Nintendo finally found the time out of their cold, dark schedules to release the 10 Game Boy Advance games to 3DS Ambassadors over the past two days on unsuspecting gamers. I must say that I haven't played the overwhelming majority of these games, so it's nice to have something new to play on my system, despite those games being pretty old. In the season of giving, I've decided to share my thoughts thus far on 8 of those 10 games. Don't worry, I'll talk about why I haven't played the other two.
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
I'm not a particularly big fan of F-Zero. I've also heard that this incarnation isn't that great, so I've put off playing this one for now. Hopefully I'll get back to it sooner rather than later.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
While I love Mario Kart, this is one I've always missed out on. I've never heard particularly good things about it, and after playing 2 Grand Prix's of it, I can safely say it's the worst Mario Kart on paper. While not as frustrating as Mario Kart Wii, the game is just boring, and the controls are pretty off. Therefore it's not high on my list to continue playing it.
Wario Land 4
I was always a big fan of the first Wario Land game, but I never played sequential releases of it for some reason. While my re-introduction to the series has started a bit slow, I'll continue forward since I know it'll be good later on.
Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
I think the Super Nintendo version of this game is technically the superior product, but since I don't have a functioning SNES, this one is passable. Yoshi's Island is still a very fun romp of a game that no one has really tried to emulate for some reason, but it is a joy to play.
Metroid Fusion
I'm a big Metroid fan, and while Fusion isn't something I love, I decided to see the opening and save. I'll get back to it later since I want to focus on other games I haven't played out of this batch of games.
Wario Ware: Mega Microgames
This game has always been at the top of my list since these games have always intrigued me. While it is a bunch of mini-games, they're very short and enjoyable. I plan on doing all of the mini-games until I beat it, but since each section only takes about 3 minutes, I'm guessing it won't take me more than 2 hours to beat everything.
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Kirby games are a mystery to me. I liked the first one on Game Boy, and then I never played another one, like the Wario Land games. I played some of the other ones on Wii, but the only one I liked was Kirby's Adventure. When I started playing Amazing Mirror that question of 'why am I playing this?' creeped into my head until I shut it off. Sorry Kirby, you're just not for me.
Mario vs Donkey Kong
I loved March of the Minis on DS, but I knew going in that this was vastly different from that concept. What I didn't realize though was how close it was to Donkey Kong '94 on the original Game Boy, a game that I really should get back to finishing at some point. It's something I plan on completing, despite only being done with World 1 of.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
I haven't played this one, so I can't comment on it. While I liked what I played of Radiant Dawn, and I liked what I played of Shadow Dragon, it will probably take a lot for me to get into the Fire Emblem series.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
This is my favorite GBA game of all time. I started the game and played through the intro, but I'll get back to it later. I've had my fill of Zelda this year with Ocarina of Time, the original Zelda, Adventure of Link, Link's Awakening DX, Four Swords Anniversary and Skyward Sword. It's time I gave Zelda a break, she's been through a lot this year.
Alright, so those are my thoughts thus far on the 10 Game Boy Advance Ambassador games. Some I enjoy, others not so much. I appreciate what Nintendo did for early 3DS adopters, since they really didn't have to do anything for them. I enjoy my 3DS, and carry it around with me everyday. These games, in addition to the 10 NES games they released in September are great gifts, and motivated me to keep my 3DS at my side almost the entire time.
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