Quote Originally Posted by mobiusclimber View Post
I'm also not that impressed with the library of games for the gameboy. Seems like a ton of shovelware, even in established series like Castlevania (good god, Castlevania...). Zelda, Kirby, Gargoyle's Quest, those were great. There were a handful of really great games. But for how long the system was out, I'd expect more than just a handful. Part of that is probably just due to my weird tastes, but even if I look at it objectively, it just doesn't seem like a really impressive amount of quality titles compared to, say, the NES (which had tons of shovelware as well but also tons of great quality titles).
The ol' shovelware test...apply that to all systems and EVERYONE of them will FAIL except Turbo Grafx and Neo Geo Pocket Color. Face it, every library has it's a large share of "crapfest", a handful of well-known titles and amazing selection of underrated gems. GB and NES are even footing with one another and stating one is better than the other is more personal preference than objectivity.