Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak, a 2002 GBA adventure game by Pax Softnica and Nintendo, follows Hamtaro and Bijou as they mend broken hamster relationships caused by Spat. Selling ~200,000 copies, it’s a 2025 retro favorite.

The .gba ROM (~4.3 MB) features cute 16-bit graphics and a cheerful soundtrack, running smoothly on emulators like VisualBoyAdvance, mGBA, or RetroArch on PC, Mac, or Android. Legally download Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak GBA ROM by dumping your cartridge with GBxCart RW (~$50). Avoid illegal ROM sites due to malware and Nintendo’s copyright rules. Buy Hamtaro cartridges (~$15–$50 in 2025 on eBay) for legal dumping or play on Analogue Pocket. Reunite the Ham-Hams legally at Gigarom!