The 25 Greatest Handheld Games of All Time

There's no question that a huge part of our gaming lives centered on gaming on the go with actual hand-held systems.

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Even though we’re all hooked on playing games on our phones right now at the office, there’s no question that a huge part of our gaming lives centered on gaming on the go with actual hand-held systems.

Sure, they might not be doing so well right now, but we’d pop these suckers in our old hand-held devices any day of the week. The one qualifier for this list is that these games can’t be for your phone. Not that we hate or anything, but this is just not that list. So, without any more yammering.

Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Platform: Game Boy Advance)

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Columns (Platform: Game Gear)

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Star Fox 64 3D (Platform: Nintendo 3DS)

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Batman (Platform: Game Boy)

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Metroid 2: Return of Samus (Platform: Game Boy)

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Silent Hill Origins (Platform: PSP)

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Disney’s Aladdin (Platform: Game Gear)

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Shinobi 2: The Silent Fury (Platform: Game Gear)

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Tetris (Platform: Game Boy)

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Playform: Game Boy Advance)

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Pokemon Yellow (Platform: Gameboy)

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God of War: The Chains of Olympus (Platform: PSP)

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Super Mario Land 2 (Platform: Gameboy)

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SNK vs. Capcom: The Fight of the Millennium (Platform: Neo Geo Pocket Color)

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Streets of Rage 2 (Platform: Game Gear)

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Elite Beat Agents (Platform: Nintendo DS)

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Wario Ware: Twisted (Platform: Gameboy Advance)

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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Platform: Nintendo DS, PSP)

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Sonic Triple Trouble (Platform: Game Gear)

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Lumines (Platform: PSP)

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Half-Minute Hero (Platform: PSP)

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Street Fighter 4: 3D Edition (Platform: Nintendo 3DS)

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Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (Platform: Game Boy Advance)

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Shining Force: The Sword of Hayja (Platform: Game Gear)

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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Platform: Game Boy)

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