/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7996558
SMB3, for sort of the reason >>7996585 alluded to. I think SMW marked the start of a new era for Mario, one highlighted by rainbow colors and not just cartoony, but silly characters like Chargin' Chuck. Mario was always a cartoon and the Mushroom World was always a fantasy world, but with Mario World came a slight increase in childish/child-like qualities in the character designs and aesthetic presentation. SMB3 was cool and stylish with it's unique stage play motif with its cinnamon swirl clouds and hills that resemble prismatic stickers (Pic related, I can't be the only one who saw the texture that way). It had airships and battle tanks and a man-to-Koopa duel with Bowser at the end. SMW ends with Bowser flying around in a clown-faced flying machine and tossing wind-up toys at you. It was the beginning of the end of Mario's cool, and although it somewhat came back with SM64, Mario's never been the cultural icon he once was since.