@OutofPrintArchive I find it interesting where esteem for this game seems to have gone down since it was released. I think contemporary reviews give it something of a pass simply being on Game Boy. Like, the music is literally programmed incorrectly and plays incorrect pitches. It's a pretty messy game (but I secretly still like it).
@scribblemacher While the games were definitely scaled down for the Game Boy, I loved all of them as they released.
Sadly, I wasn't able to find reviews for 4 or 5 in the magazines I've scanned.
Well, not on Game Boy at least.
But if anyone knows of reviews for them in UK magazines, let me know. I might have them.
I've been looking for Mega Man reviews on the Game Boy, as they were all added to the Nintendo Switch Online service this weekend.
But besides the first 3, I'm having a hard time finding any.
Review for Mega Man 1 on Game Boy from Club Nintendo Volume 4 Issue 4 - 1992 (UK)
A little extra for today.
The brand new rescan of Club Nintendo Volume 5 Issue 1 - 1993 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.
As always with these rescans of magazines I did more than a decade ago, this one has much more accurate colour levels as well as extra shadow detail and overall sharpness.
@Dennis5891
I love when they were written like this.
Or with lots of personality and passion, no matter how silly they could get at times.
Much more so than the overly serious magazines like the Official Dreamcast Magazine for instance.
That one, despite adoring the console, never gelled with me.
They took themselves way too serious and felt way too critical to the point of being mean at times.
Personally that's why I don't enjoy EDGE as well. Feels to cynical and harsh for me.
Strange. I don't remember this one on N64. It seems familiar, and I remember a good amount of games from the N64 era, but this one escapes me despite being slightly familiar.
I did just get a Switch, I might have to check it out.
@Dennis5891 I got it when it came out. People hated on the game since it wasn't a direct sequel to Yoshi's Island.
But if you take it on it's own, I really liked it and had a blast with it.
Also, I never understood the controversy behind the water temple, it seemed no more difficult than any other temple, or any other challenge in other games.
Not trying to flex, promise.
@Dennis5891 Me neither.
Sure you had to look around a bit, bit it never stood out to me back in the day.
Perhaps it's another one of those things that started leading its own life when the internet became a big thing.
Star of Providence is a 'roguelite shootemup' releasing on Switch in Feb 2025. It looks pretty good. I'm sure it's beyond tough (these games always seem to ramp up the difficulty factor 😂)
#MajorasMask running natively with 60 FPS on #Linux#PC , no emulation, with an improved #N64-like controller by #Retrobit. What a time to be alive. :awesome: 🥹