Top 20 Best Game Boy Games!

[@mooo13]

Metroid 2 got me hooked up so much…the atmosphere, tension, music….

[@DungeonMiser]

I loved it

[@CoolTI-Daniel]

Same... All Best Gamboy games have absolute classics and are often picked by Nostalgia. To me it's Metroid2, Final Fantasy1, OperationC and Mario Land. But damn it's astonishing how amazing Metroid2 was given the hardware.

[@MaxScheibenpflug]

No intro. Straight to the point. THANK. YOU. 🙌🙌🙌

[@jerryjb]

Super Mario Land is the game that got me back into Gameboy recently. I had an old beat up GBC that someone gave me years ago with only a copy of alleyway. I happened to walk into a local game store one day and bought super Mario Land. Instantly fell in love with it and ended up restoring/modding my Gameboy and have started building a collection of great games

[@kennypitts4829]

Have you tried Batman on Gameboy? It is similar.

[@jerryjb]

@@kennypitts4829 Which one?

[@RetroRockGamer]

I play the og super mario land all the time. It's my favorite of the series.

[@kennypitts4829]

@@jerryjb The first one called just "Batman" where the character is small like Mario Land on Gameboy. A challenge but fun. Actually, most batman games are great.

[@kennypitts4829]

@@RetroRockGamer The music is comforting.

[@robinhatherall6779]

Nice snappy video. It is always a joy to hear your top games videos as they are personal and delivered in a natural voice. Cheers.

[@Incense3]

Gargoyle’s Quest is a big omission for me. But this is a fantastic list! I love the DMG!

[@matthewnucci2564]

100% !!!! incredible game with beautiful soundtrack!

[@dayz112]

amazing game indeed! edit, anyway, after watching the 20 games.... wlel... i respect since is just the content creator opinion, but lot's of misses and lot's of mediocre games on the list, he should rename the video to " my favourite game boy games". Even Metroid is not in the list of the "best games" :D But, indeed, Salomon's Club was a very interessting game and full of hidden secrets.

[@Miniclash]

Gargoyle's Quest and Balloon Kid are my two favorite games on the DMG. And none made it to the list :(

[@VALASTOR-w4e]

Yes.

[@xsni]

I'll always sing praise for Mole Mania on the Gameboy. I enjoyed this video very much. That is a seriously good top 20 list.

[@glammingaby]

Finally someone addresses Donkey Kong! One of the best puzzle platformers, not only on the Game Boy, but of all time!

[@andrewpatton6194]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this, it's refreshing to see a list that isn't Pokemon listed several times or the usual suspects of "hidden gems"

[@RetroBreak]

Glad you enjoyed my picks! It was originally going to be a Top 15 excluding Mario and Pokemon, but decided to keep them and extend it to 20 instead :)

[@HUYI1]

Hahaha, it's so tru man 😂😂

[@Cpt_crabhammer]

I really like how you only used games you own. Really give this list a personal touch. Learned about some games I'd never heard of!

[@RyanClaytor]

Never even heard of Solomon's Club before your list, but I've been playing it quite a bit since I heard you mention it. Thanks for putting together this list!

[@metaltom2003]

Fun fact for anyone wondering: Kirby's color was always pink, and is depicted as such on the original Japanese box art of Dream Land 1. However they changed his color to white for the NA release because they weren't sure if western gamers would want to play a game with a pink protagonist.

[@HUYI1]

Ah I see, cool fact 😊😊

[@nixonhoover2]

Ha! Gay! 😂😅

[@SevenCompleted]

nobody asked

[@jyllianrainbow7371]

This is funny, because pink was literally considered the coolest color in the late '80s/early '90s. It was everywhere.

[@mayraruiz9535]

I love that Pikachu's name is "Subscribe!" Really appreciate the time you spend recording video from each game! :) keep it up

[@IndohNintendo]

Gameboy content is my favorite. Getting ready for work but can't wait to enjoy this soon as I get the chance.

[@erneststackhouse1133]

Glade to see the original Kirby's Dreamland & Super Mario Land made your top 20! Both just fun to play! Thanks to you I just added to my list, Tail Gators! So now I got a new game that makes me go & play all the time! Fun Fact back in the day I was spending the night at my friends house & we got kicked off the TV for playing the SNES too much & got sent to his room. Where I pulled out my Game Boy Game! We continued on playing video games thru the night! Game Boy will always be my most beloved hand held system ever! Thanks for the Retro Break!

[@atylerblack164]

Super Mario Land is easily one of my favorite Mario games. The way it rewards exploration and the smaller sprite sizes makes that game so fun on the original GB.

[@xCorzo650x]

the best gb game!!

[@Bijuklich]

one of my favorite also...playing almost every day

[@lastclassairman]

This is such a great list! A hidden gem I don’t think a lot of people even heard about is “Revenge of the Gator”. It’s a pinball game for the original Game Boy. It was the first game I actually had for Game Boy.

[@jaloud3765]

Amen

[@robertdesaintloup1111]

would love the video on your fave japan exclusive GB titles!

[@RetroBreak]

I’m working on it :)

[@TheRetrogameArtist]

I don’t know if it belongs on this list, but Legend of the River King is strangely one of my favorites to play when I’m backpacking or camping. Thank you for your content, it’s inspired me to start my channel where I aim to paint my way into the retrograding algorithm haha

[@cheekyphuzz_thegod8558]

Good stuff man. I’d love to see a video like this for GBA or GBC

[@RetroBreak]

Thanks! I already made a GBA one at the start of the year, enjoy :) 15 Best Game Boy Advance Games! [TOP GAMES] kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGmplIdso8SorKc GBC one coming soon, but there’s a few more games I want to get physicals of first!

[@cheekyphuzz_thegod8558]

@@RetroBreak Thanks for the heads up dude

[@iangrant3615]

Lovely video. I have the original Game Boy which I got for Christmas when it came out back in the day. An amazing gift and I was glued to it for years. We couldn't afford many games so the ones I had, I played over and over. Duck Tales was one that I have fond memories of, even though it was hard and a bit glitchy with slow down. Burai Fighter Deluxe, and Gremlins 2 as well were two of my frequently played games. Links Awakening was the one that truly made me understand what an incredible system it was. It was such a vast and immersive experience.

[@damienater]

You inspired me to play these this morning on my GameBoy. Thank you so much for your videos. I discovered some amazing games through your videos and bought them way before the price hike. I have you to thank for some incredible games I didn’t know about. I really appreciate your passion and love for gaming and for sharing them with all of us. Thanks a million. Damien a fellow Gamer :-)

[@milp00l]

Always love your Game Boy videos! 👍 Quick story: I was watching my niece and nephew overnight earlier this week. My nephew, who is 8, really likes the Switch and recently I’ve been getting him into some of the old consoles, especially Game Boy. Anyway, the one game he keeps coming back to and seems to have the most fun with so far is Super Mario Land. Granted, I don’t have Super Mario Land 2 yet (so maybe he’ll like that one even more), but I love seeing him get such a kick out of this game. It makes it extra special because he’s playing the same copy my brother (his dad) and I had growing up.

[@MINI_91]

It's so nice to se some PAL content creators as well. Feels closer to home and more relatable to my own gaming experience.

[@awesome6323]

One of my all time favourites on the system is Mole Mania. It is an exclusive and it is awesome. I prefer Parodius Da to Nemesis, but both are great.

[@simonwl]

Thanks so much for doing this. I've been wanting to discover some GB titles but never sure where to start. You've presented the titles extremely well and enthusiastically. I now have a plan of attack!

[@omegaweapon116]

I loved Gameboy as a kid because you could get a brand new game for $30 opposed to a brand new SNES game for $60. I never played Tetris Plus but Tetris Blast was really fun.

[@doubleddbeat3418]

Wario Land 1 deserve a top 20 imo. This game was fun as hell

[@user0x7f34]

Just completed Nemesis II yesterday... but Gargoyles Quest should be in every top Gameboy list😊

[@wiedo]

Forgot about that one. Yes definitely top 10 material

[@thepumpkingking8339]

@@wiedo Revenge of the 'Gator 😞

[@mrkarbon]

Oh... that's fun. Here is my top-10 and hopefully you have some other recommendations and hidden gems to check out: - Zelda Links Awakening - Mario Land 2 - Gargoyle's Quest - Ghostbusters II - Metroid 2 - Dr. Mario - Burai Fighter - Double Dragon II - Mystic Quest - Balloon Kid Honorable mention: RC Pro Am, Mega Man, Tetris

[@thanasysdim]

Gameboy had an insanely vast and good game library. It was the console I had as a kid and the one I love the most. You made a very solid selection there and I have played and completed most of the list of this video. When it comes to fun factor and gameplay, Gameboy is only second the the SNES as the system with the best library.

[@tardiscommand1812]

Hey man thanks for being happy in your video. Many KZbinrs are always so grumpy looking.

[@flower5185]

Mole Mania is one I would include in my top 20. Lovely and clever Miyamoto game. Perfect for on the go because it auto-saves with each room.

[@kidfantastic93]

So glad to see Donkey Kong 94 get some love on here! First game I ever got for gameboy, and after playing games for almost 30 years it's still one of my absolute favorites!

[@Simon0]

Links awakening is truly excellent when you remember it's for the Gameboy which wasn't that powerful. Definitely my favourite on the system

[@HUYI1]

I own both the OG 0.1 version where you can do the wall glitch and I also own the DX version boxed in good condition and of course i have the switch remake too, one of the best in the series when it comes to Zelda one of my favourites I've completed it so many times 😊

[@Simon0]

@@HUYI1 it has fabulous music! As well as being brilliant

[@ddljunkygames7654]

My list would have looked quite similar! Thanks for the trip back

[@jelly.1899]

Excellent presentation - very down to earth and friendly 👍

[@tootzy-the-roll]

At some point in my life, the only GameBoy game I had was Link's Awakening. I must've beat the game 20-30 times. I would beat it once or twice a week. I got so good that I managed to get the master sword as soon as I would obtain the flippers. I could beat it on muscle memory alone.

[@daneast]

One thing that's difficult to factor into a Top 20 list like this is how the games played on the original hardware. I had one of the first-gen Gameboys in 1989 or 1990 (I was still in high school), and the huge issue with that original console was that LCD latency was very slow. This made some games extremely difficult to see properly and made them hard to enjoy. Ironically, Super Mario Land was one of the worst offenders, because the Mario sprite was so tiny. In SML 2 they made the sprites much larger, as they should have been originally. Anytime the world would start scrolling it would all fade into oblivion and could hardly be seen. Games like Castlevania and Tetris were much more playable because they could be seen easier on that original screen.

[@CraigSteelyard]

I love the original Kirby's Dreamland. I remember the new game+ was quite challenging. This was a great list of classic games for the original Game Boy! 😊👍

[@HUYI1]

I've played it so many times and still have the cart I love it 😊

[@valentin1808]

Brilliant video. Just got a little player with most of Gameboy games wondering what to try. Now I know,thanks

[@mrsmith1938]

I've seen watching your videos since the good ol' DS days. I'm finally subbing lol

[@lars-fenin]

great collection/picks..... the donkey kong port is one of the best for a game system ever, in my opinion.

[@89simba57]

Started the video and the list started. 10 thumbs up

[@wiedo]

You absolutely nailed it in this video mate. I would’ve swapped your number 1 with Kirby’s Star Stacker. And maybe I would’ve swapped one of the arcade style games with lock n chase and added Metroid 2 and Wario Land 1 (I prefer it over 2 prob because of nostalgia) somewhere but that’s just nitpicking. Just a great list. Especially your choice of Tetris Plus surprised me, I loved that game (on Saturn in my case but it’s almost the same).

[@KhalilKhan-of8wt]

Great collection ❤

[@NikumanJapan]

I find myself coming back to this video quite often to remind myself of great GB games to hunt for. It's an excellent selection. Here in Japan, most of these are pretty easy to find and cheap, but some like Nemesis 2 and Ninja Ryukenden (Shadow Warriors) are fairly rare and expensive. Still, I recently bought the latter because it looked so cool and I love it! It's easily one of the best games on Game Boy for me - really fun with terrific music and graphics. I don't care that it's short and actually consider that a plus because bite-sized games are just right for Game Boy. Thanks for all the great tips in this and your other top games lists.

[@MrMas9]

Great video dude! Would love to see you play through Super Mario Land in a video with commentary :)

[@FelixS.]

Really solid list. Some games I want to add as phenomenal Game Boy games: - the original Wario Land (I like it far more than the second one) - Kid Dracula - Dragon Quest Monsters - Mole Mania - the three Turtles games - Darkwing Duck - Mega Man V (the only purely original Game Boy one) - Gargoyles Quest - Felix the cat - James Bond 007 - Kirbys Pinball Land - Final Fantasy Legend 1-3 - Batman the video game - Tennis - the original Tetris - Dr. Mario - Metroid 2 Return of Samus - Kwirk The Game Boy really has an amazing library.

[@AndyHewco]

Totally agree on donkey Kong, links awakening and original Marioland. Not played that version of Tetris, but I did like the simplicity and control of the original and it shines with another player and link up.

[@vash-747]

donkey kong land 2 my favorite, so many memories!

[@marckfoster9029]

When I was a kid, my neighbor's mother also plays NES (FamiCom in our country) every afternoon. She always play Super Mario Bros. and this one obscure game where you play as a wizard who can create blocks and can make them disappear. The game was the Japanese version and we dont know the english name for it. 25 years later I'm still searching for the name of that game because it was part of my childhood, and I stumbled upon this video. It was Solomon's Key.. the NES version of Gameboy's Solomon's Club.. Thank you so much for this video :)

[@GameboyZeroOfficial]

Subbed and followed. Nothing like a good homage to one of the greatest handhelds of our time ;)

[@davy_K]

Picross is a nice call - my wife was obsessed with it - cleared the entire thing. Also DK '94 is my personal pick as best on the GB - especially played with the Super Gameboy which adds cabinet art. btw - great to see no long winded intro.

[@musicmanpiezo]

Final Fantasy Adventure...I still play this game sometimes. It's fascinating how little story you needed as a kid. The ending made me cry every time. Weird.

[@kdorland]

Great list! I would have swapped Metroid 2 in there somewhere :)

[@RetroBreak]

I don’t like Metroid 2 that much, too confusing!

[@vaelYT]

Great video, it is really helpful to decide which games I want to play. Unlike other videos I've watched this was very informative.

[@LITTLE1994]

Nothing beats Zelda Link's Awakening, Donkey Kong '94, and Pokémon Red/Blue.

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

really impressive list, didn't expect that Pokémon Yellow would be Number 1😃

[@notturok7841]

Turok on the original game boy is a master piece and the music is amazing !!! Some of the best bit tunes ever

[@MADMANNe1]

Nice! I wanna try out Solomons club, nice to find new fun puzzle games! I am playing Gargoyles quest on the gameboy! It's pretty good!

[@dhall888]

Noice, I honestly couldn’t remember which one I had back in the 90s, but def megaman 3. I remember that level and the cartridge art! I used to love love that one! That, Metroid, and Kirby pinball and dream land 2! Those were my jams!

[@ShadyPlatinum777]

I’ve started getting back into gameboy so this is super helpful.

[@davidmasci4335]

This is a list of the 20 gb games you got for Christmas or your birthday. Wheres f1 race, motocross maniacs, blades of steel, golf, streetfighter 2...?

[@mikatu]

You missed a few good news: The hunt for the red october, Boulder dash, Batman, Dr. Mario.

[@zatomlzxzanamolzy1253]

It's his opinion. 😂 He missed nothing. The games you listed could be the worst games ever made in someone's opinion and the best games ever made in another's. Both can exist simultaneously. It's not possible to definitively say whether a game is "good" or not.

[@KabukiKid]

One of my favorite "SURPRISE!" video game memories is from playing the Gameboy Donkey Kong game... and expecting basically just a port of the arcade game. Then after those first levels, it opened up, I was like, "WHAT?! This is awesome!" :-D I'll always remember that feeling of discovering that for the first time, since I went in knowing nothing! :-)

[@RetroBreak]

Same here! I didn’t know what to expect and thought I’d finished the game! So cool! We would be spoiled if it came out today with trailers and the internet

[@BobbyHo2022]

Yeah. It instantly made it feel amazing and much cooler than the original dk arcade classic.

[@Gameboy_Steve]

Awesome video. I liked Crystal Quest

[@kolpik3708]

Super Mario Land! No clue why, but I always found squishing enemies in this game highly satisfying.

[@tbredmmc3773]

Thanks a lot! I’ve found in your list a game I played so many times with a friend when I was a kid and I never knew the name… Now I know… Solomon’s club. I’m gonna download the rom now to have fun again with it…

[@bsolt978]

Fantastic list! I love seeing your passion for the gameboy 😊 for me the super Mario land games and definitely Pokémon yellow! After you video I started Kirby’s dreamland and you’re right, classic fun and simple gameplay.

[@bennymoo17]

I remember getting a green gameboy color and pokemon yellow for my 8th birthday back in 1998.. what a birthday it was!

[@DrKrFfXx-0]

Nice selection dude. My favorite GB games is a tie between Zelda and Wario Land.

[@titowrestling]

Much love for the Final Fantasy Adventure love! #1 on my list!

[@Myako]

Great video once again, congratulations!! 👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻 I'm eagerly awaiting Parts 2 and 3.

[@alexpine8295]

Great list! So many great DMG games, but no Mole Mania? :o Still, great video! Keep it up! (and can’t wait for the Japanese DMG video~!)

[@wiedo]

One of those games I see it’s great quality but never could get into even after trying at least three times.

[@miketurin5233]

Bubble Booble is one of the best games, especially in Co-Op mode. Played all levels on C64 and Wii Retro. It’s great on the Gameboy too. Same fun.

[@MJFallout]

Mystic Quest/FF Adventure is probably my favorite game on the GameBoy, and you have hit the nail on the head with your assessment here. It's not as good as Link's Awakening, but it's not far of either. In addition, it has features that Zelda doesn't have, such as a well working, intuitive yet simple leveling system that allows you to tailor to your preferred playstyle. Only the boss fights in Mystic Quest are a wash when compared to Zelda, they barely rise past 'okay' in design and complexity. Also, it's a very long game, so it's 'bang for your buck' in that regard.

[@cecilrichardson2494]

I loved that Castlevania 2 made the list. I had it, and the first one back in the day. Good times!

[@HUYI1]

Yeah I have the cart too 👍👍

[@AkAkAkNeil]

excellent, I love your lists, always something new to me!

[@micksterminator3]

Thanks for the list, I'm definitely gonna get a bunch of these on all my 3ds'

[@Waffletigercat]

Oh man! Donkey Kong '94 is dope!

[@melosaurrn]

The Subscribe! Pikachu was brilliant

[@Christ_is_Lord_]

Great list!

[@CapnRetro]

Gotta ask. Did you play them on a Super GameBoy? (I did. Good memories) 17:51 YES! My favourite version 😄👍 I remember, pkm yellow was my first pkm game. And I remember playing other pkm games in school with every kids. Everyone had pkm at my school. And pogs, and pkm cards, and turtles toys. My cousin, the legend.. He helped me build my gaming pc, and he bought the real NES mini. I was surprised. Later on I found out you can actually add games to it, and even games from other consoles. So I did that asap. SO AWESOME! 😄

[@maxalmonte14]

What a great video this is.

[@RyanMercer]

Kirby's Dream Land was one of my favorites for my DMG.

[@CristopherKiri]

DKC2 is a top 5 game of all time for me. So much action packed into the title with replay value to boot.

[@jasielpereira9461]

Gosto muito de assistir seus vídeos! --- Brasil - Rio de Janeiro!

[@charlesgriffiths4901]

I played around only half the games on this list but look forward to trying out some of these titles. Mario land 1 as a youngster was tough as nails but I did spend around half an hour completing it this year and have got so much appreciation for it's weird but wonderful gameplay! Wario land 2 definitely deserves it's place as that game is on another level. Nice to know I could never lose lives and want to throw my game boy!

[@AT-zr9tv]

Nice list. Didn't you enjoy Metroid 2, Battletoads, or R-Type ? All solid games

[@ExploringEsperanto]

Great video! You introduced me to several new entries like Snow Brothers and Solomon's Club that I'm very eager to check out now. I'd say Donkey Kong '94 is the best handheld Mario platformer until Super Mario 3D Land came along. I thought Super Mario Land sucked at first but it definitely grew on me and the ROM hack DX version is much more fun to play through.

[@ruthwalker5021]

Best portable EVER!! I like taking the games in and out and playing them. My favourite is Kirby’s dream land.

[@MaxOakland]

We have a *lot* of overlap in our favorites! I also think Warioland II is the best gameboy Wario and I *love* DK94

[@bigkeith41]

Great video bro time to subscribe

[@HAn-ie2zp]

Interesting list. But surely missing Gargoyles quest!

[@ikemkrueger]

Wario Land 2 is damn cool! I fell instantly in love with it.

[@XyNoST]

Playing Tetris DX A LOT when I'm not using my DMG for LSDJ, didn't knew about Tetris Plus will def check this out ! Love your Top25, it's not the obvious top25 games (of course there is some of them but hey these games are good eh !) all the websites and youtubers are usually doing and you explain your reasons why you love em ! +1 sub ! :)

[@TarikA]

Great video. As for the original Game Boy, I would have included Adventures of Lolo and one of the Turtles games (personally I like the third the most which would be Radical Rescue but many also love the first entry).

[@TheVype]

Thank you for video impresive collection. Im gonna try them all on my miyoo mini plus im a week

[@Green.Blood.]

Awesome vid! BUT… As someone who’s favorite Zelda game is GB Awakening, don’t spoil it !!! 👍

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

As a kid I played Castlevania Adventure before any other Castlevania game. So the lack of sub weapons & slow speed didnt bother me as I had no basis for comparison. Also doing so & then playing the NES Castlevania games made it seem like sub weapons & such were aditions like a sequel would have rather than being things left out of tge 1st Gameboy version.