Ces listes sont basées sur les tests, les avis et retours sur les forums et réseaux sociaux, ainsi que mes préférences personnelles.
Ne pas oublier que la GBA est rétro-compatible avec tout le catalogue Game Boy et Game Boy Color (à l’exception de la Game Boy Micro).
Plateforme
- Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, 3
 - Kirby And The Amazing Mirror, Nightmare in Dreamland
 - Rayman Advance
 - Sonic Advance 1, 2, 3
 - Super Mario Advance 1, 2, 3, 4
 - Super Monkey Ball Jr
 - Wario Land 4
 
Plateforme/action
- Astro Boy : Omega Factor
 - Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, Harmony of Dissonance, Circle of the Moon
 - Contra Advance
 - CT Special Forces 1, 2, 3
 - Drill Dozer
 - Gunstar Future Heroes
 - Megaman Zero 1, 2, 3, 4
 - Metal Slug Advance
 - Metroid Fusion, Zero
 - Ninja Five-O
 - Spider-Man Mysterio’s Menace, Ultimate Spider-Man
 - Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
 - The Legend Of Spyro : The Eternal Night
 
Aventure/action, shooters
- Doom 1, 2
 - Duke Nukem Advance
 - Dragon Ball Advance Adventure, Z Buu’s Fury
 - Grand Theft Auto
 - Jurassic Park 3 Island Attack
 - Zelda : A Link to the Past, Minish Cap
 
RPG
- Beyblade: G-Revolution
 - Final Fantasy I & II, IV, V, VI
 - Golden Sun 1, 2
 - Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town
 - Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
 - Lufia Ruins of Lore
 - Lunar Legend
 - Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
 - Mega Man Battle Network 1, 2
 - Mother 3 (nécessite une fantrad)
 - Phantasy Star Collection
 - Pokémon Rubis/Sapphire/Emeraude, Rouge Feu/Vert Feuille
 - Shining Force, Shining Soul 1, 2
 - Summon Night Swordcraft Story 1, 2
 - Sword of Mana
 - Tales of Phantasia
 - Yggdra Union
 
Stratégie, tactique
- Advance Wars 1, 2
 - Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
 - Fire Emblem 1, Sacred Stone
 - Super Robot Taisen OG 1, 2
 - Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis
 
Shmup
- Darius R
 - Gradius Galaxies
 - Invader
 - Iridion 2
 - Phalanx
 - R-Type 3
 - Steel Empire
 
Beat’em up
- Advance Guardian Heroes
 - Double Dragon Advance
 - Final Fight One
 - River City Ransom EX
 - TMNT
 - X-Men Reign of Apocalypse
 
Baston
- Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors
 - Guilty Gear X
 - Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition
 - Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival
 - Street Fighter Alpha 3
 - Tekken Advance
 - The King of Fighters EX2
 
Puzzle
- Chu Chu Rocket
 - Dr Mario / Puzzle League
 - Kuru Kuru Kururin
 - Mario vs Donkey Kong
 - Puyo Pop Fever
 - Super Puzzle Bobble Advance
 - Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
 - Wario Ware Inc Minigame Mania, Twisted
 
Course
- Colin Mc Rae Rally 2
 - F1 2002
 - F-Zero Maximum Velocity, GP Legend, Climax
 - GT Advance 1, 2, 3
 - Mario Kart Super Circuit
 - Moto Racer Advance
 - Top Gear Rally
 - V-Rally 3
 
Sport
- Mario Golf Advance Tour
 - Mario Tennis Power Tour
 - Matt Hoffman Pro BMX 2
 - SSX Tricky
 - Super Dodgeball Advance
 - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
 - Virtua Tennis
 
Musique, rythme
- Rhythm Tengoku
 
Rétrogaming
Outre les nombreux portages depuis la SNES et la Megadrive, la GBA a eu de nombreuses compilations de vieux jeux :
- NES Classic (Mario, Zelda, etc)
 - Activision Anthology
 - Atari Anniversary Advance
 - Konami Collector’s Series: Arcade Advance
 - Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits
 - Namco Museum
 - Hudson’s Best