I always love seeing Game Boy get some love. I'm glad that the old stigma of handheld games being "lesser" is finally lifting. For anyone interested, both Balloon Kid and Myths & Monsters are available digitally on 3DS, which is sadly going to be shut down in March, and Belmont's Revenge is on the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, which is available on every modern platform. As for me, I've always adored the Game Boy Megaman games. As a matter of fact, the first one, Dr. Wily's Revenge is the very first game I ever played!
The very, very first? That's so cool! What a way to start into gaming eh? Thanks for the modern day access info too. I've pinned your comment for all to see... hope you don't mind!
@@hungrygoriya I don't mind one bit! And ye, I still vividly remember standing in a pawn shop, the lady behind the counter let four year old me try out a Game Boy, and let me pick out a game to play on it. I was so fascinated I could make the little guy move by pressing the buttons xD
@@hungrygoriya I really have my mom to thank. She was so forward thinking with games, she looked at them as reading practice, coordination, problem solving and entertainment all rolled into one, and she always supported my hobby my whole life! She's even become a fan herself in the PS2 era :D
I would definitely suggest Gargoyle’s Quest! Not really a continuation of Ghouls and Ghosts but it’s tangentially link. A very good adventure platformer game :)
Excellent Series in general. The Gargoyle's Quest series, that is, Gargoyle's Quest on Game Boy, Gargoyle's Quest II on NES (and also Game Boy I think), and Demon's Crest on SNES (one of my favorite games of all time). Ghouls 'n Ghosts is cool too, but I'm definitely a much bigger fan of the Gargoyle's Quest spinoff series.
Gargoyle’s Quest 1+2 are amazing. I picked them up on the 3DS eShop and I enjoyed my entire time through them. I love them a lot more than Ghost and Goblins.
@@Demonskunk I still need to play the NES game but I really enjoyed my time with Gargoyle's Quest. If I get around to a part 2 for this idea, it'll definitely be mentioned!
I believe there's a decent Bonk game on the Gameboy that isn't a remake of any existing Bonk game. Also, there's no NES roots but I just want to shout out Tail Gator. A game about a cute little gator wearing sneakers that goes from room to room trying to find the key to the next one while avoiding baddies to a boppin' soundtrack, with tiny graphics that smartly avoid screen crunch.
Oh? I knew there was a Bonk game on Game Boy but I thought it was a remake! Thanks for this. I will definitely look into it. Tail Gator, you say? I enjoy a nice little puzzle game once in a while. I'll have a look!
My bonk intro was Gameboy, its great! Interestingly, the gb/nes/tg16 ones pulled the same name and cover art but different games trick. Id say all are worth your time.
Blaster Master: Enemy Below was the first true sequel to Blaster Master. TMNT actually had a game like the first NES game on the GB. You could realistically count the Saga games (FF Legend) as spinoffs of Final Fantasy II. The crazy part about the Gameboy is that it had continuations from not only NES and SNES, but also PS1!!
This was a fun video and I loved the way you transitioned between games! I should try Belmont's Revenge again, it did have good music. I want to try Sneaky Snakes and Balloon Kid.
Thanks so much! I never got through the last few fights of Belmont's Revenge but I loved the entire game up to that point. Sneaky Snakes and Balloon Kid are definitely worth a try too. I love the music in Balloon Kid especially!
The Game Boy game was my first exposure to Kid Icarus; a friend of mine got the game for his birthday, and I remember being with him at his family's cabin in the woods. It was a pretty unforgettable adventure. The ones I'd recommend most are Bionic Commando, Duck Tales, Gradius: The Interstellar Assault, Mega Man (1-5), Ninja Gaiden Shadow, TMNT 3, and Ultima: Runes of Virtue. Of these, Ninja Gaiden Shadow and TMNT 3 are particularly interesting; the former is actually a spin-off of Shadow of the Ninja on NES, and the latter is a Platventure that's pretty well-designed. Ultima's neat, too; it plays more like a top-down Action Adventure than an actual Ultima game.
Really good music on these games, Praying Hands is one of the best songs in any Castlevania game, Fortress of Fear has a pretty good David Wise composed score although you don't hear the really good tracks until a little ways into the game, Sneaky Snakes sounds great and carries over the rhythm and blues energy from the NES game, I played Balloon Kid a lot as a kid and obviously that game has some great tunes too.
Definitely! I had a really hard time choosing music because it's all so good. I absolutely love the title screen/game over music in Fortress of Fear. It's one of my favourite video game tracks, period!
I’ve played Belmont’s Revenge. It definitely has some awesome music for the gameboy. My favorites as a kid were Pokemon Red & Blue. As an adult, my favorite by far is Links Awakening
Belmont's Revenge has such a good soundtrack! I had a hard time choosing a song for the review but decided on something dramatic since most of the other tunes here have very bubbly music. Link's Awakening I played so much when I was younger. It's my favourite Zelda game, period! And Pokemon Blue I played through a few years ago. It's still the only Pokemon game I've finished and it was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be! Butterfree was my favourite teammate!
Butterfree is a decent Pokemon. Nidoking is OP. Makes for an easier run in gen 1. You picked a good track for Belmont’s revenge! Can’t blame you one bit on links awakening. I played it for the first time earlier this year and was very impressed
As a Sega kid who never cared about portable gaming this is like entering a foreign country. I don't have any worthwhile commentary here except to say: great vid as always!
Love this format. Wizard and Warriors was one of the first games I grew frustrated with, and I would never get frustrated as kid. I get slightly better, then I get killed by some random thing.
There is truly a lot of great untapped love for the Game Boy that needs spreading. Sneaky Snakes seems to slither under everyone's radar, and im always happy to see Balloon Kid get love! I think one of the biggest ones is the unique set of Mega Man games that graced the GB. Sure they still are quite similar to the NES counterparts, they did eventually blaze a fantastic trail of their own!
Sneaky Snakes and Balloon Kid are both great ones. I considered those Mega Man games as well, especially Mega Man V because I think it's completely unique, isn't it? I haven't played much of it yet, but thankfully I have it tucked away on the shelf.
Adventure Island has really faithful ports on the gameboy. I feel like the 1st and 2nd games on portable are translations of the second and third games on NES respectively. Good length, solid gameplay and challenging in the later levels.
I love the Adventure Island series aside from the first game. AI2/3 on a portable system would probably be right up my alley. Thanks for the suggestion!
I flipping _love Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters!_ It was my introduction to the series, so when I went back and tried the NES game, I was a bit let down. Everyone raves about what a great game the NES one is, but I rarely hear about how awesome the Game Boy title is. It's nice to know someone else appreciate the game even Nintendo forgot about.
Nice! The Game Boy game definitely deserves more love. It's challenging in its own right, and I enjoy that the bottom of the screen isn't a gaping hole of death.
Fun video. Always interesting to see how they translate games like these to the gameboy. I am not sure if it’s an exact fit, but Donkey Kong ‘94 is another good one that expands upon the arcade/NES game into a full adventure.
Fun video! One great game I rarely see mentioned that has NES-lineage is Bionic Commando. It's a retelling that expands on the design ideas of the original.
That Castlevania game manual at 2:54 just reminded me of the all the black & white Konami manuals using the same font. I had Contra, Bayou Billy, Top Gun, Blades of Steel, Life Force, Track & Field, and Jackal. And I remember all of them looking the same.
Fortress of Fear was the first ever Game Boy game developed outside of Japan did ye know? Most of the games I can think of were straight up ports of NES games, like DuckTales Etc.
Your content is amazing and so well done. You must be a journalist by trade... or at least a very well read person. The time put into these is appreciated for sure! I have been gaming for over 40 years and recently I have been revisiting retro games . (Phantasy star 1 currently)
That's very kind of you to say! Thank you very much! I spend a lot of time on the writing so I'm glad that's shining through. Phantasy Star 1 is a fantastic game. I love the Master System quite a bit and there's lots there to discover. What else do you have on your list of things to play?
@@hungrygoriya My plan is to replay most or all of the RPGs from NES, SNES, Master system, Genesis. I always loved the RPGs. I saw your video on Legacy of the Wizard and I don't remember playing it...or forgot after like 30 years lol, so I may jump into that one. Also I enjoyed your outlook on games like Phantasy Star 2 and how you disliked it. It was my favorite at the time, however I think part of it is me starting RPGs with text based games and playing games as they came out. RPGs came out slowly and unlike sports games you don't replay them over and over so it was always waiting for a game just to play and story etc didn't matter much at the time. I think the graphics of the game was amazing to me so that gave it extra stars for my rating. I did hate the extreme spawn rate especially because the mazes were complex and had so many dead ends ... and the hint book was a MUST for me. Have you played the game Grim Dawn? I loved that story, they did so well, like they actually made the game around the story instead of a second thought (PC game though)
Yesss. Fortress of Fear was a favourite of mine as a kid! A tough one with some fantastic music. Loved Snake Rattle n' Roll too so I've been looking forward to trying Sneaky Snakes. These other games are definitely on my list to try in the future now too.
Right on! Fortress of Fear really grew on me as I played through it over and over trying to get to the end. Always glad to know other people that like it as well. All the games on this little list are worth spending some time with, no doubt. I think my favourites are probably Balloon Kid or Belmont's Revenge.
Absolutely loved this one. I love a Game Boy video and my Castlevania senses were tingled when I saw the thumbnail! Some great choices here. I didn't know about Sneaky Snakes so I'll be on the lookout for that!
Thanks very much! I had a longer list of games to include but I've barely played most of them. These were the ones I spent time with the most, so hopefully after I get through some more I'll make a part 2 down the line. I hope you enjoy Sneaky Snakes!
I'd never heard of Balloon Kid before, it looks really cool. I played Balloon Fight a lot (especially the Trip mode) so it's interesting to see how they expanded on that idea.
So glad to see some underrated sequels getting love on this list! By the way, the cross was included in the Japanese version of Belmont's Revenge which is pretty accessible these days through the anniversary collection. If they fit your criteria as successors to NES titles, the Gameboy Mega Man games may be worth a look. The first four are more like remixes than fully new games, but Mega Man V is entirely unique and surprisingly good. If you only check out one of them, that's the one to go for.
It's cool that it was included in the Japanese version. I had no idea until today! And I should totally check out the Mega Man games! I only have 4 (JP) and 5, but you're right! I still need to play them and this is a good excuse to :)
Gargoyles Quest as a spinoff to Ghosts n Goblins is always a huge rave recommendation of mine. As well as Nemesis from the Gradius/Salamander series. Of course you cant forgot such Nintendo highlights like: Zelda Link's Awakening, Metroid 2 and Super Mario Land 2!! :)
I had only initially thought of Gargoyle's Quest as the first game in a series rather than a spinoff of an existing one, so that's a great one to add to the list! Thank you so much for the suggestion! That's a fantastic game!
Final Fantasy Legend II is a great game on the original gameboy. The story was excellent and still one of my favorites. Probably very obscure since Final Fantasy has more popular titles but it's definitely a hidden gem.
Gameboy games had a way of impressing you later. At first you think it just lacks what the NES can do but once you get involved you can enjoy it and take it everywhere you go.
Totally! And I love that GB games have lots of passwords to pick it up later as well, so you don't always have to start over again. Lots of great benefits to enjoy!
Outstanding! I've played through Belmont's Revenge and really enjoyed it, but the other four games were pretty much unknowns to me even though I'd heard of the Kid Icarus and Wizards and Warriors Game Boy versions but knew absolutely nothing about them. After seeing your review, it's obvious I really need to try all of them as they really look fun. Thanks for showcasing games like this that a lot of people like myself really need to play!
I was watching the part about Balloon Kid and was like "that looks fun!" The more you played it, the more familiar it looked. I was thinking it's exactly like Hello Kitty World, which is a favorite of mine. A quick search, and sure enough Hello Kitty World is just a Famicom port of Balloon Kid with the Hello Kitty characters lol. Excellent game! I am curious to check out Belmont's Revenge and Kid Icarus, those look good too.
Yeah! I haven't tried the Hello Kitty game yet, but I'm happy to know that this style of game reached more people than just in Balloon Kid form. Not too many people have played it! I hope you enjoy the Kid Icarus and Castlvania adventuring too. They're both pretty fun.
I've wanted to get my hands on Belmont's Revenge for a while, but everytime I see it, it's even higher in price than last time. And I'm gonna need you to say Nibbly Pibbly population about 100 more times!
I really, really lucked out. I think I caught a website slipping and looked at about a billion photos before finally purchasing to assure myself it wasn't fake. Thankfully it was the real thing! I hope you can find it someday for a price you're willing to pay. And gladly! Nibbly Pibblies are so funny to say!
My dad knew nothing about videogames and kind of resented them, but when I asked for a Gameboy he somehow came through with Belmont's Revenge along with it. It and Tetris were the only games I had, so I got that game down backwards and forth. I cannot tell you how many times I played through it just to hear that awesome yet melancholy credits song. On the matter of the boomerang cross, I'm guessing they left it out since the whip being able to shoot fireballs made it somewhat redundant. The big three 16-bit titles from the era draw most of the praise, but Belmont's Revenge belongs right up there with them (and maybe even ahead of Bloodlines *cough*). I was so glad they included it in the recent Castlevania Collection. I am not so glad I sold my copy years ago, because its worth hundreds of dollars in-box now (and yeah, I had kept the box too :/ ).
It's really cool that you ended up with a system to fall in love with after all. Belmont's Revenge is so good. I've listened to the soundtrack a bunch since playing it a while back and it's definitely awesome from start to finish. Sorry to hear that you sold your copy :( I hope you stumble into a new copy again someday for a price you'd be happy with. And the whip upgrades definitely help with the projectile attacks, that's very true! A few people have told me here that the boomerang's available in the Japanese version of this game that came with the Castlevania Collection, so that's neat!
@@hungrygoriya Whoah, you're right! This whole time I never knew! I just played through it and yeah, because of how small the screen is, I came away feeling like the cross didn't add that much. Especially because you can't get a multiplier for weapons in this game. The Japanese version doesn't have the axe, only holy water. I felt like between the two the axe is more interesting & useful. Still, it was cool to go & experience the alternate universe version of the game.
What a coincidence that you're doing a video about the Nintendo Game Boy. About a week ago I picked up a Sega Game Gear and 8 games. My younger brother had a Game Gear when we were kids.
Good list! Belmont's Revenge has a very nice Game Boy Color version that was released later on, as part of a Konami compilation cartridge. There is even a romhack for that to make it boot specifically into that game without going into a menu first, so it feels more like it's own individual GBC release. Kid Dracula is also great fun on Game Boy 🙂
I've heard of these Konami compilations before! I've looked into buying them once in a while but they're quite pricey, unfortunately. Kid Dracula was so much fun... I really enjoyed it! There are some troll-y moments in it, but the adorable graphics more than make up for it!
Kid Icarus is a good one. One of my favs on the NES and was surprised to find out there was a GB game (like 25 years after it came out lol). Your videos are always great and I'm always eager to watch a new one. You're one of my fav RU-vidrs by far! I've been playing Jurassic Park 2 The Chaos Continues and it's worth a go for sure.
Awww thanks so much! I try to make thoughtful videos and I'm honoured to be among your favourites :) Jurassic Park 2 on SNES is something I still need to pick up. It's great to know it's a good game. I've been keeping an eye out for both JP games for that system, actually. I only have the Genesis game.
Ah Kid Icarus. Couldn’t even get past the first castle in that one and seeing it always brings me out in hives! Gameboy version looks a bit kinder though so will give it a crack. As always an intelligent and wonderfully narrated video 😊
I commiserate with you about Kid Icarus. It was a grind for me to get through it, but be heartened that the game does get easier as you go. Those first three stages are the hardest. Thanks very much, by the way!
Belmont's revenge is indeed an amazing game! The Japanese version actually has the boomerang cross instead of the axe, but I feel that the axe is more useful since the fire whip has a similar effect to the cross
I only had a handful of games to play for my GameBoy when I was a kid, but I was obsessed with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Radical Rescue, Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2, Wario Land, Donkey Kong Land 2, and Metroid 2 the most. Thanks for this video! Now I have a few more to check out!
Those are some great Game Boy titles, and your coverage was really interesting and insightful. The cross is a sub-weapon in Castlevania II on the Japanese version, the international release it was changed into the axe. Also, I really liked using the turntable to present the cartridges throughout the video.
Another fantastic video. I have not played any of these games. I'm excited to give them a shot sometime. Thank you for putting in so much effort on this video. The record player and spinning Gameboy box are fantastic. Keep it up ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
I love these videos on the Game Boy. I didn't know Sneaky Snakes existed, although I love the NES game (I still haven't beaten it, but made it pretty far, stage 10). It's crazy how the Game Boy sold 100 million units but its library is mostly unknown, apart from the big titles. So many gems to discover there
I like to bring this system into the spotlight as much as I can for the reasons you mentioned. There's so much there to enjoy! And Stage 10 in SR&R is no joke! Nice work!
Sneaky snakes was new to me as far as Gameboy sequels went, I know when I had Metroid 2 or kid icarus 2, no one thought the sequel was on there. Not a sequel, but I know there's a portable version of battle of olympus.
Very cool! Sneaky Snakes? I some how missed this title. I enjoyed the NES Snake Rattle and Roll and never knew the sister title existed on GB. I'll have to keep an eye open for it.
Another game boy game with NES roots that is absolutely amazing is Gargoyle's Quest. It is in the Ghosts and Goblins family. You play as the red gargoyle enemy that has been the bane to many a gamer. The game itself is a hybrid of an RPG and a side-scrolling platformer which features an awesome claw and flight mechanic that makes it stand out from the rest of the side-scrolling pack.
RIGHT I forgot that GnG was the original game in that series. I always thought of it spawning its own series from the Game Boy (which it did of course) but had missed the connection from the original GnG on NES. Thank you!
Oh man my favorite subject, and then the first game in your lineup is one of my favorites as well! Can't count how many times I beat Balloon Kid, there was just something magic about the feel of those physics, the sprite design, and the music. Then comes Kid Icarus! How I loved that game. That final boss blew me away as a kid. What a great video. I second the suggestion in the comments of Gargoyle's Quest (a solid recommendation to me by an employee at Software, Etc. at the time - thanks dude, wherever you are.) And also one of favorite games period, Metroid 2!
Balloon Kid was a really nice surprise. I didn't play too many arcade games growing up and while I've always enjoyed single-screen games, an adventure twist always draws me in. Kid Icarus was the game I played most recently of this bunch and I looooved it. I put it away in an afternoon and was wanting more. Too bad that there aren't more games in that series. Gargoyle's Quest is a great game as well! I need to play the sequel on NES someday. Metroid II's also on my list!
belmont's revenge is awesome, an easy top 5 for me for game boy games and always enjoy discovering stuff I haven't heard of through your videos, I should keep sneaky snakes in mind
Belmont's Revenge was amazing. I still need to go back and finish the very last few fights since I got wrecked there over and over. And have fun with Sneaky Snakes if you do play it! It's hard, but not nearly as tough as the original on NES. The timer feels a little less forgiving.
dang. balloon kid looks cute and fun. I can't believe i've never seen or heard of it. Uhh back around when I was introduced to videogames, I remember playing one of the TMNT games on game boy, and it seemed okay, but it sure didn't stand up to the NES ones.. except the first. which it might have been related to, I can't pull up 30-year-old memories that well anymore. I do think it had the same kinda sidescrolling nature.
Balloon Kid is really fun. The later levels really start to command perfection so I haven't finished it all the way through, but it's definitely doable. I usually throw it on for a while and haven't had a solid go at it. The TMNT games eh? I think the only one I'm familiar with is an exploration-based game I debated including here but hadn't played through yet. I'll look into that library though! Thank you!
Since the Cowabunga Collection is out next month I'll mention TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan. I loved that game so much that I made it a monthly thing for nearly a year to play through it and finish it.
The megaman series for myself. A long with Kirby. I played those games endlessly when I was a kid. My only wish back then was the gb have a backlight. Oh how that would have been a game changer.
Right? I used to play my Game Boy under the brightest kitchen window at home at the table. How I wished I could've gotten onto the couch in the basement with a blanket, but nope. Too dim down there!
@@hungrygoriya Same with me. Or also in my case we had a standing lamp in the lounge and I'd sit under it while everyone watched movies. In summer I'd be hot. In winter I'd be freezing. But I'd be playing Gameboy. So I was happy. Haha
It's amazing that NES-style experiences were possible on the GB! Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge and Balloon Kid are even better than Castlevania II and Ballon Fight on the NES, in my opinion. Both of the GB Castlevania games you cover here are available in color for the GBC as part of Konami's GB Collection series of cartridges. And that first game has been hacked to make your character faster, in both the original version and the color one. So the hacker turned a fatally flawed game into a masterpiece. That game's music is usually seen as wasted on a mediocre game, but now it's where it belongs. I agree with your calling Snake Rattle & Roll "complicated", but there's a hack which gives it normal controls.
I'm not sure if it has a nes counterpart but Kwirk for gameboy is so good! Highly recommend you try it, even if you don't review it, just a really fun puzzle game
I had a gameboy in my teen years as well. Got it at a pawn shop. It came with those two Castlevania games. I still have them but not the Gameboy. No clue what happened to it. I remember car rides playing the with the giant magnifying glass attachment with lights for night drives home. For some reason other than Link's Awakening I never got more gameboy games. Probably because it was the start of the PS1 era and because I had begun getting into a more time consuming and expensive hobby around that time too: Girls. However I do have a retron 5 and do have a gamecube and I could get the adapter for it. I've kept an eye out for Gameboy games but honestly I know extremely little about them so videos like this are a big help in that regard. Although I've heard really good things about some of the Batman games: Batman and Batman The Animated Series (the latter by Konami) in particular.
Oh nice! Sorry your Game Boy is gone, but having Link's Awakening and two Castlevania games sounds perfect to me. I hope you can find some games you like on the Game Boy. Depending on what you're into, there's tons and tons to explore. Some favourites I've played so far outside this video are Survival Kids, Legend of the River King, Great Greed, Battletoads, Kirby's Dreamland, Super Mario Land: 6 Golden Coins... there are plenty more, but those are a diverse bunch!
@@hungrygoriya The Mario and Kirby games I've always wanted to try. Kirby in general as I've somehow never played one before but have always heard great things.
Thank you! There are so many good Game Boy games out there, and it's nice to talk about a few of them that are connected to some solid game series. And beating Fortress of Fear felt amazing. It was certainly a hard-fought win for me!
Balloon Kid is definitely underrated. I'd love to see a sequel one day, I think they could do a lot with that idea. I'd also suggest Mickey's Dangerous Chase, which is not really a sequel, but shares the box throwing mechanic from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers on NES and was also made by Capcom. Another good one would be Kirby's Dreamland 2, which finally brought the copy ability to gameboy, along with the animal friends who give additional combinations to try out.
I'd love more Balloon Kid in my life. You're right in that there's a lot of potential there. And Mickey's Dangerous Chase eh? I can't say I've heard of it, but it sounds interesting to look up! Kirby's Dreamland 2 is one I still need to play. I've only played the first Dreamland game.
You may want to look into Hello Kitty World for the Famicom (fan translation patch available), it's basically a re-skinned visually upgraded version of Balloon Kid. It's nice having a console version of it.
@@hungrygoriya The Punk Frogs are Shredders creation, he made them to combat the Turtles and he gave them all names based on conquerors. as opposed to Reinessence painters Master Splinter named the turtles after. The Frogs didn't want to fight the Turtles (similar to the Street Sharks, who also had an evil creator).
Thanks! It was easy to do once we figured out a couple of details, so I hope to use that for transitions in future videos as well. I'm glad you liked it!
@@paulmuaddib451 I wish I could take more credit for the turntables we have in this house. My husband's been collecting vinyl since he was a teenager and I'm just a happy bystander, but I do love listening to music this way.
I loved seeing Castlevania 2 for the gameboy what a game. Even to this day it brings back great memories. Talk about improving upon a turkey of a 1st Gameboy Castlevania game for Gameboy. Belmont's Revenge should be on every list of best Gameboy games probably Bionic Commando as well. Then the video comes to Kid Icarus and there goes the click for the like button and subscribe.
I haven't tried out the Game Boy Bionic Commando yet, which is probably why it wasn't on this list! I have some games I need to sit down and play to make a part 2 some day, and that's on it. I just need to find a copy! Belmont's Revenge was such a step up from the first game. I can't get over how sluggish it was!
@@hungrygoriya bionic commando is a great fast paced action platformer lots of future mega man bosses like the signa 2nd form in mega man x. It takes awhile to get good with the grappling hook but the game has excellent play control its a Capcom game. You will be swinging like Tarzan with a cannon but be warned the last few stages are tough and challenging no cake walk. Should only take 2 or 3 days to finish long password system uggg but it works lots of continues. It was the 1st Gameboy game I received in 1994. Never had the heart to sell it.
@@hungrygoriya no sub weapons in castlevania adventure either and taking away your whip from any hit come on man that's ridiculous. It felt like Konami rushed the game out too soon to sell it without really testing it. Belmont revenge was so smooth and I loved the pick your path through the game. I too missed the boomerang but loved all the effort put into that game.
Long Comment here. The Addams Family was released for Game Boy, NES, and SNES (maybe more as well), all of which I think were the same basic setup of exploration-based platformers, but each individual version also seemed to have its own layout. I only had the Game Boy version of the game, and I remember liking it a lot, but I was probably like eight years old too, so I'm actually not sure how well it holds up today... Some Game Boy games that don't have anything to do with the NES library, but that I think are awesome games that nobody seems to talk about are Cosmo Tank and The Sword of Hope I and II. I absolutely love these games and have never understood why they seem to be so unheard of, but I highly recommend them if you are looking for more great Game Boy games to check out. Cosmo Tank is one of the most ambitious genre blending games I've seen on any platform, let alone the Game Boy. It has top-down exploration-based run n gun sections, first person dungeon crawling sections with something like gallery shooting segments, and side-scrolling shmup sections that act as transitions between different planets that you can explore. Very awesome and very underrated game in my opinion. The Sword of Hope I and II are also genre blending games of sorts, both first person dungeon crawling RPG games that are also something like text based adventure games I guess... I'm probably doing a horrible job of categorizing these, but in my defense, I think these games are also kind of hard to classify, which is part of what makes them really interesting to me. That's all for now. Hope these suggestions are helpful!
Hey thanks for all this info and your suggestions! I will try to track down the Addams Family games (I think I have one for SNES but none of the others you mentioned here). I do have Cosmo Tank and Sword of Hope 1, but not the second one. I've been searching high and low for the second game for years now but the price just keeps going up and up. I have been meaning to play both of the others and hope to get around to them in the coming months, especially Cosmo Tank. I think I have the Japanese version that I bought by accident, so hopefully I'll still be able to make some headway with it.
@@hungrygoriya Cool! Well, I've only actually ever played the Addams Family game for the Game Boy and I really liked that one but I was also pretty young, so can't say much for it now, or for those games in general. Just thought they could potentially be appropriate for the theme of this video. I have heard that the other versions of that game have similar qualities to the Game Boy one though, which is platforming with some light exploration elements, which is what I remember liking about the Game Boy title. I can definitely vouch for Cosmo Tank and the Sword of Hope games though and would highly recommend those. That really sucks about the price of Sword of Hope II these days. Definitely glad to already have a copy of it myself. I hope you are able to find a reasonably priced one at some point, but I suppose if nothing else, there is the option of emulation or reproduction cartridges or something. I figure you've probably heard of websites like this one called Vimm's Lair where you can play Game Boy games in your browser window, but I actually just found out about that myself. I also just checked and Sword of Hope II is available on that one, so I guess there's that as well. Cosmo Tank is mostly action, but there is exploration to be had as well. The dialogue is minimal, but I think what little bit is there is generally guidance on what you are supposed to be doing, so being able to read it would help. I guess you could just trial and error your way through it though, or maybe look up some guides if such things exist for that game. I would be happy to help too if there's anything you would like to know about any of those games, I would just need to play them again, which I've been meaning to do for a while anyway...
Tetris was something I played a lot as well. Dr. Mario I didn't get until much later on Game Boy, but I really enjoyed the NES version. I haven't played any version of Tecmo Bowl, but I do think it's a neat game. I've seen a lot of people gush about it!
I'd add Operation C, Hammerin Harry, the Mega Man series as a whole (mute II unless playing a pitch correction patched rom) but V as a standout, Metroid II, Adventures of Lolo, Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle series, Dig Dug, Nemisis seires, Kung Fu Master, Donkey Kong. I think Tetris also deserves some mention even if a bit obvious for adding the much-needed 2 player mode to the game, Tetris Blast for technically being the US introduction to Bombilis, a game that originated on the Famicom but deserves more love beyond being an extra mode in Tetris compilations.
adventures of lolo comes to mind -- that's an easy one for north americans to have missed out on, since it only came out in japan and europe (the european version having far more stages, apparently, so go for that one). it's a great companion to the nes games, and unlike those games it offers hints and solutions if you're having trouble.
Ninja Gaiden Shadow is fun. The twist is that it isn't really based in Ninja Gaiden. It was a Shadow of the Ninja sequel that got picked up and rebranded by Tecmo. Either way, it counts.
Thank you for this! This was great! I loved Castlevania Adventure II as a kid! I was a huge fan of the Castlevania games (we've discussed it in the comments for some of your other Castlevania videos), and I was just so happy to have portable versions. I had Kid Icarus, but wasn't able to get into it at the time, so I regretfully sold it. Going back to it now, I wish I had held onto it because, like you say, it is much more accessible than the NES original. Fortress of fear, though... I never felt like it was just challenging; it felt like hateful design with a lot of 'gotcha' moments. This isn't just childhood experience talking; I went back and played it a few years ago and felt the same way. As for Game Boy recommendations, I always suggest James Bond 007. I made a video on it, but basically, it's a Zelda-like which pulls from the overall feel of the Roger Moore era films. There's also Star Trek: The Next Generation - it's a first-person starship simulator on the freakin' Game Boy!
Yeah, Belmont's Revenge is truly next level good! Sorry that you are missing your copy of Kid Icarus :( Maybe some day you can buy it back again if you want to spend some more time with it. Fortress of Fear definitely took time to grow on me after it kicked my butt. You end up really having to slow down and inch along and deal with one thing at a time, but I just looked at it as a bit of memory work and enjoyed the challenge. It's definitely not for everyone! And James Bond 007 is on my list of games to play! I have Star Trek hanging around as well. Good suggestions!
@@hungrygoriyaI can see how you would feel that way about Fortress of Fear, especially if it was one of the only games available to you for a while. I feel like anyone who grew up in that era has *that* game - the one that's way too difficult, or kinda broken, but you still got really good at, because it's what you had to play. I'm really interested in your take on Star Trek TNG in particular, so I'm looking forward to that! 😀
Balloon Kid is very underrated. Love the music, and it was nice it had a female hero during a time when that was rare. Also, fun fact, the Japanese version of "Belmont's Revenge" has the boomerang, and you can play this version in the "Castlevania Anniversary Collection."
I love Balloon Kid. I think the music is really charming, and there's a lot of love in the sprite work as well as a great challenge in the later levels especially. I didn't know about the boomerang in the Japanese version! That's exciting to know! Thank you :)
If I may recommend some Gameboy games Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening - The first of Gameboy Zelda games. It's a great adventure with a unique story outside of the "tri-force" storyline. It's arguably on par with link to the past, despite being on the Gameboy. Final Fantasy Adventure - If your a fan of Zelda's top down action RPG style, this game is similar. It's the grandfather to the "Mana" series and was later remade under the title Sword of Mana. A very story driven rpg, that uses many of the character sprites of the early final fantasy games. It's a bittersweet tale. Donkey Kong 94' - Starts out as a throwback to the original Donkey Kong However once you beat those 4 levels the game gets big.....really really big. Mario's begging to deal with bowser again after this adventure, it's one of the best platform puzzle games of it's time Gargoyles Quest - This game strikes a similar cord as kid Icarus in that it had a Nintendo release but this one seemed, better. It's more of a side scrolling platformer with a few rpg elements....think Zelda 2 adventure of link. It's a challenging game. Ultima: Runes of Virtue 2 - Another top down adventure in the Zelda Vein. The story is much more basic, Collect rune kill bad guy,, and the game isn't organized, so it's easy to get lost. Still it's filled with puzzles and can be great fun if you enjoy these games. And some others that don't need much on an explanation. Final fantasy legend Series (All 3 of them) Super Mario World 2 : 6 Golden Coins Wario Land (Super Mario Land 3) Kirby's Dream Land Series Metroid 2 : Return of Samus
Great suggestions! I've played quite a few of these already, with the ones left on my list being some of the Final Fantasy Legend Games, Ultima, Metroid 2, and Donkey Kong '94. There are tons of awesome Game Boy games!
three nice ones are Mole Mania (puzzle game from nintendo Miyamoto) Donkey Kong 94 and Cave Noire (rogue like from Konami, only released in Japan but easy to play without Japanese knowledge)
Always fun checking out the classic Game Boy line! I’ve been slowly building up a collection so discovering titles I haven’t heard of is always neat 😊 If I would have any suggestions it would be a couple unique ones. Gargoyle’s Quest started its series on here. A definite challenge to get through! There are four Final Fantasy games on here. From what I understand the FF Legend series (there are three) are actually part of the SaGa RPG series. So if you want a RPG on the go and already beat Dragon Quest, go for it! FF Adventure is actually the first of the Secret of Mana series and is more of an action adventure. You can actually play it on Collection of Mana on Switch if you don’t want to break the bank lol oh and speaking of Dragon Quest, there is a unique one if you like Pokémon but want a different experience collecting monsters. Dragon Quest Monsters definitely fills that niche! As for my last title, it’s definitely a different one. I had to hunt it down as it is more unique then any of these other ones Catrap is a puzzle platformer in which you help two cursed kids take out the monsters in one hundred different rooms before they get turned into cats! It seems quite simple yet can get rather challenging! Anyways, love the videos! I could go on forever myself about Game Boy. It has given me hundreds of hours of fun 🤩
Always glad to hear about some great Game Boy games! I have Adventure as well as all three Legend games, but I just haven't gotten around to the rest yet. I've played a bit into FFL2, but I didn't finish it. I'd love to get back to it someday or even start it over again. I liked it a lot better than the first Final Fantasy Legend game.
@@hungrygoriya I love the 3rd one a lot more, but that one I’ve has for a long time! If you do play any of them I definitely would love to hear your take 😊
Great video. I would suggest checking out Ninja Gaiden Shadow, which was apparently developed initially not as a Ninja Gaiden game but as the Game Boy counterpart of a different NES title, Shadow of the Ninja. Operation C is also worth mentioning as part of the Contra series, and Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company is a solid game though the NES one never released in North America.
Shadow of the Ninja sequel eh? But secretly disguised as Ninja Gaiden? Colour me intrigued! Thanks about Operation C and Hammerin' Harry! I'll try to track those two down!
