Recommended Jap only GBA games?

[smithers0105]

As title suggests... My Japanese isn't great, so can anyone recommend any decent Jap only GBA titles to hunt down that are playable with a bit of fumbling around for the correct menu options etc? i.e. not text heavy stuff like RPGs. Cheers

[FreelancePolice]

sorry to hijack this thread but i'm also wondering whether any mother gba titles made the translation to western release ?

[Goemon]

Guru Logic Champ

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-66-49-en-15-guru%2Blogic%2Bchamp-70-3os.html

Wicked little puzzler that really bakes your brain.

Good luck finding it - I think many have tried...

[Fastware]

Mr Driller Ace, the best Driller game in existance. Menus not too hard to work out.

[charlesr]

I'd second both of those. Guru Logic and Driller Ace have had more playtime than all my other GBA games put together.

[Mad Gear]

Rhythm Tengoku and Kurukuru Paradise are 2 that spring to mind.

[Dogg Thang]

Yeah, Rhythm Tengoku is excellent.

[Mad Gear]

sorry to hijack this thread but i'm also wondering whether any mother gba titles made the translation to western release ?

Nope
There were rumours of a Mother 3 western release but that seems to be wishful thinking now.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Yeah, Rhythm Tengoku is excellent.

Another vote for this. It's brilliant and Nintendo should be ashamed of themselves for not releasing it in the West.

[charlesr]

2nded. Tengoku is really fun, albeit shortlived.

In fact, if you use the search feature on the homepage, you then get sent to the advanced version where you can choooooooose japan gba reviews which might help (or it might not).

[Kotatsu Neko]

Nope
There were rumours of a Mother 3 western release but that seems to be wishful thinking now.

There are some rumours, which may again be wishful thinking, that Mother 1 might see a release on the VC. It was completely translated into English but never released in the West.

[smithers0105]

Thanks all, will try and look these out (and charles, found the japan reviews no problem with your advice ) - Rhythm sounds great from the review...

[toythatkills]

I can only really back up what's been said. Rhythm Tengoku, Guru Logic Champ and...

... Kururin Paradise, which is excellent, I've just got it myself, and if you're quick it's only £8 on Play-Asia right now!