Yu-gi-oh Duel Monsters 4 Battle Of Great Duelists
Remember Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists? I have opinions.
Okay, listen up. I'm about to say something potentially controversial. Prepare yourselves. It's about a certain Game Boy Color game.
Specifically, it's about Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists. Yes, the one with the three different cartridges. Remember those?
Three Games, One... Slightly Confusing Experience
Why did we need three versions? Joey's, Kaiba's, and Yugi's. Each had slightly different cards and starting decks. Was it a brilliant marketing ploy? Probably!
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But honestly? I think Kaiba's version was the best. Don't @ me.
Yugi's is fine, of course. He's the main guy! But Kaiba's smugness and powerful cards? Just more fun, in my humble (and correct) opinion.
Joey's version? Poor Joey. He always gets the short end of the stick. Even in video games.
The Card Game That Wasn't Quite The Real Thing
Let's be real. This game's rules were...special. It had its own weird logic.
Fusion? Forget about it! Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. The ritual summoning process felt like a lottery.
And the AI? Sometimes brilliant, sometimes bafflingly stupid. Did anyone understand their logic?
"I activate Pot of Greed, to draw two more cards!" - Every AI, always.
My Unpopular Opinion: It's Still Awesome
Despite its quirks, I loved this game. I spent hours dueling. I battled everyone from Weevil Underwood to Pegasus.
Grinding for cards was a must. Winning felt so rewarding. Especially when you finally got that Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
The pixelated graphics? Charming! The MIDI soundtrack? Nostalgic! The slightly broken gameplay? Endearing!
Okay, maybe "endearing" is a stretch. But you get my point.
The Charm of Simplicity
Modern Yu-Gi-Oh is...complicated. Pendulum summoning? Link monsters? It's a whole new world.
Duel Monsters 4 was simpler. More straightforward. You didn't need a PhD in card game theory to play.
It was pure, unadulterated monster-battling fun. Just like the anime.
A Timeless Classic? Maybe Not. But Close.
Is Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 a perfect game? Absolutely not. Is it historically accurate? Debatable. Are the game mechanics convoluted? Undeniably.
But it's a game I still remember fondly. A game that brings a smile to my face. A game that lets me pretend I'm Seto Kaiba.
And sometimes, that's all that matters. So fire up that emulator (or dust off your old Game Boy Color) and get dueling!
One Last Thing...
Seriously though, Kaiba's version is the best. Okay, I'm done now.
