Saturday, December 11, 2004

Newer Mario Games for the GBA

I had the opportunity to play two Mario games yesterday; Mario Pinball Land and Mario vs Donkey Kong. They were both recently released for the GameBoy Advance. I've played Mario vs Donkey Kong a bit more, as it has been more fun than Mario Pinball Land. So far I've made it up to level 2-4 in that game, and I've been making decent progress. The puzzles in it haven't been too hard yet, but I know they're going to increase in difficulty soon.

Mario Pinball Land has been a bit of a disappointment. The gameplay is pretty monotonous, even though the pinball levels are unique. You get to fight the usual array of Mario baddies and collect coins and stars, but after awhile it's just boring. I definitely have no interest in picking it up for the GameBoy Advance as it hasn't been very enjoyable.

Well, I'm going to head back and play some more Mario vs Donkey Kong... or maybe I'll try and beat the next level in Advance Wars 2. At least I'll have something to do on my freetime before this Christmas! Afterwards, well, hopefully I'll be able to play a new Nintendo DS!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mario vs. Donkey Kong is awesome. I think I made it up to World 4 or something. Believe me, the game does get trickier.

PrezKennedy said...

I've advanced into level 3 now, and it is definitely getting more difficult.

Anonymous said...

What's really hard is earning a star in each level. It's worth it though, since that unlocks extra stages.