Kirby Super Star has a weird design even for Kirby, but it paid off back on the SNES and even more so in its DS revision.
This game wasn't beloved just because the N64 was starving for RPGs.
The sequel to Retro's stunning achievement was nearly even better, until it wasn't. But it's still wonderful despite its faults.
The Fire Emblem with the protagonist that (justifiably) dislikes every Fire Emblem protagonist that came before him.
Nintendo nailed the Punch-Out!! formula decades ago, and the few tweaks it's received since have only improved this slice of arcade goodness.
Zelda, but make it tiny.
Games don't need to be difficult to be a source of joy.
Sure, this series started out on the Famicom, but we know it from its worldwide Game Boy Advance debut, so that's the name.
Bongos or no, Jungle Beat is the pinnacle of Donkey Kong platformers, because it's much more than "just" a platformer.
You could not make two Fire Emblem games more dissimilar than Awakening and Thracia 776, and yet, I like them just the same.
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To this day, the Thousand-Year Door is the best balance of all of the things that make playing Paper Mario games worthwhile.
