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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection is an upcoming video game compilation developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Konami, released in commemoration of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game's 25th anniversary. It contains emulated versions of the first 14 handheld games based on the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise, originally released between 1998 and 2004. Several of the included games were localized into English for the first time as part of the collection. It is set to be released worldwide on February 27, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and Windows.
Features
All games in the compilation are playable in English, including those which had not previously been localized, with the exception of Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2. In each game, players can remap the button layout, create save states, and fast forward or rewind gameplay. Online multiplayer is supported for Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists, and is planned to be added to other games after launch. An "enhancements" menu allows the player to apply special modifiers to each game; examples include removing deck point limits for player decks, enabling cards normally banned from play, or activating hidden characters and cards that could originally only be accessed through special means. An in-game gallery includes digital scans of the games' original box art and instruction manuals.
Games included
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection includes 14 games originally released for the Game Boy (GB), Game Boy Color (GBC), and Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld systems, all featuring characters and cards from the original Yu-Gi-Oh series. While the included games are primarily digital collectible card games, Monster Capsule GB, Dungeon Dice Monsters, and Destiny Board Traveler are instead based around board game mechanics. Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists was originally released in three separate versions—Yugi Deck, Kaiba Deck, and Joey Deck; all three versions are available for play in the compilation.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (GB, 1998)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (GBC, 1999)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (GB, 2004)
Development and release
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection was announced on February 5, 2024, at a Konami event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. The announcement revealed two of the included games, with the remaining entries confirmed gradually over the course of the year; the final list of included games was published in December 2024. The compilation marks the first international release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories, Monster Capsule GB, Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists, and Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2. The game is scheduled for release on February 27, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and Windows via Steam; physical copies of the Nintendo Switch version will include one of two limited edition Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards.
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