Yesterday - just before hitting the hay and calling it a day - I had a sudden craving to bust out Super Mario Land on the GameBoy, and reaquaint myself with this platforming classic. And I couldn't believe how great this game still is after all these years, and how - oddly enough - it doesn't much feel like a Mario title at all!

I breezed through the game in under twenty minutes, much to my surprise (and dismay, I suppose). I didn't remember Super Mario Land to be so short and easy. But the game was still a heap of fun to play - and that is the main thing.

Has anyone else played this recently? If so... how do you feel it holds up today, considering it was released almost seventeen years ago?