Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land A Game Boy Game Pak showing the artwork for Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land

Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land is one of the earliest games I ever remember playing.

I’ve recently replayed the game using my newly purchased Analogue Pocket and, some twenty-odd years later, it still holds up!

The original Wario Land was a monochrome game, but I’ve been playing the game using a ROM hacked version that adds colour.

Game Boy A black Game Boy. On the screen is a game.

On this latest play-through I’ve achieved what was previously impossible for 10-ish year old me: 100% completion.

Game Boy A black Game Boy. On the screen is a game.

Finishing the game with 99,999 coins and having gotten all of the collectables, and you are rewarded with your own planet for a “perfect game”.