This game is genuinely thrilling to play. So many well-made environments, fun stars, et cetera. I like to think of it as a re-interpretation of Super Mario's Wacky Worlds as it would've been as a Super Mario 64 sequel, rather than a Super Mario World sequel. The majority of the levels are a joy to play through, with great puzzles, plenty of replayability, little to no tedium and a lot of creativity.

Then, the last two levels are inexplicably based on Alice in Wonderland and Planet Namek from Dragon Ball. I'm sorry, but this is not what I played this hack before. They were both somewhat fun, but they honestly just ruined the whole hack for me, especially because of how linear they were, and how basic half of their respective stars were. The endgame was pretty dull, too. I like the idea of a court case, and it was certainly funny, but it came out of nowhere and was totally inconsistent with the rest of the game, which was really disappointing.

Still, at least the HUB world is incredibly charming and has some nice secrets to unfold, and the Pokémon gimmick, while random and weird, was well-done and interesting.

I think my favourite level is probably the first one, purely because it has a massive Indiana Jones reference, which truly just made my day.

Reviewed on Oct 10, 2023


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