Mobile Golf (Game Boy Color) — Price Guide & Live Deals

What this Mobile Golf page covers

Live eBay listings for Mobile Golf on Game Boy Color. Camelot developed it and Nintendo published it in Japan in 2001. It was never released outside Japan, so every copy is a Japanese cartridge with Japanese text. Listings that call it a "Japan import" or "Japanese ver." are describing the only version there is, not a regional variant.

The game's headline feature was online play through the Mobile Adapter GB, Nintendo's Japan-only accessory that connected a Game Boy Color to a mobile phone. That official online service shut down long ago, so today the online modes are a historical curiosity, and a lot of buyers want the cart for collecting rather than for playing online.

Use the condition chips above the deal grid to sort what comes through:

• Loose means cartridge only. It's the most common listing and the cheapest way in.
• CIB (complete in box) means the cartridge plus the original box and manual.
• Sealed means factory-sealed or graded copies. This chip is often empty.

The price table shows asking prices from active listings. They are what sellers want, not what copies sold for. Use them as a starting point for negotiating, not as an appraisal.

Mobile Golf vs Mario Golf GB: don't mix them up

Mobile Golf is not the Japanese version of Mario Golf on Game Boy Color. That 1999 game came out in Japan as Mario Golf GB. Both are Camelot golf games for the same handheld and are often listed close together, but they are different games. The feed requires both "mobile" and "golf" in the title, so Mario Golf GB listings don't appear here. Before you buy, check that the title and the cart label both say Mobile Golf, not Mario Golf.

Mobile Golf with the Mobile Adapter GB

A large share of Mobile Golf listings pair the cartridge with a Mobile Adapter GB, usually titled as a "set" or "+ Mobile Adapter GB". The feed keeps these listings, because they include the game, but it drops adapter-only listings that just mention the game.

These sets ask well above a cart-only copy, and they can land in the CIB or Sealed chip, which raises the asking prices those chips show. If you only want the game, compare a set's asking price against the boxed cart-only listings, not the chip's overall numbers. If you want the adapter too:

• Check what the set includes. Ask whether the adapter's connection cable is there and whether everything is still in the box, because the photos don't always show every piece.
• The adapter was built for Japanese mobile phones of the era, so it can't reach the official service any more. Buy it as a collectible or for the box, not to play online.

Mobile Golf: loose vs CIB vs sealed

Loose is the cartridge on its own, usually with some label wear. It's fine for playing, as long as the save works (see the checklist below) and you're happy with Japanese menus. The Game Boy Color isn't region-locked, so a Japanese cart runs on a US console.

CIB adds the cardboard box and the Japanese instruction manual. Game Boy Color boxes are thin cardboard and many were thrown away or crushed, so a clean box is most of what you pay for over a loose cart. "With box" or "with manual" doesn't mean complete. The CIB chip sorts listings by their title and condition, so it can't confirm that every piece is there. Check the photos.

Sealed copies rarely show up. When they do, they're priced as collectibles.

Manual-only, box-only and "no game" listings are filtered out, so everything in the feed includes the cartridge.

Spotting Mobile Golf reproductions

The feed drops listings that call themselves repros, reproductions or aftermarket carts, but a fake listed as an original gets through. Mobile Golf is a Japan-only game in demand outside Japan, which is the kind of title that gets reproduced. Compare the label print, colors and shell against known authentic photos, and treat a copy priced far below the other loose asks as a warning sign.

Mobile Golf verification checklist by condition

Loose:

• Compare the label against a known authentic Mobile Golf photo. Check the print sharpness and the colors, and that it says Mobile Golf rather than Mario Golf GB.
• Licensed Game Boy and Game Boy Color carts use a 3.8mm Gamebit security screw. A Phillips screw on the back means the cart has been opened (often for a battery swap) or is a reshell or bootleg. An opened cart isn't necessarily bad, but the seller should say why it was opened.
• Save battery. Some sellers state outright that the cart "can save", and that's worth asking for. The original save battery is a flat coin cell, and cells this old routinely fail. Unless the seller confirms a save holds after the power is turned off, plan on replacing the battery.

CIB:

• Make sure the box and manual are for Mobile Golf, not another Camelot golf game, and that the cart label matches.
• Check the box for crushing, tears and sun fading, and the manual for writing or missing pages.
• For adapter sets, confirm that the adapter and its cable are both shown.

Sealed:

• Resealed Game Boy games exist. Unless the copy is graded, compare the seal against known authentic photos, and be wary of a sealed copy priced well below other sealed asks.

Mobile Golf buying gotchas

• Mario Golf GB listed nearby. It's a different game. See the section above.
• Adapter sets in the price table. They raise the CIB and Sealed numbers. Compare like with like.
• Adapter-only listings. Listings that mention Mobile Golf only to say which games the adapter supports are filtered out. If a listing's title is unclear, check the photos for the cartridge.
• "Untested" or "as is" listings are filtered out, because a dead cart or a dead save battery is the usual reason a seller won't test.
• Lots and bundles that include Mobile Golf are filtered out. If you want a lot, search eBay directly.