Game Boy Wars

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During the 1990s, Nintendo released a series of Nintendo Wars games onto its Game Boy handheld system. These differed from Famicom Wars in that Famicom Wars was played on a square grid while Game Boy Wars was on a hexagon grid.

[edit] Game Boy Wars

Game Boy Wars
Developer(s)	Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Distributor(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	May 21, 1991
Genre(s)	turn-based tactics
Mode(s)	1-player, 2-player
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Media	cartridge

Game Boy Wars (ゲームボーイウォーズ, Gēmu Bōi Wōzu^?) is the second installment of the Nintendo Wars series, and was released by Nintendo on May 21, 1991, for the Game Boy in Japan. It was the first Nintendo Wars series installment on the handheld in Japan, where Famicom Wars was popular.

[edit] Game Boy Wars TURBO

Game Boy Wars TURBO
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Distributor(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	June 24, 1997
Genre(s)	turn-based tactics
Mode(s)	1-player
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Media	cartridge

Game Boy Wars TURBO was released on June 24, 1997. It features different maps, better hardware usage, and a different AI. This game is unique in the sense that it was developed by Hudson Soft instead of Intelligent Systems.

[edit] Game Boy Wars 2

Game Boy Wars 2
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Distributor(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	November 20, 1998
Genre(s)	turn-based tactics
Mode(s)	1-player
Platform(s)	Game Boy Color
Media	cartridge

Game Boy Wars 2 was released on November 20, 1998 and featured similar gameplay to Game Boy Wars. Like TURBO, it featured different maps, an altered AI, and a better and faster use of the hardware. This game also removed the Artillery B unit for unknown reasons.