Play Battle Arena Toshinden Online
Chunky little bobblehead fighters crammed into Game Boy—still pulling off sword flips and ring-outs, just way more squished and frantic. Link cable turns it into a pocket-sized grudge match.
Battle Arena Toshinden on the Game Boy came out in 1996 from Takara, and it was one of those attempts to bring a 3D-style fighting game to a handheld that really couldn't handle polygons. You got a scaled-down, side-view version of the arcade and PlayStation fighter, which was honestly the only way it was going to work on that little gray brick. It felt ambitious for the hardware, a product of its time when developers were still figuring out how to translate console experiences into your pocket.
You pick a fighter like Ellis or Eiji and work through a series of one-on-one matches. The main goal is to defeat every opponent and uncover the tournament's secret boss. The signature mechanics are the sidestep dodge, which lets you briefly evade attacks by shifting into the background, and the ability to perform special moves by inputting fighting game commands on the D-pad. The pacing is fast and the difficulty can spike sharply, especially in later fights where the AI reads your inputs. It feels like a condensed, slightly janky brawler that demands quick reflexes more than complex strategy.
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