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Game Boy: history and collecting
Launched in 1989, Nintendo's Game Boy brought handheld gaming to the whole world. Monochrome but virtually indestructible, with record battery life and bundled with Tetris (in the US), it won over every audience and sold, together with its Color version, more than 100 million units. The Pokémon phenomenon even gave it a second life.
Its library mixes big names and gems: Tetris, Super Mario Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Kirby's Dream Land, Metroid II and Donkey Kong show everything a monochrome screen can do. The Pokémon, Wario and Mega Man sagas also found an ideal home here.
For collectors, the Game Boy is a retro-market classic. Complete, sealed Pokémon games are in huge demand, while late, sought-after titles such as Mega Man V reach high values. Cartridge condition, region and the presence of box and manual weigh heavily, all the more since battery-backed saves eventually fade. On RomWize, every Game Boy game is retested and re-rated for 2026, with its rarity index and collector value (loose, complete and new) by region, to tell the essentials from the curiosities.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Game Boy games?
RomWize's ranking of the best Game Boy games is based on a dual score — the original-era rating and a 2026 re-evaluation — to highlight the titles that still stand out today.
Which Game Boy games are the rarest and most valuable?
For every Game Boy game, we track a rarity index and a collector value (loose, complete and new) by region. The 'rarest' section highlights the hardest titles to find.
Which categories of Game Boy games should you explore?
The 'by category' section ranks genres by their number of Game Boy games, to find the best titles in every style of play.