Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards GBA box art

Game Boy Advance · RPG / Board, Card & Party

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards

SystemGame Boy Advance
Released2003
GenreRPG, Board, Card & Party
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
Players1 player
CommitmentEpic journey (20+ hours of adventure)
SeriesYu-Gi-Oh!
ESRBE
LegacyWell-known · legacy score 6

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards is a role-playing game released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Konami. It blends RPG and board, card & party elements.

It landed about 2 years into the GBA's life. Other notable GBA releases from 2003 include Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Sonic Battle.

It is part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series; on the GBA you can also try Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul and Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004. The series also appears on other systems with Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (GBC) and Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour (DS). Konami also made Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance for the GBA.

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards is a single-player game, so it's one to enjoy at your own pace.

Pick it if…

  • you want to get lost in a long quest
  • you have time for an epic journey (20+ hours of adventure)

Maybe skip it if…

  • you want instant action rather than menus, story and grinding
  • you are looking for something to play with friends
  • you only have a few minutes at a time

What playing Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards is like

Role-playing games trade reflexes for strategy and story. You build a party, level up, manage equipment and travel across a large world, usually through menu-based battles.

Tip for newcomers: Retro RPGs can require some level grinding and rarely tell you exactly where to go next. Talk to every townsperson, save often and use a guide if you get stuck: there is no shame in it.

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards gameplay screenshot on GBA
In-game screenshot (GBA)

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards cheats & codes

10 codes on file (Code Breaker). Here are a few Code Breaker codes to start with:

Max LP8202347C 270F
Infinite Deck Capacity82020C3C 270F
Max Duelist Level82020C40 03E7
Enable Code (Must Be On)00009161 000A 10003C20 0007
Alternate Master Code00009161 000A 10003BAC 0007
Infinite Money82020DA0 E0FF 82020DA2 05F5

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Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards walkthroughs & guides

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Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards FAQ

When did Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards come out on the GBA?

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.

Who made Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards?

It was developed by Konami.

Is Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards multiplayer?

No. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards is a single-player game.

How long does Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards take to play?

As a role-playing game, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards typically falls into the "Epic journey" category: 20+ hours of adventure. Your time will vary with skill and how much you explore.

Read more about Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards on Wikipedia. Facts on this page are compiled from the open libretro database and Wikidata; "legacy score" reflects how widely a game is documented across Wikipedia's language editions. Spotted an error? Let us know.

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