Gameboy Celebrates 30th Anniversary and Names 30 Best Gameboy Games

30 years?! That doesn’t seem possible especially considering how much we still love these games.

 

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On this day in 1989 the original #GameBoy system released in North America, placing exciting Nintendo games right into the palm of your hand! Here’s to 30 years of playing with PORTABLE POWER!

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Check out the TOP 10, full top 30 list HERE:

1.  “Tetris”, 1989.  Everyone had it, because it came with the console.  So it’s also the best-selling Game Boy game of all time, with about 35 million copies sold.

2.  “Pokémon”, 1996.  They did a few versions with different characters.

3.  “Super Mario Land 2”, 1992.

4.  “Wario Land 3”, 2000.

5.  “Super Mario Brothers Deluxe”, 2000.

6.  “R-Type”.  A shoot ’em up game that hit arcades in 1987, then Game Boy in 1989.

7.  “The Legend of Zelda:  Link’s Awakening”, 1993.

8.  “Donkey Kong Country”, 2000.  The 1994 “Donkey Kong” game also made the list.

9.  “Mega Man 5”, 1994.

10.  “Kirby’s Dream Land 2”, 1995.