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Cookie Cutter<\/strong> (PC) – Got this one in a bundle, and it’s definitely been one of those games that came out of left field and is awesome. A metroidvania with excellent 2D artwork and a very fun brawler-like combat system. Too bad the game is bugged in a way that makes 100% completion impossible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Man<\/strong> (GB) – All the Game Boy Mega Man games got dumped onto Nintendo Switch Online recently, so I played them all! This one is incredibly basic and there’s not much to say about it other than hey owned this as a kid!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Man II<\/strong> (GB) – My friend owned this when we were little kids, and it was the first Mega Man game I ever beat. That should be a good indication of how surprisingly easy it is. An absolute cakewalk, and not all that fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mega Man III<\/strong> (GB) – Then Capcom went and over-corrected, and we get this. MMIII is brutally hard, but mostly because the game seems to have been designed around “gotcha!” moments more than a proper difficulty curve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Man IV<\/strong> (GB) – They finally got it right! The difficulty is finely-tuned here, and the general design steps away from just copying the NES games. I’d like nothing more than to declare this the pinnacle of Game Boy, but…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mega Man V<\/strong> (GB) – This is easily the cream of the crop. Instead of just re-using bosses and stages and weapons from the NES games like the rest, Mega Man V is a completely unique game. And it’s all the better for it! A truly excellent game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quest for Camelot<\/strong> (GBC) – A Zelda-lookin’ game that’s on NSO for some reason. Played it out of curiosity and… well, I feel like the proverbial cat. Not a very good game at all. Slow, tedious, and has bosses with like a million hit points. AVOID!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picross S8<\/strong> (Switch) – It’s more picross. What else is there to say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animal Well<\/strong> (PC) – Holy heck what a wonderful little game. A metroidvania that is more than happy to let players figure out its many, many, many<\/em> secrets all on their own. The sense of discovery is strong with this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willy’s Wonderland<\/strong> (Switch) – A cheap, low-quality tie-in for a movie that came out three years ago. I bought it because I happen to be a big fan of said movie, fully expecting for the game to be hilariously bad. It’s really just kinda boring, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Killer Frequency<\/strong> (PC) – A fun mystery\/adventure game wherein you play as a radio host who helps keep people from being serial killed. There’s a YouTube series coming for it soon, if you want my detailed opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wario Ware Inc<\/strong> (GBA) – One of my earlier writings<\/a>. My feelings have not changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door<\/strong> (Switch) – Honestly, I think the fact that it took me over a month to beat this probably says enough. But if you can’t read between the lines: it’s both a long game and<\/em> I opted to savor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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None!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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