Based on the film’s plot, players travel to the Isla Sorna where they are tasked with preventing smugglers from the nefarious corporation BioSyn from extracting and exploiting the remaining dinosaurs. In the 1990s Torus worked on several licensed property tie-ins and ports to handheld. The low Australian dollar against the US and many other currencies made Australian studios like Torus attractive for outsourcing, though the budgets and timeframes—usually for Christmas—were tight.
Collage Slam on the Game Boy features 44 real college basketball teams and five game modes, which take place as arcade-style two-on-two matches.
A tie-in game to the tv series, Torus’ “MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head” is an adventure game for the Game Boy console where players go from escaping detention to freeing a gang leader from prison.
Torus Games’ DragonHeart was released on Game Boy in 1996 alongside the fantasy film of the same name. As the hero Bowen, players befriend the dragon Draco and fight other draconic beasts to end the reign of the evil King Einon.
Beam Software’s Stargate for the Game Boy is a Tetris-like puzzle game where players must close the gates to prevent an invasion from the alien ruler Ra.
NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC was brought to the Game Boy Color by Torus Games in early 2000. It features two-on-two basketball games and includes a secret Melbourne team called Torus.
Torus Games’ Game Boy port of NBA Jam Tournament Edition is a two-on-two basketball game featuring NBA teams and their star players. Tournament Edition ups the ante of a regular basketball game with its ultra sped-up “Juice Mode” and power-ups that incite “monster dunks” and bombs that send players to the ground.
“Your Game Boy is about to become a man.” Duke Nukem on Game Boy Color is a side-scrolling platformer and shooter by Torus Games.
Star Wars: Yoda Stories is a top-down adventure game where players take on the role of Luke Skywalker as he trains and completes missions for the Jedi Master Yoda.
Disney’s The Lion King: Simba’s Mighty Adventure follows Simba’s journey from cub to king as told in the films The Lion King and The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride. The Game Boy Color game is mostly a side-scrolling platformer where players, as Simba, roar, claw and roll to defend themselves against dangerous creatures.
