Review Information
Game Reviewed Gameboy 4-in-1, by Delichanicho, Mario Gamer
Review Author Hatman
Created Apr 14 2007, 6:27 AM

General Commentary and Game Overview
Who knows what hidden treasures can lie in ancient, unexplored temples? Could it be fame? Could it be fortune? Mario had planned to find out the answer to these questions! His reward, in the end, was well worth it: The Legendary Gaemboipayer, a relic similar to the GameBoy. Not only does it look the same, but it plays like one, too! The Gaemboipayer has 4 games tucked away safely in its confinds, and lucky for us, we're given a chance to see these games and experience them for ourselves! Let's take an indepth look at the mysterious item's hidden suprises...
 
Pros -4 minigames, each with their own short story
-An interesting story for such a simple game
-Some nifty little tidbits about the developers
-High score table
 
Cons -Not a lot of replay value
 
Impressions
Gameplay
7 / 10
Gameboy 4-in-1 is just as it says: four minigames all in one little package. The games each have their own rules and ranging difficulties. One game has you playing as Flutter saving Mario and Co. from sharks by dropping hammers. Another has you playing as Luigi trying to stay in the air by jumping on flying shells. Variety abound! However, once you play these games, you see little need to play them again unless you wish to waste some time.
 
Graphics
8 / 10
A variety of graphics ranging from Wario Land 4 to Mario Party Advance to Mario's Wrecking Crew '98! A majority of the game is played with a Gameboy border, used to show that the game is played on the Gaemboipayer, the ancient relic shown in the game's intro movie. A detail that doesn't hurt or help the game.
 
Sound
8 / 10
A nice selection of MIDIs. Although, I'm giving this section extra credit, considering Mario Gamer chose not to restrain his music selections to just Mario games. Very nice.
 
Replay
5 / 10
Replay value isn't where this game shines. A high score table does add slightly to the game's replay value, but it's just not enough to motivate you to play the minigames more than once, unless you want to waste some time.
 
Final Words
7 / 10
A small collection of minigames all rolled up into an amazingly executed package. That's exactly what Gameboy 4-in-1 is. This game's major hold back is that it lacks replay value, but even so, this game has minigames that must each be played at least once!

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Mario Gamer
Apr 17 2007, 4:47 AM
I didn't stick to Mario music mainly because you've all heard it all. Just something I never really thought about I guess.
I agree with the replay and I came up with some ideas a bit too late.
But thanks for the review, I'm taking everything you said into consideration.
 
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