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YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION Delivers Nostalgic Duels on Nintendo Switch and Steam Feb. 27

Date:  17 October 2024

YU-GI-OH! THE ETERNAL DUELIST SOUL, YU-GI-OH! THE SACRED CARDS, AND YU-GI-OH! RESHEF OF DESTRUCTION REVEALED AS PART OF COLLECTION LINE-UP

WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM – October 17, 2024 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) today announced Yu‑Gi‑Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION, a nostalgic package of several retro Yu‑Gi‑Oh! digital titles from the late 1990s and early 2000s, will launch on the Nintendo Switch™ and Steam® Feb. 27. The physical edition also comes with one of two Quarter Century Secret Rare “Harpie’s Feather Duster” cards. Fans can pre-order physical versions of the collection at select retailers. Details on when players can expect to pre-order digital versions will be shared in a future announcement.

KONAMI also revealed Yu‑Gi‑Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul, Yu‑Gi‑Oh! The Sacred Cards, and Yu‑Gi‑Oh! Reshef of Destruction will be included in the Collection.

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 titles originally released between 1998 and 2004. The complete line-up of the iconic titles coming in the collection will be announced at a later date.

Yu‑Gi‑Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION Titles Revealed So far:

  • 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 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)

The collection will include a save/load 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 battles.

Iconic Yu‑Gi‑Oh! digital titles 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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