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Good Gameboy games

BigBadMickBigBadMick
edited October 2007 in Chit chat
I just got a Gameboy emulator for my palm tungsten E2 and I was just wondering if anybody can recommend some really good Gameboy games to put on it?

It only emulates the original black and white gameboy, so recommendations of GBA or colour gameboy games aren't required. :)

Thanks in advance!

BigBadMick
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  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited October 2007
    That all depends on what type of games you like Mick.

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  • psj3809psj3809
    edited October 2007
    I love the mono Gameboy.

    My favourites are...

    Monster Max - Great mono isometric game by Jon Ritman and co !
    Batman - Original game, just like Super Mario Land
    Kwirk - Very good puzzle game
    Nemesis 1 and 2 - Excellent shoot em up, same with R-Type
    Castlevania - All good games.
    Dragons Lair - Promise me you'll try this, believe it or not its basically Rollercoaster (Speccy funfair game) for the GB !
    Operation C (Contra) - Great version

    Some great games out there
  • SpectorSpector
    edited October 2007
    I'm enjoying Asteroids right now. Really simple to play, a good conversion.

    Also, go for the Galaga/Galaxian compilation - more mindless shooting fun, with a great rendition of the Galaga tune in the bonus round sections.

    Qix is pretty addictive too with excellent controls - go for it!
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  • psj3809psj3809
    edited October 2007
    Scottie_uk wrote: »
    That all depends on what type of games you like Mick.

    Andrew.

    I'm thinking...

    Big Brother Simulator
    Celebrity Love Island Simulator
    Apprentice GB version etc ;)
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited October 2007
    Gargoyle's Quest.

    Awesome game.

    The megaman games aren't bad either... bloody hard though.

    Andrew
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited October 2007
    Fist of the North Star......haha no just kidding DL this game only if you want to see how bad GB games can be :D

    The Castlevania games on the GB are quite fun, but the ones on the GBA are much better.

    Revenge of the gator, the tune is what kept me going whilst playing it (It's pinball).
    Dr. Mario.
    Tetris (come on you gotta).
    Gameboy Colour version of Bomberman (it's a platformer istead of topdown view but still fun).
    Super Marioland.
    Kunio 1 and 2.
    Double Dragon 1 and 2 (if you want to see what happened to Kunio when it hit Europe).
    Navy Seals (although I prefer the Speccy version).

    Can't think of any more at the min :)
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  • SkarpoSkarpo
    edited October 2007
    Kid Icarus is ok
    Kirby's Dreamland also
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited October 2007
    andrew_rollings wrote: »
    Gargoyle's Quest.

    Awesome game.
    Andrew

    Yup and the SNES version (known as Demons Crest) is really good too.
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  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited October 2007
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    Yup and the SNES version (known as Demons Crest) is really good too.

    I keep meaning to try that... I'm hoping they'll do a Wii virtual download for it.


    EDIT: I also want to try RollerCoaster... I mean Dragon's Lair on the gameboy.


    Andrew
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited October 2007
    andrew_rollings wrote: »
    EDIT: I also want to try RollerCoaster... I mean Dragon's Lair on the gameboy.


    Andrew

    Its bizarre that game, i remember seeing it in a GB mag yearssss ago as i thought 'how on earth will they get that disney game on the Gameboy' and lo and behold its frickin Rollercoaster ! Had to buy it back then, funny what they did with that game. I presume the original version must have been a nightmare so they did a 'World cup carnival' and had to get a game out in time so just used an old game and somehow converted it. Bizarre
  • andrew_rollingsandrew_rollings
    edited October 2007
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Its bizarre that game, i remember seeing it in a GB mag yearssss ago as i thought 'how on earth will they get that disney game on the Gameboy' and lo and behold its frickin Rollercoaster ! Had to buy it back then, funny what they did with that game. I presume the original version must have been a nightmare so they did a 'World cup carnival' and had to get a game out in time so just used an old game and somehow converted it. Bizarre

    GB and Speccy use similar processors (cut down z80 on the gb)...

    Converting the screen addressing must have been a nightmare.

    Andrew
  • chop983chop983
    edited October 2007
    Gameboy Tennis
    Donkey Kong
    Game and Watch Gallery
    Metroid II
    Stranded Kids
    Super Mario Land 2
    RC Pro-Am
    Harvest Moon
  • milemile
    edited October 2007
    the original pokemon was on the game boy. get that, it'll be ace.
  • mermanmerman
    edited October 2007
    Link's Awakening
    Super Mario Land
    Donkey Kong 94
    Brainbender (Gameboy version of Deflektor)
  • BigBadMickBigBadMick
    edited October 2007
    mile wrote: »
    the original pokemon was on the game boy. get that, it'll be ace.

    I've got Pokemon Yellow edition for the original gameboy. Is that the one you're talking about?

    Got Zelda - Link's Awakening too, but I'm currently stuck in the forest, looking for the next dungeon. Think I'll have to download the faq walkthrough from www.gamefaqs.com
  • milemile
    edited October 2007
    BigBadMick wrote: »
    I've got Pokemon Yellow edition for the original gameboy. Is that the one you're talking about?

    kinda of, red and blue were the 2 original ones, yellow was the same game as them but with picachu following you about. they brought it out in reaction to the success of the franchise.

    there is a good james bond game on the gameboy too, good rpg elements
  • BigBadMickBigBadMick
    edited October 2007
    chop983 wrote: »
    Gameboy Tennis
    Donkey Kong
    Game and Watch Gallery
    Metroid II
    Stranded Kids
    Super Mario Land 2
    RC Pro-Am
    Harvest Moon

    Got Game and Watch gallery. Pretty cool - brings back memories that one. :)

    What is Stranded Kids like?
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited October 2007
    mile wrote: »
    kinda of, red and blue were the 2 original ones, yellow was the same game as them but with picachu following you about. they brought it out in reaction to the success of the franchise.

    Then unfortunately they brought out 20,000,000 other pokemon games, then Digimon, Yu-Gi-OH, Card Captors, and other shite like Naruto jumped on the band wagon and poisoned the video game market with 1000s of souless clones.
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  • psj3809psj3809
    edited October 2007
    BigBadMick wrote: »
    I've got Pokemon Yellow edition for the original gameboy. Is that the one you're talking about?

    Got Zelda - Link's Awakening too, but I'm currently stuck in the forest, looking for the next dungeon. Think I'll have to download the faq walkthrough from www.gamefaqs.com

    Never got into the Pokemon games at all. Good shout with Links Awakening, very good game that is, i used the walkthrough a fair bit but still a great game
  • milemile
    edited October 2007
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    Then unfortunately they brought out 20,000,000 other pokemon games, then Digimon, Yu-Gi-OH, Card Captors, and other shite like Naruto jumped on the band wagon and poisoned the video game market with 1000s of souless clones.

    you need a hug from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pachirisu.png

    pokemon is the best of them, the other are rubbish.
  • WhizzBangWhizzBang
    edited October 2007
    Bomb Jack for the original Gameboy is very good. It is my second favourite version of it after the Spectrum one.

    Also, Mario Picross is a superbly addictive original Gameboy puzzle game.
  • BigBadMickBigBadMick
    edited October 2007
    Thanks for all the suggestions guys.

    Here's what I really like:

    1. Games like Zelda (i.e. RPGs) but without the turn-based combat systems that so many rpgs have nowadays.

    2. Puzzle games

    If anybody can think of any games that fit into those categories I would be most grateful :)
  • chop983chop983
    edited October 2007
    BigBadMick wrote: »
    Got Game and Watch gallery. Pretty cool - brings back memories that one. :)

    What is Stranded Kids like?

    Your ship-wrecked on a desert island, and have to escape, it's kind of a Harvest Moon type game without the farming. it's also called Survival kids, the DS sequel is called Lost in Blue
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited October 2007
    Never tried that unfortunately. Every Bombjack i've ever tried to get working always seems corrupt
  • BigBadMickBigBadMick
    edited October 2007
    chop983 wrote: »
    Your ship-wrecked on a desert island, and have to escape, it's kind of a Harvest Moon type game without the farming. it's also called Survival kids, the DS sequel is called Lost in Blue

    Sounds great. Will have to give it a go. :)
  • milemile
    edited October 2007
    chop983 wrote: »
    Your ship-wrecked on a desert island, and have to escape, it's kind of a Harvest Moon type game without the farming. it's also called Survival kids, the DS sequel is called Lost in Blue

    been playing lost in blue 2 on the ds.

    its a bleeding marathon of a game, still haven't had sex with that girl, the ungratefull bitch.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited October 2007
    chop983 wrote: »
    Your ship-wrecked on a desert island, and have to escape, it's kind of a Harvest Moon type game without the farming. it's also called Survival kids, the DS sequel is called Lost in Blue

    Always wondered what "Survival Kids" was once I've finished pissing around with the regular GBs Younger but more advanced brother the GBA (probably in a few months), I may have to check this out I quite liked "Under a Harvest Moon" on the SNES but now that I think back I never finished it (might be a mission I have to embark on sometime soon:)).
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  • beanzbeanz
    edited October 2007
    mile wrote: »
    been playing lost in blue 2 on the ds.

    its a bleeding marathon of a game, still haven't had sex with that girl, the ungratefull bitch.

    In the game or the Canadian chick?
  • mermanmerman
    edited October 2007
    Brainbender, the GB version of Deflektor... it's a puzzle game!
  • milemile
    edited October 2007
    beanz wrote: »
    In the game or the Canadian chick?

    ho ho ho............
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