This is one of those games where it feels like the developers were given a lot of creative freedom to do what they wanted, and combined with the challenge of dealing with GBA hardware, it results in an unmistakable, jolly, quirky game. The frantic nature of its minigame gauntlets are addicting but also perfectly bite sized for portable consumption. The game also has very well made cutscenes for the main "story", which are honestly better than a lot of modern games made on consoles much more powerful. It's impressive how well the game can build a whimsical cartoon world through the art direction and cutscenes, especially considering the limitation at hand. It goes to show how far human ingenuity can take you. My only complaint is that some of the basic minigames and boss games are too frequently repeated.

Reviewed on Jun 13, 2023


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