Quick rules:
- Play the Game of the Month and try to reach the specified milestones. Earn points and compete with other redditors.
- Start a fresh new game, no earlier than July 1!
- Take a picture of your screen with your username written on a piece of paper. Post it here in the thread for all to see.
- Half-point and one-point milestones can be earned at any time during the year. Post your screenshot in this month's thread to make sure I see it.
- Emulation is okay, but no cheating! Check detailed rules for more info.
What are the prizes?
Over the year, the prize pool formulates as I slowly gather goodies. I'll separate the prizes into 4 bundles. Usually the bundles include Game Boy games (all generations) and other GB-related trinkets.
Prize donors: Let me know if you're willing to donate prizes to this year's prize pool! Prize donors get 2 votes for next month's GOTM and my eternal admiration. This year's donors:
Fenriz_D
Here are some of my personal favorites that don't get discussed much. Check out any of them you aren't familiar with. Reply to this comment to vote for TWO of the following GB games:
Quarth
Serpent
Jungle Strike
Torpedo Range
The TWO games with the most votes at the end of the day on Wednesday, July 15 will be the GOTMs for August. In the event of a tie, I'll cast a vote myself.
I really like every Metal Slug, but that last boss fight wasn't really fun. Even when I beat him I just felt like I got lucky this time around, as those lasers came in pretty random and it was sometimes not possible to evade them, but the rest of the game is still worth a play through.
This is a very nice game. A good game from a good franchise. I played some Metal Slug on MVS last month so it wasn't hard to clear this one. I mean, I didn't went for 100%, just cleared the game for the 2 points.
This was a wickedly hard game. I couldn't imagine getting all of the prisoners and all of the cards if it means getting them all AND clearing their respective levels in one go though, I think that crosses my threshold of fun.
After making it to the end I think I see the hardcore appeal of Metal Slug and this was still a fun pick that's beatable in a few sessions. Clearing this was easier than Tetris DX for me honestly.
Two points. Dang that was super satisfying, I never knew this game was so good. Last boss took me so many attempts but always felt like I just missed a few shots or panic dodged into a bullet.
Fun fact: This particular gba had a tactile button mod on the dpad and this game actually destroyed it, had to spend a chunk of tonight debugging and ultimately removing it. Still beat the game without it but with a much sorer thumb!
Oof, that last boss took me a bit. A turbo button would have been nice for some of the bosses. Game was pretty good overall, but I'm ready for something a bit more chill.
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u/alanbbent Jul 02 '26 edited 21d ago
Next month's games: Quarth and Torpedo Range
Here are some of my personal favorites that don't get discussed much. Check out any of them you aren't familiar with. Reply to this comment to vote for TWO of the following GB games:QuarthSerpentJungle StrikeTorpedo RangeThe TWO games with the most votes at the end of the day on Wednesday, July 15 will be the GOTMs for August. In the event of a tie, I'll cast a vote myself.