20Mar
Shop Catagories
00
20Mar
Maximum Firepower: R-Type DX on Game Boy Color
Introduction The original R-Type arcade game (1987) is one of the most celebrated shoot-em-ups ever made — a masterwork of measured aggression, memorisation, and the precise deployment of the Force pod weapon system. The Game Boy Color received a comprehensive celebration of the series with R-Type...
20Mar
Into the Hoenn Region: Revisiting Pokemon Ruby on Game Boy Advance
Introduction When Pokemon Ruby launched alongside Sapphire in Japan in November 2002 — and in Europe and North America in 2003 — it represented the most ambitious evolution of the franchise to date. Arriving on the Game Boy Advance with full-colour visuals, stereo sound, and the...
20Mar
A Curious Rarity: The Strange World of Spud’s Adventure on Game Boy
Introduction Few games in the Game Boy library are as mysterious or as rare as Spud's Adventure. Released by Atlus in 1991, this top-down puzzle-adventure casts players as a potato on a mission to rescue Princess Mato from the villainous King Wart. Unique, extremely uncommon in...
20Mar
Rise of the Demon Wing: Gargoyle’s Quest II The Demon Darkness on Game Boy
Introduction Capcom's Gargoyle's Quest series occupies a fascinating niche in retro gaming history — a spin-off from the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise that invited players to see the world through the eyes of the enemy. The original Gargoyle's Quest (1990) was a Game Boy exclusive that...
20Mar
Shell Shock: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fall of the Foot Clan on Game Boy
Introduction The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were at the very peak of their cultural dominance when Fall of the Foot Clan arrived on Game Boy in 1990. Published by Konami — whose TMNT franchise stewardship produced some of the finest licensed games of the era —...
20Mar
Shell Yeah! TMNT 3: Radical Rescue and the Best Game Boy Turtle Adventure
Introduction The third and final Game Boy entry in Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is widely considered the finest of the three — and among the best licensed games on the platform. TMNT 3: Radical Rescue (1993) ditched the linear stage structure of its predecessors...
20Mar
Suck It Up: The Infectious Fun of Tumble Pop on Game Boy
Introduction Before Luigi's Mansion introduced a ghost-vacuuming plumber to a new generation of players, Tumble Pop was doing something remarkably similar in arcades and on Game Boy. Developed by Data East and released in 1991, this single-screen action game stars a pair of heroes wielding a...
20Mar
Adventure in Your Pocket: Tomb Raider Starring Lara Croft on Game Boy Color
Introduction The original Tomb Raider (1996) was a seismic moment in gaming — its combination of 3D exploration, cinematic storytelling, and a charismatic female lead changed how the industry thought about action-adventure games. Bringing Lara Croft to the Game Boy Color was a different kind of...
20Mar