Obscure games for the GBA

Not sure about the must play part (haven't beaten any of these games I'm gonna list) but Yggdra Union, Riviera the Promised Land and Super Robot Taisen OG Saga 1 and 2 are all games that have recieved generally positive response and are fairly obscure.  Like I said, I have yet to beat any of them, but their MC scores are all decent. Basically the main complaint is that they're too complex (although I've heard Riviera isn't complex enough, it gets repetitive but the story's good... I can see that, I'm a few hours in and the story is pretty enat but the gameplay is eh) so if you like really different/ complex RPG games then they might all be worth checking out.

Not sure about the must play part (haven't beaten any of these games I'm gonna list) but Yggdra Union, Riviera the Promised Land and Super Robot Taisen OG Saga 1 and 2 are all games that have recieved generally positive response and are fairly obscure.  Like I said, I have yet to beat any of them, but their MC scores are all decent. Basically the main complaint is that they're too complex (although I've heard Riviera isn't complex enough, it gets repetitive but the story's good... I can see that, I'm a few hours in and the story is pretty enat but the gameplay is eh) so if you like really different/ complex RPG games then they might all be worth checking out.

turtlethetaffer

Mazes of Fate is a pretty good WRPG for it

Not sure what counts as obscure so I'll just throw out some stuff I don't see people talk about much:

Lord of the Rings Two Towers/Return of the King - I didn't expect much from these but they are really well done dungeon crawlers and there's not a lot of dungeon crawlers on handheld. They're short to just playthrough but you have an option of many different characters and each one's storyline is a little different. They are based on the movies much more so than coming straight from the books if that matters to you though.

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - I know you said you played all the Mario games but sometimes people don't count this one. I guess people count it as a Donkey Kong game rather than Mario. Anyway, if you like puzzle platformers, this is as good as it gets in my opinion.

Sigma Star Saga - This one has it's problems but it is a really unique console RPG. Instead of your usual combat sequences, there are short side-scroller schmup levels. I really like the story to this one as well.

Klonoa Empire of Dreams/Dream Champ Tournament - Great puzzle platfomers. They are pretty easy but fun w/ really nice art style and music.

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Not sure about the must play part (haven't beaten any of these games I'm gonna list) but Yggdra Union, Riviera the Promised Land and Super Robot Taisen OG Saga 1 and 2 are all games that have recieved generally positive response and are fairly obscure.  Like I said, I have yet to beat any of them, but their MC scores are all decent. Basically the main complaint is that they're too complex (although I've heard Riviera isn't complex enough, it gets repetitive but the story's good... I can see that, I'm a few hours in and the story is pretty enat but the gameplay is eh) so if you like really different/ complex RPG games then they might all be worth checking out.

voljin1987

Sadly I have yet to play Summon Night games :( I've heard they're really fun though.

Also remember, Super Robot Taisen is not an RPG but a grid/ turn based strategy game... Although untis can level up and stuff, but just keep that in mind... the games are pretty tough too, so it may not be for you. 

i'd reccomend doing some research beforehand. And from what I understand Yggdra Union is enjoyable to pretty much any Atlus fan, since they're used to ridiculously complex RPGs :P   Also, Yggdra Union and riviera are actually technically a part of a series called Department Heaven. None of the games are directly connected though, but if you have a DS/ 3DS and you enjoyed Riviera/ Yggdra Union, I can't reccomend Knights in the Nightmare on DS highly enough. That was the first Dept. Heaven game I played and I was blown away... Uber complex, too, so if you like complexity, you should enjoy that game.

Not sure if it can be considered "obscure", but I enjoyed Kuru Kuru Kururin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78eHxHYUmJs

Medabots: Metabee or Rokusho version. Pretty fun RPGs that I played a bit as a kid

Lufia Ruins of Lore is ok, it's pretty challenging (not as good as the SNES versions) but still a decent RPG.

Ninja Five O or Ninja Cop as it is known in Europe. 

if you like gta driver 2 and driv3r gta advance are all good gta style games and youll really see the power of the graphics that little handheld can provide i was surprised ds wasnt much better for the most part cause hardly anyone pushed its power