Nintendo Game Boywas the company’s first mainstream handheld device after the Game and Watch consoles. Released in 1989,Game Boytook huge strides in bringing the console experience to a handheld and garnered huge success.
The Game Boy sold more than 100 million units in its lifetime, thanks to a bunch of great exclusives. While some have been given a worthy remaster or a re-release on newer consoles, some haven’t made the cut and still remain trapped on the system.
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Games That Are Trapped On Game Boy
While somegames such asThe Legend Of Zelda: Link’s AwakeningandMetroid 2has received spectacular ports on the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Switch, some hidden gems can only be played on the original system:
While many more games still remain trapped on the system, most of the remaining ones don’t hold up well today or aren’t well-known. The Nintendo Game Boy may have been a weaker console than the NES, but that didn’t stop the developers to push jaw-dropping content on it time and time again.Metroid 2, an exclusive to the console has been remademultiple times by fans as well as Nintendo for a multitude of reasons.The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakeningis one of the series' most heartfelt stories to date, and the game originally debuted on the Game Boy. Games likeWave Racegarnered some success with their debut titles, leading to better versions in the form ofWave Race 64.
The console itself boasted great design and battery life, the two most important things for a handheld.The Game Boywas merely the first step in handheld gaming, which led to many more consoles of this kind down the line. It’s fascinating to note how far console gaming has come, from the original Game Boy just being a secondary console for handheld gaming to the Nintendo Switch, a decently powerful machine that can serve most gamers' needs without much sacrifice.
