Skip to content
23 Apr, 2021
Phosphor Dot Fossils
  • Home
  • theLogBook.com
    • Today In History
    • Support theLogBook at Patreon
    • Webmaster’s Blog
    • Contact Us
  • The LogBooks
  • Phosphor Dot Fossils
  • Music
  • Podcasts
    • Retrogram
    • Select Game
    • Don’t Give This Tape To Earl
    • theLogBook.com’s Escape Pod
    • Kasatochi: theLogBook.com’s House Band
  • Forums
    • Science Fiction
    • Media
    • Video Games
    • Site Announcements
    • Forum Rules
  • Store
    • theLogBook.com Store
    • theLogBook Designs at Redbubble
  • ToyBox
  • Books
    • Login
  • Home
  • Handheld / Portable Games
  • Game Boy (original)

Category: Game Boy (original)

Baseball

19892010 Earl Green

The Game: Baseball returns to the small screen – the very small screen – on the Game Boy. Step up to the plate and take a swing; after three outs, take control of the pitcher, […]

...in your pocket, 1989, 2 Buttons, 4 quarters (4 stars), B, Baseball, D-Pad, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, home video games only, Nintendo, Sports

Super Mario Land

19892012 Earl Green

The Game: As intrepid plumber (and explorer) Mario, players have to jump through new environments and enemies to help Mario rescue Daisy. Egyptian pyramids guarded by fire-breathing Sphinxes, seaside platforms invaded by space aliens, and […]

...in your pocket, 1989, 2 Buttons, 4 quarters (4 stars), Action Adventure, D-Pad, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, home video games only, Jumping, Nintendo, S, Side-Scrollingpart of the Mario series

Hyper Lode Runner

19892007 Earl Green

The Game: Cavernous rooms are loaded with gold, just ripe for the picking. But before you celebrate hitting the mother lode, look again – there are other gold-diggers homing in on the treasure. What do […]

...in your pocket, 1989, 2 Buttons, 3 quarters (3 stars), Bandai, Climbing, Collecting Objects, D-Pad, Game Boy (original), H, Handheld / Portable Games, Jumping, Retro Remakes

Lock ‘N’ Chase

19902007 Earl Green

The Game: You’re in charge of a getaway car loaded with crafty criminals. Your job is to sneak around the maze, avoid a bunch of cranky cops who are hot on your trail, and grab […]

...in your pocket, 1990, 3 quarters (3 stars), Collecting Objects, D-Pad, Data East / DECO, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, L, Maze

Qix

19902008 Earl Green

The Game: You are a marker, trying to claim as much of the playing field as you can by enclosing areas of it. Drawing your boundaries faster is safer, but yields fewer points. A slower […]

...in your pocket, 1990, 2 Buttons, 4 quarters (4 stars), Claiming Territory, D-Pad, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, home video games only, home video games only, Nintendo, Q, Taito

Elevator Action

19912008 Earl Green

The Game: As a daring spy, you break into a top secret enemy facility, trying to grab vital secrets and evade or kill as many enemy agents as you can. Your only means of getting […]

1991, 2 Buttons, 3 quarters (3 stars), Action Strategy, Collecting Objects, D-Pad, E, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, home video games only, Jumping, Shooting At Enemies, Taito, Vertical Scrolling

Dig Dug

19922009 Earl Green

The Game: You are Dig Dug, an intrepid gardener whose soil is infested with pesky Pookas and fire-breathing Fygars. You’re armed with your trusty pump, which you can use to inflate your enemies until, finally, […]

1992, 2 Buttons, 3 quarters (3 stars), Available In Our Store, D, D-Pad, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, home video games only, Namco, Retro Remakes

Space Battleship Yamato

19922012 Earl Green

The Game: Players assume the role of Susumu Kodai, a hot-headed young recruit unexpectedly thrust into a leadership role on a mission to cross the galaxy and procure a device that can restore planet Earth’s […]

1992, 2 Buttons, 3 quarters (3 stars), Action Strategy, D-Pad, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, Interbec, Japanese Import, Real Time Strategy, S, Shooting At Enemiesbased on Space Battleship Yamato

Namco Arcade Classics 3: Galaga / Galaxian

19952010 Earl Green

The Game: A two-fer! In Galaxian, attacking formations break off from the usual rows and columns of invaders to dive-bomb you. And in its sequel Galaga, you’re up against another alien invasion, arriving in wave […]

...in your pocket, 1995, 2 Buttons, 5 quarters (5 stars), Available In Our Store, D-Pad, Game Boy (original), Handheld / Portable Games, home video games only, N, Namco, Retro Compilations

Browse the Games

Browse by Series / Designer

Visit Arkadia Retrocade!

Arkadia Retrocade
Save $50 from the #1 rated web host!

Support theLogBook.com

If you enjoy theLogBook.com's podcasts, videocasts, and other content, please consider helping the site stay afloat.
Patreon
Ko-Fi
Paypal
Dreamhost
Amazon Wishlist
Kasatochi - turning hits into bits!

Special Features

  • Contact Us
  • Odyssey Legacy
  • PDF on YouTube
  • Recording Video From RF
  • Soylent Computer Space
  • The Rare Odyssey2 Trackball
  • Tron Identity Disc

Select Game Podcast

  • 501: A New Look For The Odyssey2?

    Clothes maketh the game: The black background. The vanishing point logo with its very, very seventies font. The Helvetica lettering. Could anything ever replace the classic look of vintage Odyssey2 packaging? Should anyone even try to come up with a new look? Hear from someone who tried, but apparently didn’t stick the landing. (10:25) Right-click…

    https://www.thelogbook.com/selectgame/audio/select_game_501_new_look.mp3

Gaming Events

  • OEGE 2008
  • OKGE 2003
  • OKGE 2004
  • OVGE 2009
  • OVGE 2012
  • OVGE 2014

theLogBook.com's Escape Pod

  • October 2nd

    In today’s Escape Pod, battling among the planets, stepping into the Twilight Zone, and John Logie Baird’s magical box of wonders. (6:41) If you like theLogBook.com’s Escape Pod, you can support it at Patreon or Ko-Fi, or use these links where your purchases will help support theLogBook.com: Amazon US | Amazon UK | CBS All…

    https://www.thelogbook.com/podcast/escape/pod/escapepod1002.mp3

©1999-2021 theLogBook.com, Inc.

Don't Give This Tape To Earl

  • 501: The Apple Episode

    HGR2: You think I’m a pretty basic podcast host? Oh baby, I am totally a BASIC podcast host. It’s a memory core dump from the early days of Commodore PETs and the mighty Apple IIe-compatible Franklin ACE 1000, a journey back in time to the computers that made me fall in love with…well…computers. Also, the…

    https://www.thelogbook.com/podcast/thistape/this_tape_501_applesode.mp3

IP Disclaimer

All game names, terminology, logos, screen shots, box art, and all related characters and placenames are the property of the games' respective intellectual property holders. The articles herein are not intended to infringe upon their copyright in any way. The author(s) make no attempt - in using the names described herein - to supercede the copyrights of the copyright holders, nor are these articles officially sanctioned, licensed, or endorsed by the games' creators or publishers.

Retrogram

  • Retrogram #8103: The Hawkman Cometh

    The week of January 12th, 1981: Hitchhikers, Hulk, Hawk, and Who, oh my!  Buck Rogers returns with a new feathered friend, the Doctor has a new furry friend, and the stories from behind the scenes reveal what a miracle it was that any of these shows made it to our screens.  (1:02:19) Right-click here and…

    https://www.thelogbook.com/podcast/retrogram/retrogram_8103.mp3

©1999-2020 theLogBook.com. All rights reserved.
Magazine Plus by WEN Themes