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Thu 15/11/01 at 21:40
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Mario has kept us going through all Nintendo consoles, so lets all take a look down memory (Or Mario) lane.

Nintendo Entertainment System

MARIO BROTHERS. Mario Brothers was one of the most addictive games to ever come out. This was a huge game covered in cheats, the most memorable was on the second world. You had to jump out of the screen and run over the end of the level to three pipes leading to other worlds, classic cheat still remembered to this very day. Completing this could take months to even years.

MARIO BROS. 2 Mario Bros 2 was so fun! Not only were the worlds massive and full of bosses and other rock hard enemies you could choose your character, each having unique special skills such as Peach’s floating jump technique and Mario’s speed when picking up items and plants. Recently remade for the Gameboy Advance it shows that old games don’t necessarily mean bad games, long live classics!

MARIO BROS. 3 Mario Bros 3 was the first Mario game that you could do others things than just playing levels. Each world has a huge range of mini-games where you have to destroy enemies or just guess the right treasure chest to win items such as a flying cap, mushroom or any of the many more power-ups in this huge Mario classic. This could take months to complete, even when you get to the last level it could take months to finish, this is NES gaming at it’s very best.

Mario games were definitely the top class of the NES, a NES was not complete without one, or all, of these genius creations from Nintendo.


Gameboy Mono/Pocket

SUPER MARIO LAND. The first Mario Land went along the lines of the first Mario Bros game, brilliant bosses and tricky levels really made this game yet another Mario classic. Many people who have Gameboys are still playing this mini platformer to this day. A brilliant part of this game is the water world when you get to drive a submarine as little Mario while blasting enemies with torpedoes, my personal favourite part of this game.

MARIO LAND 2: 6 GOLDEN COINS. Like Mario Land 1 6Golden Coins went along the lines of another Mario NES hit. But this time Mario Bros 3 was game. As Mario you had to go through worlds on a birds eye view going through tough levels and after beating all the levels on a world you get to face a fierce boss. This was also Wario’s debut.

MARIO GOLF. This is the only golf game I’ve ever enjoyed for a Gameboy. It’s easy to play and fun, only thing is, there’s only two courses on this Gameboy hit.

Like the NES you had to have a Mario Land on your Gameboy, it was the only way.

SUPER Nintendo Entertainment System

SUPER MARIO ALL STARS. Mario All Stars was probably the most memorable game out of all the consoles. This game included all the Mario Bros from the NES series (Including Mario Bros: The Lost Levels which was not released in Britain) but with enhanced graphics. Not only that but a brand new Mario game came out with Mario All Stars. This was called Super Mario World, which included Yoshi who stared in Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, which wasn’t really a Mario game.

SUPER MARIO KART. Yes, this is where it all started. The ‘Cartooned Racer Revolution’ started here. The likes of Crash Team Racing and Konami Krazy Racers all came from this Mario racer. This brilliant racer really made you think about which character to choose. If it’s a long race you’d need to choose a racer with a high top speed, if it’s a short track you’d need a racer with high acceleration. It’s the best racer you could wish for.

MARIO PAINT. Possibly the strangest Mario title of all, I don’t have to say much about this game, it tells you all in the title.

MARIO RPG. This game wasn’t released in England but if you were lucky enough to have a converter pack (Not entirely sure of the name) that lets you play games from other countries, you’d know how great this title was. First ever Mario RPG game, best game for the SNES god bless you if you didn’t get to play this huge hit.

I don’t think I know anyone who didn’t have Mario All Stars for the SNES, that just shows a lot in itself.

Nintendo 64

SUPER MARIO 64. Mario 64 is a release game from heaven, this is probably the longest running game for the N64. People were amazed by the graphics when this first came out, it was the biggest Mario game of them all. Getting 120 stars ( *’s) was a real challenge. As if beating Bowser three times and getting all the Stars in the castle and on the levels to complete the monster of a game you have to get 100 coins on each level, people may think this is easy but try doing this levels like the ones on Mario, it’ll blow you away how hard it actually is. But when you actually complete it you’ll be so pleased and surprised to meet your old mate Yoshi, 100 lives and a flying cap.

MARIO KART 64. Mario Kart 64 is the second coming of the classic Mario racer. This is the best N64 racer by far, it may not have the realism of racers like Gran Turismo, but Mario games aren’t really meant to be realistic, more cartooned and comic. The battle modes are brilliant and the Cups will keep you coming back for more, even when you’ve completed all the cups on all CC you’ll still go back and try to complete them on mirror mode, which is won when you have completed all cups on all CC.

MARIO PARTY. Mario Party was probably a board game debut on the N64, and what a debut it was, the one player wasn’t great but the multiplayer was pure gold and diamond mixed together in a pot.

MARIO GOLF. Mario Golf was a remake of the Gameboy Mono/Pocket and a great golfing game, there was so many characters for a golfing game. All the stars were in there. Yet another Mario classic, when will it stop?

MARIO TENNIS. Mario Tennis was the debut of yet another evil brother of Mario’s and his name was Waluigi, What an original name. This is quit an unusual game but still really good (Can’t think of a descriptive word). This game was quite a challenge, it had brilliant gameplay and winning different courts was oh, so fun.

MARIO PARTY 2. The second coming of the board game hit. This one is MUCH better than Mario Party, the multiplayer, though it’s hard to believe, is better than the first. The one player is also quite fun, it’s basically like the first but better.

PAPER MARIO. This is a gaming gem. Paper Mario is proof that no matter how new generation consoles get, a good 2D can still beat 3D games. This RPG is very unique. Collecting the Seven Spirit Stars could never be so fun, in fact I’m still playing this game, it aint easy ya know!

MARIO PARTY 3. The final N64 game and it’s better than both Mario Party and Mario Party 2. I can’t say much about this though, I’ve only played it once.

From the N64 release game to the last N64 game Mario has been there to guide us through the secrets of Nintendo 64, lets hope Gamecube takes on this legacy.

Gameboy Advance

SUPER MARIO ADVANCE. Super Mario Advance is another ‘couple of old titles’ game. This included hits Mario Bros and Mario Bros 2 with graphic enhancements of course. It’s fun if your not sick of old titles.

MARIO KART ADVANCE: SUPER CIRCUIT. Mario Kart Advance is the best game for the GBA by far. Brilliant tracks and characters makes this the most enjoyable GBA game, it’s got over 40 tracks to keep you playing and the usual Mario gang to join in the fun, you just can’t get enough of that Mario Kart.

Mario has really struck the GBA big time, so far Mario has claimed the prize for the best GBA title, lets hope he keeps on doing this on all consoles.

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Thanks for reading RiCkOsS
Thu 15/11/01 at 21:40
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Posts: 10,437
Mario has kept us going through all Nintendo consoles, so lets all take a look down memory (Or Mario) lane.

Nintendo Entertainment System

MARIO BROTHERS. Mario Brothers was one of the most addictive games to ever come out. This was a huge game covered in cheats, the most memorable was on the second world. You had to jump out of the screen and run over the end of the level to three pipes leading to other worlds, classic cheat still remembered to this very day. Completing this could take months to even years.

MARIO BROS. 2 Mario Bros 2 was so fun! Not only were the worlds massive and full of bosses and other rock hard enemies you could choose your character, each having unique special skills such as Peach’s floating jump technique and Mario’s speed when picking up items and plants. Recently remade for the Gameboy Advance it shows that old games don’t necessarily mean bad games, long live classics!

MARIO BROS. 3 Mario Bros 3 was the first Mario game that you could do others things than just playing levels. Each world has a huge range of mini-games where you have to destroy enemies or just guess the right treasure chest to win items such as a flying cap, mushroom or any of the many more power-ups in this huge Mario classic. This could take months to complete, even when you get to the last level it could take months to finish, this is NES gaming at it’s very best.

Mario games were definitely the top class of the NES, a NES was not complete without one, or all, of these genius creations from Nintendo.


Gameboy Mono/Pocket

SUPER MARIO LAND. The first Mario Land went along the lines of the first Mario Bros game, brilliant bosses and tricky levels really made this game yet another Mario classic. Many people who have Gameboys are still playing this mini platformer to this day. A brilliant part of this game is the water world when you get to drive a submarine as little Mario while blasting enemies with torpedoes, my personal favourite part of this game.

MARIO LAND 2: 6 GOLDEN COINS. Like Mario Land 1 6Golden Coins went along the lines of another Mario NES hit. But this time Mario Bros 3 was game. As Mario you had to go through worlds on a birds eye view going through tough levels and after beating all the levels on a world you get to face a fierce boss. This was also Wario’s debut.

MARIO GOLF. This is the only golf game I’ve ever enjoyed for a Gameboy. It’s easy to play and fun, only thing is, there’s only two courses on this Gameboy hit.

Like the NES you had to have a Mario Land on your Gameboy, it was the only way.

SUPER Nintendo Entertainment System

SUPER MARIO ALL STARS. Mario All Stars was probably the most memorable game out of all the consoles. This game included all the Mario Bros from the NES series (Including Mario Bros: The Lost Levels which was not released in Britain) but with enhanced graphics. Not only that but a brand new Mario game came out with Mario All Stars. This was called Super Mario World, which included Yoshi who stared in Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, which wasn’t really a Mario game.

SUPER MARIO KART. Yes, this is where it all started. The ‘Cartooned Racer Revolution’ started here. The likes of Crash Team Racing and Konami Krazy Racers all came from this Mario racer. This brilliant racer really made you think about which character to choose. If it’s a long race you’d need to choose a racer with a high top speed, if it’s a short track you’d need a racer with high acceleration. It’s the best racer you could wish for.

MARIO PAINT. Possibly the strangest Mario title of all, I don’t have to say much about this game, it tells you all in the title.

MARIO RPG. This game wasn’t released in England but if you were lucky enough to have a converter pack (Not entirely sure of the name) that lets you play games from other countries, you’d know how great this title was. First ever Mario RPG game, best game for the SNES god bless you if you didn’t get to play this huge hit.

I don’t think I know anyone who didn’t have Mario All Stars for the SNES, that just shows a lot in itself.

Nintendo 64

SUPER MARIO 64. Mario 64 is a release game from heaven, this is probably the longest running game for the N64. People were amazed by the graphics when this first came out, it was the biggest Mario game of them all. Getting 120 stars ( *’s) was a real challenge. As if beating Bowser three times and getting all the Stars in the castle and on the levels to complete the monster of a game you have to get 100 coins on each level, people may think this is easy but try doing this levels like the ones on Mario, it’ll blow you away how hard it actually is. But when you actually complete it you’ll be so pleased and surprised to meet your old mate Yoshi, 100 lives and a flying cap.

MARIO KART 64. Mario Kart 64 is the second coming of the classic Mario racer. This is the best N64 racer by far, it may not have the realism of racers like Gran Turismo, but Mario games aren’t really meant to be realistic, more cartooned and comic. The battle modes are brilliant and the Cups will keep you coming back for more, even when you’ve completed all the cups on all CC you’ll still go back and try to complete them on mirror mode, which is won when you have completed all cups on all CC.

MARIO PARTY. Mario Party was probably a board game debut on the N64, and what a debut it was, the one player wasn’t great but the multiplayer was pure gold and diamond mixed together in a pot.

MARIO GOLF. Mario Golf was a remake of the Gameboy Mono/Pocket and a great golfing game, there was so many characters for a golfing game. All the stars were in there. Yet another Mario classic, when will it stop?

MARIO TENNIS. Mario Tennis was the debut of yet another evil brother of Mario’s and his name was Waluigi, What an original name. This is quit an unusual game but still really good (Can’t think of a descriptive word). This game was quite a challenge, it had brilliant gameplay and winning different courts was oh, so fun.

MARIO PARTY 2. The second coming of the board game hit. This one is MUCH better than Mario Party, the multiplayer, though it’s hard to believe, is better than the first. The one player is also quite fun, it’s basically like the first but better.

PAPER MARIO. This is a gaming gem. Paper Mario is proof that no matter how new generation consoles get, a good 2D can still beat 3D games. This RPG is very unique. Collecting the Seven Spirit Stars could never be so fun, in fact I’m still playing this game, it aint easy ya know!

MARIO PARTY 3. The final N64 game and it’s better than both Mario Party and Mario Party 2. I can’t say much about this though, I’ve only played it once.

From the N64 release game to the last N64 game Mario has been there to guide us through the secrets of Nintendo 64, lets hope Gamecube takes on this legacy.

Gameboy Advance

SUPER MARIO ADVANCE. Super Mario Advance is another ‘couple of old titles’ game. This included hits Mario Bros and Mario Bros 2 with graphic enhancements of course. It’s fun if your not sick of old titles.

MARIO KART ADVANCE: SUPER CIRCUIT. Mario Kart Advance is the best game for the GBA by far. Brilliant tracks and characters makes this the most enjoyable GBA game, it’s got over 40 tracks to keep you playing and the usual Mario gang to join in the fun, you just can’t get enough of that Mario Kart.

Mario has really struck the GBA big time, so far Mario has claimed the prize for the best GBA title, lets hope he keeps on doing this on all consoles.

* * * * * * * *

Thanks for reading RiCkOsS
Thu 15/11/01 at 22:01
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If your gonna name all the Mario games like that, you could of at least named them ALL!

:)
Thu 15/11/01 at 22:01
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"Long Live Nintendo!"
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Mario is a monument in Gaming history, carrying on and reaching all new genres where others have given up. wherever Nintendo games are found, so is a cerain mastachioed plumber
Thu 15/11/01 at 22:05
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Nice knowledge of Mario there Rickoss

Yep Nintendo's mascot has come a long way from his first apperance in the Donkey Kong Arcade games and proves to be quite the athlete featuring in number of sport sims.

My Favourite Mario game as you all know is Mario Kart!! This game is great on both the SNES and N64 and extremely addictive and the multiplayer, oh the multiplayer can't wait for a Gamecube Version!

Favourite Mario moment, on Super Mario World on the SNES where you fly under the ending goalpost and onto another secret one, remember that anyone?
Thu 15/11/01 at 22:08
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Is that when you get to secret level by flying with Yoshi through to the other goalpost?
Thu 15/11/01 at 22:14
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Where's Mario is missing on the SNES?

Tsk tsk nah jokin good post, Mario games really are the dogs gonads.
Thu 15/11/01 at 22:27
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It's hard to remember all the Mario games you know, but you gotta give me credit for remembering Mario RPG and Mario Paint
Thu 15/11/01 at 23:06
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you could also have mentioned:

Game Boy:

Mario and Yoshi.
A puzzle game where you control Mario who swaps fallen pieces around at the bottom of the screen hoping you'll match them with the falling pieces. If you get two halfs of an egg together, a Yoshi hatches. If you get two halfs of an egg sandwiching a number of fallen symbols, you'll get a better Yoshi hatching. That's basically it.

Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land.
Wario starred as the main character in this one. You had to control Wario to try and steal enough coins to buy a castle. Special helmets enabled you to have certain powers like Jet power which lets you fly, the Dragons hat fires (you guessed it!) fire out of it. And "Bull Wario" when Wario has a spikey helmet, makes him just that little bit more powerful.

Game Boy Color:

Mario Tennis.
This game featured all the N64 characters and more in a short but sweet Tennis adventure. That's basically it, apart from the fact that you can upload your own character data to the N64 via a transfer pack to beat your friends with your own specially trained player.

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.
This game was the orignal with a few extras, like being able to print pictures and being able to play the lost levels. Some people argue it to be the best Game Boy Color game ever.
Fri 16/11/01 at 10:00
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What about the annoying baby games that appeared when SNES was first released like mario is missing and Marios time machine

Wasn't there a game on SNES called mario war? i'm going have to look it up
Fri 16/11/01 at 13:18
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*Sniff* I tried, just cos i couldn't remember then all *Sniff* *RiCkOsS kicks a gremlin and runs off crying and shreiking at the same time* :'(

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