I played one of the Mavis Beacon typing games. Surprisingly, I never played the Mario typing games. Here's how old I am: I took a typing class in high school and we used actual typewriters. Granted they were electronic typewriters, but I still think they were outdated for the time.
I couldn't get your video to work, but yeah it's crazy how many tooth brushing games there were. Now there's a bunch of creepy ones on mobile devices I hear.
I think it's interesting how many versions of Puzzle Quest there are out there. Like a Marvel version and an Adventure Time Puzzle Quest.
I barely remember this one on the collection. Don't you like, punch a tank as the first boss?
I'm not a big Castlevania fan, but I did give this one a try many years later after it had came out. The music in Castlevania games are good, but since I'm not a fan of them, I don't really revere the songs either. My favorite Castlevania game is Kid Dracula, and I do like how the stage 1 theme in that is a cutesy remix of the stage 1 theme from Castlevania 3.
I wrote a blog about the games I'm looking forward to this year, too:
http://www.pixlbit.com/blog/20143/cary_is_looking_forward_in_2022
I never liked the original Qix much, as that waving line thing always made me nervous. The sequels like Super Qix and Volfied were a bit better, though. My brother Jeff LOVED Qix games, though. I always think it's interesting what classic arcade games I liked, and how they differ from what Jeff gravitated toward.
You'd think I'd really like this game, but I don't understand the appeal of it. Gameplay-wise anyway. The theme is interesting and the music is good in spots anyway. But when this first came out, I would see games like this and Crash Bandicoot and think, "How is this going to compete with Super Mario 64?" I even gave the Wii sequel a chance and couldn't get into it there either.
I finally got to try Sonic Colors when it was remade for Switch. I did not like it.
Island Saver sounds interesting. Especially since you compared it to The Maw. I loved that one.
