14th September 2023, 11:42 AM
Hey remember Mario? He had like a trio of games back on the "Nintendo Entertainment System" in the 80's? Cute short lived fad just like all the adults told us it would be, but it looks like Nintendo went and dug that old character up for a few new games.
So, we've got a remake of Thousand Year Door now. All they need is a remake of the Inbetweener that is Paper Mario (64) and we've got that perfect trifecta. Super Mario RPG is also now confirmed to have those suspected new gameplay features hinted at in the old trailer. It's still got all the original combat, like boosted damage from timed attacks, defended damage from timed... defense, and all kinds of unique action mechanics for the various special moves, but now successful timed attacks hit all the enemies and build a boost meter to unlock a "triple combo attack".
The new Peach game is appreciated and gives Peach a style for all seasons with it's theater troupe style. It's appreciated, and I hope that the remake of Super Mario RPG has reminded Nintendo of how Peach used to act before Sunshine and returned to that more ahem... bombastic personality. Here's hoping one of her outfits is a Luigi outfit like the Super Mario Adventure comic.
Mario vs Donkey Kong is also getting a remake. It's a good game that directly follows up the gameplay of Gameboy Donkey Kong, which unfortunately gave way to numerous "sequels" that are more off-brand Lemmings than proper follow-ups.
Of course, there's Wonder, which I didn't bother watching the trailer for. I already intend to get the game.
Oh and another Luigi's Mansion game ported to switch! It's welcome of course, though I do miss the "analog sensitive" triggers Nintendo used to love for those games.
All in all, quite the focus but that's no surprise. As much as that movie didn't do much for me, the Mario movie was still a huge success so why not cash in on that boosted popularity again? Mario Mario and Luigi Mario are certainly showing a revival.
So, we've got a remake of Thousand Year Door now. All they need is a remake of the Inbetweener that is Paper Mario (64) and we've got that perfect trifecta. Super Mario RPG is also now confirmed to have those suspected new gameplay features hinted at in the old trailer. It's still got all the original combat, like boosted damage from timed attacks, defended damage from timed... defense, and all kinds of unique action mechanics for the various special moves, but now successful timed attacks hit all the enemies and build a boost meter to unlock a "triple combo attack".
The new Peach game is appreciated and gives Peach a style for all seasons with it's theater troupe style. It's appreciated, and I hope that the remake of Super Mario RPG has reminded Nintendo of how Peach used to act before Sunshine and returned to that more ahem... bombastic personality. Here's hoping one of her outfits is a Luigi outfit like the Super Mario Adventure comic.
Mario vs Donkey Kong is also getting a remake. It's a good game that directly follows up the gameplay of Gameboy Donkey Kong, which unfortunately gave way to numerous "sequels" that are more off-brand Lemmings than proper follow-ups.
Of course, there's Wonder, which I didn't bother watching the trailer for. I already intend to get the game.
Oh and another Luigi's Mansion game ported to switch! It's welcome of course, though I do miss the "analog sensitive" triggers Nintendo used to love for those games.
All in all, quite the focus but that's no surprise. As much as that movie didn't do much for me, the Mario movie was still a huge success so why not cash in on that boosted popularity again? Mario Mario and Luigi Mario are certainly showing a revival.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)