Top 40 Game Boy (B&W) Games

[digitalpress]

Now that we've finally got a rarity list going, we've got a reference for this.
http://www.digitpress.com/lists/gameboy.pdf

So. What are the best original black and white Game Boy games ever? Discuss and we'll start the official list here.

Bionic Commando
Boxxle
Burgertime
Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge
Donkey Kong
Final Fantasy Adventure
Final Fantasy Legend
Final Fantasy Legend II
Final Fantasy Legend III
Fortified Zone
Game & Watch Gallery
Gargoyle's Quest
Harvest Moon
Kid Dracula
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Star Stacker
Mario's Picross
Mega Man IV
Mega Man V
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Mole Mania
Motocross Maniacs
Operation C
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
Revenge of the Gator
Samurai Shodown (probably the GB's best fighting game)
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Super RC Pro-Am
Tetris
Tetris Attack
Wario Land 2
Zelda: Link's Awakening

[Raedon]

the original GB-Zelda...

honestly I didn't own a GB and haven't really messed with GB emulation much..

[DDCecil]

Final Fantasy Legend 2
Final Fantasy Adventure
Super Mario Land 2
Zelda: Link's Awakening

[Kid Fenris]

I suggest the following list . . .

Bionic Commando
Final Fantasy Adventure (aka Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden)
Final Fantasy Legend (aka Saga, and so on)
Final Fantasy Legend II
Final Fantasy Legend III
Fortified Zone
Gargoyle's Quest
Kid Dracula
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Operation C
Super Mario Land 2
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Tetris
Wario Land 2

. . . which leaves us with four spots to fill.

[Arrrhalomynn]

Tetris of course.
Although I like the color version better.

[Kroogah]

MARIO'S PICROSS!

[Bratwurst]

Nobody's mentioned Kirby's Adventure yet?? Easy game and you could beat it quick- but still loads of fun.

Well, whatever that game was called. Dreamland something or another.

[IGotTheDot]

Tetris and Boxxle are my 2 favorites.

[Gunstarhero]

Tetris
Gameboy Donkey Kong--This game better make the list, or you won't hear the end of it from me. :-D
Super Mario Land
Castlevania series
Motocross Maniacs

[NE146]

hmmmm interesting question :P

I'd have to agree with the obvious original Tetris, and Zelda. But also I'd add Kirby's Pinball... but I don't remember if that came out of the time of Super Gameboy.. and would those count?

[ubersaurus]

Harvest Moon was great...as well as the original Pokemon game. I'll also agree with Mario Land 2 and Links Awakening. Galaga/Galaxian was pretty fun too, but maybe thats just me.

[hamburgler]

Bonk's adventure
Bonk's revenge
Boxxle

[Jorpho]

Definitely Pokemon and Donkey Kong must make the list.

I suppose it's hard not to compare other games to their equivalents on other consoles. Operation C was really kind of cheap, and I've been told that the Castlevania games are much the same. Super Mario Land 1 was definitely sub-par. The two Kirby games were of pretty decent quality, but still inferior to Kirby's Adventure (NES) or Kirby Super Star (SNES).

How about Blaster Master: Enemy Below? Seems that one kind of slipped under the radar. Technically, that was one of the last B&W Game Boy games, although it was actually a "dual mode" cart that contained a complete GBC version too.

For that matter, the Donkey Kong Land games had something going for them too.
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[zektor]

I am surprised nobody said the original Super Mario Land. Sure, blurry most of the time, and didn;t have the graphics of the sequels, but i think the game was absolutely great. I remember buying this after Tetris. I just couldn't believe I was playing a complete Super Mario game on a portable! I really love this game...even still. It was Mario's Gameboy debut, and needs to be recognized for the great game it is.


I stand corrected. Gunstarhero named it as well. Good choice! This game NEEDS to be in the top list.

[NE146]

I am surprised nobody said the original Super Mario Land. Sure, blurry most of the time, and didn;t have the graphics of the sequels, but i think the game was absolutely great. I remember buying this after Tetris. I just couldn't believe I was playing a complete Super Mario game on a portable! I really love this game...even still.


I stand corrected. Gunstarhero named it as well. Good choice! This game NEEDS to be in the top list.

I third that notion. Little teeny Mario and it rocked :) The 2nd Mario game (w/ the bigger Mario) is great as well.. what was it called "the golden coins" or something?

[zektor]

Another b/w game that comes to mind that I really liked was Alleyway. Yeah, but a breakout clone, but every system (IMHO) needs one :) I am really not sure about other breakout clones on the GB, but I liked this one. They even got Mario involved :) It was simple, nothing extraordinary, but another one of the first I bought when the system came out and I had alot of fun with it.

[ashbourn]

Final Fantasy Legend 2
Final Fantasy Adventure
Super Mario Land 2
Zelda: Link's Awakening
Kirbys dream land
pokemon games
donkey kong lands
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Tetris
Wario Land 2

[ersgameboy]

Final Fantasy Adventure
Tetris
Link's Awakening
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Donkey Kong
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Mega Man V
Wario Land: SML 3
Final Fantasy Legend 2
Tetris Attack
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge
Samurai Shodown (probably the GB's best fighting game)
Super RC Pro-Am
Game and Watch Gallery
Kirby's Star Stacker
Mega Man IV
Mole Mania

I'm glad DP posted this one, since the GB is my favorite system. Play It Loud!!

[Arqueologia_Digital]

My top 20 (in no particular order)...

Dr. Mario
Super Mario land
Super Mario land 2: Six golden coins
Wario land
Pokémon blue
Final fantasy
The legend of Zelda: Link´s awakening
Donkey kong
Samurai shodown
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Final Fantasy II
Tetris
Burger time deluxe
Operation C
Kirby´s dream land
Alleyway
Harvest moon
Castlevania II: Belmont´s revenge
Pokémon red
Darkman

[Daniel Thomas]

Hmm. These are all good choices. I have to admit I haven't played as much GameBoy as the other systems, but there are a few I like.

Tetris, of course. The music is better on the original cart, and, yes, that counts for a lot. I'm also a big fan of Donkey Kong, even though most of the levels are embarrassingly easy. Toss in Zelda (of course), the first two Mario Lands (the first one may be ugly, but it's fun), and Operation C.

I'm still nostalgic for the first GB Castlevania, even though it's too damn hard. All three castlevanias are great, though.

How about Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle? I really dug that game on the NES, and I was glad that a whole series of games made its way onto the GB. The music on that game was wonderful.

Another great find is Burgertime (who forgot that one?). And don't forget Revenge of the Gator, that great alligator pinball game. And, also for nostalgia, I'll add Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man to any list. They certainly played (and looked) better than that lousy version of Ms. Pac-Man on the Lynx.

[Ruudos]

Revenge of the Gator
Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break

[Kroogah]

Kirby's Adventure


Psst! That's an NES game!!!

Great list otherwise though. ^^;

[Nintendork]

I would like to second Alleyway! As old and simple as it is, it's one that I always find myself pulling out when there's time to kill every now and then. The pure joy in beating those 20 some boards is actually kinda heart-warming. I know I get frustrated on some of the later boards.

Tetris is my all time favorite Game Boy game though. Although to be fair, just about all of my B&W Game Boy games are some of the earlier games, so I've missed out on some good ones I'm sure...

Tetris
Alleyway
Mario's Picross
Boxxle
Super Mario Land
Zelda

I guess Game Boy was popular for puzzle games, as though games are good ones to kill time. I also find that a round of Tetris in the morning really gets your brain going. Just a tip for my fellow college students out there, seeing as Finals are sneaking up.

Anybody remember the jingle for Game Boy when it came out? Something like You can play it in the car.....you can play it at the movies....etc.

[Alex Kidd]

I have played very few Game Boy games... I too never owned one, untill now I have the GBA

But of the few I played (I doubt if I've even played 40 different games!) I must say that Super Mario Land and Donkey Kong were incredible.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was a game I TRIED to like, but it was just TOO damn hard.

Alex Kidd

[ubersaurus]

Does this list include games that are actually GBC games that are playable on the original GB? Because Pokemon Yellow is one of those types of games, so I wouldn't count it if thats the case.

[ManekiNeko]

If you haven't already, you really need to join the club... the Solomon's Club, that is. It's a great sequel to the NES game Solomon's Key, and much more faithful to the original than the disappointing and bland Fire and Ice (inaccurately referred to as Solomon's Key 2 in Japan). The only problem is that it's a little easy in comparison to the first game... I've still never beaten Solomon's Key but I got through Solomon's Club in about a week.

JR

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[TheGam3r]

My Top 40
In No order
-Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
-Tetris
-Super Mario Land 2:Six golden Coins
-The Legend of zelda:Links awekining DX
-Dr Mario
-Super Mario Land
-Donkey Kong Land I,II And III
-Wario Land II
-Mega Man:Dr wilys revenge
-The Rugrats Movie
-Alleyway
-Final Fantasy Adventure
-James Bond 007
-Metroid II:Return Of Samus
-Frogger
-A Bug's Life
-Pokemon Pinball
-Dragon Warrior Monsters
-Faceball 2000
-Game and watch gallery 2
-Final Fanatsy Legend 2
-Kirbys Dream land 2
-Kid icarus:Of myths and monsters
-Kirbys Dream Land
-Donkey Kong 94
-The castlevania Adventure
-Boxxle
-Revenge Of the Gator
-Tennis
-Mario's Picrosss
-Wario Blast
-Space Invaders
-Golf
-Baseball
-Bionic commando
-Asteroids (Black cart)
-Bugs bunny's Crazy Castle
-Centipide (Black Cart)
-Pokemon Trading Card Game
-Joust/Defender