Rudy Lavaux, Review and Feature Writer. Influences from that franchise were apparent in the visual design more than anything else, and the game itself was a delightful experience that sadly remained exclusive to Japan, although its sequel Magical Starsign for the Nintendo DS did see a worldwide release. Announced even before the system was released anywhere, it was the first title developed by Brownie Brown, a studio made up mostly of former Square employees who had contributed greatly to the Mana series up to that point. Although later Squaresoft would indeed start making games for Nintendo again, in 2001, Magical Vacation embodied by itself part of this dream coming true. Magical VacationAs was mentioned in Cubed3's previous roundtable of top overlooked GBA games, it needs to be recognised just how big Secret of Mana was on the Super Nintendo, and how sorely Squaresoft games had been missed by Nintendo fans on their platforms since the two companies went estranged in the mid-1990s. Wrapping up the 'GBA 15th Anniversary' celebrations, here are some of the games fans missed out on, along with a few that have made an appearance further down the line on other systems. What about those potential classics that never reached Western shores, though? Back in the days where the lack of online system stores meant that pouring money into localisations, only for limited returns at regular retailers, was deemed too risky, it led to many a gem being left completely in Japanese, with only an eventual translation of some done by groups of fans. Cubed3 has already celebrated the 15th anniversary of the original Game Boy Advance release this year by sharing the team's 15 favourite games on Nintendo's venerable handheld system, as well as giving readers some insight into 15 of the more overlooked titles on the market.
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