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Full Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection Game List Revealed

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December 12, 2024

Christoph Rediske

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection will feature 14 classic games released for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance between 1998 and 2004.
The collection will also feature five titles never released outside of Japan.
Fans can get their hands on Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection for Nintendo Switch or PC on February 27, 2025.

Ahead of the title’s February 2025 release, Konami has revealed the full list of games players will find in Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection. Featuring a number of classic titles, including several never released in the West, Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection will include a total of 14 games when it launches next year.

In February 2024, Konami announced the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection as part of the planned festivities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise. All games in the upcoming compilation title were initially released between 1998 and 2004 for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance, with one title hitting shelves before the physical card game was even released in Japan. Over the past year, more and more titles have been confirmed for the collection, with the complete list now being confirmed by Konami ahead of the game’s February 2025 launch.

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The Japanese Nintendo eShop page for Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection has been posted by Konami, finally revealing the entire list of titles fans can expect to find in the upcoming game. Releasing for PC and Nintendo Switch, the collection will be around 4.5 GB, with the English physical Switch version including one of two highly sought-after Quarter Century Secret Rare “Harpie’s Feather Duster” cards. Several quality-of-life features will also be included, from a save/load feature to online battle support in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist, with additional titles set to add online battle support at a later date. Players can also customize button layouts and other settings for each title.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Full Game List

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (1998 / Game Boy)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1999 / Game Boy, Game Boy Color)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule (2000 / Game Boy Color)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (2000 Japan, 2002 United States, 2003 Europe / Game Boy Color)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist (2000 / Game Boy Color / Includes Online Battles Support)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (2001 Japan, 2003 United States, 2003 Europe / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (2001 Japan, 2002 United States, 2003 Europe / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6, Expert 2 (2001 / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (2002 Japan, 2003 United States, 2004 Europe / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction (2003 Japan, 2004 United States and Europe / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (2003 / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (2004 / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler (2004 Japan and United States, 2005 Europe / Game Boy Advance)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (2004 Japan, 2005 United States and Europe / Game Boy Advance)

While certain games in the collection, such as Reshef of Destruction, aren’t recalled too fondly by fans of the franchise, The Eternal Duelist Soul remains a wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh game to this day, referred to by many as one of the best titles in the series. Five of the listed games have never been ported outside of Japan, including the aforementioned Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists, which was released in December 2000 in three versions: Yugi Deck, Kaiba Deck, and Jonouchi Deck. While many fans are eager to play these Japan-exclusive titles for the first time, others are hoping to see Konami release a PlayStation collection in the future, as titles like Forbidden Memories for the PlayStation and The Duelists of the Roses for the PlayStation 2 remain beloved to this day.

Konami has celebrated the 25th anniversary of the franchise in other ways as well, with exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game releases and the free-to-play title Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel offering players free login bonuses and exclusive cards in late 2023. Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection will be released worldwide for Switch and PC on February 27, 2025.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection brings together some of the best Yu-Gi-Oh! games of yesteryear, including Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists and Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2.

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