1.
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
2.
Gyromite (NES)
3.
Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For- (Steam)
4.
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Famicom)
5.
Radical Dreamers (SNES)
6.
Video Games 1 (TI-99/4A)
7.
Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Famicom)
8.
Exile (TurboGrafx CD)
9.
Exile: Wicked Phenomenon (TurboGrafx CD)
10.
Xak (PC Engine CD,
Xak I・II)
11.
Xak II (PC Engine CD,
Xak I・II)
12.
Neutopia (TurboGrafx-16)
13.
Captain Silver (Sega Master System)
14.
Märchen Veil (Famicom Disk System)
15.
Vanguard (Atari 2600)
16.
Kangaroo (Atari 2600)
17.
Front Line (Atari 2600)
18.
Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
19.
Harmonia (Steam)
20.
Donkey Kong (Atari 2600)
21.
Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600)
22.
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (TurboGrafx CD)
23.
Gorf (Atari 2600)
24.
Neutopia II (TurboGrafx-16)
25.
Dungeon Magic (PlayStation 2,
Taito Legends 2)
26.
The Lost Vikings (SNES)
27.
Blue's Journey (Wii Virtual Console)
28.
Wizard Fire (Wii,
Data East Arcade Classics)
29.
Super Mario Run (Android)
30.
Dragon Warrior II (NES)
31.
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (GOG.com)
32.
Witch & Hero (Nintendo eShop)
33.
Phoenix (Atari 2600)
34.
Emerald Dragon (Super Famicom)
35.
Sky Skipper (Atari 2600)
36.
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
37.
Cadash (TurboGrafx-16)
38.
Cadash (Genesis)
39.
Popeye (Atari 2600)
40.
Mega Man 2 (NES)
41.
Mother (Famicom)
42.
Scramble (Game Boy Advance,
Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced)
43.
Super Cobra (Atari 2600)
44.
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube)
45.
Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo (Steam)
46.
Donkey Kong (Wii Virtual Console)
47.
Donkey Kong Jr. (Wii Virtual Console)
48.
Donkey Kong 3 (Wii Virtual Console)
49.
Donkey Kong Jr. Math (Wii Virtual Console)
50.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64)
51.
Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (Super Famicom)
52. Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U)This is pretty fun! My daughter watched me play a segment and she seemed to enjoy it as well.
This plays like your typical "Yoshi" game. It's a 2D platformer with some distinct controls. Yoshi can do a prolonged flutter-jump and is able to fire
eggs yarn balls, which are aimed with a rotating cursor. Visually, it's gorgeous with a yarn and fabric theme reminiscent of
Kirby's Epic Yarn. There's a similar relaxed vibe present here as well. Lives are infinite - there isn't even a tally - and one can choose to play on an easier mode where Yoshi simple flies over everything (or so I think, I never utilized this). That isn't to say the game is easy; difficulty increases steadily and the final stretch can get rather tricky. There's a bit of disparity overall regarding both stage length and challenge. Some can be breezed through, while others are designed in the "ghost house" fashion with locking doors, multiple paths, and so on. The final castle features my arch nemesis: a color puzzle that sent me looking for a walkthrough.
The best aspect about the game is all the "gimmicks." Nearly every stage brings something new to the table. One level has Yoshi bouncing on giant bubbles, in another he's tunneling through stone, or floating on high winds, or sticking to velcro, or rolling snow into snowballs, and so on. There's so much ingenuity here, and everything is so masterfully designed and programmed; nothing feels tacked-on or contrived (contrast this to my recent failed go at
Donkey Kong Country 2, which I felt consisted of a bunch of "randomness" strung together).
There is some collectathon stuff that I didn't really care for. Thankfully it's all optional. My game came with an amiibo. I don't even know what that is or what it does. Others may find these elements way more interesting; I like to keep it straightforward and simple. There are some weird Miiverse scribbles displayed between levels. Today I saw one that said "FART." I laughed because I am twelve years old.
Overall, fun ass game. Probably my second favorite Wii U platformer after
New Super Mario Bros. U.
Oh wow I just played a modern game.