''Konami GB Collection'' is a series of video game compilations composed of four volumes released by

Konami , commonly known as Konami, , is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and video game publisher, publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo. The company also produces and distributes trading card ...

in Japan for the

Game Boy The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-ga ...

and re-released in Euro regions for the

Game Boy Color The (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November. Compared to the original Game Boy, the Game Boy Color features a color TFT scre ...

. The compilations were originally released from

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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 Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

, 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 European release: February 2000 * ''Gradius'' (originally released as '' Nemesis'') * ''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, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

as '' Operation C'') ** (the European version still features humans rather than robot characters, despite bearing the ''Probotector'' name)

Vol. 2

Japanese release: December 11, 1997 European release: May 2000 (named ''Vol. 3'') * '' Twinbee Da!!'' / ''Pop n' TwinBee'' * '' Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru!'' / ''Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon'' * '' Motocross Maniacs'' (called ''Bikers'' on the Euro release) * ''Guttang Gottong'' (originally released outside Japan as '' Loco-Motion'')

Vol. 3

Japanese release: February 19, 1998 European release: July 2000 (named ''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'' * ''Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibōken'' / '' Antarctic Adventure''

Vol. 4

Japanese release: March 19, 1998 European release: February 2000 (named ''Vol. 2'') * '' Parodius Da!'' / ''Parodius'' * ''

Quarth , known as ''Block Hole'' outside Japan, is a hybrid Puzzle video game, puzzle/shoot 'em up game developed by Konami and released in 1989 as an arcade game. In addition to the arcade version, there were also ports of the game to the MSX, MSX2 (w ...

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

Track & Field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and ...

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

Regional differences

The original Japanese releases feature Super Game Boy palette and border support, with game descriptions and instructions provided by the girls from the original '' Tokimeki Memorial''. The European versions added color support for the

, but removed the Super Game Boy palettes and borders, as well as the ''Tokimeki Memorial'' characters and tutorials. {{navboxes, list1= {{Castlevania series {{Contra series {{Ganbare Goemon {{Gradius series {{Parodius {{Twinbee series 1997 video games Game Boy games Game Boy-only games Konami video game compilations Video games developed in Japan