The Best (and Worst) of Game Boy on Switch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.พ. 2023
- Do they still hold up after all these years?
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Minish Cap is a masterpiece. I can't explain it, but the game immediately felt nostalgic when I played it for the first time back in 2016. The Minish Village music gives me chills.
I was literally just thinking the same! I make sure I've got my headphones in when I play because the music's so good in this game, loving it so far.
You're a masterpiece
Never got the hype. Played through every Zelda game a few years ago. It's definitely towards the bottom of my list of top-down Zeldas. It's above the Oracle and DS games for me, but that's it.
@@darkknightniner9862 What's wrong with the Oracles? I thought those were an improvement over Link's Awakening in every way except for story.
@@hist150project5 I played the original Awakening and then immediately followed with the Oracle games. Definitely like Awakening better than both by a wide margin. Gameplay, music, and everything other than graphics (slightly) was a lot better.
Ive been playing Minish Cap for the first time, since the NSO got updated and I am absolutely loving it!
The second I saw the gba logo in the Nintendo direct, I was like “are they going to do superstar saga?” And then they did. What an amazing direct
I hope Metroid Zero Mission comes later
@@StudioInkblot ah. You have good taste my friend. May our prayers both be answered
@@StudioInkblot I believe there was a leak showing all the future GBA titles, and if that leak is correct, we're getting zero mission, wario land 4, more mario advance games, and I also believe castlevania.
Minish Cap is one of my favorite Zelda's. The fact that Ganon wasn't the main villain was nice, the various sword moves you could learn were really fun, and the puzzles were a blast. It is the origin story of Vaati and the Four Sword and is a great reminder of how much NSO needs the Four Swords games, if not, just give us a total remake already!
Kirby and Metroid II are definitely way higher on my list. These are the first games I played on Game Boy way back in the day. So many great memories. Mario Land is great too!
Same
Metroid II was the first game I ever beat (well, the Mario games on NES but never without warping back then.) I even got the best ending on my first try without a guide. I remember being so proud that I cranked up the volume for the end credits music.
Yeah they have horrible taste
Agreed. Who's voting Metroid II in 7th place below Game & Watch? 🤦🏻♂️
@@RukaIXR „On MY list“. Nostalgia or not doesn’t matter because he emphasized this to be his preference. Not even mentioning the rating of videogames is ALWAYS a matter of subjectivity. There is no unified measuring method to determine „quality“.
Kuru Kuru Kururin is such a simple yet addictive game. Would love an expanded sequel on the eshop (feel like Hal would be perfect for it).
There are two sequels that still have never been officially released outside of Japan. Another GBA one called Kururin Paradise and a Gamecube one called Kururin Squash.
There’s 3 Kururin games. But also a new game that came out recently called Frog Copter which is basically the same thing. But arguably way way too difficult to recommend tbh.
I laughed at it then started to play it and its amazing i love it 🤣🥰
There was once an indie game that used Kuru Kururin's gameplay and made it into cheesy 1970s B movie style taxi adventure game. It was called Roundabout and was released several years ago multi-platform on 8th generation systems.
@@TheLonelyGoomba Frog Copter is a rough one. Not bad by any means, but the difficulty makes it really not fun
Game and Watch Gallery 3 is underrated tbh. Better than it looks
Yep, the remixed mini games are super addicting and not bad at all.
I mean it's cool, but, I was hoping for game & watch gallery 4
Its just a bit repetetive for me
We need a game watch gallery collection
I love Greenhouse. Its so addicting. Im surprised we didnt get the first 2 games though.
I would LOVE a huge collection and/or new game in the series. New games with modern graphics.
We'll probably never see these due to licensing issues but I would love to see Lord of the Rings TT/RoTK GBA on the service, they are actually pretty sick diablo-lites
Oh man, those would be brilliant additions. Unfortunately its almost a guaranteed no on them.
Especially RotK.
Mario advance 4 (mario 3) for me is the game that made me a gamer. from a brat that just wanted a gba to impress kids in the playground, it hooked me with how replayable, difficult and inviting it was. It made me want to play videogames to be better and carry on challenges. it may be 2 in the list but is 1 in my heart!
Thanks, Game Boy Felix.
I want to play Metroid: Zero Mission for the first time so I hope that arrives in the summer or fall.
It will be cool to try Minish Cap!
Okay production question for ya, what after effects filters did you use for the GB effect Felix? its impressive how well it turned out!
The gameboy camera
@@davidcook9875 the gameboy camera doesn't look this good haha.
Probably a green filter overlay for the color combined with the posterize and CC Ball Action effects. Audio probably a bitcrusher preset on the compressor
My favorite gb games has to be Mario land 2, Mario advance 4, wario land 3, minister cap, superstar saga, and kirby dream land. I hope to see the Sonic advance trilogy and battle get added someday
Get those yourself, weirdo
Minister cap
I'm still scratching my head on seeing Alone in the Dark as one of the debut titles. I haven't even heard of it, even back when the Gameboy Color was still in store shelves lol.
It reminds me of when the announced the N64 NSO expansion with the starting lineup filled with classics…and also “Winback”. Such an odd choice.
I’ve been actually enjoying it quite a bit. Takes a bit to get the hang of but it has a cool Resident evil feel about it. I actually had a few moments where I got chills.
Metroid II at 7th place is absolute highway robbery. That game is still a gem.
Nah, the 3ds remake beats it
@@rayminishi689 And AM2R beats the 3ds remake.
Wow this is the first TH-cam comment thread ever that has said nothing except truths
@@rayminishi689 but it completely misses the themes of the original. The remake is triumphant and an adventure throughout. The gameboy game gets darker and the music gets more atmospheric the deeper you go, eventually disappearing entirely. In the remake you’re on an adventure, in the original you’re on a murdering spree, killing everything that moves.
The 3DS version is absolute trash. Give me AM2R or even the original any day.
I want them to put Four Swords on the GBA service. Back in the day it came on the LttP cartridge, but finding friends with the game and link cable and everything wasn't always the easiest task. These days though it would be much easier to play online with friends, and I'm sure there's a lot of people like me who always wanted to play it and never got much of a chance.
This is what I've been saying, lmao. I figured it would be a shoo in for a debut lineup, but I guess not.
I had no idea how good Super Mario Land 2 was until a couple nights ago but woooooow is it neat. Fun level design, surprisingly great soundtrack, and so many bizarre enemies that are just a delight to see waddling around
Surprised how much I’m playing them.
Mario Land 2, Minish Cap, Kuru Kuru Kururin, and Tetris are the ones I’m enjoying most so far.
Play Superstar Saga
Just giving a humble shout out to Game&Watch Gallery 3:
I know it's a strange case, but it's majorly nostalgic for me. I got it as a child hoping, based on the box art, for my first Mario platformer. While I was COMPLETELY off base, I still spent hours jamming those little games and vibing with the surprisingly joyful soundtrack. Playing it on Switch feels surreal, but man is my nostalgia flying.
Came to comment on the voice filter as you addressed it. xD Thank you for saving it for intro/outro.
Gargoyles Quest is my favourite 3rd party Gameboy game. Fantastic game.
I will play the GB games on NSO for streaming, but I did managed to grab a lot of 1st party titles on Nintendo 3DS eShop. (The GB Mario I do wanted to start streaming was Super Mario Land 1 before entering Super Mario Land 2 next, Super Mario Land 1 is one of my favorite GB games) But I wanted to save up Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack for later since I feel like I wanted to wait on it since I do have the Sega Genesis Mini 1 which some of the titles are on SG NSO already and did manage to get some GBA games on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program while ago before Nintendo did announced the GB and GBA on NSO. But, I really wanted to try out The Binding Blade on GBA NSO later.
Tbh I wouldn't have Tetris so high, for the same reasons you had Kirby lower down. It's a pretty dated version of Tetris that has been done better since. So outside of the novelty of being the first, it's not close to being the the best way to play Tetris imo. And since Tetris generally has the same gameplay per version, it just comes off as a less polished version today. I'd probably put Wario Land 3 on the top of the current GB games.
I agree - Tetris is a classic and beloved by many but I don’t think it should be #1 on the list. Also, I replayed Kirby on the NSO GameBoy this weekend and finished it in less than 2 hrs. Tbh I played it quite a bit as a kid so playing again was like a muscle memory but I do recognize that I kept my rose colored glasses firmly on 😂. I will admit that as a kid I never successfully beat Kirby - I got stuck on the eye boss - yet I did it on my first try during my recent playthrough 😅. Much love for Kirby but it deserves its lower place on this list. For replayability Tetris maybe deserves #3.
Im really enjoying having gameboy games to play! I played through metroid 2 and super mario land 2 and they were both awesome!
There's no "worst" on these releases, the only real nitpick is no options to change A and B buttons
such a lovely & creative video, thank you Felix & Nintendo life team 🤙🏻
Of the six GBA games available, WarioWare would be a pretty easy #1 on my personal list, but it's a decently strong little starting line-up regardless
Alone in the Dark Is such a weird choice, maybe it's because THQ Nordic offered it for a cheap price because of the remake coming soon so people can have the ip more present in their minds? Idk
Yea but I’m sure the switch can’t run the remake
Beat Links Awakening today! So good
Minish cap is incredibly underrated! In my top 5 all time fav Zelda’s fs
I would love a Minish Cap remake on the Switch. It's such a great game!
@@MikeAruba69 honestly as nice as a remake would be. I'd argue it doesn't really need one. It still controls and plays great and it still looks amazing. I also don't want Nintendo to screw up the art style. They would have to basically make a 2D Wind Waker in terms of visuals for it to be faithful visually.
For me the Minish cap is pure nostalgia. It was the first LoZelda game I ever played. I'll get the NSO expansion once a few more titles are added, but this one is definitely on my to-play list. 👀
This was a fun video! So excited to finally play minish cap!
Loved the Gameboy intro! Great video! :)
It's honestly hilarious to me that you described an Alone In The Dark game as being a "Resident Evil inspired game."
Ironic is a more fitting word. To be fair, New Darkness DOEs borrow from both RE and Silent Hill for what was back thema modernization after the not so great 2nd and 3rd entries.
That said... this is Nintendo Life. I would take ANY talk on horror games from this channel with a pinch of salt.
Respectfully I don’t think you explained how amazing Mario Advanced 4 is because of the E Reader Levels. It’s like a whole new Mario game that really is the lost levels. And the best part is they are sort of a precursor to Mario maker because every Mario game is mixed in. Everyone needs to check them out I think it’s the best 2D Mario Nintendo ever made
I think you should make a video explaining the e reader levels and how to find them and show how weird and wonderful they are
Link's Awakening is the obvious best GB/GBC game, but don't sleep on Gargoyle's Quest. It's a better Zelda 2 than Zelda 2.
Zelda 2 really deserves a remake, because it’s definitely a good game, but it’s held up worse than even the first Zelda game.
But yeah Link’s Awakening, along with Oracle of Ages and Seasons, are the best GameBoy/Color games.
And I'll die on the hill that says it is still better than the remake.
I was so happy to finally be able to play Tetris on my Switch. There is nothing better then the OG.
I've beaten every version of Link's Awakening at least once, multiple times for the OG and GBC versions. It's a solid game and playing it in it's original form is a worthwhile experience, even if you have the remake.
The Wario Games are great too. It seems like an odd choice, however, that they released a bunch of sequels instead of originals. Wario Land 2 is a great starting point for the series.
This version of Tetris is also pretty much the definitive version of Tetris and a blast to play. Even the multiplayer is fun.
The first thing I did when this launched was play through Super Mario Land 2 for the first time since I was a little kid and had a great time, not realizing how short and easy it was back then. I then took the time to unlock every Micro game in Warioware, surprised as how fewer there are compared to later entries in the series. I then got serious by playing through the entirety of Metroid 2 for the first time and then completed my 2nd playthrough of Minish Cap, the first since I played through it at launch in 2005. Thanks to this video, Wario Land 3 is next on my list to try, which I've never played before.
I've been playing Metroid Prime Remastered, but I think I'll play some of these soon. I've never played Minish Cap (it's one of my Zelda blind spots), so I'll do that soon.
Felix, you outdone yourself! This is your best video so far! I played/own most of these games but I am quite happy for people that will play them for the first time, like Minish Cap!
Good video. Got my thumbs up the moment the 8bit voice stopped
Kirby and the amazing mirror, Astro Boy, Drill Dozer and Ninja 5-0 are absolutely banger GBA games that NEED to come to the app
I really want to play the GameBoy and GameBoy Advance games on the Switch, but I think I'll wait until they add more games to the services, that or until Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass releases.
I'd say my only gripe is that the GBA library is very lacking for me and I feel like I'll have to wait for quite a few months for games I want to play to get there
Like The Game Boy Filter Thing At The start. Creative!!!
Man I hope they bring some obscure games like Medabots. I know the MMBN series are coming as a stand-alone release this summer, very excited for that
I nearly stopped watching when the gameboy effect on the voice didn't stop after the intro.
Glad to know you guys knew it too!
My entire family has been playing wario ware. Passing the controller when someone fails. It’s hysterical and even my elementary kids are loving it.
I like that Game Boy games also include Game Boy Colour and that you have the option to switch between classic green, monochrome and colour displays. Would've been nice if they also included Super Game Boy enhancements for specific titles, but maybe in a update in the future perhaps?
Also, I expected that both collections would be exclusive to the expansion pack, so seeing that only Game Boy Advance would require the expansion pack was quite a surprise. And I definitely think Tetris is a no brainer inclusion, made possible since the dispute with Ubisoft with the license had already been resolved ever since before this system even came out, because they ruined Tetris with their soulless adaptation on the 3DS. Glad I still have my original copy of Tetris Axis on 3DS, with no plans on giving it away!
I HAVE FURY! Great line from Superstar Saga! Also loved the Minish Cap.
I know it's very unlikely but would absolutely love the bit.Generations GBA games released on the service. Dialhex in particular is absolutely incredible.
Wario Land 3 is so freakin awesome. I played that game so much when I was like 7 or 8 and can’t believe how far I got with being so confused all the time 😂
I love Super Mario Land 2, Mario Kart Advance and Zelda Minish Cap!
So glad these games are finally on Switch even though I have the games for GB/A too but the Switch simply makes it more fun due to the much better screen.
Great work on the list overall, but exceptionally great work on the game boy effect. That was fun and well done.
I’d swap minish cap and Mario advance 4. Those E-Reader levels are so amazing. Coupled with it being basically the best version of super Mario 3 as well, it’s a must play on this service.
F1 Racing, should have been here at launch. It's only redeeming feature is multiplayer.
Metroid 2 deserves to be at least in the top 4. It was important middle ground between the original and Super. You don't need a map, and you could spoil it by looking it up online at this point. it's 3-4 hours long on your first play through, but you get the special ending if you complete the game under 2 hours. (On average it takes me 1 hour and 45 minutes, and I ran through the game on launch in just over that.)
Gargoyle Quest has a few password saves that are fun to look up. FFFFFFFF to skip the first boss.
Loved the gameboy filter, felix! Never change!
I love Link’s “Awekening”
How on earth can you class metroid 2 that low? It's a masterpiece
That "L" move at 7:20 infuriated me way more than it should have
My list: Worst to Best
GB/GBC: Kirby's Dream Land, Metroid 2, Alone in the Dark, Link's Awakening, Wario Land 3, Game and Watch Gallery 3, Tetris, Gargoyle's Quest, Super Mario Land 2.
GBA: Kuru Kuru Kururin, Mario Kart Super Circuit, WarioWare, Super Mario Advance 4, Minish Cap, M & L Superstar Saga. Superstar Saga being my personal favorite GBA game overall and they haven't added my personal favorite GB game Donkey Kong 94' or my favorite GBC game Pokemon Crystal.
Bro put gameboy Tetris above link’s awakening
Ooh I love the filters!
Super star saga made me buy the nso plus expansion pass, i never played it but mario and luigi bowsers inside story is my third favourite game from the DS so i knew i had to try this one
I'm most excited for Mario & Luigi. I've never played a Mario & Luigi before, and now the first is coming to Switch! I've heard these games are ridiculous and over-the-top with the humor, and that sounds great! Plus, I love Paper Mario (including Sticker Star, what are you gonna do?), so this being derived from the same source Is a great thing for me.
“[The Minish Cap] was a brilliantly bite sized adventure to *cap* off this list” - I see what you did there! 11:59
Word of warning for those who have European NSO. You should consider playing NTSC Minish Cap rather than PAL, as the game was rushed out in Europe in a state with some game breaking glitches that can ruin a file. Either that or look into these and avoid them manually if you want the language options. The PAL version also has one less Bomb bag (this was added in later versions) and some strange botched text in the English translation (not sure if the other languages have these issues).
Nice with the Mario Kart DS music! 😎
I don't see myself going back to the OG Link's Awakening, the Remake was just so good. Metroid 2 is the only Metroid (besides Other M) that I've yet to play, don't know if Return of Samus is the one i want to play though. If only we could just get the port of Samus Returns for Switch.
I wish they added Virtual Boy games someday hopefully
Tetris beating out Link's Awakening (even by .01 or whatever) isn't really accurate since Link's Awakening already reclaimed the top spot on your website's top 50 Game Boy games, haha.
Game & Watch Gallery 3 being as low as it is hurts me. That collection is underrated af and was the first (and so far only) game on Game Boy NSO I ended up beating (yes, you can technically "beat" Game & Watch Gallery 3).
I would love a remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Loved the video and intro 👍
The reason why we got alone in the dark is because we in the west not playing mahjong.
Japan got Yakuman instead alone in the dark.
I knew you'd start with Alone in the Dark, but it's still a fact that it was one of my favourite GBC games, I was surprised by the announcement of GBC on Switch, but much more with its inclusion. I instantly replayed it, just like what I expect will be the best GBC game on this list: Link's Awakening DX. Or SHOULD be unless you're undeniably WRONG.
I wish they would just do a physical release for the minish cap
Funny that you call Alone in the Dark Resident Evil inspired when it’s the other way around. The original Alone in the Dark game came out in the early 90s and was what inspired Resident Evil’s gameplay.
Hey Felix I've actually played alone in the dark the new nightmare just last night it's not a bad game by any means although it doesn't look as good also I really can't believe you die if you run out of bullets that kinda sucks don't ya think 🤔☹️
Felix did a great job with the GB effect, but ranking Metroid 2 so low.......shame NI......shame
I can’t believe Felix has been trapped in a Gameboy for his crimes.
I think I had a game boy when I was 11 or 12 so this would’ve been 1995 maybe and I had Metroid two and links awakening, which I still think are two of the greatest games of all time. Although this minish cap, which I never played looks really good. I was never into Mario games but I did have six golden coins. Which was a really good game. Although Mario RPG is probably in my top five games of all time may be number one for me next to secret of Mana
_oh my god the game boy effect is in the whole video_
_felix you MADLAD_
As far as I can remember, M+L Superstar Saga is the first turn based rpg that has come to Nintendo Switch Online, the retro package I mean.
I'd love to see them put kid icarus of myths and monsters on the service
I had never played Kirby's adventure I was trying to figure out why couldn't use the copy abilities
I would like to see Yggdra Union on NSW
Everyone involved in creating this episode did a marvellous job. Thank you!
Amazing!!!!!!! Great sorting
Nice homage to the OG in the intro
My ranking would have been Zelda number one Metroid number two and then Tetris. I got a Gameboy when it first came out when I was about 10 and was really bummed that Tetris was the game I really wanted something like Mario Brothers but I ended up playing the Tetris game of course cuz the only game I have for a little while and I played it for hours and hours and hours. But even to this day if I have a choice between Tetris or game like Metroid I would choose Metroid. Tetris go so high on my list because of how important of the game it was when it came out with the launch of the Game Boy But ultimately I would have never bought that game and played it if it didn't come with the Gameboy. I played the first Super Mario Land but never the second one so I'm kind of excited to play it because I loved the first one. All the issues people described in the first one where the reasons why I loved it and it was my own game on my own system. But not having played the second one is kind of a treat now that I have a chance to play it. I think the Game & Watch Gallery game as the stupidest thing and it doesn't work very well. How you put Metroid is the second to the worst game on your list is a crime
The order of the GB/GBC games in the app works as an "official" ranking of these titles. I would just swap the Mario and Zelda titles and agree wholeheartedly.
Even though links Awakening is my favorite zelda game i have to say my favorite gameboy and gameboy advance game I'm most excited for on the service is minish cap
Kuru Kuru Kururin and Wario Ware move up higher on the list. Personally I drop Super Mario Advanced 4 a bit. The mainly because as a newcomer into that title the game feels like I'm constantly running on ice floors and I feel a distinct lack of control over Mario. I know that's a me thing. Since GBA are the only ones I've played so far I'd go:
1) Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga*
2) Minish Cap*
3) Wario Ware Inc.
4) Kuru Kuru Kururin
5) Super Mario Advanced 4
6) Mario Kart Super Circuit
*1 and 2 flipflop for me a lot.
If they add 4 sword and ages and oracle i will be so happy. We need more zelda on switch. And the original pokemon games from gen 1 and 2
About time Nintendo got Gameboy titles on NSO!
It's just disappointing that GBA (the one I grew up with and the REALLY good stuff imo haha) is locked behind the expansion pack subscription service that I think is pretty overpriced, especially considering the really paltry amount of extra games you get.
They did Super Circuit dirty. 😭
I never liked the SNES game, but for some reason I just keep coming back to Super Circuit
Kuru Kuru Kururin too, my favourite GBA game
4:36 well at least until.....THAT Level.
The level so ridiculous that I believe it's why the game has an Easy Mode in the options.
I want Pokémon puzzle challenge on switch so bad
Am surprised to see game and watch above Metroid 2 😮