Monster Rancher Battle Card GB ROM

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Monster Rancher Battle Card GB, known in Japan as Monster Farm Battle Card GB is a handheld game released in 1999 for the Nintendo Game Boy Color system. It is the first game in Tecmo’s Monster Rancher Battle Card series, featuring a card game incorporating the popular characters from the Monster Rancher series. It was followed by Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II for the Sony PlayStation entertainment system which featured additional monsters.

In the beginning, you must choose a male or female character (Alf or Aya) and take a quiz. The answers will determine which team of three monster cards you shall receive- the Power, Miracle, or Speed team. The object of the game henceforth is to battle your way through various temples to earn more Attack cards and Item/Effect cards. If you defeat the boss at the end of each temple, you receive a disk to unlock at the Shrine back in town to receive a new Monster card.

Although the Monster Rancher series is known for the ability to import game content via CDs, Monster Rancher Battle Card GB has no equivalent functionality. Instead, the player takes a short “personality test” to determine his starting deck and then can win additional cards by defeating opponents as well as new monster cards by defeating dungeon bosses. While a code system is also in place, only a select few cards catering to a single monster along with some general support can be obtained through this method.