My 10 Favorite Games: Game Boy Color Edition

It feels like it’s been a little while since I did the last one of these, but it’s time to get on with it again. In the past, I picked my favorite games for the original Game Boy. At the time I said that I was only considering the original library, leaving hybrid cartridges to a future Game Boy Color list. Well, the future is now. Here are my favorite Game Boy Color games, including both hybrid cartridges and Game Boy Color exclusives. I’m only considering official releases that came out during the console’s original commercial lifespan, as usual. On to the games!10. Super Mario Bros. DeluxeSomehow, the Game Boy Color only got one Mario platformer in its whole life on the market. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe brings the original NES game to the handheld, and you can just take it as that and have a really nice time with it. But the extras here really push things over the top, with timed challenges, new collectibles, some unlockable goodies, and even a hidden mode that replicates a good…