The more rare, obscure, or just a guilty pleasure, the better. Maybe you grew up with it, maybe it’s just the nostalgia talking, any reason is fine.
I’m looking for a new game to play, but I’m running out of games to collect!
My favorite is games for original DMG, but you’re welcome to include Color it’ll advance games too!
Donkey Kong. Not Donkey Kong Country. The original arcade Donkey Kong, until you realize after beating the original levels that there is SO MUCH MORE to it!
Just one thing. Fuck that level with the long bridge of disappearing floor tiles. That was the worst!!
Bubble Ghost. I had it on a 99 in 1 cart. Might just be that it wasn’t popular where I’m from.
That’s a great suggestion! I put it on my list.
God Medicine. Genuinely one of the best classic style JRPGs and the best RPG on Gameboy in my opinion. Absolute travesty that the west never ended up getting it originally.
Cosmo Tank. Got it as a gift from my dad and loved it when I was a kid. I may have to revisit it myself.
Ooh, I’ve been tempted to get this one! I love the psuedo 3D. But it always looked too hard.
I’ll put it on my list. 🙂
This one! Played as a kid and didn’t get it. Played again later when I discovered emulation and smoked it. I was a stupid kid.
Home Alone. Then again I haven’t played it since back then lol
😆 I’ll probably end up getting it some day, that game is EVERYWHERE.
Survival Kids
It’s a bit of a silly survival game that starts with you being stranded on an island. I got a kick out of it because there were a few different game endings that were dependent on the actions you took earlier in the game.
Thanks for the suggestion! I bought this game back when it came out. Yeah, I was surprised to find out about the Japan-only sequel, it had such a different vibe. 👀
I picked this one up when I was in high school. Never did get rescued… I looked the other day and prices for this one are pretty high, so apparently we’re not the only ones who remember it!
Edit: And apparently there’s a lot of sequels? Who knew? I guess it was called Lost in Blue later on. They all sound like they have the same basic story…
I just looked at the prices on eBay and I have no idea what’s going on over there. Are those accurate going-rate prices? I’m pretty sure I bought mine off the “games no one has ever heard of and will not buy” sale rack once upon a time, haha!
I had no idea there were sequels! Thanks for that bit of info
Price Charting has it broken down by type. That site isn’t 100% accurate by a long shot (notably it doesn’t really factor in condition), but it’s helpful for a rough idea. I saw it had the complete game at over $400.
I’m guessing the game is popular with collectors for being a “rare gem” of the Game Boy library (since it’s both rare and actually a pretty good game). Clicking around, I see it in some rare Game Boy Color game lists—along with Shantae, which I strongly considered picking up back in the day from Electronics Boutique for like $20 and decided “nah.”
For ebay prices are sometimes meaningless unless you filter by “sold items”. But yeah looks like they’re going for around $100-$170
Aside from a few classics I’m sure you’ve already played, I remember playing Wario Blast and Taz-Mania fairly often.
I haven’t played either one in years, so I don’t know how well they still hold up.
Thanks for the suggestions! I bought Taz-Mania back when it came out. I’ve enjoyed playing through it multiple times, and the sprites are really nice looking.
I think I have 3 out of the 5 Bomberman games for Game Boy… What makes Wario Blast stand out to you?
It’s the one I owned, haha.
I never played any of the other Bomberman games (until Super Bomberman R) so I’m not sure how it compares.
Is Taz-Mania for the Game Boy different than the Game Gear version? I had that one as a kid and I thought it was a really terrible game, even back then. But being a kid I played it because I only had a handful of games and driving to grandma’s house took a long time…
I just looked it up since I didn’t know but the Game Gear version definitely looks different from the Gameboy one I remember.
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Oh yeah, the Game Boy version looks better. Although it’s interesting that it looks like the consoles let you spin as much as you wanted but the portables limited it.
The soundtrack to Taz-Mania for Game Gear is infamously one of the worst game soundtracks of all time. Just click around to different songs and then imagine kid me immediately turning off the volume as quickly as possible.
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Yes, Wario Blast! It was actually my introduction to Bomberman.
For mine, I always enjoyed the original Mario Land and Kirby’s Dreamland, and always wanted the sequel to each, but never got them.
Dragon quest monsters (dragon warrior monsters in America)
This game was the bomb, I loved the monster breeding mechanics, you could breed monsters of different types to get entirely new ones.
This game is the bomb. There are translation patches for the JPN 3DS remakes, but I haven’t played them extensively…
On December 1st, new dragon quest monsters is coming out for switch
I haven’t played the first one, but Dragon Quest Monsters II was fantastic.
It has randomly generated worlds to explore, awesome monsters to discover by breeding, and a decent “home farm” mechanic.
Plus the core plot is delightfully bonkers.
(But still somehow more realistic than Pokemon’s “dog fighting by children is totally normal here” world.)
It looks really fun! I have a copy of the Japanese version. I was surprised to find out it was a Game Boy Color launch title!
Just FYI, there’s a 3DS remake that has an English fan translation patch.
As a kid I got a lot of mileage out of The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle. It was honestly nothing special but it was a fun if very basic game. Password-based and not all that difficult for an adult.
Line the crazy castle games, 4 on the gbc is what i grew up with so naturally it’s my favourite. 3 isn’t far off though she I played that to the end last year for the first time.
This Beyblade game that was like an obstacle course on checkered platforms. I practiced a lot to beat the par times on each course.
Ayy I loved that game
Heiankyo Alien. It was the cheapest game in the store, so that’s the one my parents let me buy. For a long time it was one of only a couple games I owned–that one and whatever it shipped with… Tetris?
Is that the game where you are a feudal Japanese farmer and have to dig holes and bury the aliens?
Donkey Kong (1994) - not really rare or obscure, but definitely not talked about enough.
It starts out like regular donkey kong but then it goes somewhat differently.
The colorization is only complete with SuperGameboy so it might be tricky to play that way but there is a colorization hack being worked on.I played the shit out of Donkey Kong Country 2 on my GBC as a kid. A lot of it with that crappy night light attachment that ate batteries and gave me motion sickness playing at night in the car.
I think he’s talking about the game that is the precursor to the Mario VS Donkey Kong series. Sorta a puzzle platformer.
Alfred Chicken. Impossibly difficult, with a ridiculous plot.
Played this on SNES and it’s way underrated
I actually got a copy of it last year! I fell in love with it on the first stage. I was like, why haven’t I heard of this game before??
I remember the adverts. They were pretty funny.
Warlocked for GBC - it was ambitious as hell, and has some quality scenario ideas.
I was trying to remember the name of this as soon as I saw the thread!
Played the heck out of this … gem?
Sneaky Snakes!
Yes! This game was the fucking jam.
Had an epic BMG soundtrack too
From the creators of Donkey Kong Country. 😅 I tried it out and was surprised how fun it was. I’ll put it on my list.
