The 10 Best Game Boy and Game Boy Color Games on Nintendo Switch, Plus 5 We’d Like to See – SwitchArcade Special – TouchArcade

For our subsequent dive into the retro video games accessible on Swap, we’re going all the best way again to 1989. Er, after which to 1998. We’re heading again to the previous monochrome beast and its colourful successor: the Sport Boy and Sport Boy Coloration. Whereas there’s a sturdy number of video games from these handhelds within the Nintendo Swap On-line app, we’re as an alternative taking a look at these video games that dare to exist within the wilds of the Swap eShop. We’ve bought ten of our favorites right here, plus 5 extra video games that we’d wish to see. No specific order, in fact. Time to Play It Loud!

Shantae ($9.99)

As soon as a real shortage that may price you tons of of {dollars} to get your palms on in any authorized capability, Shantae is now fairly available in digital kind. This sport is significantly rougher than its sequels, but it surely pushes the Sport Boy Coloration {hardware} in quite a lot of fascinating methods, offering a platformer with a bit extra to it than the typical Sport Boy hop-and-bop. Wow, I haven’t seen the time period “hop-and-bop” in one thing like twenty-five years. Properly, there you go. Shantae: it’s fairly good enjoyable.

Journey World DX ($19.99)

Right here’s one other sport that may have price you a fairly penny to play formally till very not too long ago. Journey World is an fascinating platformer from Sunsoft that gives up a brief however candy expertise. This launch of the sport does a full-on colorization job whereas additionally together with plenty of extras to dig into. It’s a superb solution to play this quirky, charming story.

Last Fantasy Legend II – Assortment of SaGa Last Fantasy Legend ($19.99)

Time to wade into the compilations, and we’ll begin with one that’s all Sport Boy video games: Assortment of SaGa. You get all three video games within the Last Fantasy Legend collection right here, they usually’re all actually good handheld RPGs. I’m choosing out Last Fantasy Legend II to focus on right here, just because I believe it’s the perfect of the three. It has loads of the bizarre mechanics that make SaGa video games so fascinating, however feels extra well-rounded and approachable than the primary sport. Most likely the perfect turn-based RPG on the system pre-Pokemon.

Last Fantasy Journey – Assortment of Mana ($39.99)

Going hand in hand with the Last Fantasy Legend video games, Last Fantasy Journey is the sport that kicked off the long-running Mana collection. As such, you’ll discover it within the Assortment of Mana with the 2 Tremendous NES follow-ups. Once more, all video games price taking part in. This action-RPG offered a superb various to the excellent Hyperlink’s Awakening on the system, with a quick tempo and a few surprisingly formidable storytelling. It’s been remade a few occasions, however there’s nothing fairly like the unique.

TMNT III: Radical Rescue – TMNT: The Cowabunga Assortment ($39.99)

Konami did some nice Sport Boy video games, and it has made a handful of them accessible by way of its varied collections. The Cowabunga Assortment has all three of its authentic Sport Boy TMNT video games included, and I believe all of them have their deserves. The open-ended, pseudo-Metroidvania TMNT III: Radical Rescue is the choose of the bunch, although. Loads of motion as you’d anticipate, however the further layers from exploring the world, rescuing your brothers, and discovering all of the upgrades makes this one you possibly can actually sink your enamel into.

Operation C – Contra Anniversary Assortment ($19.99)

After the considerably tepid try to carry Castlevania to the Sport Boy by way of Castlevania: The Journey, one can be forgiven for pondering there was little hope the tense run-and-gun motion of Contra would survive the transition. Surprisingly, Operation C turned out to be actually superior. Certain, you possibly can’t play with one other participant. Strictly a solo affair. But it surely’s quick, enjoyable, and difficult in the best way you desire a Contra sport to be. Maybe there was hope for Konami action-platformers on the hand-held in any case!

Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge – Castlevania Anniversary Assortment ($19.99)

How’s that for foreshadowing? Sure, after principally biffing the primary Sport Boy Castlevania sport, Konami turned issues round in an enormous approach with Belmont’s Revenge. This is a wonderful Castlevania sport, one which simply hangs with the house console entries even when it may possibly’t fairly surpass them. Given it was sandwiched by some less-than-great video games, it’s potential many gamers skipped out on this one pondering it could be the identical. For those who haven’t performed it but, right here’s a useful approach to try this.

Ninja JaJaMaru: The Nice World Journey – Ninja JaJaMaru: Retro Assortment ($14.99)

Ninja JaJaMaru: The Nice World Journey isn’t the perfect sport on this bunch by any means, however I believe it’s an essential illustration of a few of the extra off-beat titles that crammed out the library across the releases from enormous publishers. Some correct work was put into this reissue, too. It has a brand new localization and has been colorized, giving a pleasant spit-shine to a sport which may not have topped anybody’s lists for such an effort. Whereas The Nice World Journey is the one Sport Boy sport within the lot, this assortment is an fascinating one to poke at normally.

Xtreme Sports activities ($9.99)

WayForward’s most well-known wholly-original property on the Sport Boy Coloration is clearly Shantae, however Xtreme Sports activities is not any slouch both. Primarily a set of sports activities mini-games tied along with an open world, Xtreme Sports activities is quite a bit higher than it has any proper to be. The graphics are good, the gameplay is nice for pick-up-and-play grazing, and people seeking to fully end every part will discover a stiff problem forward of them.

The Rescue of Princess Blobette – A Boy and His Blob Retro Assortment ($9.99)

One other sport that’s right here extra for its distinctive really feel than something, The Rescue of Princess Blobette brings the house computer-esque puzzle-adventure gameplay of the NES authentic to the small display fairly nicely. In some methods it’s a extra polished sport than its predecessor, delivered in a extra compact and well-paced kind. For those who like video games that take some determining as a result of occasional bits of opacity, you’ll love this one.

And… 5 Sport Boy and Sport Boy Coloration Video games We’d Wish to See on Swap

Batman: The Video Sport

Sure, it’s sort of bizarre that Batman is utilizing a gun the entire approach by way of this early Sport Boy motion sport. But it surely’s additionally bizarre that Keaton’s Batman gleefully murders unhealthy guys, so let’s simply name it an indication of the occasions. The essential factor is that that is one other actually nice Sunsoft Batman sport, and whereas I do know the percentages of any of those movie-based Batman video games ever resurfacing are subsequent to nil, I’ll by no means cease asking.

Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal

I’m usually avoiding video games that I believe may present up on Nintendo Swap On-line in some unspecified time in the future, which implies most first-party Nintendo stuff is out. I actually hope I’m unsuitable about this, however one thing tells me that whereas the Pokemon spin-offs will in all probability preserve showing within the subscription service, the mainline video games gained’t. Thus, I formally request the flexibility to buy and play these wonderful Sport Boy RPGs on my Swap.

Gradius: The Interstellar Assault

I waffled between together with this or the wonderful R-Sort DX, however finally we’ve R-Sort Dimensions on Swap to scratch that itch, whereas Gradius: The Interstellar Assault solely exists in Sport Boy kind. For a platform whose show ought to have made it horrible for taking pictures video games, the Sport Boy had a great handful of fantastic ones. This was Konami’s second kick on the Gradius can on the platform, and whereas that first one was wonderful this one actually kicked issues into gear. Truthfully, I simply sort of desire a Gradius assortment within the vein of Konami’s Contra, Castlevania, and TMNT ones. If that occurs, this sport must be in there.

Steel Gear Stable

A lot of Konami on this article, I’m coming to understand. Anyway, that is arguably the perfect third-party Sport Boy Coloration unique. Nearly every part that was nice concerning the PlayStation Steel Gear Stable was someway squeezed into this fully authentic journey. This sport fully blew me away on the time due to that constancy, and it nonetheless impresses me in the present day. Sure, a lot of the template was laid down within the MSX2 Steel Gear 2, but it surely’s cool to see one thing like this on a Sport Boy Coloration. Perhaps it will present up within the subsequent Steel Gear assortment?

Dragon Warrior Monsters

Pokemon spawned quite a lot of imitators, however to be truthful to Dragon Quest it had monster-catching parts in the principle video games earlier than Pokemon arrived. So, . We forgive you, King. Dragon Warrior Monsters is without doubt one of the higher Sport Boy video games impressed by Pokemon‘s success, and I believe it could be terrific to see it accessible on Swap. And what? It is accessible on Swap, however solely in Japan. Come on, Sq. Enix. Simply drop the Western ROM within the wrapper and assist some Dragon Quest followers out!

And that’s the listing, associates. Are there any Sport Boy or Sport Boy Coloration video games you get pleasure from on the Swap? Any you wish to see? Be happy to hold forth down within the feedback and tell us what you’re pondering! It’s all the time fascinating to listen to the opinions of others on this type of factor. As all the time, thanks for studying!