Play Gremlins 2 Online

I remember picking up Gremlins 2 for the Game Boy back around 1990. It was a Sunsoft release, one of those many licensed games that tried to capture a movie's chaos on the tiny screen. This was the era of chunky pixels and simple loops, and it fit right in with other portable adventures of the time.

You control Billy, the main character from the films, and your job is to rescue your girlfriend from the gremlins that have taken over a skyscraper. You move from room to room, clearing each screen of enemies before you can proceed. Your main tool is a little bow that shoots arrows, which feels a bit slow but gets the job done. You also find keys to unlock doors and other items to help you progress. The game moves at a deliberate pace, and the difficulty can be unforgiving, with enemies respawning if you leave and re-enter a screen. Navigating the building's many identical-looking floors requires a good memory, and the whole experience feels like a tense, methodical hunt.