Retro Gamer

SUPER GAME, BOY!

■ The Super Game Boy for the SNES is an amazing peripheral that allows Game Boy cartridges to be played through the Super Game Boy, players are treated to a wide array of different colour palette options, adding an impressive amount of visual diversity to the limited scope of the Game Boy’s original green screen, and if the player really wants to get into the swing of things, they can also turn on a special jungle-themed border. Most practically though, playing through the Super Game Boy allows the player to use the Super Nintendo controller. This invaluable upgrade offers maximum comfort for the game’s fiddly platforming gameplay and the console d-pad is far superior to that of the Game Boy, which is especially useful when dealing with the demanding precision of ’s primate companions. may be a handheld title, but by playing through this well-utilised peripheral, players are at least able to enjoy some of the creature comforts afforded to its big brother .

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