I put this game down for so long, I started it back when I was in High School I think, right around the time I started getting into JRPGs and game collecting so this game fell by the wayside after only getting 1/3 the way through the game.
Finally picked it up again, playing on a frontlit NES GBA to emulate the look of the DS phat I played it on originally back then. I find some of the game design annoying, like baby Mario flying off over pits or inside bosses where he is hard or impossible to reach, and how slow the game can feel at times, but it's all really minor and I think the game is great. I'm sure the SNES version looks and sounds better but this was the only version I knew originally.
I love the backgrounds so much, especially the autumn forest ones and the caves. The cave theme in this game is AMAZING. Slightly spooky slightly soothing. I suck at video games so this game can be a little hard for me, but otherwise it is such a cozy game with pretty graphics and great music and a laid back approach to gameplay (in most levels).
If you haven't played it already you should give it a try on a lazy afternoon.
Finally picked it up again, playing on a frontlit NES GBA to emulate the look of the DS phat I played it on originally back then. I find some of the game design annoying, like baby Mario flying off over pits or inside bosses where he is hard or impossible to reach, and how slow the game can feel at times, but it's all really minor and I think the game is great. I'm sure the SNES version looks and sounds better but this was the only version I knew originally.
I love the backgrounds so much, especially the autumn forest ones and the caves. The cave theme in this game is AMAZING. Slightly spooky slightly soothing. I suck at video games so this game can be a little hard for me, but otherwise it is such a cozy game with pretty graphics and great music and a laid back approach to gameplay (in most levels).
If you haven't played it already you should give it a try on a lazy afternoon.