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Scott McCrae

Shigeru Miyamoto's cult classic Game Boy game gets a Link's Awakening DX-style release from fans, finally letting the world play as a mole fighting a Mario lookalike in color

Mole mania art showing moles and a man shaking his fist.

Shigeru Miyamoto's overlooked Game Boy title Mole Mania has been given the Link's Awakening DX treatment from modders.

The exact same year that Miyamoto directed Super Mario 64 and produced the likes of Pokémon Red and Blue, Mario Kart 64, and Kirby Super Star came the action puzzle game Mole Mania, which was about a mole trying to save his family from a farmer who looks suspiciously similar to Mario. And since its protagonist Muddy Mole only ever appeared in Mole Mania (aside from being a Spirit in Smash Bros), the game is about as close to a forgotten classic as you can have from one of the most famous game designers.

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