Handheld Entries Done Right | Super Mario Land 1 & 2 Review (GB)

[@Nay089]

Excellent video! I hope one day these games get the Super Mario RPG remake treatment. These are the forgotten Mario games that are actually a ton of fun

[@Zek3nator]

I like the winged IPhones that jump at you. The creator of SML was truly forward thinking.

[@JerryDX]

So glad you're back! And your new art looks amazing!

[@PixelPowerstar]

Thanks! Worked really hard on it!

[@AlmyTheAlien]

Wario throwing his shoe at you before running off when you beat him is an absolutely incredible detail, especially for such a simple game. It's the pettiest little shit goblin move I've ever seen a villain pull in a game and I want more like it.

[@PixelPowerstar]

We need more of that in the main series, rather than just the spinoffs

[@Nic_2751]

Another great bundle review of these games, I do also appreciate the little mention of the manuals that’s a nice touch most overlook. “Mario has a complete body count” is also the best out of context line here

[@IntrestingYTObserver]

Always a good day when you upload. What I like about your style is that you mix in lots of historical context (like that rap at 8:00😂,) you use the actual enemy names, and you analyse the gameplay so throughly. I actually have an OG Game Boy with Super Mario Land, something about playing it on original "green tint" B&W hardware is so fun. One of the things I liked about it is how they even changed all of the sound effects from the norm. The coin sound, the jump sound, the power up sound, the take damage sound.. all different from the rest of the series. I hate falling down super fast after running off a platform though😅 You wouldn't understand how frustrating it is until you actually play it. I've never really got round to SML2, but I do have it on my 3DS, I just haven't got round to it yet lol. Keep up the high quality content. Waiting 3 months for an upload is totally worth it IMO when you're this entertaining and informative🎉

[@PixelPowerstar]

Super glad you liked it! This would have been uploaded like 2 months ago but using this video to learn a new editor definitely slowed it down (but it allowed for 4K quality so that's a plus)

[@scrubbl3dubbl391]

Glad the Mario reviews are back!

[@kaikomiyakazi8680]

Super Mario Land 2 is one of my favorite 2D Mario game, It's so upbeat and quirky, I love it! I'd say my only complaint is the difficult spike in the final level, probably resulted by the lack of linearity in the game, requiring levels with a similar level of difficult. But the game as whole feels like a breeze, not the most challenging of them, but one I always have a lot o fun playing :-)

[@nikitajaitly578]

How do you only have 700 subscribers this is amazing!!!!

[@LukeVaughn__]

I just recently subbed to your channel due to discovering your Mario reviews and enjoying them, so this was a very pleasant surprise! Excellent job on this btw, super excited for more Mario reviews! ^^

[@azaria_phd]

My first mario game ever was Mario Land for my Game Boy. Honestly, Super Mario Bros 3 is my favorite Mario game ever and I think it's basically peak Mario, but both Land and Land 2 are among my favorite games and I think do a lot of things right. Both of them have worlds that have a lot of personality, both introduce unique enemies and mechanics to each world and nothing overstays its welcome. Ofc the limitations of the Game Boy degrades the experience a bit, but I think both are still a lot of fun and Land 2 in particular could be among the best Mario games ever if it was done on the Mario World engine and had a couple extra levels - so much so that I plan to program that myself.

[@kaikomiyakazi8680]

Another great video!! Personaly, I love those 2 games as much as the classics from NES and SNES. There's this weird flavor to them that makes they really stand out from the rest of the series, going against many staples the series had far, like not having Bowser, Peach and Luigi in any of the 2 games, and working really great anyway. That's a similar feeling I have with the new game Super Mario Wonder and the reason I'm so excited to play it!

[@tsuki008]

Bro, your content is awesome.

[@michaelhockaday7426]

Back in the good old days when Nintendo wasn't afraid to experiment with every Mario game instead of just releasing cardboard cutouts with a few new ideas here and there.

[@lonecom685]

To be honest, they've been experimenting with Mario a lot in the Switcn era. Odyssey and Wonder are both very unique games

[@michaelhockaday7426]

@@lonecom685 in a sense, more so now, yes. Not with every game, but at least with some. In the old days, they did it with EVERY game.

[@gooeydude574]

But you don’t understand! If they don’t rehash Bowser every single game, Nintendo will instantly go bankrupt!

[@michaelhockaday7426]

@@gooeydude574 I don't mean story or characters. I'm talking about graphics, music, themes, etc.

[@madwax4771]

Mario Wonder, Odyssey and 3D World are 100% different games with different graphics and mechanisms. They still definitely experiment with every game.

[@gooeydude574]

The way you said Koji Kondo does the music reminded me of the Wario Land games(1, 2, 3 & VB) cause their music has a similar philosophy, if that makes any sense

[@TheDarkLord648]

Dude you’re super underrated

[@clockworkfruitsalad]

Good stuff, as always

[@waluigi1228]

You should continue the 2D Mario marathon and review the new super Mario Bros series and Mario Wonder

[@gooeydude574]

Btw, when you’re in the bubble in Mario Land 2, you can hold A for most of the level and ignore everything

[@gooeydude574]

Mario Wonder is good and all, but I wish it had more unique level environments and a different villain like these games

[@Eruga__]

Very Good Video ! ~

[@PixelPowerstar]

Thanks!

[@Avinkwep]

I think a remake that includes the Wario Land games as well would be enough content, at least if Links Awakening was

[@Avinkwep]

What if the remake included 3D Land?

[@gooeydude574]

Why would they do that?

[@Avinkwep]

@gooeydude574 Mario land games remake

[@gooeydude574]

@@Avinkwep despite its title, 3D Land has little to do with the Mario Land series

[@Avinkwep]

@gooeydude574 still

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

Well this new!🤷🏻‍♂️💯🤟🏻