Konami GB Collection

Video game compilation series

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Konami GB Collection is a series of video game compilations composed of four volumes released in Japan for the Game Boy and re-released in Euro regions for the Game Boy Color. The compilations were originally released from 1997 to 1998 in Japan, and were later released in Europe in 2000.

## Lineup

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Despite sharing the same games, the Japan and European releases differ in their order of releases after Vol. 1.

Game Boy release (Japan)  | Game Boy Color re-release (Europe)

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Vol. 1  | Vol. 1
Vol. 2  | Vol. 3
Vol. 3  | Vol. 4
Vol. 4  | Vol. 2

### Vol. 1

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Japanese release: September 25, 1997

Euro release: February 2000

* Gradius (originally released as Nemesis)
* Dracula Densetsu / Castlevania: The Adventure
* Konami Racing (originally released as F1 Spirit)
* Contra / Probotector (released in North America as Operation C)
* (the European version still features human rather than robot characters, despite bearing the Probotector name)

### Vol. 2

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Japanese release: December 11, 1997

Euro release: May 2000 (Vol. 3)

* Twinbee Da!! / Pop n' TwinBee
* Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru! / Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
* Motocross Maniacs (called Bikers on the Euro release)
* Guttang Gottong (originally released outside Japan as Loco-Motion)

### Vol. 3

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Japanese release: February 19, 1998

Euro release: July 2000 (Vol. 4)

* Gradius II: The Return of the Hero (originally released in Japan as Nemesis II, Nemesis II: The Return of the Hero in Europe, and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault in North America)
* Dracula Densetsu II / Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
* Yie Ar Kung-Fu
* Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibōken / Antarctic Adventure

### Vol. 4

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Japanese release: March 19, 1998

Euro release: February 2000 (Vol. 2)

* Parodius Da! / Parodius
* Quarth / Block Game
* Konamic Sports / Track & Field (originally released in Japan as Konamic Sports in Barcelona)
* Frogger

## Regional differences

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The original Japanese releases feature Super Game Boy palette and border support, with game descriptions and instructions provided by the girls from the original Tokimeki Memorial. The European versions added color support for the Game Boy Color, but removed the Super Game Boy palettes and borders, as well as the Tokimeki Memorial characters and tutorials.

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Konami video game compilations

Arcade|

* Konami GB Collection
* Konami 80's Arcade Gallery
* Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced
* Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc
* Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
* Konami Classics
* Arcade Archives

Castlevania|

* Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
* Castlevania Anniversary Collection
* Castlevania Advance Collection

Gradius|

* Gradius Deluxe Pack
* Gradius III and IV
* Gradius Collection

Metal Gear|

* Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
* Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection
* Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection

Other series|

* Contra Anniversary Collection
* Detana TwinBee Yahho! Deluxe Pack
* Konami Antiques MSX Collection
* Silent Hill HD Collection
* Silent Scope Complete
* Suikoden I & II
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
* Zone of the Enders HD Collection

Links to related articles

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Castlevania

* List of media

Games|

* Castlevania (1986)
* Chronicles
* Vampire Killer
* Simon's Quest
* Haunted Castle
* The Adventure
* ReBirth
* Dracula's Curse
* Belmont's Revenge
* Super Castlevania IV
* Rondo of Blood
* Dracula X
* Dracula X Chronicles
* Bloodlines
* Symphony of the Night
* Legends
* Castlevania (1999)
* Legacy of Darkness
* Circle of the Moon
* Harmony of Dissonance
* Aria of Sorrow
* Lament of Innocence
* Dawn of Sorrow
* Curse of Darkness
* Portrait of Ruin
* Order of Ecclesia

| Lords of Shadow|

* Lords of Shadow
* Mirror of Fate
* Lords of Shadow 2

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Spin-offs|

* Kid Dracula (1990)
* Kid Dracula (1993)
* Order of Shadows
* Judgment
* The Arcade
* Puzzle: Encore of the Night
* Harmony of Despair

Crossovers|

* Konami Wai Wai World
* Wai Wai World 2
* Konami GB Collection
* Konami Krazy Racers
* Evolution Skateboarding
* DreamMix TV World Fighters
* Konami Wai Wai Sokoban
* New International Track & Field
* Konami Classics
* Super Bomberman R

| Third-party|

* Brawlhalla
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Dead Cells
* V Rising
* Dead by Daylight

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TV series|

* Castlevania (2017–2021)
* Nocturne (2023–present)

Setting|

* Characters
* Simon Belmont
* Dracula
* Alucard
* Dracula's Castle

Production|

* Koji Igarashi
* Kinuyo Yamashita
* Michiru Yamane
* Ayami Kojima

Related|

* Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
* Metroidvania
* Captain N: The Game Master

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Contra series

Games|

* Contra
* Super Contra
* Operation C
* Contra III: The Alien Wars
* Contra Force
* Contra: Hard Corps
* Contra: Legacy of War
* C: The Contra Adventure
* Contra: Shattered Soldier
* Neo Contra
* Contra 4
* Contra ReBirth
* Hard Corps: Uprising
* Contra: Rogue Corps
* Contra: Operation Galuga

Related|

* Wai Wai World 2
* Super Bomberman R
* Nano Breaker
* Konami GB Collection
* Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
* Konami Classics
* Arcade Archives

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Ganbare Goemon

Arcade|

* Mr. Goemon
* Pachisuro

Nintendo consoles|

* Ganbare Goemon!
* Gaiden
* Legend of the Mystical Ninja
* Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shōgun McGuiness
* Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē no Karakuri Manjigatame
* Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake
* Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
* Goemon's Great Adventure
* Goemon Mononoke Sugoroku

Sony consoles|

* Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu
* Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage
* Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon
* Ōedo Daikaiten
* Goemon: Shin Sedai Shūmei!

Nintendo handhelds|

* Sarawareta Ebisumaru!
* Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
* Tengu-tō no Gyakushū!
* Tobidase Nabe-Bugyō!
* Seikūshi Dynamites Arawaru!!
* Tōkai Dōchū Ōedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki

Related articles|

* Anime
* Konami Wai Wai World
* Wai Wai World 2
* Konami GB Collection
* Konami Krazy Racers
* Konami Wai Wai Sokoban
* Super Bomberman R

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Gradius

* List of media

Main series|

| Arcade|

* Gradius/Nemesis
* Gradius II
* Gradius III
* Gradius IV

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Home|

* Nemesis 2
* Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction
* Gradius Gaiden
* Gradius V
* Gradius ReBirth

Handheld|

* Nemesis
* Gradius: The Interstellar Assault
* Gradius Advance

Spin-offs|

* Salamander
* Salamander 2
* Cosmic Wars
* Vic Viper
* Solar Assault

Compilations|

* Gradius Deluxe Pack
* Gradius III and IV

Related|

* Scramble
* Falsion
* Thunder Cross
* Moai-kun
* Konami Wai Wai World
* Parodius
* Wai Wai World 2
* Konami Krazy Racers
* Otomedius
* Excellent
* DreamMix TV World Fighters
* Konami Wai Wai Sokoban
* Super Bomberman R

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Parodius series

Games|

* Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth
* Parodius Da!
* Gokujō Parodius
* Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius
* Sexy Parodius
* Paro Wars

Related articles|

* Gradius
* Wai Wai World 2
* Konami Krazy Racers
* New International Track & Field
* Star Parodier
* Super Bomberman R

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TwinBee series

Main entries|

* TwinBee
* Stinger
* TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Daimaō
* Detana!! TwinBee
* Pop'n TwinBee
* TwinBee Yahho!

Spinoffs|

* Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures
* TwinBee RPG

Compilations|

* Detana TwinBee Yahho! Deluxe Pack
* Konami GB Collection
* Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
* Arcade Archives

Crossover|

* Konami Wai Wai World
* Wai Wai World 2
* Taisen Puzzle-Dama
* Konami Krazy Racers
* DreamMix TV World Fighters
* Airforce Delta Strike
* Bombergirl

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