[Essentials] Game Boy & Game Boy Color

[Destructobot]

There doesn't seem to be an [Essentials] topic for the GB/GBC, so I thought I'd start one while I'm patiently waiting for Dwedit to finish porting Goomba Color to the DS.



Please post a list of all of the GB/GBC games that you found to be exceptionally good. Feel free to mention games that someone else has already listed (more votes will put a game higher on the list), but please don't vote for the same game more than once.



If you have already posted some titles, feel free to add a new post if you have more games for the list. Please do not edit your posts to add more games, I won't notice the new additions if you do that.



Games will be sorted by number of votes first, and alphabetically second.





Essentials, 10+

[19] Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Ages

[18] Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening / Link's Awakening DX

[17] Legend of Zelda, The - Oracle of Seasons

[16] Tetris / Tetris DX

[14] Pokémon Red

[13] Pokémon Silver

[13] Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins

[12] Pokémon Blue

[12] Pokémon Gold

[11] Super Mario Land

[10] Metroid II: Return of Samus

[10] Wario Land 2





Recommended, 5+

[9] Mario Tennis

[9] Pokémon Crystal

[9] Pokémon Yellow

[8] Dragon Warrior Monsters

[8] Metal Gear Solid / Metal Gear: Ghost Babel

[8] Pokémon Trading Card Game

[8] Wario Land 3

[7] Final Fantasy Legend III

[7] Kirby Dreamland II

[7] Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

[7] Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land

[5] Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong '94

[5] Dragon Warrior I & II

[5] Final Fantasy Legend II / SaGa II Hihou Densetsu

[5] Mario Golf





Noteworthy, 3+

[4] Dragon Warrior III

[4] Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

[4] Final Fantasy Legend

[4] Gargoyle's Quest

[4] Mole Mania

[4] Motocross Maniacs

[4] Shantae

[3] Donkey Kong Land

[3] Final Fantasy Adventure

[3] Kirby Dreamland

[3] Mario's Picross

[3] Sword of Hope, The

[3] Sword of Hope II, The





Others,

 

[azotyp]

Super Mario Land (game boy)
It was only game boy game in my childhood, cose my family was poor, but it was very good title, I spent hours playing it eaven when I walked It throught I played it over and over again and was never bored.

 

[MAD_BOY]

super mario land
tetris
pokémon gold/silver
skate or die
dynablaster

 

[Destructobot]

dynablaster

This is Bomberman, right? I can't find any confirmation of a game named Dynablaster for the GB or GBC.

Edit: Never mind, I looked harder and found out that Dynablaster is the European version of Atomic Punk.

 

[Elrinth]

Castlevania Adventure 1,2
Final Fantasy Adventure
Fortress of Fear
Gargoyle's Quest
Konami Collection 1,2,3,4
Kwirk
Metal Gear Solid
Metroid 2: Return of Samus
Tetris
Super Mario Land 1,2
Zelda 4: Link's Awakening DX
Zelda: Oracle of Seasons,Ages


(Final Fantasy Legend 1,2,3)

That is correct, DynaBlaster is Bomber Man: http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/data/196668.html

I love Dyna Blaster for ye olde PC.. One of my fav games ever

I mean just listen to the endtune from that game

http://modarchive.org/download.php/D/dyna_...ers_endtune.mod

 

[Master Mo]

-Super Mario Bros.
-Super Mario Bros. - 6 golden coins
-Pokemon red/green/blue/yellow (are nearly the same, but still essential)
-Pokemon gold/silver (are both nearly the same)
-Teris
-Zelda: Links Awakeing
-Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages (most important... great games. esspecially seasons)

 

[Hadrian]

GB:
Mole Mania
Donkey Kong '94
BC Kid
BC Kid 2
Battle Arena Toshinden
Duck Tales
Duck Tales 2
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Wario Land 2
Tetris
Gargoyles Quest
Final Fantasy Legend II / SaGa II:I: Hihou Densetsu)
Motocross Maniacs
Kirby's Blockball
Kirby's Pinball
Kirby Dreamland
Kirby Dreamland II
Harvest Moon GB
Mario's Picross
Mario's' Picross II
Bubble Bobble Part 2
Gameboy Wars 2
Gameboy Wars Turbo
Felix the Cat
Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge
Mega Man II
Mega Man III
Mega Man IV
Mega Man V
Adams Family: Pugleys Scavenger Hunt
Metroid II
Kid Icarus of Myths & Monsters
King of Fighters '95
Pac-In-Time



GBC:
Daikatana
Metal Gear Solid
Alice In Wonderland
Mario Golf
Cannon Fodder
Mario Tennis
Rhino Rumble
Warlocked
Tetris DX
Wario Land 3
Kirby's Tilt n' Tumble (only good on a GBC)
Shantae
Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Zelda: Links Awakening
Bionic Commando: Elite Forces
Dragon Warriors I & II
Dragon Warriors III
The Grinch
Harvest Moon GB 3
Ghosts 'N Goblins
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal
Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle 3
Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle 4
Monkey Puncher
Driver: You Are The Wheelman
Looney Tunes Collector - Alert! / Martian Alert
Looney Tunes Collector - Martian Revenge / Marvin Strikes Back
Montezuma's Return
R-Type DX
Rayman
Dragon Warrior Monsters
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
Bust-A-Move 4
O'Leary Manager 2000
Pocket Bomberman
Survival Kids
Survival Kids 2
Total Soccer 2000
The New Addams Family
Prince of Persia
Return of the Ninja
Rockman X2
Scooby Doo: Classic Creep Capers
The Fish Files
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six
Pokemon Trading Card Game
Pokemon Puzzle Challenge
Mega Man Xtreme
Mr Driller
Motocross Maniacs 2
Spy Vs Spy
Street Fighter Alpha
Bubble Bobble
Micro Machines 1&2 - Twin Turbo
Toki Tori
Duke Nukem
Frogger 2
Wendy: Every Witch Way
Sabrina: Zapped
Jungle Book: Mowglis Wild Adventure
Space Invasion
Speedy Gonzales: Aztec Adventure
Cool Bricks
Yogi Bear in Yogi Bear's Goldrush
Konami GB Collection Volume 1
Konami GB Collection Volume 2
Konami GB Collection Volume 3
Konami GB Collection Volume 4
Legend of the River King 2
International Track & Field
International Karate
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword

Also if homebrew is included Hungry Are The Dead is as good as most commercial titles.

There may be some I missed though, but its amazing how many great games there was for it, personally I think the GBC is the best Nintendo handheld. Also amazing how many of Nintendo's franchises didn't make it to the GBC.

 

[Destructobot]

-Pokemon (red, gold, yellow,...)
Please explicitly mention every game you want on the list. I've never been interested in Pokemon myself, so I don't even really know how many Pokemon games there are, or which ones are equivalent to each other (like Diamond & Pearl for the DS).

The same goes for all game franchises. Any game not explicitly mentioned won't get on the list.

-that tennis game (forgot the actual name)

I can't do anything with this. I need specific titles.

 

[mario5555]

GB:
===
Gargoyle's Quest
Bionic Commando
Metroid 2: The Return of Samus

GBC:
=====
Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel
Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Blaster Master

I think I'm forgetting something, but it's a start of some of the best, IMO.

 

[Elrinth]

thx Hadrian and mario5555 for naming and reminding me of a bunch of games I have missed playing on handheld:
Blaster Master
Bionic Commando
Shantae
Cannon Fodder
Daikatana
Kid Icarus of Myths & Monsters
Battle Arena Toshinden
Return of the Ninja

But topic-starter, don't add them from my part as I haven't played any of em and therefore can't recommend them. Even tho I'd want to

I'm going to try to find them boxed, or atleast try on emu

 

[Hadrian]

thx Hadrian and mario5555 for naming and reminding me of a bunch of games I have missed playing on handheld:
Blaster Master
Bionic Commando
Shantae
Cannon Fodder
Daikatana
Kid Icarus of Myths & Monsters
Battle Arena Toshinden
Return of the Ninja

But topic-starter, don't add them from my part as I haven't played any of em and therefore can't recommend them. Even tho I'd want toÂ

I'm going to try to find them boxed, or atleast try on emu

I lost my copy of Daikatana, which is a shame I loved that game and its one of those forgotten classics that nobody mentions maybe because of the horrible N64/PC game.

 

[anime_junkie]

Zelda OOS & OOA
Pokemon Silver
Super Mario Bros DX
Pokemon Red/Blue
Shantae
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2
Metroid II
Kirby's Dream land 2

 

[Destructobot]

List updated, all previous posts counted.

 

[golden]

Pokemon Silver/Gold/Crystal
Kirby Dream Land 2
Pokemon Blue/Red
Metroid 2
Tetris

 

[Destructobot]

Updated.

 

[Mangofett]

I knew there was a topic missing... this was it.

All 3 Zeldas
Tetris
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Pokemon Trading Card Game

Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Blue
Super Mario Land 2

 

[PikaPika]

1 more for Pokemon TCG, Mole Mania, and Pokemon Silver.

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

Duke Nukem

 

[CockroachMan]

All 3 Zeldas
Wario Land 2
Mario Tennis
Pokemon Blue/Red and Gold/Silver

 

[Destructobot]

List updated.