The iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is celebrating the trading card game’s 25th anniversary with EARLY DAYS COLLECTION, re-releasing classic game titles for the modern era on both the Nintendo Switch and Steam.

Via a press release, Konami today announced the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION through retail and on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The Steam release will go live at 9 a.m. ET and is confirmed to be Steam Deck Verified. The collection includes 14 titles spanning the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, including some never released outside of Japan and available worldwide for the first time. Readers can check out the full list of Yu-Gi-Oh! games releasing on Nintendo Switch and Steam below and game imagery below.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION titles:

• 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! Monster Capsule (2000 JP/GAME BOY COLOR)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (2001 JP, 2003 US and EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6, Expert 2 (2001/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (2001 JP, 2002 US, 2003 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (2002 JP, 2003 US, 2004 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction (2003 JP, 2004 US and EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (2003 JP, US, EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (2004 JP, US, EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler (2004 JP, 2005 US/GAME BOY ADVANCE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Days of the Duelist: World Championship Tournament 2005 (2004 JP, 2005 EU/GAME BOY ADVANCE)

The collection will include a save/load anywhere feature — a feature not available at the time of their original releases.​ There will also be support for online battles in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist. After release, some titles will be updated to support online play. Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION also updates the original games for modern play, with upcoming features including control button layout customization and background settings.

Off-screen, Konami recently announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship will take place in Europe for the first time in five years. It kicks off in Paris, France, on August 30-31, with events scheduled in four categories: Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (Speed Duel format), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (Rush Duel format) and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. Readers can check out the official promotional trailer for the upcoming Championship below.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection

Digital Card Game

Strategy

Systems

ESRB

Rating Pending

Developer(s)

Konami

Publisher(s)

Konami

Source: Press release