KONAMI announced it is bringing back iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! Digital titles! Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories and Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories will be coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam as part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION, offering fans a chance to relive classic battles and duels from the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Plus, 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.
This Collection commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game and includes beloved titles such as:
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (1998/GAME BOY)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1999/GAME BOY, GAME BOY COLOR)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (2000 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/GAME BOY COLOR)
• Previously announced titles Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist and Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 will also be part of the collection.
YU-GI-OH! DUEL MONSTERS, YU-GI-OH! DUEL MONSTERS II: DARK DUEL STORIES AND YU-GI-OH! DARK DUEL STORIES JOIN THE YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION TITLE LINE UP
PHYSICAL VERSIONS OF THE COLLECTION TO INCLUDE QUARTER CENTURY SECRET RARE BONUS CARD
LOS ANGELES – September 9, 2024 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) today announced Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories will be coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam as part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION, a nostalgic package of several retro Yu-Gi-Oh! digital titles from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Plus, 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.
* Bonus cards for the Japanese version are different from those for the US and European versions. Details will be announced in the future.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION brings back iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! digital titles originally released between 1998 and 2004. The complete line up of the iconic titles coming in the Collection will be announced 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.
Announced retro titles included in the Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION**:
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (1998/GAME BOY)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1999/GAME BOY, GAME BOY COLOR)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (2000 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/GAME BOY COLOR)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist (2000/GAME BOY COLOR. Includes online battles support).
- Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 6, Expert 2 (2001/GAME BOY COLOR).
**Previously, KONAMI announced Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist and Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters 6 Expert 2 as part of the Collection’s line up.
The collection will also include support for online battles* and a save/load feature, a feature not available at the time of their original releases.
Iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! digital titles optimized for modern play:
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 first released now offer online battles support. Enjoy Duels with rivals from all over the world! Control button layout customization and background settings will also be supported.
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 Color to another.
*Online battles are only supported on select titles in the collection.
