I finally got to try
Underground Adventure out. It was super fun to play.
I like how high and fast the character jumps. It reminded me of Lil the daughter character in
The Legacy of the Wizard, except the
Underground Adventure character moved a lot faster. I really enjoyed that speed. It makes it really fun to zoom around the screen like this, and doesn't feel like such a slog when you die and have to restart from a checkpoint. (I totally died a lot on the second level), it took me a while to figure out how to jump over the spikes when there was a low ceiling. Although, with such quick movement it wasn't discouraging to have to play through a few screens to get back where I was.
Also, the graphics look really nice. The pink monsters popped against the background, so it was easy to tell what could hurt you and what couldn't. The blacks and blues in the first level, and the blacks and greens in the second level really felt like you were in a cave. This was totally a fun couple of levels.
The music was fun and fitting too! It gave me that exploring type of feel.