Okay, so Animorphs on Game Boy Color is basically that childhood book series nostalgia hit in pixel form. You start off as Jake and the gang, sneaking around trying not to get caught by the Yeerks—those creepy brain-slug aliens—and then boom, you find out you can morph into animals. First time I played, I got way too excited turning into a tiger and immediately got wrecked because I forgot stealth was a thing.

The morphing isn’t just for show either—each animal actually plays different. Hawk Tobias can fly over gaps, Cassie’s wolf form sniffs out hidden stuff, and Rachel’s grizzly mode? Pure chaos, in the best way. Missions mix sneaking, fighting, and some light puzzle-solving, and yeah, the Yeerks are everywhere, so you’re constantly switching forms to adapt. Graphics are classic GBC—chunky but charming—and the music’s got that late-90s adventure vibe.

If you read the books, it’s a weirdly faithful little adaptation. If you didn’t? Still a solid action game where turning into a cockroach to hide under tables never gets old.