In celebration of Mario’s 30th anniversary, we’ve compiled a list of all of The Bacon’s current Mario and Mario-related reviews. Check back frequently as we work to add as many games to this list as possible over the next couple of months!
Tag: luigi
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 – DS
For the Mario anniversary, I’ll be reviewing a basketball game. With my weird review choices, I can’t really say I should be surprised, and neither should you. The fact that Square Enix developed this game does make it a curiosity though…
Mario is Missing! – SNES
Mario is Missing!, one of a handful of educational Mario games released in the early 90’s, features Luigi as the main protagonist for the first time in the series. It may not be much of a “game,” but if you’re in the fourth or fifth grade and need to learn a few things about history and geography, there are certainly worse ways to go about it!
Super Mario Bros. 2 – NES
Nerd Bacon newcomer Earthboundmother reviews one of Mario’s oddest entries: Super Mario Bros. 2. When looking towards making a sequel to the smash hit original SMB, Nintendo decided what they had planned was too hard for American audiences, so instead they slapped some Mario paint on a game called Doki Doki Panic, and voila: Super Mario Bros. 2! Read on for an in-depth review from an experienced SMB2 player.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube
Platform: GameCube Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: October 11th, 2004 Genre: RPG Nerd Rating: 8 Reviewed By: Babe Sauce Flashback to 13 years ago when Paper Mario made its debut. It would become the first of a sparkling trilogy, later marred by the inclusion of a fourth installment, Paper Mario: Sticker Star for 3DS. Sticker… Continue reading Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube
Super Mario Land – Game Boy
Platform: Game Boy Release Date: August 1989 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 5 out of 10 I’ve had my neat little pile of Super Mario Land games lying around for quite awhile now: the first, second, and third (which is also the first Wario Land), followed by 2, 3, and 4 of the latter series. Having had… Continue reading Super Mario Land – Game Boy
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Game Boy
Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Release: 11/92 (NA) Developer: Nintendo R&D 1 Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 8/10 Reviewed by FrozenMallet Don’t forget to check out The Cubist’s review of Super Mario Land 2 as well! We had to wait three years for Super Mario Land 2, and while the first Super Mario Land wasn’t a bad game, it didn’t particularly… Continue reading Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Game Boy
Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 7 comes blazing onto your 3DS! And Nerd Bacon is here to give you our official “Nerd Rating.”
Paper Mario – Nintendo 64
Oh Paper Mario. Let me count the ways I love you. You brought back to life the Mario RPG series. You introduced new and beloved gameplay mechanics. You’re not Super Paper Mario.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time – Nintendo DS
Mario & Luigi Partners in Time makes good use of the DS’s 2 screens and provides gamers with an above average Mario-esque RPG experience.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – Game Boy Advance
Platform: Game Boy Advance Developer: Alphadream, Vanpool (For the Mini-Games) Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: Japan: November 21, 2003; North America: November 17, 2003 Genre: Role Playing Game Reviewed by Flagostomos In 1994, Square-Enix (then known as Square) took everybody’s favorite plumber and cast him in his first role-playing adventure. Though a sequel was teased many times… Continue reading Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – Game Boy Advance
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 3DS
Platform: 3DS Release Date (NA): March 24th, 2013 Developer: Next Level Games Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Action / Adventure Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Be sure to check out The Watchman’s take on Dark Moon and my review of the first Luigi’s Mansion! Believe it or not, I picked this game up back on its launch date but until… Continue reading Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 3DS
Super Mario Strikers – GameCube
NerdBacon cofounder Nerdberry tackles the umpteenth Mario sports title, Super Mario Strikers. Mario’s got hops, but does he have soccer skills?
Mario Kart Wii – Wii
Platform: Wii Release Date (NA): April 27th, 2008 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Racing Rating: 7.5 out of 10 The Mario Kart franchise has remained one of the most popular Mario spin-offs for years, and Mario Kart Wii continues the tradition of updating the series to match current technology. Gameplay is nearly identical to previous incarnations with… Continue reading Mario Kart Wii – Wii
Luigi’s Mansion – GameCube
The GameCube release, Luigi’s Mansion is an action/adventure game with RPG elements. Check out what The Cubist at Nerd Bacon has to say about it.