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Summary

Micro Machines V3 on the Game Boy Color surprised me with its polished feel despite the handheld’s limits. Developed by Novalicious and published by THQ, the title translated the series’ 3‑D racing vibe into a crisp 2‑D experience that still captured the frantic, top‑down action fans loved. Critics were kind‑hearted: GameRankings aggregated an 85 % score from four reviews, while French magazine Consoles+ gave it 92 % and Edge 90 %, and outlets like Game Informer and GameFan scored it 8/10 and 92/100 respectively. The buzz was enough to catapult the game to the top of the UK charts within two days of its March launch, briefly holding the number‑one spot. It’s a neat reminder of how a well‑tuned handheld racer could punch above its weight in the early 2000s.