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Unfortunately since the WonderSwan was only released in Japan, the entire WonderSwan library is in Japanese. | Unfortunately since the WonderSwan was only released in Japan, the entire WonderSwan library is in Japanese. This list is comprised of games that English speakers can pick up and play without previous knowledge of the game or knowledge of the Japanese language, originally compiled on the [https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroGamingNetwork/wiki/wonderswan RetroGamingNetwork subreddit]. | ||
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! Title !! Genre !! Color or B&W !! Gameplay Video !! Notes | |||
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| Beat Mania || Music || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVcwad2th_M Video] || | |||
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| Buffers Evolution || Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZCwaavbyOE Video] || | |||
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| Crazy Climber || Arcade || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nahVT592wNc Video] || Conversion of Taito's classic arcade game. Similar to Donkey Kong. | |||
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| D's Garage 21: Koubo Game - Tane wo Maku Tori || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsW8bOpZn3s Video] || | |||
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| Dicing Knight Period || Action RPG || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_jNsOisCKU Video] || Was developed via WonderWitch, Bandai's official homebrew development kit. The game is a random dungeon crawler. | |||
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| Digimon Digital Monsters: Anode/Cathode Tamer Veedramon Version || Tactical RPG || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Ei4xkn45E Video] || | |||
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| Digimon Digital Monsters ver wonderswan || Card Battle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQJFabWjac Video] || | |||
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| Digimon Frontiers Battle Spirit || Action/Platform || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys0LzcV9F-U Video] || | |||
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| Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 || Action/Platform || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRi8NrBA4o Video] || Expansion on previous game. | |||
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| Engacho! || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94qlKPJpqXw Video] || | |||
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| Fever Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation || Pachinko || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj0wWW8cTlU Video] || | |||
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| Final Lap 2000 || Driving || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yocIQclzDag Video] || Formula One Racing. | |||
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| Final Lap Special || Driving || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQH-bT7f4U Video] || Upgrade of previous game. | |||
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| Fire Pro Wrestling || Wrestling || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfEWW5AfrNM Video] || | |||
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| Ganso Jajamaru Kun || Action/Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QenjpL0kzdI Video] || Sequel to Ninja JaJaMaru-kun on Famicom. | |||
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| Glocal Hexcite || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaW2q3sAckE Video] || | |||
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| Golden Axe || Action || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX-x5cjflbQ Video] || Straightforward conversion of Sega's classic arcade hit. | |||
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| Gomoku Narabe & Reversi || Board Game || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JVgLViwXXY Video] || This is Reversi. | |||
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| Guilty Gear Petit || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naTGZz4hcIo Video] || Portable version of Sammy's popular 2D fighter. | |||
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| Guilty Gear Petit 2 || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1dfyQ8HIuE Video] || | |||
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| GunPey || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAVj6E8AsxQ Video] || Named for WonderSwan creator Gunpei Yokoi. He also invented Game & Watch, the d-pad, Game Boy, and Virtual Boy. | |||
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| GunPey Ex || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGgIOmokb_8 Video] || Updated version of the original. | |||
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| Judgement Silversword - Rebirth Edition || Vertical Shooter || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWMj7F5B2EQ Video] || Was developed with WonderWitch. It also appears as an extra on the region free Japan released Xbox 360 game Eschatos alongside Cardinal Sins, another WonderWitch game, but one that didn't see a physical release. | |||
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| Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum || Platform/Adventure || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ii_pZ0tglA Video] || | |||
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| Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5SoWtiRRok Video] || | |||
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| KinnikuMan Second Generations Dream Tag Match || Wrestling || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8582WMcEfeQ Video] || | |||
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| Kurupara! || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRBZmnx7bU Video] || | |||
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| Lode Runner || Action/Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jmg860c-LE Video] || | |||
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| Magical Drop || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp3KXAC_bJA Video] || | |||
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| Makaimura || Action/Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpn2rAwnhFM Video] || This is Ghosts N' Goblins. | |||
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| Mingle Magnet || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpzB9uIo6Pc Video] || | |||
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| Moero!! Pro Yakyuu Rookies || Baseball || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL7DaxHp0xQ Video] || | |||
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| Mr. Driller || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzObxIJsY5E Video] || This game has been widely released in the U.S. and Europe on many platforms. | |||
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| Nice On || Golf || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi1dUgt_r1Q Video] || | |||
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| One Piece Grand Battle: Swan Colosseum || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lisgK-7xBss Video] || | |||
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| Ou-chan no Oekaki Logic || Picross || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZZsoAR2G-Y Video] || | |||
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| Pocket Fighter || Fighting || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-z-6tXosc0 Video] || | |||
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| Puyo Puyo Tsu || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EK3neUIS4g Video] || | |||
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| Puzzle Bobble || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PpxAwP--Ig Video] || | |||
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| Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party || Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAhj0gbDE54 Video] || | |||
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| Rhyme Rider Kerorikan || Music || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dc3L6-e3fU Video] || | |||
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| Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousen Sha || Action/Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axq4wacGfgQ Video] || This game is in the Mega Man series. | |||
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| Rockman EXE WS || Action/Platform || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp3EckcSrK0 Video] || This is a title in the Mega Man Battle Network series. This game is a platformer like Mega Man Network Transmission, rather than an RPG. | |||
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| RUN=DIM: Return to Earth || Sidescrolling Shooter || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VFxoe5Ho-Y Video] || | |||
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| SD Gundam: Operation U.C. || Sidescrolling Shooter || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C18ZTywY_fc Video] || | |||
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| Sennou Millennium || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkM26AdwLoU Video] || | |||
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| Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden || Wrestling || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLaTAtE0mcE Video] || | |||
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| Side Pocket || Billiards || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sz98VvVcGI Video] || | |||
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| Soccer Yarou! Challenge the World || Soccer || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdM-XX4igOA Video] || | |||
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| Space Invaders || Shooter || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0lEZhjcq_4 Video] || | |||
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| Tetris || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QinsLOP3hDo Video] || | |||
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| Turntablist: DJ Battle || Music || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APnix6qv52o Video] || | |||
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| Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no Shisha || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRwCIVfJPXs Video] || | |||
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| Umizuri Ni Ikou! || Fishing || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgsNGvYPtpM Video] || | |||
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| Wasabi Produce: Street Dancer || Music || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtEHjAKAi7U Video] || | |||
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| Wonder Classic || Golf || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7gwi__0Ah0 Video] || | |||
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| Wonder Stadium '99 || Baseball || B&W || [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bdlz2_classic-game-room-wonder-stadium-99-review-for-bandai-wonderswan_videogames Video] || | |||
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| XI [Sai] Little || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pooHDnhyN0s Video] || Also known as "Devil Dice." It was one of the few Yaroze homebrews to see a commercial release on PlayStation. It was later ported to WonderSwan. | |||
|} | |||
== Translations == | == Translations == |
Revision as of 01:01, 27 January 2023
Region Lock
Unlike other popular handhelds such as the Game Boy, the WonderSwan was only ever released inside of Japan. There are no region locks or limitations because the WonderSwan only has the one region.
English Speaker Friendly
Unfortunately since the WonderSwan was only released in Japan, the entire WonderSwan library is in Japanese. This list is comprised of games that English speakers can pick up and play without previous knowledge of the game or knowledge of the Japanese language, originally compiled on the RetroGamingNetwork subreddit.
Title | Genre | Color or B&W | Gameplay Video | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beat Mania | Music | B&W | Video | |
Buffers Evolution | Platform | B&W | Video | |
Crazy Climber | Arcade | B&W | Video | Conversion of Taito's classic arcade game. Similar to Donkey Kong. |
D's Garage 21: Koubo Game - Tane wo Maku Tori | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Dicing Knight Period | Action RPG | Color | Video | Was developed via WonderWitch, Bandai's official homebrew development kit. The game is a random dungeon crawler. |
Digimon Digital Monsters: Anode/Cathode Tamer Veedramon Version | Tactical RPG | Color | Video | |
Digimon Digital Monsters ver wonderswan | Card Battle | B&W | Video | |
Digimon Frontiers Battle Spirit | Action/Platform | Color | Video | |
Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 | Action/Platform | Color | Video | Expansion on previous game. |
Engacho! | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Fever Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation | Pachinko | B&W | Video | |
Final Lap 2000 | Driving | B&W | Video | Formula One Racing. |
Final Lap Special | Driving | Color | Video | Upgrade of previous game. |
Fire Pro Wrestling | Wrestling | B&W | Video | |
Ganso Jajamaru Kun | Action/Platform | B&W | Video | Sequel to Ninja JaJaMaru-kun on Famicom. |
Glocal Hexcite | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Golden Axe | Action | Color | Video | Straightforward conversion of Sega's classic arcade hit. |
Gomoku Narabe & Reversi | Board Game | B&W | Video | This is Reversi. |
Guilty Gear Petit | Fighting | Color | Video | Portable version of Sammy's popular 2D fighter. |
Guilty Gear Petit 2 | Fighting | Color | Video | |
GunPey | Puzzle | B&W | Video | Named for WonderSwan creator Gunpei Yokoi. He also invented Game & Watch, the d-pad, Game Boy, and Virtual Boy. |
GunPey Ex | Puzzle | Color | Video | Updated version of the original. |
Judgement Silversword - Rebirth Edition | Vertical Shooter | Color | Video | Was developed with WonderWitch. It also appears as an extra on the region free Japan released Xbox 360 game Eschatos alongside Cardinal Sins, another WonderWitch game, but one that didn't see a physical release. |
Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum | Platform/Adventure | B&W | Video | |
Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed | Fighting | Color | Video | |
KinnikuMan Second Generations Dream Tag Match | Wrestling | Color | Video | |
Kurupara! | Puzzle | Color | Video | |
Lode Runner | Action/Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Magical Drop | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Makaimura | Action/Platform | B&W | Video | This is Ghosts N' Goblins. |
Mingle Magnet | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Moero!! Pro Yakyuu Rookies | Baseball | B&W | Video | |
Mr. Driller | Puzzle | Color | Video | This game has been widely released in the U.S. and Europe on many platforms. |
Nice On | Golf | B&W | Video | |
One Piece Grand Battle: Swan Colosseum | Fighting | Color | Video | |
Ou-chan no Oekaki Logic | Picross | B&W | Video | |
Pocket Fighter | Fighting | B&W | Video | |
Puyo Puyo Tsu | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Puzzle Bobble | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party | Platform | B&W | Video | |
Rhyme Rider Kerorikan | Music | Color | Video | |
Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousen Sha | Action/Platform | B&W | Video | This game is in the Mega Man series. |
Rockman EXE WS | Action/Platform | Color | Video | This is a title in the Mega Man Battle Network series. This game is a platformer like Mega Man Network Transmission, rather than an RPG. |
RUN=DIM: Return to Earth | Sidescrolling Shooter | Color | Video | |
SD Gundam: Operation U.C. | Sidescrolling Shooter | Color | Video | |
Sennou Millennium | Puzzle | B&W | Video | |
Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden | Wrestling | B&W | Video | |
Side Pocket | Billiards | B&W | Video | |
Soccer Yarou! Challenge the World | Soccer | B&W | Video | |
Space Invaders | Shooter | B&W | Video | |
Tetris | Puzzle | Color | Video | |
Turntablist: DJ Battle | Music | B&W | Video | |
Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no Shisha | Fighting | Color | Video | |
Umizuri Ni Ikou! | Fishing | B&W | Video | |
Wasabi Produce: Street Dancer | Music | B&W | Video | |
Wonder Classic | Golf | Color | Video | |
Wonder Stadium '99 | Baseball | B&W | Video | |
XI [Sai] Little | Puzzle | Color | Video | Also known as "Devil Dice." It was one of the few Yaroze homebrews to see a commercial release on PlayStation. It was later ported to WonderSwan. |
Translations
There has been some translations of Japanese language games as well. There seems to be no central location of all available translations, but below are some useful links. Note that these links all contain translation patches only. Dump your own roms
RomHacking.net's English WS Page