The Gameboy Game Ahead Of Its Time - Advance Wars

To say that Advance Wars is not your average esports title is an understatement.

Originally released in 2001, Advance Wars is a turn-based strategy game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo that has remarkably managed to endure the test of time and adapted to the advancement of technology thanks to the efforts of a dedicated grassroots community.

With the upcoming release of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp putting a spotlight back on the franchise, we take a look into the Advance Wars esports scene and the community that has kept it alive.

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[RhymeRyuki]

Literally never would've known Advance Wars has an online community if Akshon didn't cover it, that's crazy .

[chickeeeh]

Thanks for Bringing the scene onto a much bigger audience!

[walkerawbw]

Great video and thanks for taking the time to showcase the Advance Wars community! I know it couldn't make it into this video, but our most recent tournament actually hit 1216 players! With Reboot Camp coming out next month, who knows where we'll be after that. =)

[Kneefoil]

I too found the website around the time it was getting popular. I don't actually like playing AW competitively, but I do like the games and am glad to see so many enjoying them as well, so I am worried about the site catching Nintendo's attention.

[Twisted_Logic]

Love it when y'all highlight small grassroots communities like this. Especially one I love as much as Advance Wars!

[GoPenguin]

Great video! Thanks for giving us the showcase :D

[AaronMarriner]

Great video, thanks! Super appreciative everyone who plays and everyone who contributes their time to working on the site. It's incredible that it's still going strong today :)

[luisg]

I got this game as a gift when I was 6 and loved it i even still own it
. Never knew there was a thriving online scene!

[dainbaril]

This game accompanied me through many moves, as an army brat. The GBA was a huge blessing and one of the best things about my childhood. I am so happy that this game lives on.

[aablue]

I was one of the players who started playing this game in the first surge of popularity as well, and I've been playing ever since. This game has so much depth to it that despite years of playing, every game brings something new!

[gogo]

recently i have been dragged down the advance wars rabbit hole by the youtube algorithm but i never would have known you could still play it!!!

[kingrexprime]

Truly an amazing story of success! Starting out as a project built out of love for a game, and becoming the biggest AW Community to date! Here's to more success to come!

[docs.a.t.]

Thank you for making this video. Not enough of the newer gen knows just how far back Advance Wars' legacy has been, and this helps grow interest in it

[pikafreaka]

Was one of the few people that was on the original forums while the email format they talk about in the video was still in use before the awbw system came up.

Basically only ever had like 2 games going at a time, maybe, because they were such a pain in the neck to actually try to play through. The forum was mainly just random chatter by and large with maybe a dozen people on the site. Amarriner had been MIA for ages (in retrospect working on the awbw system, and school in general).

And then suddenly he showed up and went "hey I got this thing now, let's see how it works."

Obviously it worked pretty darn well.

He also tried to have a fire emblem by web at the time, but it was meant to be a multiplayer thing, and could never really get it to work on a way that felt fair, so it never went anywhere.

It's insane really how much has changed since back then. Kudos to the ones that updated everything since then, especially to get rid of all the refreshes. Trying to do that on DSL back then was a nightmare.

[RK-iquh]

With the remake on the way, it really is the perfect time to get into the scene. I recently started playing games on AWBW and it's really fun!

[Grimloic]

I never knew there was a competitive Advance Wars scene. This is fascinating.

[jjempire]

Thank you guys so much for the video! 😀

[TheSniperpal]

Thank god. Advance Wars by Web has brought a fantastic part of my childhood back and I’m glad it’s getting more attention!

[Bonaby]

I didn’t know this game had a scene. This game was so fun. Can’t wait for the switch release and stuff.

[StarlightEater]

Easily one of the most challenging tactics game out there, I still remember pre-ordering all of these early ds titles.