As I've been putting cases on my older Game Boy/Game Boy Color game paks, I've found myself replaying some of my favorites. Now, there's plenty of people who think a Portable Virtual Console wouldn't be worth the effort, as the GB/GBC don't really have that many titles that would be worth paying $5 for, but I disagree. Sure, there may not be as many titles as, say, the SNES... but there's probably enough memorable titles to match the Neo-Geo Duo or such.
So, what are some of your favorites and why? What games would you be willing to tell someone they should pay $5 to download?
Obviously, I'm going to mention Link's Awakening/Link's Awakening DX. As the BEST DAMN GAME EVER MADE, it'd be worth paying twice as much to download.
Metroid II: Return of Samus is an awesome game as well. I know there are those who think it really, really needs an in-game map, but after playing through it again, I have to disagree. The planet is actually pretty darn small - it seems vast when you don't know where you're going, but if you had a map to make use of, I think it'd be quite a bit more noticeable just how small the planet is. I have to say this game is leaps and bounds above the original Metroid and almost on-par with Super Metroid (game-play wise).
Donkey Kong '94 - This is the game I'm currently playing. While I enjoyed enjoyed March of the Minis and I think Mario vs. Donkey Kong is one of the top GBA titles, this game really gets high marks. Many of the levels look almost like they could have been in the original DK Arcade game. Seriously, this is how Arcade games should be remade - add in about 100 new levels.
To keep my list from only including 1st party titles, I'm going to throw Pyramids of Ra onto the pile. One of my favorite puzzle games, this one will make fun of you to the point you want to smash it, but you'll keep coming back for more. I've never found the end of this game (although the guy who programmed it claims it does have an end).
Here's a demo, although it's only a few levels, it gives you a good taste. And this is *easy* in comparison to what awaits you if you choose to try this game.
Quarth is a half-shoot-em-up/half puzzle game hybrid. Basically, you're a ship on the bottom of the screen. Falling blocks of various shapes move toward you and you have to shoot squares at them to make them into complete rectangular shapes. It's hard to describe, so just watch
this video on YouTube. I don't know if this was actually released on the NES outside of Japan - I know I only ever played it on the Game Boy.
Any other's that would be worthy of your $5?
Topic: Kick-Ass Game Boy/Game Boy Color Games (Read 5696 times)
