Yu-Gi-Oh! Collection Brings Handheld Classics Back
For retro fans in the UK, Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection is a welcome bit of news, because it brings 14 Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance titles to PC and Nintendo Switch. The collection covers the franchise's early years, from 1998 to 2004, and includes games that were previously unavailable in English.
Among the standouts are Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule for Game Boy Color and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 for Game Boy Advance. Both titles are being released internationally for the first time as part of this package, which makes the collection more than a simple nostalgia play.
The release also adds online multiplayer to several titles, giving these older rule sets a modern way to be played. That matters for preservation, because it means the games are not just being archived, they are being made usable for players who never had access to the original Japanese releases.
Konami's collection sits within a wider Yu-Gi-Oh! anniversary push ahead of the manga's 30th anniversary in 2026. Game Rant also reports that a commemorative music video was released last month, using moments from the manga alongside the anime's fifth opening song, Overlap.
There are other anniversary projects too, including Kotobukiya's Oshi Works line, which is releasing a new Anzu Mazaki figure. The figure stands 230 millimetres tall, is available for preorder at ¥8,800, and depicts her in a Domino High School uniform. Tokyo will also host the Kazuki Takahashi Original Art Exhibition: YU-GI-OH! ART WORKS this winter, with many of the late artist's sketches shown publicly for the first time.
For readers following retro game coverage, this is the sort of release that tends to matter beyond one franchise. Official localisations, handheld preservation, and modern platform support all help keep older games accessible without relying on emulation or ageing hardware. If you want more stories like this, see our news coverage for the latest retro gaming updates.
Originally reported by Game Rant, with the original article available here.