''Konami GB Collection'' is a series of video game compilations composed of four volumes released in Japan for the

Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same ...

and re-released in Euro regions for the

Game Boy Color The (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is a handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998 and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of the Game ...

. The compilations were originally released from

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and were later released in Europe in 2000.

Lineup

Despite sharing the same games, the Japan and European releases differ in their order of releases after Vol. 1.

Vol. 1

Japanese release: September 25, 1997 Euro release: February 2000 * ''Gradius'' (originally released as ''

Nemesis In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( grc, Ῥαμνουσία, Rhamnousía, the goddess of Rhamnous), was the goddess who personifies retribution, a central concept in the Greek world view. Etymology The n ...

'') * ''Dracula Densetsu'' / '' Castlevania: The Adventure'' * ''Konami Racing'' (originally released as '' F1 Spirit'') * ''Contra'' / ''Probotector'' (released in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

as ''

Operation C The Indian Ocean raid, also known as Operation C or Battle of Ceylon in Japanese, was a naval sortie carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 31 March to 10 April 1942. Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo ...

'') ** (the European version still features human rather than robot characters, despite bearing the ''Probotector'' name)

Vol. 2

Japanese release: December 11, 1997 Euro release: May 2000 ''(Vol. 3)'' * '' Twinbee Da!!'' / ''Pop n' TwinBee'' * '' Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru!'' / ''Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon'' * ''

Motocross Maniacs is a platform racing video game released in 1989 by Konami, for the Game Boy handheld. Summary The player controls a motorcycle moving one way horizontally, much like Nintendo's '' Excitebike'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System. When a level ...

'' ''(called ‘Bikers’ on the Euro release)'' * ''Guttang Gottong'' ''(originally released outside Japan as '' Loco-Motion'')

Vol. 3

Japanese release: February 19, 1998 Euro release: July 2000 ''(Vol. 4)'' * ''Gradius II: The Return of the Hero'' (originally released in Japan as '' Nemesis II'', ''Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero'' in Europe, and ''Gradius: The Interstellar Assault'' in North America) * ''Dracula Densetsu II'' / '' Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge'' * ''

Yie Ar Kung-Fu () is an arcade fighting game developed by Konami. It first had a limited Japanese release in October 1984, before having a wide release nationwide in January 1985 and then internationally in March 1985. Along with ''Karate Champ'' (1984), which ...

'' * ''Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibōken'' / ''

Antarctic Adventure is a video game developed by Konami in 1983 for the MSX, and later for video game consoles, such as NES and ColecoVision. The player takes the role of an Antarctic penguin, racing to various research stations owned by different countries in Antar ...

Vol. 4

Japanese release: March 19, 1998 Euro release: February 2000 ''(Vol. 2)'' * ''

Parodius Da! ''Parodius! From Myth to Laughter'', released in Japan as and outside Japan as ''Parodius'' (from "Parody Gradius"), is a shoot 'em up arcade video game and the second title in the ''Parodius'' series produced by Konami. The European SNES vers ...

'' / ''Parodius'' * ''

Quarth , known as ''Block Hole'' outside Japan, is a hybrid puzzle/shoot 'em up game developed by Konami which was released in 1989 as an arcade game. Besides the arcade version, there were also ports of the game to the MSX2 (with a built-in SCC chip) ...

'' / ''Block Game'' * ''Konamic Sports'' / ''

Track & Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

'' (originally released in Japan as ''Konamic Sports in Barcelona'') * ''

Frogger is a 1981 arcade action game developed by Konami and manufactured by Sega. In North America, it was released by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct a series of frogs to their homes by crossing a busy road and a hazardous rive ...

Regional differences

The original Japanese releases feature

Super Game Boy The is a peripheral that allows Game Boy cartridges to be played on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System console. Released in June 1994, it retailed for $59.99 in the United States and £49.99 in the United Kingdom. In South Korea, it is call ...

palette and border support, with game descriptions and instructions provided by the girls from the original ''

Tokimeki Memorial is a dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of six main games in addition to many spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction ''TokiMemo''. Th ...

''. The European versions added color support for the

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