Submitted 1 year ago by drcouzelis@lemmy.zip to retrogaming@lemmy.world
The more rare, obscure, or just a guilty pleasure, the better. Maybe you grew up with it, maybe it’s just the nostalgia talking, any reason is fine.
I’m looking for a new game to play, but I’m running out of games to collect!
My favorite is games for original DMG, but you’re welcome to include Color it’ll advance games too!
Donkey Kong. I think people just think it’s a port of the arcade game because it has the same first few levels but it becomes something more afterward and is incredibly fun.
This game was a giant part of my childhood. I fondly remember playing in the car on late night road trips as streetlights went by.
I still have my DMG, and Donkey Kong is still in the slot. It’s hands down the most nostalgic piece of my past that I still have.
Bonus points if you play it on the Super GameBoy
I was hoping to see this comment. I actually played through it last week. What a great game. Too bad the GBA sequel was trash.
Metal Gear Solid for GBC is never mentioned in all time lists for the series, but it’s my favorite, straight up.
I can’t believe they managed to cram a true MGS experience onto a GAMEBOY Color cartridge.
Pocket Bomberman is also legitimately great.
That’s the first game I bought for my GBC. I didn’t have enough money for a playstation and was jealous of all my friends playing MGS. It’s super well done. I just got an analog pocket and I think I’ll dig MGS out again after I finish my Castlevania games.
Emphasizing your statement about a true MGS experience. This is literally a full Metal Gear game styled like Metal Gear 2 (MSX) and they do not pull punches with the story, it is up there with the other games in the series. Music and pacing are impressive.
Weirdly enough, my favorite Zelda game of all time is The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Weirder still, it's the story that I really love, driven almost entirely by the fact that it's the least Zelda Zelda game. No, I don't know what's wrong with me.
I mean it's probably entirely nostalgia, but I still hear the in-game ballad in my head from time to time.
They remade it for switch. Totally worth buying again.
$60 for a 30 year old Game Boy game? I think I’ll have to disagree that it’s worth buying again.
I had no idea, guess I'll have to do a little early Christmas shopping lol. Thanks!
Not weird at all! It’s actually my favorite Zelda game too. 🙂 I think I’d actually say Majora’s Mask is even more not-Zelda. 😄
Hah, I actually agree with you now that you mention it: Majora's Mask is indeed even more not-Zelda lol. That game was a hell of a time.
Thank you for your bravery lmao. But I'm 100% with you, Marin a thousand times over Zelda. The fandom will likely beg to differ though hahaha
Oracle of seasons was a masterpiece, oracle of ages and minish cap also were great, some novel ideas and beautiful execution, lots of hours of gameplay if you play casually and explore along the way
Funny enough it was Link’s Awakening that led all the games after that being more story oriented. It also started the trope of the long trading quest
The trading part is what got me to buy that game. I was playing it at the store and got through a bunch of it and got hooked.
It’s not only my favorite Zelda game. It’s probably my favorite game period for any system.
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Great game
You’re gonna make me bust out the emulator again aren’t you
There are colorized versions available, made by community, but really well done.
As a kid I got a lot of mileage out of The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle. It was honestly nothing special but it was a fun if very basic game. Password-based and not all that difficult for an adult.
Line the crazy castle games, 4 on the gbc is what i grew up with so naturally it’s my favourite. 3 isn’t far off though she I played that to the end last year for the first time.
Final Fantasy Adventure. Zelda style top view. Absolutely loved it. Music scope and story… Played through at least a dozen times. A decently high quality remake came out for phones a few years back. I still love it.
I’m with you, it is a great game. There was another remake for the GBA too, named Sword of Mana
Survival Kids
It’s a bit of a silly survival game that starts with you being stranded on an island, but I got a kick out of it because there were a few different game endings that were dependent on the actions you took earlier in the game.
Thanks for the suggestion! I bought this game back when it came out. Yeah, I was surprised to find out about the Japan-only sequel, it had such a different vibe. 👀
I picked this one up when I was in high school. Never did beat it… I looked the other day and prices for this one are pretty high, so apparently we’re not the only ones who remember it!
I just looked at the prices on eBay and I have no idea what’s going on over there. Are those accurate going-rate prices? I’m pretty sure I bought mine off the “games no one has ever heard of and will not buy” sale rack once upon a time, haha!
I had no idea there were sequels! Thanks for that bit of info
Rockman/Megaman EXE
As a kid, I found Gargoyles Quest infuriatingly addictive. I wasn’t good enough to do well at it, it annoyed me, but I kept going back for more.
Gargoyle’s Quest has plenty of those weird old game difficulty spikes. Damned fine Game Boy game though. Good call!
This Beyblade game that was like an obstacle course on checkered platforms. I practiced a lot to beat the par times on each course.
Ayy I loved that game
Pokemon TCG for GB was arguably the best Pokemon RPG. I’ve not played the English fanlation of 2 yet though, so maybe that’s better.
I got this game recently and could not put it down! I ended up accidentally beating it. 😆
And that soundtrack… 😩
It’s harder in my opinion. I got it on the miyoo mini plus and it’s much harder than the original in how the AI works. Which is nice. Also lots more cards.
I have! I picked up a copy a couple of years ago. It took me a little while to realize, it’s not about clearing the screen, but about getting a high score. It’s very clever, and a little addicting!
Yes! Got it as a present so it wasn’t on my radar but it was a pretty good puzzle game. I seem to recall playing this way more than I played Tetris.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets.
Are they good games? No
But they are well themed and have chiptune version of Jeremy Soule’s soundtrack. I like replaying the, from time to time.
Kirby Pinball. Just a chill and fun game.
did anyone else play bonks adventure
I got the sequel, Bonk’s Revenge, back when it came out. But more recently I did get Bonk’s Adventure and I LOVE it! It’s a nice casual difficulty, and lots of replayability.
yeah my brother and I played it non-stop lol.
On the TurboGrafx-16!
Played it for GameBoy, solid and fun game
This is a little off topic for “RetroGaming”, but my favorite new soon-to-be-hidden gem for Gameboy Color is “Grimace’s Birthday”.
The overall game is only about ten minutes long, but it’s just so dang well made for a silly throw-away advertisement, and I just adore that it’s a Gameboy Color game released in 2023.
Gotta go with “skate or die: bad n rad”
That was actually one of the first games I ever got! I’ve been meaning to try it again as an adult. It’s so hard, but the music and graphics are outstanding.
Gonna have to be Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and MegaMan Battle Network 6 for me on the GBA.
Here’s one that came to mind: Heiankyo Alien for the Gameboy DMG. I remember playing this a ton in the car as a kid. It’s a game where you have to dig holes for aliens to fall in and bury them to kill them.
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The metal gear solid game was pretty awesome actually
Sneaky Snakes!
Yes! This game was the fucking jam.
From the creators of Donkey Kong Country. 😅 I tried it out and was surprised how fun it was. I’ll put it on my list.
Bubble Ghost. I had it on a 99 in 1 cart. Might just be that it wasn’t popular where I’m from.
Heiankyo Alien. It was the cheapest game in the store, so that’s the one my parents let me buy. For a long time it was one of only a couple games I owned–that one and whatever it shipped with… Tetris?
Home Alone. Then again I haven’t played it since back then lol
I ahem acquired a copy of Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak from my elementary school lost and found, played it whenever I had a minute for the next few weeks. I don’t know if I’d have the patience to play it today, but it’s still an adorable little puzzle game. The sound and animation of the actions was spot on.
Donkey Kong. Not Donkey Kong Country. The original arcade Donkey Kong, until you realize after beating the original levels that there is SO MUCH MORE to it!
Just one thing. Fuck that level with the long bridge of disappearing floor tiles. That was the worst!!
James Bond: 007 was a surprisingly good game that I enjoyed way more than expected. I don’t know why I got the game, I was and have never been a fan of the series.
kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 1 year ago
Donkey Kong (1994) - not really rare or obscure, but definitely not talked about enough.
It starts out like regular donkey kong but then it goes somewhat differently.
The colorization is only complete with SuperGameboy so it might be a tricky to play that way but there is a colorization hack being worked on.
folkrav@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I played the shit out of Donkey Kong Country 2 on my GBC as a kid. A lot of it with that crappy night light attachment that ate batteries and gave me motion sickness playing at night in the car.
rattboi@lemmy.one 1 year ago
I think he’s talking about the game that is the precursor to the Mario VS Donkey Kong series. Sorta a puzzle platformer.