Original Release: Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, 2004Other Releases: Wii U (2014) Multi-board pinball that stars poor Mario as the ball. Mario Pinball Land (Game Boy Advance, Nintendo, 2004) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Mario Pinball Land is a largely nice-looking, well-playing pinball game that just gets totally hamstrung by bad layout….
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MARIO KART : SUPER CIRCUIT
Original Release: Nintendo, 2001, Game Boy AdvanceOther Releases: Wii U (2014) Super Circuit is a fairly straightforward follow-up to Mario Kart 64. Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA, 2001, Nintendo) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! The look of Mario Kart Super Circuit is like a scaled-down emulation of the Nintendo 64 version,…
KONAMI KRAZY RACERS
Original Release: Konami, 2001, Game Boy AdvanceOther Releases: iOS (2009), Android (2011), Wii U (2015) Konami’s take on the Mario Kart formula is quite competent, though the characters may not all be as familiar. Konami Krazy Racers (GBA, Konami, 2001) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Konami Krazy Racers, or WaiWaiWaiWaiWaiWai Racing,…
GOLDEN NUGGET CASINO
Original Release: Majesco, 2004, Game Boy AdvanceOther Releases: Nintendo DS (2005) An extremely basic collection of casino games. Golden Nugget Casino (GBA, Majesco, 2004) Where to Buy: Play-Asia How to Emulate: coming soon! Golden Nugget offers up generic and uninspired casino action. There’s a passable range of games but no “story mode” of any type…
CRUSHED BASEBALL
Original Release: Summitsoft, 2004, Game Boy Advance An “extreme” baseball title (sans MLB license) in the tradition of arcade titles like Baseball Stars. Crushed Baseball (GBA, Summitsoft, 2004) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Seeing Gregor Clegane stuffed into a baseball uniform on the cover should indicate to you right away that…
BASEBALL ADVANCE
Original Release: THQ, 2002, Game Boy Advance A nice-looking baseball game brought down by a bad batting system. Baseball Advance (GBA, THQ, 2002) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Baseball Advance is an otherwise great baseball game ruined by the worst batting system ever. But let’s start from the beginning and work…
WWE: DAY OF RECKONING
Original Release: THQ, 2004, Gamecube This branch of the Yukes wrestling empire sought to replicate the more deliberate and technical style and customization options of the classic Aki Nintendo 64 games. WWE: Day of Reckoning (Gamecube, 2004, THQ) Where to Buy: Amazon / PlayAsia How to Emulate: coming soon! Though developer AKI never did release…
ULTIMATE MUSCLE: LEGENDS VS. NEW GENERATION
Original Release: Bandai, 2002, Gamecube The Kinnikuman series got its first really good entry with this Gamecube title, developed by wrestling legends Aki. Ultimate MUSCLE: Legends vs New Generation (Gamecube, Bandai, 2002) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Kinnikuman, known as M.U.S.C.L.E Wrestling in the West, was a big trend in the…
SUPER MARIO STRIKERS
Original Release: Nintendo, 2005, Gamecube A fast, simple and arcadey soccer game developed by Next Level. Super Mario Strikers (Gamecube, Nintendo, 2005) Where to Buy: Amazon / PlayAsia How to Emulate: coming soon! I generally shy away from reviewing games based on sports that I know nothing about and have no real interest in. Thankfully,…
MARIO SUPERSTAR BASEBALL
Original Release: Nintendo, 2005, Gamecube This Namco-developed baseball title was the first outing on the diamond for the Mario crew. Mario Superstar Baseball (Gamecube, Nintendo, 2005) Where to Buy: Amazon / PlayAsia How to Emulate: coming soon! Nintendo’s internal R&D teams have historically had the magic touch, but only with certain types of games. They…