metal version of this is the one with built in wifi, but honestly the plastic version does feel a bit better to me in hand. And it’s cheaper!

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laying _what?_ around.

Continued from [Curating a list of the best Game Boy Advance games - #13 by alysdexia](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/curating-a-list-of-the-best-game-boy-advance-games/7581/13),

> SG (89:8): Streets of Rage (90:12), Streets of Rage 2 (93:1), Aladdin (93:11), Fun ‘n’ Games (93:8), Snatcher (94:12) :5
> 
> SNES (91:8): The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Super Metroid, R-Type III, Illusion of Gaia, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario World, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Tetris Attack  
> /Gradius III (91:8), Populous (91:9), Paperboy 2 (91:11), Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (91:11), Joe & Mac (92:1), Contra III: The Alien Wars (92:3), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (92:4) $23, Super Adventure Island (92:4), Krusty’s Super Fun House (92:6) $39.48, Mario Paint (92:8), Super Mario Kart (92:9), The Simpsons Bart’s Nightmare (92:9) $15.98, Axelay (92:9), Push-Over (92:12), Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (93:1), Star Fox (93:3), Zombies Ate My Neighbors (93:7) $20, Super Bomberman (93:9), Mega Man X (94:1), Super Metroid (94:4) $34, Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics (94:4), Super Bonk (94:6), R-Type III (94:8) $30, Illusion of Gaia (94:9) $25, Super Bomberman 2 (94:9) $25, Virtual Bart (94:9) $39.99, Brain Lord (94:10), Sparkster (94:10), Super Adventure Island II (94:10), Ghoul Patrol (94:11), Donkey Kong Country (94:11), Wario’s Woods (94:12), Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario World (94:12) $33, Mega Man X2 (95:1), Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (95:5), SimCity 2000 (95:5), Earthbound (95:6), Super Bonk 2 (95:7), Chrono Trigger (95:8), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (95:10), Super Bomberman 3 (95:10), Sid Meier’s Civilization (95:11), Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (95:11) $16, Mega Man X3 (96:1), Super Bomberman 4 (96:4), Tetris Attack (96:8), Kirby Super Star (96:9), Marvelous: Another Treasure Island (96:10), Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! (96:11), Terranigma (96:12), Super Bomberman 5 (97:2) :12/51
> 
> PS (95:9): Namco Museum Volume 1 (96:7), Namco Museum Volume 2 (96:9), Namco Museum Volume 3 (97:1), Namco Museum Volume 4 (97:6), Namco Museum Volume 5 (97:11), Namco Museum Encore (97:10), Bomberman World (98:9), Ape Escape (99:5), Bomberman Party Edition (100:9), The Simpsons Wrestling (101:4) $15.02 :/10

The reason Sonic and Ecco aren’t on there is GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, and Switch had them covered in Sega compilations.

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Still searching for a list of the best Gameboy games, it has a _huge_ catalog (and so does the Gameboy Color!), but here’s a nice starting point for hidden gems

> **[25 Underrated Game Boy Games | Den of Geek](https://www.denofgeek.com/games/25-underrated-game-boy-games/)**
>
> Don't miss the lost classics of the original Game Boy era! Here are the 25 most underrated Game Boy games of all time...

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Why didn’t you simply click on my Like List?

> GB[C] (89:4, 98:11): Mario’s Picross, Kirby’s Pinball Land  
> /Super Mario Land (89:8), Kwirk (90:3), Atomic Punk (91:5), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (92:11), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan (90:8), Marble Madness (91:5), Bart Simpson’s Escape from Camp Deadly (91:11) $39.98, TMNT II: Back from the Sewers (91:12), The Simpsons Bart vs. the Juggernauts (92:9) $37.98, TMNT III: Radical Rescue (93:11), Kirby’s Pinball Land (93:11), Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (94:2), The Simpsons Bart & the Beanstalk (94:2), Bomberman GB (94:8), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (94:11), The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy: Miniature Golf Madness (94:11), Mario’s Picross (95:3), Kirby’s Block Ball (96:5), Bomberman GB 3 (96:12), Chalvo 55 (97:2), Beavis and Butt-Head (98:3), Bomberman GB (98:4), Pocket Bomberman (98:11), Link’s Awakening DX (98:12), Wario Land II (99:3), Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (99:4), Conker’s Pocket Tales (99:6), R-Type DX (99:8), Survival Kids (99:10), Dexter’s Laboratory: Robot Rampage (100:1), Bomberman Max: Blue Champion (100:5), Bomberman Max: Red Challenger (100:5), Wario Land 3 (100:5), Crystalis (100:6), Qix Adventure (100:10), Sabrina the Animated Series: Zapped! (100:11), Mary-Kate and Ashley: Pocket Planner (100:11), Mega Man Xtreme (101:1), Mario Tennis (101:1), The Simpsons Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (101:3) $55.01, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (101:5), The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (101:5), Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands! (100:7, 115:7) $15.06 :2/43

After some formatting work I had to take off 6 games, some cancelled or misnamed (in the Zelda: Oracle series) and two I didn’t like after all (The Powerpuff Girls[: Bad Mojo Jojo], awful design, and Azure Dreams, looks too much like Pokémon)…

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Aha! Another reference [Retro-Sanctuary - The Home of Retro Video Gaming](https://retro-sanctuary.com/Top%20Games%20Main.html)

And some related discussion at

> **[Curated list of "The best 50 / 100 games" for each platform?](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/curated-list-of-the-best-50-100-games-for-each-platform/2734)**
>
> Does anyone know a reliable source for a curated list of “the best 50/100 games” for each console platform? (I’m hedging my bets here because some platforms had a lot of games in their catalog and top 100 might not even cut it.) With the state of...

It looks like the scene has definitely moved on to Android based emulation which makes sense; the leader is the Ayn Odin which is Snapdragon 845 (think flagship 2019 Android phone) based.

[![](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/2/d26e87e8576e48cf1324a1497b73d3a24671e9ee.jpeg "Yes, the AYN Odin is THAT good. (In-Depth Review)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK9-5fdpicg)

 ![image](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/0/c034e866435af5668bc397e4ff19a32e39ecce0b.jpeg)

Not to mention the Steam Deck, though IMO the Steam Deck is kinda overkill in size and power unless you are dead set on emulating the PS3.

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