Play Great Greed Online

Great Greed came out for the Game Boy in 1992 from Namco. It was part of that wave of early 90s portable games that tried to do something a little different, a full RPG adventure you could hold in your hand. You don't hear about it as much as some other titles from that time, but it had its own distinct flavor.

You control a hero named Hare on a quest to stop a polluting mad scientist. The main goal is to cleanse the world by defeating him, which involves traveling through forests, towns, and dungeons. You explore the world screen by screen, fighting monsters in simple turn based battles where you attack with a sword or use items. A key mechanic is using food items to talk to animals and NPCs, which is often necessary to get hints or progress. The game moves at a steady pace, though some of the required conversations can make it feel a bit slow. It feels like a quirky, personal adventure from a time when developers were still figuring out what a handheld RPG could be.