PLAYING EVERY GAME BOY COLOR LAUNCH GAME

Join Ben as he looks back at the 1998 Japanese & US Game Boy Color launch line up of games. How does the little handheld that could hold up 23 years later? Watch to find out!
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Games covered in this Nintendo Game Boy Color video:
• Centipede
• Dragon Quest Monsters
• Game & Watch Gallery 2
• Hexcite
• Pocket Bomberman
• Pocket Bowling
• Tetris DX
• Wario Land II
#GameBoyColor #Nintendo #GameBoy
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[@TeamTripleJump]

Apologies for the delay with this one, everybody. Had a bit of a nightmare capturing footage for the original Xbox - so subbed in the GBC - but that'll be up next!

[@beansandburgers1264]

Love this series it's up there with worst games ever

[@imranahmad2733]

Didn't think capturing component or RGB video would be a huge problem these days.

[@Venomous9]

Could you fix the subtitles, please? Thanks.

[@theharvardyard2356]

Question: If you had ever watched bowling, would you have given this less than everything you've got?

[@TylerNichols55]

We need a series of "Final 5 games from each console" or something of the sort

[@maddmaxxslhc]

You guys should start playing the last 10 games released on a console.

[@Pehmokettu]

That would be difficult because homebrews exists and many old consoles still get new games released every year as a physical cartridge or disk. Of course there are often only very limited availability with those games (like 100 - 1000 copies sold) but those are still real released games for those consoles.

[@andresfgp13]

like 8 of them are going to be fifa.

[@luchadorbeaux1698]

Sick

[@bychrischannel]

Um... officially licensed, retail games only would make sense!

[@RobertSeeJen]

Almost every entry would start with "Oh yeah! Here we go! SPORTS TIME!" And I like not hearing that super often. This way, it's somewhat special when he does.

[@Sp1n1985]

It didn't have to start with you flexin' on us like that Ben.

[@davidmc102]

hmm but I wonder if he has the Tommy Hilfiger edition

[@SpaceMissile]

that was _a perfect intro._

[@thunderstruck560]

He likes the gameboy color

[@Something-Waffle]

🙄

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

"You can't. Ruin. Tetris." Unless you're Ubisoft. Yeah.

[@levimcglinchey5843]

*Oh yeah, here we go, quotes time!* I've never quoted a KZbinr before... hell, I've never watched KZbin either but I'm going to give this everything I've got!

[@Zontar82]

I hoped this video had sports games just for that quote alone and wasn't disappointed

[@caboosinator8524]

Pure gold

[@alainsoucysergerie9879]

Excellent

[@theonlybilge]

>Joined 8 years ago I don't believe you

[@speedwaynutt]

0:32 We finally get to see Bens Gameboy collection in a Video

[@adeadphish7931]

I think Ben just flexed on all of us in that opening

[@sheltongolden4394]

Ben: *playing Tetris* *gets an I-block* *lays it flat* Me: *livid*

[@NathanielBarlam]

The Wario Land games, especially 2 and 3, are some of my all time favorite games. Really wish they'd release a bundle/remaster on Switch or put out a new one in the series.

[@ridensroom6957]

I just downloaded both of them off 3ds e shop

[@speedwaynutt]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO, SPORTS TIME!!!

[@eddiehimself]

Nothing screams late 1990s like those translucent coloured plastic cases for electronics lol.

[@SteveTheDog115]

Dragon Warrior Monsters was my first game i ever got on gameboy, and it is my favorite game of all time! Its randomized areas were super cool, although it had one HELL OF A difficulty spike after a bit

[@misterburger4648]

OH MY YES, GAME AND WATCH GALLERY 2!!!!! I had this game for the GB Color and when I mention it to people, no one knows what I am talking about! I LOVED that game! I remember driving to my nanny's, playing that in the back of the car! My favourite was the chef one because you cooked the food then moved one ahead to feed Yoshi!!! :D

[@powergannon]

I had a Gameboy Pocket. Never had a GBC, in fact I skipped all the way to GBA SP. That leap was insane

[@DarrenNoFun]

Everyone I knew had the clear purple ones. Like, I legit thought that the different colours were just a marketing tool when in reality it was just clear purple. Until this video... Like, every kid at school that would bring their Gameboy it was always clear purple.

[@ridensroom6957]

I remember choosing the purple, and argos gave me the lime green one. I was mad at first but it grew on me really quickly.

[@andrealves3104]

Mine is Teal color; came with Pokemon Gold. Have it functioning well to this day!

[@joywilson4668]

Excellent taste in T-shirts, Mr Potter.

[@therunawaykid6523]

I read that as snape

[@joywilson4668]

@@therunawaykid6523 "Mr Potter. Our new celebrity".

[@BOABModels]

My brother got a Game Boy Color (it pains me to leave out the 'u') with Pokémon yellow and the camera. That tech was ahead of its time.

[@luliby2309]

The closed captions go _absolutely_ insane at the end by the way. I was barely even paying attention as I was seeing speech from way earlier in the video just _flying_ by at breakneck speeds. XD

[@michaelfranke8622]

That opening got a good laugh from me

[@olliepop369]

I still have my beautiful, original teal gameboy color! :D forever will it hold a special place in my heart

[@nicksorenson940]

Tetris DX was my very first Game Boy game, but the first Game Boy I owned to play it on was actually a red colored Pocket. It was a short time afterward that I received my first Game Boy Color handheld, and then the Game Boy Advance when that first launched.

[@wyzeguy6]

As a fellow Ben who also received a Gameboy Colour for his first handheld (mine was the clear purple version) as well as a copy of Pokemon Blue, I knew this video was for me. But when I saw Pocket Bomberman come up on the screen, so many memories came back! I played that game so much growing up and had a great time with it! Thank you for another fantastic Launch Lineup video!

[@fluffygutts2240]

The intro made me feel very old. I started gaming on a black & white TV in a heavy wooden case, games were on cassettes and you were lucky if they loaded.

[@robofistsrevenge3288]

"For me it was a teal Game Boy and a copy of Pokemon Blue." I knew you had immaculate taste.

[@youtubenoob2743]

Oh yeah! Here we go, launch time!!

[@jmccain22090]

I had the atomic translucent purple and Pokémon Blue. My dad then got himself a teal with Pokémon Red after he saw how awesome Pokémon was. I miss the 90s so much.

[@njk3498]

You guys are easily my favorite gaming channel and podcast. Keep up the good work! I can't wait til you guys hit the big 1M

[@bigt4u2nv]

The "everything I've got" bit keeps me coming back Cheers 🤙

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Drives me nuts

[@ridensroom6957]

I remember in 2001, getting a gameboy colour for the first time. I was even asked of I would prefer the gameboy advance but I wanted the colour instead. I had no regrets. Mario bros deluxe and zelda oracle of seasons were my first 2 games that were gbc exclusive.

[@rooty]

Why though? I mean the GBA plays GBC games...

[@thomasdavis8722]

The gameboy color was my first gaming console ever! Got it when i was 4 years old. Still have the original copy of my first game, which was a tom and jerry game.

[@milktea543]

Heads up, your closed captions got super messed up toward the end. It got a feedback loop back to the beginning of your video, might wanna look at that. Anyway, thanks so much for an entertaining watch TJ!

[@JDArrLove]

Dragon Warrior Monsters is still probably in the top 10 for my most-played games. The breeding was just so intricate. (Not to mention randomized dungeons.) It and DWM 2 easily outweigh all my time amongst the Pokemon games combined. Never could get into the mainline DQ series, though

[@MrFancyHosen]

I too, used the GBC exclusively as a Pokemon machine. A shame though, that Warioland game looks right up my alley.

[@ninja_tony]

I swear to god Ben, your intros are some of the funniest things I've ever seen on KZbin. I'm so glad I found this channel through Cultaholic!

[@kanstee9226]

You are correct Ben. My first was a purple Gameboy color and the blue pokemans. I vividly remember not knowing how to leave my house at the start for a few hours. Neither me or my parents knew all you had to do was stand on the carpet and walk down..

[@KingBatiatus]

HERE WE GO... my favorite series!!

[@lolmetaknight]

Good old Warioland II, always in my heart

[@martinbrough1105]

My body is ready for this. Subscribed on the back of all of the other launch games video, and this is my first new one since subscribing. More excited for GBC than Xbox too...

[@alexiere]

Dragon Quest Monsters was my favorite game on the system. I would play it non stop...wish we would have gotten the 3ds remake 😢

[@MasterAdam100]

I love my Grape GBC with Pokemon Yellow, Tetris and Metroid 2.

[@maximesauvageau2665]

I'm in love with your launch video game !

[@VideoGameGlass]

I had the semi transparent purple GBC when I was a kid, along with pokemon red. I got it for my 5th birthday. I still remember waking up early (before school) and opening my present, turning on the gameboy and hearing that iconic sound.

[@samp1862]

top tier humor m8. i humbly request you do this series for sega game gear and sega master system

[@Machamp-ps7wx]

I remember playing Spiderman 2 for the GBC but couldn’t find either as I think they broke when I was around 10. But being in college now I decided to go buy another one to relive the memories. Great video, you’ve given me tons of ideas for games to get.

[@MatthewOceanXVX]

Woah the first console I ever bought with my own money as a kid was a teal Gameboy Color and Pokemon Blue as well!!! My brother got the purple-clear one, with Pokemon Red.

[@Mafon2]

Pocket BomberMan is pretty good, one of my favourites on the system.

[@sittaman]

the Wario Land games on GBC were completely fire, alongside Zelda Oracles and DX they are truly masterpieces

[@Pikachu132]

Wario Land 2 for the GBC is just Wario Land 2 for the Gameboy, but in color. The early GBC library had a bunch of these kinda unnecessary rereleases of fairly recent Gameboy games that just added color and nothing more.

[@McGriddles9181991]

Dragon Warrior Monsters is an underrated classic.

[@Justin-zt2fs]

Also game boy color was incredible and again y’all need more subs your channel is awesome with great content thanks for it !

[@spongeboymebob6091]

i was around 8 when i had a transparent clear with pokemon blue, literally the best gaming times of my life. i can even remember learning how to obtain multiple rare candys. which was my first ever hack.

[@Burnape]

Green GBC and Pokémon Blue on my 7th birthday. I remember opening it 20 years on.

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

I remember getting the teal colored gameboy color w/2 games,game & watch gallery 3 & xmen wolverine's rage.i played the 1st game way more since i got bored w/the other game as soon as i beat it

[@chef_boyarceez]

Just replayed Warioland 2 not long ago and it surprisingly kept my attention. Super fun.

[@heath8377]

I had that Pikachu and Pichu special edition! Lost it behind a toilet for five months.

[@Sailor_alan]

Had a yellow gb with pokemon silver. Loved it.

[@PhriekshoTV]

Pocket Bomberman was a childhood favorite. Still one of the best character designs

[@juliassacre]

I also had the teal one, but the only games I had were Super Mario Bros Deluxe and Lego Stunt Rally

[@jacebeleren3]

Dragon Warrior Monsters was more fun than it deserved to be.

[@EM_vi_ix]

Dragon Quest Monsters, sitting in my closet right now.

[@ToastBurn]

Did Ben get a slack message at 8:26 or does the tetris theme just bare a striking resemblance? haha

[@JoeyJ0J0]

I remember getting a GameBoy Color for my Birthday, Great system. I got Pokemon Yellow and Mario DX with it. Wario Land 3 , Pokemon Silver, Pokemon Pinball and Shantae are my favorite games for this system.

[@imranahmad2733]

Shantae for the GBC is now worth stupendous amounts now.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

@@imranahmad2733 yeah , thank goodness for digital releases

[@andrewmcintyre9279]

Amazing vid!

[@goodday9088]

Some guy in my 5th grade class traded me dragon warrior for yoshi island and til this day I couldn't figure out what that game was all I knew was that game was fun as hell

[@ARIXANDRE]

Hope there's a sports game, so we can write the catchphrase in the comments.

[@TAGanimation]

I know it's a few years too late, but... I still think Nintendo should release a portable console with Pokemon version games as a Launch title, similar what they did with Mario. And Zelda in the past.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Marked out when I saw bomberman. Shame it wasn't the version I remember. But it reminded me about 'Bomberjack' did anyone else actually play this? I played on an old Amstrad back in the day, I seem to be the only person who has played it...

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Good Billy, the autocorrect on that original post... never thought I'd comment about the slave ship Amistad on a Triplejump video!

[@Jasonvoorhees57469]

"Because you can't ruin Tetris" ATGames and Ubisoft did but that's to be expected from them.

[@anthonybradley1555]

also philips with their cdi version, you can't even do a soft drop on that version, you have to let the pieces fall slowly or force it down with a button but at least the music and visuals look good on that version.

[@Jasonvoorhees57469]

@@anthonybradley1555 there's a version of tetris on the cdi?

[@killnstab8379]

I had the same exact start up, teal and Pokemon blue, got a good cheer outta me hearing that.

[@panthastaa34]

Have you guys ever covered Lucky Luke? Its definitely my favorite GBC game and i dont really see anyone talk about it in the gameboy community

[@michaelpitcher2820]

That opening was very amusing

[@zethyeas1056]

..... when you hear his voice and see it come out of his face this was enlightening thanks jump man

[@espurious]

0:30 When is too much Gameboy, Ben?

[@JKSmith-qs2ii]

I must have completed Pokémon silver five times before my parents got me a second game. And of all games I chose dragon warrior 3 because of the cover. I was lucky I never got any shovelware for that system.

[@meandurphy9366]

First ever gaming experience was with a teal gameboy colour and Pokémon yellow :D

[@markcarey87]

My first hand held was also the teal one with Pokémon Blue but somehow my parents decided I'd get Grand Theft Auto too. I still have both game but I don't have the Game Boy for some reason. Years later I got the purple clear plastic one.

[@this_connor_guy]

Oh yeah, here we go, sports time!

[@Gordon.Pinkerton]

Found it pretty triggering watching Wario ignore the odd coin here and there

[@lilliansnide4073]

Ball was the most fun. Its a simple juggling game where the balls get faster and faster.

[@NeoTechni]

Wait, how is Dragon Warrior Monsters a launch game if you played it around the time Gold/Silver came out? Did you just not get it at launch or did you mean it was a Japanese launch title?

[@Se7en2107]

Ah, great to have sports time back

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

I stared with the OG Game Boy in 1990. I was 5. Got it for my birthday

[@andrealves3104]

Great video! But one thing must not go unnoticed: Your emulator's battery running low! Save the game, now!

[@sailoreligaming]

Hey, teal GBC was my very first handheld too! My parents got it for me along with Pokemon Blue.

[@MrBeardsley]

I hope you rewarded the Dragon Warrior creature you named Dave with a Tuc.

[@Bendoverstoke]

Great collection of GameBoysOrGirls

[@scotthamilton9515]

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[@DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth]

What could be more ominous than EVIL MOUNTAIN?

[@Detective_L]

Please make another video series about playing the last few games of the consoles before they were discontinued. There would be lots of sports time and even some radical cool bird man for the Nintendo 64.

[@brayden6449]

We need a new Warioland game.

[@GIUDY11]

I'm the only one hearing the Slack notification sound on 8:26?

[@comradecrawdaddy3343]

Best intro ever

[@Thatonedude917]

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure was my fucking jam as a kid

[@thesenate1209]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO, COLOR TIME!

[@billyjoe071]

My first console was a purple see through GB colour.

[@silverbasscross]

Okay, Ben is definitely the best boy

[@jamesmichael8847]

I never realised that was actually in game and watch gallery 2

[@lucaspereirahmj]

Actually, the GBC is not a sucessor of GB, is a upgrade, more like DSi and New 3DS

[@reviathan3524]

I got game boy at a flea market when I was 6 in Japan. The guy gave a free game but it's not in English, obviously. It's not Pokemon which was the hottest thing a that time. It was some kind of quiz game but since it's in Japanese, I didn't know how to play it. My parents wouldn't buy me a new game..