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Game dossier

Booby Boys

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Action-adventure chest-collecting game for Game Boy

The briefing

About this game

Booby Boys is an action-adventure game released for the Game Boy on June 25, 1993, and developed and published by Nichibutsu.

Gameplay

Each level challenges you to collect all of the sparkling chests. A key then appears, allowing you to open the door to the next level. Each world contains ten levels, and worlds can be tackled in any order.

Enemies and a time limit stand in your way. Pressing the B Button digs a hole that can trap enemies when they walk into it. Pressing B while facing a hole closes it; if an enemy is inside, it is defeated and awards points. Defeated enemies are replaced by tombstones, which cannot be dug on. On higher difficulty settings, holes can also kill the player.