Play Duel Masters (J)(Rising Sun) Online

Throw down wild creature cards—lava wizards, tank dragons—and figure out how to counter insane combos before they roast you. The pixel art pops way harder than most GBA card games.

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Game Overview

Duel Masters (J)(Rising Sun) is one of those GBA games I stumbled on years ago and still go back to when I want quick, chaotic card battles. It’s got that same rush as Magic or Pokémon TCG, but with its own weird little personality—some of the creature designs are just gloriously over-the-top, like a dragon fused with a tank or a wizard who looks like he’s made of molten lava.

The Rising Sun version adds a bunch of exclusive cards that change up strategies—I remember getting wrecked by this one fire-based combo until I figured out how to counter it. The game doesn’t hold your hand, but after a few matches, you start seeing how everything clicks together. And yeah, the pixel art for the cards? Way more detailed than you’d expect from a GBA title.

It’s the kind of game where you tell yourself “okay, last match” at 1 AM, and suddenly it’s 3. If you’ve got a soft spot for retro card games with a bit of anime nonsense thrown in, this one’s a solid pick.