Paratroopa1 posted... The GBA really feels like the last bastion of 2D pixel art games, so I think it feels like something really special nowadays. The best games on that system feel really slick. Sure, the DS also had 2D games but it wasn't focused on them.
In a way I agree.
I think the DS did a great job of maintaining that as well. Yes it was the era where 3D on handheld became normalized. But we also got some good-looking pixel games like the Castlevania trilogy, Contra 4, Tales of Hearts, and Jump Ultimate Stars.