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My only big problem with Skyward Sword was that there really wasn't an overworld to explore.  Anytime you went down to the 'overworld' it was just a bunch of puzzles to solve, so it was like you're doing a dungeon before you get to the actual dungeon.  

But then, it was one of those situations where Nintendo couldn't win.  If they went with a traditional overworld, people would've been like, "Oh, Nintendo is just playing it safe and doing the same thing again."  So they tried something different and people complained anyway.  

I remember playing this game on Taito Legends 2.  The character designs were pretty neat.  

I'm going to list all the games I really liked on Taito Legends 2.  Hopefully you can try them!

Cameltry

Cleopatra's Fortune

Dungeon Magic

Elevator Action Returns

G-Darius

KiKi KaiKai (later games were Pocky and Rocky in the US.  Did you know a new Pocky and Rocky game is coming out this year?)

Kuri Kinton

Liquid Kids

Metal Black

Puchi Carat

Puzzle Bobble 2

Ramais

Space Invaders 95

The Xbox and PS2 versions had a couple of exclusive games.  Unfortunately I didn't have an Xbox so I didn't get to play Cadash and Bubble Symphony on those.  But at least the PS2 version had G-Darius!

I didn't think Skyward Sword was THAT bad.  I got the Switch version for my birthday but I haven't played it yet.  The orchestral music is very good here.  Around the time of the original game's release, there was a Zelda orchestral concert tour and my friend and I made a trip to Austin to see it.  That was very cool.  My favorite Zelda game is Link's Awakening.  Even that one has good music!

Of course my best game of 2020 was Animal Crossing.  Here's my full list:

http://www.gamerdad.com/blog/2021/01/01/carys-best-games-of-2020-awards-show/

For some reason, I remember seeing Alpine Ski in nearly every arcade I went to as a kid for a while.  Some Taito games like this and Jungle Hunt seemed very prolific in the arcades around me back then.

I have this game, it was one of the last games I bought for the DS.  Unfortunately I never got around to playing it!  Sounds like a neat idea, though, combining 2-D Metroid style gameplay with virtual pet elements.

Any Mario Kart game is just as fun in single player.  

From what I've seen of the trailer, most of the tracks in the Booster Pack come from Mario Kart Tour.  And you're in luck since most of the tracks you mentioned are in Mario Kart Tour.  I won't be getting the booster pack since I don't have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.  I have the original Wii U version and I don't want to spend full price for the same game again.  I think they should bring down the price of the deluxe game.

I don't play games on my phone mostly because I like to be more aware of my surroundings when I'm out and about.  The only games I played on my cell phone were ones that would only work on that format, not on an iPad.  So I played Pokemon GO for a little while as well as Pikmin Bloom and Pac-Man GEO, but that's it.  I do like playing some games on my iPad, though.  Especially the Animal Crossing mobile game.  That thing's been around for more than 4 years and I still play it!

I never played these games, but I watched my brother Jeff and his friends play a couple of them.  Since I watched a lot of Batman: The Animated Series as a teen in the 90's, I knew who most of the characters were in the games, too.  Which is unusual, because since I don't get into comic books, I have a hard time remembering all the names in those Marvel movies and such.