Five Game Boy Games I Played The Most - My Retro Life

[@MyRetroLife]

Hey guys! How about the original Nintendo Game Boy? Which games did YOU play the most as a kid? I'd love to know. Thanks for watching!

[@lordsofkobol7385]

Mario Land is my favourite Mario game ever. Is unique because it was developed by a different team from all the others. I was hooked when I began discovering those invisible blocks with things poppin out of them. Tetris can't be denied a place on my list. Kirby's block Ball is there too. I'm a big fan of those type of games myself. Twin bee. Xenon 2. Qix.

[@ryanvandervelde9154]

For me it would've been Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Qix, and Alleyway

[@MyRetroLife]

I love Alleyway! Almost made the list

[@ZuiQuan]

I loved my console gaming too much growing up but the games i remembered playing the most on the original GameBoy was most definitely The Simpsons Bart vs The Juggernauts and Pokemon Red.

[@mortguffman8893]

Tetris, Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan, Mario Land, and Skate or Die Presents: Bad N Rad

[@gm112]

This KZbin channel has been helping me with my depression. I hope one day I can be a Dad like your Dad. Its beautiful, that such pure and unconditional love. Your parents rule, honestly.

[@kornholio4512]

You'll get there. Just try and stay positive and everything will work out. 😃👍✌️

[@gm112]

@@kornholio4512 Thank you, you honestly made my day with that comment. You're so right, though. Just got to keep looking forward, playing games and enjoying the little things

[@MyRetroLife]

Dude thanks for much for leaving such a heartfelt comment. I'm super glad that the channel can be a bright spot for you. More to come man.

[@Shendapy]

Love seeing people talk about being depressed while being online. Help yourself people

[@vee4771]

Maybe I’m just quick to tear up, but your videos make me so happy and a lot of them make me cry. Showcasing your awesome childhood and your relationship with your daughter now. I can always sense the warmth and love in every video you work on and it truly is beautiful.

[@MyRetroLife]

Thank you so much! This is a truly great comment and I appreciate hearing it

[@SolidFoxHoundSF]

Same, brings me back to those good old days just playing games with my family and relatives. Brings a tear to my eye every time almost. Grew up with these same games and systems, really relatable for me at least.

[@jondavies5393]

As a kid I literally had a game boy and game boy color just to play pokemon red, yellow, gold and super mario land 2. Never played any other games on it lol

[@greigwyper9917]

I visited my grandad in Ghana in 1993. Did My child’s mind take in the experience and beauty of Africa? Nope. I spent the whole holiday with my head down playing Zelda and Mario 2 on my Gameboy

[@xldjvista]

Fool...just kidding, I love my video games too.

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

I still play my original Castlvania on my original GameBoy to this day 33 years later.

[@billcook4768]

The games we played the heck out of as kids weren’t necessarily the best games, but often were just the game you had.

[@alvaro0423]

Motocross Maniacs is slept on. 30 years later and I still can't beat it

[@jackrussell3084]

It was not considered classics, but I spent so much time playing Elevator Action, Burger Time, and Kung Fu Master. I remember skipping school, hiding in a barn full of hay, and playing Kirby Dream Land and Chess Master for like two weeks straight.

[@Hamood113]

Donkey Kong 94 was probably my most played GameBoy game. I still play through it every now and then

[@brok9591]

I had every Gameboy growing up. Pokemon Red & Blue, Super Mario land 2, and Dragon warrior Monsters were some of my most played games.

[@Diet_sprite]

I know the Gameboy was before my time but I have a collection of it and I love bringing to public places with me because people will stop and talk to me about their memories of the Gameboy.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

DMG game boy is my favorite system of all time. My collection is mainly comprised of CIB original game boy games.

[@joseromero81]

What a unique channel you have. I wish I documented more of my childhood like this as I did have a love for AV stuff back then. Just no money haha. My uncle did have a VHS camcorder though and we recorded some stuff. We're the same generation so lots of feels here.

[@MyRetroLife]

I appreciate it! It was such a gift Dad left behind with all this footage

[@JohnnyDeppFan1433]

Pokémon Blue is my most played Game Boy game. Changed my life.

[@fredrick8691]

The GB was epic so many wonderful gems of games were on it. I love mine and recently modded it to have a IPS screen.

[@twofifty1028]

DAMN!!! I really appreciate this video, The intense nostalgia I got from just seeing the Gameboy gameplay mixed with that look that only old school cameras recorded home videos just brought me back to the 90's when life as a kid was great. Thanks for this video! It's crazy how back then Camera's had a huge camera bag to fit a huge camera and now you just pull your phone out of your pocket.

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks man! Yeah a small percentage of people owned and used camcorders back in those days and now just about everyone on the planet has a camera in their pocket!

[@Robsreviews85]

My top 5 most played original Gameboy games were #1 Zelda: Links Awakening #2 Super Mario Land #3 Super Mario Land 2 : Six Golden Coins #4 Kirbys Dreamland #5 Ren and Stimpys Space Cadet

[@JoeFpoc]

I loved that castlevania game too. I dont think i ever beat it as a kid though. What i remember the worst thing about it was simon walked incredibly slow

[@TheGebs24]

I remember my brother and I continually passing the Game Boy between us, taking turns on Tetris. Awesome video Tyler

[@MyRetroLife]

Thank you Gemma! Tetris was a classic but I never owned a Tetris game until Tetris DS believe it or not!

[@oppyh]

Thank you for mentioning Castlevania Adventure. I love that game and got it on launch for Christmas. Great ending too. Just subbed.

[@MyRetroLife]

Hey thanks for the sub and glad you enjoyed the video! More to come. Yes, CV The Adventure is a gem despite its flaws

[@NESADDICT]

Dude you are kicking videos out left and right these days! Nice work! I love it!

[@myerhq8307]

Your channel is so cool man. Glad I stumbled upon this blessing from the algorithm gods of youtube 🙏 🙌

[@cryptolord9826]

Just discovered this channel what memories hey I was born late 70s so I had pretty much every game console in my house in the late 80s up to all 90s until now with my ps5 but yeah glad I experienced the technology always changing each console and also was dissapointed how the arcades died out my best memories were at the arcades I played all the latest games that came out

[@leelo5078]

Great video man! I only just found your channel recently but I have been obsessed and i’ve never seen anything quite like your retro stories. Awesome stuff dude!

[@jkkobe8]

I can only remember my top 4. 1. Metroid II: Return of Samus 2. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 3. Blaster Master Boy 4. Tetris I played these too much on road trips with my Game Boy Rechargeable Battery Pack. That item was so large as a kid!

[@tehr0x]

Tetris, double dragon, MegaMan... The memories 😃 Great video, just ordered the book too 👍

[@Silvercube88]

One game that I enjoyed watching my brother play was Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues on Game Boy, the music and action - along with the graphics, really brought you into the world. Still holds up quite well today. I think this game often gets overlooked.

[@tims8971]

This channel is awesome! Love hearing your game memories, Tyler. Playing tetris, super Mario land, balloon kid, and F1 Race on original game boy are some of my best memories as a kid.

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks Tim! I’ve been meaning to spend some time with Balloon Kid. I hear it’s sort of a sequel to Balloon Fight

[@tims8971]

@@MyRetroLife yes that's right! It's a really fun game but pretty difficult lol.

[@TJacks23]

My first system was the Gameboy Color, it was bundled with Pokémon yellow. Gnarly 🤙🏾

[@georged7627]

You done it again bro outstanding video 🙏🏽👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾I love everything about gaming 👍🏾

[@MyRetroLife]

Appreciate it George! Me too!

[@RetroSpectors]

I'm dying to know the name of the background song between 0:00-0:40. It sounds like its from a gameboy game and it sounds so familiar!!!

[@DokesConspiracyNetwork]

I got a dvd of me opening up a Gameboy Pocket with Tetris from Xmas 1998 and more Christmas's 90s videos. Believe it or not I have been asking my grandparents for the dvd years since I seen this channel.

[@stpworld]

I kept my original gameboy boxes from growing up. I kept all of them. I also have the original gameboy boxed to its mint I kept mine. I also had game gear I have the box for that to I had that so I can play it at night. I have all the 1st generation and 2nd generation pokemon games in the box in near mint condition to. Im never getting rid of them. I have donkey kong 1994 for gameboy in the box the one that starts like the arcade.

[@89foxguy]

My most played og Gameboy games were Pokémon blue Kirby's dreamland 3 Bonks adventure Surprised to say I still have all of my Gameboy games. I truly miss car rides playing by street lights 😄.

[@DadRacer]

Really well done. Always look forward to your videos with your childhood footage. Love the picks-and appreciated the more surprising ones (like the Kirby one).

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks 🙏 Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely plan to do more like this

[@EmrlsCommunity]

Kirby's Block Ball has some really good gems on its soundtrack. Awesome video!

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Kirby Block Ball is so good and there is so much content there too. Not easy at all to get the flags on every world to unlock the last stage. I didn’t have a gameboy of my own growing up but I played on my friend’s every time I would hang out. Pokémon and Kirby’s Dream Land 2 got so much play out of me

[@DougyMcCraeMusic]

Pokemon flattened the competition at the time imo, nobody would play anything else. I remember at one point I couldn't even buy the game new because they were all sold out

[@916Smoke]

Love your videos! ❤ your gamer story is awesome! Hope you never grow up and stop playing.

[@Jonnicom]

Man your videos inspire mine so much! I love every time I see a new upload!

[@riz.1992]

Those days were pure diamonds. New generation never understand it. Kids can't handle these out. 😍

[@adewilson132]

What the hell are you talking about? Learn how to write a sentence.

[@mrkhainuui]

i love this channel and all your stories. It brings me the joy that i never had when i was kid 🙏👊

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks so much! Really happy to spread retro gaming joy

[@The_Laser_Channel]

Tetris is definitely my favorite. It was a constant battle with friends to see who could get the most lines. I played Tetris from the day it came out all the way thru my high school life (which was 2002 when I graduated)..thing is, I wasn't always playing it on Game Boy....it was against the rules to bring those to school where I went, but we did have TI graphing calculators which we would put Tetris on and you could do 2 player with the TI link cable. My friends and I would always play during lunch

[@totallygrim1]

I'll never forget getting the clear purple GB color and pokemon yellow pikachu edition for xmas. Had the magnifying lens attachment and the golden holographic guidebook too and got snowed in. Perfection

[@Ricky_Grade10]

Hands down BEST retro channel period🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@bluex610]

Watching your videos is so humbling and wholesome. It reminds me of what a blessed life we have and how we shouldn't take it for granted. Such a golden age for kids. Like just think of most of human history and how shitty it is for most people. And us 90's kids grew up in the age of things like Pokemon, video games, great shows and movies etc...

[@MyRetroLife]

Such a true statement. Thanks man.

[@andysanchez1215]

My favorite gameboy game would Pokémon red version. Lol 😂 I was more of a Pokémon kid back in the late 90s.

[@wayneedge2307]

Yes I remember have a friend loan me Super Mario land when I was a Teen and I loved that. That game was a nice Distraction!

[@watchsilverback]

As a kid my parents purchased us a game gear. We had a few games for it, I remember we had sonic chaos I think, some x men game and lion king. It was great but we swapped it with one of my mom's friends for maybe a few weeks. We got a Gameboy with qix, batman, Mario land 2 and of course Tetris. Even though the game gear could be described as superior in graphics and color, the game boy was just far more entertaining. Eventually when the color variant came out many years later we finally got one, and I know my mom was happy about it too as she played through Zelda dx on it. Great memories, thanks for the videos!

[@GamingintoEternity]

Love the video! I could never get into the Pokémon games even today. Maybe because I was 20 years old in ‘92. Those Mario games were must haves!

[@speedyink]

Your ages for Pokemon and Super Mario Land 2 are spot on for when I first played the games. Mario Land 2 I remember borrowing the gameboy and game from my best friend and playing the craaap out of it. I loved the music in the space zone so much I recorded it on my tape recorder, I still have those tapes. Pokemon, yup, it was a middle school obsession =P

[@seerealcrime]

I also had my moments with gameboy when I was a kid. It was my cousin's gameboy and I always borrow it and play duck tales and spiderman. Good old days!

[@retropocketstudio]

Great video! Best console ever! 🖤

[@bmdfragile]

When I watched your christmas movie with your daughter, I could only hear your dad doing the voice over. Your videos are a bless!

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks 🙏 Really that means a lot

[@Eric_Plunk]

I never had my own Game Boy back in the day but would borrow from friends. Link’s Awakening, Tetris, Super Mario Land, Final Fantasy Adventure & Jurassic Park were what I remember playing most. Honorable mention to Metroid II as well.

[@ocram32hhcity41]

hi tylor- i'm writing to you from germany and i love your videos honestly. i've seen a lot of your videos and have always waited until i see your father these days. i hope that's not too private and wish you everything good.greetings from Hamburg, Germany Thanks

[@mackenziek8383]

Great list! Love your content.

[@MyRetroLife]

Thank you 🙏 Much appreciated!

[@daddyjankie]

MegaMan ,ninja turtles,Bomberman and Mario! Also I had kid dracula...which is Ultra rare now👾 wish I would have kept all my games.

[@SusuperHands]

I still think the original Mario Land feels and plays much better than 2. Land 2 however has a very nice looking color hack now and I've been enjoying playing it on my GC Game Boy Player.

[@jim41184]

Loved the video! Awesome list! SML2 is also the game that made me want a Gameboy when I saw a friend playing it at recess in first or second grade. My top five most played is. 1. Kirby's Dreamland 2. Super Mario Land 2 3. Super Mario Land 4. NBA Jam 5. Tetris

[@adrian_veidt]

My older brother always wanted to have this handheld. I was amazed when I first saw it's graphics. Sure, it wasn't colored. But at that time, the only handheld I know were game and watch and brick game. It's like an Nes on the pocket. So it was so magical when my dad finally got us a gameboy advance during his trip on hong kong. I remember the first game we had. The GBA port of the jurassic park 3. 😍

[@katram11]

Amazing videos. All of them. My friend amazing amazing job. Well done a thousand times. Keep it up! You just got a subscriber and a huge share!! Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@figphenom]

My top 5 most played would have to be Tetris, Super Mario Land 2, Batman The Animated Series, Ren & Stimpy Veediots and Donkey Kong Land. Awesome video man!

[@Ukreefside]

Double dragon and Tetris! I drove my parents crazy with the music in the back of the car.

[@UXHeWrote]

My goodness I loved Crazy Castle 2 too!

[@retrorider-NYC]

For the top of my head I’ll have to say that TMNT:RISE OF THE FOOT CLAN, SIX GOLDEN COINS and METROID 2: THE RETURN OF SAMUS was my most played. Cool book FYI!🔥

[@mercermac1]

Love your choices! Mine as a kid were Super Mario Land, Alleyway, Tetris, Pokemon Red.

[@darinstaley1993]

I use to have a Gameboy when I was 10-11. I found it at a second hand store and it was bundled in a case with Super Mario Land

[@pokekiller787x]

4:50 that was a blast from my past, lmfao I never owned an original gameboy because I was born in the early 2000s but i would play some of these games on a website back in 2011-12 and Kirbys block ball is probably the game I played the most, it was so much fun.

[@MyRetroLife]

Yep! It’s awesome that even if a game was before your time you can still love it and have memories with it. It was like that with Atari for me

[@justmatt7465]

I'm glad you turned comments on again, I've been wanting to comment on so many of your videos. I absolutely loved the Game Boy. My most played version though is the Pocket. I played Pokémon Blue to death as well as Link's Awakening and Donkey Kong Land 3.

[@MyRetroLife]

Oh it’s actually not me that’s turning them off on some videos. It’s KZbin. If they detect children in videos they will disable comments. 😞

[@antispiral1159]

Yeah even some elderly gamer channels I watch get there comments disabled too because KZbin has this stupid rule of no children or elderly in videos or comments will be gone.

[@Zeltan88]

I was surprised by Kirbys Block Ball. Didn't even know a game like this existed 😂 My top 5 games I played as a kid were: Super Mario Land 2 Warioland Kirbys Dreamland 2 NBA Jam 99 Toy Story 2

[@bennoisms]

It’s funny because I’m only 18 but I grew up with all these games on the 3DS virtual console. I couldn’t get games often since they aren’t cheap but most weekends my dad would get me one virtual console game so stuff like Mario land 2 and that hold a special place in my heart

[@cgriffith84]

Oh man there were so many that I loved playing! In no particular order: Revenge of the Gator - Pinball TMNT Back to the Sewers Legend of the River King Pokemon Yellow (I had red but abandoned it when Yellow came out!) Super RC Pro AM

[@Craplatte]

I'm completely with you regarding Castlevania. Sure, the nostalgia tinted glasses help but I actually play it once in a while because I like it that much. And the music is just top notch!

[@Craplatte]

Btw., my most played games are probably Super Mario Land, Castlevania, Tiny Toon Adventures Babs Big Break, Tennis and Double Dragon. It's entirely possible that I'm forgetting a few here but those are the first five that came to mind :-)

[@nathan3368]

Loved Pokémon yellow on the Gameboy use to sit and run through AA batteries. Made my dad invest in rechargeable AA batteries good times

[@Always-Hustle]

Please do a catch up video with your cousins, where you play a couple of retro games/consoles. We all wanna know if Manny is still a gamer.

[@mikejenkins4924]

Off the top of my head: Gargoyles quest, Skate or Die, Tetris, prince of persia, Mario land.

[@cousinjimmydean4233]

Good looking out TYLER

[@RetroLindsay]

I remember the day I got my gameboy colour and pokemon red , I was so happy and all my friends were jealous and asked to play it

[@gamma_dc8289]

That story of how you played super mario land 2 in daycare was the exact same story with me and new super mario bros on the ds. I was 6 years old LOL

[@jameslee899]

Super Mario 2 was definitely up there in terms of most played Gameboy game when I was in 1st grade. After that, I would say Balloon Kid.

[@BryanX64]

Also love the shot of Mega Man IV! Great game as well as being quite hard to find now!

[@theoldpcgamer77]

You make me feel old as i was about 13 when my mate got the Gameboy. I got one a year later. Even though i had been playing the Atari ST since the mid 80's and 8 bit computers as a kid in the early 80's and i guess i had the Megadrive in 1990 the Gameboy was damn nice with great graphics and sound. We used to collect games on it and had a shelf full each. I remember one great tennis game we used to play over the link cable. Apart from tetris i thought the early games were a blt meh but games like Contra were truly outstanding and were a nice complement to the 16bit consoles in the early 90's. I can't imagine these days hunching over a small handheld in a chair near a window with a blurry screen but back then i loved it.

[@Riz2336]

I didn't play very many of the games you mentioned here but I did play pokemon red version and put hours and hours into that game

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Mario land 2 and Wario land 2 are my favorite games in the systems library. Mario land 2 for being a fun pick up and play game and Wario land 2 for the bizarre take on a typical 2d platformer and the various alternate levels you can find.

[@gastonranz9552]

My gosh!! When it started sound Batman's soundtrack at the end of this awesome video, it was just gorgeous! What a incredible game Super Mario Land 2, it 's also my favorite one. I spent all of my childhood playing this game! This is my top 3 best game boy games for me! 3_ Shadowgate classic 2_Batman (The video game) 1_ Super Mario Land 2.

[@segamistretro8562]

Very awesome episode, the top 5 I played as a kid was 5. Mario land 2 , 4. Mario land, 3. Bugs bunny crazy castle, 2. Tiny toons adventures movie madness, 1. Pokémon blue version.

[@ben01193]

Great video. Uk viewer here. My top 5 most played are - 5. Gargoyles Quest 4. Fortress of Fear 3. Double Dragon 2. Duck tales 1. Zelda links awakening

[@Hijynx87]

I remember beating Super Mario Land 2 when I went up north (Red Granite WI) for vacation......I beat it at a damn camp fire in the dark lol. I could never replicate that currently.

[@foxmccloud7]

Last time I played Pokémon Blue, I used only my Charizard in battle and I breezed through the entire game with ease. I did this on my 3DS. His moves are Earthquake, Flamethrower, Slash and Swords Dance.

[@hippaman2435]

The black/white gb game I played the most was mario vs donkey kong, gosh I love playing that game

[@totallygrim1]

There was nothing like whipping out the OG Brick gameboy in school with some links awakening

[@QuaidShun]

I loved crazy castle 2 got it at a garage sale in the early 2000s

[@NESComplex]

We have surprisingly similar lists

[@MyRetroLife]

I look forward to hearing about yours!

[@kameleonls1]

great job tyler.... my 5 games would Castlevania, Pokemon yellow, LJN's QB club :-), Metroid 2, Super Mario Land 2

[@AngryGumball]

Top ones for me: -Sneaky Snakes (got it with my GB for xmas) -Donkey Kong '94 (somebody gave it to me) -Pokemon Red/Yellow/Silver -Gameboy Camera -Mario 2: 6 Golden Coins (didn't own but constantly stole my cousin's copy)

[@Robsreviews85]

Super Mario land, Super Mario 2, Ren and Stimpy space cadet, Street fighter 2, and Mortal Kombat

[@LessaShuftan]

I played almost all posible games that came out for the Game Boy. But the most fav game would be Pokemon Red and Blue. Remember the glitch where you get 99 rare candys and such when you select it in a 6 item slot. It was so hyped that missingno was a thing. When handle it wrong it would corrupt you save data. But handle it well it was a free cheat for dup items like master balls. XD

[@7.7.7_.7..7._]

Its funny. I grew up in germany and im a few years younger then you but still we grew up in a similar way with the exact same videogames and tv shows.