The Early Days Collection adds 3 more games to the lineup

Konami has announced it Yu-Gi-Oh: The Eternal Duelist Soul, The sacred cardsand Reshef of Destruction will be part of the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collectiona remastered package of classics Yu-Gi-Oh titles. The Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection was announced in February as part of the franchise's 25th anniversary, which included a number of reveals such as a new anime based on the card game's history and updates to ongoing games such as Master Duel.

Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection digs deep into its back catalog, where its retro titles have very different rules compared to today. All of these games were previously released on the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance systems, with Early days collection make them available in one package. The Early days collection is set to launch on February 27, 2025, with the game coming to Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. While five games have already been confirmed, Konami is confirming three more titles that will be included in the bundle.

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Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection includes rare card pre-order bonus

Finally, fans of Yu-Gi-Oh can get their hands on some rare retro games that were never originally released in North America!

The addition of these titles was announced at the official Yu-Gi-Oh Retro Games Twitter account, which focuses on retro-themed products. Earlier in October, it was announced that the first three Game Boy and Game Boy Color Yu-Gi-Oh games would be part of the package. It is now confirmed Yu-Gi-Oh: The Eternal Duelist Soul, The sacred cardsand Reshef of Destruction has also been added to the lineup. While The sacred cards considered a nostalgic classic, The Eternal Duelist Soul considered one of the best Yu-Gi-Oh game ever made.

What games are in the Yu-Gi-Oh: Early Days Collection?

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Game Boy) [Japan only]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 2: Dark Duel Stories (Game Boy, Game Boy Color) [Japan only]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (Game Boy Color) [Originally released in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 3: Tri-Holy God Advent]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of the Great Duelist (Game Boy Color) [Japan only]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 (Game Boy Advance) [Japan only]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (Game Boy Advance) [Remake of the Japan only Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (Game Boy Advance) [Originally released in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7: The Duelcity Legend]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction (Game Boy Advance) [Originally released in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8: Reshef of Destruction]

Reshef of Destruction is not looked back on too fondly, as it is a highly contested title among fans. Some like it because of the difficulty level compared to nails The sacred cardswhile others consider it too steep of a curve filled with a number of mechanics that extend the game's playtime in a way that fans find frustrating. Both games have an early version of Yu-Gi-Oh the card game's mechanics and elemental weakness systems are also a point of contention between nostalgia-driven and newer fans.

There are still many fans who are happy to see these older ones Yu-Gi-Oh games that are remastered and ported to new platforms. A lot of these older games, specifically Duel monsters, Duel Monsters 2, Duel Monsters 4and Duel Monsters 6were only released in Japan, so some fans will be able to experience these games for the first time. With even more titles yet to be announced, fans are hoping for the return of games like Forbidden memories and Dungeon Dice Monsters in this collection.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early days collection

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Early Days Collection collects some of the best Yu-Gi-Oh! games from the past, including Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists and Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2.

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