I played Lufia: The Legend Returns on the 3DS Virtual Console. I was in the mood for an old-school JRPG at the time - saw this, gave it a try and it ended up being my 2nd most played game on the 3DS. Solid and underrated GBC game. 👍
Same with me until recently. I had gone on an NES kick for a while and it left me feeling a little disappointed honestly with how a few of the games really clicked with me. Then I started exploring the Game Boy Color Library and it's crazy how much more I enjoy these 8-bit games on average period. The NES was kind of in this awkward phase of gaming where we were still moving away from arcade play style so many of the games just don't hold up well because they're trying to focus on high score or intense difficulty where is by the time the Game Boy Color came out gaming had modernized.
@@FoxbatStargazer That's your opinion, but here are my rebuttals: 1. Despite the opening song having been brutally butchered by the programmer (the raw version of the music exists within the ROM), the opening is the smoothest FMV you'll EVER see on GBC or even on GBA 2. The AI is smarter, and will more actively try to ambush and hide (blending with the background), which ramps up the challenge. 3. Enemy radar in the pause screen. Helps hunt "THAT ONE ENEMY that keeps hiding". 4. The controls were well adjusted for the GBC, moving and shooting feels nice. Sure, nothing beats playing with a mouse on the SNES, Genesis, Amiga, or PC, but they did well with what they had.
The CGB period was pretty short, but we got some nice games during that time. Bionic Commando - Elite Forces, Bomberman Max, Donald Duck - Quack Attack, Grandia - Parallel Trippers, Wario Land 3, Rayman 2, Ganbare Goemon - Seikuushi Dynamites Arawaru, Gold and Glory, Metamode, Tomb Raider, SMT - Devil Children Shiro, Warlocked... Personally, I have an easier time finding pleasant audiovisuals on the GBC than the GBA.
I promise you'll love Metal Gear Solid. I would recommend playing the PS1 game Metal Gear Solid, preferably with access to a controller with rumble support. and maybe have a photo of the back of the game case handy.... Also it's a story heavy game, so don't rush through because the story is probably the best part!
Hi there. I'm sorry for not seeing this earlier. I'm one of those guys who asked why MGS wasn't on that GB best games videos. Haha. I just saw a notification of your most recent video and came running to check if you posted the GBC exclusive video. It's so good to see the effort you put in these videos and I'm loving to learn about games I haven't paied attention before and your explanations really go a long way. I'll be checking them out for sure. Were it not for MGS, another title I'd have mentioned is Resident Evil Gaiden. What a truly remarkable game. It's a genre of its own. You don't even need to like RE games to like this. It's so engaging and unique. Just like MGS. You don't need to like MGS gamest to apreciate it on GBC. And a side note, here in Brazil, most collectors hate RE Gaiden. They considere it lame, boring and whatnot and they blame steep price on the low count of copies ever made. I on the other hand think the price is fair. It's one hell of a game IMO. I had a copy. It felt gooooood to hold it in my hands. I sold them all eventually because it was a lot of capital just sitting still and I decided to liquidate it and buy an Everdrive X7. Don't hate me. Haha.
Missing Warlocked from the list is a massive omission imo. That games is just sooo good--stunning for what it achieved on the GBC--and one of only three games I've played for like 24 hours straight at times.
Recently played oracle of seasons and playing oracle of ages right now! Absolutly love it! Minish cap is also awesome! And i have No nostalgia, i didnt play any zelda games as a kid but still get totalt emersed now
I recently played through all of the mainline Metal Gear games in story order, rather than release order. Rather than doing that, I would recommend playing them in release order starting with Metal Gear Solid: Integral on PSX. It's an absolute classic for a reason and still one of the greatest games of all time. IMO the original Metal Gear for MSX/NES doesn't hold up that well. Metal Gear 2 for MSX is actually pretty good, but only worth playing if you're highly invested in the series already.
Absolute banger of a list. Some excellent choices. I think I would have included also, Warlocked, A Real Time Strategy game for the GBC, kind of like a simplified Warcraft game on the go. Extremely well made and very engrossing.
My boy Wario Land 3 nowhere to be found ;_(. Due to your recommendation, I played all the way through the Pokemon TCG 2 translation, great experience I would have otherwise overlooked!
Only as an adult did I come to fall in love with the GBC. As a kid around 11-13 years old circa 1998-2001, I convinced myslelf it was a lame upgrade to the original GB and waited for the GBA.
@@RyanMercerCollect these hands! (This is a joke.) But nah, I'd say... Maybe try them out first on a flash cart before deciding if you wanna buy any of the games. Or if you don't want to bother with a flash cart, you can get a cheap emulation system or use your phone or computer or whatever.
"Harvest Moon 3" spells RETRO 5:18 into this video! i always wished they did a "Micro Machine V3" commercial where they compare the size of the GBC Cartridge to a N64 Cartridge to sell this game, but they never did. Missed opportunity in my opinion. i am also one of the late to the party on "Monster Rancher Explorer" just found out about it & boy is it fun! "Wendy" on the GBC is also a fun game on the go! That was definitely in my travel collection when i left town all the way up to when i owned the GBA SP in the early 2000s! Thanks for the Retro Break!
Great video nick was really looking forward to this after watching your Gameboy color top 20 video recently I was buzzed for the exclusive clear games as I myself have now gone down another rabbit hole along with my sega game gear loose cart collection I am now collecting boxed Nintendo color exclusives too 😂 great video buddy really enjoyable . Some cracking games shame some of them are a bit pricey but patience drives out the bargain .
Patience is a virtue! Pretty sure I began planning this video like 5 years ago and been slowly collecting everything for it since then! Got pretty good deals on most of the rare games in the past two episodes in the end!
I don't know if someone who never played metal gear back in the day will enjoy it today but god was it revolutionary. Metal gear solid is one of my favorites of all time.
@@briandadude I know we all love playing the legit/physical but with the cost of living on the rise like crazy… sometimes we gotta cut our losses hahaha
Great list! One game that should be an honorable mention is Warlocked - an excellent strategy game. I’ll also add that there is another game like Deja Vu on GBC: Shadowgate Classic. May be worth a look if you like Deja Vu
Huh, i have a copy of that wendy game. No idea where i got it, probably a yard sale. Never played it, def will now. I didnt know the connection to shantae, very cool
@@RetroBreak yeah i know what you mean, and ages is also my fave of the two...but as a long adventure/"one game" it's just epic! I'm still hoping they get remade, moreso for QoL fixes
Dragon Quest actually had sort of a traditional entry on the GBA: Dragon Quest Monsters Caravan Heart. Not the best one in the series by any means, but it’s decent. Despite the “Monsters” in the title, it plays more like a traditional DQ game.
I have a limited knowledge of GBC. Never heard about QIX Adventure, it seems fun! Minster Rancher-Salomon’s Key is another surprise :) I have played Lufia GBC quite a bit, but it didn’t hook me. One overlooked RPG for the system is Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone. It’s well made, and just like Daikatana probably the best game based on that license. Regarding Metal Gear you would probably enjoy Metal Gear Solid. It’s a good start off point. I liked the GBC game, but got frustrated because I never got past a fiddly passage steering remote controlled rockets.
Pretty sure for enjoying Ghost Babels Story to the fullest, you only need to have played Solid 1 on PS1. Kojima said that the game is not canon for the rest of the series, so you could consider it a branching story timeline like Zelda got em, I guess?
Thank you for the great recommendations! About Metal Gear Solid: I am old school and my opinions might not be in line with the majority but I recommend to have a look at Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake(MSX or a port) first and then play Metal Gear Solid(PSX). MGS alone is an impressive game that holds up well but when you have the context and see where it comes from and how it developed, it is twice as fascinating! MGS2 is inferior to MGS in my opinion. They added more features to the moveset but it also gets much more complicated. Bosses and dialogues are not as memorable as before. I loved the beginning on the ship but disliked the later oil rig. MGS3 is pretty cool but quite long and also has confusing controls, at least the Xbox compilation, so I dropped it. Never played 4 but 5 is a title I can highly recommend
I assume Deja Vu was made by the same people who made Shadowgate. Those transitions look and sound far too similar to be a coincidence. Shadowgate is one of my favorite games for the NES, so I will for sure give Deja Vu a shot.
Regarding Metal Gear. You can't go wrong with the Master Collection Vol. 1 It has every single game from the first two MSX games to the 3rd PS2 game, excluding the GBC entry. If you want portability, get the Switch version.
I also hate stealth games but part of the reason i love metal gear other than the plot is you arent forced to stealth you can just kill everyone and go guns blazing if you want
"qix with enemies" reminds me of those Fantasia arcade games you'd see in bars and other shady establishments, with the nude ladies as the background. also, I don't think I'd call qix-style games "puzzle" games. they're real-time action with no single right answer, I feel they have much more in common with shmups.
If you want to play the story in chronological order in the Metal Gear Solid series, start the third one and play through Snake Eater. It is the best game in the series in my opinion.
Surprised that the two Harry Potter games for the GBC were not featured as they are amazing turn based RPGs. When it comes to favourite Pokémon games mine is on the next generation with Emerald.
found my berry gameboy color, i have links awakening DX, chamber of secrets, and nick toons racing😂lost my copy of pokemon crystal tho… these prices are insane
DeJa Vu unique? I thought Shadowgate was more well known, though that wasn’t an exclusive as I believe it ran on the standard GameBoy too? Maybe there are more differences than I remember, but both played very similar. Obvs different setting though. Running on the same engine?
Oh man you should at least play the first metal gear solid on playstation. I hate stealth games but metal gear solid may be my favorite PSone game, at least in my top 3. It's absolutely amazing and was so ahead of its time that it's still just as amazing in 2024 (I replayed it on the PS5 collection a few months ago)
i have only ever tried one metal gear game too and that one was the snake eater on the 3ds. i got to some boss that i cant get past (for those of you who care its the swamp boss where you move at 1cm per year) and never tired another metal gear again since. because shortly after i watched a video on metaljesus rocks channel where he mentioned that all the metal gear games on consols have those agregeously long cutscenes. and i am not a fan of those long cutscenes and not that interested in stealth mechanics. i was playing the combat like a call of duty game basically.
The games from the list... are very good, but... my definition for the word "exclusive", it's a lot different... As you said, Denki Block is on GBA too... plus there is another version for PSP... so, it is not exclusive for the GBC, you can find it for other systems. Crystalis, is more or less the same NES game. And you said too, that the Donkey Kong Country is a port of the SNES game, so, you have it on GBC, GBA and SNES... Dragon Quest/Warrior III... well... NES, GBC ... it could be improved, but it is basically the same game... and even if it was in japanese (so, we, or at least me, could not play it), it was ported and improved to the SNES too (different post game from the GBC port)... anyway, there are fan translatiosn to various languages... and... I'm waiting for the new HD 2D remake... but, well, it was not exclusive either. Shante was "ported" to Switch, Playstation 4/5... so... (even than more than a port, it seems to be emulated with a "nice frontend" over it). All of them are really really good, but... they are not "exclusive" games for the GBC (exclusive, is when you have to play it on a GBC, or emulate them) The other ones, are in fact exclusive, at least, as far as I know. Regards, an keep doing nice videos.
Exclusive, as in not compatible with the original Game Boy, as I mentioned in the intro. Not exclusive to the console. This was a follow on from my last episode which was Game Boy Colour games that were cross compatible with the original DMG (black carts). Didn't know how else to word it..
PD: @@RetroBreak , I bought some games to Modretro too (Chromatic), the "pack of games" they are selling, including the Toki Tori, the secuel to Tramuatarium, Dragonyhm (the colores version of Dragonborne), etc... but I'm still waiting for the games... I guess I can trust them, right? Regards.
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I love this guy's cheerful attitude in these videos. You can tell he really has a passion for gaming.
I played Lufia: The Legend Returns on the 3DS Virtual Console. I was in the mood for an old-school JRPG at the time - saw this, gave it a try and it ended up being my 2nd most played game on the 3DS. Solid and underrated GBC game. 👍
Thanks for all the great content, RetroBreak!
I have criminally under explored this console's library.
Same with me until recently. I had gone on an NES kick for a while and it left me feeling a little disappointed honestly with how a few of the games really clicked with me. Then I started exploring the Game Boy Color Library and it's crazy how much more I enjoy these 8-bit games on average period. The NES was kind of in this awkward phase of gaming where we were still moving away from arcade play style so many of the games just don't hold up well because they're trying to focus on high score or intense difficulty where is by the time the Game Boy Color came out gaming had modernized.
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Sounds like you are cursed with that RE Gaiden footage! 🧟♂️ Great video as always
Yeah!! So annoyed too as I was planning to make a full video about it! Really enjoyed it both times.
The fact you started with Daikatana made me smile a little.
Also I'm surprised you didn't cover Cannon Fodder for the GBC
Cannon fodder is very compromised from the OG and not top 20 material.
@@FoxbatStargazer That's your opinion, but here are my rebuttals:
1. Despite the opening song having been brutally butchered by the programmer (the raw version of the music exists within the ROM), the opening is the smoothest FMV you'll EVER see on GBC or even on GBA
2. The AI is smarter, and will more actively try to ambush and hide (blending with the background), which ramps up the challenge.
3. Enemy radar in the pause screen. Helps hunt "THAT ONE ENEMY that keeps hiding".
4. The controls were well adjusted for the GBC, moving and shooting feels nice. Sure, nothing beats playing with a mouse on the SNES, Genesis, Amiga, or PC, but they did well with what they had.
I kept seeing Daikatana, but I kept overlooking it due to my prejudice against the main game. Guess it's the old lesson about a book and its cover.
@@quinnocent Daikatana is a lot like Quest 64, the gbc versions of each game is waaaaay better than their console counterparts and worth playing.
Add to your list:
-Cannon Fodder
-Abe's Exodus
Both are attempts at full ports of PC games to GBC.
The CGB period was pretty short, but we got some nice games during that time. Bionic Commando - Elite Forces, Bomberman Max, Donald Duck - Quack Attack, Grandia - Parallel Trippers, Wario Land 3, Rayman 2, Ganbare Goemon - Seikuushi Dynamites Arawaru, Gold and Glory, Metamode, Tomb Raider, SMT - Devil Children Shiro, Warlocked...
Personally, I have an easier time finding pleasant audiovisuals on the GBC than the GBA.
It's interesting to think about GBC as the final and ultimate 8bit console in 21st century.
Perfect timing. Just ordered a Chromatic.
I promise you'll love Metal Gear Solid. I would recommend playing the PS1 game Metal Gear Solid, preferably with access to a controller with rumble support. and maybe have a photo of the back of the game case handy....
Also it's a story heavy game, so don't rush through because the story is probably the best part!
Hi there. I'm sorry for not seeing this earlier. I'm one of those guys who asked why MGS wasn't on that GB best games videos. Haha. I just saw a notification of your most recent video and came running to check if you posted the GBC exclusive video.
It's so good to see the effort you put in these videos and I'm loving to learn about games I haven't paied attention before and your explanations really go a long way. I'll be checking them out for sure.
Were it not for MGS, another title I'd have mentioned is Resident Evil Gaiden. What a truly remarkable game. It's a genre of its own. You don't even need to like RE games to like this. It's so engaging and unique. Just like MGS. You don't need to like MGS gamest to apreciate it on GBC. And a side note, here in Brazil, most collectors hate RE Gaiden. They considere it lame, boring and whatnot and they blame steep price on the low count of copies ever made. I on the other hand think the price is fair. It's one hell of a game IMO. I had a copy. It felt gooooood to hold it in my hands. I sold them all eventually because it was a lot of capital just sitting still and I decided to liquidate it and buy an Everdrive X7. Don't hate me. Haha.
Glad you find the videos useful! Surprised to hear that people don’t like RE Gaiden! I thought it was fantastic!
I skipped the GBC growing up, and kind of intimidated getting into it now. I really appreciate these types of videos.
I really loved DKC for the GBC! Also Shantae. There's certainly a few I haven't played that perhaps I should try out.
I've never played Daikatana and will be giving that a try. Great video...very interesting.
Cannon Fodder is a good one on the GBC.
Besides the amazing FMV intro, it's a really good port.
Sir keep making videos like this. Im a Gbc games collector
Missing Warlocked from the list is a massive omission imo. That games is just sooo good--stunning for what it achieved on the GBC--and one of only three games I've played for like 24 hours straight at times.
What are the other 2
@@Kneelift2099 Mother 3 and Dungeon Keeper 2.
I've kept my FPGBC and Everdrive GB X7 in my pocket since I got them, so I'm always looking for new games to play. Thanks!
Some great games on that list! Metal Gear was the game that made me discover gamefqs so many years ago 😂
Favorite channel for learning about retro games. You make great content man, thanks so much
Great picks and a bunch I had never heard of ❤
Always enjoy seeing a new video pop up from you man
Recently played oracle of seasons and playing oracle of ages right now! Absolutly love it! Minish cap is also awesome! And i have No nostalgia, i didnt play any zelda games as a kid but still get totalt emersed now
I recently played through all of the mainline Metal Gear games in story order, rather than release order. Rather than doing that, I would recommend playing them in release order starting with Metal Gear Solid: Integral on PSX. It's an absolute classic for a reason and still one of the greatest games of all time.
IMO the original Metal Gear for MSX/NES doesn't hold up that well. Metal Gear 2 for MSX is actually pretty good, but only worth playing if you're highly invested in the series already.
Wow those lufia games cib took me back. Great video
Absolute banger of a list. Some excellent choices.
I think I would have included also, Warlocked, A Real Time Strategy game for the GBC, kind of like a simplified Warcraft game on the go. Extremely well made and very engrossing.
Saving that one for my Hidden Gems episode :)
Great video, I never knew about Daikatana, I’ll be adding that one to my list
My boy Wario Land 3 nowhere to be found ;_(. Due to your recommendation, I played all the way through the Pokemon TCG 2 translation, great experience I would have otherwise overlooked!
So many great games to play on my Chromatic once it arrives 😋
Only as an adult did I come to fall in love with the GBC. As a kid around 11-13 years old circa 1998-2001, I convinced myslelf it was a lame upgrade to the original GB and waited for the GBA.
Stop costing me money 😭
Just get a flash cart and enjoy
@@untitledstuff except I'm a collector.
@@RyanMercerCollect these hands! (This is a joke.) But nah, I'd say... Maybe try them out first on a flash cart before deciding if you wanna buy any of the games. Or if you don't want to bother with a flash cart, you can get a cheap emulation system or use your phone or computer or whatever.
Ditto just spent £110 on 7 games@@RyanMercer
A flashcart will also allow you to not put wear on your collection
nice top, crystal amazing for a gameboy game
Yes pls would love to watch your Megaman stream
I’ll make it happen once I sort out my streaming software! :D
How has no one else talked about the GBC version of Daikatana? It looks awesome!
I literally JUST started Crystalis and accidentally deleted my save! Luckilly I wasn't that far along, but now I'm saving in each slot every time!
Lufia 2 is such a special game. I've loved it since I was a kid.
Fantastic content 👌 👏 👍 😊
"Harvest Moon 3" spells RETRO 5:18 into this video! i always wished they did a "Micro Machine V3" commercial where they compare the size of the GBC Cartridge to a N64 Cartridge to sell this game, but they never did. Missed opportunity in my opinion. i am also one of the late to the party on "Monster Rancher Explorer" just found out about it & boy is it fun! "Wendy" on the GBC is also a fun game on the go! That was definitely in my travel collection when i left town all the way up to when i owned the GBA SP in the early 2000s! Thanks for the Retro Break!
Great video nick was really looking forward to this after watching your Gameboy color top 20 video recently I was buzzed for the exclusive clear games as I myself have now gone down another rabbit hole along with my sega game gear loose cart collection I am now collecting boxed Nintendo color exclusives too 😂 great video buddy really enjoyable . Some cracking games shame some of them are a bit pricey but patience drives out the bargain .
Patience is a virtue! Pretty sure I began planning this video like 5 years ago and been slowly collecting everything for it since then! Got pretty good deals on most of the rare games in the past two episodes in the end!
I don't know if someone who never played metal gear back in the day will enjoy it today but god was it revolutionary. Metal gear solid is one of my favorites of all time.
Crystalis really needs a proper remake, it had so much potential and I loved the world setting
Rocket Slime is on DS! There were a few Dragon Quest related games to release for GBA but they were all Japanese exclusive.
This is the one I was thinking of, it is the prequel to rocket slime dragonquest.fandom.com/wiki/Slime_Morimori_Dragon_Quest
I think all of the gba dragon quest games have been fan translated now tho
I enjoyed this. I have subscribed i look forward to seeing more of your content
Great video, some real bangers in this list.
Did you check out the homebrew GBA game jam 2024? There were some really polished titles in there.
A little depressing to watch this and then look up what most of these games cost.
Emulation isn't piracy 😅
@@urdimsum7961Or pricey 😅
Emulation mateyyyyy
@@E_X_I_T Hahaha
@@briandadude I know we all love playing the legit/physical but with the cost of living on the rise like crazy… sometimes we gotta cut our losses hahaha
Hell yeah Daikatana, Lufia and Megaman
I haven't played through a metal gear game either, but I do have a few I need to play
woo woo
Great list! One game that should be an honorable mention is Warlocked - an excellent strategy game. I’ll also add that there is another game like Deja Vu on GBC: Shadowgate Classic. May be worth a look if you like Deja Vu
Cool maybe I need to try shadowgate! I always thought it was more like a dungeon crawler like wizardry
I've noticed on GBC, it's often complete in box is the only option.
Huh, i have a copy of that wendy game. No idea where i got it, probably a yard sale. Never played it, def will now. I didnt know the connection to shantae, very cool
Metal Gear Solid Gaiden is not canonical to the rest of the Metal Gear storyline. So you can play it without having any other knowledge.
Street Fighter Alpha deserves to be on this list.
id combine the oracle games as one
I did consider it, but as I said, they are fundamentally different games with different styles of play, so I kept them separate.
@@RetroBreak yeah i know what you mean, and ages is also my fave of the two...but as a long adventure/"one game" it's just epic! I'm still hoping they get remade, moreso for QoL fixes
@ would really love to see a Links Awakening Switch style remake for them both as one package! That would be amazing :D
Dragon Quest actually had sort of a traditional entry on the GBA: Dragon Quest Monsters Caravan Heart. Not the best one in the series by any means, but it’s decent. Despite the “Monsters” in the title, it plays more like a traditional DQ game.
Stranded/Survival Kids deserved a spot.
That’s not an exclusive game, I included it in the previous video
Top 20 Game Boy Color Games! - [DMG & GBC]
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I have a limited knowledge of GBC. Never heard about QIX Adventure, it seems fun! Minster Rancher-Salomon’s Key is another surprise :)
I have played Lufia GBC quite a bit, but it didn’t hook me. One overlooked RPG for the system is Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone. It’s well made, and just like Daikatana probably the best game based on that license.
Regarding Metal Gear you would probably enjoy Metal Gear Solid. It’s a good start off point. I liked the GBC game, but got frustrated because I never got past a fiddly passage steering remote controlled rockets.
i wish u would also do GBA and DS top 20 vids too!
I’ve already done top 15’s for them both.. maybe I’ll make bigger lists like this one in the future! :)
Pretty sure for enjoying Ghost Babels Story to the fullest, you only need to have played Solid 1 on PS1. Kojima said that the game is not canon for the rest of the series, so you could consider it a branching story timeline like Zelda got em, I guess?
Thank you for the great recommendations!
About Metal Gear Solid: I am old school and my opinions might not be in line with the majority but I recommend to have a look at Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake(MSX or a port) first and then play Metal Gear Solid(PSX). MGS alone is an impressive game that holds up well but when you have the context and see where it comes from and how it developed, it is twice as fascinating! MGS2 is inferior to MGS in my opinion. They added more features to the moveset but it also gets much more complicated. Bosses and dialogues are not as memorable as before. I loved the beginning on the ship but disliked the later oil rig. MGS3 is pretty cool but quite long and also has confusing controls, at least the Xbox compilation, so I dropped it. Never played 4 but 5 is a title I can highly recommend
I assume Deja Vu was made by the same people who made Shadowgate. Those transitions look and sound far too similar to be a coincidence. Shadowgate is one of my favorite games for the NES, so I will for sure give Deja Vu a shot.
Regarding Metal Gear. You can't go wrong with the Master Collection Vol. 1
It has every single game from the first two MSX games to the 3rd PS2 game, excluding the GBC entry.
If you want portability, get the Switch version.
I also hate stealth games but part of the reason i love metal gear other than the plot is you arent forced to stealth you can just kill everyone and go guns blazing if you want
"qix with enemies" reminds me of those Fantasia arcade games you'd see in bars and other shady establishments, with the nude ladies as the background.
also, I don't think I'd call qix-style games "puzzle" games. they're real-time action with no single right answer, I feel they have much more in common with shmups.
Great list, not healthy for my wallet though...
Making this video wasn’t healthy on mine either! Some of the CIB games are getting insane! 😭
If you want to play the story in chronological order in the Metal Gear Solid series, start the third one and play through Snake Eater. It is the best game in the series in my opinion.
Surprised that the two Harry Potter games for the GBC were not featured as they are amazing turn based RPGs. When it comes to favourite Pokémon games mine is on the next generation with Emerald.
Not played the GBC ones, but I enjoyed them on the GBA!
@@RetroBreak Definitely give them a go, so much fun. Chamber of Secrets was the last GBC game released in the US.
found my berry gameboy color, i have links awakening DX, chamber of secrets, and nick toons racing😂lost my copy of pokemon crystal tho… these prices are insane
It’s safe to assume that Top Gear Pocket is the first Game Boy Color exclusive?
My dumb thoughts: As a longtime enthusiast, surely there's nothing here I've overlooked all this time . . .
Reality: *mind already blown at game 1*
Deja vu didn't come out originally on the nes. It's an og Mac game...
Prices just went up.
DeJa Vu unique? I thought Shadowgate was more well known, though that wasn’t an exclusive as I believe it ran on the standard GameBoy too?
Maybe there are more differences than I remember, but both played very similar. Obvs different setting though. Running on the same engine?
Start with snake eater 🎉
Oh man you should at least play the first metal gear solid on playstation. I hate stealth games but metal gear solid may be my favorite PSone game, at least in my top 3. It's absolutely amazing and was so ahead of its time that it's still just as amazing in 2024 (I replayed it on the PS5 collection a few months ago)
Try Metal Gear on MSX, an even more primitive version.
i have only ever tried one metal gear game too and that one was the snake eater on the 3ds.
i got to some boss that i cant get past (for those of you who care its the swamp boss where you move at 1cm per year)
and never tired another metal gear again since. because shortly after i watched a video on metaljesus rocks channel where he mentioned that all the metal gear games on consols have those agregeously long cutscenes. and i am not a fan of those long cutscenes and not that interested in stealth mechanics. i was playing the combat like a call of duty game basically.
The games from the list... are very good, but... my definition for the word "exclusive", it's a lot different...
As you said, Denki Block is on GBA too... plus there is another version for PSP... so, it is not exclusive for the GBC, you can find it for other systems.
Crystalis, is more or less the same NES game.
And you said too, that the Donkey Kong Country is a port of the SNES game, so, you have it on GBC, GBA and SNES...
Dragon Quest/Warrior III... well... NES, GBC ... it could be improved, but it is basically the same game... and even if it was in japanese (so, we, or at least me, could not play it), it was ported and improved to the SNES too (different post game from the GBC port)... anyway, there are fan translatiosn to various languages... and... I'm waiting for the new HD 2D remake... but, well, it was not exclusive either.
Shante was "ported" to Switch, Playstation 4/5... so... (even than more than a port, it seems to be emulated with a "nice frontend" over it).
All of them are really really good, but... they are not "exclusive" games for the GBC (exclusive, is when you have to play it on a GBC, or emulate them)
The other ones, are in fact exclusive, at least, as far as I know.
Regards, an keep doing nice videos.
Exclusive, as in not compatible with the original Game Boy, as I mentioned in the intro. Not exclusive to the console. This was a follow on from my last episode which was Game Boy Colour games that were cross compatible with the original DMG (black carts). Didn't know how else to word it..
@@RetroBreak Oh, ok, if you "mean thay", I guess, it is ok, good video anyway 😉
PD: @@RetroBreak , I bought some games to Modretro too (Chromatic), the "pack of games" they are selling, including the Toki Tori, the secuel to Tramuatarium, Dragonyhm (the colores version of Dragonborne), etc... but I'm still waiting for the games... I guess I can trust them, right?
Regards.
Yet again more games no one can afford! Brilliant! 😡
Wait, is wario land 3 that unpopular?