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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Super Mario Land	Nintendo	1989	[169]* [142]* [83]* [1]* [27]* [70]* [70]* [49]* [62]* [64]* [52]* [36]* [32]*Super Mario Land was one of the launch games for the Gameboy in Japan. The gameplay is typical Mario-style with similar good controls as in the NES games. The game has enough variety in the levels, including two shooter levels, to keep you interested until the end. The only big flaw I saw is the really low difficulty level. If you have some experience with Mario from the NES you will find yourself playing through this game nearly instantly, and that although there is no possibillity to save your game.Rescuing princesses isn't an easy business, but there's always one plumber ready for the job! This time it's Princess Daisy who needs the help of our plucky hero in Super Mario Land for the Game Boy. Set out on an adventure through four worlds of one player side-scrolling action that will have you hopping and stomping your way through dangerous caves, an ancient pyramid, and more! Along the way you can collect mushrooms, flowers, and stars to power you up. Hop into one of Mario's new vehicles, the Marine Pop or the Sky Pop, and fire away at incoming enemies. You'll also have to battle four vicious bosses, including the Sphinx and a massive Easter Island statue, as you search for hidden secrets that hold tons of coins.**The first Super Mario game not produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, and it shows. The game is a bit different in feel from other games in the series. The enemies and stages are somewhat familiar, but also completely different from past experiences with Nintendo's favorite plumber. That being said, this also helps to distinguish it a bit. Side-scrolling shooter stages in both sea and air help to break up the gameplay and add something new. The graphics are primitive, but it's just as fun as you'd expect. [Jacquismo]
Master Karateka	Bandai (Tose)	1989	[49]*Karateka was famous for its great character animations on 8-bit homecomputers and consoles and the Game Boy version called "Master Karateka" is no exception. But that is also the only positive aspect of this game. It's very repetitive and short. The option to distribute points into categories power, life and speed gives the game a bit depth, but that doesn't even help to become at least an average quality game.*A Japanese-only port of Karateka to the Game Boy. The graphics are larger and are generally better than the NES version (albeit in black and white). A VS. mode has been added, and you are now given the ability to customize your character's stats (power, life, and speed) at the beginning of the game. The new cut scenes look nice, too. Unfortunately, the hit detection actually seems worse than in previous versions. [Jacquismo]
Prince of Persia	Virgin;Broderbund;NCS Masaya (Ed Magnin & Associates)	1990
The Amazing Spider-Man	LJN (Rare)	1990	[173]* [169]* [103]* [111]* [70]* [33]* [49]* [33]* [103]*So you think the life of a Marvel Super Hero is an easy one? Wrong! Take Spider-Man for example. While he's out protecting decent folk, a group of evil mutants kidnap his wife and threaten to "neutralize" her if their demands aren't met. Now Spidey's got to get her back before something terrible happens. It won't be easy though, because he's got the likes of Hobgoblin, Mysterio, Dr. Octopus and some of Marvel's other favorite "baddies" standing in his way. So, if you feel up to the challenge and you're ready for some serious wall-crawling, make sure your web spinners are full and batteries fresh before you tackle this Game Boy adventure. We're sure you'll be playing this one for a long, long time.* [66]* [64]* [63]* [52]* [37]* [36]* [27]
Double Dragon	Technos;Tradewest (Technos)	1990	[media=youtube]https://youtu.be/YQt4iQJNRPU[/media]* [169]* [70]* [49]* [33]* [17]* [64]* [64]* [63]* [52]* [37]* [27]*Fight your way through hordes of enemies to save Marian. Join Billy as he fights enemies using various punches, kicks and throws, as well as a multitude of different weapons, in order to save his girlfriend, Marian. Many enemies, some with powerful weapons will try to stop you from reaching the end of each stage, some with powerful weapons to defeat you with, but if you can knock them down, you can make their weapons your own. Various bosses will block your way at the end of each stage, but if you're strong enough and possess the skills to defeat them, the path to Marian will be cleared for you. Can you defeat your enemies and save your girl?
Skate or Die: Bad 'n Rad	Konami;Palcom (Konami)	1990	Think you're down 'n dirty enough to rule the streets? Nothing in your wildest dreams or most hideous nightmares can compare to this seven level skin-blistering thrash-o-rama sponsored by that Crown Prince of Rock 'N Destruction - ElRad the Evil One. From the second you hyper-skate into ElRad's wide world of wipe-outs you'll be pushed to the outer limits by his ruthless band of skateboard freaks. Punishing pals like the Sonic Boomer, the Cool Cat-Eating Rats and the Berserk Not-So-Happy Clown will crash your board and bust your every move. You'll be the bait of a fiendish feeding frenzy. And to escape the jaws of death you must outjump Fang Master Flash the Leaping Lizard, zip and duck past oozing mounds of nuclear mud, and wail and assail in Attack Copter Alley. Until you ultimately cruise where no dude has cruised before - the hyper-intense Rampage Stage. Needless to say, the flesh will be flying* [69]* [37]*** [32]
Maru's Mission	Jaleco (Tose)	1990	Play as the ninja Maru in this action-packed side-scrolling game that will take you on a journey across the world! While Maru is out for a walk with his girlfriend Cori, an evil samurai named Muramasa suddenly appears and kidnaps her! In Maru's efforts to track down and rescue her, he must face a number of mythological monsters while gaining new and powerful weapons in order to defeat them. Using the hints that are left behind by his enemies, Maru will follow a trail that will lead him across six different locations--including the bug-infested forests of America and the scorching desert sands of Egypt. Help our hero on his mission as he fights to rescue Cori!
The Tower of Druaga	Angel (Tose)	1990
Lemmings	Ocean;Psygnosis;Imagineer (DMA Design)	1991
Peetan	Kaneko	1991
Robocop 2	Ocean	1991
Spud's Adventure	Atlus	1991	OH NO! The Princess is gone and the warriors are lost! Spud must find them or be trapped forever... Carefully, quietly, Spud creeps up to Far Tower. He knows that Devil the batty badman, has stolen Princess Mato and hidden her somewhere inside. Spud finds a dark doorway... inside is a deep staircase filled with cobwebs... he starts down. What was that noise? He has no idea of the horrors waiting inside the gloomy Tower - enemies with bulging eyes! Walls with hidden doors! Spud takes another step down... the light begins to fade. And he knows that somewhere, somehow, the Lord of the Far Tower, Devi is waiting...
Choplifter II	Brøderbund;Ocean (Beam Software)	1991
Fire Fighter	Mindscape (Teeny Weeny Games)	1992
Ant Soldiers	Sachen	1993
Choplifter III	Brøderbund;Ocean (Teeny Weeny Games)	1994
Donkey Kong	Nintendo	1994	The arcade classic Donkey Kong is back by popular demand! The famous ape has kidnapped Pauline and climbed to the top of a perilous skyscraper. Challenged by many perils and unending puzzles Mario must reach his arch rival. As he makes his way Mario will need to gather disappearing keys to unlock doors of hidden rooms. Donkey devised evil tricks to confuse and trap him. Our heroic plumber has his hands full this time!* [45]* [32]*Japanese version [29]* [27]*An expansion and reinvention of the Nintendo classic! Donkey Kong for the Game Boy starts the player in familiar territory as Mario travels through the four original arcade stages. Once those are over, it's a whole new game! Aside from the classic arcade action of the original, Mario must now do a little puzzle-solving in his quest to save Pauline. In each level, he must get the key at one part of the stage into the locked door at another in order to follow his primate foe, but this is a lot harder than it sounds; Mario has to build platforms, unlock gates, dodge enemies, and more to get from point A to point B. Luckily, this time around, he has a few new tricks, including a backflip to avoid danger, a handstand to block falling barrels and flip him into a high jump, and the ability to toss objects around. The classic hammer is back to help him clear his way, too! Collect Pauline's hat, purse, and parasol to reach a bonus stage and earn some more lives. A huge number of stages will keep players busy for quite some time, but don't worry; there's a save feature now too! If you're a Game Boy owner and you like platforming and/or puzzle games, you have no excuse not to own this. [Jacquismo]*Made to work with Super Game Boy.
Tetris Plus	Jaleco (Bulletproof)	1996

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