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Nintendo's Game Boy turns 25 today, making it legally old enough to start worrying about retirement. In honor of its epic achievement as a pioneer of mobile gaming, here are the 25 best Game Boy games that you can play on iOS. Don't have your phone set up for emulation? No worries - just visit m.coolrom.com on your mobile device to get set up within minutes!
1. Pokemon (Red/Blue) - The games that sparked a multimedia franchise. Fantastic stories and laid back RPG gameplay.
8.Dr. Mario - Remember when Nintendo made amazing puzzle games? This one will remind you.
9.Yoshi's Cookie - Remember what I said in #8? That goes double for this one.
10.Donkey Kong Land - Nintendo's Game Boy translation of its then-new Donkey Kong platformer franchise was surprisingly great on the small screen, and still is.
11.Final Fantasy Legend III - By the third game, this franchise really started to take off with a great story and engaging combat.
12.Contra: The Alien Wars - All the fast-paced action of the original in a stunning two-color format. Also, super difficult.
13.Tetris - The game that made the Game Boy a must-have.
14.Adventure Island II - The classic side-scroller puts your wobbly-legged adventurer on a tiny screen with big goals.
15.R-Type - Futuristic space shooting was never so much fun.
16.Mystical Ninja - A top-down action game with large environments and lots to explore.
17.Golf - Ignore the simple name -- this was one of the best time wasters of the early 90s and it still holds up today.
18.Samurai Showdown - A great fighting game with adorable characters who can kick some serious ass.
19.Bomberman GB - Bomberman looks amazing in his Game Boy debut, and the graphics are still pretty impressive today, not to mention how great the gameplay is.
20.Harvest Moon GB - A relaxing farming RPG that will charm the pants right off of you.
21.Super Mario Land - It's not as pretty as the later Mario titles on Game Boy, but it's one that you absolutely need to play at least once.
22.Kid Dracula - One of the first Game Boy action games to really nail the "big character on a tiny screen" style that later became the norm.
23.Dragon Warrior Monsters - A charming RPG that will challenge both your skills and your ingenuity. You can even capture, train, and breed different monsters for added replay value.
