Pretty fun game, I found it really hard on Normal even. It's really good at keeping things fresh between levels but it has trouble explaining what you need to do sometimes.
1997
This game feels really good on several particular courses. The pocket bikes are crazy. If you play on Hard you really have to memorize exactly when you should Boost on every track... I think. Solid game
2005
The first hour of this game is the most agonizing hour of your life. Then you get a charge upgrade and your brain adjusts to the horrible jittery scrolling and it becomes kinda fun. The production values are about on par with a movie tie-in game of the time.
Basically a mini-game collection where you go around to different places in town and play 9 or so games until the credits roll. The games are fun, at least for the short time you'll be playing them.
1999
I really like the challenge this game provides. It can be incredibly frustrating but it forced me to learn so many intricate details about how gen 1 mechanics work that I have to admire it. This game pulls no punches. But maybe it's easier if you import your own pokemon? I just used rentals. Either way, lots of fun.
1990
A simple dungeon crawler that's perfect for the game boy. Small maps and quick fights make it easy to pick up and put back down. I played using an English patch and I'm pretty sure it glitched and wiped my save file when I was on the final palace. Oh well, it's a very predictable game, and you get exactly what's on the tin. There are some neat abilities like Substitution where you can make the enemies attack each other. It's crucial to use these abilities until you've grinded your current floor enough. Cool box art too.
1990
A very simple shmup with 6 stages. The boss of the stage 4 is the hardest part by far for some reason. There is very little to say about this game... maybe the most interesting thing about it is that Gunpei Yokoi produced it.
I have only played this for the first time recently and it was really stressful at certain parts. Shooting things was really satisfying and I managed to luck my way into getting the best ending on accident. I played as Chris because he's on the fucking cover of the game but all my loser friends tell me I should have picked Jill. OK.
1990
A short, forgiving platformer where you can fly with a parasol and dodge birds pooping on you. I liked the presentation and game boy charm. I almost had a pacifist run going but you have to attack the final boss and a boulder. It's apparently based on a cartoon I know nothing about, but it's a fun game by itself.
1997
Very pretty race tracks, fun racing too. Being able to customize the cars statistics can get you a really overpowered car though.
I'm not sure why they made so many of these games, this one felt just like the last two, but now in color. It did feel like it had bigger levels though. Not sure if that's actually true or not.
1992
Fun game boy version of the TG16 game. This one is easier than the TG16 version and shorter too. It's always fun to see Bonk go grumpy mode when he eats some meat.
I played on Medium difficulty which may have been a mistake. I found this game brutally hard and dying to a pixel perfect jump set me back a lot. The actual game is fun to play though, the movement is decent and eventually you get used to grabbing cliff edges properly. There's a lot of weapons but a lot of them feel similar to each other.
This is very similar to the first game so it wasn't very exciting. The new mini-games are not as fun as the first one and the collectables you need to get the good ending are invisible so you have to do a lot of poking around. At least you can still get your dog to pee on telephone poles.
1991
A neat little Game boy shmup that lets you jump between two layers. If you press select on the title screen, you can choose between three playable ships. This just alters where your powered up shots go though. I like that it uses a health bar instead of lives because you can take different amounts of damage, and recover health from one of the powerups. It does run into the sprite limits on the game boy though, and occasionally something important might turn invisible. It also features two anime girls so this is a must play.