mini games
And it has four of them. None of these will knock your socks off in the way Mole Mania will, but they're cute little distractions and playing them well will unlock content.
Space Fever II
This is a sequel to a 70’s era arcade game nobody played and it serves as both a menu and a game. Like Rush has always said, choosing not to decide is still a choice. With Space Fever II, refusing to make a menu selection will begin the game in ernst. It took me months to discover this and it kind of blew my mind.
What we’re looking at is a simple space shooter, which by itself would be too basic to publish. However, its inclusion here is very welcome and it makes good use of the Game Face function. Each boss is represented by a different face, three in total. Your face, or whatever face you’ve created, will be used for the 3rd boss. That is, if you can make it to it. Growing up, I remember this game being pretty hard. Now that I’m in my 30’s, I don’t have any trouble with it.
Players that do well enough in Space Fever II will unlock something cool. Try it.
Ball
Game and Watch remakes like this are interesting to me because they operate on a clear dichotomy. Either they’re the greatest thing ever or complete garbage. There’s nothing about Ball, no matter what form it takes, that would make me want to play it. Regardless of that, this is a very solid remake of the game. There isn’t much that can go wrong here. What makes this remake unique is that you can customize the character's face. I personally don’t see the appeal, and never have, but I can’t argue that they didn't try. You’ll unlock new B-Album photos depending on how well you do, up to 999 points.
The DJ Game "Trippy H"
I’m not a musician, so DJ is a tough game to talk about. I’ve tried using it over the years with no success. As such, I have almost nothing to say about DJ. Of all the things about the Game Boy Camera Commercial that struck me as a kid, the images of DJ stuck the longest and are still what I think about when I think “Game Boy Camera”. You’ll have to go elsewhere to learn how to properly use this, I’m not qualified to speak on it. I’ll say this, Mario Paint had a music tool as well, and while it was apparently very basic, it was easy for someone like me to use. DJ isn’t.
Run! Run! Run!
Run! Run! Run! is barely a game. You simply mash A and press up sometimes. There’s real strategy here, there’s no pattern recognition, you just mash the buttons as hard as you can. The thing about the Game Boy is that you only get one A button, and if you damage it, you’re outta luck. I don’t like the idea of games encouraging this kind of thing. Sure, I can replace parts all day, but that doesn’t mean everyone can. Load this up on a Super Nintendo and use a Turbo controller if you wanna unlock the B-Album photos. I can't imagine anyone having any fun with this. The artwork is nice, and the concept is cute. I don't have any interest beyond that and you probably wont either.