Ranma 1-2 wɔ The Game Boy so yɛ saa Japan-nkutoo aboɔden abo a wɔanyɛ no wɔ amannɔne da no mu biako —a ɛyɛ aniwu, efisɛ nokwarem no, ɛyɛ ɔfã-scroller ketewa a ɛyɛ den. Wobɔ sɛ Ranma (ɛda adi sɛ), wohuruw wɔ ne barima ne ne mmea ntam wɔ ɔko no mfinimfini, a ɛde anigye twitwiw ka punch-and-kick nhyehyɛe a wɔtaa yɛ no ho. Asɛm no nyinaa fa akyi a wodi ano aduru a wɔka sɛ ɛyɛ ne nnome no ho, enti hwɛ kwan sɛ anim a wonim no pii fi manga/anime no mu a ɛrepue akɔ mmoa anaasɛ wɔbɛtow nsa.

Ɛwɔ sɛ classic game boy Jank —hit detection betumi ayɛ iffy, na ebinom jumps te nka sɛ way tighter sen sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ —nanso sprite adwuma no yɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛda adi ma hardware no. Sɛ woyɛ fan wɔ series no mu a, ɛyɛ bere capsule a ɛyɛ fɛ a ɛwɔ fan service bi a ɛfata. Kɛkɛ a, nhwɛ kwan sɛ wobɛko a emu dɔ anaa biribiara.