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All Game Boy Color Games

45 games in the museum — and growing

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Beat the Elite Four and it keeps going — Kanto waits, and Red stands silent at Mt. Silver. Pokémon Gold/Silver (1999, Game Bo

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Gold Version / Silver Version

ポケットモンスター 金・銀

RPG · 1999

Pokémon Gold and Silver are the definitive Game Boy Color games — the titles that proved the platform could sustain the …

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Capcom created Flagship solely for this project, then dissolved it. Oracle of Seasons (GBC, 2001) links with Oracle of Ages f Uncommon

Game Boy Color

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎの木の実 大地の章

Action-Adventure · 2001

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons is one of two interconnected Game Boy Color adventures released simultaneously in…

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Released in Japan a full month before the Game Boy Color existed. Dragon Warrior Monsters (1998, GBC) — Terry's Wonderland, 2 Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Warrior Monsters

ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ テリーのワンダーランド

Monster-Collecting RPG · 1998

Dragon Warrior Monsters — known in Japan as Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland — is a monster-collecting RPG rele…

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First Pokémon game to offer a female protagonist. Crystal (2000, Game Boy Color) also will not boot on original Game Boy — GB Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Crystal Version

ポケットモンスター クリスタルバージョン

RPG · 2000

Pokémon Crystal is the third and final entry in the second generation of the Pokémon series — an enhanced version of Gol…

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WayForward spent years finding a publisher. Shantae (GBC, 2002) launched after the GBA was already out, with only ~20,000 cop Very Rare

Game Boy Color

Shantae

シャンティ

Action-Platformer ·

Shantae is the game that proved the Game Boy Color still had undiscovered depths three years into its lifespan. Develope…

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Capcom's Flagship made this — not Nintendo. Oracle of Ages (GBC, 2001) was one of three planned Zelda games; the third was ca Uncommon

Game Boy Color

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎの木の実 時空の章

Action adventure · 2001

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (2001) is a Game Boy Color action-adventure developed by Capcom's Flagship team. Ora…

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Wario cannot die — every hazard transforms him into a puzzle tool. Wario Land 3 (2000, GBC) — GameSpot rated it 9.8/10 and it

Game Boy Color

Wario Land 3

ワリオランド3 不思議なオルゴール

Action platformer · 2000

Wario Land 3 (2000) for Game Boy Color is the highest-rated entry in the Wario Land series, praised for a radical design…

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Hudson Soft's name appears nowhere on the box. Pokémon Trading Card Game (1998, GBC) — 20 cards exist only in this game, neve

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Trading Card Game

ポケモンカードGB

Card game / Strategy · 1998

Pokémon Trading Card Game (1998) for Game Boy Color is a digital adaptation of the Pokémon TCG developed by Hudson Soft …

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Rumble built into the cartridge, not an accessory. Pokémon Pinball (1999, Game Boy Color) needed 2 AA batteries just for the

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Pinball

ポケモンピンボール

Puzzle · 1999

Released in 1999, Pokémon Pinball is one of the most successful genre spinoffs in the Pokémon franchise — a pinball game…

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Sold as Metal Gear Solid in the West — but it's an original story in an alternate timeline, not a port. Ghost Babel (2000, Ga Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Metal Gear: Ghost Babel

メタルギース ゴーストバベル

Action-adventure / Stealth · 2000

Metal Gear: Ghost Babel is a 2000 Game Boy Color original — not a handheld port of the PlayStation hit, but a standalone…

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Mario himself is locked behind story completion. Mario Tennis GBC (2000) built a tennis academy RPG with leveling, rivals, an Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Mario Tennis

マリオテニスGB

Sports / Tennis · 2000

Mario Tennis for Game Boy Color is the first handheld entry in the Mario Tennis series, released the same year as its Ni…

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Two years before Survivor aired on TV, Konami built it as a game. Survival Kids (1999, Game Boy Color) — crafting, hunger, th Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Survival Kids

サバイバルキッズ 孤島の冒険者

Survival / Adventure · 1999

Survival Kids is a 1999 Game Boy Color survival game in which a child stranded on a deserted island must gather resource…

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Japan never had a boxed copy — rewrite-service only. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (GBC, 1999) unlocks The Lost Levels at 300,000

Game Boy Color

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

スーパーマリオブラザーズデラックス

Action / Platform · 2000

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is a 1999 Game Boy Color adaptation of the 1985 Famicom/NES classic, packed with added content …

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Released the same week as the Game Boy Advance, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 (GBC, 2001) still hit #1 in Japan. Monster breeding Uncommon ▶

Game Boy Color

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ2 マルタのふしぎな鍵

Role-playing / Monster-raising · 2001

Dragon Quest Monsters 2 is the 2001 GBC sequel to the monster-raising RPG that introduced the series to Game Boy players…

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Six years before the Wii Remote, a tilt sensor lived inside the cartridge. Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000, Game Boy Color) — nev Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

コロコロカービィ

Action / Puzzle · 2000

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000) is one of Nintendo's earliest experiments with motion-based controls, using a tilt sensor b…

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Bundled with Game Boy Color just as the original was bundled with the Game Boy. Tetris DX (1998) added saves, ghost piece, an

Game Boy Color

Tetris DX

テトリスDX

Puzzle · 1998

Tetris DX (1998) is the definitive portable edition of Tetris for its era — a full-color reimagining of the 1989 Game Bo…

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X infiltrates a virtual simulation — new story, SNES-era bosses in handheld form. Mega Man Xtreme (2000, Game Boy Color). Jap Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Mega Man Xtreme

ロックマンX サイバーミッション

Platform / Action · 2000

Mega Man Xtreme (2000) brought the Mega Man X series to the Game Boy Color, condensing the action and boss roster of the…

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Combat switches to first-person on a zombie cruise liner — Resident Evil Gaiden (2001, Game Boy Color) was Capcom's strangest Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Resident Evil Gaiden

バイオハザード ガイデン

Survival Horror / Action · 2002

Resident Evil Gaiden (2001) is the unlikely survival horror entry on Game Boy Color — a top-down adventure set on a zomb…

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Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Conker's Pocket Tales

コンカーのポケットテイルズ

Action / Adventure ·

Conker's Pocket Tales (1999) is the Game Boy Color debut of Rare's mischievous squirrel, and the only entry in the serie…

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Japan's Game Boy Color launched in 1998 with this inside. Wario Land II (GBC) introduced the invincible Wario — 5 story paths

Game Boy Color

Wario Land II

ワリオランド2 盗まれた財宝

Platform · 1998

The first Wario platformer to make the hero invincible, Wario Land II transformed the series identity. Rather than dying…

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Pokémon Puzzle Challenge for Game Boy Color (2000) — Intelligent Systems' Panel de Pon mechanic wrapped in Pokémon Gold/Silve

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

ポケモンでパネポン

Puzzle · 2000

Developed by Intelligent Systems and released in September 2000, Pokémon Puzzle Challenge brings the Panel de Pon puzzle…

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Developed by TOSE — the ghost studio that made hundreds of games, never taking public credit. Harvest Moon 2 GBC (1999), the Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Harvest Moon 2 GBC

牧場物語GB2

Simulation / RPG · 1999

The first Harvest Moon title developed natively for Game Boy Color, released in Japan in August 1999. Players inherit a …

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R-Type DX for Game Boy Color (1999) — Irem's legendary shoot 'em up trilogy on GBC, with colour-enhanced R-Type I and II plus Uncommon

Game Boy Color

R-Type DX

R-TYPE DX

Shoot 'em Up · 1999

Released in 1999, R-Type DX is a Game Boy Color compilation that bundles enhanced colour versions of both R-Type and R-T…

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Nintendo made a Capcom game. Elite Forces (2000, GBC) was Nintendo Software Technology's very first shipped title, built unde Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Bionic Commando: Elite Forces

バイオニックコマンドー エリートフォーシーズ

Action Platformer ·

A notable footnote in game development history, Bionic Commando: Elite Forces was the debut title from Nintendo Software…

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Lufia: The Legend Returns for Game Boy Color (2001) — Neverland's RPG with the beloved roguelike Ancient Cave mode. Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Lufia: The Legend Returns

エストポリス伝記 よみがえる伝説

RPG · 2001

The first Lufia game on a handheld, released for Game Boy Color in September 2001 — just months after the Game Boy Advan…

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The world's most controversial game landed on a Nintendo handheld. GTA (1999, Game Boy Color) — Liberty City, San Andreas, an Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Grand Theft Auto

グランド・セフト・オート

Action / Open World ·

Grand Theft Auto for Game Boy Color is a 1999 port developed by Tarantula Studios and published by Rockstar Games, adapt…

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Before the West knew Shin Megami Tensei, Atlus used the Revelations brand to sneak it in. Last Bible (1999, GBC) was the brid Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Revelations: The Demon Slayer

女神転生外伝 ラストバイブル

RPG · 1999

Revelations: The Demon Slayer is the 1999 Game Boy Color re-release of Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible, a 1992 RPG orig…

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GBA was already on sale when tri-Ace built this sequel. Blue Sphere (GBC, 2001) — Japan-only Star Ocean continuation, all ten Rare

Game Boy Color

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere

スターオーシャン ブルースフィア

Action RPG · 2001

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere is a 2001 action RPG developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix exclusively for the Game Boy Col…

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Beat both campaigns as X and Zero to unlock a third Xtreme Mode. Mega Man Xtreme 2 (2001, GBC) — bridge between the X series

Game Boy Color

Mega Man Xtreme 2

ロックマンX2 ソウルイレイザー

Action / Platformer · 2001

Mega Man Xtreme 2 is a 2001 Game Boy Color action platformer developed and published by Capcom — a sequel to Mega Man Xt…

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Released in North America before Japan — unusual for any Bandai title. DBZ: Legendary Super Warriors (GBC, 2002) — 100+ chara Uncommon ▶

Game Boy Color

Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors

ドラゴンボールZ 伝説の超戦士たち

Role-playing game / Card battle · 2002

Released in North America on June 30, 2002 and in Japan on August 9, 2002, Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors is a …

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Train a golfer on Game Boy Color, then transfer them to the N64. Mario Golf GBC (Camelot, 1999) — a full RPG campaign hidden

Game Boy Color

Mario Golf

マリオゴルフGB

Sports / RPG · 1999

Mario Golf for Game Boy Color is substantially more than a portable port of the Nintendo 64 title released the same year…

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North American cartridge reportedly hides a Pikachu sprite in its data. Dragon Quest I+II (1999, GBC) packs two JRPG classics Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Quest I+II

ドラゴンクエストI・II

Role-Playing Game · 1999

Dragon Quest I+II for Game Boy Color packages remakes of both Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest II in a single cartridge. …

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Only the GBC version has Xenlon — a dragon boss who grants wishes. Dragon Quest III (2000, GBC), remake of the RPG that empti Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Quest III

ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…

Role-Playing Game · 2000

Dragon Quest III for Game Boy Color is widely regarded as the definitive version of what many fans consider the finest e…

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No arenas, no multiplayer bombs. Bomberman Quest (GBC, 1998) dropped Bomberman into a solo RPG world — and the bomb mechanics Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Bomberman Quest

ボンバーマンクエスト

Action RPG · 1998

Bomberman Quest (1998) is an action RPG spin-off in the Bomberman series for Game Boy Color — a genre departure that see…

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Three people built the only real-time strategy game ever made for Game Boy Color. Warlocked (2000, Nintendo) — humans vs. gob Rare

Game Boy Color

Warlocked

Warlocked

Real-Time Strategy ·

Warlocked (2000) is the only real-time strategy game ever made for the Game Boy Color — a North America-only release dev…

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Color Dungeon entry code only appears on GBC — invisible on original Game Boy. Link's Awakening DX (1998, Game Boy Color) add Uncommon

Game Boy Color

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島DX

Action-Adventure · 1998

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (1998) is the Game Boy Color enhanced version of the beloved 1993 Game Boy orig…

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One level exists that was never in the SNES original. DKC for GBC (Rare, 2000) hides Necky Nutmare in Chimp Caverns. Released

Game Boy Color

Donkey Kong Country

ドンキーコング2001

Action-Platformer · 2001

Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Color (2000) is Rare's port of the landmark 1994 SNES platformer, re-released on the sm…

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Nintendo remade SNK's lost masterpiece as SNK went bankrupt. Crystalis (2000, GBC) — the post-apocalyptic action-RPG that cam Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Crystalis

クリスタリス

Action RPG ·

Crystalis for Game Boy Color is a 2000 remake of SNK's landmark 1990 action-RPG, developed by Nintendo Software Technolo…

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Rare

Game Boy Color

Keitai Denjuu Telefang

携帯電獣テレファング

Role-Playing Game · 2000

Keitai Denjuu Telefang is a monster-collecting RPG released on Game Boy Color in Japan on November 3, 2000, in two simul…

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Magical Drop for Game Boy Color (2000) — the only series entry never released in Japan. Pull drops up, not down. Western-mark

Game Boy Color

Magical Drop

マジカルドロップ

puzzle video game ·

Magical Drop for Game Boy Color is a 2000 puzzle video game, developed by Sakata SAS Co., Ltd. and published by Data Eas…

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for game boy color (2002) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Game Boy Color

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

ハリー・ポッターと秘密の部屋

action-adventure game · 2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 action-adventure game for the game boy color, developed by KnowWonder,…

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Pokémon Crystal for game boy color (2000) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Crystal

ポケットモンスター クリスタルバージョン

role-playing video game · 2000

Pokémon Crystal is a 2000 role-playing video game for the game boy color, developed by Game Freak, with music by Junichi…

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Ms. Pac-Man began as an unauthorized mod called Crazy Otto in 1981. Legal pressure turned it into the official sequel — and t

Game Boy Color

Ms. Pac-Man: Special Color Edition

ミズ・パックマン

maze video game · 1999

Ms. Pac-Man: Special Color Edition is a Game Boy Color game released in 1999, developed by Namco, published by Namco Hom…

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Mortal Kombat 4 on Game Boy Color (1998) — Digital Eclipse converted the 3D arcade fighter to 2D using their MK3 engine. FMV

Game Boy Color

Mortal Kombat 4

モータルコンバット4

fighting game · 1998

Released in December 1998 for Game Boy Color, Mortal Kombat 4 was a 2D conversion of the 3D arcade original, developed b…

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Daikatana for game boy color — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Game Boy Color

Daikatana

大刀

action-adventure game · 2001

Daikatana is a action-adventure game for the game boy color.…

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