“The game’s developers clearly had a great time creating this game, and you’ll have just as much fun playing it.” Imagine you’re a game developer for a moment. You’ve been given the task of re-creating a classic arcade game, Donkey Kong. A game spanning an astonishing four (!!!) levels, the game featured surprising longevity for … Read more
An uninspired port saved only by the admittedly cool E-Reader support. October 29, 2003 – Overshadowed by the re-releases of Super Mario World and Yoshi’s Island, Nintendo has finally ported Super Mario Bros. 3 (also known as Super Mario Advance 4) to the Gameboy. But is this nearly fifteen-year-old game worthy of praise? Maybe, maybe … Read more
The not so classic sequel to the great Mario world. Although not as well known its still a great game. i never found a copy of this on the snes and emulated it 3 times getting up to world 3,4, and 5 on each of my respective tries. Finally getting this game in my hands … Read more
This game is an absolutely great port from the Super Nintendo to the Gameboy Advance. This game can entertain anyone who has played it before or anyone who has not. Graphics-9/10 The graphics are completely amazing and mesmerizing. Most of the animation runs smoothly and is barely ever choppy. Only certain areas have slow downs, … Read more
In 1995, Nintendo decided to craft a new Mario tale, telling of the origins behind our beloved Mario and company – Super Mario World 2: Yoshi‘s Island. Using the new Super FX2 chip, this game’s stunning graphics and unconventional platform gameplay captivated SNES players around the world. However, caught up in the whirlpool of the … Read more
INTRO Super Mario Advance was one of the must-have launch titles for the Gameboy Advance released in the UK on the 22nd June. The collection consists of Super Mario 2, first released on the NES format and then adapted to the SNES collection ‘Super Mario All-Stars’. The second title in Super Mario Advance is the … Read more
Well, this is it. After delibrating whether or not to splash out the vastly inflated price for an import GBA and game – ordering one, cancelling the order in a rare moment of adult decision-making and common sense then re-ordering it … it’s here, and I’m impressed. Very impressed. The GBA itself is awesome, it … Read more
I’m not really sure what to think of the current trend of remaking old, classic games for current systems, such as the Gameboy Advance. Technically, this should provide gamers who missed out on the original versions of these games a chance to play them. Unfortunately, it seems that many of these recreations are either half-hearted … Read more
Mario and Donkey Kong. Industry icons from Nintendo’s earliest days – the franchise characters that started it all. Though more recently they’ve set their sights on new horizons, the duo used to be the greatest of enemies. At least, until Donkey Kong became smitten with Mario’s new toy. Mario vs. Donkey Kong is partially inspired … Read more
IntroductionFrom a long time ago that both Mario and Donkey Kong became some of the most famous characters in the videogame history, and they have already appeared in some games together (like in Super Smash Brothers, or whatever the name is…), but what if they had to fight each other for a real battle, I … Read more