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Play 14 early Yu-Gi-Oh! handheld games, dueling under evolving rules or trying RPG, dice, and monster-capsule spin-offs.
Released 27 Feb 2025
Build Classic Duel Decks
Battle with Dungeon Dice
Collect Capsule Monsters
Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION is packed with classic Yu-Gi-Oh! games from the very early days of Dueling — bursting with retro RPGs and strategic card games with beloved anime characters!
Developed by Digital Eclipse · Published by KONAMI
This collection brings together 14 early Yu-Gi-Oh! games from the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance era. Take on the role of a duelist facing familiar characters across games with different rules, formats, and campaign structures.
Most entries focus on building a deck, collecting cards, and dueling opponents, but the collection also includes alternatives such as Dungeon Dice Monsters, where dice summon and move monsters, and Monster Capsule, which mixes exploration, monster collection, and battles. Some games add RPG-style progression and story campaigns.
Progress through opponents and unlock cards or characters, with each title offering its own rules and systems. Collection features include save-anywhere support, rewind and fast-forward options where available, customizable controls, and a gallery of game packaging and manuals. Online play is available for select titles.
Players who enjoy the collection often value revisiting early Yu-Gi-Oh! games, discovering titles they missed, and seeing how the series experimented with different rules and spin-off formats. Some also appreciate convenience options such as saving, rewinding, or unlocking cards. Recurring reservations include the games’ dated pacing and grind, the asking price, and the absence of other Yu-Gi-Oh! titles they hoped to see.
Duel alongside old friends as the iconic stars of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime return in this expansive collection of classic Yu-Gi-Oh! titles.
Including a plethora of Yu-Gi-Oh! games never-before-released outside of Japan!
♦ DUEL ONLINE
Challenge Duelists from around the world with online play in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists! Select titles will also be updated to support online play after release.
♦ CUSTOMIZE YOUR PLAY
Unlock hidden characters and cards, the option to remove Deck Capacity, Duelist Level, and cards from the Forbidden & Limited List, customize your button mapping, and much more.
♦ REWIND TIME
Turn back the clock with the Rewind function or fast forward to watch your strategy unfold at mach speeds.
♦ SAVE ANYWHERE
Pick up and Duel right where you left off with the option to save at any time.
♦ DIGITAL GALLERY
Explore preserved box art and manuals from each title in the Digital Gallery.
1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
2. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories
3. Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule
4. Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories
5. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists
6. Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters
7. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul
8. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2*
9. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction
11. Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel
12. Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004
13. Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler
14. Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (Yu-Gi-Oh! Day of the Duelist: World Championship Tournament 2005)
*Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 to be released in Japanese language. You can enjoy the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 experience in other languages via playing Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel.
Yu-Gi-Oh! is a true global phenomenon and fan favorite. For over 25 years the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game has amassed a fervent following and continues to flourish with each new series and expansion. To date, fans have engaged by reading the original Manga as well as watching more than 1,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! anime episodes across eight series and playing the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME and Yu-Gi-Oh! digital titles.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 16 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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