GB era collection “Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION” will be launched on February 27

KONAMI announced today (18th) that “YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION”, which contains a variety of nostalgic Yu-Gi-Oh digital games from the 1990s to 2000s, will be released on the Nintendo Switch and Steam platforms on February 27th. The physical version is now available for pre-order.

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game, more than 10 representative Yu-Gi-Oh digital games launched from 1998 to 2004 will be reproduced in “YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION”. The complete lineup will be announced at a later date.

In addition, the Nitntendo Switch physical version product will randomly include one of the cards of “Ultimate Complete Form・グレート・モス” or “ホーリー・ナイト・ドラゴン” processed to Quarter Century Secret Rare specifications.

The currently released games included in “YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION” are as follows:

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (1998/GAME BOY)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1999/GAME BOY, GAME BOY COLOR)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (2000 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/GAME BOY COLOR)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist (2000/GAME BOY COLOR. Includes online battles support).
• Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 6, Expert 2 (2001/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (2001 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (2002 JP, 2003 US, 2004 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction (2003 JP, 2004 US and EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)

This product includes unique features such as online battles in “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist”. Some games are expected to support online play after the release of updates. It will also support the function of saving or loading game progress at any time, which was not available at the time of launch, after the update.

Officials stated that “YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION” has game experience optimization that enhances nostalgic games to modern gaming platforms. It also supports unlocking all cards and releasing hidden characters. It is also equipped with the function of unlocking cards and releasing hidden characters obtained through infrared communication at that time.

In addition, in addition to being able to “rewind” and “fast forward” at any time, it also supports easy reset. The product packaging and instructions at that time are displayed in the digital gallery in the game. The attached digital gallery function allows you to browse the game packaging appearance and user manual included in “YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION”.

Finally, the game will also support control button layout customization and background settings. It also plans to support features that expand the scope of the game, such as unlocking deck capacity and duelist levels, and releasing card usage restrictions.

“YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION” will be released on Nintendo Switch and Steam platforms on February 27th