The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Game Boy)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Game Boy)

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. 

College Slam (Game Boy)

College Slam (Game Boy)

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.

MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head (Game Boy)

MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head (Game Boy)

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.

DragonHeart (Game Boy)

DragonHeart (Game Boy)

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. 

Stargate (Game Boy)

Stargate (Game Boy)

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 Jam: Tournament Edition (Game Boy)

NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Game Boy)

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.

NBA Jam 99 (Game Boy Color)

NBA Jam 99 (Game Boy Color)

NBA Jam 99 brings the NBA to the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The port was released in 1999 and developed by Torus Games.

Star Wars: Yoda Stories (Game Boy Color)

Star Wars: Yoda Stories (Game Boy Color)

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.

Choplifter II (Game Boy)

Choplifter II (Game Boy)

Choplifter II is a military-themed search and rescue Game Boy game by Beam Software. Players fly a chopper over war zones, jungles, and through tight cave tunnels with the objective of rescuing hostages from an unnamed enemy.