Yu-Gi-Oh!started out as a lighthearted shounen manga centered around games of chance.

One of these was likely your very first Yu-Gi-Oh!

deck, but which of the original structure decks was the best?

Yugi in front of an Egyptian tablet with some of his most powerful cards.

Regardless, theEarly Days Collectioncompiles 14 chapters in the early handheld history of the series.

Duel Monsters

1998, Game Boy

Perhaps the most celebration-worthy aspect of Yu-Gi-Oh!

Duel Monsters is the fact that it got localized at all after 27 years.

A collage of Yu-Gi-Oh! Monsters that can be summoned using Tributes, Fusion, or Links.

The game is now playable in languages other than Japanese and is the first TCG-focused title in the series.

It was the second Yu-Gi-Oh!

game after amonster battleron the PS1.

Seto Kaiba standing in front of a Blue Eyes White Dragon Jet and Obelisk from Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Duel Monsters came out two months before the official card game itself did.

As such, it follows the rules set in the manga source material.

There are exactly 365 cards in the game.

Split image of characters from Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection.

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If you’re a newcomer, it will be a disappointment.

became a yearly, iterative series in the line of sports games.

A collage of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Cards that are from the starter decks such as Relinquished, Blue Eyes White Dragon, and Dark Magician.

Other than that, it’s only notable for a Solid Snake cameo.

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Monster Capsule

2000, Game Boy Color

The biggest reason Yu-Gi-Oh!

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They lacked tutorials, and the Early Days Collection itself makes only minimal efforts to circumvent that issue.

The early games were also largely menu-based, rather than having a proper story or exploration.

This makes Monster Capsule a much more palatable offering than other titles in the series.

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It boasts an actual story, isometric visuals and appearances by series favourites.

IP for its Game Boy Advance debut.

There is no story mode, no tutorial, and the game boots you directly into a match.

Triple-A Games

Dungeon Dice Monsters was adapted into a real-life tabletop game in 2002.

Its presentation makes it more welcoming to newcomers than previous titles.

This will be one of your best entry points into the series as a debutant duelist.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection