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Play The Grinch (US edition · English) Online
Grinch, The
Play The Grinch online on GBC. Sneak through Whoville to steal presents and decorations before time expires. The Whos react when they notice you, so this overhead game combines route planning with evasion rather than the gadget-heavy adventures of other versions.
Browser play

Game Boy Color (GBC) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play The Grinch
Quick start
Choose Play Game and follow the first mission. Move over gifts to collect them, check the remaining quota and use B to crouch before trying A on snowy ground to make snowballs.
Controls
The D-pad moves. B toggles crouch/stand. As Grinch, A throws snowballs or bubbles while standing and makes snowballs while crouched on snow. As Max, A jumps standing or barks crouched. START pauses.
The Grinch — About this game
The Grinch for Game Boy Color. Watch the present quota and timer while finding a route past the villagers. A snowball can interrupt pursuit, but crouching also changes what your action button does. Gather snowballs on snowy ground before entering a place where snow is unavailable.
The Grinch Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · gb
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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