The Best Game Boy and Game Boy Color Games
Original Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are some of the most playable retro games around: tiny, tough cartridges that work on the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and GBA SP. One catch: clear Game Boy Color-only cartridges will not run on an original Game Boy, while black "dual mode" ones will.
Games that save use a small battery in the cartridge, and those batteries are now decades old; our save battery guide explains what to expect.
Adventures
- Zelda Link's Awakening: A full Zelda adventure on a dreamlike island, and one of the best games on the system.
- Zelda Link's Awakening DX: The Game Boy Color version, in colour and with an extra dungeon.
- Zelda Oracle of Ages: A puzzle-focused Zelda that links with its partner game, Oracle of Seasons, for a combined story.
- Metroid 2 Return of Samus: Samus hunting Metroids in the caves of their home planet.
- Final Fantasy Adventure: An action RPG that began the series later known as Mana.
Platformers
- Super Mario Land: Mario's first handheld game: short, odd and charming.
- Super Mario Land 2: A bigger Mario adventure that introduced Wario.
- Wario Land II: Wario cannot die, so the puzzles come from using the things that happen to him.
- Wario Land 3: Often called the best Wario Land: an exploration-heavy platformer.
- Super Mario Bros Deluxe: The original Super Mario Bros. on Game Boy Color, plus extras.
- Kirby's Dream Land: Kirby's first game: short and sweet, and great for beginners.
- Donkey Kong: Donkey Kong reimagined as a puzzle-platformer, with the original arcade stages as the opening act.
Pokémon and friends
The Pokémon games get their own guide: every Pokémon game on Game Boy, GBA and DS, and how to spot a fake.
- Pokemon Yellow: The Pikachu edition of the first Pokémon generation.
- Pokemon Crystal: The definitive Generation 2 Pokémon game.
- Pokemon Trading Card Game: The card game, faithfully turned into a video game.
- Pokemon Pinball: Pinball where you catch Pokémon, with rumble built into the cartridge.
- Dragon Warrior Monsters: Monster-collecting from the Dragon Quest series.
Puzzles and sports
- Tetris: The game that sold the Game Boy. Still perfect.
- Tetris DX: Tetris in colour, with more modes and save support for scores.
- Mario Golf: A surprisingly deep golf RPG. It can swap characters with the N64 Mario Golf through the Transfer Pak.
- Mario Tennis: Tennis with an RPG story mode, and the same N64 connection.
- Harvest Moon: Farming life on a handheld.
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