15 ‘Nostalgic Nintendo Game Boy Titles’ Are Now Available On Switch Online!

There are many things that invoke a sense of nostalgia in the heart of gamers. This can be an old game like the first Grand Theft Auto to the Arcades people used to play. One piece of equipment that sits at the top of this list is the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. It is considered to be the first enthralling console experience of many gamers during their childhood days.

Now the gaming scene is stacked with massive AAA titles, but still, a look back to the good old days always provides a fresh feeling. To facilitate this, Nintendo has brought in some vintage Game Boy games into the Switch online.

15 Game Boy and GBA games in Nintendo Switch Online

Some of the Game Boy and GBA games that are present in the Nintendo Switch Online are over 35 years old. These can be considered to be a priceless collection of some of the first popular games that graced the gaming community.

Game Boy and Game Boy Colour Games

15. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Released in 2001, it is a vintage survival horror game developed by Darkwoods. This game was innovative at its time as it allowed players to choose which protagonist they want to play in the game. In these two options, players could choose the action-packed fighting path of Carnby or the strategic puzzle path of Aline.

14. Game & Watch Gallery 3

It is the fourth game in the Game and Watch gallery, and this game is actually a platform which had 5 remastered popular games. The games were the popular Donkey Kong Jr, Egg, Green House, Turtle Bridge, and Nintendo’s marque game Mario Bros.

13. Gargoyle’s Quest

This 1991 game was brought to Nintendo by Capcom. It is a single-player action-adventure game where players fill the role of Firebrand, a gargoyle. The 360-degree rolling camera was well appreciated by players and critics alike and it was deemed as an innovative step taken by the developers.

12. Kirby’s Dreamland

All the Nintendo fans will surely remember Kirby. It was the debut project of Masahiro Sakurai who is mainly associated with Super Smash Bros. The side-scrolling action platformer allowed players to control Kirby who can devour enemies and spit them out as stars.

11. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Now as Tears of the Kingdom is nearing its release, the importance of this game is more highlighted. The 1993 game was the first installment in the Zelda series and it is great to see where it all began. The exploration and the combats take us back to the first time we got to witness the magnificent franchise.

10. Metroid II: Return of Samus

Metroid 2 is a well-appreciated game that received hoards of praise for its narrative structuring. The side-scroller game sold about 1.72 million copies by 2003, though the game got criticized for its graphics and sound.

9. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

The game covers the time when Mario faced off against his old acquaintance who takes over Mario Land. The game happens just after Super Mario Land, and in this, Mario is striving to get back the land back from Wario, the antagonist. The 36-level game was so popular that it went on to sell 2.6 million copies in Japan alone.

8. Tetris

This particular game does not need any introduction. Considered to be the pioneering game in the puzzle genre, Tetris is one of the most popular vintage games in the world. The game is currently available on Switch online.

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7. Wario Land 3

Wario, the character we got to see in Golden Coins, is the protagonist of this game. The objective for Wario is to rescue a mysterious figure from a music box. It was the highest-rated Wario game that got rave reviews.

GBA Games that are currently on Switch Online

6. Kuru Kuru Kururin

This game was first released in 2001, but the North American audience only got to witness the game in 2016. The players control a stick in the game, which is slowly orienting in a clockwise direction. Players had to navigate through puzzles without hitting obstacles.

5. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

The Minish cap’s highlight was Ezlo. It was the cap Link acquires in the game, which allows him to shrink to a small size. It follows many mechanisms from its predecessor games.

4. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

This 2003 Mario game is the third RPG in the Mario series. The highlight of the game was its humorous and whimsical touch, which was not that present in the previous games. The game got insane reviews and an amazing score on Metacritic. By 2006, the game earned  $30,000,000 in the US alone.

3. Mario Kart: Super Circuit

It is the third Mario Kart game. The racing game includes single and multiplayer modes in which players could race through the lands featured in the Mario games. Interesting modes like Grand Prix racing and last-man-standing matches were a highlight of the game.

2. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3

The game offers players the option to choose between Luigi and Mario, who travel through 8 kingdoms to defeat Koopa Kids and Bowser. The game was well received by the community, with a nearly perfect Metacritic score.

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The game is a mini-game compilation that received the 2003 GameSpot Editor’s Choice Award. Moreover, it is considered one of the greatest games of all time. This masterpiece is now available to play on Switch.

These are the GBA, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy games that are currently available on Nintendo Switch.

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