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I have read the entirety of Exi's Mario ranking. Where is my medal?
And furthermore, what the heck is the difference between the raccoon power-up and the tanooki power-up? 🧐
As I am contractually obligated to do, I will criticize the low rankings of the quirky classics. My ancient ass would surely put Super Mario Land 1 and 2 much higher. But I at least appreciate that you acknowledged Land's odd charm.
To be fair, the most modern main line Mario game according to your criteria that I have played is New Super Mario Bros. on the DS. Which I have previously said I loved to bits at the time and called peak Mario for years, but I'm sure it would not hold up to my nostalgic standards if I were to go back. (Although I will die on the hill that the mini mushroom actually ruled. I remember many of joyful chaotic games of versus multiplayer with that in play.)
The Land games and original Super Mario Bros. I still enjoy a lot today though, as replays have shown.
I never personally got the appeal of Super Mario World much. I acknowledge it's technically marvelous, but it always had something bland to me. I grew up with it as a kid, only beat it when I was a late teenager though. Still after all that time spent with it, I can't say I have very strong feelings towards or memories of it. I think it just also fell victim to me having Yoshi's Island at the same time which overshadows World in every way for my taste.
I have dabbled a bit with Doki Doki Panic and 3 as a kid, but never cared much for them. Your criticisms towards those games here made a lot of sense to me in hindsight.
Super Mario 64 will always be that one nostalgic game I mainly played at the demo cabinet at the store but never really owned. I believe I emulated it later on and owned the DS version at one point, but don't think I ever beat either.
It had its time, and its place in videogame history is undeniable, but aside from some fading nostalgic memories, I have no strong feelings about it, to be honest.
But I always preferred 2D Mario anyway, which surely also stems from the fact that past the SNES, I only owned Nintendo handhelds and then stopped playing Nintendo entirely after the 3DS.
Anyway, the most important thing you said is:
"I’ve basically written a novella’s worth of reviews, and it’s time to celebrate. And by celebrate, I mean play literally anything other than Mario."
and I wholeheartedly salute that. lol
- Matt
And furthermore, what the heck is the difference between the raccoon power-up and the tanooki power-up? 🧐
As I am contractually obligated to do, I will criticize the low rankings of the quirky classics. My ancient ass would surely put Super Mario Land 1 and 2 much higher. But I at least appreciate that you acknowledged Land's odd charm.
To be fair, the most modern main line Mario game according to your criteria that I have played is New Super Mario Bros. on the DS. Which I have previously said I loved to bits at the time and called peak Mario for years, but I'm sure it would not hold up to my nostalgic standards if I were to go back. (Although I will die on the hill that the mini mushroom actually ruled. I remember many of joyful chaotic games of versus multiplayer with that in play.)
The Land games and original Super Mario Bros. I still enjoy a lot today though, as replays have shown.
I never personally got the appeal of Super Mario World much. I acknowledge it's technically marvelous, but it always had something bland to me. I grew up with it as a kid, only beat it when I was a late teenager though. Still after all that time spent with it, I can't say I have very strong feelings towards or memories of it. I think it just also fell victim to me having Yoshi's Island at the same time which overshadows World in every way for my taste.
I have dabbled a bit with Doki Doki Panic and 3 as a kid, but never cared much for them. Your criticisms towards those games here made a lot of sense to me in hindsight.
Super Mario 64 will always be that one nostalgic game I mainly played at the demo cabinet at the store but never really owned. I believe I emulated it later on and owned the DS version at one point, but don't think I ever beat either.
It had its time, and its place in videogame history is undeniable, but aside from some fading nostalgic memories, I have no strong feelings about it, to be honest.
But I always preferred 2D Mario anyway, which surely also stems from the fact that past the SNES, I only owned Nintendo handhelds and then stopped playing Nintendo entirely after the 3DS.
Anyway, the most important thing you said is:
"I’ve basically written a novella’s worth of reviews, and it’s time to celebrate. And by celebrate, I mean play literally anything other than Mario."
and I wholeheartedly salute that. lol
- Matt