Personal Top 15 Greatest: #1 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening #2 Donkey Kong '94 #3 Pokemon Red/Blue #4 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 #5 Mega Man IV #6 Mega Man V #7 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins #8 Metroid II: Return of Samus #9 Final Fantasy Adventure (w/o a Guide) #10 Gargoyle's Quest #11 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge #12 Kirby's Dream Land 2 #13 Tetris #14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue #15 Ninja Gaiden Shadow
I still remember the day I first saw a Gameboy. My friend was playing Super Mario Land in December, 1989. I thought it was the most amazing thing. A year later I got one of my own with 3 games: Tetris, Castlevania Adventure and Paperboy. Classics!
i was in a hospital for 2 weeks when the game boy came out. it really made my time easier there. i remember also playing trough super mario land together with my bed neighbour
I've had Pokemon: Blue Version since I was 4 and I still play it 15 years later. I remember where everything is to this day. I agree that it should be number one. It's still fun to play.
It's amazing that Game Boy had my 2 favorite puzzle games ever: Tetris and Mario's Picross. I think the Game Boy TMNT game deserved some honorable-mention love, too.
Gargoyle Quest was one of my favorite games ever. I loved how you built up your ability to fly as the game went on. Oh man, it would be fun to play that one again
I really enjoyed Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. It is a great game with funny characters and interesting use of level design. Not just a side scroller
Batteries! seriously, for people like me who never bought rechargeables, when we are busy playing, the screen goes still and fades out. right in the middle of battling the elite on Pokemon Red.
+Rosie Leigh Zee No way lol. We were way to poor. I barely had enough batteries. I would steal from the remote or whatever I could find lol. I did use the link when my rich friend came over.
Link's Awakening was one of my favorite games of all time and I think is the most underrated of the Zelda series. Not to mention, it was good enough to get a reboot for the Gameboy Color.
Legend of zelda: link's aweakening would be my top 1. The plot of the game is so perfect. Is, without a doubt, one of the best games i've ever played in all consoles
Guille VQ I got a tic 84 plus ce calculator and started playing gameboy games for the first time on it and even though I’m used to big rpgs like fallout 4 or Skyrim I think links awakening is still a good game. Its so fun going out to accomplish something or trying to get an item in it and I think it’s ahead of its time.
I'm glad that Pokémon Red and Blue got to #1! One fact is that these weren't the first ever Pokémon games released. They were just the first ones released outside of Japan. Before Red and Blue got released, Japan got Red and Green, and a standalone Blue. When the international versions were made, they used the general idea of Red and Green combined with the engine for Blue.
I remember red and blue, they were my first pokemon games same as millions of others and to me still hold up, They set the bar that few games in general have been able to match and Ill never forget the first time I turned on the old brick and was taken to a world I desperately wanted to be real.
When I saw Tetris at No. 2, I wondered, what could possibly be No. 1? Upon seeing Pokemon, it makes senses. That said, I bought my original Gameboy overseas in Haifa while deployed in the Navy. The only reason I did: No. 2, Tetris!
dude, I had something like gameboy, but it was long, and it only had 1 game, which is a small tank at the bottom of the screen, and I had to move it from obstacles, and sometimes it had tetris, something it had an airplane shooting stuff, do you know what is?
My top 10 favourites are 1: Legend of Zelda link's awakening 2: Super Mario Land 2 3: Castlevania the adventure 2 Belmont's revenge 4: Metroid 2 5: Kirby's dreamland 6: Pokemon red and blue 7: Operation C 8: Tetris 9: Final Fantasy the legend 2 10: Gargoyle's quest
Man, this one's a good list. So much nostalgia. So many hidden gems that are forgotten amongst the modern games. Enough people remember old genesis and NES games, but not everyone played old gameboy. The system limitations of the gameboy... I really want to see some of these games get some modern day recognition in a remake. Enough games get remastered and re-released 50 times over. I'd love to see some fresh love for Link's awakening for everyone who missed it. Same for Metroid II, everyone knows the original, and Super Metoid, but II was an overlooked masterpiece. And gargoyle's quest, damn that was a great game. Funny note, I've long been a Kirby fan since that first game. When the second one came out I didn't know you could copy abilities in it till about halfway though the game when I swallowed an enemy by accident. I was trying to go through the whole game with the same swallow and spit gameplay from the first one!
Wow, that's not broken. More like annihilated or obliterated. I'm sorry for your tragic loss T_T you could still get one for cheap on Ebay at least...I'd even help make sure it worked for ya ^^
Great list. Well, Dream Land 2 is definitely better than 1. I'm so glad to see Donkey Kong on here. I really want to see more Mario games like this. The puzzle solving using that giant key is lots of fun to figure out and all the interesting features liking constructing temporary bridges and ladders.
1) Gargoyle's Quest, 2) Castlevania 2, 3) Metroid 2, 4) Super Wario Land, 5) Super Mario 2, 6) Solar Stryker, 7) Trax, 8) Castlevania, 9) Super Mario 10) Kwirk
Top 10 Gameboy Games by Genre 10. Racing-Simulation : Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing 09. Tactical-Sports : SlamDunk 08. Fighting-RPG : Dragon Ball Z 07. 2D Fighting : King of Fighter 96/Samurai Shodown 3 06. Puzzle-Platformer : Donkey Kong 05. Shooter-Platformer : Megaman V 04. Action-Horror : Metroid II: Return of Samus 03. Adventure-Platformer : Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 02. Action-Adventure : Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 01. Epic Adventure-RPG : Pokemon Red/Blue
My Favorite Gameboy Games are 1. Tetris 2.Super Mario Land 2 6 Golden Coins 3. Metroid 2 Return Of Samus 4.Kirby`s Dream Land 5.Pokemon Red And Blue 6. Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs Big Break 7. The Legend of Zelda Link`s Awakening 8.The New Chessmaster 9.Warioland Super Mario Land 3 10.Mario Picross
While watching this video I was like, "Pokemon better be on this list pokemon better be on this list!!!!! >,< " and it was #1~ I'm glad my childhood game is still well remembered.
After number 2 I wondered what could be number 1. even stopped the video for a minute, but couldn't figure it out. I started the video again, thinking that it will probably totally worth the number one spot. It was!
Here’s my Top 5. 😄 #1: Super Mario Land 2: The 6 Golden Coins #2: Kirby’s Dreamland 2 #3: Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge #4: Donkey Kong 94’ #5: Link’s Awakening.
You guys should make a separate video for the honorable/dishonorable mentions, explaining why they could have made it and what made them good or bad to begin with.
I have had a Gameboy, a Gameboy Color, a Gameboy Advance, a DS and plan on getting either the 3DS or 2DS and I have never, EVER owned/played a single pokemon game.
Andrew Whalen If you're 21 now you were most def not a teenager when Pokémon came out... you were more like 7, did you really smoke & chase girls at that age?
Marc 8 I actually think it's the exact opposite. I can never get enough tetris but pokemon is fun for a while but once your pokemon are pretty much unstoppable it starts to get boring.
GoMhaaad Maybe. I think I might have been too old already by the time Pokémon came out though. There also wasn't any Pokémon around me. The little kids did it. As I understand it, the whole Pokémon craze was very much a social activity.
I loved & was a huge fan of Super Mario Land on the Nintendo Game boy & I played it religiously in the past when I owned it. I also loved & was a huge fan of "Tetris" as it became a good development tool to train you to be a better bagger at a grocery store. I use to own & played "Gargoyles Quest" but that game was difficult & weird to me but it was sort of fun playing it.
Cameron Smith the first two gens are the best out of all the pokemon franchise the rest kind of just i don't know i mean seriously an ice cream cone as a pokemon? lol
Is that surprising? Pokémon IS undeniably one of the greatest games ever, whether you personally like the games or not. Heck, I don't like GTA, but I can still see how revolutionary an impact the games have had.
Pokemon is alright, but is it an amazing RPG? Adventure Game? Battle game? Although it brings all three of those together into an okay package, games like Golden Sun, Metroid, Zelda, Fire Emblem, etc. are in my opinion much more deserving of a top 10 spot. To their credit they did mention most of these as well. I would have probably placed Metroid / Tetris as the top two, but I can see why people think Pokemon is that amazing.
Agumon5 I can see your point, and to be honest, I think Pokémon's sheer popularity also had a say in what place it got. I mean, no doubt that Zelda, Fire Emblem, Golden Sun, and Metroid also have large fan bases, but if you go out into the streets and ask a random guy or gal who Pikachu is, I guarantee you of a 99.99% probability that they can answer correct. Did Golden Sun and Fire Emblem even have installments on the original GameBoy?
Pokemon is a overhyped childrens fad. Unless you were 8 when it came out it was crap. It shouldn't be at number 1 and it has nothing to do with sanity.
Moon McNugget honestly, today, pokemon isn't really much to talk about, but at the time, it was pushing huge boundaries for hand held video games, and videogames in general. No other game in the past had anywhere near as much content as this, I mean, it has 150 (151) playable characters (for the sake of this argument that's what im calling them). And like she said, it had a huge amount of re-playability like no other game before it, with the introduction of mechanics such as trading pokemon and catching legendaries. Pokemon R&B really took games to where they'd never been before and really set the standard for games to come. Like she said, it sold 32 million copies, which is a big enough feat as it it, not to mention it was at the end of the gameboys life span!
Oh my days, Dr. Mario! Catchy music, easy to understand concept... even my mother understood how to play it and used to hijack my NES for hours! I was a happy, yet sad young lad... :D
I am SOO happy that you put Pokemon Red/Blue as No. 1 on the list!!! My brother has a Gameboy Colour and a copy of Pokemon Blue, and he lets me use it whenever I want!!! I LOVE that game, even though I'm only at Lavender Town so far. Be warned.... Lavender Town is no joke. The ghosts that posses the Pokemon Tower will be found... and they might just find you.
My first handheld console was the Gameboy colour. And the first game I got was Pokemon Crystal. I will never forget the countless hours of fun I spent on it.
10:Kirby's Dream Land 9:Operation C 8:Megaman V 7:Metroid 6: Return Of Samus 5: DuckTales 4: Super Mario Land 3: Contra 2: Pokemon Red&Blue 1: Legend Of Zelda.
I've sold all my Gameboy games, except for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. The best Gameboy Games accross all versions of the device in my opinion is without contest Golden Sun 1+2 for the GBA though.
Personal Top 15 Greatest:
#1 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
#2 Donkey Kong '94
#3 Pokemon Red/Blue
#4 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
#5 Mega Man IV
#6 Mega Man V
#7 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
#8 Metroid II: Return of Samus
#9 Final Fantasy Adventure (w/o a Guide)
#10 Gargoyle's Quest
#11 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
#12 Kirby's Dream Land 2
#13 Tetris
#14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue
#15 Ninja Gaiden Shadow
I still remember the day I first saw a Gameboy. My friend was playing Super Mario Land in December, 1989. I thought it was the most amazing thing. A year later I got one of my own with 3 games: Tetris, Castlevania Adventure and Paperboy. Classics!
i was in a hospital for 2 weeks when the game boy came out. it really made my time easier there. i remember also playing trough super mario land together with my bed neighbour
I've had Pokemon: Blue Version since I was 4 and I still play it 15 years later. I remember where everything is to this day. I agree that it should be number one. It's still fun to play.
Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge IS actually one of the best Castlevania games, it's just so damn good.
In some lists, there is just no suprise in which is going to be #1.
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DO TOP 10 N64 GAMES. I DEMAND IT.
rybrentmannftw YEAAAAH!
Top 10 GameCube Games pls
Mario Land 2 is infinitely superior to the first one.
Sener, well said.
Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons >>>>>>>>
That's bs
@@Isaac-jm2ht so much better
I agree!
It's amazing that Game Boy had my 2 favorite puzzle games ever: Tetris and Mario's Picross.
I think the Game Boy TMNT game deserved some honorable-mention love, too.
Mario Land 2 and Wario Land >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mario Land
Wario Land is the best because it's a unique concept. ML2 plays like a washed down Mario 3, with some original ideas. (I liked the space levels)
+Jonathan BarSela Space levels
Hubblebub Lumbubwub Have
Link's Awakening is my #1. :P
Hylian Jim i love that one
I just beat that game today, and I have to agree, it's my favorite game of all time now.
Gargoyle Quest was one of my favorite games ever. I loved how you built up your ability to fly as the game went on. Oh man, it would be fun to play that one again
I really enjoyed Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. It is a great game with funny characters and interesting use of level design. Not just a side scroller
Batteries! seriously, for people like me who never bought rechargeables, when we are busy playing, the screen goes still and fades out. right in the middle of battling the elite on Pokemon Red.
SOMEONE MAKE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE GAMEBOY CALLED 50 SHADES OF GREEN
lol
+theLuigiFan0006 Fucking hell!!! XD
I'll make!!
LuC1phAr 7 where it at tho??
*...gray
I play pokemon so much, the batteries in my gameboy leaked battery acid on my hands.
+Sean McClung did you also have the battle cable where you have to hook up a shitty USB-like cable to fight/trade with your homies...
+Rosie Leigh Zee No way lol. We were way to poor. I barely had enough batteries. I would steal from the remote or whatever I could find lol. I did use the link when my rich friend came over.
Sean McClung I don't think those kinds of batteries leak
So you never played it and just left the batteries in it?
whats the best game? red green, blue or yellow?
before watching im gonna call it.
1. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
2. Tetris
lets watch :)
someone better pick up that phone. cause i just CALLED IT!!!!!
3Bismyname if Pokemon wasnt top 2 i was gonna be pissed lol
3Bismyname Is that you, Cooler?
I call bullshit!
Kintuse yep
Jordan Naish how could u not guess those 2 honestly.
Ahh Pokemon Red/Blue Version. Such Good Memories. Yellow Was A Nice Add To The Series Too
That fucker at the end caught a Zapdos with a pokeball! That kind of luck must be nice..
i feel ya bro
i caught the legendary in pokemon X with a pokeball
All pokemon I caught (aside from shinies) in Pokeballs in X
I don't expect it to be in many peoples top 10, but Kirby Pinball got me through a lot of road trips as a kid.
Pokemon pinball was fun too
the number 1 spot made me happy.
what did you expect
Me too.
I think links awakening should have got it but hey... they both deserve to be high up on the list.
DankChiken Wangz I expected Tetris to be number 1
it pissed me of
YES WATCHMOJO IS BACK! I MISSED YOU GUYS!
I'd put Link's Awakening as #1.
Also, Final Fantasy Legend 2 was insanely good.
Pokemon is definitely a great #1 choice, too, though.
Link's Awakening was one of my favorite games of all time and I think is the most underrated of the Zelda series. Not to mention, it was good enough to get a reboot for the Gameboy Color.
FF Legend 2 was insanely good.
Alec Marshall I totally agree with you. The plot of the game is so perfect and the game's finale is breathtaking
This list was perfect, well done! *Nostalgia*
Legend of zelda: link's aweakening would be my top 1. The plot of the game is so perfect. Is, without a doubt, one of the best games i've ever played in all consoles
Guille VQ I got a tic 84 plus ce calculator and started playing gameboy games for the first time on it and even though I’m used to big rpgs like fallout 4 or Skyrim I think links awakening is still a good game. Its so fun going out to accomplish something or trying to get an item in it and I think it’s ahead of its time.
I'm glad that Pokémon Red and Blue got to #1! One fact is that these weren't the first ever Pokémon games released. They were just the first ones released outside of Japan. Before Red and Blue got released, Japan got Red and Green, and a standalone Blue. When the international versions were made, they used the general idea of Red and Green combined with the engine for Blue.
I remember red and blue, they were my first pokemon games same as millions of others and to me still hold up, They set the bar that few games in general have been able to match and Ill never forget the first time I turned on the old brick and was taken to a world I desperately wanted to be real.
OMG!!!! The feels!!! The feels!! Thank you WatchMojo for this list!!
ahhhh gameboy! when I was little I always brought at least 10 gb games with me to the bus :) great memories!
time to replay it! :D
I was completely floored by how brilliant links awakening was for the little Gameboy
Really well done video, made me want to go back and play them all!
When I saw Tetris at No. 2, I wondered, what could possibly be No. 1? Upon seeing Pokemon, it makes senses. That said, I bought my original Gameboy overseas in Haifa while deployed in the Navy. The only reason I did: No. 2, Tetris!
The portable rules in the during deployments doesn't it.
well i joined facebook for Tetris Battle too! :D
well now I don't have to watch this video
dude, I had something like gameboy, but it was long, and it only had 1 game, which is a small tank at the bottom of the screen, and I had to move it from obstacles, and sometimes it had tetris, something it had an airplane shooting stuff, do you know what is?
+rebbeca hart wasn't number one already easy to predict?
I can't imagine being part of the group who has to decide on these lists.
There must be bloodshed every single time.
Wario land was fucking AWESOME
PanikGrafik Highly agree. Warioland was the my all-time favorite Gameboy game!
+PanikGrafik no, YOU'RE awesome! (hahahah got him, now he'll be offended)
+PanikGrafik It hasn't aged well since if you get hit during the boss fights you have to start over.
NintendoFan 2001 I just feel of all three Mario Land games Wario Land is the weakest of the three for being for being too difficult for it's own good.
+PanikGrafik I like Wario Land 2 better though
I seriously NEEDED to see this. I ordered a custom GB online and I wanted some new games to go with it, the hunt begins!
My top 10 favourites are
1: Legend of Zelda link's awakening
2: Super Mario Land 2
3: Castlevania the adventure 2 Belmont's revenge
4: Metroid 2
5: Kirby's dreamland
6: Pokemon red and blue
7: Operation C
8: Tetris
9: Final Fantasy the legend 2
10: Gargoyle's quest
completely agree, Pokemon is legend
Yeah
Yay you guys are back
anyone notice that the sandshrew at 5:18 was named Gaara? lol
Man, this one's a good list. So much nostalgia. So many hidden gems that are forgotten amongst the modern games. Enough people remember old genesis and NES games, but not everyone played old gameboy.
The system limitations of the gameboy... I really want to see some of these games get some modern day recognition in a remake. Enough games get remastered and re-released 50 times over. I'd love to see some fresh love for Link's awakening for everyone who missed it. Same for Metroid II, everyone knows the original, and Super Metoid, but II was an overlooked masterpiece.
And gargoyle's quest, damn that was a great game.
Funny note, I've long been a Kirby fan since that first game. When the second one came out I didn't know you could copy abilities in it till about halfway though the game when I swallowed an enemy by accident. I was trying to go through the whole game with the same swallow and spit gameplay from the first one!
we all know pokemon was gonna b at top
nice catch on that zapdos!
super mario land 2 was better than 1
Agreed
Everyone knows that….atleast I thought.
Only got an hon mention 😡. I played that more then Gameboy game back in the day
Glad to see Link's Awakening make this list. It's my favorite Zelda game of all time.
My brother broke my GameBoy last year and it was one of the most tragic things I have ever experienced.
It could be fixed. What was broken exactly? :(
MrCrono666 He dropped it down cement stairs and it was smashed to pieces.
Wow, that's not broken. More like annihilated or obliterated. I'm sorry for your tragic loss T_T you could still get one for cheap on Ebay at least...I'd even help make sure it worked for ya ^^
You must have a good life then
I can't complain. I like helping out others too ya know?
Metroid 2: Return of Samus is such a good game, glad it made the list. I also agree Super Mario Land 2 should of been on the list as well!
Waiting for Pokemon to come up.
Jaeger get off youtube titans are attacking the city
Alejandro Saucedo No >:(
Super Mario Land got picked over the sequel??? Have you played SML????
SERIOUSLY!!! SML2 is my 5th favorite Video Game of all time. Great game!
However, SML1... yeah, uhhh, that game sucked.
Sml 2 is the best
No, both are masterpieces in their own right. Super Mario Land 1 made it because it was much more popular in the store.
And I loved 1, too. I do love 2, but I view them equally, tbh.
But SML was so unique. The music so amazing
Metroid 2 should be higher...cmon, the queen fight was epic....plus it set the stage to one of the best SNES games ever...
Great list. Well, Dream Land 2 is definitely better than 1.
I'm so glad to see Donkey Kong on here. I really want to see more Mario games like this. The puzzle solving using that giant key is lots of fun to figure out and all the interesting features liking constructing temporary bridges and ladders.
1) Gargoyle's Quest, 2) Castlevania 2, 3) Metroid 2, 4) Super Wario Land, 5) Super Mario 2, 6) Solar Stryker, 7) Trax, 8) Castlevania, 9) Super Mario 10) Kwirk
Why does no one ever remember Pokémon Yellow? I love the hell outta that game.
That's probably in the Game Color list.
Didn't forget. Just don't care.
;)
Pokemon better be number one
It's either that or Tetris.
Why? It should be Wario Land.
***** Yellow was a bit of a letdown.
RSOmniscient why?
Dean Mohan No sadly. Its call of duty
Frick yea, number 1! My favorites never make it to the top of this list, but then again, I don't think anybody can really argue with this one.
Top 10 Gameboy Games by Genre
10. Racing-Simulation : Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing
09. Tactical-Sports : SlamDunk
08. Fighting-RPG : Dragon Ball Z
07. 2D Fighting : King of Fighter 96/Samurai Shodown 3
06. Puzzle-Platformer : Donkey Kong
05. Shooter-Platformer : Megaman V
04. Action-Horror : Metroid II: Return of Samus
03. Adventure-Platformer : Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
02. Action-Adventure : Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
01. Epic Adventure-RPG : Pokemon Red/Blue
for once, i agree with you. Pokemon is the best!
+Omega Cloud
I've done the research. Pokemon Alpha and Omega.
+Tech Mario
I've done the research. Pokemon Alpha and Omega.
+Anthony Armstrong
I've done the research. Pokemon Alpha and Omega.
My Favorite Gameboy Games are
1. Tetris
2.Super Mario Land 2 6 Golden Coins
3. Metroid 2 Return Of Samus
4.Kirby`s Dream Land
5.Pokemon Red And Blue
6. Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs Big Break
7. The Legend of Zelda Link`s Awakening
8.The New Chessmaster
9.Warioland Super Mario Land 3
10.Mario Picross
when your picture is pokemon but its 4th on your list.....
Why did you choose Dream Land 1 over Dream Land 2? The first one was great, but the second one was such a massive improvement and amazing game.
I was gonna be mad if pokemon wasn't number one. its the first thing people think of when they hear gameboy most of the time.
While watching this video I was like, "Pokemon better be on this list pokemon better be on this list!!!!! >,< " and it was #1~ I'm glad my childhood game is still well remembered.
After number 2 I wondered what could be number 1. even stopped the video for a minute, but couldn't figure it out.
I started the video again, thinking that it will probably totally worth the number one spot. It was!
Here’s my Top 5. 😄
#1: Super Mario Land 2: The 6 Golden Coins
#2: Kirby’s Dreamland 2
#3: Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge
#4: Donkey Kong 94’
#5: Link’s Awakening.
Pokemon is the best idea ever conceived for a video game. End of story.
I agree
you are now my friend
I KNEWPokemon was gonna be in the top three!
Wow, crazy guess there, mate.
TETRIS!! The only game my mom ever played on a GameBoy!
🤔
You guys should make a separate video for the honorable/dishonorable mentions, explaining why they could have made it and what made them good or bad to begin with.
I got goosebumps when I saw Kirby... What an amazing game
Pokemon red, blue, and yellow are awesome
(Im playing pokemon yellow right now :) )
Anyone who had a Gameboy has a pokemon game.
Wrong
I have had a Gameboy, a Gameboy Color, a Gameboy Advance, a DS and plan on getting either the 3DS or 2DS and I have never, EVER owned/played a single pokemon game.
Then you're missing out.
That's like your opinion man.
It is. Pokemon was as big as Mario. Its one or the other. Pokemon or Mario.
All of you pokemon haters. You won't ever understand the impact it had on kids when it came out in the 90s. Some of us still play at the ages of 21+
Andrew Whalen If you're 21 now you were most def not a teenager when Pokémon came out... you were more like 7, did you really smoke & chase girls at that age?
I have it emulated on my android phone, pokemon for ever!
Still playing it till date. The nostalgia never rubs off. I even imported Pokemon Green for the collection haha :)
I really love the Pokémon series , while Red/Blue aren't the best , there still great and important.
pokemon red/blue is the best pokemon ever made, coz newer ones are garbage.
I think I'm addicted to this channel
Nice list. I still haven't finished that Metroid game, but break it out every so often. I can't believe my original Gameboy still works.
Of course Pokemon is number one.
I would say Tetris was number 1. People bought a gameboy just to play it.
Same goes for Pokemon. Tetris did get boring after a bit. Pokemon had tons of replay value
Yeah, Tetris is a classic for the Gameboy!
Marc 8 I actually think it's the exact opposite. I can never get enough tetris but pokemon is fun for a while but once your pokemon are pretty much unstoppable it starts to get boring.
I was a Gameboy owner and I lived very well without Pokémon.
You missed the funnest game ever.
GoMhaaad Maybe. I think I might have been too old already by the time Pokémon came out though. There also wasn't any Pokémon around me. The little kids did it. As I understand it, the whole Pokémon craze was very much a social activity.
Penny Lane its never too late bro,i still play pokemon since 2000(with some breaks ofc) and i am 19.
bazukakias Ok ok, I gonna check it out on an emulator in time :)
well is never too late to get into it, and even you can understand all game mechanics
I loved & was a huge fan of Super Mario Land on the Nintendo Game boy & I played it religiously in the past when I owned it. I also loved & was a huge fan of "Tetris" as it became a good development tool to train you to be a better bagger at a grocery store. I use to own & played "Gargoyles Quest" but that game was difficult & weird to me but it was sort of fun playing it.
2 more honorable mentions: Final Fantasy Legend II and Final Fantasy Legend III. Those were great handheld RPG's.
Someone in the Watch Mojo Team REALLY has a thing for Pokemon. Every single top ten I've seen today has had a Pokemon game.
this one is kinda indisputable though. I didnt know anyone growing up who didnt have the pokemon gameboy games
Cameron Smith the first two gens are the best out of all the pokemon franchise the rest kind of just i don't know i mean seriously an ice cream cone as a pokemon? lol
Is that surprising? Pokémon IS undeniably one of the greatest games ever, whether you personally like the games or not. Heck, I don't like GTA, but I can still see how revolutionary an impact the games have had.
Pokemon is alright, but is it an amazing RPG? Adventure Game? Battle game? Although it brings all three of those together into an okay package, games like Golden Sun, Metroid, Zelda, Fire Emblem, etc. are in my opinion much more deserving of a top 10 spot. To their credit they did mention most of these as well. I would have probably placed Metroid / Tetris as the top two, but I can see why people think Pokemon is that amazing.
Agumon5 I can see your point, and to be honest, I think Pokémon's sheer popularity also had a say in what place it got.
I mean, no doubt that Zelda, Fire Emblem, Golden Sun, and Metroid also have large fan bases, but if you go out into the streets and ask a random guy or gal who Pikachu is, I guarantee you of a 99.99% probability that they can answer correct.
Did Golden Sun and Fire Emblem even have installments on the original GameBoy?
When i saw Pokemon as #1 i almost cried great big tears of happiness :)
i'm not the only one then? there was never any doubt that Pokemon had to take top spot~
Of course Pokemon tops the list, no sane person would rank it any lower than 1.
Pokemon is a overhyped childrens fad. Unless you were 8 when it came out it was crap. It shouldn't be at number 1 and it has nothing to do with sanity.
Moon McNugget honestly, today, pokemon isn't really much to talk about, but at the time, it was pushing huge boundaries for hand held video games, and videogames in general. No other game in the past had anywhere near as much content as this, I mean, it has 150 (151) playable characters (for the sake of this argument that's what im calling them). And like she said, it had a huge amount of re-playability like no other game before it, with the introduction of mechanics such as trading pokemon and catching legendaries. Pokemon R&B really took games to where they'd never been before and really set the standard for games to come. Like she said, it sold 32 million copies, which is a big enough feat as it it, not to mention it was at the end of the gameboys life span!
Jamie F like I said overhyped.
Somebody lost their mind...
Raul Morales you just keep looking it'll show up, you probably left it on the bus.
Oh my days, Dr. Mario! Catchy music, easy to understand concept... even my mother understood how to play it and used to hijack my NES for hours! I was a happy, yet sad young lad... :D
the theme played for the #1 slot - rby is "the road to cerulean city"
Wow no 1 is a shocker
I know right.
Nah. Unshockingly horror. Links awakening should be NUMBER ONE
Tetris gets a higher spot than Kirby's Dreamland and Link's Awakening? What's wrong with you?
yup. nothing wrong with that list.
Come on, there's no other game as iconic on gameboy than tetris.
exactly!
When you die, the watchmojo man narrates the top ten moments of your life as they flash before your eyes.
I’m glad Donkey Kong Land III was on the list! That is personally my favorite GB game!
i agree with your list! pokemon was the best fo sho
Have you guys ever thought of, you know, uploading videos in HD, like everyone else?
You poor thing. No HD? Could your life really get any worse?
WOOOH POKEMON NUMBER 1 YEH :)
I am SOO happy that you put Pokemon Red/Blue as No. 1 on the list!!! My brother has a Gameboy Colour and a copy of Pokemon Blue, and he lets me use it whenever I want!!! I LOVE that game, even though I'm only at Lavender Town so far. Be warned.... Lavender Town is no joke. The ghosts that posses the Pokemon Tower will be found... and they might just find you.
My Fav Gameboy games
5.Pokemon
4.Tetris
3.Donkey Kong
2.SML
1.SML 2 6 Golden Coins
Pokemon? Oh hell no! Tetris is the best Gameboy game. It's like the standard when it comes to retro game play.
Tetris is soooo boring
Pokemon. Any platform. Nuff said.
pokemon is exacaly where it be longs
Warioland! The levels are flawless, it controls prefectly and is funny as hell with tons of replay value (6 endings).
My first handheld console was the Gameboy colour. And the first game I got was Pokemon Crystal. I will never forget the countless hours of fun I spent on it.
10:Kirby's Dream Land 9:Operation C 8:Megaman V 7:Metroid 6: Return Of Samus
5: DuckTales 4: Super Mario Land 3: Contra 2: Pokemon Red&Blue 1: Legend Of Zelda.
Am i the only one who watched this just to see pokemon come out on top? :p
I've sold all my Gameboy games, except for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. The best Gameboy Games accross all versions of the device in my opinion is without contest Golden Sun 1+2 for the GBA though.
Golden Sun was a badass series. GBA also remade Lunar: Silver Star Story which was also a good game.
The finale of Link's aweakening is so breathtaking, it would be my top 1. And it's in my top 10 of all games of all consoles
Glad to see Gargoyle's Quest get some overdue love...I couldn't put that game down!
That clip from Donkey Kong stirred something powerful from deep in my forgotten memory!
Mario Land 2 should be the first followed by Tetris
Zachary Erickson-Truth