Tag: mario

Super Mario 64 – N64

Platform:  Nintendo 64 Release Date (NA):  September 26th, 1996 Developer:  Nintendo Genre:  3D Platformer Rating:  9.5 out of 10   What could I possibly say about this game that hasn’t been said before?  Super Mario 64 revolutionized video gaming as we know it and ushered in the era of true 3-dimensional gameplay.  It redefined the notion… Continue reading Super Mario 64 – N64

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

Mario Super Sluggers – Wii

Platform:  Wii Release Date (NA):  August 25th, 2008 Developer:  Namco Bandai Games Genre:  Sports, Baseball Rating:  5.5 out of 10   Are you the type of person who hated all the palette swaps in Mortal Kombat?  Did you get sick of seeing a “Star Wars” figure for every single alien in every single background shot?  If… Continue reading Mario Super Sluggers – Wii

Mario Power Tennis – Wii

Platform:  Wii Release Date:  March 9th, 2009 Developer:  Camelot Genre:  Sports, Tennis Rating:  5.5 out of 10   A re-tooling of the GameCube title of the same name, Mario Power Tennis takes full advantage of the mechanics from the tennis game in Wii Sports.  Gameplay is pretty simple, all one has to do is swing the Wii remote when the… Continue reading Mario Power Tennis – Wii

Super Mario World – SNES

Platform:  Super NES Release Date (NA):  August 23rd, 1991 Developer:  Nintendo Genre:  Platformer Rating:  9.5 out of 10 Super Mario World is easily one of my most favorite games of all time and indeed one of the finest platformers ever conceived.  As time has taken its toll on the novelty of these old games, Super Mario World is… Continue reading Super Mario World – SNES

Yoshi’s Cookie – NES

Platform:  NES Release Date (NA):  April 1993 Developer:  Nintendo Genre:  Puzzle Rating:  4 out of 10 Yoshi’s Cookie was one of the final games still released for the original NES, and it’s obvious that the developers were busy focusing on the coming-of-age 16-bit era.  Somewhere between the concept of Dr. Mario and Tetris, Yoshi’s Cookie requires the player to align cookies of… Continue reading Yoshi’s Cookie – NES

New Super Mario Bros. U – Wii U

Platform:  Wii U Release Date (NA):  November 18th, 2012 Developer:  Nintendo Genre:  Platformer Rating:  7 out of 10   Nintendo’s latest Mario installment (excluding Mario & Luigi:  Dream Team of the Mario & Luigi RPG series released two days ago), New Super Mario Bros. U is another solid entry in the franchise with all of the quality predictability one would expect… Continue reading New Super Mario Bros. U – Wii U