Konami Digital Entertainment has announced that Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories, and Dark Duel Stories will be coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam as part of the early days collection, a nostalgic package of retro Yu-Gi-Oh! digital titles from the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Physical copies of the Nintendo Switch version of the Collection will include one bonus card of “Harpie’s Feather Duster” with a never-before-seen printed level of rarity: Quarter Century Secret Rare.
The early days collection brings back iconic digital titles originally released between 1998 and 2004. The complete line up of the iconic titles will be released at a later date. The collection also commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game. The rare bonus card “Harpie’s Feather Duster” will feature two art types, with one card being inserted randomly.
Retro titles included in the Yu-Gi-Oh! early days collection are:
- Duel Monsters (1998/Game Boy)
- Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1999/ Game Boy, Game Boy color)
- Dark Duel Stories (2000 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/ Game Boy color)
- Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist (2000/ Game Boy color – Includes online battles support).
- Duel Monsters 6, Expert 2 (2001/ Game Boy color).
The collection will also include support for online battles and a save/load feature – one not available at the time of their original releases.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! early days collection packs quality-of-life improvements that elevate classic games to modern standards. Games in the collection that supported local co-op battles when they were first released now offer online battles support.
The collection also highlights card trading between friends by replicating the infrared communication feature unique to the classic Game Boy Color platform. Duelists can relive the nostalgic feeling they had when they traded card data with their friends from one Game Boy Colour to another.
