Play Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (english translation) Online

Ever played a game where you start as a frog prince and somehow end up switching bodies with a goofy knight mid-battle? Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (roughly "The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls") is this weird little Game Boy gem that feels like someone mashed up a fairy tale with a Saturday morning cartoon. One minute you're hopping around as a tiny frog, the next you're some clumsy knight who trips over his own sword—and the game just rolls with it.

It’s got that same Nintendo magic as Link’s Awakening (same dev team, actually), but with way more absurd humor. You’ll solve puzzles by swapping between the two characters, fight enemies like sentient mushrooms, and stumble into dialogue so silly you’ll forget it never officially made it outside Japan. The whole thing’s dripping with charm—like if a children’s book came to life and started cracking jokes at its own expense.

Honestly, it’s a shame more people haven’t played it. The pixel art’s adorable, the music’s catchy, and there’s something oddly satisfying about watching your frog prince dramatically pose after winning a fight. Definitely one of those games that makes you go, "How did this even get made?" in the best way.