Konami Collection 3 on Game Boy is like digging through a time capsule of late '80s and early '90s gaming—except you don’t have to blow into cartridges to make it work. You’ve got Castlevania’s moody castles, Contra’s ridiculous run-and-gun chaos, and a few deep cuts that’ll make retro fans grin. The ports are surprisingly solid for Game Boy hardware, though yeah, some of the screen crunch is real (good luck spotting tiny projectiles in Gradius).

What’s cool is how these versions often tweak things just enough to feel fresh—like Castlevania’s rearranged music that somehow works better in chiptune. Contra’s still brutally hard, but the slowdown when things get hectic almost feels like a mercy. I kept switching between games every 20 minutes, chasing that hit of nostalgia while secretly cursing how much muscle memory I’d lost. If you’ve got a soft spot for Konami’s golden age, this one’s a no-brainer.