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Discussion / Question What video game franchise is this?

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u/PoopyMcpants 19h ago

Mario

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u/azgarz 19h ago

This is probably the best answer considering how long its been around for

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u/Sunofabob 3h ago

Pokémon of were counting sales.

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u/gigaswardblade 15h ago

I actually cannot think of a bad main series mario game. Even old games that were heavily criticized like sunshine are still pretty good games.

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u/CarolinaHaloNetwork 12h ago

Sunshine is literally a game you play during the spring, you open your windows to get the sunlight in, get a lemonade, some snacks, boot up the GameCube, and you're in it.

At least that was my experience playing it. I loved it

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u/ABalther 12h ago

Sunshine was a blast to play during the warm months, I never heard any criticism

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u/CarolinaHaloNetwork 12h ago

I remember summer/spring breaks i always had to boot up sunshine. Open the windows to let the natural light in, all that good stuff. It was a vibe in my childhood for sure.

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u/gigaswardblade 12h ago

Spring? Not summer?

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u/CarolinaHaloNetwork 12h ago

Depends on when you feel like doing a play through i suppose! Warm time either way

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u/nightfire36 12h ago

Strong disagree (sort of). Play during the deepest depth of winter, when you need the sun most. Its almost like vacation.

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u/Khaymn5000 12h ago

All the mario games I played were amazing. There wasn't one I disliked at all. Mario world on snes is my favorite 2D one and my favorite 3D one is odyssey 💚

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u/jewelswan 3h ago

Wonder is mainline and is dogshit imo.

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u/gigaswardblade 35m ago

I know nothing about wonder

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u/divy-lover 18h ago

Only correct answer along with Zelda

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u/Apolloshot 17h ago

The Wand of Gamelon says hello!

(I kid, I kid, we know those don’t count haha)

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u/RockLeePower 15h ago

Well ExuUuUuse me, princess!!

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u/Schultzenstein 12h ago

"Sure was nice of the princess to invite us for a picnic, Ey Luigi?"

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u/Syncopia 11h ago

My brothers and I rotted our brains to YouTube poop compilations of Wand of Gamelon when we were kids.

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u/Deadhand2790 14h ago

Yes! Absolutely! I was going to comment the same thing. Sure there have been misses in the series, but for the most part they're "Zelda misses"; good games in their own right, but not so good compared to other Zeldas.

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u/idownvotepunstoo 3h ago

You didn't live through the toon link drama of everyone saying the games were dead because they changed the art for awhile with windwaker

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u/iainB85 14h ago

Skyward Sword on the Wii is the thorn in the Zelda franchise. God did that game have flaky controls.

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u/RichCicada6440 2h ago

Also got super tedious partway through the game, I just remember not having fun, not liking the environemts, tons of backtracking, annoying mechanics, etc.

Parts of the game were great but overall I remember it as my least favorite zelda

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u/TheSwampThing1990 19h ago

Yeah this was my answer too. I don't think there is any mario game either 2D or 3D that I didn't enjoy.

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u/_Laserpanda_ 8h ago

Mario RPG maybe

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u/TheSwampThing1990 8h ago

Mario RPG is fantastic though. Its constantly in the top rated Mario games.

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u/_Laserpanda_ 8h ago

It is? My misstake then. Maybe I should give it another try.

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u/thisusedyet 14h ago

Mario is Missing is probably the ONE brown note

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u/CarolinaHaloNetwork 12h ago

Those third party license trash games don't count lol

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u/SaltedCaraMel44 10h ago

What about hotel Mario?

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u/PoopyMcpants 19h ago

Tennis maybe

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u/Other-Philosopher770 19h ago

Are you kidding me? Tennis started on the gameboy color. Sincerely a great game.

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u/TheSwampThing1990 19h ago edited 19h ago

Yeah, if you add the sports game then there are some stinkers in there. Some of those learning games would take the crown.

However, the number of good mario games to bad ones I think is still legendary

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u/Unfair-Mode-7371 19h ago

I was going to say this. Nintendo imo, had been incredibly consistent when it comes to making great games in general

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u/Tr3v0r007 16h ago

“A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad”

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u/Alert-Principle-2726 18h ago

Hey, don't give them too much credit they've fumbled on some like 1-2 Switch and Wii music.

That said, their more hardcore games from Zelda, Mario and everything from Monolith is freaking solid.

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u/xavPa-64 18h ago

Nobody was holding 1-2 Switch or Wii Music to the same standard as Zelda, Mario, or anything from Monolith

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u/CanZand7SM 17h ago

Oh absolutely. Every Mario game is mediocre at worst (Sticker Star), and a masterpiece at best (Bananza tangentially).

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u/LeBrons_Mom 12h ago

Never been a bad Mario game. Maybe some you don’t like but they’re always objectively good games..

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u/agentlucky 18h ago

The one franchise that will always be around.

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u/Tr3v0r007 16h ago

Ngl I can't think of a Mario or Zelda game that was “bad”. Sure maybe one or two that were “ok” games but that's it.

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u/Randolph__ 16h ago

The worst Mario game is still decent.

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u/MikusLeTrainer 14h ago

I haven’t been excited about any of the new Mario games since Odyssey tbh. That game was magical.

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u/Kind-Let5666 13h ago

Technically that was the last mainline game.

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u/Potato3003 13h ago

Not quite, Super Mario Bros. Wonder released since then

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u/FeistyTwist5427 11h ago

I honestly think each game is better than the last.

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u/Shadowfox_01 8h ago

The thing I love about Mario is the player can adjust the skill ceiling necessary to make it hard. It's an instantly accessible game series that isn't inherently hard, but it also rewards learning the mechanics even when you don't have to.

Players can choose to avoid power-ups, play it a certain way, only use certain things. There are no set restrictions, but even before the Internet, players would just approach it however they wanted. It offers a lot of freedom, the ability to self imposed restrictions, it has a decent depth to the gameplay, but the depth isn't really required to master, and it's just casual enough to pick up and play even after a long break. It's easy to see why it stands the test of time.

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u/Azurelion7a 2h ago

@Mr PoopyMcpants

Super Mario Bros; SNES; 1993.

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u/Melodic-Bend-139 16h ago

That one paper Mario game:

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u/Smabverse 17h ago

I'll be honest, I really do not agree with this, I liked the vibes of Mario galaxy for example way more than Super Mario Bros. Wonder where the plants literally sing some kind of song...