Konami Collection 4 is one of those Game Boy gems that makes you wish you had a time machine—or at least a comfy couch and a free afternoon. It’s a solid mix of old-school Konami hits, the kind that feel familiar but still surprise you when you realize how much fun they are even now.

You start flipping through the menu, and suddenly you’re torn between blasting through a side-scroller or puzzling your way through something slower. The controls are simple (it’s the Game Boy, after all), but some of these games still pack a challenge. I remember getting stuck on one level for way too long before figuring out the trick—no shame in peeking at a walkthrough.

If you grew up with these, it’s pure nostalgia. If not, it’s a weirdly charming history lesson in how games used to be. Either way, it’s worth the playtime just to see how much personality they squeezed into those tiny cartridges.