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Three Great Mario Games You Should Play

January 25th, 2010 by Chris Fenten

Mario is quite possibly the biggest video game celebrity on this planet, because of the awesome games. He is so well known that even people who do not play or like video games know who he is around the world. Mario is an Italian plumber who likes to wear a red suit.

Mario has a supporting cast that makes him so unique also. His older brother named Luigi is the skinny version of Mario. Princess Peach, who always plays a big role, is the damsel in distress that needs to be saved.

Mario has been in many games, some have been bad, because Nintendo was experimenting in different genres and failed. You cannot blame Nintendo for the failures, because they were trying to be different and try new things. Something that not many developers want to do. They are too scared that they will will lose money.

Mario Kart 64

The first great Mario game you should play is Mario Kart 64. This is a racing game that takes the genre in a different direction. Not only are you racing, you are also trying to slow down your competition using different items that you collect on the course. There weren’t any games that where like this and Nintendo took a big departure from the norm you would expect from platform games.

Super Mario World

Mario has had huge success with the platform games, so huge that it opened doors to other genres of games that Nintendo tested with. One of these classical games is Super Mario World.

This game set the bar really high for 2D platform games. Think about it, many games to this day implement certain aspects from this game. And others look at it for inspiration on how to improve their game. Ten years from now this game will still be fun to play.

Mario 64

Somehow Nintendo keeps doing it, because when the jump from 2D to 3D happened, Mario again set the standard for 3D platform games with Mario 64. The controls, level design, graphics, camera control, and much more is what makes this game a classic. It was also a long game with many secrets and Easter eggs in it.

Nintendo tries to experiment with many different type of games when they use Mario and his friends. The reason is clear as daylight. Throw Mario on the cover of any video game and you instantly will sell a couple of copies. If the game is great, then they have expanded into a different genre that they can make more money in. But platform games is where Mario is the best.

The games discussed are not the only great Mario games there are others like Super Mario Bros 3 and Mario RPG. You should try playing all of them and not limit yourself to the current consoles that are on the market. The Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 have many great Mario games that are still being played to this day. Some of the games have been ported to the handheld consoles for the younger generation of gamers to enjoy.

Play mario games online or play Mario Adventure 2




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