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In April – July of this year (interspersed with Kirby Star Allies), Jethrien and I introduced ARR to the Collection of Mana version of this game, which was the easiest way to currently play with three players. (I think I have an SNES multitap somewhere, but it never worked with the Retro Duo system; and I don’t have enough USB controllers to do it on an emulator box.)
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Overall: The game holds up only moderately, and is really helped by nostalgia value. The system isn’t great, there are a number of glitches, there’s too much grinding, and the plot is oddly condensed. But playing it as three-player couch co-op was perfect for this year, and playing a retranslation with cheats while the original was still fresh in my mind worked out well.
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Overall: The game holds up only moderately, and is really helped by nostalgia value. The system isn’t great, there are a number of glitches, there’s too much grinding, and the plot is oddly condensed. But playing it as three-player couch co-op was perfect for this year, and playing a retranslation with cheats while the original was still fresh in my mind worked out well.
