Nations: Land of Legends is one of those Game Boy Color gems that feels way bigger than it has any right to be. You start by picking a faction—samurai, vikings, knights, or something else—and immediately get thrown into this surprisingly deep mix of turn-based strategy and RPG elements. The pixel art has that perfect late-90s charm, with little battle animations that still make me smile.

What really hooked me was how different each playthrough feels. One game I’d be carefully negotiating alliances, the next I’d just go full warlord and steamroll everyone. The terrain actually matters too—try charging cavalry through swamps and watch them get wrecked by archers. Learned that the hard way.

It’s got that classic "one more turn" addiction, but with chunky GBC buttons instead of a touchscreen. Still holds up if you can track down a copy.