I suppose I can finally beat Pokemon Blue and Link's Awakening now.

  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    2 months ago
    • Kirby's Block Ball
    • Gargoyle's Quest
    • Metroid 2
    • Bionic Commando
    • Wario Land
  • nemmybun [she/her, sae/saer]
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    2 months ago

    Some that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

    • Final Fantasy Adventure (first Mana game)
    • Castlevania II
    • Mario's Picross (if you're into picross)
    • Kirby's Dream Land 2
    • Super Mario Land 2
    • Mole Mania (if you like sokobans)
  • ashinadash [she/her]
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    2 months ago

    Catrap is a funny little puzzle game. Heiankyo Alien is a port of a really classic maze game.

    Surprised to see nobody recommend Mega Man V, which unlike its predecessors is a bespoke entry, very cool.

  • lil_tank [any, he/him]
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    2 months ago

    How come they developed for iOS and not Android? I get why you wouldn't port it on mobile at all so you don't have to deal with a touchscreen but I don't see why an open source project would go for the walled garden and neglect the more flexible and cheaper alternative

  • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    Donkey Kong 94 - great puzzle platformer

    Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru - Japan-only, but has an English patch. A lot of stuff from Link's Awakening was prototyped in this game

    • PointAndClique [they/them]
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      2 months ago

      Kaeru no Tame

      FrogPog

      Damn if this were released in English it would have been my whole identity as a kid

      • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 months ago

        There's an English patch so now it can be your whole identity as an adult!

        It's really good, though. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes Zelda games. Prince Richard from Link's Awakening is originally from this game.

        It's on the Japanese Switch Virtual Console (in Japanese though), too!

  • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Wario Land, especially 2 and 3. 1 is good too, just very different from later entries.