BriGuy82 | 765 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I'm planning on getting an original gameboy. What are the games you would consider must haves? I didn't have many games growing up. From what I can recall I had Tetris, Ducktales, Kirbys Dreamland, HAL Wrestling and Heiankyo Alien. They were all great, I can honestly say I don't remember playing a bad gameboy game. Heiankyo Alien I got off the clearance rack at Thrift Drug, not knowing what the hell it was but I ending up playing it all the time. So what other games would you guys recommend? I'm probably not gonna have much time to play so I'm trying to narrow it down to the cream of the crop here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abelardo | 154 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Link's Awakening for sure, Pokemon first generation, Super Mario Land 2 Donkey Kong Land series, Metroid II, Final Fantasy Legend II (3rd one is OK but 2nd is the best), Final Fantasy Adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 In alphabetical order... Duck Tales Final Fantasy Adventure The Final Fantasy Legend Link's Awakening Metroid ][ Super Mario Land Super Mario Land 2 Tetris Trax Xenon 2 If I had to narrow it down to 5, Duck Tales, FFA, Link's Awakening, Metroid, Tetris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 765 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Abelardo said: Link's Awakening for sure, Pokemon first generation, Super Mario Land 2 Donkey Kong Land series, Metroid II, Final Fantasy Legend II (3rd one is OK but 2nd is the best), Final Fantasy Adventure. So if you were gonna pick between Super Mario Land 1 or 2 it would the 2nd one? I think I'm gonna try to keep it to one game per series. Edited December 20, 2019 by BriGuy82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abelardo | 154 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: So if you were gonna pick between Super Mario Land 1 or 2 it would the 2nd one? I think I'm gonna try to keep it to one game per series. I had both and I'd definitively would pick the 2nd one, first one is a launch title and understandably feels a little rough, 2nd one is a much more polished game. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Abelardo said: I had both and I'd definitively would pick the 2nd one, first one is a launch title and understandably feels a little rough, 2nd one is a much more polished game. I agree with that. IMHO, SML1 feels like SMB, while SML2 feels like SMW. There was a big jump from the first NES Mario to Super Mario World. I guess the SML was rushed, but the difference is big. Don't get me wrong, they are both great, but the game is large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Pokemon Red/Blue (both!), Link's Awakening, Donkey Kong, Super Mario Land 2, Tetris. The big Nintendo stuff of course. There's tons of other cool stuff like Mario's Picross, Metroid II, Castlevania Adventure (yes the first one!), Harvest Moon, Gargoyle's Quest, but it's more subject to taste at that point than a 10/10 must play thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 765 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) Anyone got an opinion on the links awakening switch vs gameboy versions? I bought the switch version as a Christmas present for my kids , but maybe I'll play the gameboy version instead. Edited December 20, 2019 by BriGuy82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 36 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: So if you were gonna pick between Super Mario Land 1 or 2 it would the 2nd one? I think I'm gonna try to keep it to one game per series. Super Mario Land always reminds me of the TI-83 calculator Mario games. It's so short and basic by comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: Anyone got an opinion on the links awakening switch vs gameboy versions? I bought the switch version as a Christmas present for my kids , but maybe I'll play the gameboy version instead. Not sure on the remake, but I played the black and white version this year and switched over to the DX color version pretty fast, and I'm a snob who likes playing original versions when possible. It's not bad, but there are detailed environments and it's so much nicer in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br81zad | 629 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Here's my top 10 (Alphabetical) Duck Tales 2 (Better than 1) Final Fantasy Adventure Kirby's Dreamland (The) Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Metroid II: Return of Samus Pokemon Red/Blue (either of them) Super Mario Land Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Tetris Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Honorable Mentions to: Donkey Kong Gargoyle's Quest Kirby's Pinball Land Tail Gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 765 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Not sure on the remake, but I played the black and white version this year and switched over to the DX color version pretty fast, and I'm a snob who likes playing original versions when possible. It's not bad, but there are detailed environments and it's so much nicer in color. Hmmm, that adds another little wrinkle to the equation here. I think I'm gonna have to keep it colorless. I'm 99% sure I'm going to be playing on a backlit DMG with the bivert mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, Br81zad said: Duck Tales 2 (Better than 1) Preach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I'll throw in a few that haven't been mentioned. BurgerTime Deluxe Lock 'N Chase Batman and Batman: The Animated Series TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br81zad | 629 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Tulpa said: I'll throw in a few that haven't been mentioned. BurgerTime Deluxe Lock 'N Chase Batman and Batman: The Animated Series TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan Man, I did sink a lot of time into making burgers and salting pickles. lol Good call on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I actually like BurgerTime Deluxe more than the original. The music is better, the levels more varied, and it just seems to play smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abelardo | 154 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 16 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: Hmmm, that adds another little wrinkle to the equation here. I think I'm gonna have to keep it colorless. I'm 99% sure I'm going to be playing on a backlit DMG with the bivert mod. Colorless version is fine, DX seems like the better of the 2 games but gives out more hints to the players essentially removing the challenge in a few puzzles, I cannot remember specific examples but some hints flat out tell the player exactly what to do, other than that the DX version is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 765 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, Abelardo said: Colorless version is fine, DX seems like the better of the 2 games but gives out more hints to the players essentially removing the challenge in a few puzzles, I cannot remember specific examples but some hints flat out tell the player exactly what to do, other than that the DX version is better. Yeah, I think a good Zelda game should stump you at least once while playing it. That was maybe my only gripe with BOTW, the lack of being stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,932 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I have to admit it's kind of hard knocking it down to 10 so for me the list would probably never be 100% consistent for a few at least. Super Mario Land 1(or 2), Legend of Zelda Links Awakening DX, Final Fantasy Adventure, Castlevania II, Gradius Interstellar Assault, Mega Man 2, Gargoyle's Quest, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Donkey Kong, and Tetris. I have a fun idea that'll maybe inspire some real thought here as a sub-challenge. I want people to pick 10 games that are *NOT* franchise titles born from consoles or arcades. Basically no NES, SNES, Sega whatever, Arcade, etc ports or franchise titles if the franchise didn't start on the Gameboy. Distant spinoffs like Gargoyle's Quest or Kid Dracula are fine, so are things like Kirby that had multiple titles before the NES release too. Tetris is off limits as well. Final Fantasy Adventure, Gargoyle's Quest, Kid Dracula, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Mario's Picross, Revenge of the Gator, Trip World, Pokemon Yellow, Trax, and Donkey Kong 94 (which started the whole Mario&DK/minis franchise.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I actually prefer SML 1 to 2. The controls felt weird at first but once I got used to them, 1 felt better to me than 2. Another one that nobody has mentioned yet (unsurprisingly) is Looney Tunes. I do have a bit of nostalgia for it but even when I replayed it recently I enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralSoul | 502 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Super Mario Land Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Mole Mania Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow Donkey Kong ('94) Metroid II: Return of Samus Gargoyle's Quest Donkey Kong Land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,709 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Spider-Man. I like Super Mario Land 1 a lot. I admittedly haven’t played SML2, the SMW-ness puts me off. I’m just not big on SMW. 6 hours ago, Tanooki said: games that are *NOT* franchise titles born from consoles or arcades. Motocross Maniacs! 5 hours ago, 0xDEAFC0DE said: Looney Tunes That reminds me, Bugs Bunny’s Crazy Castle. The NES version is stupid easy and quickly gets boring. I think the Game Boy game is better, but I haven’t tried it in a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,776 Administrator · Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Final Fantasy Legend II Final Fantasy Adventure Pokemon Red Kirby's Dream Land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,480 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Donkey Kong is pretty cool. It has the 4 arcade levels and then 90+ more levels of mario vs donkey kong type gameplay. You control more like super mario than Donkey Kong mario, and you can pick things up a la Super Mario 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,932 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 3 hours ago, G-type said: Donkey Kong is pretty cool. It has the 4 arcade levels and then 90+ more levels of mario vs donkey kong type gameplay. You control more like super mario than Donkey Kong mario, and you can pick things up a la Super Mario 2 Yup that's what makes DK so special is that you get faked out thinking it's a remaster of the old, then it's like DK goes screw you man, take this! And suddenly you have 90 more stages of nastier stuff to handle but it never feels cheap, forced, or at the mercy of some lousy AI. It was the birthplace of the Mario vs DK games, and I never liked any of those because of that added level of baggage while DK is just fantastic. It's up to you to fail or not, no waffling AI middleman to doom you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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