Uchuu Senkan Yamato on Game Boy is one of those old-school space shooters that feels like it was ripped straight from an anime episode. You're piloting the iconic Yamato battleship, blasting through waves of enemy fighters while dodging asteroids and energy beams. The controls are simple—d-pad to move, buttons to shoot—but some of those later stages get brutal.

First time I played, I got wrecked by the third boss because I didn’t realize you could charge your shots. The pixel art’s actually pretty decent for a Game Boy title, with chunky sprites that make the Yamato look legit. Music’s all bleeps and bloops, but it’s got that classic 8-bit charm.

Definitely a nostalgia trip if you’re into retro space shooters or the original series. Just don’t expect anything groundbreaking—it’s pure, simple arcade action.