Game Boy 30th Anniversary - Our Favorite Games! | Nintendo Power Podcast

30 years ago, Game Boy launched in North America and ushered in a bold new world of gaming on the go. To celebrate the big anniversary, host Chris Slate is joined by Dan Owsen from Nintendo Treehouse and Jeremy Parish, Senior Creative Director at Greenlit Content, to pick their all-time favorite Game Boy games. Enjoy a nostalgia-fueled trip back in time as the panel remembers the hits and hidden gems that changed gaming forever. The group also shares game recommendations, talks about upcoming new games, takes the Warp Zone Quiz and more!
00:44 - Our Favorite Game Boy Games
37:10 - Player’s Pulse
43:30 - Pro’s Picks
48:43 - Warp Zone Quiz
52:41 - Game Forecast
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[@TheGreatCooLite]

Can we get Game Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online?

[@Sebastian-xy3xk]

🙌

[@FrankllinU]

I hope

[@-brownbread]

Lord please, this would be amazing.

[@shadowclonemaster]

I had a Gameboy Advance SP

[@noobstoise1024]

I'd like that.

[@PlayChannelLuki]

BUT WHERE'S MOTHER 30th ANNIVERSARY?

[@ChanelRose]

That's what I'm wondering!!

[@Jaxxtir]

They don't've'given'th'a'ship'

[@hajimehinata7727]

👏

[@PlayChannelLuki]

@@ChanelRose
:'(

[@JustABroom]

Reggie will announce it as soon as he get back from playing Animal Crossing New Leaf on his Nintendo 3ds.

[@misterzygarde6431]

If we get Gameboy games on Switch. I think we should get them in Super Gameboy Mode

[@ChanelRose]

Yeah supergameboy mode is better

[@alexanderroberts3855]

Super Gameboy 2, with link support!

[@davewilliams1246]

Jack LumberJack

[@mitchelgatzke1492]

do i have some news for you

[@flyingmudkip3970]

Everyone else wants Pokémon blue on the switch.... I want emerald lol

[@corgonzola236]

If possible without that broken RNG that fks up shiny hunting 😁

[@flyingmudkip3970]

Yep. I did that in my cartridge. It took forever to set up

[@atomicboy2687]

Emerald Gang rise up!

[@ChanelRose]

@@atomicboy2687 Same

[@tahsinshabab4530]

Emerald would be great

[@stardewnoodles]

My favorite Gameboy game was actually from the Gameboy Advance. It was Mother 3
Surely you *agree, yes?*

[@funnman1777]

Yeah,I wish it was at the us

[@Professor_Utonium_]

Mother fans are just the worst

[@stardewnoodles]

Frood So your referring to the fakes on smash Quickplay?

[@funnman1777]

@@Professor_Utonium_ I know right

[@thelogster8715]

Come on! Just make a *Game Boy Classic Edition* with all of our favorite Game Boy games!

[@john_michael97]

The Logster but tiny! Because that’s what you do with Classic Editions and with only 20 games.

[@legendarylink9413]

Woot woot!
Without the Gameboy would there ever be a Nintendo switch?of course not. Very revolutionary for gaming portability

[@ChanelRose]

Yep uh huh

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

30 years already...wow. My cousin still has her Game Boy. It has a M&M’s game

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I really used to have Gameboy SP back then. Too bad it was already lost.

[@maimadha]

Avery The Cuban-American you are awesome

[@GreaserOfAllGreasers]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 you already told that

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@GreaserOfAllGreasers I know. I can't stop remembering that console. It feels like I'm just dreaming like a child or something like that.

[@shadowclonemaster]

Did anyone ever play Finding Nemo on GBA?

[@ChristopherMoom]

The Game Boy is a great handheld, for the lonely people who are stuck between 2 pipes.

[@chefsnotinthemood5127]

Christopher Moon GUESS I WILL PLAY THIS GAME-BOY FOR THE REST KF MY LIFE

[@toddbot7545]

That would be goomba then

[@ChanelRose]

@@chefsnotinthemood5127 I'm playing for the rest of my life

[@ChanelRose]

@@toddbot7545 Goomba?

[@flow1426]

Christopher Moon at first I thought this was an insult, but then I forgot Goomba has yet to be rescued

[@miitroarts789]

DAMN IT I THOUGHT YOU WERE ADDING GAMEBOY GAMES ON SWITCH

[@patrickhein6986]

I´m still playing on my original Game Boy from time to time and he is running like Day 1

[@CreepyNoodles69]

Gameboy for the Switch Online service? It would make it much more worthwhile. You have pretty much run dry of good NES games to add to the service.

[@silverman1601]

Think again: Castlevania, Megaman 1-6, Final Fantasy, Tetris, Earthbound Beginnings, and Rad Racer.

[@branblue5188]

@@silverman1601 probably not going to get Castlevania or Megaman because they have the anniversary/legacy collections for sale

[@fact-factcheck4680]

Jeremy Parish has an amazing series of videos called Gameboy Works I recommend to any fan of the GameBoy or Nintendo in general.

[@EdenMirages]

GBA for Nintendo Switch Online please

[@alexandergarcia6019]

Can we get Game Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online?

[@Plun_Yu]

Can we get a Game Boy Classic?

[@ryanmelander4149]

No mention of Metroid 2? That game was amazing for Gameboy!

[@smartstuf1026]

Wait the mother franchise is as old as the gameboy?

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*_Back in the day, I really used to have Gameboy Advance SP with the NES cartridge. Too bad it was lost but memories will never be forgotten._*

[@digitbit3180]

Good times...

[@Professor_Utonium_]

I know that feeling, I've lost a few GBC and DS games, sad times

[@cryspbytes1037]

I have fond memories of:
Metroid fusion
Super Mario land 2: 6 golden coins
Pokémon yellow
Zelda a link to the past
Zelda links awakening
Yoshi’s Island
I miss them all

[@IvanAguilera]

Gameboy games on switch

[@Ben-do1bf]

Now everyone go and watch Game Boy Works.

[@azuraiis]

So...gameboy classic or switch online gameboy?

[@hyper_vyolet]

CHRIS SLATE!! He wasn't dead he was just sleeping!

[@RyanAustinDean]

Violet Ptolemy Still remember Chris from the PSM days.

[@JetsDuck]

I see Jeremy Parish on the thumbnail, I click on the video.

[@koishiwii8370]

My favorite one on Game Boy is Pokemon Red and Blue. It was a really great part of my childhood, although the game mechanics were different from normal. But games are meant to be fun for everyone anyway.

[@gamester9518]

Notification Squad! I hope you have a perfect day Nintendo Could you please play some games with Stranger Gamers. That would be awesome!

[@sohinkifan7765]

I got so happy when I saw this upload!

[@testart2763]

I'm always too slow to be first :(

[@gamester9518]

I was there

[@tracertan9535]

yaaaaaaasssss

[@themathguysubscribe1183]

YEAAHHHH!!!!!

[@radioactivechimp]

Anyone who loves the Gameboy should check out Jeremy Parish’s Gameboy Works video series

[@MrTrevorwelch]

I would totally buy a Game boy Classic, Nintendo. Do the right thing and make it.

[@speakeroftruth5739]

Omg I feel like a old man now

[@pinhead62]

Dude, If you were an oldman. You wont know about the gameboy
Your so dumb that you think the gameboy was from 1939.... Get a brain

[@silkphotographs1323]

Can We Get Some Gameboy On The Switch?!?!?!?!

[@Naminski1a]

Kirby's Pinball Land is my favorite Nintendo Game Boy video game on Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.

[@Professor_Utonium_]

I love that game! Very difficult but it's a lot of fun

[@flippant_foe]

they celebrate gameboy 30th anniversary but yet not Earthbound/Mother 30th anniversary a few days ago wow

[@lncompetentGaming]

Fire emblem on the game boy was amazing!
Please put the originals on the switch!

[@chavezgt1]

Happy anniversary of the gameboy

[@zUltra3D]

Happy birthday to everyone's childhood memories.

[@NoelleShorts2014]

I’m 8

[@RushsBasement1]

Can we get a gameboy classic? Like with the nes or snes

[@tylerlischuk90]

1000 subs no vids I prefer a n64 classic

[@PirrottaX]

1. Pokemon Gold/Silver
2. Dragon Quest III
3. Dragon Quest Monsters II
4. Pokemon Trading Card Game 2 (Fan Translation)
5. Tetris

[@ThePlushMarioBros2015]

Super Mario Land: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

[@platypus8697]

A modern 30th anniversary edition game boy would have been amazing :(

[@goldendenv.2268]

Thats great!
*where is gameboy mini*

[@Eladrianx]

Mi infancia......

[@BigBangBlitz]

It's cool how Chris Slate actually got his dream job at Nintendo

[@noone-wq2tl]

Game Boy Classic Edition

[@GamingTranceSeer]

They NEED to create an online system like steam that has ALL games from past consoles, etc. NOT the ones THEY want. It's stupid how they shut down emulator sites but refuse to do what they did. They would want money obviously, so they should sell the games for 50 cents to a dollar, maybe free if you can prove you purchased it through a past eshop, but yeah I guess Nintendo will continue to erase all progress of past revivals for each console that gets released while taking down emulation sites trying to keep past games alive.

[@P3RDT0]

I wish I had those old Game Boy kiosks that were displayed in some stores that had a television connected to the portable. That would have been great. But then came Super Game Boy, Game Boy Player, and eShop.

[@JuanCheese]

yoshis island for the gameboy sp is obviously the best game.

[@SteveNathn]

9:08 Man said *Donkey Kong* and *expand* in the same sentence, what a madman

[@fullriver1234]

So you do nothing for Mother’s anniversary. A spirit event in smash is so unbelievably minor for this series. Keep disappointing, Nintendo.

[@vincently1995]

30 Years of the Original Game Boy (1989-2019)

[@ricefarmer5246]

that’s cool

[@abap-gaming]

Gameboy Classic Mini When?

[@MR_PIGGY_FNAF]

Epic Gamer

[@unsub1584]

I still play Gameboy and Gameboy Advance

[@marlinjohnson9347]

It seemed like yesterday when I got my first game boy when I was 5

[@exhaustco]

I have all the gameboys

[@pedrovillarreal9800]

WHERE IS MOTHER 3?!?????!

[@Retrosys]

Original Game Boy, not Game Boy Advance. GBA is not 30 years old today.

[@pedrovillarreal9800]

Retrosys sorry about that my guy😂😂😂

[@rustyyy1k]

All mother fans died of disappointment when they saw gameboy

[@hajimehinata7727]

I feel called out

[@rustyyy1k]

Fabu Silv26
Don’t worry, I did too.

[@supermakermatic2111]

My favourite Game Boy game... take a guess.

[@ClearMiRIr]

Clicked for Jeremy Parish.

[@Adellc3]

Please bring gameboy games to the switch!

[@MightyWolfTV]

Release gameboy games for nintendo switch. Everybody, if enough of us comment, we can get through to nintendo!

[@TheZaius]

Localize Mother 3, please.

[@craigsmart1986]

Please make the gameboy mini

[@walterlopez4027]

Hello

[@flyingmudkip3970]

Hi

[@noobstoise1024]

If we are posting top 5 lists for the OG GB.
5. Mario Tennis
4.Super mario land
3.Super mario land 2
2. Kirby's Dreamland
1. Pokemon, just Pokemon.

[@Tenma_Superstar]

Earthbound?

[@modernwize]

This is Dan Owsen...the voice at the beginning of Super Metroid?

[@NickBess]

Lol, as soon as I heard the phrase "hidden gem" I knew Jeremy picked Heiankyo Alien! Great lists guys.
Kirby's Block Ball is one of my favorites and definitely gets overlooked.

[@susanfit47]

My favorite Game Boy games was from the original Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. It was Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2, Tetris, Alleyway, Castlevania: The Adventure, Golf, Qix, Lock 'N Chase, DuckTales, DuckTales 2, Dr. Mario, RoboCop, The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers, Double Dragon, Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game, Paperboy, Paperboy 2, Kung-Fu Master, Pac-Man, The Hunt for Red October, R-Type, Super R.C. Pro-Am, Bo Jackson: 2 Games in One - Baseball & Football, Kid Icarus: Of Myths & Monsters, Metroid II: Return of Samus, the Mega Man games (Mega Man in: Dr. Wily‘s Revenge, Mega Man II, Mega Man III, Mega Man IV, and Mega Man V), Beetlejuice, Q*bert for Game Boy, Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break, Yoshi, Lazlo's Leap, Kirby's Dream Land, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, The Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadet Adventures, Yoshi‘s Cookie, Joe & Mac, Kirby‘s Pinball Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Montana‘s Movie Madness, Batman: The Animated Series, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Contra: The Alien Wars, the Donkey Kong Land games (Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Land 2, and Donkey Kong Land III), Street Fighter II, Killer Instinct, The Getaway: High Speed II, Iron Man/X-O Manowar in: Heavy Metal, Casper, Mole Mania, Hercules, The Fidgetts, Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition, Tamagotchi, Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs, James Bond 007, Wario Land II (Game Boy & Game Boy Color versions), Brain Drain, The Smurfs, Frogger (Game Boy & Game Boy Color versions), Small Soldiers, The Rugrats Movie (Game Boy & Game Boy Color versions), Pac-Man: Special Color Edition, Ms. Pac-Man: Special Color Edition, R-Type DX, Men in Black: The Series, Paperboy, 1942, Cruis’n Exotica, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, Toki Tori, Truballs, Woody Woodpecker: Escape From Buss Buzzard Park, Shantae, and Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!, Super Mario Advance, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Final Fight One, Men in Black: The Series, Pac-Man Collection, Cruisn‘ Velocity, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Alienators: Evolution Continues, Sonic Advance, Sonic Advance 2, Punch King, Pocky & Rocky with Becky, Konami Collector‘s Series: Arcade Advanced, The Ripping Friends: The World‘s Most Manly Men!, Ed, Edd & Eddy: Jawbreakers!, Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit, Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX, Spy Hunter, Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak, Muppet Pinball Mayhem, Jim Henson's The Muppets: On With the Show!, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, WarioWare, Inc.: Twisted!, Bubble Bobble Old & New, Jim Henson's Muppets in: Spy Muppets - License to Crook, Monopoly, R-Type III: The Third Lightning, Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario, Classic NES Series: Xevious, Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald, Dr. Mario & Puzzle League, Gumby Vs. the Astrobots, Mario Pinball Land, Popeye Rush for Spinach, Pac-Man Pinball Advance, Atomic Betty, Paperboy/Rampage, Capcom Classic Mini-Mix, Crash of the Titans, and Samurai Deeper Kyo.

[@rem8771]

Literally anything bad that has happened could have been prevented by releasing a Gameboy classic but you do you

[@susanfit47]

I can someday reown the original Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance with the NES, SNES and N64 cartridge game pak.

[@retrobrandon]

I am SO happy someone put the Pokemon Trading Card Game on their list. That is so so so good. Thank you, sir.

[@gmcubed]

The game that spent the most time in my Gameboy was the Gameboy camera

[@loriga2]

Long life Game Boy! I was born in your year! It rightly comes out in shirts!

[@UndernetChara]

My favorite GameBoy games are Super Mario Land, Links Awakening and Pokemon Gold and Silver.

[@thewhitescorpion82]

I just checked google, and it said that the Game Boy came out on the 21st, not the 31st. You can’t fool us! (Either way, Happy Birthday Game Boy!)

[@Adam-im8kx]

Crazy to think it's 30 years old. Wild

[@Myshora]

What about releasing a game boy classic? or an oficial mobile emulator with selected games? or even adding them to NSO following the 8-bit aesthetic?

[@crossy44]

This give me hope that game boy games will be coming to Switch Online... but it's just a podcast :/

[@masteralaric]

I love pokémon, Robopon, Digimon, Monster Hunter Stories, Dragon Quest: Monsters (GBC ver. NOT 3DS ver.), Final Fantasy, and sooooooo many others over the years!

[@echo2877]

Happy 30th Game Boy Anniversary Nintendo ❤️😄⭐️

[@shadowclonemaster]

What is *YOUR* favourite Gameboy game of ALL TIME?

[@BoTheJo]

Wow. 30 years. I still have my Gameboy Advance.

[@RazielIgor]

Gameboy games on Switch confirmed?

[@crocodilonedits620]

Wait,wait WHERE IS THE BANJO MOVESET

[@ChristianAVS]

I want Nintendo Power Magazine back

[@NYYanks2003040506]

1. Blades of Steel
2. Tetris
3. Quarth
4. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

[@joshnickerson83]

Dan! How do you get the Triforce in Zelda 64?

[@d.geodraxarehal20goldenbir35]

*Congratulions Gameboy*

[@adamramirez2144]

This console is nostalgic for me even at 14. This was my dad’s first handheld, and he played the heck out of it back in the day, and I’m glad to say he passed the love of Nintendo to me, and I actually have an original boxed copy of Link’s Awakening and the system itself with other games of course.

[@doctorscarf8958]

happy birthday game boy!

[@unistories1889]

I know another nintendo thing having its 30th anniversary ths year.....
Localize motger 3 Nintendo

[@OwenTheMeowstic]

I have a Game Boy! (Totally not a lie)

[@13Carrey1]

Can we get a Gameboy Mini or a GBA Mini? ^^

[@MidgarMerc]

Haha yeah Gameboy games... wouldn't it be amazing to have some kind of service where you can play those classic games again on a modern console? Haha yeah...

[@louisdellalucca8969]

Wait wait wait... The SaGa series is making a comeback?!?!?! Please let there be an HD port of SaGa Frontier 1&2!

[@LukaTV939]

Why don't Nintendo make Gameboy Classic and Classic pocket?

[@grumpy7793]

When people celebrate the gameboy’s 30th anniversary but not Mother’s:
**cries in actually good game series**

[@Ilikecats731]

I still have a game advance

[@Damo2698]

Gameboy classic edition