Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance has been lost for ages, and I've only recently found it (along with my first copy of Wild World, how happy I am that I now have two copes of the same, though great, game). Despite the fact that it's been lost for ages, I've been playing it non-stop. I was once stuck on Mom Piranha, but I'm way past that, past the Teehee Valley (I hate you Peach!), past Mario's stupid sickness and I've finally been properly introduced to Bowletta. Now I just have to listen to the stupid he-she Bowser-Cackletta thing and collect the pieces of some stupid Beanstar. Back to Teehee Valley for me (and I can't wait to get back there, not).

It's too bad Mario and Luigi are horrible in my save file. Their levels probably aren't high enough, but I've some how managed to survive, but how frustrated I am when Mario dies and Luigi has to pick up his near-dead brother and try to jump, use a hammer to block attacks and damage a huge enemy. But what you do if you were attacked by a huge, evil tree? It's an important life lesson from Nintendo. Remember! When you are your brother are being attacked by a huge tree and one you gets knocked out, please remember to pick him up and try to kill the tree that KO'd your brother... and then laugh at his face later.

Speaking of huge enemies, the boss before entering Little Fungitown (a town full of drug, I mean mushroom addicts) wasn't that hard. I tried like once or twice before finally beating him. My secret to success for those who haven't gotten past it (on second thought, I'm probably the only one who hasn't beaten this game) is to just use those pepper things, and to increase your POW. It was easy to beat the boss when I could damage it by 43 HP every time I used one of Luigi's Bro. Attacks. Also, remember to try and raise your Stache level. It will give you discounts in stores and increases the resale value for your items - very helpful in making more money and using it to buy more helpful items for your hilarious adventure through the Beanbean Kingdom.

I have to admit, the GBA is probably Nintendo's greatest handheld. The only other handheld that matches it's incredible awesomeness is the DS. Why? Because it plays GBA games! And like other great handhelds before it, there are many other great games available. Here are some of my favorites:

1. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (of course)
2. WarioWare: Twisted!
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
4. Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4
5. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
6. The billion versions of Pokemon (and I've pretty much owned all of them)
7. All those other titles I've forgotten (yeah, I don't easily memorize entire game libraries)

Overall, if I had to choose between Superstar Saga for the GBA or Partners In Time for the DS, I'd choose SS. But I do plan on returning to Partners In Time after I beat Superstar Saga. Both are great games and both are needed in every GBA/DS game collection.