Konami announced Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, a nostalgic package that includes several classic games released between 1998 and 2004. The collection will launch for Nintendo Switch and PC on February 27, 2024.
What is in Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection?
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection commemorates the card game’s 25th anniversary. As such, Konami is including the retro card games in its celebratory package. As of right now, there are eight games confirmed for the collection, with more to be revealed at a later date. Here are all the games announced so far:
- 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 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)
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection modernizes these classic titles with several features including quality of life improvements, a save/load option, and online support. At launch, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist will support online battles. More games will get online support post-launch.
Preorders for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection physical edition are available now at select retailers for $49.99. Digital preorders will be announced in the futures. Players who opt for the physical edition will receive on of two Quarter Century Secret Rare Harpie’s Feather Duster cards to add to their collection.
Kazuki Takahashi’s Yu-Gi-Oh! began as a manga series back in 1996, and was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It then spawned the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in 1999, which is based on the fictional Duel Monsters game in the manga. This nearly coincides with the initial release of the anime in 2000.
