DrCaligari

I have a five year old relative that has an old B&W Gameboy that was passed down to him and is asking for a Gameboy Advance SP for his birthday.

When I let him play my copy of Super Mario World and Banjo Kazooie we figured out those are too complicated for him - at least right now. Unfortunately I have no idea what to recommend (other than possibly Pokemon Pinball) since most of the Gameboy games geared towards the younger set are awful.

Any suggestions?

MrKen

Mario Kart!

Non-linear, can't get stuck. Easy game to play, A LOT of options. It is unlikely to get old to anyone, including younger kids.

rfduncan

How about the Pac-Man Collection? Bunch of fun and somewhat easy games (including a Tetris clone). Usually ~$10.

jarsim

My 3-year-old's pretty good at many of the games on Wario Ware.

jrutz

My 4 year old nephew likes the Konami and Namco collections. He also plays Scooby Doo and Dinotopia but those are harder for him because there is text he has to read, and he's not at that level yet.

Jeremy

fab

My 3 (almost 4) year old likes the 2 Dora games and the Rescue Heroes game for the GBA.

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Goldberg74

My (soon to be 6) son plays just about everything I have on the shelf. But then again, he's had his own Nintendo 64 for the last three years.

I would go with Pokemon Pinball and Puyo-Pop (or the Looney Toons equiv "Wacker Stackers").