NerdBacon cofounder The Cubist reviews the game that formally introduced the world to video games’ most well known icon, Mario Bros.
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Mario Pinball Land – GBA
NerdBacon cofounder The Cubist reviews one of the more interesting Mario spin-off titles, Mario Pinball Land for Game Boy Advance.
Mario Party-e – e-Reader
NerdBacon cofounder The Cubist reviews Mario Party-e, which using the e-Reader, cards, and a play mat, simulates an actual board game.
Mario Bros.-e – e-Reader
Nerdbacon’s The Cubist reviews Mario Bros.-e for Nintendo’s e-Reader system. With a swipe of a card, the original Mario Bros. is playable. Is it enjoyable?
Mario Party Advance – GBA
Mario Party Advance is a truly unique entry in the Mario Party series. So unique in fact, that it’s difficult to discuss it in comparison with its brethren. In lieu of relying on the strong multiplayer component of console releases, Mario Party Advance takes an entirely different approach to moving around a game board and playing mini-games.
Mario Party 6 – GameCube
NerdBacon’s The Cubist reviews Mario Party 6 for Gamecube. Mario Party 6 implements a microphone, but won’t you be too busy yelling at friends to use it?
Mario Party 5 – GameCube
NerdBacon cofounder The Cubist reviews Mario Party 5: The Fall of Mario Party. Well, it’s not that bad. It’s like Mario Party 4 but quite a bit slower…
Green Stylus (for Wii U Gamepad) – Wii U
The incredible feeling upon grasping the stylus is indescribable.
Mario Party 4 – GameCube
NerdBacon cofounder The Cubist reviews an important chapter in Mario’s board game-esque spin-off series, Mario Party 4 for Gamecube.
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 Party 3 – N64
If you’ve read my reviews on the original game and its sequel, you know that the steep drop in enjoyability left me less than enthusiastic about revisiting Mario Party 3 for a closer look. If you haven’t read them, I’d suggest doing so as I’m reviewing all 11 titles for comparison and contrast. As it turns out, I like this game just a little bit more than Mario Party 2, but for the most part I think it simply tones down the annoyances of the previous game without adding anything substantially unique or amounting to much more than an expansion pack. In fact one of the major additions, Game Guy, proved so unpopular that it would never be seen again.
Mario Party 2 – N64
Nerd Bacon co-founder, The Cubist, reviews a semi-rare title for the N64, Mario Party 2. Does it live up to the hype of the original? Read on to find out!
Dr. Mario – NES
Platform: NES Release Date (NA): October 1990 Developer: Nintendo Genre: Puzzle Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Most people tend to point to Tetris as the epitome of puzzle gaming during the late 8-bit era, but Dr. Mario gets my vote without hesitation. Perhaps this is due to a period of my life where my parents’ house become a… Continue reading Dr. Mario – NES
Mario Kart Double Dash!! – GameCube
Platform: Nintendo GameCube Release Date (NA): November 17th, 2003 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Racing Rating: 7 out of 10 Mario Kart Double Dash is the fourth installment in the series and to me feels like the first “modern” Mario Kart. True to its name, this is the first and so far only Mario Kart to include a… Continue reading Mario Kart Double Dash!! – GameCube
Mario Party – N64
I wish I’d been lucky enough to own Mario Party back when I was 14 in 1999. Here is where it all started, one of the longest enduring spin-offs in video game history.