Wow, there actually was a time when Nintendo really decided games weren't good enough? Where's that quality assurance nowadays with all teh Pop Corn Arcade games? ^^

Anyway: Technically it looks like crap (hate how the main character flashes so damn long, you can't see him for some seconds from time to time...), but it looks like it plays ok.

This has to be one of the strangest games ever! I am looking forward to this coming to the VC

Wow. How much acid do you think the developers took when they came up with this?

You guys are ignorant, this game is excellent, one of the better NES games ever..... it was actually released in the USA under the "Mario Baby" title. Of course this was a bootleg. I did beat that game many times back in the days..... I will surely buy it if it gets released in america.

This looks weird but very fun at the same time.
Import tittles FTW!!

LOL
It really gets the issue how a Baby would act as a main hero of a VC title, but I don't think I'd buy it

What an odd-looking game! Still, I will support any import games on the VC if it means quality titles we missed in the past will become available to us.

game some how reminds me of Dug Dug but with a baby and not underground soil.

So hang on, those things are trying to kill babies? WTH?!

Odd plattformer without text= great import!

i have heard about a american hack version of this game called MARIO BABY

" have heard about a american hack version of this game called MARIO BABY"

Don't you say...me too! Wait...could be from comments #5 and 7.

This doesn't sound that bad actually. I might get this.

Konami should do Castlevania Dracula X first before this game.

Back when I was a kid, they had this Famicom game (with a NES adaptor) for rent. It was actually called "Mario Baby" and it was a lot of fun. I can't be more happy to replay this unknown gem.

I might pick this up. Sounds like fun.

It's almost worth the price just for the upside down level alone.

This looks wonderful, I'll get it the moment it hits Europe... if it hits Europe.

LOOK AT THAT BABY RUN!!!!!

This reminds me of another NES title, Little Nemo: The Dream Master. That game was awful, and this one looks just as bad. Worst duo of imports so far, sadness. Another down week for the VC/WiiWare.

How about playing it before you dismiss it? You can't predict a NES game's quality based on looks alone.

This game does have me a little curious. On the outside it looks rediculous and childish but this is coming from someone who loves yoshi's Island and other similar cutesy games.
You probably shouldn't avoid this game just because it may threaten your manhood. Alot of these Imports we've been getting have been great so I'm gonna give it a chance. With a five star rating it can't be that bad.

This looks like a trip to play to me .. I will be buying this game this morning to check it out for myself.

@ XCWarrior: Little Nemo was awesome...

Little Nemo was one of the best NES games ever. Period. This looks pretty cool, I'd buy it if I had any room on my system.

Yes!

Little Nemo was a great anime, and a hard but good game too.

As always, the Konami music is brilliant! Uplifting but also strangely melancholic...

Can you save in this? how long is the game?

I really like the inflate-a-foe game mechanics; looks like a solid platformer to me.

Does this game have a save function or infinite continues?

When you quit out of the game you can pick right back up where you left off, as with all NES games on the VC. So that's sort of like a save!

If you lose all of your lives do you get to start where you had died like in Mario 3?

This game actually looks kind of interesting. I might think about picking it up.

Looks interesting, but I already have so many other great games to buy, that this one I will probably pass on.

If you guys like Mario Bros 3, I don't see why you would not like this one. There's nothing bad about this game imo.

Fun game. I downloaded it and it is a great addition for anyone that likes platform games.

Too bad it's 600, I only have 500. Next time I get a card I'll get this (and Do Re Mi Fantasy)!

Do Re Me fantasy is a great game. It's one of the best imports on VC. It's right up there with games released in the U.S. like Mario and other platformers. Don't miss out on it.

This game came out in 1993?!

Hahaha... It actually looks like a game I'd really enjoy. I love quirky japanese platformers (DoReMi Fantasy ). I'll definitely pick it up if I ever have an odd number of points left over

Hmm, I want this game. If anyone has an issue with this game threatening their manhood(I assume everyone here is male, female gamers are sadly lacking) , just pretend that yer playin' as Baby Herman from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Well I could see a girl playing this game since it's all cutesy and stuff but I doubt Many girls hang around on a website called vcreviews.com. Most Girls who play Wii are probably more interested in the motion controlled shovelware than an actual game that takes patience.

Wow. I think that may just be the most sexist comment I've ever heard/read.

On a more important note, I want this game. But, as I'm currently juggling storage between Paper Mario and Defend Your Castle, I'm not interested in adding another variable into that equation.

awesome game... id say its sortof a mix between doremi fantasy (also an awesome import platformer) and the original mario... dont get all freaked out cuz youre controlling a baby using a rattle as a weapon the games definitely alot of fun

This game seems to come highly recommended from what I've been hearing. Think I'll be downloading this soon. They were all right about DoReMi Fantasy, afterall.

12 ratings of a perfect five... wow... Maybe I should get this.

Hmmm... looks pretty gewd.

Wow. As eccentric as this is, it actually looks fun. Good review Corbie.

DoReMi Fantasy quickly became my favorite VC game. so cheers to Bio Miracle (I just hit the download button like 2 minutes ago)

I am proud to support import gaming.

If this ever comes to the next Hanabi festival, then I'll be among the first PAL gamers to get it. It looks like a lot of fun and challenge

I expected this to be a wonderful, 5 star game. It's fun, and the ability to continue is nice, but I would give it a 4/5

I have to play this.

I want this game so badly! I have the points (6700 to be exact), so that's not a problem. It looks so funny and fun! Maybe I'll buy it when I'm done with Gyrostarr.

I love this game. nuff' said.

A silly platformer about a baby that inflates pigs and birds with a magic rattle and rides/ kicks them around? I'll pass. I know they say not to judge a book by it's cover, but it would just look so awkward in my wii channels. Does look kinds fun though.

The music from the first boss reminds me of some of the music on the TMNT game.

I got this game finally, and finished it within a few days. I'll probably play it again later. It was fun and quite challenging, but nothing a hardened platform gamer can't handle. Very unique game, and I'll be forcing everyone in my family to play it at least once.

One thing really bothers me, though - the above video shows an Easy and Normal mode, but the VC game has no option whatsoever. Why is that?

I just bought this along with Donkey Kong (I merely got it for collecting purposes, and to finish out my VC Mario collection), Zelda 1, Harvest Moon, and Ninja Turtles (because the Angry Video Game Nerd reviewed it). I hope it is as good as others have been saying.

@Big=Sexy - Ha. Your name brings forth a good chuckle. Anyway, I believe the option for difficulty was left out of the Famicom Disk System version, which must be the version we got. Wikipedia says so, at least.

It's th other way around - the Easy difficulty option was added to the Famicom version - the original FDS game only had a normal mode.
The same was done to the original Castlevania game (I've played the Famicom version - the Easy difficulty is laughable easy)

I actually want this game so much, such a good game for such a good price... When is it coming to EU!!!

How can you beat this kid's resume? "Yeah you're hot stuff now but I was out whacking fools with my rattle when I was a BABY!"

This game is an impressive package with music and the unique platforming premise (inflating enemies) with legitimate charm--not "cutesy" in a shallow way. Very well-realized style, like any truly top-tier platformer of its time. Play control is incredibly spot-on, too. 5/5

I can't decide whether I prefer this or DoReMi Fantasy as an import platformer title. (not comparing to S&P or Lost Levels) But really, if this had released in America I think many would have listed it in their top 20 NES games lists.

I'm also a huge fan of Little Nemo. I sort of wish we had that instead of this game, difficulty be darned.

While I haven't played this game yet, after watching the video I have even less interest in purchasing it. Its just one of those things, y'know? Like, if I can't even enjoy the concept or the visuals for the game then all the gameplay in the world isn't going to make up for it. I think I'll buy DoReRi instead.

konami is awesome....

What did US get? We got the original 1988 version...

This game is cool, and that's saying a lot coming from somebody who insists on Olympic Baby Chucking becoming an international past-time.

Bought this game last night, and while it seems a little simple in the beginning, it does grow on you and it's a great game.
How many worlds are there?

i, too, had this game under the name: Mario Baby, but on a cassette with 150,200 or 250 games in 1 , not sure which
was fun since its not boring and you can even use enemies as platforms to get higher, when you hit them
i think i'll buy it too, but waiting for SoM first now

The kiddie image is slightly off putting, however this game is still a solid platformer. If you've already got Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels, I'd recommend this 600 point game.

well, i know both this game and lost levels, but i prefer this one... guess i played too much SMB back then

Okay so here I was, a huge detractor of the game; I thought it was "kiddy" and looked stupid. I bought this and played through it, and actually? This is a great game. Not a 5/5 but certainly a 4.5 or a 4. There is a charm to this game that is more twisted or dark humoured than I previously thought. There is some "funny-violence-agianst-babies-and-cute-animals" charm to this experience. I would actually highly recommend this to platformer fans. Oh, and the music is great.

Sweet! You get to play as a baby!!!

It's "sweet" to play as a baby? I don't think so.