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>>2295367
high five bro!

happy we got that shit fixed, take some pics if you get a chance.

Does anyone else feel like there's no "perfect" Mario game? I love them all, but I feel like they all have things that are missing:

Super Mario Bros - An incredible game and a blast to play, but feels overly simplistic, short and replaying it gets kind of dull.
Lost Levels - Incredible design, genuine challenge without being unfair, but feels similar in that it seems to lack depth
USA - Never been crazy about this but it lacks the sense of control and jumping that makes IMO Mario so great
3 - Has lots of amazing things going for it, but too short levels, too easy, a lot of slow boring levels and can sometimes feel like a slog. This may seem strange to some but I also think it has the least personality of them all
World - Very charming but I always found the level design a bit dull in some parts. This might be my favorite of all however.
Yoshi's Island - Was never really crazy about this one, controlling Yoshi never felt as great as Mario
Mario 64 - I like this game a lot more than most people on 4chan, I think, I still consider it among the best platformers ever, but it feels like it could be better

What do you think? I feel like there hasn't been a single Mario game that reached the fullest potential that a concept like Mario can offer.

I'm feeling somewhat philosophical today.

Why do we enjoy Mario? When I play Super Mario Bros., it's just fun. This is really a question of video game enjoyment in general, but I focus on Mario because it's pretty much all mechanics and level design.

What is fun/enjoyable about the movements, the controls? Why do we get satisfaction from controlling something, jumping over gaps and avoiding obstacles?

I like the art from Super Mario Bros Deluxe

The art for Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is amazing. Can't find a lot online though, for some reason.

what are some action adventure games on the NES or SNES, or even N64. Games that you can explore a world but dont have turn--based combat. Sort of like Zelda I guess but I'm looking for more of a world with towns/characters and stuff.