European Gameboy games

[bluenote]

Hi everyone,

Do European original Gameboy games work on North American Gameboy Advance SPs? I see quite a few of European games on Ebay, and was wondering if they work.

As well, if they do work, how many original gameboy games were released all together, meaning, Europe and U.S? There seems to be unique titles only released in Europe.

Thanks!!

[anagrama]

Yeah, they'll play fine. No idea about numbers tho - Etler's yer man for that ;)

[namzep]

515 US released games. Not sure on European releases.

[mikeetler]

Hi everyone,

Do European original Gameboy games work on North American Gameboy Advance SPs? I see quite a few of European games on Ebay, and was wondering if they work.

Already answered, but all GB games from all regions work on all systems.


As well, if they do work, how many original gameboy games were released all together, meaning, Europe and U.S? There seems to be unique titles only released in Europe.

Thanks!!

I didn't put a list of Euro releases without US counterparts together but your post inspired me to start. :)

Here's some numbers:

GB US - 519
GB Euro - 420+ (still confirming more every once in a while)

The following 64 Euro titles were not relased in the US. Some of these were country specific (ie only released in Germany or France) and others were released in various parts of Europe under altered names.

Adventures of Lolo
Alien Olympics
Asterix
Asterix & Obelix
Baby T-Rex
Bataille Navale (France) aka Schiffe Versenken (Germany)
Battle of Olympus, The
Blues Brothers Jukebox Adventures, The
Bomb Jack
Boulder Dash
Castle Quest
Choplifter III
European Super League
FA Premier League Stars 2001
FIFA '98: The Road to the World Cup
Fire Fighter
Football International
Garfield: Labyrinth
Gift
Hammerin' Harry
Hugo
Hugo 2
Jelly Boy
Lemmings 2: Tribes
Lucky Luke
Magnetic Soccer
Matthias Sammer Soccer
Maus, Die
Max
McDonaldland
Mickey Mouse
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Monster Max
Mr. Nutz
On the Tiles
Ottifanten (Otto's): Baby Bruno's Albtraum
Out to Lunch
Palamedes
Parasol Stars
Parodius
Pinball Deluxe
Pinball Mania
Pop Up
Pop'n Twin Bee
Populous
Reservoir Rat
Rodland
Sensible Soccer: European Champions
Smurfs Nightmare, The
Smurfs Travel Around the World, The
Spirou
Splitz
StarHawk
Sunsoft Grand Prix
Super James Pond
Super Kick Off
Thunderbirds (Gerry Anderson's)
Tintin in Tibet
Tip Off
Trip World
V-Rally
Waterworld
Worms
Yannik Noah Tennis

GBC US - 451 (includes B&W compatible carts)
GBC Euro - 398+ (still confirming more every once in a while)

The following 114 (!) Euro titles were not relased in the US. Some of these were country specific (ie only released in Germany or France) and others were released in various parts of Europe under altered names. A few of these might have US counterparts that I don't have info on. This includes GBC (clear cart) and GBC with B&W mode (black cart) games

3D Pocket Pool
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 1 (Australia)
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 2 (Australia)
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 3 (Australia)
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 4 (Australia)
Alfred's Adventure
All Star Tennis
All Star Tennis 2000
Antz: World Sportz
Asterix & Obelix
Asterix: Search for Dogmatix
Baby Felix: Halloween
Backgammon
Barca Total 2000
Benjamin Blumchen: Verruckter Tag im Zoo
Bibi Blocksberg: Im Bann der Hexenkugel
Bibi und Tina: Fohlen "Felix" in Gefahr
Carl Lewis Athletics 2000
Colin McRae Rally
Cool Bricks
Daikatana
David Beckham Soccer
David O'Leary's Total Soccer 2000
Denki Blocks
Dinosaur'us
Dropzone
E.T.: The 20th Anniversary (possible Euro release of Cosmic Garden or Escape from Planet Earth)
Elevator Action
Extreme Ghostbusters
F1 Championship Season 2000
F1 Racing Championship
F1 World Grand Prix
Fish Files, The
Fix & Foxi: Episode 1: Lupo
Flipper & Lokapa
Games Frenzy (possible Euro release of Gobs of Games)
Gift
Halloween Racer
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hollywood Pinball
Hugo
Hugo 2 1/2
Hype: The Time Quest
International Karate 2000
International Superstar Soccer 2000
Janosch Das groBe: Panama Spiel
Jay und die Spielzeugdiebe
Jimmy White's Cueball
Kapt'n Blauber: Die verruckte Schatzsuche
Keep the Balance
Konami GB Collection Vol 1
Konami GB Collection Vol 2
Konami GB Collection Vol 3
Konami GB Collection Vol 4
Konami Winter Games (possible Euro release of Millennium Winter Sports)
Lucky Luke: Desperado Train
Maus 2, Die: Verruckte Olympiade
Maus, Die
Max
Maya the Bee and Her Friends
Maya the Bee Garden Adventures
Merlin
Micro Maniacs
Monkey Puncher
Moomin's Tale
Moorhuhn 2: Die Jagd hat ein Ende!
Moorhuhn Jagd, Die Original
No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking
Noddy and the Birthday Party
NYR: New York Race
O'Leary Manager 2000
Ottifanten: Kommando Stortebecker
Papyrus
Player Manager 2001
Pocket Music
Pocket Racing
Pocket Soccer
Pop n' Pop
Prince Naseem Boxing
Puchi Carat
Pumuckl Abenteuer 2: Im Geisterschloss
Pumuckl Abenteuer
Qix Adventure
Rainbow Islands
Rip-Tide Racer
Robin Hood
Robocop
Robot Wars: Metal Mayhem
Roland Garros French Open 2000
Santa Claus Junior
Scrabble
Soccer Manager
Space Station Silicon Valley
Spirou: The Robot Invasion
Supercross Freestyle
Suske en Wiske: Bob et Bobette
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
SWiV
Tabaluga
Taxi 2
Three Lions
Thunderbirds
Tintin: Le Temple Du Soleil
Tiny Toon Adventures: Dizzys Candy Quest
Tonic Trouble
Tootuff
Track and Field Summer Games
Tweenies: Doodles' Bones
UEFA 2000
Volker, Die: Land der Legenden
Visiteurs, Les
Wetrix
Yannik Noah Tennis 2000
Zidane Football Generation


-Mike

[Leroy]

You are AMAZING! @_@

Bravo, bravo.

[Mayhem]

So Kuri Kuri Kururin has been released in the US at last then? Never seen it on sale though.

[bluenote]

Wow, thanks a lot for all the info!!!

[bluenote]

Here's another question for you: How many uniques titles were produced all together, covering all 3 gameboys?? For example, Dr. Mario was on the original gameboy, then on Advance.

[mikeetler]

So Kuri Kuri Kururin has been released in the US at last then? Never seen it on sale though.

I thought KKK (at least I now understand why it couldn't be reelased in the US without a name change) was GBA only. The above lists are GB & GBC. If there's a Euro GBC KKK, let me know so I can add it.

-Mike

[mikeetler]

Here's another question for you: How many uniques titles were produced all together, covering all 3 gameboys?? For example, Dr. Mario was on the original gameboy, then on Advance.

I haven't done much of anything with Euro GBA but will be starting soon. US GBA is at 712 + 31 GBA Video carts.

When you say unique, you mean counting Dr Mario once? If so, you're on you're own. :)

You could use the online guide and CTRL-left click multiple systems (ie GB, GBC, GBA) and manually weed out duplicate titles, but personally I still count the two Dr Marios, Zelda & Zelda DX, etc as seperate games.

-Mike

[PDorr3]

Wasnt Heart of Darkness on GBA also exclusive to europe? I want that game on GBA badly...

[mikeetler]

Wasnt Heart of Darkness on GBA also exclusive to europe? I want that game on GBA badly...

It was announced but I'm fairly certain it never shipped. Supposedly the game was near completion too.

-Mike

[hydr0x]

Mike as i told you a few months ago i'm STILL trying to get the release DB from the rom-crowd ;)

they have accurate info on every damn released GBA game incl. picture proof and so on X_x

[Mayhem]

I thought KKK (at least I now understand why it couldn't be reelased in the US without a name change) was GBA only. The above lists are GB & GBC. If there's a Euro GBC KKK, let me know so I can add it.

Duh, sorry... thought the top list was GBA not GB :embarrassed:

[le geek]

Did Gameboy Mr. DO! get a US release? I thought it was Europe only.

BTW it's a great version with a very fun soundtrack (reminiscent of the better C64 SID stuff)

Cheers,
Ben

[DreamTR]

Game Boy Mr. Do! did get a US release. I have the US cart and need the box/manual.

[fahlim003]

I have adjustments for the original Game Boy Europe (and not US) release list.

Cool Hand
Dropzone
Montezuma's Return (Europe got 2 releases one grey cartridge Game Boy and the later GBC black cartridge, US only got GBC)
Sea Battle
The Lawnmower Man (I have not seen a US copy)

and just for clarity, Max is Rubble Saver 2.

Yeah, I know it's an 8 year necro-bump but this is still the best list/resource I could find.

[Doonzmore]

Already answered, but all GB games from all regions work on all systems.



I didn't put a list of Euro releases without US counterparts together but your post inspired me to start. :)

Here's some numbers:

GB US - 519
GB Euro - 420+ (still confirming more every once in a while)

The following 64 Euro titles were not relased in the US. Some of these were country specific (ie only released in Germany or France) and others were released in various parts of Europe under altered names.

Adventures of Lolo
Alien Olympics
Asterix
Asterix & Obelix
Baby T-Rex
Bataille Navale (France) aka Schiffe Versenken (Germany)
Battle of Olympus, The
Blues Brothers Jukebox Adventures, The
Bomb Jack
Boulder Dash
Castle Quest
Choplifter III
European Super League
FA Premier League Stars 2001
FIFA '98: The Road to the World Cup
Fire Fighter
Football International
Garfield: Labyrinth
Gift
Hammerin' Harry
Hugo
Hugo 2
Jelly Boy
Lemmings 2: Tribes
Lucky Luke
Magnetic Soccer
Matthias Sammer Soccer
Maus, Die
Max
McDonaldland
Mickey Mouse
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Monster Max
Mr. Nutz
On the Tiles
Ottifanten (Otto's): Baby Bruno's Albtraum
Out to Lunch
Palamedes
Parasol Stars
Parodius
Pinball Deluxe
Pinball Mania
Pop Up
Pop'n Twin Bee
Populous
Reservoir Rat
Rodland
Sensible Soccer: European Champions
Smurfs Nightmare, The
Smurfs Travel Around the World, The
Spirou
Splitz
StarHawk
Sunsoft Grand Prix
Super James Pond
Super Kick Off
Thunderbirds (Gerry Anderson's)
Tintin in Tibet
Tip Off
Trip World
V-Rally
Waterworld
Worms
Yannik Noah Tennis

GBC US - 451 (includes B&W compatible carts)
GBC Euro - 398+ (still confirming more every once in a while)

The following 114 (!) Euro titles were not relased in the US. Some of these were country specific (ie only released in Germany or France) and others were released in various parts of Europe under altered names. A few of these might have US counterparts that I don't have info on. This includes GBC (clear cart) and GBC with B&W mode (black cart) games

3D Pocket Pool
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 1 (Australia)
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 2 (Australia)
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 3 (Australia)
8 in 1 Colour Gamepak 4 (Australia)
Alfred's Adventure
All Star Tennis
All Star Tennis 2000
Antz: World Sportz
Asterix & Obelix
Asterix: Search for Dogmatix
Baby Felix: Halloween
Backgammon
Barca Total 2000
Benjamin Blumchen: Verruckter Tag im Zoo
Bibi Blocksberg: Im Bann der Hexenkugel
Bibi und Tina: Fohlen "Felix" in Gefahr
Carl Lewis Athletics 2000
Colin McRae Rally
Cool Bricks
Daikatana
David Beckham Soccer
David O'Leary's Total Soccer 2000
Denki Blocks
Dinosaur'us
Dropzone
E.T.: The 20th Anniversary (possible Euro release of Cosmic Garden or Escape from Planet Earth)
Elevator Action
Extreme Ghostbusters
F1 Championship Season 2000
F1 Racing Championship
F1 World Grand Prix
Fish Files, The
Fix & Foxi: Episode 1: Lupo
Flipper & Lokapa
Games Frenzy (possible Euro release of Gobs of Games)
Gift
Halloween Racer
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hollywood Pinball
Hugo
Hugo 2 1/2
Hype: The Time Quest
International Karate 2000
International Superstar Soccer 2000
Janosch Das groBe: Panama Spiel
Jay und die Spielzeugdiebe
Jimmy White's Cueball
Kapt'n Blauber: Die verruckte Schatzsuche
Keep the Balance
Konami GB Collection Vol 1
Konami GB Collection Vol 2
Konami GB Collection Vol 3
Konami GB Collection Vol 4
Konami Winter Games (possible Euro release of Millennium Winter Sports)
Lucky Luke: Desperado Train
Maus 2, Die: Verruckte Olympiade
Maus, Die
Max
Maya the Bee and Her Friends
Maya the Bee Garden Adventures
Merlin
Micro Maniacs
Monkey Puncher
Moomin's Tale
Moorhuhn 2: Die Jagd hat ein Ende!
Moorhuhn Jagd, Die Original
No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking
Noddy and the Birthday Party
NYR: New York Race
O'Leary Manager 2000
Ottifanten: Kommando Stortebecker
Papyrus
Player Manager 2001
Pocket Music
Pocket Racing
Pocket Soccer
Pop n' Pop
Prince Naseem Boxing
Puchi Carat
Pumuckl Abenteuer 2: Im Geisterschloss
Pumuckl Abenteuer
Qix Adventure
Rainbow Islands
Rip-Tide Racer
Robin Hood
Robocop
Robot Wars: Metal Mayhem
Roland Garros French Open 2000
Santa Claus Junior
Scrabble
Soccer Manager
Space Station Silicon Valley
Spirou: The Robot Invasion
Supercross Freestyle
Suske en Wiske: Bob et Bobette
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
SWiV
Tabaluga
Taxi 2
Three Lions
Thunderbirds
Tintin: Le Temple Du Soleil
Tiny Toon Adventures: Dizzys Candy Quest
Tonic Trouble
Tootuff
Track and Field Summer Games
Tweenies: Doodles' Bones
UEFA 2000
Volker, Die: Land der Legenden
Visiteurs, Les
Wetrix
Yannik Noah Tennis 2000
Zidane Football Generation


-Mike

Great list. Kirikou and the Sorceress and The New Addams Family were also Euro exclusives.

[SparTonberry]

This is a very old topic, but nobody has corrected that a few games on that list were released in North America.

Baby T-Rex (released under a few license variants in Europe) was We're Back: A Dinosaur Story
Garfield Labyrinth is The Real Ghostbusters
McDonaldland is Spot: The Cool Adventure
Mickey Mouse is Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
Pop Up apparently was called Cool Ball

Might be worth verifying the others as I know a few of those were at least announced/reviewed for US.

[Rickstilwell1]

Here's another question for you: How many uniques titles were produced all together, covering all 3 gameboys?? For example, Dr. Mario was on the original gameboy, then on Advance.

That Dr. Mario thing is also pointless because the NES (GBA version) and the Game Boy versions were not even identical. The music is even different in parts.

[goldenband]

I've read that Yannick Noah Tennis = Jimmy Connors Tennis (with a different celeb endorsement obviously), and looking at YouTube gameplay videos that appears to be correct.

Also, Hugo = Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2, no?

[Jorpho]

I thought Daikatana GBC was completely unreleased. But I was wrong (http://www.johnromero.com/games_daikatana.htm). Carry on, nothing to see here...

[goldenband]

I've spotted two missing European exclusives (or at least non-US releases) for the monochrome Game Boy that need to be added:

Legend of Prince Valiant
Little Indian in Big City / Un indien dans la ville

Meanwhile, two very rare exclusives seem to be renamed sprite hacks of existing games: Australian exclusive Agro Soar = We're Back, and Swedish exclusive Bamse = the PAL-only Baby T-Rex.

So is this a complete list? That is, I count 73 titles that were released in the EU, but not the US:

Adventures of Lolo
Alien Olympics
Asterix
Asterix & Obelix
Bataille Navale (France) aka Schiffe Versenken (Germany)
Battle of Olympus, The
Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper
Blues Brothers Jukebox Adventures, The
Bomb Jack
Boulder Dash
Castle Quest
Choplifter III
Cool Hand
Dropzone
European Super League
FA Premier League Stars 2001
FIFA '98: The Road to the World Cup
Fire Fighter
Football International
Game Boy Gallery
Hammerin' Harry
Hugo 2
Jelly Boy
King of Fighters: Heat of Battle
Lawnmower Man
Legend of Prince Valiant
Lemmings 2: Tribes
Lingo
Little Indian in Big City / Un indien dans la ville
Lucky Luke
Lucle
Magnetic Soccer
Matthias Sammer Soccer
Maus, Die
Max
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Monster Max
Montezuma's Return (non-GBC version)
Mr. Nutz
On the Tiles
Othello
Ottifanten (Otto's): Baby Bruno's Albtraum
Out to Lunch
Palamedes
Parasol Stars
Parodius
Pinball Deluxe
Pinball Mania
Pocket Bomberman (non-GBC version)
Pop'n Twin Bee
Populous
R-Type II
Reservoir Rat
Rodland
Sea Battle
Sensible Soccer: European Champions
Smurfs Nightmare, The
Smurfs Travel Around the World, The
Spirou
Splitz
StarHawk
Sunsoft Grand Prix
Super James Pond
Super Kick Off
Thunderbirds (Gerry Anderson's)
Tintin: Le Temple du Soleil (aka Tim: der Sonnentempel)
Tintin in Tibet
Tip Off
Trip World
V-Rally
Waterworld
World Beach Volley
Worms

[theclaw]

Meanwhile, two very rare exclusives seem to be renamed sprite hacks of existing games: Australian exclusive Agro Soar = We're Back, and Swedish exclusive Bamse = the PAL-only Baby T-Rex.

I haven't played them. But I'm pretty sure the same game concept with four sets of sprites, cut scenes, title screen...
Don't know about any level design changes.

[goldenband]

I haven't played them. But I'm pretty sure the same game concept with four sets of sprites, cut scenes, title screen...
Don't know about any level design changes.

Ack, you're right -- I read that at one point and promptly forgot it. OK, Baby T-Rex is off the list. Thanks!

[theclaw]

Not bad. Smurfs Nightmare was converted to GBC in the US.

We didn't get the monochrome version of Pocket Bomberman either.

[goldenband]

Found another one to cut: Garfield Labyrinth = The Real Ghostbusters (US) = Mickey Mouse IV (JP) in the Crazy Castle series.

EDIT: Huh, how did I keep overlooking SparTonberry's post?! He already cited that, so I've implemented his other changes too (no more McDonaldland, Mickey Mouse or Pop Up).

[goldenband]

I find it hard to believe that there was a monochrome release of Gift, since the game was published in 2001 and I think the last European monochrome GB release was in 2000. Can anyone prove it existed?

EDIT: I think I'll just go ahead and cut it.

[goldenband]

I'm not really doing much with the Euro GBC exclusives, but I just caught an issue on the GBC list. Elevator Action (aka Elevator Action EX) was released in a reskinned version in the US, as Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage.

EDIT: Added a few games to the GB list:

Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper
Game Boy Gallery
King of Fighters: Heat of Battle
Othello
Pocket Bomberman (non-GBC version)

EDIT #2: And another four to add, bringing us to 71 (!) titles:

Lingo
Lucle
R-Type II
World Beach Volley

EDIT #3: Adding Tintin: Le Temple du Soleil to the main list, bringing us to 72 titles. There's an alternate German title (Tim: der Sonnentempel), but I don't see any evidence that it was released under the English title used for other releases on the SNES and GBC.