Which Game Boy Titles Do Gamers Still Love?

Last Updated on September 28, 2021

Game Boy titles are still popular, over 30 years later. Forget the remakes and revivals, the original titles are what excite true retro gaming fans.

The Game Boy remains one of the greatest gaming platforms ever released. Handheld, with a monochrome screen, the original Nintendo Game Boy is often the basis for modern retro gaming projects.

Thanks to RantCasino.com we can now find out which Game Boy titles are still interesting to gamers in 2021. They used SEMrush to uncover which Game Boy games are searched for the most.

Rank	Game title	Average number of monthly worldwide searches	Release Year
1	Pokémon Red	5400	1998
2	Pokémon Yellow	4400	1998
2	Pokémon Crystal	4400	2000
3	Pokémon Gold	2900	1999
4	Pokémon Blue	2400	1998
5	Pokémon Silver	1900	1999
5	Super Mario Land	1900	1989
6	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters	1600	1998
7	Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	590	1992
7	Kirby’s Dream Land	590	1992
8	Pokémon Pinball	480	1999
9	Wario Land 3	390	2000
10	Dragon Warrior Monsters	320	1998
11	Wave Race	260	1992
12	Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	210	1994
12	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons	210	2001
12	Donkey Kong Land	210	1995
12	Pokémon trading card game (Gameboy)	210	1998
12	Yoshi's Cookie	210	1992
13	Kirby’s Dream Land 2	170	1995

(Be sure to check both pages of the table.)

As you can see from the results, the original Pokémon is a clear favourite. Games from the franchise take up six of the top ten spots! Of these, Pokémon Red proved most popular with an impressive average of 5,400 monthly searches.

At joint 5th is Super Mario Land, and the wandering plumber turns up again at joint 7th with Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

Meanwhile, the only Legend of Zelda title for Game Boy is joint 12th, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. Ultimately, however, I think we can agree that Pokémon Game Boy titles remain the most popular all these years later. After all, they more or less kept the Game Boy alive long past its natural shelf life.