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The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening

1993 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening[a] ist ein 1993 von Nintendo für den Game Boy entwickeltes und veröffentlichtes Action-Adventure-Spiel. Es ist der erste Teil der Serie The Legend of Zelda, der auf einer Handheld-Spielkonsole veröffentlicht wird. Link's Awakening ist eines der wenigen ZeldaZelda-Spiele, die nicht im Land von Hyrule stattfinden, und es gibt keine Prinzessin Zelda, Ganon oder das TriforceTriforce-Relikt. Stattdessen beginnt der Protagonist Link das Spiel, das auf Koholint Island gestrandet ist, einem Ort, der von einer whaleWal-ähnlichen Gottheit namens Windfisch bewacht wird. Unter der Rolle des Link kämpft der Spieler gegen Monster und löst Rätsel, während er nach acht Musikinstrumenten sucht, die den schlafenden Windfisch wecken und ihm erlauben, von der Insel zu fliehen. Die Entwicklung begann als Versuch, das Super Nintendo Entertainment System-Spiel A Link to the Past to the Game Boy zu portieren, das nach Stunden von Nintendo-Mitarbeitern entwickelt wurde. Es entwickelte sich zu einem originellen Projekt unter der Leitung von Takashi Tezuka, mit einer Geschichte und einem Drehbuch von Yoshiaki Koizumi und Kensuke Tanabe. Der Großteil des Links zum Vergangenheit-Teams versammelte sich für Link's Awakening, und Tezuka wollte, dass sich die Spielwelt wie die Fernsehserie Twin Peaks anfühlt. Nach einer Entwicklungsphase von anderthalb Jahren wurde Link's Awakening im Juni 1993 in Japan und später im Jahr weltweit veröffentlicht.

The Lion King

1995 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Relive your childhood tragedy as you help the fatherless Simba regain his title as rightful king. Navigate through the elephant graveyard, battle hyenas, and save your friends.

The Real Ghostbusters

1993 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

The Real Ghostbusters, known in Europe as Garfield Labyrinth and in Japan as Mickey Mouse IV: Maho no Labyrinth, is a 1993 action-puzzle video game developed by Kemco and published in Japan and Europe by Kotobuki Systems and in North America by Activision. The Japanese version is based on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, which is part of the Mickey Mouse side of Kemco's Crazy Castle series, while the European version is based on Jim Davis's Garfield comic strips and the animated series Garfield and Friends. The North American version is based on the animated series The Real Ghostbusters and contains ten more stages than the previous incarnations. The game is a direct lift of P.P. Hammer and his Pneumatic Weapon, featuring simplified sprites and near-identical level designs. According to the developer of P.P. Hammer, the port is entirely unauthorized.

The Pagemaster

1994 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

The Pagemaster is a video game released in conjunction with the 1994 film The Pagemaster. A character can be guided through a selection of literature genre-themed levels, ranging from horror to adventure and fantasy worlds. Magic can be used, and stomping enemies to death by jumping on their heads is permitted. Enemies include bats, flying books, giant hands, ghosts, pirates, and more. Reviewing the Game Boy version, GamePro praised the diverse gameplay, detailed graphics, and atmospheric music, but remarked that the poor control ruins the entire experience. They particularly cited jumps requiring excessive precision and slippery control, remarking that "Richard slides from platforms so often you'll think his soles are oiled."

The Ren & Stimpy Show - Veediots!

1993 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Help! We're trapped in our own T.V. show! Stimpy and I can't take it anymore, man! We've decided to bust out of this two-bit tube and into the real world, but we need your help! First, in "The Boy Who Cried Rat!", Stimpy's trying his hand at being a mousecatcher -- and the mouse, of course, it is I in disguise! I just hope the eediot doesn't eat me by mistake! Then, "Stimpy's Invention", that feline friend of mine is putting together something in his crazy laboratory. Hmmm...looks like a hat. Finally, "In The Army", I'm behind enemy lines and up to my earbones in all sorts of bad guys! Jeez! Who wrote this episode, anyway? Are we going to be able to get out of this crazy show? Beats me, man. I just want out so I can pick up some real food. So grab those controls and get us out of here!

The Simpsons: Bart & the Beanstalk

1994 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

Once upon a time... Bart Simpson had a cow, man. He traded it for some magic beans which grew into a giant beanstalk. If he can scale the stalk, overcome giant bugs, mash monstrous mice, and grab the Giant's loot, he'll become a zillionaire faster than you could say "I DIDN'T DO IT!"

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts

1992 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

Bart Simpson here, on my way to the Springfield Arena to do battle with the Juggernauts, my all-time TV heroes. It isn't going to be easy. There's nobody tougher than the Juggernauts (except maybe yours truly), but I'll be fighting 'em out on my own turf: Krustyland Amusement Park, Moe's Tavern, and the Nuclear Power Plant, just to name a few. No one knows this, but I've got a whole new set of cool manoeuvres AND a new technological edge - I can CHEAT! I'm psyched. I'm ready to rock and roll. On to victory, Man! Your pal, Bart Simpson.

The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness

1994 · Strategy · Nintendo Game Boy

Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness is a miniature golf game released on the Game Boy in 1994, featuring the cat and mouse pair Itchy & Scratchy from the television series The Simpsons. Developed by Beam Software, it was the first game to feature these characters. In the game, the player controls Scratchy as he plays through a miniature golf course of nine holes while at the same time avoiding Itchy's attacks. It received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics.

The Rugrats Movie

1998 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

An adventure for anyone who has ever worn diapers! Just as the Rugrat babies are getting ready to play with Tommy's brand new baby brother, Dil, he disappears! Join the Rugrats babies as they face scary spiders, escaped circus monkeys and big boulders in a quest to find and rescue the newest member of the Pickles' family.

The Smurfs

1993 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Gargamel has already captured three Smurfs. Smurf to their rescue! Smurf down the mountains riding on a sledge, explore the labyrinths of the mine, travel on the back of a stork... but beware of nasty enemies such as the Buzz flies, the Angry Smurfs, the Howlibird, Azrael and... Gargamel! You control a Smurf who must venture into the forest to rescue his fellow Smurfs that are being held captive by Gargamel. Along the way, Smurf can collect bonus items such as sarsaparilla leaves to increase his life count and raspberries to replenish his energy. Each section of the forest has its own set of dangers that Smurf must be careful to avoid. (In the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive versions, you must also at the beginning of the game make your way through the Smurf Village!) Collecting stars in the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive versions will allow you to unlock bonus screens where Smurf can collect items to increase health and lives.

Tom & Jerry

1992 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

They're at it again. That delightful duo of disasterTom & Jerry! And now that Jerry's nephew Tuffy is coming for a visit, you can be sure things are going to get even wilder! As Jerry, it's up to you to outwit Tom in a mad dash from the edge of town to the safety of your mouse hole back home. In the 2-player version, you or a friend can take on the role of Tuffy, who comes to visit his uncle Jerry and gets caught up in the chase! 12 levels of action start at the Movie Theater where you must make your way across the marquee and then through the film projector! Then it's on the Junk Yard where you'll have to make your way out of a hazardous maze filled with old tires and rusty pipes. Next it's the treacherous Toy Store and it's army of wind-up toys. Every location is an adventure in itself, filed with hidden dangers and wild surprisesespecially that crafty ol' cat, Tom! And once you make it inside the house, the action really heats up in the Kitchen and on into the Living Room, where a whole lot of trouble stands between you and your mouse hole.

Tom and Jerry 2: The Film

1993 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

True Lies

1995 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

It's not like he's saving the world or anything. Oh, yes it is! As special agent Harry Tasker, it's up to you to prevent a nuclear holocaust and stop the Crimson Jihad! Experience all the explosive intensity of TRUE LIES - including never-before-seen secret missions! All the action of the movie mega hit - and none of the romance!

Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs

1997 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs is a 2D action platformer video game developed by Bit Managers for the Game Boy. It was originally released in 1997, and is part of the Turok video games franchise. It was intended to be a companion to the Nintendo 64 game Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. The game includes eight stages, has a password system, and can be played in four different languages (English, French, Spanish, and German).

Universal Soldier

1992 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Based on the major motion picture, this awesome action adventure takes you from the steaming shell-pocked jungles of Southeast Asia to laser-seared battlefields at home. You are a perfectly engineered Universal Soldier with extraordinary skills and powers - locked in mortal combat against your old Vietnam foe, the villainous Sergeant Scott. You are both "Ultimate Fighting Machines", but only one of you can survive! -Are you strong enough to conquer ten incredible locations? -Your arsenal includes Triple Beam Lasers, Land Mines and a special Chaos Weapon.

Water World

1994 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

The sun. For millions of years the source of life. But for one planet the source of it's demise. The temperature climbed, the vast pools of ice at it's poles melted, and the oceans rose. Centuries later, few people remained on this planet, once called Earth. A lone mariner sails the expanse of water, trading to survive. For survival, is all these people do, in this place they know only as Waterworld.

Wayne's World

1993 · Action · Nintendo Game Boy

Are you ready for this? Number One of the Top Ten Most Bizarre Things to Happen This Year: Garth has been kidnapped! No way, you say? Hway!! It's the work of a most heinous goon - a pixelated purple putridosity called Zantar. And now you, Wayne Campbell, must heartily rescue your excellent sidekick from a fate most unbecoming! Armed with you mighty guitar and the power to Schwing, you must brave the perils of Kramer's Music Store, Stan Mikita's Donut Shop, the Gaeworks nightclub and suburbia. There, you will spar with such dweeboids as monster bagpipes, accordions and kazoos (shyeah, rright!), spewing coffee cups and dangerous disco balls (as if!), hair-whipping headbangers and the strange Psycho Hose Beast (way!)

We're Back!

1993 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

We're Back! is an action game, developed by Beam Software and published by Hi Tech Expressions, which was released in 1993.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1991 · Adventure · Nintendo Game Boy

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1991 overhead adventure game by Capcom for the Game Boy released in North America and Europe. Based on the 1988 film of the same title, it is one of the earliest games designed by Shinji Mikami.

Yogi Bear's Goldrush

1994 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Yogi Bear's Goldrush is an Action game, developed by Entertainment Int and published by GameTek, which was released in 1994.

Yoshi's Cookie

1993 · Puzzle · Nintendo Game Boy

Yoshi's Cookie is a 1993 Game Boy video game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Tose and released by Nintendo of America in the USA on April 1, 1993. Cookie chaos for Mario and Yoshi! Mario and Yoshi are filling in at the Cookie Factory and they need your help! Fresh baked cookies roll out of the ovens. It's up to Mario to sort and stack 'em before they pile too high! Line up a row of the same kind of cookies either vertically or horizontally, and they vanish! Clear the screens to move on to a new level of cookie chaos. Yoshi appears from time to time to stir things up. Play for a high score or head-to-head against a friend. The mouth-watering madness doesn't let up! And be sure to keep some cookies close by, 'cause you'll get the munchies during this lip-smacking good time!

Adventure Island

1991 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Adventure Island is a 1991 Game Boy video game developed by Now Production and released by Hudson Soft USA in the USA on December 27, 1991. In the South Pacific, Master Higgins lives peacefully wearing only a grass skirt and a cap. That is until the Evil Witch Doctor decides to capture the Princess Leilani and hold her as his own. It's up to Master Higgins to gather throwing axes, fireballs and skateboards in order to aid his noble quest. Master Higgins moves across the screen from left to right and finds his power-ups in giant eggs. This includes a skateboard which results in a great speed enhancement - until Master Higgins gets hit and loses his power. If he is not on a skateboard a hit means instant death. Another game mechanic is starvation which gets indicated through a meter which steadily decreases. If it hits zero the hero dies and the only way to fill it up is by collecting food on the way. Bosses await him at the end of levels, all the way to the Evil Witch Doctor himself.

Adventure Island II

1993 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Adventure Island 3 (高橋名人の冒険島III, Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima Surī, "Great Takahashi's Adventure Island III") is a side-scrolling platform game published by Hudson Soft that was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It is the third game in the Adventure Island released for the NES, following Adventure Island II. Unlike the first two games in the series, the NES version was never released in Europe. A portable version was also released for the Game Boy in 1993 titled Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima III, renamed to Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise outside of Japan. Higgins can crouch, an ability he did not have in the previous NES games, but he loses the ability to backtrack during a stage. Unlike the previous game, the boss does not move to a different stage when the player loses a life. The inventory system from the second NES game is still present, but this time he has eight items to choose from instead of just five. Higgins has a fifth dinosaur friend who can help him out: a triceratops (summoned by a star card) that can defeat enemies with his rolling attack. The other new items include a boomerang weapon that can be used as an alternative from Higgins' traditional stone axe weapon, and a crystal that provides Higgins with one hitpoint when he begins a stage. There are different hidden rooms as well, such as a treasure room where Higgins can choose a new power-up, a surfing bonus round, a room containing a crystal (with an option to continue the level or skip it), and a room with the option of skipping a boss (which will also skip the stage) or not. The Game Boy version features a password system, as well as an interactive overall map that allows the player to revisit previously completed stages to find new paths.

Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise

1993 · Platform · Nintendo Game Boy

Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise is a 1993 Game Boy video game developed by Now Production and released by Hudson Soft USA in the USA on February 1, 1993. A mysterious flying saucer just made off with Master Higgins' girlfriend and it's up to him to save her! But first he must defeat scores of mutated monsters across eight uncharted islands! Battle your way across all new dangers and challenges on the biggest Adventure Island yet! Find secret treasure chambers, surf through killer waves and grab all the bonus items you can handle as you master each realm! Action, adventure and more await you in this thrilling addition to the Adventure Island saga!