Review Date: October 28, 2021 Release Date: November 18, 2002 Platform: Game Boy Advance Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Open Platformer After discovering Super Metroid years after its release, I was hooked on it. I would play the game over and over trying to come up with a route that could be completed in under… Continue reading Metroid Fusion
Category: Game Boy
Link’s Awakening
Game Data: Review Date: June 4, 2021 Release Date: August 1, 1993 Platform: Game Boy/Game Boy Color Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Adventure Anecdotes: Like Metroid and Kid Icarus, Zelda finally made it over to the Game Boy. Unlike the Metroid series, though, Zelda’s Game Boy entry came after the SNES iteration. This meant that… Continue reading Link’s Awakening
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
Review Date: May 13, 2021 Release Date: November 5, 1991 Platform: Game Boy Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Linear Platformer Description: Pit is back for another adventure, which is very similar to the first. Pit will climb three underground stages, go left to right across three horizontal stages, climb three overworld stages, followed by a stage where… Continue reading Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Review Date: May 12, 2021 Release Date: November 1, 1991 Platform: Game Boy Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: Having played Super Metroid (review coming June 14) extensively, I was always curious about the opening cutscenes. They show Samus with a baby Metroid. I was thinking, “Wait a minute. Where did that baby Metroid come… Continue reading Metroid II: Return of Samus