Game Boy

Xenon 2: Megablast is one of the more technically ambitious vertical shooters on the original Game Boy, a handheld conversion of a well-known computer game by the Bitmap Brothers.

The original came from one of the most stylish European development houses of its era and was famous for its audiovisual identity, including its link to the Bomb the Bass track Megablast. Carrying that heritage onto monochrome handheld hardware gives the Game Boy cartridge an unusually prestige-driven appeal for a shoot 'em up.

More from the Museum's Journal: Just In: Xenon 2, When the Bitmap Brothers Came to the Game Boy.