Review scoopings 4/5 · Jun 3, 2025
In Many Ways a 3 Star Game, But My Goodness That C64-Style Music!
Preliminary: (I'm playing the original release, which was for Gameboy). It's all quite redundant and innocuous. I am flying through these levels, some mediocre collision masks, otherwise solid platforming for a GB game. It's got Dash/Run and you can bounce on enemies so I'm content. The real highlight is the C64/Commodore-esque music. Haven't heard this vibe in a while and …
Preliminary: (I'm playing the original release, which was for Gameboy). It's all quite redundant and innocuous. I am flying through these levels, some mediocre collision masks, otherwise solid platforming for a GB game. It's got Dash/Run and you can bounce on enemies so I'm content. The real highlight is the C64/Commodore-esque music. Haven't heard this vibe in a while and it's a nice breath of fresh air. I didn't even know Gameboy could do these sounds! (Lol I had to edit this. It said fresh of breath air lol)
It's a bit slippery in controls, esp with Dash/Run, but otherwise it is a raelly solid, hooking platformer. The tunes really are excellent, to boot. It's challenging yet reasonable.
Day 2
Ugh this was going so well. Why did Act 7 and 8 have to change things up from platforming. (Well, at least Act 8 with the minecart had platforming in it)
Ugh and now tihs sled riding is bogging it down too. Definintely no higher than a 4 star due to these unnecessary levels.
There is a lot graet about this game (fast fun platforming, amazing music, addictive) and also a lot bad abuot this game (some slipperiness, bad implementation of pick-up-item mechanic, some questionable boss mechancis namely the final boss)
Look: 7.5/10 Run of the mill, but pretty impressive for Gameboy I suppose
Sound: 9/10 I didn't realize how much I had missed good C64 music
Play: 8/10 Some definite faults and headache levels, but overall I was fully hooked from start to finish.
Feel: 8/10 First half is top notch fun Feel, overall it's still a great Feel and the music is enough to warrant at least an 8
Attachment: 7.5/10 This would make the list of Gameboy platformers to replay mostly thanks to the music... not sure how often I will return to specifically Gameboy platformers tho
Overall: 8/10
Completion: Main Game
Playtime: ~50 mins
