Almost 28 years after the Game Boy Color first hit shelves, the handheld is still getting new games. The latest one is Pineapple Kid DX from developer MHZ Games, and it comes the old-fashioned way: on a physical cartridge you slot into real hardware.
What Pineapple Kid DX actually is
It’s a puzzle game, and a brand-new GBC version of the original Pineapple Kid, which launched for the Game Boy back in 2021. This upgraded release adds vibrant colors, new modes and a built-in achievement system.
The pitch from the developer is straightforward: you navigate tricky levels, outsmart enemies and collect keys to unlock your path forward, in what MHZ Games describes as a challenging, replayable quest. According to the studio, the key inspirations were games like Kwirk and Amazing Tater – specifically their simplicity and clever level design.
There’s also a level builder baked into the cartridge, so you can design and test your own custom levels directly on hardware.
Key features
- Challenging puzzle gameplay
- Replayable levels
- Custom level creator
- Physical cartridge release
- Compatible with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy and Chromatic
- Printed instruction manual included
- Built-in achievement system
Where to get it and how it’s landing
The cartridge is available to buy through ModRetro, where the game currently sits at a 4.8/5 rating from players. It’s early days for a fresh release, but so far retro fans clearly like what they’re getting.
Because it runs on the original Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy and the Chromatic, you don’t need a specific niche device – anything from that list will do. Most people play GBC titles through emulation in 2026, so a new cartridge you can physically plug in is a genuinely different experience.
Not the only new GBC release this month
Pineapple Kid DX isn’t alone. Fall From Space also launched on ModRetro this month, which says a lot about how alive the homebrew and retro scene still is. Official support for these platforms ended long ago, but the community keeps making – and buying – new games for them.
If you want to keep track of what happens next with this one, we collect everything in one place in our Pineapple Kid coverage.
FAQ
It’s a puzzle game where you navigate tricky levels, outsmart enemies and collect keys to unlock your path to victory. The developer describes it as a challenging, replayable quest.
MHZ Games lists compatibility with the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Game Boy and the Chromatic.
Yes. It ships as a physical cartridge with an instruction manual, sold through ModRetro.
The original launched for the Game Boy in 2021. This DX version adds vibrant colors, new modes and a built-in achievement system.
Yes, the cartridge includes a level builder that lets you design and test custom levels.