I've been big and small and big and small and big and small again

Games where you can be big and small and big and small and big and small again. If you can only be big and become small - or be small and become big - the game does not qualify for this list. If you can become big and small and big again, I might consider including it in this list.

Mario Kart Arcade GP
Mario Kart Arcade GP
Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Bowser's Fury
Bowser's Fury
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D
Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends
Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong 64
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Luigi's Mansion
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III
New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour

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Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong

Unrated

Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Unrated

Rayman Origins
Rayman Origins

Unrated

Sonic CD
Sonic CD

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

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Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns

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Bomberman Max 2: Blue Advance
Bomberman Max 2: Blue Advance

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Bomberman Max 2: Red Advance
Bomberman Max 2: Red Advance

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Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever

Unrated

Dynamite Headdy
Dynamite Headdy

Unrated

Fat Princess
Fat Princess

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Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy III

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Katamari Forever
Katamari Forever

Unrated

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

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Mario Party 3
Mario Party 3

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Mario Party 4
Mario Party 4

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New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Mario Bros. U

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Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

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PaRappa the Rapper 2
PaRappa the Rapper 2

Unrated

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

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Running Wild
Running Wild

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Size Matters
Size Matters

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Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog

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Spore
Spore

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Super Monkey Ball 2
Super Monkey Ball 2

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The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Unrated

WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioWare: Get It Together!

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We Love Katamari
We Love Katamari

11 Comments


1 year ago

Sonic CD and Dynamite Headdy are the first that come to mind. I don't know if I can agree with Mario 64's inclusion, as it's the Island that's Tiny/Huge while presumably, Mario stays the same size. Giant Land in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Macro Zone in Super Mario Land 2 have similar controversial relationships with scale.

1 year ago

I'm glad you had the same misgivings about Super Mario 64. I think I'll remove it from the list and insist on player-relative scale only - I'd rather not call the foundational nature of the list into question. Perhaps a secondary list where physical spaces have been big and small and big and small and big and small again would be a good solution.

1 year ago

letshugbro has gotta be the #1 listmaker on backloggd

1 year ago

shining force 2 has a section where your party is shrunk down to the size of mice to do battle on a chess board before returning to normal size. this is probably not enough cycles of big and small to qualify, though.

1 year ago

I'm afraid so.

1 year ago

this is what minish cap is about

1 year ago

oh its already there.. it takes two has a section on this but idk if it counts

1 year ago

Rayman Origins/Legends

1 year ago

Final Fantasy III? All FF games have the mini status which probably isn't enough to qualify but FF3 has several tiny dungeons where you need to mini yourself to enter.

1 year ago

The on foot racer Running Wild on PS1 has power ups where you can turn the other racers tiny or make yourself giant.

This is my obscure pick of the day for these.

1 year ago

sonic mania also has the same big and small mechanic as sonic cd


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