Game Boy · 1992
Cool World
A handheld platform game released in 1992 that brings a cartoon-inflected side-scrolling structure to the Game Boy.
- Publisher
- Ocean Software
- Format
- Cartridge
- Genre
- platform game
- Released
- 1992
01
Overview
Cool World arrived on Game Boy in 1992 as a side-scrolling platform title. It follows the standard Game Boy format of a single cartridge and a straightforward level-based progression. Its release predates the console’s later era of more ambitious platformers, placing it among the system’s earlier third-party entries.
02
Why it matters
As an early Ocean Software platform game for Game Boy, it documents how publishers adapted their console output to the handheld’s limits. It offers a compact look at 1992 platform design on a system that defined a generation of portable play.
03
The physical edition
A typical complete copy centers on the cartridge, a manual, and the box, though regional editions can differ in language, labels, and included materials. Collectors should confirm the specific region and packaging before assuming a set matches another.
04
Playing it today
The game plays directly on original Game Boy hardware and on well-supported emulators. Its short, linear structure makes it an easy pick-up for anyone curious about early handheld platforming.