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You push tiny armies across a grid, sweating over every coin—do you grab another city now or save for that bomber? One wrong move and your whole frontline collapses.
Game Boy Wars came out in 1991 for the original Game Boy, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was one of the earlier turn based strategy games on the system, arriving at a time when most handheld games were simpler action or puzzle titles. You don't see many people talk about it now, but it had a very specific, thoughtful appeal if you were into that kind of planning.
You control an army, moving different unit types like infantry, tanks, and bombers across a grid based map to capture cities and factories from an opposing force. The main objective is to either destroy every enemy unit or capture their headquarters. Key mechanics involve managing a limited budget from captured cities to produce new units and leveraging terrain advantages for defense. The pacing is slow and deliberate, with difficulty stemming from careful resource allocation and anticipating the opponent's moves several turns ahead. It feels like a tense, portable chess match where every decision has lasting consequences.
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