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Platform
Game Boy
Genres
Puzzle
Release date
November 1, 1991

Summary

Brainbender is an off‑beat puzzle title for the Game Boy that turns the handheld into a tiny optics lab. You spend each stage angling mirrors to guide laser beams, turning simple geometry into a satisfying challenge.

The game stretches across 120 levels, each one demanding that you zap a handful of quirky foes—floating gas spheres, orbiting satellites, and the ever‑present electrobrains. By positioning mirrors just right, the laser slices through these obstacles, turning what looks like a maze of light into a clear path forward.

Progress isn’t saved automatically; instead, Brainbender hands you a password after each completed stage, letting you pick up the puzzle where you left off. It’s a clever nod to the era’s portable constraints, and it keeps the brain‑bending fun going long after you’ve turned the console off.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Single