10 Hidden Gems for the Game Boy Color

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10 ай бұрын

Originally released in 1998, the Game Boy Color added a much-needed splash of chromaticity to proceedings, and became home to a whole host of games that took advantage of the new handheld's colourful capabilities. So, come with us as we uncover the vibrant underbelly of the Game Boy Color's back catalogue, and dig up some bright, pixelated gems for your expert appraisal. So from Toki Tori to Survival Kids here are 10 Hidden Gems for the Game Boy Color!
VO: Ashton Matthews (@ScrambledAshton)
Script: Simon Pike (@Sim198k)
Video Editor: Saul Phillips
#SurvivalKids #Tokitori #gameboycolor
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@flashrocket9158 10 ай бұрын

0:00 Intro 1:10 Metal Walker 2:26 Dexters Laboratory: Robot Rampage 3:40 Towers: Lord Baniff's Deceit 4:58 Survival Kids/Stranded Kids 6:07 Wendy: Every Witch Way 7:26 Hexcite: The Shapes of Victory 8:36 Toki Tori 9:41 Magical Chase 11:00 Project S-11 12:16: Warlocked & Ending.

@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608 14 күн бұрын

Thanks, I wish they had time stamped the vid.

@leobgoo6350 2 күн бұрын

👍

@Highretrogamelord 10 ай бұрын

I love how the thumbnail is Warlocked. One of the most overlooked GBC games and the best strategy game for the GBC.

@donovaneckstrom 10 ай бұрын

I love how it has two campaigns just like Warcraft and co. Despite it being a GBC game, it boasted similar playability to the beastly PC games of the time. I lost many and hour at night to playing it over and over again as a kid. Simply sensational.

@Highretrogamelord 10 ай бұрын

@@donovaneckstrom I, unfortunately, didn't have it as a kid or did I know about it back then. I learned about Warlocked the first time in the late 2000's and immediately fell in love with it. Just writing about it now, I can hear the music in my head.

@donovaneckstrom 10 ай бұрын

@@Highretrogamelord It's a shocker how much they crammed into that GBC cart. Two campaigns, meta for characters. It could be put on the PC and folks would have loved it. Easily my favourite game on the GBC.

@oliverpartington5334 10 ай бұрын

I literally just found this gem of a game in a ROM pack o loaded onto my anbernic RG35xx. Where had this game been my whole life 13 yo me would have loved that on my GBC

@wyzeguy6 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely warmed my heart to see Warlocked topping this list! I was always borrowing my cousin's copy of it when I was a kid. It had no business being as good as it was for that system. Not even mentioning the amazing soundtrack it had ("Snow 1" in particular is my favourite). Thank you for putting this gem on this list!

@Turbobuttes 10 ай бұрын

Love seeing Survival Kids and Toki Tori. Only gem missing from the list is the card-playing RPG Magi Nation, also you won't be able to put this on any lists but there's a fan translation for the excellent JRPG Star Ocean: Blue Sphere, a franchise that will be too familiar to JRPG fans, especially on the PS1 and PS2.

@thomasbryans6547 10 ай бұрын

Wow, that dungeon crawler looks and sounds fantastic! I’m a sucker for games like this with my first introduction, being the legend of Grimmrock. I had no idea a dungeon maze crawler ever came out for the game boy color. My appreciation for the Wonderswan color and the boy color has skyrocketed since I started replaying my old GBA games

@nighthawk244 3 ай бұрын

The fact so many people are asking sbout shantae is proof it doesnt need to be on this list

@fruitlion8 10 ай бұрын

Survival Kids! Now that deserves to come to the online service, since Lost In Blue probably will never see light again

@mattalan6618 10 ай бұрын

Ben Flexing his GBC collection will always be something i will never forget

@johnsimon8457 7 ай бұрын

4:13 HOLY MOLEY! Someone is flexing their chops with that FMV clip

@Ensource Ай бұрын

beautiful for it's time!

@PapaCoco1128 10 ай бұрын

This was a fun one, as it was the first of these lists where I hadn’t heard of any of the entries! Great stuff 💪🏻

@crystaltaiko0274 6 ай бұрын

Recently played Survival Kids this year and my word, its got to be one of my favorite Gameboy Color games now! Its so much fun! Glad its here on this list

@galaxycraft0075 10 ай бұрын

Been waiting for another new episode of Gameboy hidden gems. You have no idea how quickly I clicked onto this video.

@hhectorlector 10 ай бұрын

for the record, I think the editor's use of the stills of Ashton are hilarious.

@kay_glo 10 ай бұрын

I loved Metal Walker! I remember borrowing it from a friend one summer and playing through the whole game in a few days. Haven't thought about that game in a while!

@jerryfinn 7 ай бұрын

great selections!

@videoghost 3 ай бұрын

Metal Walker! So glad to see it on this list. I love that game and wish it would get a remake or sequel.

@roguerifter9724 10 ай бұрын

I had a lot of fun with Warlocked. It was one of the many Gamebiy Clor games I played (Sometimes literally) during high school. I don't know if they are too well known or something but I think the Gameboy Color Heroes of Might and Magc games would have been good for the list if they aren't.

@retro_boy_advance 3 ай бұрын

This is a really good list! I actually didn't know some of them, and one of them I knew the Japanese version but not what it was reskinned into (Elevator Action EX -> Dexter's Lab).

@newageBoundhippie 10 ай бұрын

I never got my hands on a copy but man I loved Warlocked ( I borrowed a friend's copy once ). Hopefully Nintendo will add it to the GB/GBC NSO lineup...

@patrickfurlong4276 2 ай бұрын

Great video! To me, the Harry Potter RPG games based on the first two books/films are nice highlights..

@Autotrope 9 ай бұрын

You mentioned this was Wendy the Good Little Witch's only video game appearance - but she featured prominently in 2001's Casper Spirit Dimensions for PS2 and Gamecube

@CrystalTikal 10 ай бұрын

I have that Dexter's Laboratory game. And my pick would be Monster Rancher Battle Card GB.

@tb3411 4 ай бұрын

Battle Card GB is one of my favorites

@mattiasolsson1523 10 ай бұрын

Where’s Shantae? That game is also rare game boy color.

@zacritner208 10 ай бұрын

I know right? That game came out WAY AFTER the end of the GBC's life cycle in 2002, and 95% of people didn't bother to buy it since the GBA was still new at the time. It should've been developed for the GBA. Luckily, it's on the Switch from Limited Run Games.

@H4ZM4TT 10 ай бұрын

This thumbnail came up on google and had to click. I was obsessed with warlocked definitely defined my tastes as a young gamer

@JoaoDis 2 ай бұрын

I already knew Wendy Witch, it's my favorite GBC game

@gracekim25 10 ай бұрын

Ooo learning 😊

@dwatts64 10 ай бұрын

Those FMV sequences for Tower are pretty damn impressive for an 8 bit color dot matrix portable.

@zacritner208 10 ай бұрын

Not many GBC games could animate an FMV this well, it definitely pushed the limits on how the GBC could and couldn't do.

@funwithfamicom8347 10 ай бұрын

You guys should do a Top 10 Point and Click Adventure Games 🤔

@gjergjaurelius9798 10 ай бұрын

Top 11 , I’m adding return of the ninja!!!

@blackenedheart9592 8 ай бұрын

"We're talking about hidden gems and you know what that means?". Sure do!....Metal Jesus!!! Lol 😅 lol

@mattalan6618 10 ай бұрын

its more of a prototype but the GBC version of Daikatana is pretty good

@catriamflockentanz 10 ай бұрын

5:59 Of course living the rest of your life on an island sounds like a pretty attractive venture for you at Triple Jump. You _are_ living on an island already anyway. Granted, Britannia is anything but deserted.

@wackywong 10 ай бұрын

Cannon Fodder is well worth seeking out.

@mattalan6618 10 ай бұрын

i had that game for DOS. played it a lot in high school

@Brentastrophe 10 ай бұрын

Magi Nation!

@tomonemo2992 10 ай бұрын

Very good choices! Finally not the same list for the 1000th time!

@OzymandiasWasRight Ай бұрын

Cotton and Ripple need to have a witches duel. My moneys on Cotton and ill die on that hill.

@angelaperez5248 10 ай бұрын

Cool ✅✌🏼

@zacritner208 10 ай бұрын

What about the cult classic known as Shantae?

@itsryleeduhh 8 ай бұрын

What is the game at 0:30 ? Also the one at 0:24

@justinmohns8279 5 ай бұрын

Harvest Moon & Mr. Driller

@itsryleeduhh 8 ай бұрын

every time i see a damn cute side scrolling game is one of these videos i get hit with "this japan only release"

@socialistprofessor3206 10 ай бұрын

Project Space Shipy McShipface.

@tb3411 4 ай бұрын

You forgot Daikatana

@mjdf122 10 ай бұрын

Take Robotrek And Pokemon Put Them Together And You Get Metal Walker

@sherbetpictures 10 ай бұрын

Is Shantae too well known now to be considered a hidden gem? 🤔

@zacritner208 10 ай бұрын

That is a super obscure title for the GBC considering that it came out way late in the handheld's life cycle when the GBA was still new at the time and people hardly knew about it and bought it. It goes for extreme bucks on secondhand sites, but it's also available on the Nintendo Switch from Limited Run Games.

@nil0ww598 10 ай бұрын

Tetris was kind of a hidden gem and very underrated and ovelooked at the early life of the gbc

@Carlb328 7 ай бұрын

I might try one or two of these, and you're cute by the way :)

@coltranewashere 3 ай бұрын

Why the fuck would you think its a good idea to spoil not one but multiple endings of survival kids!?!

@gagnose26 5 ай бұрын

You forgot Alice in Wonderland

@1984potionlover 3 ай бұрын

Webdy was not an obscure side character. She had her own comic books, and cartoonsin The Harvey Comics universe. Your comment betrays your lack of research. One hopes the rest of your research is better.

@alechemy 16 күн бұрын

Lol. Who?