# 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:** 7
**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, 9:30pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/121 "2021-12-24T21:30:08Z")
Final Fantasy Adventure [![](https://i.imgur.com/0oJdROk.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/0oJdROk.png) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3gGq0-BMsmo/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 43-1: Final Fantasy Adventure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gGq0-BMsmo) Welcome back and happy holidays everyone! I got an entry for you that’s bound to overstuff your stocking: Square’s highly successful spinoff Final Fantasy Adventure! The beginnings of the Mana series have a layered history of their own, and I did my best to cover it all in the video itself. That said, I had to source a lot of materials from the fine folks at [Lost Media Wiki](https://lostmediawiki.com/Seiken_Densetsu:_The_Emergence_of_Excalibur_(lost_build_of_cancelled_Famicom_Disk_System_role-playing_game;_1987)) and [Legends of Localization.](https://legendsoflocalization.com/localization-roundup-6/) I can never undersell how excited I am to see some proper archived history when doing my research. This game is STACKED with lore and future big names alike. It’s pretty insane to have such a hyped release be entirely wiped out of production. I wonder if any bits of the original concept got morphed into other things? Until 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:** [December 30, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/122 "2021-12-30T20:36:46Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ezJj3oM-yM8/hqdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Kid Icarus: of Myths and Monsters (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJj3oM-yM8) Wow I COMPLETELY neglected to post the latest uncut entry! Well, here ya go folks. Enjoy the long trek to the devil himself. See ya tomorrow! ---
**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 31, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/123 "2021-12-31T20:43:56Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jjt5Qxl-VVM/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 43-2: Final Fantasy Adventure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjt5Qxl-VVM) Part two of Final Fantasy Adventure is officially live! The saga of BOFA involves a lot of things. Falling, snakes, pathos, falling…but our hardened hero keeps finding ways tog et back up. I genuinely would love to know his secret! Anyways, as previously alluded to, we finally get to bump up the snake count! A HAPPY NEW YEAR INDEED. ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481947063878287370/606315862504505349/sml_snake.png) Snake Count: 27 ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/124 "2022-01-07T19:59:06Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nC58rt-QrkI/hqdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Hammerin' Harry (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC58rt-QrkI) Quick lil post of the uncut I forgot to put 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:** [January 7, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/125 "2022-01-07T20:06:39Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nWALrrd-4Aw/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 43-3: Final Fantasy Adventure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWALrrd-4Aw) Welcome back tot he grand finale of Final Fantasy Adventure! Thrill as the tragedy keeps on piling, filling the world with a dire post-apocalypse. But hey, at least we get a chocobo love story. Yayyyy. To add to the tragedy, I’m also here to let you know that updates will be put on hold for a couple weeks. It’ll be over before you know it though! See ya then. ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481947063878287370/606315862504505349/sml_snake.png) Snake Count: 29 ---
**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:** [February 2, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/126 "2022-02-02T21:34:50Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JbCoD8FUyP0/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Hammerin' Harry (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCoD8FUyP0) The hiatus draws to a close with another UNCUT entry! Experience the highs and lows of finding very stupid images, followed by getting uncomfortably heated discussing Kingdom Hearts. You’re welcome, and also I am sorry! ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/127 "2022-02-04T21:17:43Z")
Mole Mania [![](https://i.imgur.com/WMrtdhR.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WMrtdhR.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-S_Ehl9_zck/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 44-1: Mole Mania") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S_Ehl9_zck) We are finally back in action with a brand new episode! Can you dig it, sucka? I sure hope you can because we’re gonna be here for a while. In an act of true ignorance towards pacing, I have slotted THREE long video games in a row for this block. So grab some cabbages, hug your family, and strap in for some PUZZLES. Fun fact: Sakurai wanted Muddy Mole in Brawl back in the day! I’m sad we never got so much as an assist trophy, but at least we got a nice render of Muddy as a spirit. So that’s something. Small bit of history to accompany this: on the road to Mole Mania’s release, Nintendo Power was absolutely convinced Muddy’s name was Digger D. Whether this was a misconception or a last minute change, there’s supposedly still a portion of people who just fully assume that’s the canon name. Weird! [![](https://i.imgur.com/xTNKze6.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/xTNKze6.png) ALSO: there’s no official boss portraits past the first three and Jinbe, so the crew and I decided to draw our own! Here’s a full res version of my take on MAD WRENCHER: [![](https://i.imgur.com/vOsyw3A.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/vOsyw3A.png) ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481947063878287370/606315862504505349/sml_snake.png) Snake count: 30 ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/128 "2022-02-10T01:49:35Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1QWxjWrcLxw/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Hammerin' Harry (session 3)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QWxjWrcLxw) fuck the robo ghost xenomorph all my homies hate the robo ghost xenomorph ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/129 "2022-02-11T23:30:06Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-t3vFTyvTCg/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 44-2: Mole Mania") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t3vFTyvTCg) Please enjoy another part of Mole Mania, in which we discuss such topics as: puppy chow, Smurfs, narrow hips, old forum rp, the meat bear, euphemisms for killing, Raid: Shadow Legends, Saw makeovers, Tarzan’s immortality, Batman Beyond, and frog asses. ALSO FEATURED: beautiful boss art by our very own Beedrops and PublicOpinion! [![](https://i.imgur.com/tdionXK.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/tdionXK.png) [![](https://i.imgur.com/hgGKhCk.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/hgGKhCk.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:** [February 16, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/130 "2022-02-16T20:31:59Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ipV_BogyKcU/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Bonk's Adventure") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipV_BogyKcU) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AApV0uzbyIA/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Mystical Ninja Goemon (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AApV0uzbyIA) It’s time for more UNCUT entries! This time featuring a run of a game that’s barely distinguishable from the edited version, and a run where the entire back end was cut! Funny how that works. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/131 "2022-02-18T22:41:30Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vPEpntQBUs8/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 44-3: Mole Mania") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPEpntQBUs8) It’s time to dig our way to a conclusion. The culmination of another 15 hours of gameplay, cut down to the 9-10 range. I’m never doing another puzzle game ever again, so long as I live. At least this one had charm. One last member contributed art for the road! This one from Wordse! I think everyone on board did an amazing job capturing that old Nintendo manual style for these images. I am quite lucky to have the friends that I do, truly and genuinely. [![](https://i.imgur.com/MbYRkQC.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/MbYRkQC.png) See you next week for one more sequel of a previous entry! ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/132 "2022-02-23T20:57:30Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s-_FnkW6NTo/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Mystical Ninja Goemon (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_FnkW6NTo) BEHOLD the true capacity of bullshit that goemon threw at us!!! ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/133 "2022-02-25T23:42:37Z")
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 [![](https://i.imgur.com/2rzlwwl.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/2rzlwwl.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xARpSeP5Dqk/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 45-1: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xARpSeP5Dqk) WAHAHelcome back folks to another monumental entry for the series! 43 episodes in the making, we finally tackle the third entry of SUPER MARIO LAND, and truly its end as it metamorphosed into something much different. Wario truly came into his own going forward, occupying the portable sector for years to come. There were allegedly plans to make a new Super Mario Land for the Virtual Boy, but in the end Wario was chosen as a less tarnishable property for the experimental system. As a lil bonus, here’s a pre-release advertisement from Japan, with an alternate title! (and also an ad for kirby pinball) [![](https://i.imgur.com/SAbCCM6.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/SAbCCM6.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:** [March 2, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/134 "2022-03-02T21:28:57Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mBBSlUBcCIE/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBBSlUBcCIE) Plugging along with another UNCUT entry. Enjoy the full debate of beef and chicken, and probably some dinosaurs or something! ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/135 "2022-03-04T21:29:35Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pmd7YiFHpLA/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 45-2: Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmd7YiFHpLA) The thrilling and bounteous conclusion of WARIO LAND is here. Go for the gold as we power through group sickness to do this episode for some goddamn reason?? I don’t know what possessed us to actually power through so I hope you enjoy our loopy energy for most of this. I hope you also enjoy multiple endings! I hope you also also enjoy sexy Wario fanart!! Apologies if you hate every single one of these things. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/136 "2022-03-10T00:08:08Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8U_89FoAuK0/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U_89FoAuK0) This is the uncut Turok footage where we talk about terrible injuries! Consider that a content warning. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/137 "2022-03-11T21:29:17Z")
Showcase #5: Modern Game Boy Games [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h3PtdKIWmfs/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Showcase #5: Modern Game Boy Games") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3PtdKIWmfs) SURPRISE! We’re hitting you with one more big showcase! With how this entire project came to be, and how much I sell the influence of the Game Boy, I’d be remiss not to include a segment on the world of modern Game Boy titles! Demakes of all shapes and sizes are fairly popular ([Bloodborne for PSX is dope](https://b0tster.itch.io/bbpsx)), but the modern Game Boy scene has a life to it that I haven’t seen too many match, most likely spurred on by the ease of access supplied by [GBStudio](https://www.gbstudio.dev/). This showcase features a variety of game types, from demakes of modern titles, original titles that capture the incredibly green spirit of the original portable system, and even romhacks! Speaking of which, I’d be remiss not to doubly point out the rad boxart done by Ian JQ for the Crazy Castle hack. Amazing work! [https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/1352298003936157699](https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/1352298003936157699) All the games featured are linked in the description, so please consider supporting the creators! See you 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:** [March 17, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/138 "2022-03-17T08:56:37Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mIdp_eHMiSg/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Donkey Kong Land (session 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIdp_eHMiSg) Another uncut! Please, enjoy some unfiltered ape action. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/139 "2022-03-18T21:14:11Z")
Bubsy II [![](https://i.imgur.com/qVc1QaM.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/qVc1QaM.jpg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hIZCqMc912M/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale! Episode 46: Bubsy II") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIZCqMc912M) HOO BOY do we have an entry for you fine folks today. The concept of dedicating any more of my thought process to Bubsy is already making me want to curl up in a ball, so I’m gonna throw this update in here like a live grenade and run. See you next time! ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/481947063878287370/606315862504505349/sml_snake.png) Snake Count: 31 ---
**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:** [March 24, 2022, 6:47am UTC](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965/140 "2022-03-24T06:47:59Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xJn2ihP18js/maxresdefault.jpg "50 Shades of Grayscale UNCUT - Donkey Kong Land (session 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJn2ihP18js) This uncut entry is weirdly embarrassing to look back on! I dunno! I hope you like it. It’s worth noting that as of this post EVERY live thing in this series has been recorded. It’s all coming down to editing at this point. It’s been a hell of a ride there and I hope everyone here enjoys the rest of it in due time. Thanks for stickin around. [Previous page](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965.md?page=6) [Next page](https://www.lp.zone/t/50-shades-of-grayscale-lets-play-50-game-boy-games/3965.md?page=8)