The GAME BOY is a cheap, condensed brick of metal and plastic. The GAME BOY is green. The GAME BOY is an object of love. I am still playing the GAME BOY. You should play the GAME BOY too.
Every month, I’m inviting the forum to take a peek at any releases from a particular year. Some users are already participating! I’ll sporadically update this list to include links to users’ posts. Even you can be linked!
It’s May, so now we’ll be entering 1994!
1989
| Game title | Developer | First release |
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Land | Nintendo | April 21, 1989 |
| Alleyway | Intelligent Systems | April 21, 1989 |
| Yakuman | Intelligent Systems | April 21, 1989 |
| Baseball | Intelligent Systems | April 21, 1989 |
| Tennis | Nintendo | May 29, 1989 |
| Tetris | Nintendo | June 14, 1989 |
| Shanghai (2) | HAL Laboratory | July 28, 1989 |
| Boxxle | Atelier Double | September 1, 1989 |
| The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle | Kotobuki Systems | September 5, 1989 |
| Motocross Maniacs | Konami | September 20, 1989 |
| Hyper Lode Runner: The Labyrinth of Doom | TOSE | September 21, 1989 |
| Pinball: Revenge of the 'Gator | HAL Laboratory | October 18, 1989 |
| Castlevania: The Adventure | Konami | October 27, 1989 |
| Malibu Beach Volleyball | TOSE | October 31, 1989 |
| Kwirk | Atlus | November 24, 1989 |
| Golf | Nintendo | November 28, 1989 |
| Pachinko Time | Marionette | December 8, 1989 |
| The Final Fantasy Legend | Square | December 15, 1989 |
| Shogi | Pony Canyon | December 19, 1989 |
| QBillion | SETA Corporation | December 22, 1989 |
| Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe | Shouei System | December 22, 1989 |
| Battleship | Pack-In-Video | December 22, 1989 |
| Boomer’s Adventure in ASMIK World | Dual | December 27, 1989 |
| The Sword of Hope | Kemco | December 28, 1989 |
| Master Karateka | TOSE | December 28, 1989 |
1990
| Game Title | Developer | First Release |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Laser | Sachen | 1990 |
| Deep: Final Mission | Commin | 1990 |
| Zoo Block | Sachen | 1990 |
| Wizards & Warriors X: The Fortress of Fear | Rare | January 1990 |
| Hero Shugo!! Pinball Party | Jaleco | January 12, 1990 |
| World Bowling | Athena | January 13, 1990 |
| Heiankyo Alien | Hyperware | January 14, 1990 |
| SolarStriker | Minakuchi Engineering | January 26, 1990 |
| Othello | Kawada | February 9, 1990 |
| Nemesis | Konami | February 23, 1990 |
| Taikyoku Renju | Towa Chiki | February 23, 1990 |
| Bases Loaded | TOSE | March 15, 1990 |
| Quarth | Konami | March 16, 1990 |
| Flipull: An Exciting Cube Game | Taito Corporation | March 16, 1990 |
| Penguin Land | Atelier Double | March 21, 1990 |
| Flappy Special | Victor Interactive Software | March 23, 1990 |
| SD Gundam: SD Sengokuden: Kunitori Monogatari | Bandai | March 24, 1990 |
| Trump Boy | Pack-In-Video | March 29, 1990 |
| Penguin Wars | ASCII Corporation | March 30, 1990 |
| Space Invaders | Taito Corporation | March 30, 1990 |
| NFL Football | Konami | April 1990 |
| Serpent | Dual | April 6, 1990 |
| Qix | Minakuchi Engineering | April 13, 1990 |
| Cyraid | Epoch & SAS Sakata | April 13, 1990 |
| Batman: The Video Game | Sunsoft | April 13, 1990 |
| SD Lupin Sansei: Kinko Yaburi Daisakusen | Nova Games | April 13, 1990 |
| Blodia | Tonkin House | April 20, 1990 |
| Daedalian Opus | Vic Tokai | April 20, 1990 |
| Dead Heat Scramble | Copya System | April 20, 1990 |
| Ninja Boy | Culture Brain | April 20, 1990 |
| Popeye | Sigma Enterprises | April 20, 1990 |
| Mercenary Force | Lenar | April 27, 1990 |
| Soccer Mania | Kitty Group | April 27, 1990 |
| Snoopy’s Magic Show | Kemco | April 28, 1990 |
| Gargoyle’s Quest: Ghosts 'n Goblins | Capcom | May 2, 1990 |
| Lock ‘n’ Chase | Data East | May 11, 1990 |
| Heavyweight Championship Boxing | TOSE | May 18, 1990 |
| Ayakashi no Shiro | SETA Corporation | May 25, 1990 |
| Ultraman Club: Teki Kaijuu o Hakken Seyo! | TOSE | May 26, 1990 |
| Catrap | Asmik Ace Entertainment | June 1, 1990 |
| Cosmo Tank | Asuka Technologies | June 8, 1990 |
| Card Game | Marionette | June 15, 1990 |
| Dexterity | SNK | June 15, 1990 |
| Zoids Densetsu | Nova Games | June 15, 1990 |
| Boxxle II | Atelier Double | June 22, 1990 |
| Burai Fighter Deluxe | KID | June 27, 1990 |
| Volley Fire | Toei Animation | June 29, 1990 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Rare | July 1990 |
| Paperboy | Eastridge Technology | July 1990 |
| Pipe Dream | Bullet-Proof Software | July 3, 1990 |
| Shisenshou: Match-Mania | Tamtex | July 13, 1990 |
| Double Dragon | Technōs Japan | July 20, 1990 |
| Dr. Mario | Nintendo | July 27, 1990 |
| Tasmania Story | Pony Canyon | July 27, 1990 |
| Ranma ½: Kakuren Bodesu Match | Banpresto | July 28, 1990 |
| Puzznic | Taito Corporation | July 31, 1990 |
| Ishido: The Way of Stones | Nexoft | August 2, 1990 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan | Konami | August 3, 1990 |
| Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Meikoushima Kessen | Yutaka | August 4, 1990 |
| Amazing Penguin | Natsume | August 8, 1990 |
| Bionic Battler | Copya Systems | August 10, 1990 |
| Hong Kong | Onion Software | August 11, 1990 |
| Dragon Slayer I | Falcom | August 12, 1990 |
| Power Mission | Graphic Research | August 24, 1990 |
| Patlabor: The Mobile Police | Yutaka | August 25, 1990 |
| Atomic Punk | Hudson Soft | August 31, 1990 |
| Battle Pingpong | Quest | August 31, 1990 |
| Skate or Die: Bad 'N Rad | Konami | September 1990 |
| Wheel of Fortune | GameTek | September 1990 |
| Extra Bases | Namco | September 14, 1990 |
| HAL Wrestling | Human Entertainment | September 14, 1990 |
| DuckTales | Capcom | September 21, 1990 |
| Lunar Lander | Pack-In-Video | September 21, 1990 |
| Boulder Dash | Beam Software | September 21, 1990 |
| Side Pocket | Data East | September 21, 1990 |
| Maru’s Mission | TOSE | September 28, 1990 |
| Sunsoft Grand Prix | Lenar | September 28, 1990 |
| Mr. Chin’s Gourmet Paradise | Romstar | October 1990 |
| Balloon Kid | Pax Softnica | October 5, 1990 |
| Fish Dude | Salio | October 5, 1990 |
| SD Gundam Gaiden: Lacroan Heroes | Human Entertainment | October 6, 1990 |
| Nobunaga’s Ambition | Koei | October 10, 1990 |
| Astro Rabby | Cyclone System | October 12, 1990 |
| Palamedes | Natsu System | October 12, 1990 |
| Pop’n TwinBee | Konami | October 12, 1990 |
| Ghostbusters II | HAL Laboratory | October 16, 1990 |
| Monster Truck | Another | October 19, 1990 |
| Roadster | TOSE | October 19, 1990 |
| Amida | Sofix | October 23, 1990 |
| Radar Mission | Nintendo | October 23, 1990 |
| After Burst | Dual | October 26, 1990 |
| Rolan’s Curse | NMK | October 26, 1990 |
| David Crane’s The Rescue of Princess Blobette | Imagineering | November 9, 1990 |
| F-1 Race | Nintendo | November 9, 1990 |
| Trump Boy II | Pack-In-Video | November 9, 1990 |
| Aretha | Japan Art Media | November 16, 1990 |
| Pac-Man | Namco | November 16, 1990 |
| Parasol Henbē | Epoch & SAS Sakata | November 16, 1990 |
| Go! Go! Tank | Copya Systems | November 30, 1990 |
| Battle Bull | Jorudan | November 30, 1990 |
| Square Deal: The Game of Two Dimensional Poker | Hect | November 30, 1990 |
| In Your Face | Jaleco | December 1990 |
| Play Action Football | TOSE | December 1990 |
| Chase H.Q. | Bits Studios | December 1990 |
| RoboCop | Ocean | December 1990 |
| Double Dragon II | Technōs Japan | December 7, 1990 |
| Bubble Bobble | Taito Corporation | December 7, 1990 |
| Chibi Maruko Chan: Okuzukai Daisakusen | KID | December 7, 1990 |
| Kaisen Game: Navy Blue 90 | Use Corporation | December 7, 1990 |
| Koro Dice | A-Wave | December 7, 1990 |
| Painter Momopie | Sigma Enterprises | December 7, 1990 |
| Power Racer | Graphic Research | December 7, 1990 |
| Scotland Yard | Shouei System | December 7, 1990 |
| Kininkou Maroku Oni | Winkysoft | December 8, 1990 |
| Kung-Fu Master | Irem | December 11, 1990 |
| Pri Pri: Primitive Princess! | Sunsoft | December 12, 1990 |
| Nail ‘n’ Scale | I’Max | December 13, 1990 |
| Final Fantasy Legend II (2) | Square | December 14, 1990 |
| Ginga | Hot B | December 14, 1990 |
| Klax | Hudson Soft | December 14, 1990 |
| Nekojara Monogatari | Kemco | December 14, 1990 |
| Pocket Stadium | Atlus | December 14, 1990 |
| Godzilla | Compile | December 18, 1990 |
| Ponta to Hinako no Chindouchuu: Yuutou Hen | Naxat Soft | December 20, 1990 |
| Bubble Ghost | Opera House | December 21, 1990 |
| Battle Unit Zeoth | Jaleco | December 21, 1990 |
| Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken | Capcom | December 21, 1990 |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Sunsoft | December 21, 1990 |
| Ishida Masao no Tsumego Paradise | Pony Canyon | December 21, 1990 |
| Fighting Simulator: 2-in-1 Flying Warriors | Culture Brain | December 22, 1990 |
| Monster Maker | SOFEL | December 22, 1990 |
| America Ōdan Ultra Quiz | Tomy | December 23, 1990 |
| The Tower of Druaga | TOSE | December 31, 1990 |
1991
| Game Title | Developer | First Release |
|---|---|---|
| Crazy Burger | Sachen | 1991 |
| Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands 2 | Ocean | 1991 |
| Dragon’s Lair: The Legend | MotiveTime | January, 1991 |
| Trax | HAL Laboratory | January 8, 1991 |
| Operation C (1) | Konami | January 8, 1991 |
| Spud’s Adventure | Atlus | January 25, 1991 |
| The Game of Harmony | The Code Monkeys | February 1991 |
| NBA All-Star Challenge | Beam Software | February 1991 |
| Onigashima Pachinko-Ten | Marionette | February 8, 1991 |
| Ray-Thunder | Nichibutsu | February 8, 1991 |
| BurgerTime Deluxe | Data East | February 15, 1991 |
| Mikineko Holmes no Kishi Michi | ASK Kodansha | February 15, 1991 |
| Fortified Zone | Jaleco | February 26, 1991 |
| Racing Damashii | Irem | February 28, 1991 |
| World Circuit Series | Konami | February 28, 1991 |
| Doraemon: Taiketsu Himitsu Dogu!! | Epoch & SAS Sakata | March 1, 1991 |
| Jeopardy! | Data Design Interactive | March 1991 |
| Super Scrabble | Imagineering | March 1991 |
| Ninja Taro | NMK | March 8, 1991 |
| Super Momotaro Dentetsu | Hudson Soft | March 8, 1991 |
| Loopz | Argonaut Games | March 15, 1991 |
| R-Type | Bits Studios | March 19, 1991 |
| Fastest Lap | KID | March 20, 1991 |
| Family Jockey | Use Corporation | March 29, 1991 |
| Gem Gem | Graphic Research | March 29, 1991 |
| WWF Superstars | Rare | April 1991 |
| Parodius | Konami | April 5, 1991 |
| Solomon’s Club | Graphic Research | April 5, 1991 |
| Final Reverse | Shouei System | April 12, 1991 |
| World Ice Hockey | Athena | April 12, 1991 |
| Cavenoire | Konami | April 19, 1991 |
| Chacha-Maru Panic | Human Entertainment | April 19, 1991 |
| Little Master: Likebahn no Densetsu | Zener Works | April 19, 1991 |
| Super Robot Taisen | Winkysoft | April 20, 1991 |
| The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 | Kotobuki Systems | April 26, 1991 |
| Mini-Putt | A-Wave | April 26, 1991 |
| Nintendo World Cup | Technōs Japan | April 26, 1991 |
| Spanky’s Quest | Natsume | April 26, 1991 |
| Sumo Fighter | KID | April 26, 1991 |
| Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord | TOSE | April 27, 1991 |
| Torpedo Range | SETA Corporation | April 27, 1991 |
| Marble Madness | Eastridge Technology | May 1991 |
| Hatris | Bullet-Proof Software | May1991 |
| The Hunt for Red October | Beam Software | May 1991 |
| Castelian | Bits Studios | May 1991 |
| Mickey’s Dangerous Chase | Now Production | May 1991 |
| Kitchen Panic | Bits Laboratory | May 10, 1991 |
| Sanrio Carnival | Scitron & Art | May 11, 1991 |
| The Adventures of Star Saver | A-Wave | May 17, 1991 |
| Ippatsu Gyakuten: DX Bakenou | Graphic Research | May 17, 1991 |
| G-Arms: Operation Gundam | Bandai | May 18, 1991 |
| Game Boy Wars | Intelligent Systems | May 21, 1991 |
| Asmik-kun World 2 | Cyclone System | May 24, 1991 |
| Snow Bros. Jr. | Naxat Soft | May 24, 1991 |
| Legend: Ashita e no Tsubasa | Quest | May 31, 1991 |
| Bo Jackson: Two Games In One | Equilibrium | June 1991 |
| Skate or Die: Tour de Thrash | Realtime Associates | June 1991 |
| Sneaky Snakes | Rare | June 1991 |
| Tail 'Gator | Natsume | June 1991 |
| Caesars Palace | Magnin and Associates | June 1991 |
| Football International | TOSE | June 7, 1991 |
| Daisenryaku | Hiro | June 12, 1991 |
| Magical Taluluto-kun | TOSE | June 15, 1991 |
| Choplifter II | Beam Software | June 21, 1991 |
| Jungle Wars | Atelier Double | June 21, 1991 |
| Aerostar | Vic Tokai | June 28, 1991 |
| Final Fantasy Adventure | Square | June 28, 1991 |
| Jinsei Game Densetsu | Takara | June 28, 1991 |
| Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Toukon Sanjushi | Varie | June 28, 1991 |
| Track Meet | Interplay | 1991 |
| Ganso!! Yancha-Maru | Irem | July 11, 1991 |
| Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge | Konami | July 12, 1991 |
| Vattle Giuce | IGS | July 12, 1991 |
| Shikinjou | Shouei System | July 16, 1991 |
| Koi Wa Kakehiki | Graphic Research | July 21, 1991 |
| Banishing Racer | Jaleco | July 26, 1991 |
| Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge | Minakuchi Engineering | July 26, 1991 |
| Amazing Tater | Atlus | August 2, 1991 |
| Chachamaru Boukenki 3: Abyss no Tou | Human Entertainment | August 2, 1991 |
| Fleet Commander Vs. | ASCII Corporation | August 2, 1991 |
| Peke to Poko no Daruman Busters | Birthday | August 3, 1991 |
| Battle City | Nova Games | August 9, 1991 |
| Elevator Action | Taito Corporation | August 9, 1991 |
| Gradius: The Interstellar Assault | Konami | August 9, 1991 |
| Higashio Osamu Kanshuu Pro Yakyuu Stadium '91 | Tokuma Shoten | August 9, 1991 |
| Megalit | ASCII Corporation | August 9, 1991 |
| Blaster Master Boy | Aicom | August 23, 1991 |
| Chibi Maruko-Chan 2 : Deluxe Maruko World | KID | September 13, 1991 |
| Jikuu Senki Mu | Hudson Soft | September 13, 1991 |
| Knight Quest | Lenar | September 13, 1991 |
| Winner’s Horse | NCS | September 20, 1991 |
| Aretha II | Japan Art Media | September 27, 1991 |
| Shounen Ashibe: Yuuenchi Panic | Takara | September 27, 1991 |
| Tecmo Bowl | Sculptured Software | September 27, 1991 |
| Wizardry Gaiden 1: Suffering of the Queen | Sir-Tech | October 1, 1991 |
| Xerd no Densetsu | Graphic Research | October 18, 1991 |
| Ultra Golf | Konami | November 1, 1991 |
| Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Kyōteki! Dodge Soldier no Maki | Million Corp. | November 8, 1991 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers | Konami | November 15, 1991 |
| Hiden Inyo Kikoho: Ca Da | Yonezawa PR21 | November 22, 1991 |
| Popeye 2 | Copya Systems | November 22, 1991 |
| Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure | Software Creations | November 29, 1991 |
| Ninja Boy 2 | Culture Brain | November 29, 1991 |
| Namco Classic | TOSE | December 3, 1991 |
| Dodge Boy | TOSE | December 6, 1991 |
| Battle of Kingdom | Lenar | December 13, 1991 |
| Final Fantasy Legend III | Square | December 13, 1991 |
| Minesweeper | Arc System Works | December 13, 1991 |
| Ninja Gaiden Shadow (1) (2) | Natsume | December 13, 1991 |
| Pachinko Seiyuuki | Marionette | December 13, 1991 |
| Sagaia | Act Japan | December 13, 1991 |
| World Beach Volley: 1992 GB Cup | Graphic Research | December 13, 1991 |
| Kingyo Chuuihou! Wapiko no Waku Waku Stamp Rally! | Tom Create | December 14, 1991 |
| Ultima: Runes of Virtue | Origin Systems | December 14, 1991 |
| Yoshi | Game Freak | December 14, 1991 |
| America Ōdan Ultra Quiz Part 2 | Tomy | December 20, 1991 |
| Mega Man II | Japan System House | December 20, 1991 |
| Monopoly | Sculptured Software | December 20, 1991 |
| Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird GB | Japan System House | December 20, 1991 |
| Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru! | Konami | December 25, 1991 |
| Momotaro Densetsu Gaiden | Hudson Soft | December 26, 1991 |
| Janken Man | NCS | December 27, 1991 |
| Peetan | Inter State | December 27, 1991 |
| Satoru Nakajima F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91 | Natsu System | December 27, 1991 |
| Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh | Tomy | December 28, 1991 |
| Ultraman | Bec | December 29, 1991 |
| Klax | Eastridge Technology | July 1991 |
| The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback | Beam Software | July 1991 |
| Mysterium | Maxis | July 1991 |
| Bill & Ted’s Excellent Game Boy Adventure: A Bogus Journey! | Beam Software | August 1991 |
| Blades of Steel | Konami | August 1991 |
| Crystal Quest | NovaLogic | September 1991 |
| Gauntlet II | Eastridge Technology | September 1991 |
| InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Berlitz French Translator | Imagineering | September 1991 |
| InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Berlitz Spanish Translator | Imagineering | September 1991 |
| InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Frommer’s Travel Guide | NovaLogic | September 1991 |
| InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Personal Organizer and Phone Book | Imagineering | September 1991 |
| InfoGenius Productivity Pak: Spell Checker and Calculator | Imagineering | September 1991 |
| Navy SEALs | Ocean | September 1991 |
| Spot: The Video Game | Software Creations | September 1991 |
| Super R.C. Pro-Am | Rare | October 1991 |
| Turrican | The Code Monkeys | November 1991 |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Capcom | November 1991 |
| Metroid II: Return of Samus | Nintendo | November 1991 |
| RoboCop 2 | Painting by Numbers | November 1991 |
| Brainbender | Gremlin Graphics | November 1991 |
| Home Alone | Imagineering | November 1991 |
| Bart Simpson’s Escape from Camp Deadly | Imagineering | November 1991 |
| Battletoads | Rare | November 1991 |
| Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters | TOSE | November 5, 1991 |
| Bill Elliott’s NASCAR Fast Tracks | Distinctive Software | December 1991 |
| Dick Tracy | Realtime Associates | December 1991 |
| Faceball 2000 | Xanth Software | December 1991 |
| Hudson Hawk | Ocean | December 1991 |
| Double Dribble: 5 on 5 | Konami | December 1991 |
1992
| Game Title | Developer | First Release |
|---|---|---|
| Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack | KID | January 8, 1992 |
| Tokio Senki: Eiyuu Retsuden | Human Entertainment | January 10, 1992 |
| SD Gundam: Sengokuden 2: Tenka Touitsuhen | Bandai | January 18, 1992 |
| Jantaku Boy | Namco | January 24, 1992 |
| Twin | Athena | January 31, 1992 |
| Q*bert for Game Boy | Realtime Associates | February 1992 |
| Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs’ Big Break | Konami | February 1, 1992 |
| Ikari no Yousai 2 | Jaleco | February 21, 1992 |
| Rolan’s Curse 2 | NMK | February 21, 1992 |
| Heisei Tensai Bakabon | Namco | February 28, 1992 |
| Oni II: Innin Densetsu | Pandora Box | February 28, 1992 |
| Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula | Varie | February 28, 1992 |
| Adventure Island | Hudson Soft | March 6, 1992 |
| Dragon Slayer Gaiden: Nemuri no Oukan | Falcom | March 6, 1992 |
| Max | A-Wave | March 6, 1992 |
| Tenjin Kaisen 2: Yomihon Yumegoyomi | KAZe | March 13, 1992 |
| Super Street Basketball | C-Lab | March 19, 1992 |
| Captain Tsubasa VS | Graphic Research | March 27, 1992 |
| Chibi Maruko-Chan 3 : Mezase! Game Taishou no Maki | KID | March 27, 1992 |
| Chiki Chiki Machine Mō Race | Atlus | March 27, 1992 |
| Janshirou | Sammy Corporation | March 27, 1992 |
| Little Master 2: Raikou no Kishi | Zener Works | March 27, 1992 |
| Super Kick Off | Enigma Variations | March 27, 1992 |
| Batman: Return of the Joker | Sunsoft | March 28, 1992 |
| Hook | Painting by Numbers | April 3, 1992 |
| DX Bakenou Z | Graphic Research | April 17, 1992 |
| Honō no Dōkyūji: Dodge Danpei | Hudson Soft | April 24, 1992 |
| Kirby’s Dream Land | HAL Laboratory | April 24, 1992 |
| Pocket Battle | Sigma Enterprises | April 28, 1992 |
| Panel no Ninja Kesamaru | Epoch & SAS Sakata | May 2, 1992 |
| Spy vs. Spy: Operation Boobytrap | Kemco | May 2, 1992 |
| X | Nintendo | May 29, 1992 |
| Lazlo’s Leap | Hect | June 26, 1992 |
| Super Hunchback | Ocean NA/EUImagineer JP | June 26, 1992 |
| Beetlejuice | Rare | January 1992 |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Bits Studios | January 1992 |
| Prince of Persia | Broderbund | January 1992 |
| The Addams Family | Ocean | January 1992 |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | Equilibrium | January 1992 |
| Asteroids | The Code Monkeys | February 1992 |
| Boggle Plus | Sculptured Software | February 1992 |
| Days of Thunder | Argonaut Games | February 1992 |
| Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | Visual Concepts | February 1992 |
| Jordan vs. Bird: One on One | Imagineering | February 1992 |
| The Flash | Equilibrium | March 1992 |
| Missile Command | The Code Monkeys | March 1992 |
| Paperboy 2 | Eastridge Technology | April 1992 |
| Jack Nicklaus Golf | Sculptured Software | May 1992 |
| Turn and Burn: The F-14 Dogfight Simulator | Imagineering | May 1992 |
| NBA All-Star Challenge 2 | Beam Software | May 1992 |
| The Blues Brothers | Titus Software | June 1992 |
| High Stakes Gambling | Sculptured Software | June 1992 |
| Pit-Fighter | Eastridge Technology | June 1992 |
| Bomb Jack | Bit Managers | 1992 |
| Dropzone | Eurocom | 1992 |
| Fire Fighter | Teeny Weeny Games | 1992 |
| Magnetic Soccer | Nintendo | 1992 |
| Super James Pond | Millennium Interactive | 1992 |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | NMS Software | 1992 |
| Spot: The Cool Adventure | Visual Concepts | 1992 |
| The Little Mermaid | Capcom | 1992 |
| Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing | Gremlin Graphics | 1992 |
| Cool Ball | Bit Managers | 1992 |
| Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land | Color Dreams | 1992 |
| Joshua & the Battle of Jericho | Wisdom Tree | 1992 |
| Spiritual Warfare | Wisdom Tree | 1992 |
| Urusei Yatsura: Miss Tomobiki o Sagase! | KID | July 3, 1992 |
| Magical Taluluto-kun 2: Raiba Zone Panic!! | Tom Create | July 10, 1992 |
| Higashio Osamu Kanshuu Pro Yakyuu Stadium '92 | Tokuma Shoten | July 17, 1992 |
| Ranma ½: Netsuretsu Kakutouhen | Banpresto | July 17, 1992 |
| Track & Field | Konami | July 17, 1992 |
| Uchuu Senkan Yamato | Bec | July 17, 1992 |
| Bionic Commando | Minakuchi Engineering | July 24, 1992 |
| Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Dokodemo Daiundoukai | Million Corp. | July 24, 1992 |
| Famista 2 | Namco | July 30, 1992 |
| Hammerin’ Harry: Ghost Building Company | Tamtex | July 31, 1992 |
| Penta Dragon | Japan Art Media | July 31, 1992 |
| Chibi Maruko Chan 4: Korega Nihon Dayo Ouji Sama | KID | August 7, 1992 |
| Masakari Densetsu: Kintarou Action-Hen | TOSE | August 7, 1992 |
| Nanonote | Konami | August 7, 1992 |
| Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shoubai!! | Sun L | August 7, 1992 |
| Versus Hero: Kakutou Ou e no Michi | Banpresto | August 7, 1992 |
| F1 Pole Position | Natsu System | August 11, 1992 |
| Black Bass: Lure Fishing | Hot B | August 28, 1992 |
| SD Gundam: SD Sengokuden 3: Chijou Saikyouhen | Bandai | September 4, 1992 |
| The Sword of Hope II | Kemco | September 4, 1992 |
| Kinnikuman: The Dream Match | Yutaka | September 12, 1992 |
| Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru | Intelligent Systems | September 14, 1992 |
| Great Greed | Namco | September 17, 1992 |
| Marchen Club | Naxat Soft | September 25, 1992 |
| Sangokushi Game Boy Han | Koei | September 30, 1992 |
| Pachinko Kaguya Hime | Marionette | October 9, 1992 |
| 3-Pun Yosō Umaban Club | Hect | October 16, 1992 |
| Aretha III | Japan Art Media | October 16, 1992 |
| Battle Dodge Ball | Sun L | October 16, 1992 |
| Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | Nintendo | October 21, 1992 |
| Rampart | Jaleco | October 30, 1992 |
| Avenging Spirit | Jaleco | November 6, 1992 |
| Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge | System 3 | |
| NMS Software | November 13, 1992 | |
| Saint Paradise | November 13, 1992 | |
| Tumblepop | Data East | November 20, 1992 |
| Yoshi’s Cookie | TOSE | November 21, 1992 |
| America Ōdan Ultra Quiz Part 3 | Tomy | November 27, 1992 |
| Bonk’s Adventure | Hudson Soft | November 27, 1992 |
| Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger | Sun L | November 27, 1992 |
| Kingyo Chuuihou! 2 Gyopichan o Sagase! | KID | November 27, 1992 |
| Trip World | Sunsoft | November 27, 1992 |
| Mega Man III | Minakuchi Engineering | December 11, 1992 |
| Miracle Adventure of Esparks | Sun L | December 11, 1992 |
| Noobow | Irem | December 11, 1992 |
| R-Type II | Bits Studios | December 11, 1992 |
| Super Bikkuriman: Densetsu no Sekiban | Tom Create | December 11, 1992 |
| Dungeon Land | Random House | December 15, 1992 |
| Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Arc System Works | December 18, 1992 |
| Chikyū Kaihō Gun ZAS | T&E Soft | December 18, 1992 |
| Dr. Franken | MotiveTime | December 18, 1992 |
| Hitori de Dekirumon! Cooking Densetsu | Jorudan | December 18, 1992 |
| Kizuchida Quiz da Gen-San Da! | Tamtex | December 18, 1992 |
| Quiz Nihon Mukashi Banashi: Athena no Hatena | Athena | December 18, 1992 |
| Tom & Jerry | Beam Software | December 18, 1992 |
| Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade | Sun L | December 18, 1992 |
| Doraemon 2: Animal Wakusei Densetsu | Agenda | December 19, 1992 |
| 4-in-1 Fun Pak | Beam Software | December 22, 1992 |
| Looney Tunes | Sunsoft | December 22, 1992 |
| Battle Space | Namco | December 25, 1992 |
| Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible | Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | December 25, 1992 |
| Xenon 2 Megablast | Teeny Weeny Games | December 25, 1992 |
| Wizardry Gaiden 2: Curse of the Ancient Emperor | Sir-Tech | December 26, 1992 |
| Heracles no Eikō: Ugokidashita Kamigami | Data East & SAS Sakata | December 27, 1992 |
| J-League Fighting Soccer: The King of Ace Strikers | Graphic Research | December 27, 1992 |
| Jeep Jamboree: Off Road Adventure | Gremlin Graphics | July 1992 |
| Prophecy: The Viking Child | Imagitec Design | July 1992 |
| Wave Race | Pax Softnica | July 1992 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Bits Studios | August 1992 |
| Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game | The Sales Curve | August 1992 |
| Out of Gas | Realtime Associates | August 1992 |
| WWF Superstars 2 | Sculptured Software | August 1992 |
| Dig Dug | Now Production | September 1992 |
| George Foreman’s KO Boxing | Beam Software | September 1992 |
| The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Juggernauts | Imagineering | September 1992 |
| Toxic Crusaders | Realtime Associates | September 1992 |
| WordZap | Realtime Associates | September 1992 |
| Roger Clemens’ MVP Baseball | Sculptured Software | September 1992 |
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends | Imagineering | October 1992 |
| Barbie: Game Girl | Imagineering | October 1992 |
| Hit the Ice | Williams | October 1992 |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Imagineering | October 1992 |
| The Jetsons: Robot Panic | Act Japan | October 1992 |
| Miner 2049er | Eastridge Technology | October 1992 |
| Mouse Trap Hotel | Imagineering | October 1992 |
| Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe | Spidersoft | October 1992 |
| Swamp Thing | Equilibrium | October 1992 |
| The Incredible Crash Dummies | Software Creations | November 1992 |
| Kingdom Crusade | Sculptured Software | November 1992 |
| Mr. Do! | Ocean | November 1992 |
| The Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadet Adventures | Imagineering | November 1992 |
| Star Wars | NMS Software | November 1992 |
| Super Off Road | NMS Software | November 1992 |
| Wordtris | Realtime Associates | November 1992 |
| T2: The Arcade Game | Beam Software | November 1992 |
| Centipede | Accolade | December 1992 |
| Darkman | Ocean | December 1992 |
| The Humans | Imagitec Design | December 1992 |
| TaleSpin | Dual | December 1992 |
| Universal Soldier | The Code Monkeys | December 1992 |
| Best of the Best: Championship Karate | Loriciels | December 1992 |
Please post cherished GAME BOY memories.
My original diary entry about 1990 games.
Previously, I said I had sampled all of the games released in 1990. Now I’m going back and chewing on what I thought was interesting. It’s cool that this first year doesn’t really have incredible Nintendo-developed releases. Konami and Capcom ported some ideas over, but a lot of smaller developers produced interesting work and that gives the console a different character than other Nintendo machines.
Mercenary Force, if you can believe it, is a Bokosuka Wars-like. That means it’s part shooting game and part strategy. It involves shuffling a group of buddies into formation so that they don’t get hurt but still collect as much gold as possible. I especially liked sacrificing my buddies to make these monstrous, orb-spitting sprites. It’s usually not worth it strategically, but I don’t care.
Cosmo Tank is pretty good. The way it shifts perspective between fields, mazes, and space makes it feel like an enormous game. Combat in the 3D maze is weird because it feels like I am a turret swinging around in circles, but if I swing out of the way from oncoming bullets, they won’t hit me. Object permanence is not part of this world’s physical reality.
F-1 Race
This is the other standout Nintendo title from the year next to Dr. Mario. It feels pretty great. I have all the information I need on the screen: a map of the track with icons for me and the lead, a speedometer, and a turbo fuel gauge. I wish winning races were a little easier. It took me a half hour of trying to win the third course. Hitting a billboard once is enough to cost me the entire race, but victory feels so sweet.
