Uncover 14 timeless Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Digital Games packed with new quality-of-life enhancements, featuring titles never-before-released outside of Japan
WINDSOR, UK – February 27, 2025 – Konami Digital Entertainment, B.V. (KONAMI) today announced Yu‑Gi‑Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION has released at retail and on Nintendo Switch™ eShop. The Steam® release will go live later today at 2pm GMT and is confirmed to be Steam Deck Verified. This collection includes 14 GAME BOY, GAME BOY COLOR, GAME BOY ADVANCE titles, including some never released outside of Japan, available worldwide for the first time.
Watch the Yu‑Gi‑Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION trailer here:
The physical edition at select retailers in the USA, Canada, LATAM and EMEA regions also comes with one of two Quarter Century Secret Rare Harpie’s Feather Duster cards.
The Yu‑Gi‑Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Card Game and brings back iconic Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Digital Games originally released between 1998 and 2005 The complete line-up of the iconic titles is listed below.
Yu‑Gi‑Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION
- 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! Dark Duel Stories (2000 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/GAME BOY COLOR)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist (2000/GAME BOY COLOR. Includes online battles support).
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Monster Capsule (2000 JP/GAME BOY COLOR)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (2001 JP, 2003 US and EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Duel Monsters 6, Expert 2 (2001/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (2001 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! The Sacred Cards (2002 JP, 2003 US, 2004 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Reshef of Destruction (2003 JP, 2004 US and EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (2003 JP, US, EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (2004 JP, US, EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Destiny Board Traveler (2004 JP, 2005 US/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
- Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Days of the Duelist: World Championship Tournament 2005 (2004 JP, 2005 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
The collection will include a save/load anywhere feature – a feature not available at the time of their original releases. There will also be support for online battles in Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist. After release, some titles will be updated to support online play.
Iconic Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Digital Games optimized for modern play:
The Yu‑Gi‑Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION packs quality-of-life improvements that elevate classic games for modern gaming platforms. Control button layout customization and background settings will also be supported.
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