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Monster Rancher Explorer (GBC, 2000) – ENABLE THE LINK CABLE
Monster Rancher Explorer on Gameboy Color has nothing to do with Monster Rancher. For some reason, the Monster Rancher IP was slapped onto a Solomon’s Key sequel (aka Fire ‘N Ice). Stranger…
UNRELEASED Virtual League Baseball 2 (Virtual Boy, 1996) gameplay
Virtual League Baseball 2 was a completed Virtual Boy game that was never released as Nintendo’s system was canceled by that time. Thanks to the outstanding work at Planet Virtual Boy for…
The 8 Virtual Boy games NOT coming to Switch Online Classics
Nintendo announced that Virtual Boy (1995) games will be coming to the Switch Online Classics service in February 2026. Apparently you will need to buy a $100 mock-VB headset to play these…
Popeye (GB, 1990) – ENABLE THE LINK CABLE
Popeye (Gameboy, 1990) is a Japan exclusive maze chaser with an asymmetrical link cable versus mode. One player controls Popeye, who can eat spinach for increased speed and can eat through the…
N64 games that SHOULD have had TRANSFER PAK support
The Transfer Pak was this device that attached to the back of an N64 controller and allowed Gameboy cartridges to link with N64 games. The Transfer Pak was mostly used for Pokemon…
GC-to-GBA Link – Road Trip Arcade Edition
Road Trip: Arcade Edition (2002) on Nintendo Gamecube (also known as Choro-Q! in Japan) can be linked with Road Trip: Shifting Gears on Gameboy Advance (also known as Choro-Q Advance in Japan)….
Mortal Kombat (1992) on Gameboy has an exclusive feature
The original Mortal Kombat was ported to pretty much every console and handheld in the early 90s. The Gameboy version, unfortunately, was not a good port as it has a horrible frame…
Airforce Delta (GBC, 1999) – ENABLE THE LINK CABLE
Airforce Delta on Gameboy Color is an on-rails action flying game by Konami, features a 2-player link cable versus mode. There are 3 gameplay modes but they are all weak variants of…
Ballistic (GBC, 1999) – ENABLE THE LINK CABLE
Ballistic on Gameboy, also known as Puzzle Loop, is a Zuma clone that has a 2-player link cable vs option. Unfortunately, the heavy flicker and lack of options puts a limit on…