What are some underrated games for the humble ol' Gameboy?

The port of DuckTales is quite good

The Smurfs
Tumble Pop
Nail N Scale
Lock N Chase
Batman the Animated Series
Navy Seals
Trax
GameBoy Gallery

chrono cross and legend of dragoon

Only those who have owned once since the 90s know.

>>11787707
retarded retard

link's awakening
metroid 2

Catrap, along with Kwirk and its sequel A-maze-ing Tater, are fun puzzlers. One specific thing I like about them is there's no automatic action or urgency, the game only moves when you press buttons, like an RPG. I think that's a great property for a handheld game to have, especially when playing on a phone with crappy touchscreen controls.

>>11787802
These are the objective BEST games of the system but UNDERRATED they are not

>>11787689 (OP)
Cave Noire is way ahead of its time

>>11787689 (OP)
Kirby's Block Ball is a wildly underrated puzzle game.

>>11787689 (OP)
Gameboy Camera

>>11789215
With a banger soundtrack.

Bomberman GB

Wario vs Bomberman

>>11787781
the fuck are you so mad about?

>>11788261
And just why is that anon?

>>11787814
>kwirk mentioned
Spent hours and untold amount of batteries on that game as a kid. Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 is another one.

>>11789431
Huh...

>>11787689 (OP)
MK/MK2 and Killer instinct ports are criminally underated

Fortress of Fear (Wizards and Warriors)

Nice graphics, cool bosses, more satisfying combat and hit-detection than the first two NES games, and lots of secrets to find

>>11789452
Spot is just a flat disc. Kwirk is a round tomato, AND he has a tubular punk mohawk. Plus tomatoes are healthier than 7-Up. So there.

>>11787689 (OP)
Warioland 2+3
Kirby's Dreamland 2
Bomberman GB
Starwars for GB was also tight.

>>11787689 (OP)
Here's my personal top 10:

Aladdin
Alien 3
Batman
Batman: Return of the Joker
DuckTales
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Little Mermaid
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

I'm biased towards these IPs of course, so it's not really objective.

The konami collection series.

>>11787689 (OP)
it doesn't have much. most of the good ones are GBC

> underrated
Balloon Kid
Kid Dracula
Hammerin Harry

>>11787705
>Trax
came to say this.
Also I loved Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru

This is actually decently fun to play and it's very beatable in a weekend.

>>11787689 (OP)
Everytime this thread reappears I recommend Motocross Maniacs, perfect little game with a decent amount of skill involved, also short levels where you can just pick and play.
Super R.C. Pro was also one of my most played GB games back then.

>>11787689 (OP)

>>11787814
>>11789431
16-bit version exists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNhu0_isbnE

>>11787689 (OP)
If I tell you, the prices will go up

>>11792704
This looks like the puzzle game from Nocturne

jungle book

>>11789431
Power-Pak ass shill praising Acclaim games, go back to your cartoon.

>>11792719
1. Buy as many copies as you can.
2. Tell OP about it.
3. Sell.

>>11789452
cool spot was unironically cool as fuck in the 90s

>>11792719
total plastic garbage collectorfag death

>>11792725
Well they're both from Atlus

>>11787689 (OP)
Batman the Video Game for gameboy. At first it looks like a cheap cash grab licensed game, but upon playing it one discovers that it is really an actual game. And it's hard.

>>11792830
It's good to see more fans of this masterpiece here. Indeed, at first it looks like Super Mario Land with a short and chubby Batman that kills enemies with a gun... but it's so fun to play and all of those aspect are actually pretty charming I think, I couldn't stop playing this one until I finally beat it, that autoscroller before the Joker boss was a pain, just like Joker itself.

It still felt great to pull it off though.

>>11787689 (OP)
kirby's pinball land

Gargoyle's Quest

>>11792620
I loved this game

>>11787689 (OP)
So, do GBC titles count for this thread? It's odd since Nintendo often seems to pair them as the same console, so I'm not sure.

Perfect pick up and play game

>>11789461
Agree on the killer instinct port being decent, but mk? Maybe at the time, having no other options to play it on the go. Nowadays there's no reason to play these games over the arcade or 16 bit versions.

>>11795165
They lump them together because the GBC was a comparative flop, but it's a pretty significant upgrade from the GB.

>>11789461
My bro had the MKII port and I got the KI port as a pack-in with my Game Boy? They were nothing special to me, but why do you find them good?

>>11795657
"Comparative" is pretty relative in this case, ironically. You don't get mountains of licensed garbage released for a system that was a flop, regardless that it may have done worse than its predecessor.

>>11787689 (OP)
Does home brew count? I've been fascinated with home brew as of late.

https://user0x7f.itch.io/g-zero

https://romhackplaza.org/homebrew/fridge-quest-game-boy/

https://jmkdev.itch.io/depths-of-europa

>>11795165
Virtually every good GBC game was from Nintendo. The rest is all licensed shovelware.

>>11787689 (OP)
**sex**

Wave Race is pretty good and it's interesting to see where the N64 and GameCube games started from

>>11796040
>"Comparative" is pretty relative
"Comparative" is always relative. It's a comparison.

>>11792613
90s art is the best and NO it’s not “mug nostalgia”

It really is the best cheesy era for cover art and most music too

I don't know if this is underrated but it certainly is one of the best games in the GameBoy library. Modern audiences will call this a "metroidvania" although of course this game precedes that concept.

>>11787689 (OP)

Is Warioland 2 underrated? It took me months to finish all of it and I loved it from start to finish, my mind was blown by the number of secrets the game had, the music, the humour...

>>11792830
All of these were a lot of fun as a kid, idk why but they were. I doubt anyone understands this other than millennials

>>11791917
This because >>11792620 is in them

Final Fantasy Legends 1-3 and Final Fantasy Adventure

What’s the best fighting game for this system?

>>11787689 (OP)
Dig Dug as a whole is not underrated, but its Game Boy port is. The New Dig Dug mode is fun, but really hard.
40 rounds with a boss after each 10 rounds. Think I got like 30+ game overs. It really starts to get tricky after round 20.
If you want more arcady fun, there’s the Bomberman GB series (GB 2 is probably the best one, but GB 3 is pretty good too), and Donkey Kong ‘94.
Mr. Driller’s Game Boy Color port is fun too. Yeah it’s the most primitive way to play it, but it’s pretty impressive for the handheld. All those blocks connecting to each other. Make sure to play the Japanese version, as the American/PAL version don’t save your score. Although, if that does not matter to you, go ahead and play it in English.

>>11793042
what tablet and controller is this

>>11792830
>>11793042
Why were devs at the time obsessed with giving Batman a gun? Does he ever use a gun besides a grappling gun lore wise?

>>11800385
It's a Galaxy Tab A8, not too powerful, but emulation up until PS1 works well mostly, also got it used for dirt cheap. I use it with an Ipega PG9083s controller, the directional pad has a lot of false diagonals and isn't very good, but it's one of the few controllers made to fit tablets out of the box, and it was also dirt cheap to get. It's a cozy setup in general.

>>11800402
I suppose he did use it in very early comic books, but that's really it, still odd to see it.

>>11787814
holy shit anon i forgot about this one, i used to have it on a bootleg 64 in 1 cart, picrel. it also had puzzleboy (kwirk) as well which was one of my favourites, another two of my favourites were sokoban and puzzle road.

>>11789431
i also spent hours and managed to get pretty far despite being 7/8yo at the time, i tried it recently now 30yrs on and i cant figure shit out since im now a brainlet.

>>11789452
i had this on megadrive didnt know it was on GB, the cools spot game i was aware of was also on the cart in my picrel, its just called spot, i think it was just othello.

>>11792620
i also had this on the 64 in 1 cart, spent hours playing this, its pretty much the precursor to Trials.

im trying to find a dump of the 64 in 1 cart but no luck its got a lot of good games on it mainly in japanese and from the late 80's early 90's, theres some good ones worth trying out.

>>11787689 (OP)
Tennis

>>11795465
Totally agree. The rom can be found in english translation. Great game! Got a bootleg english cart on aliexpress.

>>11787814
Hell yeah, I love Catrap.

>>11787689 (OP)
Lock n' Chase

>>11800402
Because it's easier to make something move in a straight line than it would be to program a parabolic flight path for batarangs.
Plus, bullets were a universally understood symbol in video games and wouldn't cause confusion for players unfamiliar with the source material, which would impact reception.

i spent hours with this as a child

Tower of Druaga port is really great. Minor quality of life improvements and a password system make it actually beatable. Just don’t forget to grab the quick shoes on floor two.
1942 for gbc has very tight controls and a hard difficulty setting. Passoword system as well. Not as challenging as the arcade version on max difficulty but very satisfying to pick up and play a few levels.
Paperboy, on gbc not gameboy they’re two different ports, is totall excellent. It might be the only really great version of the game. Arcade version is a little clunky and NES one doesn’t quite work either. Of these three I’d say its the real hidden gem because it takes an okay game with a cool idea and tightens it up into something really fun.

>>11799531
Killer Instinct has responsive gameplay and decent sized character sprites. There is a king of fighters or fatal fury game that is good too. Street Fighter 2 has responsibe controls but the framerate is bad, probably because the sprites are huge. Mortal Kombat is ok but the block button is start which just doesn’t work.

>>11787689 (OP)
Its a GBC exclusive but Duke Nukem for game boy color is quite good, surprisingly.

https://youtu.be/jZg4ps3nbxQ?si=18cO6njOoqMuk7e0&t=1919

>>11802062
>GB 64-in-1
I remember this one
>>11787689 (OP)
Mickey's Speedway USA

>>11787689 (OP)
Great Greed, a very unique JRPG both in themes and gameplay. Ignore the box art.

What is that game called again with the cute little bunny looking character? Its a platformer and looked fairly basic from what I remember seeing. I want to play that game one of these days.

>>11792719
Isn't that a good thing?
Oh wait, you don't own it?
Just get a flashcart or a repro bro.

>>11809395
The game is called Trip World. It’s a platformer from Sunsoft that starred a rabbit-like creature named Yakopoo. He can shapeshift into different forms.
It actually got a DX version a few years ago.
I played it some time ago and thought it was cute. Reminds me a little of the original Kirby’s Dream Land. Both came out the same year actually.

>>11809395
Trip World?

>>11809452
>>11809453
Yes this was the game thanks.

>>11787689 (OP)
noobow
jp only but i like it
i think it got translated but it doesn't matter its a little puzzle adventure game

>>11807783
I don't know how I ended up getting this game, but I loved it and it definitely belongs in a list of underrated, or at least overlooked games.
It's a pretty unique RPG with some "different" humor. I remember it being a big grindy, but the battles are short, and the single-button turns in battle make them go by even quicker. The fighting mechanic is enough to make it worth at least playing for a bit.

>>11787814
Thanks now I'm addicted

>>11792613
My first video game :')

>>11787689 (OP)
You posted it

>>11806316
KI on gb was the first game that showed me that fighting games could be more than just button mashing. It had very convincing parallax in areas too.

>>11787689 (OP)
Lemmings, it might be one of the worst versions graphically but it just suits portable play so well. The GBC version I feel they ruined it a bit.

Gremlins, good music but too hard in a few areas.

>>11787705
Navy seals was cool on the Amstrad.

>>11787689 (OP)
most that make good use of the form factor are for Game Boy Color.

DMG games are just compromised console games

Bumping because the OG gameboy deserves love

>>11792719
worst post on this board rn

>>11787689 (OP)
I'm playing the translation of Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls) right now and it's really comfy.

Anyone here have experience with gameboy screen modding? I recently fixed up an old gameboy and was thinking of maybe adding a backlight.
Most mod kits also include the bivert chip, but judging from photos I think the bivert colors look like ass and nothing like the original gameboy. Apparently you can also just install the backlight screen and tune down the brightness with a resistor. Anyone have tried that?

>>11814749
picrel

>>11798002
You should be familiar with Dragon Quest games, Metal Gear Babel and Survival Kids at the bare minimum

>>11787689 (OP)
Klax.

Me? SML3