@@alexevaldez totally agree. They're the most interesting games visually in my opinion. One of the reasons I love the Switch so much. I love the ambitious ports.
Same here! While a hobbyist, I'm having a blast working with extreme limitations of past consoles. I'm currently working on the very first gameboy. The dev cycle loop is so much fun! The idea, the prototype, observing the limitations, going back to the drawing board, thinker and modify cleverly (usually lots of logic and maths), then going beyond the console limitations. I sometime must go full assembly to reach my goals! I know for sure I can offer you a better product by squeezing out all the juice of a tiny box than working on a blank canva with unlimited power. Every gaming standards we take for granted now emerged from thoses limitations. From great limitations come greater creativity. Challenge, adapt, overcome.
@@EspinosaJ I uploaded my first ''homework'' involving assembly on itch . Its called Brainwash, wich is really just a Mastermind clone. I learned valuable lessons on ''the stack'', wich was a new concept to me. I'm currently finishing a tetris-like puzzle in wich you clear rows horizontally and vertically. Assembly is mandatory here. I have other prototypes and proof of concept at different stages of dev. Notably a dungeon puzzle. As a goblin, your task is to clean up floors after all the mess heroes have done. You must close doors, reset traps and restock chests while avoiding locking yourself up. So many ideas, so little free time...
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. I'm curious, what games had you missed out on? It was a ton of fun trying to find as many 3D gba games as I could. I've got a few more videos just like this coming up too - Action, Shooters, Sports and a bonus round too for unreleased games, prototypes and some homebrew 3d games.
it's crazy (pun intended) that the crazy frog game section was 80% about crazy frog and 20% about the game. truly there is nothing to talk about with that game. keep up the good work!
Now that's a good video. Subscribed! It's clear you put a lot of time and effort into actually playing these games. I too love technically ambitious projects on limited hardware.
Hey, thanks so much! This video series took forever haha, but I had a blast doing it. I'd really like to do it for the DS, too, but I'll probably pepper in some current release reviews, too, in the meantime. I appreciate the subscription!
I’m really impressed by motoracer advance, herbie, monster truck madness, smashing drive surprising how well done some 3d racing games were on the gba will definitely give those a play myself - I would say motoracer advance looks kind of like outrun but with bikes I particularly like the impressive draw distance and details on the various tracks to me looks more fun to play than the old outrun games and more like coast to coast on the psp and ps2 which like
@@retronope thanks! I've already got the next GBA Genre videos cued up while I finish up the others, and if this series does well enough I'd love to do the DS and maybe PSP too. Thanks again!
Was playing hot wheels stunt track challenge yesterday. It's so fun! The GBA is my favorite console so it's always nice to see these sorts of videos recommended to me :)
The Crash Bandicoot racer sounds like it has similar boost mechanics to Diddy Kong Racing, letting go of the gas just before you hit a zipper. Anyway, this was a blast to watch, especially as I was struggling with nordic hamstring curls. I've definitely got a few new GBA titles to put into my Analogue Pocket. Great work.
That makes a lot of sense. If they had just fixed the draw distance, it might have worked without it. Maybe if I'm really, really bored some day I'll try it out again and see if watching the map helps haha.
This video is a fantastic resource and your enthusiasm for the accomplishments on display is infectious. Fun fact: Banjo Pilot was prototyped as a voxel-based game.
This video is an amazing feat. I had a GBA growing up but I’ve only played maybe a half a dozen of these. Now I feel bad I paid more attention to racers on PS2 and to a lesser extent GameCube. Lots for me to look out for at the used game stores around here. Cheers from a fellow racing game fan.
It's wild how good some of these racing games actually are, and how well they hold up today. They might not have the depth of Gamecube and Ps2 racers, but they're still a ton of fun! Glad you liked the video! Lots more on the way!
Really cool video! GBA games with 3D effects have always been something that have intrigued me as well, excited to see the next videos on the other genres!
Thank you for taking the time making this video, reviewing all those games. Can't wait for the other 3D GBA games video! Insta sub. My only tip would be to sort on release date instead of name, thx for adding the timestamps : )
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. I'm going to stick with the names since that's how I already have it organized, and in some of the reviews I mention previous games on the list since I played and reviewed them alphabetically, but maybe I'll change it up for the eventual DS videos. Thanks for the tip, though, I appreciate the idea!
These videos are great! I have always loved games that push the limit of their respective system. I'm currently working on a 3D RPG for the original Game Boy and it gives me even more respect for what devs were able to achieve on relatively weak hardware.
Great vid! Your reviews are the perfect length, I like that you've included the Mode 7 games, and keeping the titles on the bottom is really useful. Lot's of discoveries here that I hope to look into.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked the format! I hadn't seen a video like this before and I figured it would be cool to have a one stop shop for game recommendations where you wouldn't have to waste time trying out the ones that look cool in gameplay footage but actually suck to play.
Thank you for this video. I am filling up an EZ Flash cart and needed inspiration for cool games to enjoy together with my son. This was very helpful to help me select some of the best 3D racing games!
Dude I was so happy when you got to Konami crazy racers. And even happier you loved it. It’s my favorite gba game. I’ve always loved it! I never knew about most of these games. What a great video man. Banjo!!!
This was an amazing video can’t wait to try out some of these games! Super circuit is one of my favorite Mario kart games, I don’t have any nostalgia for it, I only first played it a year or two ago but I love playing it even though I’m not great at it. The drifting is difficult and kinda weird but it feels so rewarding when you finally get a boost from it. I can’t wait for the next gba videos! Keep up the great work!
@@Ncajb2aa thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Let me know which games you end up checking out. Someone else commented and gave a great explanation for the controls in Super Circuit. I'm going to give it another shot. I'm probably just so used to 8 that I expect SC to feel like that. Especially since Nicktoons Racing on the GBA controls nearly IDENTICAL to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which is really wild.
Here's the games but presented in a 3-tier playlist, trying to match @Game Dreamery's sentiment as best as I could. I've left out the bad games. Feel free to suggest edits if you feel some games have been mis-categorized. Hell Yes! 03:38 - Banjo Pilot 20:53 - F-Zero Climax 25:58 - GT Advance 2: Rally Racing 30:29 - Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge 33:41 - Konami Crazy Racers 40:05 - Motoracer Advance 45:03 - Nicktoons Racing 48:07 - Sega Rally Championship 49:04 - Shifting Gears Road Trip 51:12 - Smashing Drive 01:00:06 - Top Gear Rally 01:02:25 - V-Rally 3 Yes 05:36 - Cars Mater-National 11:23 - Crash Nitro Kart 14:45 - Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride 18:40 - Drome Racers 20:08 - F-Zero GP Legend 26:40 - GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing 28:09 - Herbie Fully Loaded 34:51 - Mario Kart Super Circuit 36:44 - Monster Truck Madness 41:48 - Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City 44:27 - Need for Speed Underground 2 47:07 - Road Rash Jail Break 50:31 - The Simpsons Road Rage 52:54 - Spy Hunter 56:01 - Stuntman It's Aight!/Technically noteworthy 02:06 - ATV Quad Power Racing 04:34 - Big Mother Truckers 07:04 - Cartoon Network Speedway 08:28 - Colin McRae Rally 2.0 10:03 - Corvette 17:59 - Downforce 19:32 - F-Zero Maximum Velocity 22:27 - Ford Racing 3 24:38 - GT Advance Championship Racing 42:44 - Need for Speed Most Wanted 43:48 - Need for Speed Underground 53:46 - SRS Street Racing Syndicate 55:16 - Starsky and Hutch 58:40 - TOCA World Touring Cars 01:01:25 - Trick Star
Wow! Thanks so much for putting this together. I appreciate you. I pinned this to the top so other people can find it, too. This is precisely how I'd rank them.
Showing love to Stunt Track Challenge made me so happy. I enjoyed the PS2 version of the game, but I always thought this game got overshadowed. So when you said you liked aspects of Drome Racers, I got very excited. Fantastic video!!!
Amazing work, dude! Thanks to you I got myself quite a lot to play. Also THANK YOU for Gadget Racers, was trying to remember the name for some time, played a lot back in the day, and now I found out that it has a better sequel? Can't wait to try that out
the algorithm gods have chosen wisely once again jokes aside i'm really enjoying the video and i subbed. I hope you'll be able to continue the series, nice work!
@@ci4pp3r thanks so much! I've actually already got the next one (Action games) finished, and I'm working on the FPS one now. I'll be dropping them every week or two, and considering moving onto DS games after!
I’m shocked in the difference in quality between moto gp and moto racer advance, advance looks way more fun to play imo moto gp looks bland in comparison and surprisingly both games came out the same year
To me it looks way better than Mario kart super circuit which I didn’t think I would say I really like the character animations and pretty impressive graphics - to me it looks so good for a gba game it looks closer to psp graphics - while to me super circuit clearly looks like a gba game, will definitely give nicktoons racing a play at some point as I enjoyed the surprisingly good Nickelodeon ds racing game on ds
Dude, what a treat! I loved this video. Can't wait to watch the rest of this series. Thanks for letting me know about Nicktoons Racing. I'll have to boot that one up on my Wii's GBA emulator.
I love racing games, I loved my old GBA, and I was always a huge fan of so many of these (especially vRally 3 and Stuntman). Really looking forward to your non-racing showcases too.
This was a fantastic video. I love how it went in alphabetical order and we got to see everything. My only gripe is that, obviously you had to use an emulator and I'm not sure if this is prevalent in all of them, but I noticed that in all of the games with 3D environments, you can see the opponent cars through the track/environment. As in the cars in front of you that already went over a hill or around a bend that should obscure them from your view are still visible. I remember seeing this a lot on early PS1 emulators and I swear I've played a few of these games on an emulator that didn't have this issue. It's just been so long that I couldn't tell you which one or whether it was on a PSP, original Xbox or PC. Definitely one of those 3 platforms though. Anyway, awesome reviews! Subscribed!
@@l11l1venom1l11l thanks so much! Yeah, I noticed that problem too. I tried messing around with the settings but it was really give and take so that felt like the best issue to leave in. Thankfully it was really only present in the Tantalus racing games for some reason. Dropping Vol 2 tomorrow! I appreciate the sub!
I get that you organized the games alphabetically, but I think for series, best example being NFS, you could have gone chronologically in that little section. Having said that, great video, I can't believe I watched the whole thing. I wasn't even a subscriber of the channel, I just stumbled upon the vid.
@@carlosfer2201 I wish I had done that too. By the time I had written out the reviews, it was too late and decided the video had taken enough time already haha. Good call though, I'll have them that way for the next videos in the series. I appreciate the suggestion!
Wow I didnt think a Pole Position style racer was gonna be the thing that got me in this video. Motoracer Advance looks incredible. For some reason I didn't even register that seeing that far ahead was possible with the resolution? VD-Dev has the most impressive graphics, but these videos have really expanded my perspective on the system
I'm so happy to see Konami Krazy Racers and V-Rally 3 get the GBA love they absolutely deserve. I picked up both games under $10 each back in the day and never regretted it. Let's not forget the soundtrack in V-Rally 3 either!
totally! I love them both. It's always a shame when a new console generation comes around because it means we'll very likely never see games that look like the current gen games ever again... and I would have loved to see sequels to both Krazy Racers and V-Rally 3 on the GBA using the same engines!
I've recently bought a GBA SP and this video is really helpful for finding out what to get and what to avoid. Thanks a lot for this. I already had GT3 Advance and Moto GP on a single cartridge. The prior game is more fun and it's good to see everything else that could be better.
Just discovered this video, thus your channel and instasubscribed. Can't wait for VOL 2, cause right now I'm really into GBA (playing on real hardware, with a flashcard - sorry 😅). "Old racing games" are one of my favorite genres and now I have a lot of new suggestions to try. Thank you!
@@budleyharrison5543 haha yeah, someone else pointed that out too. I've only seen the first cars movie and that was a looong time ago. mAytR. I'll never forget that now.
@@jeffcourty6321 hey! Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the video. I've got the next one cued up already while I work on the last couple videos. Might be every week, might be every other week, but they're nearly all finished. I think I'll try and tackle the DS next! It was a huge project so I'll probably do some recent release reviews while I chip away at the DS videos too. Thanks again for subscribing!
Another RUclipsr talking about kart racers, Another RUclipsr talking shit about Mario Kart Super Circuit (This is a joke, really cool video that made me put a lot of games on my radar). Speaking seriously, I would like to have the power to instally transmit the knowledge of how to play Super circuit to all its detractors. I could get that it isn't the most intuitive kart racer, but when you understand what you have to do its one of the most satisfying kart racers to play. Please consider playing it again but this time using the drift button instead of the brake one on corners xD (You can play every regular circuit without ever using the brake, the snes ones are worse implemented and are a different story).
Good comment. I've gotten 3 stars on all ten cups, and I never hit the brake button. To be good at Super Circuit, you have to make friends with the right shoulder button.
Haha This is the number 1 comment I get on this video! I promise I am going to go back and play Super Circuit until it clicks. I might even make a video about it haha.
You can save some time by excluding Mode 7 games as they are not 3D, because they have no height, i.e the road doesn't go up and down. It's like Wolfenstein 3D. You are on a plane moving along 2 planes: forward/backward and right/left.
That is totally true, but I LOVE Mode 7, haha. I couldn't leave those out. Have you seen the hills in Simpsons Road Rage? Those are some wild Mode 7 shenanigans.
@@GameDreamery Yeah, it is crazy what talented developers can pull off. There are inofficial projects for the GBA like getting classic DOOM or Tomb Raider and Mario 64 to work on it too. I don't know if you include those when the genre comes up.
@atdynax I'm going to have a "Bonus" video at the end that will include all of the playable unreleased/prototype games I can get a hold of (Tomb Raider, Quake, Turok, etc.). I am dying to play the Mario 64 game but the dev said he won't ever be able to release it unfortunately. It looks incredible!
Thanks so much! Yeah, I really struggled with deciding how to do the backgrounds. I've got the DS videos up next and I've already figured out a much cleaner look for them. I kinda have to stick with the blurry backgrounds for this series since I want to make it consistent, but going forward I'll find a more elegant solution. Thanks for the input!
I would give an honorable mention to the early voxel-based prototype of Banjo Pilots. I honestly think that it looked a lot more interesting than the final product we actually ended up getting
@@kemy6775 Tony Hawk Downhill will be in Sports video coming up, and Star X I put in Shooters (along with Iridion 3D). The Action showcase drops tomorrow and that one has Super Monkey Ball Jr! Hope you'll check them out! Thanks!
Good video, 8 /10. (2 points deducted for preferring rally to F1 😆) Jokes aside, I appreciate the work you've done by this deep dive into 3d gba games very much.
Love the vid, the GBA has so many gems. I gotta say though, I don't think that's how you pronounce Cars: Mater-National. I recommend seeing the movie, it's quite good.
I remember Nintendo Official Magazine UK's original incarnation (NOM) giving _Crazy Frog Racer_ their lowest-ever score (5%) in their last-ever issue, which is the main thing I remember that particular gem of a game for! Or as they put it? _"Worst Ringtone Ever becomes Worst Game Ever. Not crazy, just crap"._
There was a Sega Arcade compilation on GBA that included Super Hang On port on it. Mentioning it if just incase there will be a follow-up with missed games.
Came here mainly to see if Nicktoons Racing would show up and I'm glad it did, and I'm also really glad to see that some else likes it! I had the game since I was young and always liked it better than Super Circuit because I felt like Nicktoons Racing just controlled better. It's a surprisingly solid kart racer that deserves more attention.
Agree completely! Nicktoons Racing was easily my favorite game I found while making this list. Honestly, it's the only game I've continued to play even after making the video.
Konami Crazy Racers is one of the best GBA games full stop, and the fact no sequel came along boggles my mind. Brilliant roster, imaginative courses, and such catchy music!
@GameDreamery Hot Wheels Velocity X. Very slept on, but not as good as Stunt Track Challenge. Also I hope I didn't come off as "um actually" I just love Hot Wheels haha
@SakaRaki haha not at all! I just looked up footage and I remember deciding to not include it because it wasn't quite "3D" enough. Is it still worth checking out?
F1 games require you know the track and braking points. Braking before the corner is crucial to make it through it and create a good exit out off said corners. It therefore requires a more measured approach than other racing disciplines.
Great job on the video. I'm surprised how many games you included, you nay have just found them all. I was surprised to see konami crazy racers since that one is lesser known.
I have to disagree about the controls of Mario Kart Super Circuit, which are the prime reason why I love that game and find it to be one of the best ones to this day. You definitely have to embrace the drift mechanic though (learn when to jump into and out of a drift; try to find spots to do sufficiently long drifts to earn a boost after completion). Basically, if you're ever touching the breaks, you're doing it "wrong". Strategically releasing the A-Button can help you keep/regain control, but even that is ultimately unnecessary. The main flaw of the game is that the fun mechanics are 'hidden' beyond an (albeit relatively mild) skill hurdle. All subsequent games are more fun for noobs and first time players, which is why Super Circuit is criminally underrated. Maybe something as simple as a short drifting tutorial would have drastically altered the game's perception and enabled more people to enjoy it as the great game it truely is. I for one immensely prefer the challenge of having to commit to a drift and get the timing right in order for it to work out - while my effort is valued by the game and I can actually finish the track in half the time. ...as opposed to Mario Kart 8 where every input feels somewhat inconsequential by comparison. (Anybody else here who finds themself enraged by how bumping into stuff is handled in 8 particularly? - especially the slowing down where Karts would have fallen off the track earlier in the series?? That just feels wrong. I want the game to give me more feedback if I drive poorly. A change which seems to have been implemented to thwart frustration with casual players has the EXACT reverse effect on me.)
@@Pottmitdeckel I really appreciate this comment! It's super helpful to hear an explanation for the controls/design of Super Circuit. I'm going to go back and try it out with this in mind and see if I can wrap my head around it. Maybe I'm just too used to the controls from 8. My favorite way to play 8 is at 200cc, with the weapons turned off. Drifting around corners that fast makes the game feel like a roller coaster, and holding a tight turn when half your kart is teatering off the track is exhilarating in a way I've never found in any other racer. I hear you though about the collisions, I agree. Thanks again for your comment. I look forward to giving SC another shot!
The depth of the driving was 100% the reason I adored super circuit as a kid. It was super mario kart snes style but perfected and tighter. This game was so satisfying to race fast because of how much skill it required. The game didn't feel as great when I went back to try and play it as an adult but it was mostly due to becoming accustomed to the newer style MK games.
@drew6166 I think that's what happened to me too. I remember loving it as a kid, but when I came back to it for this review I really struggled with it.
Fun fact, Gadget Racers and Road Trip: Shifting Gears (you had the name around the wrong way. I know, it's weirdly formatted on the box) both have different names in PAL regions. Penny Racers and Gadget Racers, respectively, just like the console versions. As an aside, Gadget Racers and Road Trip: Shifting Gears are part of a bigger series. A lot of the PS2 games got English versions, mostly released in PAL regions, and they're really fun, three of them are full on racing RPGs (though Road Trip Adventure and Gadget Racers are kinda janky at points).
Wow ,Voxel Engine on GBA ,i wonder what lead to this approach ...I find it funny that they dropped the framerate for the car models in some games , very trippy. Other "3D" Games are kinda Mode 7 + 3d prerendered Sprites game engines..love it 😄👍
I bought a double cart with V-rally 3 and Stuntman on it, an impulse buy I do not regret. my favorite 3D games on GBA are still Super Monkey ball and Doom II.
@@uncooked_ham that's an unreleased game called Haunted Mansion, which tied into the mid-2000s movie. You can find the Rom online. It's a weired one, but totally playable.
Surprised you didn't put Driver 2 Advance on here, but I imagine that'll appear somewhere else down the line. Looking forward to the FPS list. I know another RUclipsr has done a similar video, but it'll be nice to see here someone else's take on some of the games. Hopefully, you suffered through Serious Sam long enough to get the weapon that drops grand pianos on enemies. Top Gear Rally is probably my favorite GBA racing game. I don't mind the blindness of the sides of thetracks. They get the job done and allow the framerate to be stable. It also doesn't really look bad from my POV, but I can totally see where you're coming from. Nice to know that there are more NFS games on the GBA. I only have NFSU, I'll have to look out for Carbon.
I've actually got Driver 2 and 3 in the next video about Action games. I had a hard time deciding whether to put in in racing games or action games, but since there are on-foot sections, I decided on Action. I actually didn't get to the piano gun, but I might have to go back and try it again just to see that haha. I think the Top Gear Rally graphic issues are probably because I didn't play it on an original-size screen. On the tiny GBA screen, I bet it's hardly not a problem at all.
Vd dev are goats of optimization! driv3r, v rally (my fav as well), cop on the ds and even one of their recent games called rise race the future are simple yet fun while being technical marvels. I even bought rise race the future to support them and iirc one of the og devs actually passed some time ago
If you haven't checked out Ironfall, it's worth a look. It just dropped on Switch last week. Originally it came out for 3DS but the Switch version is the one to grab. It's a fun Gear of War-like shooter, but keep your expectations in check as it's pretty simple overall. I really liked Rise too actually! But yeah, I'm the same, I'll support VD Dev forever!
@@seamushadron thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked it! I actually put Driver 2 and 3 in the next video about Action games! I couldn't decide if I should consider them racing games or not, but since they have "on-foot" gameplay too, I decided to put them in the action video. Driver 3 is one of the most insane games on the GBA! Thanks again!
@@EmergencyChannel thanks so much! I've got a few more just like this for other genres coming soon. Might end up doing it for DS games too if this series does well enough!
Imagine how decent a gran turismo style game on the gba would have been with fully loaded’s graphics I’m really impressed by the graphics in that game 😳
I would never have thought I would take my eyes on 3D GBA Racing games but, Oh here am i. Konami Kart Racing V-Rally 3. Motoracer Advance Road Rash Jailbreak Simpsons Road Rage Stunt Track Challenge Might *consider having* these on my phone *legally* But I have to shotout the Gadget racing game and Stunt Track Challenge for their uniqueness, imo they are impressive. GBA or not GBA, don't listen to Journalists telling if a Game is bad. This dude popped up, generated tons of views, and also has me considering GBA games that r "3D". GGs *ngl X Bladez makes me cringe*
I don’t remember if this applies to the GBA NFS games but in the original 3DO release, the diagonals changed your steering sensitivity, where diagonal up gave you gentle steering and diagonal down gave you aggressive steering. Try that in Porsche Unleashed
Bro that atv game looks better than the mx vx atv game on DS and it came out so much later on. That's sorta crazy how they used to really utilize the engines of whatever platform they developed for. Ports for gameboy that were optimized FOR gameboy look amazing and compete with the native games like mario.
I'm a gamedev, and youre totally right. Projects that punches above their class is super special.
@@alexevaldez totally agree. They're the most interesting games visually in my opinion. One of the reasons I love the Switch so much. I love the ambitious ports.
Same here! While a hobbyist, I'm having a blast working with extreme limitations of past consoles. I'm currently working on the very first gameboy. The dev cycle loop is so much fun! The idea, the prototype, observing the limitations, going back to the drawing board, thinker and modify cleverly (usually lots of logic and maths), then going beyond the console limitations. I sometime must go full assembly to reach my goals!
I know for sure I can offer you a better product by squeezing out all the juice of a tiny box than working on a blank canva with unlimited power.
Every gaming standards we take for granted now emerged from thoses limitations.
From great limitations come greater creativity.
Challenge, adapt, overcome.
Can you share the name of games you’ve worked on?
@@EspinosaJ I uploaded my first ''homework'' involving assembly on itch . Its called Brainwash, wich is really just a Mastermind clone. I learned valuable lessons on ''the stack'', wich was a new concept to me.
I'm currently finishing a tetris-like puzzle in wich you clear rows horizontally and vertically. Assembly is mandatory here.
I have other prototypes and proof of concept at different stages of dev. Notably a dungeon puzzle. As a goblin, your task is to clean up floors after all the mess heroes have done. You must close doors, reset traps and restock chests while avoiding locking yourself up.
So many ideas, so little free time...
BABE WAKE UP, LONG FORM VIDEO REVIEW FROM SMALL CHANNEL DROPPED
@@iksdistek haha I appreciate you
there is no babe. just loneliness😂
@1-eye-willy 🤣
I did not expect new recommendations with a 700+ collection of GBA games, yet you did it! Fantastic job!
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. I'm curious, what games had you missed out on? It was a ton of fun trying to find as many 3D gba games as I could. I've got a few more videos just like this coming up too - Action, Shooters, Sports and a bonus round too for unreleased games, prototypes and some homebrew 3d games.
@@GameDreamery Awesome I’m looking forward to seeing your next video then
it's crazy (pun intended) that the crazy frog game section was 80% about crazy frog and 20% about the game. truly there is nothing to talk about with that game. keep up the good work!
I figured that the history of Crazy Frog would be more interesting than hearing me rant about how bland the actual game was, haha. Thanks!
Now that's a good video. Subscribed! It's clear you put a lot of time and effort into actually playing these games. I too love technically ambitious projects on limited hardware.
Hey, thanks so much! This video series took forever haha, but I had a blast doing it. I'd really like to do it for the DS, too, but I'll probably pepper in some current release reviews, too, in the meantime. I appreciate the subscription!
There's something charming in those old 3d graphics, some are looking really great.
@@torgeist. Agreed!
I watched the entire video and I really liked it. Im looking forward to the next part.
Good work!
I’m really impressed by motoracer advance, herbie, monster truck madness, smashing drive surprising how well done some 3d racing games were on the gba will definitely give those a play myself - I would say motoracer advance looks kind of like outrun but with bikes I particularly like the impressive draw distance and details on the various tracks to me looks more fun to play than the old outrun games and more like coast to coast on the psp and ps2 which like
very nice. I hope you make more of these based on different genres, styles and platforms. Cool format. Earned my sub.
@@retronope thanks! I've already got the next GBA Genre videos cued up while I finish up the others, and if this series does well enough I'd love to do the DS and maybe PSP too. Thanks again!
V Rally 3 is such blast with even interior view for immersive rally in portable size with decent graphics
Was playing hot wheels stunt track challenge yesterday. It's so fun! The GBA is my favorite console so it's always nice to see these sorts of videos recommended to me :)
The Crash Bandicoot racer sounds like it has similar boost mechanics to Diddy Kong Racing, letting go of the gas just before you hit a zipper.
Anyway, this was a blast to watch, especially as I was struggling with nordic hamstring curls. I've definitely got a few new GBA titles to put into my Analogue Pocket. Great work.
Thanks so much! Yeah, it's very similar to DKR. I'm looking forward to replaying that on the DS. Glad you liked the video!
Love videos like this, happy to hear there is more to come!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
This is awesome. Instant subscribe.
As bad as it sounds, i imagine the reason the mini map in that F-1 game is so large is because they expect you to glance at it to see upcoming turns.
That makes a lot of sense. If they had just fixed the draw distance, it might have worked without it. Maybe if I'm really, really bored some day I'll try it out again and see if watching the map helps haha.
What an absolutely stellar video.
@@SakaRaki thanks so much!!
@@GameDreamery Nah thank you cause now when I go back to work I'm going to be transferring all the games I liked to my store haha
This video is a fantastic resource and your enthusiasm for the accomplishments on display is infectious. Fun fact: Banjo Pilot was prototyped as a voxel-based game.
very ambitious video for a relatively young channel. keep it up!
believe it or not, mario kart isn't always the best kart racing game out there.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
YES!! This is the content I've been wanting to see on RUclips. Thank you so much for creating this!!
Thanks so much for watching it! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've got a bunch more of these lined up. I plan on releasing one every two weeks :)
This video is an amazing feat. I had a GBA growing up but I’ve only played maybe a half a dozen of these. Now I feel bad I paid more attention to racers on PS2 and to a lesser extent GameCube. Lots for me to look out for at the used game stores around here. Cheers from a fellow racing game fan.
It's wild how good some of these racing games actually are, and how well they hold up today. They might not have the depth of Gamecube and Ps2 racers, but they're still a ton of fun! Glad you liked the video! Lots more on the way!
Amazing video! Perfect length for each game's overview.
Hey, thanks so much!
Really cool video! GBA games with 3D effects have always been something that have intrigued me as well, excited to see the next videos on the other genres!
Thanks so much! Glad you liked the video!
Thank you for taking the time making this video, reviewing all those games. Can't wait for the other 3D GBA games video! Insta sub. My only tip would be to sort on release date instead of name, thx for adding the timestamps : )
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. I'm going to stick with the names since that's how I already have it organized, and in some of the reviews I mention previous games on the list since I played and reviewed them alphabetically, but maybe I'll change it up for the eventual DS videos. Thanks for the tip, though, I appreciate the idea!
I'm glad this showed in my recommended this is an interesting video 🙂
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it!
These videos are great! I have always loved games that push the limit of their respective system. I'm currently working on a 3D RPG for the original Game Boy and it gives me even more respect for what devs were able to achieve on relatively weak hardware.
Completely agree!!
Great vid! Your reviews are the perfect length, I like that you've included the Mode 7 games, and keeping the titles on the bottom is really useful. Lot's of discoveries here that I hope to look into.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked the format! I hadn't seen a video like this before and I figured it would be cool to have a one stop shop for game recommendations where you wouldn't have to waste time trying out the ones that look cool in gameplay footage but actually suck to play.
Thank you for this video. I am filling up an EZ Flash cart and needed inspiration for cool games to enjoy together with my son. This was very helpful to help me select some of the best 3D racing games!
Of course! I'm glad you found it helpful. There are so many awesome GBA racing games!
Dude I was so happy when you got to Konami crazy racers. And even happier you loved it. It’s my favorite gba game. I’ve always loved it! I never knew about most of these games. What a great video man. Banjo!!!
This was an amazing video can’t wait to try out some of these games! Super circuit is one of my favorite Mario kart games, I don’t have any nostalgia for it, I only first played it a year or two ago but I love playing it even though I’m not great at it. The drifting is difficult and kinda weird but it feels so rewarding when you finally get a boost from it. I can’t wait for the next gba videos! Keep up the great work!
@@Ncajb2aa thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Let me know which games you end up checking out. Someone else commented and gave a great explanation for the controls in Super Circuit. I'm going to give it another shot. I'm probably just so used to 8 that I expect SC to feel like that. Especially since Nicktoons Racing on the GBA controls nearly IDENTICAL to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which is really wild.
Here's the games but presented in a 3-tier playlist, trying to match @Game Dreamery's sentiment as best as I could. I've left out the bad games. Feel free to suggest edits if you feel some games have been mis-categorized.
Hell Yes!
03:38 - Banjo Pilot
20:53 - F-Zero Climax
25:58 - GT Advance 2: Rally Racing
30:29 - Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge
33:41 - Konami Crazy Racers
40:05 - Motoracer Advance
45:03 - Nicktoons Racing
48:07 - Sega Rally Championship
49:04 - Shifting Gears Road Trip
51:12 - Smashing Drive
01:00:06 - Top Gear Rally
01:02:25 - V-Rally 3
Yes
05:36 - Cars Mater-National
11:23 - Crash Nitro Kart
14:45 - Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride
18:40 - Drome Racers
20:08 - F-Zero GP Legend
26:40 - GT Advance 3: Pro Concept Racing
28:09 - Herbie Fully Loaded
34:51 - Mario Kart Super Circuit
36:44 - Monster Truck Madness
41:48 - Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City
44:27 - Need for Speed Underground 2
47:07 - Road Rash Jail Break
50:31 - The Simpsons Road Rage
52:54 - Spy Hunter
56:01 - Stuntman
It's Aight!/Technically noteworthy
02:06 - ATV Quad Power Racing
04:34 - Big Mother Truckers
07:04 - Cartoon Network Speedway
08:28 - Colin McRae Rally 2.0
10:03 - Corvette
17:59 - Downforce
19:32 - F-Zero Maximum Velocity
22:27 - Ford Racing 3
24:38 - GT Advance Championship Racing
42:44 - Need for Speed Most Wanted
43:48 - Need for Speed Underground
53:46 - SRS Street Racing Syndicate
55:16 - Starsky and Hutch
58:40 - TOCA World Touring Cars
01:01:25 - Trick Star
Wow! Thanks so much for putting this together. I appreciate you. I pinned this to the top so other people can find it, too. This is precisely how I'd rank them.
Amazing work brother, I love GBA and have watched your GBA videos. Keep up the great work!
@@tonyblauveldt4535 Thanks a lot! I've got a bunch more coming!
Your videos have been very educational and interesting. Please keep up this excellent work.
@@charlesgriffiths4901 thanks so much, glad youre enjoying them!
Showing love to Stunt Track Challenge made me so happy. I enjoyed the PS2 version of the game, but I always thought this game got overshadowed. So when you said you liked aspects of Drome Racers, I got very excited.
Fantastic video!!!
@@tatertot64 thanks a lot! I had no idea there was a PS2 version! I'll have to check that out. Is it anything like the GBA one?
@GameDreamery From what I recall, yeah. Obviously a lot higher fidelity, but much of the same gameplay loop!
@@tatertot64 Sweet! I just downloaded it :)
Amazing work, dude!
Thanks to you I got myself quite a lot to play. Also THANK YOU for Gadget Racers, was trying to remember the name for some time, played a lot back in the day, and now I found out that it has a better sequel? Can't wait to try that out
Awesome Video!! Not a single minute of boredom. Looking forward to the sequels of 3D Games for the GBA. 👍
Hey, thanks so much! That's high praise! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@GameDreamery You're very welcome! 🙂
the algorithm gods have chosen wisely once again
jokes aside i'm really enjoying the video and i subbed. I hope you'll be able to continue the series, nice work!
@@ci4pp3r thanks so much! I've actually already got the next one (Action games) finished, and I'm working on the FPS one now. I'll be dropping them every week or two, and considering moving onto DS games after!
Nice and comprehensive guide, enjoyed your video.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Very impressive video of covering all GBA racing games !!!
Well done.🏆
And yes, I agree Nicktoons Racing was a fun kart racing game 👍
Thanks a lot! Next video is all about Action game, and it'll be FPS games after that.
@@GameDreamery Nice !!!!!
I’m shocked in the difference in quality between moto gp and moto racer advance, advance looks way more fun to play imo moto gp looks bland in comparison and surprisingly both games came out the same year
To me it looks way better than Mario kart super circuit which I didn’t think I would say I really like the character animations and pretty impressive graphics - to me it looks so good for a gba game it looks closer to psp graphics - while to me super circuit clearly looks like a gba game, will definitely give nicktoons racing a play at some point as I enjoyed the surprisingly good Nickelodeon ds racing game on ds
@@therunawaykid6523 I agree!!! Thats is impressive that a license game beats a major Nintendo game.
Love these videos! The GBA was such an incredible system.
Thanks so much!
Dude, what a treat! I loved this video. Can't wait to watch the rest of this series. Thanks for letting me know about Nicktoons Racing. I'll have to boot that one up on my Wii's GBA emulator.
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I've got another dropping... tomorrow!
Awesome video man this was great and pretty interesting to see some of this stuff on the gba. I’m glad I grew up with the gba it was a fun era.
thanks so much!! Glad you liked it! Lots more on the way!
I love racing games, I loved my old GBA, and I was always a huge fan of so many of these (especially vRally 3 and Stuntman). Really looking forward to your non-racing showcases too.
V-Rally 3 is one of my favorite games of all time. Glad you liked the video! Thanks for checking it out.
Awesome, can't wait for next installment!
Thanks! It drops tomorrow actually!
This was a fantastic video. I love how it went in alphabetical order and we got to see everything. My only gripe is that, obviously you had to use an emulator and I'm not sure if this is prevalent in all of them, but I noticed that in all of the games with 3D environments, you can see the opponent cars through the track/environment. As in the cars in front of you that already went over a hill or around a bend that should obscure them from your view are still visible. I remember seeing this a lot on early PS1 emulators and I swear I've played a few of these games on an emulator that didn't have this issue. It's just been so long that I couldn't tell you which one or whether it was on a PSP, original Xbox or PC. Definitely one of those 3 platforms though.
Anyway, awesome reviews! Subscribed!
@@l11l1venom1l11l thanks so much! Yeah, I noticed that problem too. I tried messing around with the settings but it was really give and take so that felt like the best issue to leave in. Thankfully it was really only present in the Tantalus racing games for some reason. Dropping Vol 2 tomorrow! I appreciate the sub!
I get that you organized the games alphabetically, but I think for series, best example being NFS, you could have gone chronologically in that little section.
Having said that, great video, I can't believe I watched the whole thing. I wasn't even a subscriber of the channel, I just stumbled upon the vid.
@@carlosfer2201 I wish I had done that too. By the time I had written out the reviews, it was too late and decided the video had taken enough time already haha. Good call though, I'll have them that way for the next videos in the series. I appreciate the suggestion!
Stuntman on GBA was such a great game and super impressive back then.
Agreed!
Excellent video. Very thorough.
@@jamesrhbarratt thanks so much!
“90s book fair fever dream” is crazy. 💀👏
Wow I didnt think a Pole Position style racer was gonna be the thing that got me in this video. Motoracer Advance looks incredible. For some reason I didn't even register that seeing that far ahead was possible with the resolution?
VD-Dev has the most impressive graphics, but these videos have really expanded my perspective on the system
Really?!? The more you know :)
I'm so happy to see Konami Krazy Racers and V-Rally 3 get the GBA love they absolutely deserve. I picked up both games under $10 each back in the day and never regretted it. Let's not forget the soundtrack in V-Rally 3 either!
totally! I love them both. It's always a shame when a new console generation comes around because it means we'll very likely never see games that look like the current gen games ever again... and I would have loved to see sequels to both Krazy Racers and V-Rally 3 on the GBA using the same engines!
I've recently bought a GBA SP and this video is really helpful for finding out what to get and what to avoid.
Thanks a lot for this. I already had GT3 Advance and Moto GP on a single cartridge. The prior game is more fun and it's good to see everything else that could be better.
Happy to see someone appreciate crazy taxi on the gba.
It's so much better than I expected! I love demakes and it's a pretty great one.
Just discovered this video, thus your channel and instasubscribed. Can't wait for VOL 2, cause right now I'm really into GBA (playing on real hardware, with a flashcard - sorry 😅). "Old racing games" are one of my favorite genres and now I have a lot of new suggestions to try. Thank you!
@@isaacmg907 thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Vol 2 is actually dropping tomorrow!
@@GameDreamery Nice!!! Thank you!
You pronounced Mater wrong, "its like Tamater, but without the Ta,"
@@budleyharrison5543 haha yeah, someone else pointed that out too. I've only seen the first cars movie and that was a looong time ago. mAytR. I'll never forget that now.
@@GameDreamery You didn't have to have seen it to know how to pronounce it, though. A simple understanding of phonetics would have done the trick. XD
@@dr.sciencewizard1518 hookid on fonix dint wok fo mi.
Hi there! I just found your channel, suscribed instantly!
Please continue on your gba 3d journey! I can't wait to see more stuff about it! Cheers!
@@jeffcourty6321 hey! Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the video. I've got the next one cued up already while I work on the last couple videos. Might be every week, might be every other week, but they're nearly all finished. I think I'll try and tackle the DS next! It was a huge project so I'll probably do some recent release reviews while I chip away at the DS videos too. Thanks again for subscribing!
Another RUclipsr talking about kart racers, Another RUclipsr talking shit about Mario Kart Super Circuit (This is a joke, really cool video that made me put a lot of games on my radar).
Speaking seriously, I would like to have the power to instally transmit the knowledge of how to play Super circuit to all its detractors. I could get that it isn't the most intuitive kart racer, but when you understand what you have to do its one of the most satisfying kart racers to play. Please consider playing it again but this time using the drift button instead of the brake one on corners xD (You can play every regular circuit without ever using the brake, the snes ones are worse implemented and are a different story).
Good comment.
I've gotten 3 stars on all ten cups, and I never hit the brake button. To be good at Super Circuit, you have to make friends with the right shoulder button.
Haha This is the number 1 comment I get on this video! I promise I am going to go back and play Super Circuit until it clicks. I might even make a video about it haha.
You can save some time by excluding Mode 7 games as they are not 3D, because they have no height, i.e the road doesn't go up and down. It's like Wolfenstein 3D. You are on a plane moving along 2 planes: forward/backward and right/left.
That is totally true, but I LOVE Mode 7, haha. I couldn't leave those out. Have you seen the hills in Simpsons Road Rage? Those are some wild Mode 7 shenanigans.
@@GameDreamery Yeah, it is crazy what talented developers can pull off. There are inofficial projects for the GBA like getting classic DOOM or Tomb Raider and Mario 64 to work on it too. I don't know if you include those when the genre comes up.
@atdynax I'm going to have a "Bonus" video at the end that will include all of the playable unreleased/prototype games I can get a hold of (Tomb Raider, Quake, Turok, etc.). I am dying to play the Mario 64 game but the dev said he won't ever be able to release it unfortunately. It looks incredible!
@@GameDreamery He did say that he releases the source code so people can make games with that engine.
Wow, v-rally looks like it doesnt even play on the same league as the others
@@Driftuner it's not. It's so, so good.
"I don't have any love for the Cars IP." Don't worry, you gave that away immediately haha.
loL!
Dude such a great and thorough video. Reminds me of Game Sack. But ditch the blurry zoomed background on the footage ;)
Thanks so much! Yeah, I really struggled with deciding how to do the backgrounds. I've got the DS videos up next and I've already figured out a much cleaner look for them. I kinda have to stick with the blurry backgrounds for this series since I want to make it consistent, but going forward I'll find a more elegant solution. Thanks for the input!
I usually don't play racing games, but I really enjoyed V-Rally 3 on GBA and even on Xbox, it was really a great game.
ATV Quad Power Racing is a sweet hole in the wall find - what an incredible game for GBA hardware!!
@@obsidianchao Quad Power Racing is great! I wasn't expecting it to be nearly as impressive as it is.
I would give an honorable mention to the early voxel-based prototype of Banjo Pilots.
I honestly think that it looked a lot more interesting than the final product we actually ended up getting
Underrated video. I own a good chunk of these games.
@@goldgodryukendo913x thanks so much!
Missed Tony hawk Downhill, super monkey ball, and star x
@@kemy6775 Tony Hawk Downhill will be in Sports video coming up, and Star X I put in Shooters (along with Iridion 3D). The Action showcase drops tomorrow and that one has Super Monkey Ball Jr! Hope you'll check them out! Thanks!
did you not read the title of the video? "racing games"
@@jclkaytwo I didn’t actually. I’ll go to my room now and think about my actions. 😎😜
Good video, 8 /10. (2 points deducted for preferring rally to F1 😆)
Jokes aside, I appreciate the work you've done by this deep dive into 3d gba games very much.
Haha what's the very best F1 game to try and convert me?
Fun fact, all 3 GT Advance Championship games AND Moto GP are all on a multicart you can get for practically pennies on the dollar.
30:29 Gosh I remember when I popped this game into my SP for the first time. It really felt amazing I could take this "detailed" of a game on the go.
Thank you for give Herbie Fully Loaded the credit it's due. Me and my family used to play this game all the time back in the day we loved it so much.
RIGHT??! I loved that game. Expected nothing, and had a really fun time with it!
I was shocked how good the graphics were on that gba game shame other gba racing games didn’t use similar graphical techniques
"I wouldn't recommend Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride to be your first experience playing a Crazy Taxi game"
oh...
Love the vid, the GBA has so many gems. I gotta say though, I don't think that's how you pronounce Cars: Mater-National. I recommend seeing the movie, it's quite good.
Hey! Thanks so much. I'm pretty sure I saw the first one, but I never saw the 2nd. I'll have to revisit it!
I remember Nintendo Official Magazine UK's original incarnation (NOM) giving _Crazy Frog Racer_ their lowest-ever score (5%) in their last-ever issue, which is the main thing I remember that particular gem of a game for! Or as they put it? _"Worst Ringtone Ever becomes Worst Game Ever. Not crazy, just crap"._
haha yup, that's a perfect description for it!
There was a Sega Arcade compilation on GBA that included Super Hang On port on it. Mentioning it if just incase there will be a follow-up with missed games.
Thanks! I'll add it to the list. And yeah, I'm going to make a Missing Games video at the very end :)
Came here mainly to see if Nicktoons Racing would show up and I'm glad it did, and I'm also really glad to see that some else likes it! I had the game since I was young and always liked it better than Super Circuit because I felt like Nicktoons Racing just controlled better. It's a surprisingly solid kart racer that deserves more attention.
Agree completely! Nicktoons Racing was easily my favorite game I found while making this list. Honestly, it's the only game I've continued to play even after making the video.
Another bonus point for Cartoon Network Speedway: its acronym is the same as "Central Nervous System" ! :)
Konami Crazy Racers is one of the best GBA games full stop, and the fact no sequel came along boggles my mind. Brilliant roster, imaginative courses, and such catchy music!
Totally agree. I really wish we got a sequel too. :(
22:09 "I cant predict the next turn" literally a map top left? Either way, looks really good for a GBA game.
Haha yeah, I'm seeing that now... But am I supposed to just watch the map the whole time? It's too fast!!
Very entertaining video, brother. Keep 'em coming.
Thanks a lot!
32:52 You forgot about only one Hot Wheels game on the Gba. Im impressed
@@SakaRaki Do you remember the name of the one I missed? Thanks!
@GameDreamery Hot Wheels Velocity X. Very slept on, but not as good as Stunt Track Challenge. Also I hope I didn't come off as "um actually" I just love Hot Wheels haha
@SakaRaki haha not at all! I just looked up footage and I remember deciding to not include it because it wasn't quite "3D" enough. Is it still worth checking out?
@GameDreamery Aaahhh I personally wouldn't? It's a weird top down with weird controls. Now the ps2 game it's based on. Absolutely
@SakaRaki haha okay cool, I'll skip that one and check out the PS2 version instead! Thanks for the rec.
this is dope lol. i miss this era of gaming where there was a kart racer for everything
@@segaplaystation thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. And yeah, so many kart racers on the Switch just suck. I wish we got more solid kart racers.
@@GameDreamerycrash nitro fuelled and that kind of recent dreamworks karting game are pretty good imo on the switch
F1 games require you know the track and braking points. Braking before the corner is crucial to make it through it and create a good exit out off said corners. It therefore requires a more measured approach than other racing disciplines.
Motoracer Advance looks sick as hell. Absolutely giving that a spin on the Steam Deck.
You are in for a treat! I love that one. It's a blast.
Great job on the video. I'm surprised how many games you included, you nay have just found them all. I was surprised to see konami crazy racers since that one is lesser known.
Thanks so much! I loved Crazy Racers. Super underrated hidden gem. That and Nicktoons Racing were my favorite kart racers for sure.
I have to disagree about the controls of Mario Kart Super Circuit, which are the prime reason why I love that game and find it to be one of the best ones to this day. You definitely have to embrace the drift mechanic though (learn when to jump into and out of a drift; try to find spots to do sufficiently long drifts to earn a boost after completion). Basically, if you're ever touching the breaks, you're doing it "wrong". Strategically releasing the A-Button can help you keep/regain control, but even that is ultimately unnecessary.
The main flaw of the game is that the fun mechanics are 'hidden' beyond an (albeit relatively mild) skill hurdle. All subsequent games are more fun for noobs and first time players, which is why Super Circuit is criminally underrated.
Maybe something as simple as a short drifting tutorial would have drastically altered the game's perception and enabled more people to enjoy it as the great game it truely is.
I for one immensely prefer the challenge of having to commit to a drift and get the timing right in order for it to work out - while my effort is valued by the game and I can actually finish the track in half the time.
...as opposed to Mario Kart 8 where every input feels somewhat inconsequential by comparison.
(Anybody else here who finds themself enraged by how bumping into stuff is handled in 8 particularly? - especially the slowing down where Karts would have fallen off the track earlier in the series?? That just feels wrong. I want the game to give me more feedback if I drive poorly. A change which seems to have been implemented to thwart frustration with casual players has the EXACT reverse effect on me.)
@@Pottmitdeckel I really appreciate this comment! It's super helpful to hear an explanation for the controls/design of Super Circuit. I'm going to go back and try it out with this in mind and see if I can wrap my head around it. Maybe I'm just too used to the controls from 8. My favorite way to play 8 is at 200cc, with the weapons turned off. Drifting around corners that fast makes the game feel like a roller coaster, and holding a tight turn when half your kart is teatering off the track is exhilarating in a way I've never found in any other racer. I hear you though about the collisions, I agree. Thanks again for your comment. I look forward to giving SC another shot!
The depth of the driving was 100% the reason I adored super circuit as a kid. It was super mario kart snes style but perfected and tighter. This game was so satisfying to race fast because of how much skill it required. The game didn't feel as great when I went back to try and play it as an adult but it was mostly due to becoming accustomed to the newer style MK games.
@drew6166 I think that's what happened to me too. I remember loving it as a kid, but when I came back to it for this review I really struggled with it.
Fun fact, Gadget Racers and Road Trip: Shifting Gears (you had the name around the wrong way. I know, it's weirdly formatted on the box) both have different names in PAL regions. Penny Racers and Gadget Racers, respectively, just like the console versions. As an aside, Gadget Racers and Road Trip: Shifting Gears are part of a bigger series. A lot of the PS2 games got English versions, mostly released in PAL regions, and they're really fun, three of them are full on racing RPGs (though Road Trip Adventure and Gadget Racers are kinda janky at points).
Thanks! I'll have to check those out!
The Ultimate GBA Racing Showcase
Thanks! I've got another one dropping tomorrow!
Wow ,Voxel Engine on GBA ,i wonder what lead to this approach ...I find it funny that they dropped the framerate for the car models in some games , very trippy. Other "3D" Games are kinda Mode 7 + 3d prerendered Sprites game engines..love it 😄👍
I bought a double cart with V-rally 3 and Stuntman on it, an impulse buy I do not regret.
my favorite 3D games on GBA are still Super Monkey ball and Doom II.
I didn't know that a double cart like that existed! That's awesome.
Wow. What a showcase video.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. I've got a bunch more coming!
AWWWWW YEAAA, I ADORE 3D ON THE GBA LET'S GOOOO
Excellent video! Anyone know what the game in the top right corner is at 1:30?
@@uncooked_ham that's an unreleased game called Haunted Mansion, which tied into the mid-2000s movie. You can find the Rom online. It's a weired one, but totally playable.
@@GameDreamery Thanks for the reply, looks fascinating!
Surprised you didn't put Driver 2 Advance on here, but I imagine that'll appear somewhere else down the line.
Looking forward to the FPS list. I know another RUclipsr has done a similar video, but it'll be nice to see here someone else's take on some of the games. Hopefully, you suffered through Serious Sam long enough to get the weapon that drops grand pianos on enemies.
Top Gear Rally is probably my favorite GBA racing game. I don't mind the blindness of the sides of thetracks. They get the job done and allow the framerate to be stable. It also doesn't really look bad from my POV, but I can totally see where you're coming from.
Nice to know that there are more NFS games on the GBA. I only have NFSU, I'll have to look out for Carbon.
I've actually got Driver 2 and 3 in the next video about Action games. I had a hard time deciding whether to put in in racing games or action games, but since there are on-foot sections, I decided on Action. I actually didn't get to the piano gun, but I might have to go back and try it again just to see that haha. I think the Top Gear Rally graphic issues are probably because I didn't play it on an original-size screen. On the tiny GBA screen, I bet it's hardly not a problem at all.
Vd dev are goats of optimization! driv3r, v rally (my fav as well), cop on the ds and even one of their recent games called rise race the future are simple yet fun while being technical marvels. I even bought rise race the future to support them and iirc one of the og devs actually passed some time ago
If you haven't checked out Ironfall, it's worth a look. It just dropped on Switch last week. Originally it came out for 3DS but the Switch version is the one to grab. It's a fun Gear of War-like shooter, but keep your expectations in check as it's pretty simple overall. I really liked Rise too actually! But yeah, I'm the same, I'll support VD Dev forever!
This is the list i was looking for, great job 😊😊😊🎉🎉 but for what i remember i played at the time, i have to say you forgot Driv3r 😅
@@seamushadron thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked it! I actually put Driver 2 and 3 in the next video about Action games! I couldn't decide if I should consider them racing games or not, but since they have "on-foot" gameplay too, I decided to put them in the action video. Driver 3 is one of the most insane games on the GBA! Thanks again!
@GameDreamery you're right, Driver isn't truly a racing game 😅
Whats the elememt to make a good F1 game?
The brakes
Great video, keep it up!
@@EmergencyChannel thanks so much! I've got a few more just like this for other genres coming soon. Might end up doing it for DS games too if this series does well enough!
Imagine how decent a gran turismo style game on the gba would have been with fully loaded’s graphics I’m really impressed by the graphics in that game 😳
@@therunawaykid6523 that would be awesome!
the GT advance games are actually pretty good racing games
@@1-eye-willy I had fun with them,especially the second one
I would never have thought I would take my eyes on 3D GBA Racing games but, Oh here am i.
Konami Kart Racing
V-Rally 3.
Motoracer Advance
Road Rash Jailbreak
Simpsons Road Rage
Stunt Track Challenge
Might *consider having* these on my phone *legally*
But I have to shotout the Gadget racing game and Stunt Track Challenge for their uniqueness, imo they are impressive.
GBA or not GBA, don't listen to Journalists telling if a Game is bad.
This dude popped up, generated tons of views, and also has me considering GBA games that r "3D".
GGs
*ngl X Bladez makes me cringe*
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video.
I don’t remember if this applies to the GBA NFS games but in the original 3DO release, the diagonals changed your steering sensitivity, where diagonal up gave you gentle steering and diagonal down gave you aggressive steering. Try that in Porsche Unleashed
Bro that atv game looks better than the mx vx atv game on DS and it came out so much later on. That's sorta crazy how they used to really utilize the engines of whatever platform they developed for. Ports for gameboy that were optimized FOR gameboy look amazing and compete with the native games like mario.
Finally someone appreciating Nicktoons racing.
Been playing that game since I was a child.
And I'd argue, much superior to Mario Kart on the GBA.
@@jesseinfinite agreed! I loved it. Been playing it a bunch since I made the review too.