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Super Mario Land (GB)
by DavidG91
Super Mario Land is just one of many Mario games in the popular Mario series. It was originally released in 1989 on the Game Boy.
The game has only 4 worlds with 3 levels within them, which could be seen as somewhat negative since most Mario games are longer. However, the levels can keep you trying for quite a while, ... especially if you are less experienced in gaming.
This is not your typical Mario game either. Rather than having to fight it out with Bowser, you will in fact have to battle Tatanga and 4 other bosses he puts forward at the end of each world. To move even further away from normality, you are not looking to save Princess Peach, but rather Princess Daisy.
The game is the familiar side scroller however, and other than the different enemies, is really your typical Mario game. It's a challenge for a lot of people and good fun.
The major flaw with the game is the fact that you cannot save the game at any point. If you want to complete the game you will have to do it all at once, and you will never have any record of your achievements.
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Super Mario Land (GB)
by Hermanthetosser
Kids these days, eh? Playing their Xboxes with their Fallout Nuclear Holocausts and Bioshocks and Killzones, you fear for the new generation. Where are the Super Mario games? Where's the friendly charm? These days they're shunned in favour of frankly outrageously realistic killing simulators, which are, admittedly, tremendous fun but not ... quite what you'd want little Billy to be getting stuck into on Christmas morning in front of nana, because that's what happens these days folks.
During my childhood, I remember playing simple yet fiendishly enjoyable delights on my Gameboy: Tetris! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! And, of course, Super Mario Land. SML is not too different from the vast majority of Mario games. As you scroll along sideways avoiding gaps in the ground, spikes and assorted baddies, you busily collect coins and power-ups and extra lives and make your way to the next level and, ultimately, rescue Princess Daisy from Tatanga. It's difficult to describe why this is such a good game, it's probably down to nostalgia as much as anything else, but it's littered with classy touches and full of charm.
If you've never played it and you have a Gameboy knocking around, have a go, you won't be disappointed. If you used to love it, get it again!
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Donald Duck Quack Attack (GB)
by DavyMichelle
Every now and again I like to pick up some of the kids' games consoles and have a go myself. Obviously I only do this when no-one is looking. I had a go at this game over the weekend, Donald Duck's Quack Attack on a game boy. It can be played on any colour game boy and is mostly available second hand from what I have found on the ... internet when looking for a price. The great thing about games that aren't current releases is that they're so much cheaper than their newest counterparts.
Basically this game means you get to be Donald Duck going through doing a role playing game. I thought Donald was really good graphically, and I liked playing as him. It made a nice change to be a duck for a while. I went through the game collecting gold coins and jumping on enemies heads. The idea was that I was going up and over all these platforms and ledges, and up and down trees etc in search of my missing Daisy Duck.
As it happens, I never did find Daisy duck because I couldn't get all the right collectibles on the last few levels. I'm sure a small child would be fine doing this though and that I just didn't care enough to look properly. Although I didn't complete it myself, I think a lot of kids would be competitive and perservere with the hidden collectibles.
This is a fun little game with lots of good details. I thought Donald Duck looked exactly like you'd expect him to on a DVD which is probably why my grandson is always playing this game. He was easy to move around, and the levels started off nice and easy and got progressively harder as I went through.
I thought the music to this was a bit annoying in places, but overall it was upbeat catchy stuff that made the game more enjoyable to play. This is a young kid's game really, not meant for adults! But I had a good time playing it and I can see why the grandson is so quackers about it now.
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