[quote name='ZeroFlame15']I kept thinking those old mario games like SPP, Hoops 3-on-3, and Yoshi's Island DS were not in production anymore. May have to check on TRU in a couple of weeks.[/QUOTE]
Unfortanutely Hoops 3-on-3 is crap, and Yoshi's Island DS is not far behind. Yoshi's Island in particular was very dissapointing, given what it failed to live up to. Switching babies is far more annoying than fun and all the fun vehicular transformations are nowhere to be seen. The items that you could use to boost your star count or use for watermelons have also been wiped away.
And that little notch between screens is a major annoyance too. I've never tried to play it on anything but my DS Lite back when it launched, but they fixed the game so that the hinge between screens is part of the gameplay window that just isn't shown, so that when you launch eggs it will line up properly. I imagine things will still line up with a 3DS, but whether it will work properly with any of the XL's I don't know. This spacing also allows for tons of cheap enemy placement and makes collecting all the coins/flowers a much bigger pain. I wasn't fond of the design in Contra 4 either but it's an even bigger mess in this game.
So yeah, a warning just in case you are expecting more of Yoshi's Island. Despite the title, it's not nearly as fun, and at this point in time I'd argue it's probably not worth the effort to play.
SPP is ok, I never finished it but it reminded me a ton of Super Mario World. Just be aware during your playthorough that, for some stupid reason, you have to collect every single last toad in order to finish play the final level, which is the reason that I never finished it myself.
