Play Dynasty Warriors 2 Online

Oh wow, Dynasty Warriors 2 on the Game Boy Color—I remember squinting at that tiny screen trying to make out which pixel was supposed to be Lu Bu. It's wild how they crammed the chaos of those massive battles into a handheld. You've still got the same basic loop: mashing buttons to plow through waves of enemies, capturing bases, and occasionally panicking when a named officer shows up with way too much health.

The sprites are super basic (that "horse" looks more like a brown blob with legs), but there's a weird charm to it. I spent way too long as Zhao Yun, stabbing my way through Yellow Turban rebels who barely fight back. And yeah, the music is exactly what you'd expect: chiptune versions of those epic DW themes that somehow still get stuck in your head.

It's definitely not as deep as the PS2 games, but there's something satisfying about clearing a whole battlefield in 15 minutes between bus stops. Just don't expect to pull off any fancy combos—this is pure, simple button-mashing nostalgia.