Every 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection' Game Boy, GBC And GBA Title Officially Confirmed

Never played/watched Yu-Gi-Oh anything, but I'd throw dosh at just about any physical compilation of GB/GBC/GBA games, and if it's anywhere near as addictive and fun as the Pokémon TCG, then this may easily become one of my most played Switch games.

No duelist of the roses is disappointing.

Yeah I figured it would ONLY be the super old games... :c

@SillyG I honestly don’t think these games are worth it if you’re not extremely into Yu-Gi-Oh or want to get some of that nostalgia from playing these games back in the day.

Almost none of these games play alike, as back when most of these games were developed the tcg hadn’t any of its rules set in stone.

The games are enjoyable if you spend some time learning how to play them… but honestly, the AI/CPU in these games are so bad it’s laughable.

I was really only interested in the Capumon games, & a few months ago I already got an English repro of Capumon GB on Etsy along w/ Capumon Coliseum on Ebay lol.

I always did like Yugioh from time to time. But I hate how the new format is and I prefer Yugioh ALL the way up to Synchro summoning. Because after LINK summoning became a thing, I gave up.

I may give this a shot eventually but maybe after a discount or so but will wait and see!!!

I do hope that picture in the main article is the Switch menu ICON though.

I’m excited for this! Now me and my brother can stop tracking down the games individually. It’s…Adding up. So this will be much cheaper.

If it had duelist of the roses I would have bought it.

Early days were best when there weren't so many silly rules yet. I'll definitely grab this. Glad Dungeon Dice Monsters is a part of it as well.

I just care about Duelist of the Roses as well, wished they would bring that game back, or make a sequel, or something. I wanna get back into YuGiOh, but that new free-to-play game is just, ugh...I also have Legacy, but holy crap that game is obnoxious, especially with trap cards. -.-

I also figured that the ‘Early Days Collection’ would be a collection games from the early days.

I might get this. I have the game guide for Reshef of Destruction, but I don't actually have the game itself. And frankly, the way I see it, the adventures of Yugi and friends is Yu-Gi-Oh! in its purest form. I fail to see why franchises like GX and 5D's had to exist if Yugi wasn't going to be the focus. At that point, they should have just taken Yu-Gi-Oh! out of the title and called it Duel Monsters, then Duel Monsters GX, Duel Monsters 5D's, etc.

@SillyG I'm just gonna let you know, these games play nothing like modern YuGiOh.

If you want a sample of that, play Master Duel, it's free.

Might get this, I dunno. I completed Worlds 2004 on the GBA, but that was the last I played. Since then YGO, like all CCGs, has fallen victim to a raging case of galloping mechanicitis.

Same reason I last played Magic in 4th Ed (blue-white deck - ‘Orlando Magic’ 🏀), but even if I went back now (which I won’t - screw Hasbro/WotC, they’re toxic AF) I wouldn’t have a chance in hell of catching up.

@Coffeemonstah How are they toxic? (I’m legitimately asking, not being facetious. I always say I’m going to try out a card game of some sort and never end up doing so.)

@bobby_steurer Wizards of the Coast sent the Pinkertons, a violent anti-union group, after someone who got a set of cards in the mail early. They showed up to his house. It was beyond excessive.

On the actual game list, I still own most of these. Once you recognize only 5-6 cards have real value in the early games, they lose interest pretty fast. I'm going to wait for the DS game compilation since those ones have a lot of deck variety and options.

@betterthanvegas @bobby_steurer On top of that, it was Wizards’ own screwup. They sent him that unreleased box by mistake after he’d ordered one that had been.

And even all this is before you look at the last two years of shenanigans they’ve been up to with D&D. The OGL scandal was the thin end of the wedge.

Honestly I might get this just for the investment. Knowing Konami, it won't be in print long and will only go up in price.

@bobby_steurer If you’re going to play anything Hasbro, I’d say Dungeon Mayhem. Probably the last penny they got from me. It’s a non-collectible card game, though there are two expansions (Baldur’s Gate and Monster Madness) and a Marvel version.

Look up “Everything Is Content Dungeon Mayhem” on the ole YouTube there. Four of them Critical Role types play a few rounds - and they act it out as is their wont. Travis in particular is a scream.

@Coffeemonstah @betterthanvegas Ah, ok. I’ll have to look into some of what you mentioned. Seems excessive on their part. On a positive note, that Dungeon Mayhem game does look like a breezy bit of fun.

@bobby_steurer You’ll get a lot more if you look at the YouTube channel Dungeons & Discourse - just try to put up with the clickbaity titles and dodgy attempts at ‘humour’…