it is the same game, although strangely I prefer the original SNES version slightly more. The colors on the GBA look slightly washed out, and they replaced some of Yoshi's sound effects to make it more like Yoshi's current voice. It's silly, but I prefer Yoshi's 'bree-burp' SNES sound over his baby Yoshi voice he adopted after Yoshi's Story.
Well the SNES cart used a special chip for 3-D graphic effects and scaling and rotating sprites, so maybe the GBA one was easier to emulate?
Donkey Kong Country 3 was one of the very first games I reviewed for The Dallas Morning News. I thought it was pretty cool that I got to review such a big time game right off the bat.
Don't forget about Yoshi's Island and Chrono Trigger!
Yeah Fantasy Life is one of those games I'd like to play, but I haven't gotten around to yet. Two reasons why I don't have it. One, there's just no way I can play ALL the games out there. You know I play a lot as it is. Second, I don't want to get too addicted to it like I do Animal Crossing games. :) Ha ha!
Level 5 does a good job with a lot of their games. They may not always be perfect, but they have a lot of heart. There is an upcoming Level 5 game I'm looking forward to, though. It's called Yokai Watch. It's kind of like Pokemon, except you capture ghosts and goblins from Japanese legends and folklore, which are all collectively called "Yokai." The game is very popular in Japan, with two sequels and a second season of a kids' anime. We're getting the first game in the US later this year as well as the first season of the cartoon show! The game looks cute and has a tinge of a Ni no Kuni feel to it (another Level 5 game), and I think Yokai monsters are interesting so I'm going to keep an eye on that one.
What? No FF6 yet?
Two awesome games from 1995 to look out for: Yoshi's Island and Chrono Trigger.
I never liked how Amano drew people (too pale and wispy) but I loved how he drew their clothes, and also all the monsters!
Bayonetta was a neat action game, but I stopped playing it because I didn't like having to fight angels. I like angels, I don't want to fight them!
Hooray for Captain Toad and LEGO Batman 3! I hope you try the DLC case in Dual Destinies, too. That's the best one!
My family lives in the nothern part of Alabama. Huntsville, Albertville areas. Did you stay at Lake Guntersville?
Those are some good choices. Here are some of mine.
I like it in Kirby Super Star when you have a Wheelie helper. You can jump on him and Kirby dons a helmet and you can ride on Wheelie like a motorcycle and Kirby even gets to shoot stars. It makes the escape from the Halberd even more epic!
Speaking of Kirby Super Star, my brother's favorite abilitiy is the Yo-Yo. He ALWAYS had to be the Yo-Yo guy when we played.
In Kirby 64, I liked combining electric and ice because it turned Kirby into a fridge and he would shoot food. Also, electric and fire was fun because Kirby would rub his head to generate static electricity, but he would rub too hard and would set his head on fire! Also, Cutter and Rock let you sculpt Kirby into walking statues of his animal friends.
There are so many great abilities that it is really hard to choose! That's why Kirby is Nintendo's best character!
What parts of Alabama did you drive through? Do you know? I have a bunch of relatives who live in Alabama.
