/vr/ - Retro Games

I got this exact gameboy for my birthday when I was a kid, along with a super nintendo and a virtual boy. Jesus christ I got spoiled that year.

PitMan a.k.a Catrap

Cosmo Tank
Dragon Dance
Heiankyo Alien
Kwirk
Mole Mania (Try this one first! Holy shit!)
Mercenary Force
Soloman's Club
Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break
Ultima Runes of Virtue

Metal Walker
Magi Nation
Legend of the River King
Survival Kids 2

Raiding this thread to ask a sub-question because I dont want to make a second "recommend me obscure GB games" threads -

What are good, unique adventurey games on the GB/C with fun scenery? Anything from zelda-esque to something more like Dragon Quest. If it helps any, my favorite game of all time is Startropics. Don't judge.

>>2527531

There are only a handful of action-adventure titles for GB/C. Off the top of my head:

Battle of Olympus - A strong Zelda II clone set in ancient Greece
Metroid II
Gargoyle's Quest - Also similar to Zelda II, but based more on the Mega Man engine

>>2527547
That's disappointing. Thank you though. Its good to know I shouldn't look too hard. The GB has a big library and it isn't easy to navigate when you're looking for a needle in a hay stack.

>>2527560

There are of course more. Those were just off the top of my head. Here's a more complete list:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/gameboy/list-163?region=1
http://www.gamefaqs.com/gbc/list-163?region=1

Lot of good games hide behind licenses. A lot of French-Belgian comics had got games since Bit Managers got to work on them.
Obelix
Smurfs
The Smurfs' Nightmare
Lucky Luke
Spirou: The Robot Invasion
Papyrus
Good games. Smurfs 2 is shit though. Not by Bit Managers or anyone with talent. They also made GB/C ports for the whole Turok series and besides the first one, they are actually good.
Lot of people think Wave Race started on the 64, but that's actually a sequel to the GB game.
The Crazy Castle series is fantastic, whatever license they may be using. I like it with Hugo the most.
The Bong games are actually good. Lots of Kunio-kun games like Nintendo World Cup.
For crazy dungeon crawling there is Mysterium, Towers: Lord Baniff's Deceit, Azure Dreams, Cave Noire and the massive Wizardry series (8 games for the GB/C).
Action-adventures: Rolan's Curse 1, 2, Ninja Taro, Crystalis, Adventures of the Smurfs, Daikatana and Xena.
RPGs, Grandia, Lufia, Dragonheart, Great Greed and Knight Quest, Sword of Hope, Deja Vu and Shadowgate.
Personally, I love Revenge of the Gator, Kirby's Pinball and Super Robot Pinball.

Link's Awakening

>>2527531
Check out Final Fantasy Adventure, Rolan's Curse 1 and 2, and Ninja Taro. All overhead Zela style adventure games.

>>2527656
OP is looking for hidden gems, not games literally everyone knows about.

james bond

>>2527402
I'm shocked that no one has sperged out over you using the term "hidden gems" yet, not sure why but for a while there were a bunch of people that used to get really angry over people using that phrase.

>>2527531
why would anyhow be angry at you for one of your favorite games of all time being Startropics? I'm pretty sure most people here that have played it would agree that it's a good game....

Dig Dug - It's both a port of the original arcade game plus an arrangement mode where you run around unique stages collecting keys to unlock the exit. Definitely a worthy sequel.

Not sure if many people played the Bomberman games for GB, but Atomic Punk and Bomberman GB were pretty awesome. Atomic Punk lets you purchase power-ups to carry into levels with you, and Bomberman GB has a fun versus CPU mode. Some of the other Bombman GB games were never localized.

Ninja Boy - It's basically a port of Kung-Fu Heroes from NES, albeit with a Japanese theme. If you liked Kung-Fu Heroes, this will be right down your alley.

Nobunaga's Ambition - The only localized Koei strategy game for GB, I think. It's similar to the NES version, but with some enhancements.

Tetris 2 - This sequel is sorely overshadowed by its predecessor. The gameplay is more similar to Flash Columns in that you have to clear flashing blocks from the grid by matching them with three or more similarly colored blocks. Also included is a versus CPU mode and a puzzle mode.

>>2527956
Try the sure-fire /vr/ trigger and start talking about games which have aged badly.

>>2527443
Youre right, mole mania is spectacular

WILD SNAKE

>>2527443
I can vouche for Dragon Dance.

Kwirk and the rest of the Puzzle Boy series is okay but imo it gets kinda boring after awhile.

Tail 'Gator and Penta Dragon are also pretty cool.

CHALVO 55
TRIP WORLD
MARIO'S PIC ROSS

that's it

So hidden it's actually unreleased, Radikals Bikers.

GB: Bionic Commando, Chikyuu Kaihou Gun ZAS

GBC: Warlocked, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Wendy: Every Witch Way

>>2527402
Mercenary Force
X
Ikari no Yousai 2
Operation C
Contra - The Alien Wars
Gradius - The Interstellar Assault
Twinbee da
Kirby's Pinball Land
Solar Striker

Klax

>>2527402
Not sure if this is hidden but definitely felt like a surprise for me.

>>2528316
>Chikyuu Kaihou Gun ZAS
ooh that's the game that does the crazy background ghosting trick right, I was trying to remember that name the other day
it's not emulated properly on vba

>>2528432
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skzu3VL7_38
this shit's so pretty

Motocross Maniacs

Don't let the cute boxart fool you, it's actually adorable

When we work together
It's much better

>>2528432
>>2528316
That looks good. Any idea how it's done?

Is Avenging Spirit (gb) well known? I love that game.

>>2527531
survival kids 1 and 2 if you haven't played them!

Can't recommend Fish Files often enough. A beautiful looking point&click adventure, and it's quite entertaining and nice to control as well.

I liked Portal Runner, though many find it bland, and critic's gave it 50/100
I think it's one of the beter platformers on the GBC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWejR71l9ug

>>2528919
For a second I thought that was a screenshot right out of a dos game.

>>2529459
I have the game and I can guarantee you, on the real hardware it looks as gorgeous as the screenshot suggests

>>2528919
Interesting - looks kinda like Day Of The Tentacle.

>>2527402
recently play Wario Blast. it's fucking cool.

Final Fantasy Adventure
Looney Tunes: Marvin Strikes Back!

Battle Arena Toshinden
Its amazing,

>>2530641
>Its amazing,
Why?

>>2530665
Best handheld fighting game pre-Neo Geo Pocket, by far. Actually World Heroes Jet for Gameboy is awesome too. Both worth checking out. Takara's SNK ports got better and better towards the end of the GB's lifespan.

>>2528435
The GB version of Parodius is a shockingly good shmup too. Just as fun as any console version.

>>2527531
For the Frog the Bell Tolls, the pre-cursor of Link's Awakening, is pretty adventure-y.

Drymouth is an old homebrew that tried to go indie and got screwed over by publishers. Gameplay-wise it's action picross.

fuck publishers.

>>2528435
Is this by the same people that did Recca? I know that KID Corp. did that one and that this is by T&E, but both are contract devs, maybe someone left one and joined the other?

I'm just saying, the similarities are uncanny, least to me.

>>2530668
don't forget that BAT also has 2-player built-in when played on a Super Game Boy.

Donkey Kong 94 well known? It's an outstanding platformer. Best score of the gb era too.

>>2530696
Never even heard of this before. Sucks for the developers, it looks so polished.

>>2528493
Memories.

F-1 Race. It's like Super Hang-On except it hates you.

Are you gonna take that shit? Hell no. Play F-1 Race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puPPNaw0PKo

>>2531976
It's not exactly a "hidden gem", I'd even say it's one of the most popular racing games for the gameboy. But I have to agree, it's quite a fun game and the gameplay mechanics are a bit more elaborate than it seems at first.

I've got to second "Dragon Heart" as being very cool - it's a pseudo-3d first person rpg, one of the very few on the GB.

>>2532249
Wow, that looks fantastic. Excellent work within the visual capabilities of the GB.

>>2528425
This.

It's, amusingly, one of the best games Metal Gear in general has ever had. I think it's strangely overlooked--even more than the MSX games.

In many respects it's a better game than MGS1 is.

>>2533238
The only MG(S) I ever played. Makes me glad it's actually a good one.

>>2529820
>Final Fantasy
>hidden

>>2532249
Just ordered this. Pretty cheap.

>>2533323
They made one for GB?!

>>2527402
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets

>>2533325
4. Seiken Densetsu 1 or Final Fantasy Adventure or Mystic Quest. FF Legends 1-3, the first SaGa titles.

my latest by for 15 €, that Links AwakeningDX bootleg works perfectly and had old saves on it, and the other games are all worth buying. Mercenary Force is a sidescroller where you can hire up to 4(?) fighters and change their positions, so it's like having a customizable spaceship in R-Type or the like. I haven't played too much of the game yet, but it looks like an interesting and promising gameplay.

>>2533406
i never understood why bootleggers put "game" on the carts instead of just putting "gameboy"

i don't think that gonna help you if nintendo sues you bruh

>>2533416
Nintendo may not sue the individual bootlegger, but these plastic cases are produced in volume. The company that does that probably doesn't want to lose any customers or money.

>>2533416
Be happy they just write GAME on them, that way it's easier to separate the from legit games. Though in some cases (huehue) bootleg games can be found in original-looking cartridges.

>>2533242
It certainly is. If you liked it I recommend playing MG2 for the MSX, also. It's a great game.

>>2527402
I usually use the /v/-recommends wiki but it's not been updated for yonks

>>2527943
Seconed.

Great Zelda-esque game, especially if you're into Bond.

I really loved to play Kwirk as a child, it's a nicely challenging puzzle game

How good is Trip World?

idk if it is hidden but i always thought Spawn for gbc was one of the best games for the console. I barely see it mentioned but I think it makes great use of the gbcs capacities, even if one isnt into spawn.

trax

Its a top down 8 way shooter, but you can only turn 1 direction as far as I know which isnt a problem, you just have to prepare your aiming.

Very easy and short.