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For my money, the best Game Gear Sonic title. Very detailed graphics, cutscenes between zones, catchy music and solid controls make it feel like the "Sonic 3" of the handheld entries.
A decent entry in the series - good graphics for the time and refines a lot of aspects that were flawed from the original, such as save and recharge stations. However, barring a few tracks, the music is mostly ambient bleeps and bloops, and the gameplay can get pretty repetitive by the end of it all.
So far this hack has been amazing. A love letter to both 4chan as well as video games in general, with many levels accurately recreating the aesthetics or mechanics of other games. The difficultly level is a bit all over the place though.
One of the best Pokemon games released. Great soundtrack, entertaining NPCs, and a decent story for a Pokemon game.
2020
One of the best Pokemon games I've played despite being fanmade. The sprite work for all of the designs is consistently well done and hilarious, and all of the Pokemon are designed to have at least decent stats and move pools. The routes are true gauntlets full of plenty of trainers to keep your team in shape. The added quality-of-life improvements, such as the EXP share and revisions to HMs, all make the game feel very fair, despite its steep difficulty curve. It will test you in a way no official game does, but it is completely doable and well worth the time.
Great Mario game on the Game Boy with tight controls, catchy music, and a unique set of worlds to explore. It's a little on the short side but makes for a fun couple of evenings.
1990
One of the best games on the NES. Great beat 'em up with light RPG mechanics that is surprisingly pretty manageable in terms of difficulty.
One of the best Kirby games out there. Typical of other 2.5D entires in this era, but with a shocking story, wonderful world to explore, and a hard-as-shit True Arena.
2023
A great return to form for the WarioWare series. This is basically a spiritual successor to Smooth Moves and fills those shoes very well by using the Joy-Cons to their fullest ability. A lot less content than Get It Together and Gold, but right in line with the rest of the more gimmick-centered entries of the series.
1994
Super comfy game with a GOAT soundtrack, beautiful environments, and amazing controls. A smooth difficulty curve keeps it from overstaying its welcome and makes it a blast to come back to.
2008
Amazing rhythm game. Perfect way of teaching basic rhythmic skills to amateurs as well as a fun game to perfect.
Still one of the best games in the series. The simple control scheme and lack of gimmicks make this a fun entry to come back to and perfect.
One of the best Kirby games out there. Great music, fun abilities, and some pretty difficult challenge stages.
1996
One of my favorite games of all time. The only reason it's not 5 stars is that the remake is superior in nearly every way, especially in the graphics department.
Despite the flack that Gen 1 gets for its perceived brokenness, this game holds up pretty well. As long as you prepare a team in advance and have a game plan set, it's not overly difficult, and the extra additions that Yellow brought, as minor as they are, made the experience a lot more fulfilling.