Product Overview
- Product Name: Monster Truck Wars
- New or Used: Used
- In Box or Loose: Loose
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Save Battery Status*: Not Applicable – Does Not Use Battery
- Notes: Sharp copy of Monster Truck Wars for Nintendo Game Boy with the original instruction manual and dust cover included; cartridge is clean and fully tested for reliable play. Clean, collector-friendly presentation that’s ready for your shelf.
Photos show actual product for sale — no stock images used.
What's Included
- Game Boy Game Cartridge: Yes
- Manual / Instructions: Yes
- Cartridge Case / Dust Cover: Yes
- Original Retail Box: No
- Extras:
Game Description
Dirt sprays, engines howl, and oversized tires claw for traction in Monster Truck Wars on Nintendo’s Game Boy system. This top-down racer drops you onto rough-and-ready courses packed with mud, jumps, and tight turns where one clean line can win the lap. You’ll battle for position in a crowd of hulking trucks, threading through hazards and pushing hard through every corner as the track tries to toss you off your rhythm. Keep it smooth, stay aggressive, and let the horsepower do the talking.
Released in 1994, this racing game for Nintendo Game Boy stands out with a rowdy obstacle-course vibe and a garage mentality that keeps you chasing upgrades between events. Choose from multiple monster trucks, hit the shop to beef up performance, and use bursts of speed to snatch the advantage when the pack gets tight. It’s a classic cartridge release built for quick, satisfying runs, where sharper handling and smarter boosts translate directly into more control when the course turns nasty.
Gameplay Features
- Top-down racing view keeps the whole course readable, helping you plan turns, jumps, and passing routes.
- Run multi-lap races through checkpoints; miss one and you’ll bleed time while the leaders pull away.
- Hit the shop to upgrade your truck’s performance, boosting handling and speed for tougher events.
- Trigger Nitro bursts at the right moment to slingshot past rivals or recover after a messy corner.
- Obstacle-heavy tracks mix mud, ramps, and tight lanes that reward clean driving lines and quick reactions.
Historical Trivia or Fun Fact
Monster Truck Wars was released in 1994 by Acclaim and developed by Gremlin Graphics, bringing monster truck mayhem to Nintendo’s handheld era at the height of 1990s stadium-truck popularity. It’s commonly tied to the USHRA “Monster Wars” branding, and its top-down, obstacle-course format leans into the chaotic, crowd-pleasing feel that defined the scene. The result is a distinctly mid-’90s portable racer built around upgrades, boosts, and bruising track layouts.
Additional Details
- Variant: Standard Release
- Genre: Racing
- Year Released: 1994
- Publisher: Acclaim
- Developer: Gremlin Graphics
- ESRB Rating: N/A
- UPC: 021481501169
- SKU: 13535
- Format: Nintendo Game Boy Cartridge
- Platform: Nintendo Game Boy System (Original Game Boy)
- Region: NTSC (North America, Canada)
Important Information
- Original Game Boy cartridges also play on: Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS/DS Lite systems with a Game Boy cartridge slot (not DSi or later).
- *Save battery (if present) has been tested or replaced and is verified working at the time of listing.
- Photos show the exact item for sale — we never use stock images for used games.
- All used items are cleaned, tested, and 100% guaranteed to work.
- Backed by Retro Game Fan’s 60-day warranty.
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