Super Mario All-Stars and Yoshi Topsy-Turvy

I haven't been buying many games lately due to the expensive nature of game collecting nowadays, not to mention other expenses (I did fly to Florida to record games in August, after all).  But for Christmas this year, Keet gave me a copy of Yoshi Topsy-Turvy for the Game Boy Advance.  He managed to find a near complete copy on eBay for a surprisingly low price.  It was just missing the cartridge, which I picked up separately.  This copy is really clean.

I had thought about getting this game for a while now, but I was hesitant due to the increasing price and the fact that it allegedly could not be played on the Game Boy Player (making recording difficult).  It turns out that you can in fact play the game on a Game Boy Player, but you will basically need a second person to tilt the system itself.  Luckily, I can get Keet to do that, so maybe next time I'm in Florida, Keet and I can record the only true Game Boy Player playthrough on Youtube.

Keet also gave me the Player's Guide for Super Mario All-Stars, which I had been looking to get.  That meant, of course, that I needed to pick up a copy of Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES as well, which I did after Keet gave me the guide.

I don't normally buy remakes, but people tend to watch my Mario footage on Youtube, so I think it's worth it for that.  I would like to record another two-player playthrough of Super Mario Bros. 3, but this time from All-Stars with Keet as the second player.  I'll have to do that next time I visit Florida.