/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6106789
This was the game that taught me what RPGs were. I had no idea and rented it just because it was Mario, and I quickly got confused as fuck about why I was picking my attacks from a menu instead of just jumping on shit like a normal Mario game.

I didn't try it again until over a decade later when it was on the Wii virtual console. I enjoyed it a lot, by then. Recently did a marathon playthrough with a friend where we took turns, it was pretty comfy. I liked the tone and aesthetic of the world. Mixing Mario with some standard fantasy elements gave us a Mushroom Kingdom that feels so much more alive than the homogenized version we've had set in stone for the past 15+ years. I love the Link/Samus cameos and the general fun of the dialogue.

Game has some annoying/tedious parts, mostly because the battles are so easy and certain areas throw a lot of mandatory encounters at you. Worst part of the game is the mini-game cavalcade in Bowser's castle, since trivia is lame and isometric platforming is bullshit. That whole segment really kills the fucking pace of what should be the most high-energy part of the game.

>>6106934
I loved learning this, pretty cool feature.

>>6107682
>Not the US though
Pretty sure that IS an obscene gesture in the US, even without the middle finger extended.