Okay, so The Wild Thornberrys: Chimp Chase is basically what happens when you take the show’s jungle chaos and cram it into a GBA cartridge. You play as Eliza (and sometimes Darwin, because why not?) swinging through vines, dodging crocodiles, and trying not to faceplant into thorn bushes—which happens more than you’d think.

The first level throws you right into it: you’re chasing a cheeky chimp who stole something (classic), and suddenly you’re hopping over logs, shimmying up trees, and occasionally getting stuck because the controls take a second to get used to. The sprites are surprisingly crisp for a GBA game, though, and the music nails that "adventure-but-also-maybe-danger?" vibe from the show.

It’s not just mindless running—you’ll stop to push rocks, trigger switches, or outwit poachers (who are, predictably, terrible at their jobs). If you watched the cartoon as a kid, it’s a nostalgia bomb. If not, it’s still a solid little platformer with way more personality than most licensed games. Just don’t expect a speedrun masterpiece—sometimes Eliza moves like she’s still figuring out how legs work.

Definitely one of the better Thornberrys games out there, if only because Darwin’s sarcastic chatter never gets old.