# 50 Shades of Grayscale: Let's Play 50 Game Boy Games! **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed Let's Plays\ **Tags:** retro, megathread, group, humorous, video, informative\ **Created:** [July 31, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965 "2020-07-31T19:18:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/81 "2021-07-10T00:00:37Z")
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Game Boy Adventure: A Bogus Journey! [![](https://i.imgur.com/ivfldYt.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ivfldYt.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RL6rcM8kJEU/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 27: Bill and Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure: A Bogus Journey!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL6rcM8kJEU) Greetings and salutations dudes and dudettes! It’s time for another excellent edition of 50 Shades of Grayscale! On a slightly bogus note: I’m taking a vacation for a couple weeks, so no new episodes for a little bit! Take your time watching this vid while you wait! Maybe catch up on some info about your favorite Great Khan? Whatever! Be excellent to eachother! ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/82 "2021-08-11T18:37:53Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_FBja3K4wq4/hqdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Bionic Commando (session 3)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FBja3K4wq4) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5w-Hv88re8E/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Link's Awakening (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w-Hv88re8E) Hey everyone! The hiatus is over! It went a little longer than anticipated but I should be back in full form for quite some time. Got a couple of uncuts here for you for now, but look forward to the next full episode! ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/83 "2021-08-13T18:01:09Z")
The Hunt For Red October [![](https://i.imgur.com/QSP1Vob.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/QSP1Vob.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vp3L62tnYMU/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 28: The Hunt for Red October") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp3L62tnYMU) We have returned from the cold Siberian waters to emigrate BACK to the freedom of Let’s Play!! I hope that was a suitably themed little sentence, because I don’t have much else. Please enjoy this dive (heh) into one of the first iterations of the Tom Clancey Video Game. Things were much different back then. We could get away with Russian Techno Fortresses but also still have to tout realism and depth (heh) because you had a radar. WHAT A CONSOLE ERA. edit: deleted scene [https://twitter.com/thatgalinthehat/status/1423900499879731203](https://twitter.com/thatgalinthehat/status/1423900499879731203) ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/84 "2021-08-18T18:57:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C3P5sqs914s/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Link's Awakening (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3P5sqs914s) Another Wednesday, another UNCUT! Marvel at even more dungeon wanderings and relive me getting very excited to see Prince Richard. Also, if I remember right, this pokemon card. ![](https://i.imgur.com/v7lxruU.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/85 "2021-08-20T19:23:23Z")
Jurassic Park [![](https://i.imgur.com/JUwp3ag.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/JUwp3ag.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/55pf1nU6OV8/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 29: Jurassic Park") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55pf1nU6OV8) Hello everyone and welcome…to 50 Shades of Grayscale. We’re just about done with our movie block proper, and I figured there was no better way to conclude than to showcase an adaptation of my favorite movie ever! The world of Jurassic Park licensed games is a fascinating, but generally pretty mediocre one. Maybe when I’m done with all these Game Boy titles I can obsessively look into those next. Ew, but then I’d have to replay the Telltale one…I’ll put a pin in that one. A good portion of info for this video came from an interview with the developers in yet another 90s British magazine: One Amiga. It’s a pretty fun read, though I think my favorite part is the candidness of this quote they pulled and then improperly aligned with the graphic. ![](https://i.imgur.com/SjyfI71.png) You can read the whole article [here!](https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-58/TheOne_58_Jul_1993) ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/86 "2021-08-25T19:13:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/soOZ8X1AJOU/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Link's Awakening (session 3)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOZ8X1AJOU) Another UNCUT comin at ya! Thrill at things like: wandering around, helping a ghost, and the extended conversation about which deadly sin the Nickelodeon toons represent. ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/87 "2021-08-27T21:00:17Z")
Donkey Kong [![](https://i.imgur.com/7H98T60.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/7H98T60.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FfSpIr70RVc/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 30-1: Donkey Kong") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfSpIr70RVc) Here we are, folks: game number 30! An all time heavyweight of the Game Boy library, there’s so much junk in this trunk that we gotta block it out into multiple parts! That being said, for how big a game this is, and it being a first party release from Shigeru Miyamoto’s team, there’s shockingly little info about its production. The team started a project with the working title of Donkey Kong '94, and proceeded to follow through with one of the all time greatest Game Boy games of all time and a powerful demonstration of what the Super Game Boy could do. There is, as I discovered too late, art for all the enemies posted out there. Our questions on what a BauBau is have truly already [been answered!](https://i.imgur.com/5umsxaL.png) I am currently wrestling myself on the prospect of going back and reuploading this video with everything edited in. Who knows! Anyways, there’s also this fuckin CHOICE art for the Japanese strategy guide of the game, so please enjoy it in all of its glory. It’s…a lot. [![](https://i.imgur.com/Fe81qmS.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/Fe81qmS.png) ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/88 "2021-09-01T22:43:29Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7c0qcYodbI4/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Link's Awakening (session 4)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0qcYodbI4) Nother fresh uncut entry for ya! Featuring: horse heads, peanut heads, frog heads. ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/89 "2021-09-03T22:16:40Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FGqZ-T7LmAQ/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 30-2: Donkey Kong") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGqZ-T7LmAQ) He’s back! And this time, he’s huge! The second half of Donkey Kong is now live, and boy howdy does this game never slow down! Well, except the one part where I died a bunch, but even so. This game really is a powerhouse front to back, and it makes sense that it’d be put up as the showcase for the Super Game Boy. Originally, there was going to be a remake for the GBA, with enhanced graphics and a level editor! Unfortunately, that plan fell through, but gave way to the Mario vs Donkey Kong series instead. Not too shabby! As one more bonus, here’s a full res of the portly man Wordse drew. Love this guy. ![](https://i.imgur.com/c4kb9Dw.png) no snakes in a while… ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/90 "2021-09-08T20:04:39Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oU1OAINx0Kk/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Link's Awakening (session 5)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU1OAINx0Kk) Another uncut session for the pile, and this time EVERYONE IS HERE. Including Ligma. ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/91 "2021-09-10T19:01:46Z")
Showcase #3 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/niBy85bjNso/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Showcase #3: Movies and Comics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niBy85bjNso) Greetings true believers! We’re 30 games in and that means it’s time for another showcase, and what better way to wrap up the movie block with a lineup of some of the most action packed blockbusters out there? I assure you that every single one of these entries is as EXCITING as the movies and comics they are based on, [amazingly composed and chill title music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGIKnn-COS4) aside. While I sadly didn’t feature it in our showcase, I still must point out the cartridge art (otherwise known as cart) for Robocop vs Terminator. A true thing of beauty and a win for the movie industry, I think? [https://twitter.com/LimitedRunJosh/status/1434694750800601088](https://twitter.com/LimitedRunJosh/status/1434694750800601088) ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/92 "2021-09-15T20:50:02Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I27meh1ULgg/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Link's Awakening (session 6)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I27meh1ULgg) Last of the Link’s Awakening uncuts! featuring the much messier version of the zelda rap ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/93 "2021-09-17T19:46:22Z")
Avenging Spirit [![](https://i.imgur.com/SLdJ0Vq.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/SLdJ0Vq.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/OVcWbYV.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/OVcWbYV.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AEnLl1Dmu8I/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 31: Avenging Spirit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEnLl1Dmu8I) ooOOOOoooo! Welcome mortals! It’s time to begin our journey through 5 spoooOOOOoooky game boy titles! Just in time to be vaguely close to Halloween by the end! Sorta! We’re kicking it off with Jaleco’s kirby-like, Avenging Spirit! This game is, in a word: precious. A delightfully designed portable piece that provides a light challenge and satisfying mechanics. This is another one where we’re lucky enough to have manual scans, so do [give it a look!](https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Avenging-Spirit-Game-Manual.pdf) ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481947063878287370/606315862504505349/sml_snake.png) Snake count: 21 ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/94 "2021-09-23T07:46:38Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/A-ouS_jXB7M/hqdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Ghostbusters II") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ouS_jXB7M) A new uncut for ya! Featuring the uncut, unedited, exhaustive “who would win” conversation we had throughout the whole fuckin game. Sometimes an idea just sticks. ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/95 "2021-09-24T20:47:44Z")
Castlevania: The Adventure [![](https://i.imgur.com/bEryj8C.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/bEryj8C.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NYvwFPcwTt0/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 32: Castlevania: The Adventure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYvwFPcwTt0) Bleh! Velcome to another blood-chilling entry in 50 Shades of Grayscale! This week, we tackle an entry in a much better known property: Castlevania! Now I don’t have a lot of experience with the series outside of bits and pieces I’ve watched, but I’d guess it’s not a wild take to say that this one might be the worst! Or at least a heavy contender. Either way, with perseverance and a bit of our own hand-crafted lore, we made it through with out necks in-tact. Not much else to say, but here’s a deleted scene from Dracula’s castle! We…we spent a lot of time there. [https://twitter.com/thatgalinthehat/status/1440505286444269581](https://twitter.com/thatgalinthehat/status/1440505286444269581) ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/96 "2021-09-29T19:06:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CEKi7Cte0a0/hqdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Bill and Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure: A Bogus Journey (part 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEKi7Cte0a0) Another uncut coming at ya, this time featuring the full deep dive into the history of the Great Khans, and their mysterious baby entry. Also Bill and Ted I guess. ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/97 "2021-10-01T18:39:56Z")
Kid Dracula [![](https://i.imgur.com/CmiTgup.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/CmiTgup.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PQYBfBQFgZ8/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 33: Kid Dracula") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQYBfBQFgZ8) Bleh! Again! It’s time for another episode, this time featuring the only properly localized entry int he Kid Dracula series! While the Famicom title never made it to the states, it’s pseudo sequel came in virtually unchanged, which meant the localizers just kinda had to wing it. Especially the writers for [the manual!](https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Kid-Dracula-Game-Manual.pdf) In true Halloween spirit, they made every effort to reference their share of b-movie horror titles, and then probably threw away all game materials they needed as reference and called it a day. It was the 90s, baby! ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/98 "2021-10-06T18:02:45Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/O1y7oDa95w8/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Bill and Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure: A Bogus Journey (part 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1y7oDa95w8) Another totally EXCELLENT uncut with our good buddy Rinchinbal. ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/99 "2021-10-08T19:33:05Z")
Gargoyle’s Quest [![](https://i.imgur.com/CvT52jn.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/CvT52jn.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MnTBIUULzrs/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 34: Gargoyle's Quest") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnTBIUULzrs) Hello boys, ghouls, and non-BOO-nary fools! It’s time for another entry in the spooky block! And what could be spookier than demons, devils, and localization choices meant to prevent christian outrage?? I, for one, am very happy ot have this game on the list. Not only because it’s good and has kickass graphics, and a very fun [manual](https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/GameBoy/Gargoyle-s_Quest_-_GameBoy_-_Manual.pdf), but I discovered only later that it’s another series progenitor! Nothing pleases my Game Boy propaganda spewing heart more than a bit of gaming history starting on my favorite lil console. Speaking of the graphics, the detailed sprite work was a genuine selling point for the series, and well deserved. A lot of little tricks are put in place to make the experience incredibly readable, even on tiny screens. It’s like Capcom knew how to make games or something! Anyways please enjoy some hokey advertising and cute official artwork, featuring our boy Firebrand in his proper colors. [![](https://i.imgur.com/q8JFHMG.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/q8JFHMG.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/9Z36FsU.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/9Z36FsU.png) ---
**Author:** ![ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/user_avatar/www.lp.zone/actionshakespeare/32/85166_2.png) [@ActionShakespeare](https://www.lp.zone/u/ActionShakespeare)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/100 "2021-10-13T20:34:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IMPqcBjAygg/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - The Hunt For Red October") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMPqcBjAygg) Another uncut, featuring the full, ice cold experience of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Please enjoy things like: repeating levels, talking about Worf, and repeating levels! [Previous page](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965.md?page=4) [Next page](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965.md?page=6)