[Essentials] Game Boy & Game Boy Color *NEW*

[Deleted User]

This is the new and updated Game Boy & Game Boy Color-Essentials topic.​

The layout will be about the same as ever and the rules are:

If there is a game already on the list that you think should not be there let me know and it'll have a point removed (so if there are more negative than positive votes then the game will be removed entirely off the list).

You may also recommend some more games in a future post but: (1) you must not repeat any game you have already mentioned and (2) you must make a new post, do NOT edit your previous post as it may not be seen.

All games will be sorted alphabetically as I decided that I won't show the exact number of votes for each game.

I also tried to determine whether a game is available in color on a GBC system, or enhanced if you play it on the Super Game Boy, by adding the following codes to the names:
(C) = Game Boy Color version
(S) = Super Game Boy version
(S/C) = there are two versions of the game available or the game is enhanced if played on the Super Game Boy
I'm sorry, but there's no easy way to tell if a game is GBC only or enhanced on the Super Game Boy. Corrections are welcome!




[P= ]Essential Games [10+ votes]
Dragon Warrior Monsters / Dragon Quest Monsters (C)
Final Fantasy Legend II / SaGa II - Hihou Densetsu
Final Fantasy Legend III
Kirby's Dreamland
Kirby's Dreamland 2 (S)
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Ages (C)
Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening / Link's Awakening DX (C)
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Seasons (C)
Mario Tennis (C)
Metal Gear Solid / Metal Gear - Ghost Babel
Metroid II - Return of Samus
Pokémon Blue (S)
Pokémon Crystal (C)
Pokémon Gold (S/C)
Pokémon Red (S)
Pokémon Silver (S/C)
Pokémon Trading Card Game (C)
Pokémon Yellow (C)
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (C)
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
Tetris / Tetris DX (C)
Wario Land - Super Mario Land 3
Wario Land 3 (C)
Wario Land II (S/C)[/P]




[P= ]Recommended Games [5+ votes]
Dragon Warrior I & II (C)
Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 - Cobi's/Tara's Journey (C)
Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong '94
Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest
Final Fantasy Legend
Gargoyle's Quest
Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble (C)
Mario Golf (C)
Mario's Picross (S)
Mega Man II
Mega Man Xtreme 2 / Rockman X2: Soul Eraser (C)
Mole Mania (S)
Motocross Maniacs
Pokémon Pinball (C)
Shantae (C)[/P]




[P= ]Noteworthy Games [3+ votes]
Cannon Fodder (C)
Castlevania II - Belmont's Revenge
Battletoads
Bionic Commando
Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle 3 (C)
Donkey Kong Land (S)
Donkey Kong Land 2 (S)
Donkey Kong Land III (S)
Dragon Ball Z - Legendary Super Warriors (C)
Duck Tales 2
Game & Watch Gallery (S)
Game & Watch Gallery 2 (S)
Game & Watch Gallery 3 (C)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (C)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (C)
Harvest Moon GB (S/C)
Kwirk
Lufia - The Legend Returns (C)
Mega Man - Dr. Wily's Revenge
Mega Man III
Mega Man IV
Mega Man V (S)
Mega Man Xtreme / Rockman X: Cyber Mission (C)
Pocket Monsters Midori (S)
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (C)
Rayman (C)
R-Type DX (C)
Street Fighter Alpha - Warrior's Dreams (C)
Survival Kids (C)
Sword of Hope, The
Sword of Hope II, The[/P]




[P= ]Other Games [<3 votes]
Addams Family, The - Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
Adventure Island II
Alice In Wonderland (C)
Atomic Punk / Dyna Blaster
Army Men (C)
Azure Dreams
B.C. Kid
B.C. Kid 2 (S)
Bases Loaded
Batman
Battle Arena Toshinden (S)
BattleCity
Bionic Commando - Elite Forces (C)
Blaster Master - Enemy Below (C)
Bomb Jack
Bomberman Quest (C)
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble Part 2
Bubble Ghost
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny - Crazy Castle 4 (C)
Bust-A-Move 4
Castlevania - Legends (S)
Castlevania Adventure, The
Catrap
Choplifter II - Rescue & Survive
Choplifter III
Conker's Pocket Tales (C)
Contra - The Alien Wars (S)
Cool Bricks (C)
Crystalis (C)
Cyraid
Daikatana (C)
Dance Dance Revolution GB (C)
Darkwing Duck
Daedalean Opus
Densha de Go! (C)
Densha de Go! 2 (C)
Double Dragon
Dragon Slayer
Driver - You Are The Wheelman (C)
Duck Tales
Duke Nukem (C)
F-1 Race
Felix the Cat
Fish Files, The (C)
Frogger 2 (C)
Gameboy Gallery
Gameboy Wars 2 (C)
Gameboy Wars Turbo (S)
Gauntlet II
Ghosts 'N Goblins (C)
Gradius - The Interstellar Assault
Grinch, The (C)
Harvest Moon 2 GBC (C)
Harvest Moon 3 GBC (C)
Heiankyo Alien
Heroes of Might and Magic II (C)
International Karate (C)
International Track & Field (C)
James Bond 007 (S)
The Jungle Book - Mowgli's Wild Adventure
Keitai Denjuu Telefang - Power Version (C)
Keitai Denjuu Telefang - Speed Version (C)
Kid Icarus - Of Myths & Monsters
Killer Instinct (S)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Juutoshime no Shoutaijou (C)
King of Fighters '95 (S)
King of the Zoo
Kirby's Block Ball (S)
Kirby's Pinball Land
Konami GB Collection Vol. 1 (C)
Konami GB Collection Vol. 2 (C)
Konami GB Collection Vol. 3 (C)
Konami GB Collection Vol. 4 (C)
Legend of the River King GB (S/C)
Legend of the River King 2 (C)
Lil' Monster (C)
Looney Tunes Collector - Alert! / Martian Alert! (C)
Looney Tunes Collector - Martian Revenge! / Marvin Strikes Back (C)
Lucky Monkey
Magical Chase GB (C)
Mario's Picross 2 (S)
McDonaldland
Metal Walker (C)
Mickey's Racing Adventure (C)
Monkey Puncher (C)
Motocross Maniacs 2 (C)
Mr. Driller (C)
New Addams Family Series, The (C)
Ninja Gaiden Shadow
O'Leary Manager 2000 (C)
Pac-In-Time (S)
Perfect Dark (C)
Pinball - Revenge of the Gator
Pocket Bomberman (S)
Pocket Densha (S)
Pocket Densha 2 (C)
Pokemon Card GB2 - GR Dan Sanjou! (C)
Power Quest (C)
Prince of Persia
Puzzle Boy
Qix
Quest RPG - Brian's Journey (C)
Rampage - World Tour (C)
Rampage 2 - Universal Tour (C)
Resident Evil Gaiden (C)
Return of the Ninja (C)
Revelations - The Demon Slayer (C)
Rhino Rumble (C)
Robopon - Sun Version (C)
Sabrina - The Animated Series - Zapped! (C)
Samurai Shodown (S)
Scooby Doo! - Classic Creep Capers (C)
Shadowgate Classic (C)
Skate or Die
Solar Striker
Space Invasion
Speedy Gonzales: Aztec Adventure
Spider-Man (C)
Spider-Man 2 - The Sinister Six (C)
Spy Vs Spy (C)
Star Wars Episode I - Racer
Street Racer
Survival Kids 2 - Dasshutsu!! Futago Shima! (C)
Tales of Phantasia - Narikiri Dungeon (C)
Tennis
Tetris Blast (S)
Toki Tori (C)
Tomb Raider (C)
Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword (C)
Trip World
Ultima - Runes of Virtue
Ultima - Runes of Virtue II
Warlocked (C)
Wendy: Every Witch Way (C)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire - 2nd Edition (C)
Wings of Fury (C)
Wizards & Warriors X - Fortress of Fear
Yogi Bear in Yogi Bear's Goldrush
Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB[/P]




[P= ]Homebrew Games
Boulder Dash DX (C)
Hungry Are The Dead (C)[/P]





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*Last updated on 2011-05-19 - post 42
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Special thanks to Destructobot, Bitbyte and Dice.

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Keep voting guys, don't forget about the other essentials lists and most of all: have fun playing the games listed here.

P.S.: Constructive criticism is always welcome!

 

[Arm73]

Looks great, but I'm sorry where is Batman ( by Sunsoft ) ?
It looks and plays just as good as Super Mario Land, and it's one of my favorite handled games of all times !
+ 1 for Batman please !

 

[Deleted User]

List updated!

Votes added by myself:
Cannon Fodder
Final Fantasy Adventure / Mystic Quest
Harvest Moon GB
Kirby's Dreamland
Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble (To really enjoy it, you should track down the retail cart!)
Motocross Maniacs
Pinball - Revenge of the Gator (I'm actually surprised there were no votes for it.)
Solar Striker
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Ages
Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening / Link's Awakening DX
Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Seasons

 

[playallday]

Pokémon Gold!

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

Azure Dreams. Simply the best GBC game ever.

 

[Deleted User]

List is up to date.

 

[geoflcl]

Duck Tales II,
Shantae,
Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble,
and Rayman,

por favor.

Fantastic list!

 

[Balee56]

Pokemon R/B/Y
Pokemon G/S/C
Metroid II
Super Mario Land
Castlevania II - Belmont's Revenge
Kirby's Dream Land

 

[mad567]

Megaman Series
Pokemon R/b/y/s/g
Pokemon Trading card game
Super Mario LAnd
Crazy Castle 3
Warioland 2
Kirby's Dream Land

 

[Deleted User]

list updated

 

[logical thinker]

Battle City
Bomb Jack
Bubble Ghost
Choplifter II
Choplifter III
Densha De Go
Densha De Go 2
Kirby Block Ball
Kirby Dream Land
Lil Monster
Lucky Monkey
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Monkey Puncher
Pocket Densya
Pocket Densya 2
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon Trading Card Game 2
Puzzle Boy
Rampage
Rampage 2
Super Mario Land

 

[playallday]

.

 

[Deleted User]

list updated

 

[Sukminedik]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capture GB

 

[regnad]

I'll put in another vote for Catrap, a little-known wonderful puzzle game.

And no mention of Trip World?! It's got to be one of the best, if not the best platformer on the original B/W GB!!

 

[Orsted]

I Vote for;

Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel
Pokemon R/B/Y & G/S/C
Super Mario Land 2
Wario Land 3
Battle Arena Toshinden
Shadowgate: Classic
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Megaman II
Megaman Dr.Wily's Revenge
Ghost n' Goblins

 

[Langin]

Pokemon Crystal, Red
Super Mario Land
Pokemon Pinball
Pokemon TCG


If more Ill add//

 

[Deleted User]

List updated.

@Lightning: Please don't edit your post. Just make a new one instead.

 

[Renegade Zero]

Battle City
Bugs Bunny- Crazy Castle
Pokemon R/B/Y/G/S/C
Pokemon TCG
Pokemon Pinball
Mickey's Racing Adventure- (was epic!)
Mario 6 Golden Coins
Mario Tennis
Spiderman
Super Metroid
Warioland 2

 

[Deleted-236924]

Pokémon Gold/Silver should actually be [S/C]