The Game Boy Color has obviously been out of production for decades, but a brand-new video game is coming to Game Boy Color in 2026, nearly 30 years after the handheld was first released. Video games don't release for GBC every day, although that has not stopped the handheld from maintaining a surprisingly active community.
Nintendo's 1998 handheld still has a dedicated audience of collectors, retro gamers, and developers making new homebrew games for the Game Boy systems, with modern cartridges continuing to appear long after the hardware left store shelves. The rise of devices like the ModRetro Chromatic has also made playing these games more accessible, essentially giving the Game Boy Color concept a modern home without abandoning the original hardware and cartridge experience.
Buddy: The Video Game is one of the strangest new upcoming official games for 2026, not just because it is being made for the Game Boy Color, but because it is a movie tie-in based on a fictional children's show. ModRetro has announced the survival horror game as a new Chromatic title, with a planned Q4 2026 release on the ModRetro Chromatic that is also fully compatible with the original Game Boy Color. The game is based on the upcoming Buddy movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters on August 28, and is about It's Buddy! It's Buddy! is a children's TV show starring Buddy, a bright orange unicorn who spends his days singing, dancing, and teaching children lessons about happiness, until one child refuses to play along.
دە سەرەوەی تەواوت دروست بکە یەک ئاشکراکردن لە یەک کاتدا.
دوو خاڵ هەڵبژێرە بۆ گۆڕینەوە پێش ئەوەی لە ڕیزبەندی کۆتایی خۆتدا قفڵ بکەیت.
Developed by playinstinct and published by ModRetro, Buddy: The Video Game will bring that same strange world to a Game Boy Color-compatible cartridge. The game mixes survival horror gameplay with visual novel storytelling and several mini-games based around Buddy's children's show. Overall, it has three core modes:
There is also a Mini Game Mode for players who want something a little less horrifying. This mode includes a collection of cheerful activities based on Buddy's show, including dancing, dusting, painting, riding, and batting challenges. Players can compete for high scores and achievements, creating a fun, bizarre contrast with the survival horror game.
پێش ئەوەی تایمەرەکە بگاتە سفر، ئەوی نامۆ بدۆزەرەوە.
سەرچاوەی فەرمی بە زمانی ئینگلیزی: https://gamerant.com/new-game-boy-color-game-2026-buddy/
