Dr. Mario is often bundled with its more famous predecessor Tetris. The puzzle game is certainly a worthy successor. While there are versions of this game on more recent consoles, the straightforwardness of the Game Boy is something the more recent ports lack. The game is fast, the music fantastic. Simple and a lot of addictive fun. Have a look at “How to play retrogames?” if you don’t know how to play retrogames. ...
Tetris was bundled with the European and North-American release of the new Game Boy handheld. It’s until today in the top 10 of most sold Nintendo games of all time. There are many older versions of Tetris, including the original release on the Sovjet Electronika 60 and later versions on Western and Eastern arcade machines around the world (most of the time, arcade releases were far superior to home console ports). ...
This game is the first Nintendo game for a handheld console. No pressure. It’s probably the most quirky Mario game, but in a good way. Mostly line art and 2 Gradius-like flying levels. It’s a short game and rather difficult at the end, but a lot of fun. A worthy adaptation of the Super Mario Bros. formula for the weaker handheld. Have a look at “How to play retrogames?” if you don’t know how to play retrogames. ...
This is the game that started the almost 40-years franchise that expanded to animated TV-series and movies. It’s fun, it’s challenging and the soundtrack is recognizable everywhere. The original version is still the best version. Later versions on other consoles often crop the image in order to adapt it to different screen geometries, e.g. the NES Classics release on the Game Boy Advanced. Still the king! ...
(This is a working document, regularly updated. Created on 2022-12-29.) The hardware is nice: the device feels sturdy and premium, the screen is bright and the controls work as expected. Great work, Retroid! Compared to a single system device, software configuration is certainly more complicated in emulation-land. Although Retroid provides more than the basics, if you are into game emulation, you know your setup will need some tweaking to get the best out of the hardware. In fact, emulation on Android is pretty similar to emulation on non-handheld devices with projects like Batocera or RetroPie on Linux… but not quite. There is a considerable amount of setup-work on Android. ...