Reviews from

in the past


it's not great, but for being Nintendo's first attempt to bring an NES quality game to the Game Boy it works well enough and has some quality ideas

This is like a shittier Super Mario Bros.

This is one of those games that reminds me just how amazingly far gaming has evolved from it's primitive beginnings.

Moreso than Tetris, this was my go-to Game Boy game. A svelte, tight experience that (if played again-and-again to master it's jumps) could be completed in a breezy half hour.

I still like the catchy tunes, the bare-bones graphics and the responsive controls. It doesn't look like much by today's standards but it's incredibly fun.

There are better 2D Marios out there, but this game serves its purpose well. It’s great to have a Mario game on the go & SML delivers a concise, fairly entertaining bitesize adventure for players to experience while out & about with their Game Boys. The controls aren’t 100% there & one could argue it’s a little too short, but honestly, it’s largely inoffensive, and especially back in the day, having portable Mario was worth the compromises.

Shitty physics,boring levels,some of the easiest bosses created and it still has some banger songs to offer not gonna lie,it's a solid 6/10 for me