In the mid-to-late 2000s, before the iPhone revolutionized the app ecosystem and Android became a household name, there was a different kind of mobile gaming giant: . For millions of users worldwide, the phrase "Java game" was synonymous with killing time on a bus, hiding a Nokia under a desk at school, or experiencing surprisingly deep RPGs on a tiny plastic keypad.

Many of the most iconic titles from publishers like , EA Mobile , and Digital Chocolate were ported or built specifically to take advantage of this high-res format. Top 100 Most Nostalgic Java Games (J2ME) - old mobile games