Top gbc games

A bizarre game that has almost nothing to do with Mario at first glance, Mario Tennis is actually a role-playing game as much as it is a tennis game. As Alex, players arrive at a tennis academy and must work their way through the ranks of other students, both as a singles player and a doubles partner. The original Game Boy version, however, was not in color, and it included a limited number of modes.

These were expanded in the Game Boy Color version Tetris DX , and its vibrant color scheme made clearing lines and performing complex maneuvers more engaging for a longer period of time.

What was not changed was the core Tetris gameplay, an exercise in simplicity and precision that has held up for decades. The Wario Land games took the core platforming elements from the Mario series and gave them a healthy dose of weirdness.

Wario solves problems with his brawn, and this includes defeating enemies as well as solving puzzles. The Game Boy was a benchmark moment for Nintendo, as the Japanese company proved it was possible to deliver quality gaming in a handheld package. As the s were drawing to a close, it was time for an update and Nintendo delivered what would become a trademark feature in its handheld department: an iterative but well-received boost with its current hardware.

The Game Boy Color made its debut in in Japan, and brought with it a fancier screen, a staggering number of colors for the time, and a punchy sound from its speaker. This handheld also allowed for a more colorful selection of games, each one using the LCD screen to its maximum potential to deliver vibrant images and gameplay.

While Nintendo hadn't kept the news of the Game Boy Advance a secret, the Game Boy Color was more than just a transitional device until the next generation of handheld gaming arrived. It was mobile Mayfly with a short lifespan on the market, but one that still saw some of Nintendo's best games released on it.

We've rounded up the 10 best Game Boy Color games in alphabetical order. The original Link's Awakening was a curious departure from the structures established in previous Legend of Zelda games. No Hyrule to explore, no Triforce relic to collect or even the titular Zelda herself, the Game Boy title was still a critically acclaimed experience when it was released in Not to be confused with the iconic WWE alliance of Triple H and Shawn Michaels, the DX edition of Link's Awakening enhanced the game with fully colorized graphics, unique enemies, a unique dungeon, and color-based puzzles.

There was even a photography element present, allowing for a dozen snaps to be taken and printed out using the Game Boy Printer. The end result was a treat, as one of the best Zelda games was now even better, and over a decade later, this version was re-released on the Nintendo 3DS for its virtual console. Zelda mania was still running wild in the early s, and hot off the release of the genre-defining Ocarina of Time and its underrated follow-up Majora's Mask, came this quirky adventure on the Game Boy Color.

Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons took an unusual approach to the Zelda formula, with each one focusing on a specific theme and gameplay ideas. Oracle of Seasons was Zelda with the action dialed up to 11, while Oracle of Ages focused more on the trademark puzzles of the franchise. Either game was brilliant in action and animated with quirky pixel perfection on the Game Boy Color, but owning both would reveal some real magic under the Nintendo hood. It even has some extra scenes exclusive to this adaptation, such as Harry fighting a giant rat in Gringotts.

The graphics are admittedly pretty mediocre, but nobody seemed to care at the time. Anything Potter-related was welcomed, and this game is great if you look past its rough exterior. But it replaces the pocket monsters with bad-ass robots. These Metal Walkers come in many shapes and sizes, from a silly-looking sphere robot to menacing mechanical animals reminiscent of Zoids.

The graphics, plot, and even the gameplay have all been touched-up. It also has a brand-new opening scene and an enhanced soundtrack. But the fluid gameplay and colorful graphics appeal to newcomers just discovering the game. Anything can be a stat-based challenge — including surviving while stranded on a deserted island.

This includes hunting for food, exploring to find resources and water, and finding places to sleep safely. Nowadays, we get at least five isekai anime series per season. Being from a different universe works out in his favor here.

This game shines for its fast-paced combat system that does away with menus by mapping your abilities to different buttons on the console. Not bad for a game designed by just two people!

Toy Story Racer is a handheld port of the PlayStation game, with less features than the original but all of the same classic gameplay. While the PS version had more characters, levels, and modes, this was a nice little racer for the GBC that kept me occupied on long bus journeys or when I wanted a break from number 10 on our list. Legendary Super Warriors is a turn-based fighting game and is jam-packed full of all of your favourite Dragon Ball Z characters.

This is one of the only games that I can think of that gets better as you complete it and play again, with more unlockable content available to…well…unlock the more times you play. Not only is this one of the best GameBoy Color games for manga and card-based game fans alike, but it is also seemingly never-ending! So how does it all work? Players can make use of different cards in this turn-based card-fighting game.

Think of it as being a little bit like number 6 on our list of the best GameBoy Color games, but with a load of strange flying dudes instead. You can choose from attack, healing, or defence cards, and each action will have a knock-on effect in your battle.

Legendary Super Warriors has a VS mode for playing with your mates, a battle mode, and a story mode. Tools can be used to harvest crops and can also be upgraded throughout the game. Sow seeds in the correct season, keep your pet happy, and keep your deceased grandfather happy every time he checks up on you. Harvest Moon has a time system in which you have to plant and complete certain actions in certain seasons. Your deceased grandfather comes to you at the start of the game and begs you to become a Ranch Master, which I think is some kind of Super Farmer.

This game is a little like The Sims, just in a farm setting and with small people. When the main character is attacked, you switch from overhead to a first-person view so that you can see each zombie close up and personal. Still, the gameplay is sound and the storyline is in keeping with the usual Resident Evil zombie-fests that we know and love.

You can chose from three playable characters, each with zero facial expressions, as you make your way through a luxury cruise liner kicking undead ass. The game does have some notable puzzles and quests that made critics get pretty excited, and Resident Evil Gaiden remains one of the best GameBoy Color games of all time for people who are a fan of the R.

E franchise. Rayman is an instantly recognisable gaming legend, and this title is the first in the Rayman series and the first to be ported to the GBC. Critics went mad over this game; the animation, the music, the gameplay, the weird limbless man himself. Everything about Rayman was perfect, and he provided the perfect side-scrolling hero to compete with the famous Mushroom Kingdom plumbing Bros.

Rayman is set in the Glade of Dreams, a place where it sounds as though I could finally get a good nights sleep without hearing that blasted dog barking every night.

Sorry, where was I? Get ready for the first RPG of the list! You can have up to 9 people in your team, all with different skills and abilities that can help you to progress through the game. The game has a large overworld map that you must explore every nook and cranny of if you have a hope of advancing through the storyline.

Get to it! Gorgons, cyclops, trolls — you name it, and Arthur will have to fight his way past it. If you like destroying baddies that are five-times your size, then this is the game for you. Arthur can pick up upgrades to his magical armour and sword as he progresses through the game. If I want to kick back on a game without a confusing plot line and one that I can play without too much thought, then I turn to Mario Golf every time. This game is similar to the N64 title in lots of ways and actually has the ability to connect up to the game using the Transfer Pak, one of the best Nintendo 64 accessories in our ultimate peripherals compendium!

It allowed you to play with characters only found on the home-console version but on your portable powerhouse instead. How cool is that! There was a story mode where you had to complete certain challenges, and a multiplayer so you could tee-off against your friends. R-Type DX is essentially a cart that has both of these games in glorious upgraded colour. The player must move along levels and defeat a gigantic boss at the very end.

There is a Space Invaders-style weak blaster that you can use to shoot down smaller enemies, and a wave cannon that requires charging. This is a bit like Flappy Bird in space, with guns and alien overlords — sounds like a good combination to me! Konami certainly knows how to make a good adventure game. Mystical Ninja starring Goeman is still one of my favourite games of all time and was memorable from start to finish.

This was one of the first open-ended games that I can remember playing that allowed the player to progress at his or her own pace, meaning you could either leg it through the game or take your time to discover different possibilities of moving ahead. Kind of like Fable and some of the other morality-based games for the XBOX, the player can choose whether to interact with strangers as they figure out a way to get back to civilisation. You can either go it alone or look to others for help, a choice which will primarily boil down to how anti-social you are in real life.

With Pokemon-style characters and Zelda-esque top-down gameplay, Survival Kids was an incredible game with lots of collectables. Can you get your chosen character off the isolated desert island and back to the real world?

The next series on our list of the best Gameboy Color games hardly needs any introduction. It was given a perfect 10 out of 10 by IGN and has been hailed by many as one of the best handheld games of all time. Well, A Metal Gear prototype has been stolen, and the gang behind the robbery want to use it to gain the upper-hand in a civil war.

Solid Snake must team up with some pretty gnarly characters with humongous weapons along the way, uncovering a plot between the government and the bad-guys as he progresses. MGS also has a two-player VS mode which was pretty fun and a VR training mode for developing your sneaking, shooting, and advanced skills. Answer — you get a copy of Pokemon Puzzle Challenge and thank Nintendo for giving into your niche demands. As is to be expected from any Pokemon game, Puzzle Challenge received perfect scores across the board with many critics hailing it as an unprecedented success.

So how do you play Pokemon Puzzle Challenge? The thing that separates this title, however, is that you have to battle Johto leaders, you can collect Pokemon by winning battles, and it has remixed, upbeat versions of the music from the original Gold and Silver games to keep you pumped while racking up that high score.

You can either play against the computer or your friends with a link cable, and both the gameplay and puzzle grid itself are entertaining and provide a true Pokemon experience.

SEGA must have used a random name generator for some of those guys, but at least Nintendo got the formula right. You must find a secret weapon, rescue an imprisoned super-soldier comrade, destroy the enemy, and uncover a terrible plot.

The story is excellent, as is the gameplay, and Bionic Comando: Elite Forces is certainly a title that you should be checking out. Each level can be selected and played in any order, making it different from Number 12 on our list which just had one massive level.

The player can pick up armour upgrades along the way and obtain a different weapon upgrade each time they defeat a boss. The bosses and enemies are basically an amalgamation of all of the characters from the previous Mega Man games, so it provides a sense of nostalgia too for fans of the series.

Unlike other Bomberman titles, Pocket Bomberman features side-scrolling gameplay action rather than opting for a top-down view. There are 25 levels across 5 worlds to complete, giving you plenty of value for money. All in all, a solid little game! If you need an introduction to Tetris, then you probably should close this website down and go rethink your life. Tetris had to be in our best GameBoy Color games — it would have been criminal not to include it.

There are few games in the world that can be picked up and played without any prior gaming knowledge, and Tetris is one of them.