Super Mario Ball on GBA is this weird little spin-off where Mario trades his overalls for... a ball. Yeah, it's basically pinball with a Mushroom Kingdom twist. You bounce him around tables full of Goombas, question blocks, and those annoying Piranha Plants that pop up at the worst times.

At first I thought it'd be a lazy minigame cash-in, but the physics actually feel pretty solid—way better than you'd expect from a GBA title. The tables get surprisingly creative too, like one where you knock Bowser Jr. around like a ping-pong ball. Just don't expect a full Mario adventure; it's more of a "waiting room" kind of game.

Pro tip: Hold R to charge your shot. Took me way too long to figure that out.