The Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection for Nintendo Switch is currently available at a significant discount, priced at just $20 on Amazon during Prime Day, while supplies last. This is a very attractive offer, especially considering other retailers like Target have quickly sold out of this deal. If the Amazon stock is depleted, you might find the collection for slightly more ($22.18) at Walmart, but given the popularity, both options are likely to be snatched up quickly, representing savings of $30 or $28 off the original price.
Released on February 27 exclusively for Nintendo Switch and PC, this collection brings together 14 classic Yu-Gi-Oh titles originally launched on Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance between 1998 and 2003. The physical edition for the Switch also includes a bonus Secret Rare Yu-Gi-Oh trading card—specifically, one of two possible Quarter Century Secret Rare Harpie`s Feather Duster cards.
Included Games
Here is the complete list of games featured in the collection. All titles originally appeared on Game Boy (GB), Game Boy Color (GBC), or Game Boy Advance (GBA). Notably, five of these 14 games were previously only released in Japan.
- Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters (1998, GB) – New to this collection outside Japan
- Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 2: Dark Duel Stories (1999, GBC) – New to this collection outside Japan
- Yu-Gi-Oh Monster Capsule GB (2000, GBC) – New to this collection outside Japan
- Yu-Gi-Oh Dark Duel Stories (2000, GBC)
- Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists (2000, GBC) – New to this collection outside Japan
- Yu-Gi-Oh Dungeon Dice Monsters (2001, GBA)
- Yu-Gi-Oh The Eternal Duelist Soul (2001, GBA)
- Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 (2001, GBA) – New to this collection outside Japan
- Yu-Gi-Oh The Sacred Cards (2002, GBA)
- Yu-Gi-Oh Reshef of Destruction (2003, GBA)
- Yu Gi Oh Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (2003, GBA)
Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters marked the franchise`s initial significant success and was the sole entry released on the original Game Boy platform. The series truly hit its stride on Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance in the early 2000s. It`s remarkable that all 14 games included were originally released within a tight five-year timeframe between 1998 and 2003.
Even more surprising is that this collection doesn`t represent *all* Yu-Gi-Oh games released during that period. The Early Days Collection compiles the first 14 handheld Yu-Gi-Oh games, but Konami also developed several console titles for PlayStation, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 in the late `90s and early 2000s.
Related Yu-Gi-Oh Items
For fans looking to explore other aspects of the franchise, related merchandise is also available. This includes steelbook editions of Yu-Gi-Oh anime movies and comprehensive manga collections that compile the original source material by series creator Kazuki Takahashi.
