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The Nintendo Game Boy is a legendary piece of gaming history, but let’s face it, not all the games were as iconic. Here are ten titles you’d probably want to avoid like a Koopa shell on a Mario Kart track!
10. Grand Theft Auto
Quote: “It’s like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.” The original Grand Theft Auto was all about freedom and chaos, but the Game Boy version felt more like a traffic jam at rush hour. With few cars to hijack and clunky controls, it was more ‘Grand Theft Whoa’.
9. Bart Simpson’s Escape from Camp Deadly
Remember “Kamp Krusty”? Well, this game came out before that episode aired, and that’s probably its only claim to fame. It’s a tough-as-nails platformer with controls that make you feel like you’re skating on butter. “Eat my shorts,” indeed!
8. Tasmania Story
Here’s a fun fact: This isn’t about the Tasmanian Devil. Instead, it’s a game based on a Japanese drama. If you thought the premise was strange, wait until you try the gameplay, which feels like a bad Mappy clone. It’s a head-scratcher why this game ever left the drawing board.
7. Toy Story
While the 16-bit versions of Toy Story were visually impressive, the Game Boy version was less “to infinity and beyond” and more “to grayscale and beyond.” Even Woody wouldn’t make a jump for joy with these controls.
6. Street Racer
After Super Mario Kart, everyone wanted a kart racer. Street Racer tried to cash in but ended up looking like a Monet painting viewed through a fog. Is that a cow on the track or just a pixelated mess? Who knows?
5. Batman Forever
Acclaim, known for their ‘remarkable’ track record, brought us Batman Forever. Using the Mortal Kombat II engine for a beat ’em up was a choice, but not a good one. The controls are less responsive than an old Bat-Signal.
4. Men in Black: The Series
With all the potential for alien fun, this game instead feels like a Men in Black training video. The gameplay is slower than a snail’s pace, though it does have surprisingly good animation sequences. Maybe they should have just made a short film instead.
3. Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown
In a universe where Shrek could be anything, someone thought, “Let’s make it a fighting game!” The result? Characters that look like they were designed by a toddler and controls that make you wish you were in a far, far away land.
2. Mortal Kombat 4
Even the arcade version struggled, but the Game Boy version is a pixelated punchline. Missing half the roster and featuring graphics that look like early MS Paint experiments, it’s a test of endurance, not skill.
1. Pit-Fighter
And the winner for the worst of the worst goes to Pit-Fighter. With controls that refuse to cooperate and graphics that make you question your eyesight, it’s a masterclass in what not to do when porting a game to the Game Boy.
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