Play Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure Online

Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure came out in 1991 from Atari Corporation. It was part of that wave of licensed games trying to capture the spirit of a movie on a handheld, a time when you hoped the game would be more than just a quick cash-in. You control either Bill or Ted, traveling through time to gather historical figures for their final history report.

You move screen by screen, jumping across platforms and avoiding enemies like medieval knights or soldiers. Your main goal is to find key figures like Socrates or Genghis Khan in each time period and escort them to the exit. The jumping feels a bit floaty and imprecise, which can lead to some frustrating falls, but the simple sword combat gets the job done. It's a straightforward quest that moves at a decent clip, though some screens require careful timing. Playing it feels like a slightly messy but earnest trip through history.