There's a lot of throwaway scrimblo bimblo games on 64, but I promise this one's worth the time. It's short, snappy, inventive and well-executed. Get a kick out of the pseudo self-aware nature - it never 'breaks' the 4th wall in a satirical way, but the game has no shame in admitting its world exists purely to be a functional, adventurous construct. Even with boss fights and enemies, there's no 'conflict' - you jump into wonderland, beat some fuckers up, and peace out like it was an afternoon stroll. Very apt.

Jungle-gymming around with the tongue is great fun. I thought I'd hate the rigidity of the tongue whip as opposed to a physics based rope-like tongue, but it works out in the end. I like using the high jump and rotational swings to make unintended skips. My favorite part is catching dozens of enemies at once with the tongue and rapid-firing them out like a cocaine-infused Yoshi. Also appreciate a 64 gig that runs at a constant 30FPS, especially while pushing a lot of 2D objects on-screen.

Only real complaint is the camera - it often acts as a stationary object in a room and pivots around itself instead of you. You'll hit the C-right button and all of the sudden you're out of frame. Kinda dumb. And it works like a regular camera should in some levels, so, I don't get what they were cooking here.

(Play the japanese version!)