Key insights
- According to a new leak, Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection will feature 14 classic games.
- New additions include Yu-Gi-Oh: Monster Capsule GB, Yu-Gi-Oh: Dungeon Dice Monsters and World Championship Tournament 2004.
- The game will be released on February 27, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and PC.
The complete game list for the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection may have just leaked online. Back in February, Konami announced that it would be releasing a compilation of some of the earliest games Yu-Gi-Oh Next year, in honor of the franchise's 25th anniversary, video games will be available on Steam and Nintendo Switch, including some that predate the physical ones Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game for several years. While the Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection Initially only announced for Japan, it was later confirmed that the compilation would also be released in Europe and the USA on February 27, 2025.
This will be the first time that some of the games have already been confirmed Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection will be localized and released outside of Japan, including the original Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters for the Game Boy and its sequels. In October, it was revealed that Game Boy Advance entries like those from 2002 were well received Yu-Gi-Oh: The Eternal Duelist Soul, The Holy Cardsand the notoriously difficult Reshef of Destruction will be included in the Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collectionmaking it even more enticing for nostalgic fans who grew up in the franchise's mid-2000s heyday.
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Now it appears that the entire list of upcoming games is available Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection has leaked online, as reported by Twitter user Nintendeal. According to this leak, the collection will include a total of 14 classics Yu-Gi-Oh Games, which are new additions Yu-Gi-Oh: Monster Capsule GB (this includes one of the Yu-Gi-Oh Manga's previous games in addition to Duel Monsters), Yu-Gi-Oh: Dungeon Dice Monsters (focuses on the title game, which was introduced after the “Duelist Kingdom” story arc), Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel, World Championship Tournament 2004, Destiny Board TravelerAnd 7 Trials of Glory: 2005 World Championship Tournament.
Leaked Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection games list
- Duel Monsters (Game Boy, 1998)
- Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (Game Boy Color, 1999)
- Monster Capsule GB (Game Boy Color, 2000)
- Dark Duel Stories (Game Boy Color, 2000)
- Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist (Game Boy Color, 2000)
- Dungeon Dice Monsters (Game Boy Advance, 2001)
- The Eternal Duelist Soul (Game Boy Advance, 2001)
- Duel Monsters 6 Expert 2 (Game Boy Advance, 2001)
- The Sacred Cards (Game Boy Advance, 2002)
- Reshef of Destruction (Game Boy Advance, 2003)
- Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (Game Boy Advance, 2003)
- 2004 World Championship Tournament (Game Boy Advance, 2004)
- Destiny Board Traveler (Game Boy Advance, 2004)
- 7 Trials of Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (Game Boy Advance, 2004)
This list comes from the back of the physical Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection Release for the Nintendo Switch, which was apparently shared online long before the game's release on February 27, 2005. Indeed Yu-Gi-Oh Fashion, this physical edition will be packed with special things Yu-Gi-Oh Promotional trading cards, with the English version getting two versions of the classic card “Harpy's Feather Duster” and Japanese fans getting access to “Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth” and “Seiyaryu”.
From this newly leaked list it appears that Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection covers a whole range of titles from the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance eras, but fans have noted that some of them Yu-Gi-Ohis the most well-known console titles (e.g. the original PlayStation titles). Yu-Gi-Oh: Forbidden Memories) miss. Maybe Konami will release a second collection Yu-Gi-Oh Games with these classic titles should Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection will prove successful when it hits stores early next year.
Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection
Take a trip back in time with an extensive collection of retro games from the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh! Featuring an iconic selection of titles, including games previously only released in Japan, such as Yu-Gi-Oh! from 2000. Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists and Yu-Gi-Oh! from 2001 Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2. Many more titles to be revealed! Please note: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 will be released in the original Japanese language.
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- Konami
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- Retro
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- Nintendo Switch