/vr/ - Retro Games

I always liked how weird Nintendo got with their Game Boy sequels. Link's Awakening, the Mario Land games, even Balloon Kid are all very different from their console entries and they're pretty excellent (aside from the first Mario Land, but even that's a good game and I appreciate the new ideas it had). At the same time though, I kinda resent this since it seemed like they reserved this creativity for their handheld games. You never really see them make this kind of Zelda on console save for Majora's Mask, and they had so little confidence in Balloon Kid that they had to slap on the Hello Kitty license for the NES version. I would've loved to have seen Kid Icarus tried again on console instead of having it's sequel stuck on Game Boy. Actually, this wasn't even limited to Nintendo; lots of devs did some pretty experimental stuff with their GB games. The SaGa games in particular are Square at their peak in my opinion. I'm too lazy to edit the earlier text though.

The Game Boy definitely has one of the most interesting lineup of games. I don't really know what point I'm trying to make here, I just think the Game Boy is neat. Wish it could've had color from the start though.

>>10433617

What are the best / your favourite Game Boy and Game Boy Color games?

What are the best original Game Boy RPGs?
..Preferably without Pokémon in the title.

>dot matrix with stereo sound
>one speaker
how's that work?

Color aside, is it more powerful than the NES?

>>9750284
>I can't understand why they decided to put A button on PS's Circle instead of natural resting position of thumb there.
Truth is, it was rigged from the start.

What are the must play Game Boy games?

I've become enthralled by the Game Boy lately, and been working through its library through emulators. Call it autism, but this thing just fucking fascinates me. I'm not entirely sure what it is. I don't get this feeling from the NES.

I'm thinking of making a series of shorts where I review every "good" Game Boy game. I'll call it "Game Bytes" or something. Or maybe I'll do longer-length, proper reviews and come up with a different title. What are some more obscure/underrated/hidden gem games worth tackling?

>>9286623
Agreed. I thought this a crt nostalgia thread which I fully support. But instead I read retarded arguments about image quality and response time being better than modern gaming monitors. And anons shitting on older vintage crt tvs. I do not support that.

>>9286634
>image quality
Hundreds of Millions of children played with these. Image quality doesn't matter. Gameplay is what matters.

This thing just oozes soul and had so many great original ports.

Handhelds peaked here

How come Square didn't develop any Final Fantasy games on the original Game Boy/Color? Wasn't it a really strong brand that would've sold well?

>>8681526
>>8681527
I would not have expected Nintendo to have released a B/X angled controller for Famicom at that point.

Handhelds peaked here.

It was certainly the first piece of gaming hardware I owned.

However I had been exposed to gaming in other forms prior to this, I think.

what if i told you the game boy is the best console of all time

Just took the plunge on an original model, what are some must play games? I already have mario land 1, kirbys dream land, and pokemon red.

is there a comfier system to be collecting right now?

Does anyone know where I can find GAME BOY chiptunes ripped in MOD format that can be loaded into OpenMPT Tracker? I need them in MOD format. Or how can I convert from GBS format to MOD? Thanks in advance.

pfft famicom/nes aren't even in the top 10 sellers list

Any good RPGs on this beast?

Did the green tint of the game boy screen add anything in your opinion

>>5938660
DMG 01

what are the best games that are only on gameboy?