VGS: "Pinball games, most people will probably turn up their nose at them, but in fact they can be really fun. Like puzzle games, I prefer to play them on handhelds, so that’s what all my pinball games are for. Here I give my thoughts on the four pinball games I played extensively enough to say something about them: Kirby’s Pinball Land on the Game Boy, Pokemon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire and Super Mario Ball on the Game Boy Advance and Metroid Prime Pinball on the Nintendo DS. As you can see, all of them are spin-offs of big Nintendo franchises, but which of these is the best?"
From Xfire: "Is Super Metroid still as super as it once was in 1994? If not, which Metroid game is better than the influential title?"
I look forward to the day any game beats that Super, Metroid or not.
Hollow Knight come damn near close to knocking Super Metroid from the top of my list, that’s a huge achievement for such a small team.
The problem for me is I’ve been waiting for a 2D Metroid that beats Super but I don’t think I’ll ever see that day. I still play the original 1-2 times a year and a few randomiser plays.
Fully agree with the list and all points it makes for each game. I’m expecting Dread to fit in the middle of that list but I’m happy to be wrong about that.
"Kirby has a long history of fun-filled adventures and it all started on the original Game Boy so let's explore his humble pocket-sized origins." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
Kirby25 is a week-by-week video celebration of the Kirby series' 25th anniversary. For more, check out the Kirby25 archive. This week, Michibiku's own Jenni Lada (@JMariye) drops by to check out Kirby's first he's-a-ball-now outing, Kirby's Pinball Land for the Game Boy! HAL combined its Kirby world and Revenge of the 'Gator expertise to make a game that's silly fun if you're as bad as [Michibiku is] and less silly fun if you can actually accomplish anything.
