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🏆 Best Classic × Handheld games

There are 17 games with both "Classic" and "Handheld" elements. Here are the 17 most worth playing, ranked by Steam positive rate, player ratings, and popularity.

  1. 1

    Super Mario Land

    · 1989
    PlatformerAction

    The Mario game that launched with Game Boy. Mario travels to Sarasaland to rescue Princess Daisy.

  2. 2

    Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

    · 2003
    RPGTurn-Based

    A GBA action RPG where Mario and Luigi brothers are controlled simultaneously, praised for its dual-…

  3. 3

    Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

    · 2002
    JRPGTurn-Based

    The third generation Pokémon games on GBA, set in the Hoenn region, introducing Abilities, Natures, …

  4. 4

    Pokémon Emerald

    · 2004
    JRPGTurn-Based

    An enhanced version of Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire that features storylines involving both Team Magma and …

  5. 5

    Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

    · 2006
    JRPGTurn-Based

    The fourth generation Pokémon games on the NDS, set in the Sinnoh region. They introduced the Physic…

  6. 6

    Pokémon Platinum

    · 2008
    JRPGTurn-Based

    An enhanced version of Pokémon Diamond/Pearl, featuring new content including a destroyed world and …

  7. 7

    Kirby's Dream Land

    · 1992
    PlatformerAction

    Kirby's debut Game Boy side-scrolling action game, featuring the signature ability to inhale enemies…

  8. 8

    Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

    · 2003
    SRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based

    A series entry on the GBA and the first Fire Emblem game released in Europe and North America, depic…

  9. 9

    Golden Sun

    · 2001
    JRPGTurn-Based

    A classic RPG on the GBA where the protagonists use supernatural powers called Psynergy to solve map…

  10. 10

    Mario Kart: Super Circuit

    · 2001
    RacingParty

    Mario Kart on GBA featuring all-new tracks and remakes of Super Famicom tracks, with support for mul…

  11. 11

    The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

    · 1993
    Action-AdventureAdventure

    A The Legend of Zelda title on Game Boy where Link washes up on the mysterious Koholint Island and m…

  12. 12

    The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

    · 2004
    Action-AdventureAdventure

    A 2D Zelda on GBA where Link wears a talking hat and can shrink down to Minish size to explore a mic…

  13. 13

    Pokémon Crystal

    · 2000
    JRPGTurn-Based

    An enhanced version of Gold/Silver, allowing you to choose a female protagonist for the first time, …

  14. 14

    Metroid Fusion

    · 2002
    MetroidvaniaAction-Adventure

    A 2D Metroid on the GBA where Samus, infected by parasitic X, evades her doppelgänger SA-X aboard a …

  15. 15

    The Final Fantasy Legend

    · 1989
    JRPGTurn-Based

    The Game Boy's first role-playing game, where adventurers form parties and climb a giant tower conne…

  16. 16

    Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    · 1992
    Platformer

    Mario's castle has been taken over by Wario. He must collect six gold coins to reclaim his castle. T…

  17. 17

    Kirby's Dream Land 2

    · 1995
    PlatformerAction

    Kirby teams up with three animal companions—a hamster, a fish, and an owl—combining their copy abili…