Nintendo Puzzle Collection

Nintendo Puzzle Collection (NINTENDO パズルコレクション) is a Japan-only Nintendo GameCube game released in 2003. It is a three-in-one compilation game containing new versions/remakes of Dr. Mario 64 (referred to as simply Dr. Mario in-game), Panel de Pon (the original version of Tetris Attack) and Yoshi no Cookie. The games are similar to their original versions, except with updated graphics and sounds among other changes, the most notable being Yoshi no Cookie being a complete remake with a story mode the original lacked.

Copies of the Nintendo Puzzle Collection were bundled with a GameCube to Game Boy cable that allowed players to play the NES/Famicom versions of the three games on their Game Boy Advance. Wario World had a similar feature where players could play WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! microgames on their Game Boy. This game was canceled outside of Japan.

Dr. Mario
The Dr. Mario 64 port offers the same graphics and gameplay as the original Nintendo 64 version.

Panel de Pon
The version of Panel de Pon found in this game is more of a sequel to the Famicom original; it has new features, a whole new set of characters and more stages.

Yoshi no Cookie
The Yoshi's Cookie remake is a complete revamp of the original. It adds a story mode to the game, wherein Mario and Yoshi get exhausted from countless cookie deliveries, and Bowser steals their cookies while they sleep.

Enemies
The first five stages offer different opponents depending on the difficulty. All of the opponents in the story mode are taken from Super Mario World, with the exception of Blooper and Hammer Bro.

Regardless of the difficulty, the final two stages offer the same opponents, though their skill differs between each difficulty. Stage 6 lets the player face off against Thwomp, followed by Magikoopa. Stage 7 is a best-three-out-of-five match against Bowser himself.

Easy

 * Galoomba
 * Cheep Cheep
 * Paratroopa
 * Boo
 * Spiny

Normal

 * Koopa Troopa
 * Blooper
 * Bullet Bill
 * Eerie
 * Piranha Plant

Hard

 * Buzzy Beetle
 * Rip Van Fish
 * Lakitu
 * Fishin' Boo
 * Hammer Bro

Gallery
Nintendo Puzzle Collection