The handheld gaming scene was fairly standard until 2001 when the Game Boy Advance launched and changed the entire scene. Handheld platforms were compelling, but the GBA wasn't just a portable gaming machine. It was a handheld Super Nintendo, a massively exciting prospect that led to the creation of some of the most incredible games ever made. As the GBA was able to run games that felt like classic SNES games, a console noted for games with outstanding stories to tell, it was only natural that the Game Boy Advance would follow suit.