{"title":"Game Boy Color Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese Game Boy Color imports sourced directly from Japan. The GBC era is rich with Japan-exclusive titles, regional content differences, and dual-compatibility cartridges that bridged the original Game Boy and the color era. From Yu-Gi-Oh's Japan-only cross-game Link Cable features to Link's Awakening DX with its uncensored Japanese content intact — the Japanese GBC library has layers that Western releases simply don't. Authentic cartridges, shipped worldwide from Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-legend-of-zelda-link-s-awakening-dx-ゼルダの伝説-夢をみる島dx-game-boy-color-cartridge-japanese-import-ntsc-j-used","title":"The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX [Game Boy Color] Japanese Import {used}","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first Zelda title for a handheld console, Link’s Awakening originally released in Japan in June 1993 and became an immediate hit, topping the Famitsu sales chart that same month. The DX version arrived in December 1998 as a Game Boy Color enhanced re-release, adding full color graphics, an exclusive Color Dungeon, and a Camera Shop side quest with 12 printable photographs via the Game Boy Printer. The cartridge runs on both original Game Boy and GBC hardware, as noted on the label itself (ゲームボーイ＆カラー共通).\u003cbr\u003eThe Japanese version preserves content that was altered for Western markets. The mermaid’s missing item is her bikini top in the Japanese script, changed to a necklace for the North American release. The hippo in Animal Village retains her original uncensored portrayal as an artist’s model. These changes carried over into all Western DX releases but were left intact in the Japanese DX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Details\u003cbr\u003eDeveloper: Nintendo EAD\u003cbr\u003eRelease Year: 1998\u003cbr\u003ePlatform: Game Boy Color\u003cbr\u003eRegion: Japan (NTSC-J)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Used, cartridge only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCartridge is used and in played condition. No case or manual included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GamingJapanese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42939204272205,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4879\/4189\/files\/6000F850-06C2-41EA-A36B-BDB107314489.jpg?v=1777570222"}],"url":"https:\/\/gamingjapanese.com\/collections\/game-boy-color-games.oembed","provider":"GamingJapanese","version":"1.0","type":"link"}