It’s April so we’re entering yet another wonderful year of the GAME BOY. This is the first year where the number of releases has decreased from the previous year. Do the games also show a decline in quality or ideas? Let’s find out!
The first post has too many characters in it now, so I’ll post the list of games here:
1993
| Game | Developer | First Release |
|---|---|---|
| Kid Dracula | Konami | January 3, 1993 |
| Dirty Racing | Gremlin Graphics | January 8, 1993 |
| Ring Rage | Taito Corporation | January 29, 1993 |
| Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds | KID | February 12, 1993 |
| Xerd no Densetsu 2: Xerd!! Gishin no Ryouiki | Graphic Research | February 19, 1993 |
| Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise | Now Production | February 26, 1993 |
| Burning Paper | Pixel | February 26, 1993 |
| Oni III: Kuro no Hakaishin | Pandora Box | February 26, 1993 |
| Cultmaster: Ultraman ni Miserarete | Minato Giken | March 12, 1993 |
| Double Yakuman | Imagesoft | March 19, 1993 |
| Monster Maker 2: Uru no Hiten | SOFEL | March 19, 1993 |
| Sanrio Carnival 2 | Character Soft | March 19, 1993 |
| Tip Off | Enigma Variations | March 19, 1993 |
| G1 King! 3-Hitsu no Yosouya | Graphic Research | March 26, 1993 |
| Milon’s Secret Castle | Make Software | March 26, 1993 |
| Raging Fighter | Konami | March 26, 1993 |
| Crayon Shin-Chan: Ora to Shiro ha Otomodachi Dayo | TOSE | April 9, 1993 |
| Makai-Mura Gaiden: The Demon Darkness | Sun L | April 16, 1993 |
| The Real Ghostbusters | Kotobuki Systems | April 23, 1993 |
| Rod Land | Eurocom | May 21, 1993 |
| Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving | Pixel | May 28, 1993 |
| Bubble Bobble Part 2 | OLM Taito Corporation | May 28, 1993 |
| Populous | Enigma Variations | May 28, 1993 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening | Nintendo | June 6, 1993 |
| Pachi-Slot Kids | Coconuts Japan | June 18, 1993 |
| Booby Boys | Nichibutsu | June 25, 1993 |
| Splitz | Enigma Variations | June 25, 1993 |
| Race Drivin’ | Argonaut Games | January 1993 |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | NMS Software | January 1993 |
| Top Gun: Guts and Glory | Distinctive Software | January 1993 |
| Zen: Intergalactic Ninja | Konami | 1993 |
| Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension | Gremlin Graphics | 1993 |
| Krusty’s Fun House | Audiogenic | January 1993 |
| Darkwing Duck | Make Software | February 1993 |
| The Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island | Taito Corporation | February 1993 |
| Lethal Weapon | Eurocom | April 1993 |
| Pyramids of Ra | MICROS | April 1993 |
| The New Chessmaster | Park Place Productions | April 1993 |
| Top Rank Tennis | Pax Softnica | May 1993 |
| Battletoads in Ragnarok’s World | Rare | June 1993 |
| Cool World | Ocean | June 1993 |
| F-15 Strike Eagle | NMS Software | June 1993 |
| Joe & Mac | MotiveTime | June 1993 |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Bits Studios | June 1993 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Imagineering | June 1993 |
| Titus the Fox | Aqua Pacific | June 1993 |
| The Addams Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt | Enigma Variations | July 1993 |
| Felix the Cat | Hudson Soft NA | July 1993 |
| Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing | Gremlin Graphics | July 1993 |
| Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers | Bits Studios | July 1993 |
| Speedy Gonzales | Sunsoft | July 1993 |
| 4-in-1 Funpak: Volume II | Beam Software | August 1993 |
| Jurassic Park | Ocean | August 1993 |
| Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing | Gremlin Graphics | August 1993 |
| Pinball Dreams | Spidersoft | August 1993 |
| Tesserae | Eurocom | August 1993 |
| Bram Stoker’s Dracula | Probe Entertainment Limited | September 1993 |
| WWF King of the Ring | Eastridge Technology | September 1993 |
| Buster Brothers | Hudson Soft | October 1993 |
| Gear Works | Teque Interactive | October 1993 |
| Last Action Hero | Bits Studios | October 1993 |
| Ms. Pac-Man | Namco | October 1993 |
| The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! | Eastridge Technology | October 1993 |
| Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball | Halestorm | October 1993 |
| We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story | Beam Software | October 1993 |
| Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics | Beam Software | October 1993 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Konami | November 1993 |
| Championship Pool | Bitmasters | November 1993 |
| NFL Quarrterback Club | Beam Software | November 1993 |
| Panel Action Bingo | Locus | November 1993 |
| Wayne’s World | Radical Entertainment | November 1993 |
| Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team | Rare | December 1993 |
| Chuck Rock | Spidersoft | December 1993 |
| Cliffhanger | Spidersoft | December 1993 |
| Metal Masters | Bit Managers | December 1993 |
| Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge | Unexpected Development | December 1993 |
| Tetris 2 | TOSE | December 1993 |
| Alien³ | Bits Studios | January 1993 |
| Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku! Dokodemo Kin Medal | Million Corp. | July 16, 1993 |
| God Medicine: Fantasy Sekai no Tanjou | KCE Nagoya | July 20, 1993 |
| Aa Harimanada | Atelier Double | July 23, 1993 |
| Yū Yū Hakusho | Tomy | July 23, 1993 |
| Goal! | TOSE | July 23, 1993 |
| Jimmy Connors Tennis | NMS Software | July 23, 1993 |
| Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter | Irem | July 30, 1993 |
| Tekichuu Rush | Japan Clary Business | July 30, 1993 |
| Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden | Sun L | July 30, 1993 |
| Ranma ½: Kakugeki Mondou!! | Sun L | August 6, 1993 |
| Soldam | Jaleco | August 6, 1993 |
| Momotaro Dengeki: Momotaro Thunderbolt | Hudson Soft | August 8, 1993 |
| Monster Maker: Barcode Saga | Jorudan | August 10, 1993 |
| Double Yakuman Jr. | Imagesoft | August 19, 1993 |
| Kamen Rider SD: Hashire! Mighty Riders | Yutaka | August 20, 1993 |
| Family Jockey 2: Meiba no Kettou | Use Corporation | August 27, 1993 |
| Katsuba Yosou Keiba Kizoku | King Records | August 27, 1993 |
| Cult Jump | Sun L | September 10, 1993 |
| Double Yakuman II | Imagesoft | September 17, 1993 |
| Lemmings | Ocean | September 23, 1993 |
| Alien vs Predator: The Last of His Clan | ASK Kodansha | September 24, 1993 |
| Wirzardry Gaiden 3: Scripture of the Dark | Sir-Tech | September 25, 1993 |
| Kattobi Road | Now Production | October 8, 1993 |
| Crayon Shin-Chan 2: Ora to Wanpaku Gokko Dazo | TOSE | October 22, 1993 |
| America Ōdan Ultra Quiz Part 4 | Tomy | October 29, 1993 |
| Famista 3 | Namco | October 29, 1993 |
| Mega Man IV | Minakuchi Engineering | October 29, 1993 |
| Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II | Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | November 19, 1993 |
| Pachiokun | Soft Machine | November 19, 1993 |
| Ultima: Runes of Virtue II | Origin Systems | November 19, 1993 |
| Uno: Small World | Tomy | November 26, 1993 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue | Konami | November 26, 1993 |
| Kirby’s Pinball Land | HAL Laboratory | November 27, 1993 |
| DuckTales 2 | Make Software | December 3, 1993 |
| Pingu: Sekai de Ichiban Genki na Penguin | Tom Create | December 10, 1993 |
| Undercover Cops Gaiden: Hakaishin Garumaa | Irem | December 10, 1993 |
| Yū Yū Hakusho Dai-Ni-Dan: Ankoku Bujutsu Kai Hen | Tomy | December 10, 1993 |
| Bakenou V3 | Graphic Research | December 17, 1993 |
| Kaijū-ō Godzilla | Bandai | December 17, 1993 |
| Saigo no Nindou: Ninja Spirit | Bits Studios | December 18, 1993 |
| Downtown Special: Kunio-Kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! | Technōs Japan | December 22, 1993 |
| Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Montana’s Movie Madness | Konami | December 22, 1993 |
| Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! | Kotobuki Systems | December 22, 1993 |
| Mortal Kombat | Probe Entertainment Limited | December 24, 1993 |
| Asterix | Bit Managers | 1993 |
| The Battle of Olympus | Radical Entertainment | 1993 |
| Castle Quest | Hudson Soft | 1993 |
| Franky, Joe & Dirk: On The Tiles | Audio Visual Magic | 1993 |
| Pierre le Chef is… Out to Lunch | Mindscape | 1993 |
| Sensible Soccer: European Champions | Sensible Software | 1993 |
| Lamborghini American Challenge | Titus Software | 1993 |
| Sports Illustrated: Golf Classic | Unexpected Development | 1993 |
| Taz-Mania 2 | Beam Software | 1993 |
| The Fidgetts | Game Over | 1993 |
| Alfred Chicken | Twilight | 1993 |
| StarHawk | NMS Software | June 1993 |
| The Lawnmower Man | The Sales Curve | November 1993 |
| 2nd Space | Sachen | 1993 |
| A-Force: Armour Force | Commin | 1993 |
| Ant Soldiers | Sachen | 1993 |
| Arctic Zone | Commin | 1993 |
| Black Forest Tale | Sachen | 1993 |
| Bomb Disposer | Sachen | 1993 |
| Duck Adventures | Commin | 1993 |
| Hong Kong Mahjung | Commin | 1993 |
| Japan’s Mahjong | Commin | 1993 |
| Magic Maze | Commin | 1993 |
| Magical Tower | Sachen | 1993 |
| Railway | Sachen | 1993 |
| Sky Ace | Sachen | 1993 |
| Store Tris 2 | Commin | 1993 |
| Street Race | Commin | 1993 |
| Taiwan Mahjong | Commin | 1993 |
| Trap & Turn | Commin | 1993 |
| Vex Block | Commin | 1993 |
| Worm Visitor | Sachen | 1993 |
| Zipball | Sachen | 1993 |