On the humble Game Boy, it really felt like having the cousin to that brilliant TMNT arcade cabinet for play on the go.Īzure Dreams is another Konami special (so even though it could in theory be re-released, we all know that’s not going to happen). TMNT 2 has it all: interesting boss battles pulled from the cartoon, taut and varied 2D platforming, with some on-rails and more brawler-style sections for extra variety, and four turtles to control, each with their own unique play style.
It was the first one I played and I kept coming back to it over and over again for years, until I tragically lost the cartridge in a house clean. Of the three I’m listing #2 here, though that’s purely for personal reasons. It doesn’t now, and it’s a pity that it can’t do anything with their three TMNT Game Boy titles, because they are all excellent.
So, with all that in mind, here are ten Game Boy (and Game Boy Color) games that will never see an official release again. These would be totally lost in almost their entirety now were it not for the emulation scene, and indeed these are the games that I spend the bulk of my time on my Anbernic devices playing, since I would prefer to play the “legitimate” version of any game where possible. These are games where the developer and rights are lost or a legal quagmire, or simply games that no longer fit with the publishers’ go-to-market strategy. Over the last couple of months, I’ve been on a kicker advocating for better archiving in video games, and I thought a good way to highlight just how important it is is to share a list of really old games that will almost certainly never be “saved” or re-released. It has been such a long time since I did a Friday Ten list, but I’m feeling inspired to start them again, since they’re a fun way to get chatting about all kinds of games.
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