Alright, I purchased this game as stated earlier last night along with alleyway. However by the time I got settled I was too tired to actually play the thing, so I played it today while watching saved by the bell.

I kid you not. I felt so period-perfect!

Anyway, my opinion of the game is largely the same opinion I remember having circa 1993 or so when I really got into gameboy gaming. "Eh, alright".

Back then it was the little things; koopas that blew up (such a pain), the way that a star made you invincible (odd) and the fact that I was fighting a sphinx (uh...). All of these things made my opinion of the game shaky.

Today, with the kowledge I have of this game, as well as games in general I think that the game is similar to an early build of a smb game, much like someone said earlier.

But the thing that Im currently pondering; was Yokoi trying to do mario his way (i.e. what were some little things he wanted to change) or was he trying to imitate miyamoto, with fair results?

The world may never know.