While it appeared that the game was only minutes long, it turned out that the Princess was in another castle. It was way to prove they were going back to their roots. Nintendo first showed some of what would become the New Mario Bros. Not bad for a new system, but certainly not the new Mario game we were all hoping for. A lot of people were hoping for a new Mario game as a launch title for the Nintendo DS, but we had to make do with a slightly updated version of Mario 64.
We've seen all his old exploits resold to us on the GBA, but it's about time for the classic game play to get a new look. It's been a long time since Super Mario World, his last straight-up 2D adventure. If you're into how the kids are talking these days you might even say that's how he rolls. Sure it's fun when he golfs, and as a tennis star he can throw down some heat, but at the end of the day we really just need him to run from the left to the right and jump onto some goomba-skulls. Yup, Mario and gaming just seem to go together.Īlthough we've seen him usher in the 3D-era in Mario 64 and give us some headaches in Mario Sunshine, a lot of people have been wondering if we'd ever see Mario go back to his 2D roots. Since those humble beginnings he has been in games across every Nintendo platform, been a star in any number of sports games (while still retaining that big ol' belly he's known for) and never seems to get downeven though he can't keep his girlfriend with him for more than a few minutes at a time before she's stolen off into the night. Before that, we were fans of his work with Donkey Kong when he was simply Jumpman.
Mario is an institution: the first home system for many gamers was an NES, and of course our plucky plumber's game came packed in with the NES for a number of years.