Pretty faithful retelling of the story up until the 2 year time skip. While the platforming in the main log is a unique gimmick in this title, I can't say I really enjoyed it and felt like it detracted from the experience. The game is at it's peak with the other logs that allow you to play as the other characters and annihilate hundreds of enemies in one level. It does get repetitve too, but thats most likely the case with every Warriors game. One Piece fans will most likely enjoy it, but there are definitely better Warriors titles out there.

My first time playing Circus Charlie was all the way back in my childhood when my brother bought one of those bootleg plug-and-play consoles from my mall's toy store that came with a bunch of NES roms. That console introduced me to a handful of NES classics that I would come to enjoy such as the first Mario game, Popeye, Ice Climber, and this game of course. When I had it, I only got past the first couple of levels due to my lack of skill and the console eventually breaking. Those NES games became a memory for a little while until I eventually got curious and discovered what emulation was thanks to my curiosity of wanting to play Circus Charlie again.

One small issue I have with this port is it is missing a level from its arcade counterpart, which is the trampoline level. I assume it was due to technical limitations but it still sucks nonetheless. The other five levels are intact and they include riding on a lion hopping over rings of fire, walking on a tight rope jumping over monkeys, jumping from ball to ball, riding a horse, and swinging on the trapeze. As you can tell, a lot of jumping is involved and the levels will require you to have good timing and precision with your jumps as the levels get more difficult as you progress. It's pretty hard when you get to the horse and trapeze, but satisfying when you beat all 5 levels.

One last tidbit I'd like to mention is that this port of the game never got an official localization. You could get the Arcade Archives version of the original arcade release or play that version on those Konami classic collections on Ps1 & DS. but having this version on NSO would still be a neat addition to have. It's a criminally underrated NES game and you should totally emulate it.

Ironically enough, this is technically the first 3d Zelda-like game as it predates Ocarina of Time by a few months. Ocarina of Time is a far better title, but that doesn't mean this isn't good. It's got a solid soundtrack ,good graphics for its time, cool areas to explore, and MECH FIGHTS! The plot is wacky and the game is genuinely funny. Only criticisms are the jumping in this game can be weird at times, the dungeons are a bit too simple, and the game isn't very long. Even with all of these in mind, is still an underrated N64 classic definitely worth playing.

What would be a perfect remake to the greatest kart racer of all-time was sabotaged by Activision's greed. The developers went above and beyond with adding all the Nitro Kart tracks and a few new ones too, a plethora of new characters, and tons of cosmetics for your karts and the characters. Problem is that you need to grind for a lot of that by collecting Wumpa Coins. To get lots of Wumpa Coins you either have the option of playing online or spending money on the microtransactions that Activision forced the developers to include. The online has problems with disconnecting and could be better set up in how it pits people together. I would not say I am bad at this game. I have beaten every Oxide ghost and most of them were fairly easy, but I can't count how many times I either got disconnected or got my ass kicked by people way better than me. This remake had potential to be a perfect 10/10 remake, but Activision's questionable and greedy choices prevented that. Even with it's glaring issues, this is easily worth the $40, especially if you haven't played the original.

Fantastic beat 'em up with perfect difficulty. Astro Boy controls well and his handful of moves are extremely fun to use and pack a punch when you attack enemies. The boss fights are really fun too and will test your skill and require you to get good if you want to complete the game. However, accessing the final level is rather confusing and I didn't enjoy that you needed to talk to specific characters in a specific order. It's what deterred me from completing this game for years as I didn't even know it existed when I first played it as a kid. That being said, it is still a fantastic game and easily the best game on the GBA.