Japanese Carts

A guide to Japan-only Game Boy / GBC / GBA cartridges you can actually enjoy without reading Japanese — either because the game needs little to no text, or because a complete English fan-translation patch exists. Use the tabs below to browse playable imports and available English fan translations.

Japan-only Game Boy / GBC / GBA carts an English speaker can enjoy — either little/no Japanese needed, or an English fan-translation (T-En) patch exists. Each card links to a Japan-tuned image search to help you spot the real cart, and a copy button for the Japanese marketplace search term.

has T-En patch

These Japanese carts have complete English fan-translation patches — buy the JP cart, dump it, patch a copy, and play in English. Titles that also appear in JPN Playable are flagged.

also in JPN Playable

×‹›