The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, a 2004 GBA turn-based RPG by Griptonite Games and EA, lets you lead Berethor’s fellowship against Sauron’s forces, paralleling the film trilogy. Selling ~200,000 copies, it’s a 2025 X retro hit (,).

The .gba ROM (~8 MB) features detailed 16-bit visuals and an epic soundtrack, running smoothly on emulators like VisualBoyAdvance, mGBA, or RetroArch on PC, Mac, or Android. Legally download The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age GBA ROM by dumping your cartridge with GBxCart RW (~$50,). Avoid illegal ROM sites like EmulatorGames.net due to malware and EA’s copyright rules (,). Buy LOTR Third Age cartridges (~$15–$50 in 2025 on eBay) for legal dumping or play on Analogue Pocket. Defend Gondor legally at Gigarom!