THE RETROBATES
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE GAME BOY ADVANCE GAME?
DARRAN JONES My favourite game is easily the first Fire Emblem. It’s not only extremely strategic with great characters, it also made me fall in love with the series. Expertise: Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautiful girls and an award-winning magazine, all under one roof! Currently playing: Iconoclasts Favourite game of all time: Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
ANDY SALTER Unfortunately the only game I ever played on the GBA is the GBC version of Mario Tennis. Expertise: Modding games, no ‘vanilla’ versions for me, thanks! Currently modding: Total War: Rome Remastered – RTR: Imperium Surrectum Favourite game of all time: Rome: Total War although I guess it’s the Remastered edition now
GRAEME MASON An unusual one, this: Boulder Dash EX. I love the original game and spent hours with this GBA update. It’s really fun. Expertise: Adjusting the tape azimuth with a screwdriver Currently playing: Half-life 2 Favourite game of all time: Resident Evil 4
TIM EMPEY The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap for me. It’s a class wee game that I really enjoyed back in the day. Expertise: Finishing Game Pass games before they go Currently playing: Dragon’s Dogma 2 Favourite game of all time: God Hand
ANDREW FISHER Warioware, Inc: Mega Microgame$! has all that Nintendo nostalgia and clever gameplay, and I never tire of it. Expertise: 40 years of gaming from Commodore 64 to Switch Currently playing: Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story Favourite game of all time: Paradroid
RORY MILNE Sabre Wulf’s bite-sized levels make it perfect for when you’re killing time. Its collectable creatures add to the platforming fun, and fleeing from the Wulf never gets old. Expertise: The game that I’m writing about at the time of writing Currently playing: Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows Favourite game of all time: Tempest
NICK THORPE Does Terra Galactica count? [No – Ed] OK, Astro Boy: Omega Factor then. When chaotic 2D action games were terminally unfashionable on home consoles, Treasure came through with the fix I needed. Expertise: Owning five Master Systems and a Mark III Currently playing: Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice Favourite game of all time: Sonic The Hedgehog
PAUL ROSE Warioware, Inc: Mega Microgame$! just because it’s so rare for any game to make me laugh out loud. Expertise: Winging it Currently playing: Star Wars: Jedi Survivor Favourite game of all time: Half-life 2
MARTYN CARROLL My go-to GBA games are all brawlers – Final Fight One, Double Dragon Advance and the often-overlooked TMNT. Expertise: Sinclair stuff Currently playing: Resident Evil 6 Favourite game of all time: Jet Set Willy