Konami GB Collection Vol. 1

Konami GB Collection Vol. 1 is the first compilation release by Konami of their earlier Game Boy titles, featuring the following games:

• Nemesis, renamed to Gradius for the Collection rerelease
• Castlevania: The Adventure
• F-1 Spirit, renamed to Konami Racing
• Probotector, a.k.a. Contra or Operation C

This is also the only volume in the series that entirely consists of previously-released Game Boy games, rather than some rereleases along with some new ports of older arcade or NES titles thrown in on the later volumes.

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Konami GB Collection Vol. 1 is the only release in the series where the numbering was kept the same for both Japan and Europe. Although the title screen was redesigned for the European release like other volumes, the numbering was not changed.

Subsequent volumes would rearrange the release order, i.e. the Japanese Vol. 4 became Vol. 2 for the European release, affecting the numbering of the remaining two volumes. Thus Vols. 2 and 3 in Japan became Vols. 3 and 4, respectively, in Europe.

Super Game Boy	Game Boy Color

Super Game Boy Support#

The Japanese version was released for the Game Boy with Super Game Boy support, which included custom borders and palettes. For the Game Boy Color version, released only in Europe, all SGB support was removed.

Intro#

In addition to the logos getting updated, the titles were changed to the European names, as well as the color palettes getting updated. However, there are some slight differences in coloring in some pictures.

Super Game Boy	Game Boy Color

Main Menu#

The original Japanese version features a character from Tokimeki Memorial on the side, Shiori Fujisaki, while the European version features a picture of Christopher Belmont, taken from one of the Super Game Boy borders of the Japanese version.

Super Game Boy	Game Boy Color

Game Guide#

Absent from the later European version is a help screen, where Shiori from Tokimeki Memorial basically gives you advice and instructions on how to play the games included.

References#