Comments on: Mario gets old https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/ A U.S. Webzine: 2010-2013 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cave Story: The zig-zag world « The Idler https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-3731 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:04:49 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-3731 […] player to navigate in one direction, often from left to right. The basic model would be, of course, Super Mario Bros., which doesn’t even let you backtrack once the screen has scrolled to the right, but even […]

]]> By: Cave Story: Jumping into story « The Idler https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-3695 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:03:29 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-3695 […] elements give me a reason to keep exploring, and to keep jumping in the difficult parts. I’ve written before that I’m not a big fan of platformers, but I’m enjoying Cave Story, and looking […]

]]> By: In color « The Idler https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-1395 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:16:13 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-1395 […] platformer. Even I, a person not in love with platform games, as I’ve mentioned more than once, am able to recognize that Kirby’s Epic Yarn isn’t really on a level with Little Big […]

]]> By: Theresa https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-534 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:02:17 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-534 Booo motion control. Yay for nintendo DS, though! And, Luigi is far superior to Mario.

]]> By: Gavin Craig https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-533 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:17:42 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-533 In reply to Kevin Mattison.

It’s all part of Nintendo’s proud history of selling consoles in a variety of ugly colors, which goes all the way back to the N64.

]]> By: John A. Hayner https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-531 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:09:36 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-531 In reply to Gavin Craig.

woah… you brought up the Power Glove. I just flew back in time! I think I even saw a Virtual Boy during my flight!

]]> By: Gavin Craig https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-530 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:32:39 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-530 In reply to Jill.

There are a million ways to do it. Do you have a console or no?

]]> By: Jill https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-529 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:04:26 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-529 Now I feel an extreme need to play some Super Mario… sigh.

]]> By: Gavin Craig https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-528 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:02:11 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-528 In reply to Kevin Mattison.

Squashed, you say! I still feel like I’m waiting for the great motion control game, but at least by now there are a lot of really good ones.

And remember that Nintendo has been experimenting with motion control ever since the power glove. It’s been a long time coming.

]]> By: Kevin Mattison https://idlermag.com/2010/11/18/mario-gets-old/#comment-527 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:54:33 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1818#comment-527 Also, for the record, I find the Wii to be relatively unattractive in general. The red Wii only more so.

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