# 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:** 6
**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 15, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/101 "2021-10-15T19:19:44Z")
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters [![](https://i.imgur.com/ix8DV6y.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ix8DV6y.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m6J3-ErAY2s/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 35: Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6J3-ErAY2s) It’s time to finally wrap up the spooky block proper with a game full of beasts and terrors! Also a little angel boy. That’s right, it’s the sequel to Kid Icarus. It’s still very strange to me that this never got a full Japanese release. There’s probably some potential sales reason, but for a first party Nintendo title it’s still pretty baffling. Then again, they also just shelved the series proper until 2012. Who knows what they’re thinking over there? ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481947063878287370/606315862504505349/sml_snake.png) Snake Count: 24 ---
**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 20, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/102 "2021-10-20T08:34:01Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_sZRdX6i3mQ/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Jurassic Park") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sZRdX6i3mQ) Another uncut edition coming at you! Wild, untamed, just like the time of the dinosaurs. Will you survive? ---
**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 22, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/103 "2021-10-22T20:20:10Z")
Hammerin’ Harry [![](https://i.imgur.com/qMwK697.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/qMwK697.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p8GIJtQzFO8/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 36: Hammerin' Harry") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8GIJtQzFO8) Surprise! Despite it being over, the SPOOKY BLOCK LIVES ON with Hammerin’ Harry! I have no fucking clue why they decided he has to fight ghosts, but it does make for some pretty sick imagery. The perspective change boss is one of my all time favorites so far, even if getting to it could be an ordeal. ---
**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 27, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/104 "2021-10-27T20:05:53Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/98zFoNT2j1k/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Donkey Kong (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98zFoNT2j1k) Back at it again in New Donk City! Another uncut entry to reveal just how little I had to actually edit out! ---
**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 29, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/105 "2021-10-29T20:15:21Z")
Bonk’s Adventure [![](https://i.imgur.com/oyzWZi0.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/oyzWZi0.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G7wl3PV3gIo/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 37: Bonk's Adventure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7wl3PV3gIo) Oogabalooga! It’s time for everyone’s favorite moderately deformed child: Bonk! I actually find Bonk, as a character and a concept, incredibly charming. He truly has the qualities of something that started as an inside joke and became progressively more real every time he came up. The game itself was nothing insane, really. Probably among the easiest we’ve ever played, but given it’s predecessor that is far from a bad thing. Wish it had more snakes, though. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/106 "2021-11-03T19:51:59Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GkEP4cD25NY/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Donkey Kong (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkEP4cD25NY) Session 2 of the Donkey Kong uncut streams is up! Thrill as we amass extra lives only to lose 80% of them on two levels!! ---
**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:** [November 5, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/107 "2021-11-05T20:13:48Z")
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon [![](https://i.imgur.com/n5M8RTc.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/n5M8RTc.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/owEW9HTxQRU/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 38: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owEW9HTxQRU) Grab your kunai and ready your turbo buttons because it’s time for the 38th game in the lineup! Goemon is another series that I have yet to properly dig into, but I’d definitely like to! Even amidst the laborious issues with this title, the charm of the characters shines through, and some day I’d love to at least check out that famous n64 title. Speaking of those issues, I have to wonder how possible those damn minigames truly are. Favorable reviews apparently existed at the time of this game’s release, but I can’t help but wonder if they just had some passwords or game genie’d it to progress. A mystery lost to the ancient Edo period! All I can offer now, is this awful awful magazine ad: [![](https://i.imgur.com/GrKzDme.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/GrKzDme.png) wanted: rock hard arse ---
**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:** [November 10, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/108 "2021-11-10T22:38:51Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JAeC-8ULMc8/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Avenging Spirit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAeC-8ULMc8) If you liked Avenging Spirit, but thought it’d be cooler if you watched me die a little more, then this is for you! ---
**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:** [November 12, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/109 "2021-11-12T21:31:41Z")
Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs [![](https://i.imgur.com/dlZQsuL.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/dlZQsuL.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RgriwbdluoA/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 39: Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgriwbdluoA) It’s time to go back…TO THE PAST. Again? Wait. Maybe this is the future. All this time travel is confusing the hell out of me, but one thing is for certain: there will be a non-zero amount of dinosaurs being shot with guns in this one. There will also be reminders of our past with this series, as a surprising name emerges. I mean, we talk about it immediately, so you won’t have to wait in suspense too long. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/110 "2021-11-17T23:58:55Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_LmudAX3QZs/hqdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Castlevania: The Adventure (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LmudAX3QZs) Time for the beginning of the uncut archives of CASTLEVANIA: THE ADVENTURE. This is the light portion. The real meat will be next time. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/111 "2021-11-20T00:17:59Z")
Donkey Kong Land [![](https://i.imgur.com/vC3Q59W.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vC3Q59W.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qMcm6-H3_pg/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 40: Donkey Kong Land") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMcm6-H3_pg) Everyone’s favorite apes are back…on the Game Boy! Still gotta reiterate that that is an actual plot point, and not just me pointing out the gimmick of the show. Donkey Kong Land is a lot of ambition packed into a tiny yellow cartridge, and I think for the most part it succeeded! There isn’t much else to say about that, so I hope instead you enjoy our strange dive into the deep lore of Ronald McDonald, and also a truly awful statue of a minion. ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481947063878287370/606315862504505349/sml_snake.png) Snake Count: 25 ---
**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:** [November 25, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/112 "2021-11-25T02:13:14Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HSBOcKvgltA/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Castlevania: The Adventure (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSBOcKvgltA) Behold! The real meat and potatoes of the pain that is Castlevania: The Adventure. Perhaps the first game that I trimmed down into three superspeed segments? Well now you know why. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2021, 7:37am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/113 "2021-11-27T07:37:12Z")
Showcase #4 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zgK2dvMM8qE/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Showcase #4: Ports and Adaptations") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgK2dvMM8qE) That’s right folks we passed another milestone so it’s time for another showcase! This one is focused on ports and adaptations of titles most folks might be familiar with. Some of these definitely could have been entries on their own, but space on the schedule, difficulty, or just plain bad quality has relegated them here. I still felt they were worth mentioning though! Maybe some day, down the road, I can beat one. And then I’ll have 49 to go from there! What a concept. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2021, 7:37am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/114 "2021-12-02T07:37:03Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C3qmExhpPGs/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Castlevania: The Adventure (session 3)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3qmExhpPGs) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xtEB5kluuwc/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Kid Dracula (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtEB5kluuwc) I knew I forgot to do something today, and that’s post a double dose of uncut drac! Wow that sounded WAY better in my head. Sorry I’m just…gonna go… ---
**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:** [December 3, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/115 "2021-12-03T23:36:51Z")
Fortified Zone [![](https://i.imgur.com/XsJsFva.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/XsJsFva.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nyZQEXqqLpE/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 41: Fortified Zone") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyZQEXqqLpE) Hey kids! Do you like some levels of Contra? Do you like Metal Gear? Do you dislike plot? Well then I have the game for you!! Avenging Spirit’s developers, Jaleco, have a short and sweet top down shooter for us, with a fun duo mechanic. Also a built in mix tape function?? Eat your heart out, Smash Bros! ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/116 "2021-12-08T20:42:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tK5BOQV2W2U/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Kid Dracula (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK5BOQV2W2U) Another uncut entry, in which we beat a witch and robot…eventually! God it took a while, didn’t it? ---
**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:** [December 10, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/117 "2021-12-10T20:36:07Z")
Catrap [![](https://i.imgur.com/jCWvv5y.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/jCWvv5y.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZUnfUMguMsA/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 42-1: Catrap") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUnfUMguMsA) Is everyone ready for MORE PUZZLES? Of course you are! We’re back at it in the catgirl dungeons to bring you the underrated classic CATRAP. I was delighted to dig in and find the surprising amount of history attached to this game. [Hardcore Gaming 101](http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/catrap/catrap.htm) has a great article on its general history and creator, including a download link to the original magazine article featuring the source code of its first incarnation! The link still works last I checked, but in case something gets lost down the line I can at least [put it up on imgur.](https://imgur.com/a/m9azCBO) If you know enough japanese and feel like manually inputting the code yourself, please post your results! :v Finally, HG101 also conducted an interview with the developer himself, presenting him the original magazine as well as discussing his other work for Namco. It’s a lovely watch. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CdDe0ENDz9w/hqdefault.jpg "An Interview with Yutaka Isokawa") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdDe0ENDz9w) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/118 "2021-12-15T21:07:40Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/op2_fCI8x8E/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Gargoyle's Quest (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op2_fCI8x8E) Another one for the uncut vault! The Gargoyle’s Quest was long, but we…were longer. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/119 "2021-12-17T21:43:20Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jepGB9V2o60/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 42-2: Catrap") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jepGB9V2o60) Welcome back to the dungeon of puzzles, everyone! No amount of sand or rocks could keep us from OUR happy end, and you are no different! Fight on, brave viewer, for there are only eight more games to go! The rest should be short, right? :v Wordse did mention crafting a Cat Rap for Catrap but he has yet to record it. Stay tuned on any potential updates. If nothing else, we have notes to share! ---
**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:** [December 24, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/120 "2021-12-24T21:29:38Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GY5v6VMawwg/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Gargoyle's Quest (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY5v6VMawwg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/irWAIBPotYo/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Kid Icarus: of Myths and Monsters (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irWAIBPotYo) Another back to back set of uncuts! Watch as I shatter everyone’s expectations, then proceed to do entirely average at the next task! So it goes in these things. (forgot to post these on wednesday oops) [Previous page](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965.md?page=5) [Next page](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965.md?page=7)