Game Boy: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, $3.99
In Wario’s first appearance anywhere, he has captured Mario Land and turned it into his personal playground, and in order to stop him Mario needs to collect the six Golden Coins from around Mario Land. Use classic power-ups like Mushrooms and Fire Flowers, or grab a Magic Carrot to turn Mario into a flying rabbit.
DSiWare: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition, Free until February 20, 2012
Originally a pack-in with the Game Boy Advance remake of A Link to the Past, Nintendo has revamped Four Swords and is making it available for free for nearly a half a year. Link must use the magical Four Sword, which allows him to split into up to four copies of himself, in order to defeat the evil Wind Mage Vaati. There is a new single-player mode in this edition, which allows one player to control two Links. Players can also check out the Realm of Memories to relive moments from past Zelda games, or hardcore players can try their hand at the Hero’s Trial.
DSiWare: Crystal Caverns of Amon-Ra, $4.99/500 Nintendo Points
This arcade puzzler contains over 1,000 levels spread across ten worlds. You’ll explore winding caverns with teleports interspersed throughout, while magic hieroglyphs give you powers like Paint, Laser, Bomb and more. Play on one of three different game modes.
DSiWare: Bugs ‘N’ Balls, $1.99/200 Nintendo Points
This game boasts some simple gameplay: throw balls into your enemy bug’s court, while dodging those thrown by your opponent. Playing as one of four characters, work your way up the Cucumber League, and then the Professional League, to become the Bugs ‘N’ Balls champion.
WiiWare: escapeVektor: Chapter 1, 500 Nintendo Points
You must assist the expert coder Vektor, who has been trapped inside a CPU that is determined to keep him there. You need to help direct Vektor through the labyrinth, dodging enemies, so he can escape. You’ll steadily gain more abilities to help his escape over the course of the game’s 30 levels.
I’m still surprised by Nintendo giving Four Swords out for free; it seems like something they’d charge $5 or so for. I guess they’re really trying to build the Zelda brand up.
