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This is a list of games I think might be interesting to investigate for some reason but for which I have no evidence of unused content (i.e. reasons to add these games to Content to expand). I'm not much of a hacker, so if anyone wants to look into anything on the list, they should feel free. That said, they're here because I have a particular interest in them, so I do plan on looking into them myself ... I just don't expect to find anything.
Dropped GBC Rumble?
Have a table of Game Boy Color games published on rumble carts.
| Game | Date | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-D Ultra Pinball Thrillride | 2000-12 | Left Field | Sierra |
| 10 Pin Bowling | 1999-08 | Morning Star | Majesco |
| Chee-Chai Alien | 2001-02-23 | Creatures | Creatures |
| Get Mushi Club: Minna no Konchu Daizukan | 1999-08-13 | Jaleco? | Jaleco |
| Hole in One Golf | 1999-04-23 | Natsume | EpochJP / NatsumeUS |
| Legend of the River King 2 | 1999-07-16 | TOSE (Natsume) | VictorJP / CraveUS / UbisoftEU |
| The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy | 2000-09-24 | Left Field | Nintendo |
| Missile Command | 1999-09 | The Code Monkeys | Hasbro |
| NASCAR Challenge | 1999-12 | Morning Star | Majesco |
| Nushi Tsuri Adventure: Kite no Bouken | 2000-08-04 | TOSE (Natsume) | Victor |
| Perfect Dark | 2000-08-01 | Rare | Nintendo |
| Pokémon Pinball | 1999-04-14 | Jupiter | Nintendo |
| Polaris SnoCross | 2000-02 | Vicarious Visions | VaticalUS / WanadooEU |
| Ready 2 Rumble Boxing | 1999-12 | Crawfish Interactive | Midway |
| Super Black Bass: Real Fight | 1999-12-10 | Hot-B | Starfish |
| Super Real Fishing | 1999-10-08 | Bottom Up? Perfect Fishing? | Bottom Up |
| Star Wars Episode I: Racer | 1999-12 | Pax Softnica | Nintendo |
| Test Drive Off-Road 3 | 1999-11 | Xantera | Infogrames |
| Tonka Raceway | 1999-12 | Morning Star | Hasbro |
| Top Gear Pocket | 1999-04-23 | Vision Works | KemcoUS / VaticalUS&EU |
| Vigilante 8 | 1999-12 | Vicarious Visions | Vatical |
| Zebco Fishing | 1999-09 | Vicarious Visions | Vatical |
Patterns to note:
- Among developers, Morning Star, Natsume and Vicarious Visions each released three rumble games; Left Field released two, together totaling 11/22 titles (50%).
- Among publishers, Nintendo released four rumble games; Vatical released three; Hasbro, Majesco and Victor each released two, together totaling 13/22 titles (59%).
It's possible that other games by these developers and publishers had rumble support at some point in their development, later dropped as a cost-cutting measure. Two such examples are Disney's Tarzan, which supports rumble but wasn't released on a rumble cartridge in any region, and Legend of the River King 2, which was published on a non-rumble cart in the US and Europe but can easily be tweaked to re-enable the rumble feature from the Japanese version.
Games of Interest
Below is a list of Game Boy Color games released after April 1999 (when the first rumble-enabled games were released) associated with the above-noted "rumble evangelist" developers and publishers.
| Game | Date | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure | 1999-10-25 | Left Field | Nintendo |
| Deer Hunter | 1999-12-22 | Morning Star | Vatical |
| F-18 Thunder Strike | 2000-05 | Morning Star | Majesco |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge | 2000-09-23 | Morning Star | Hasbro |
| NBA 3 on 3 Featuring Kobe Bryant | 1999-12-07 | Left Field | Nintendo |
| NFL Blitz 2001 | 2000-09-12 | Morning Star | Midway |
| Pong: The Next Level | 1999-12 | Morning Star | Hasbro |
| Pro Darts | 2000-10-20 | Vicarious Visions | Vatical |
| Spider-Man | 2000-08 | Vicarious Visions | Activision |
| Tom and Jerry | 1999-09-27 | Morning Star | Majesco |
| Top Gear Pocket 2 | 1999-12-17 | Vision Works | Vatical |
| Ultimate Paintball | 2000-09 | Morning Star | Majesco |
| The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler | 2000-10-31 | Vicarious Visions | Mattel |
Notes:
- Natsume games are not listed at all here because there's several hundred thousand of them; see GameFAQs.
- The games by Vicarious Visions in the first list were the developer's first three Game Boy Color games, after which they never again released a rumble game. It's unlikely that they continued to add rumble support to every game only to have it cut, so rather than include their entire catalogue, only the subsequent three games are listed above. For a more complete list, see GameFAQs.
- Top Gear Pocket 2 is included here despite the fact that Vision Works only developed one rumble game because it's a direct sequel to another rumble game (good chance of shared code) and was published by three-time rumbler Vatical.
Revisional Differences in DMG-to-CGB Ports?
These games were all originally released for the monochrome Game Boy and later received colorized ports on Game Boy Color. Aside from the color, there's a decent chance of further changes, especially as some of these are released years apart. Also, a handful of them are CGB-exclusive in their later incarnations and may have leftovers from their mono history.
Many of these games have already been documented on the wiki and are mostly just here for the sake of completeness.
| DMG Title | CGB Title | Notes | DMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctic Adventure | Antarctic Adventure | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 4 | yes |
| Asterix & Obelix | Asterix & Obelix | no | |
| Balloon Kid | Balloon Fight GB | Japanese, no translation | yes |
| Black Bass: Lure Fishing | Black Bass: Lure Fishing | yes | |
| Burai Fighter Deluxe | Space Marauder | no | |
| Castlevania: The Adventure | Castlevania: The Adventure | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 1 | yes |
| Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge | Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 4 | yes |
| Centipede | Centipede | yes | |
| Donkey Kong Land III | Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong | Japanese, has translation | no |
| Frogger | Frogger | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 2 | yes |
| Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru | Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 3; localized in English | yes |
| Gradius: The Interstellar Assault | Gradius II: The Return of the Hero | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 4 | yes |
| Harvest Moon GB | Harvest Moon GBC | yes | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX | yes | |
| Loco-Motion | Guttang Gottong | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 3 | yes |
| Looney Tunes | Looney Tunes | yes | |
| Lucky Luke | Lucky Luke | no | |
| Die Maus | Die Maus | no | |
| Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible | Revelations: The Demon Slayer | Localized in English | yes |
| Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II | Japanese, has translation | yes |
| Missile Command | Missile Command | no | |
| Monopoly | Monopoly | yes | |
| Motocross Maniacs | Bikers | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 3 | yes |
| Mr. Nutz | Mr. Nutz | no | |
| Ms. Pac-Man | Ms. Pac-Man | Ms. Pac-Man: Special Color Edition | yes |
| Nemesis | Gradius | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 1 | yes |
| Operation C/Probotector | Probotector | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 1 | yes |
| Pac-Attack | Pac-Attack | Pac-Man: Special Color Edition | yes |
| Pac-Man | Pac-Man | Pac-Man: Special Color Edition | yes |
| Parodius | Parodius | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 2 | yes |
| Pocket Bomberman | Pocket Bomberman | yes | |
| Pocket Mahjong | Pocket Color Mahjong | Japanese, no translation | yes |
| Pocket Monsters: Pikachu | Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition | Localized in English | yes |
| Pop n' TwinBee | Pop n' TwinBee | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 3 | yes |
| Quarth | Block Game | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 2 | yes |
| R-Type | R-Type | R-Type DX | yes |
| R-Type II | R-Type II | R-Type DX | yes |
| The Rugrats Movie | The Rugrats Movie | yes | |
| Shanghai Pocket | Shanghai Pocket | yes | |
| The Smurfs Nightmare | The Smurfs Nightmare | no | |
| Soreyuke!! Kid: Go! Go! Kid | Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3 | Localized in English | yes |
| Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun | Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun | no | |
| Tintin in Tibet | Tintin in Tibet | no | |
| Track & Field | Track & Field | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 2 | yes |
| Wario Land II | Wario Land II | yes | |
| World Circuit Series/The Spirit of F-1 | Konami Racing | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 1 | yes |
| Yie Ar Kung-Fu | Yie Ar Kung-Fu | Konami GB Collection, Vol. 4 | yes |
Notes:
- It's not all that clear whether Elevator Action EX is a colorized version of Elevator Action for DMG. Some of the assets are shared, but the Color version is pretty substantially reworked. At the very least, it's clearly more than a revision.
- Konami GB Collection, Vol. 2 includes Frogger, but this seems to be an original port rather than a colorized version of the Game Boy game. Similarly, Vol. 3's Guttang Gottong is a version of the arcade game Loco-Motion and does not appear to be based on any Game Boy release.
- Bottom Up released a Game Boy title, Trump Collection GB, and followed it up with Pocket Color Trump on the GBC. They're not strictly the same game; Collection has Daifugo, Speed, Nervous Breakdown (i.e. Concentration), Fan-Tan and Poker, while Pocket replaces the last three with Dobon, Page One and Blackjack. Nonetheless, the latter game borrows heavily from the former and Daifugo and Speed are colorized versions of the mono game's.
