Thunderball

I'm thinking about this, bored out of mind actually, and it's occurred to me, that NoA has never released a "bad" Mario game. They've always been fun games.

From Mario Bros ----> Mario Sunshine

How does NoA do it, when so many other franchises fail?

Aghama

Mario Is Missing?

Oh, and Donkey Kong could be considered the first "Mario" game.

Thunderball

It has to have Mario in the title IMHO to be considered a Mario game, so I dont' count Donkey Kong, but that was a GREAT game as well.

Kellehair

There might have been a bad spin-off or 2 but all the games in the main series have been amazing. Hell, most of the spin-offs have been great too -- Mario Kart, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mario Party, etc.

Groucho

If you don't count the "side" Mario games (non-platformers), some of which sucked, you are correct. I would say the streak goes back to Donkey Kong rather than Mario Brothers.

The reason for this: Miyamoto. He's been involved in each and every game, giving them his own singular and unique vision.

jeffdsmith

"Mario gets Diarrhea" was a pretty crappy game.

A little to much running IMO.

NeonGlow

There was one Mario title that appeared on the Phillips CDI. I think the title was called Hotel Mario. Nintendo licensed Mario and Zelda to Phillips when the CD add-on for the SNES didn't pan out. They were all crappy titles.

jeffdsmith

Wowsers, I remember the Link title, but not the Mario one. Nintendo loaning out their star property. Those were the days.

ChrisKnudsen

Hotel Mario rocked!!! I didn't care too much for Mario 64. Nor did I like a 64 Zelda game but that is just me. I couldn't get used to the controller. Love the improvements for the GC. I hated Mario Andretti Racing for the SNES, I guess that is a Mario game I couldn't stand.

Andalusia

I remember one lame Mario game for SNES, something like Mario or Luigi travel through time. But to be fair, I think it was aimed at the little kids (not to mention it was supposed to be educational).

ScandalUMD

Yeah, that's Mario is Missing. It wasn't made by Nintendo.

Absolute Zero

I may catch some grief for this, but I never really cared for Mario Paint. Nor did I ever really care for Mario Clash on Virtual Boy.

squidget

hotel mario was pretty bad.

im glad im not the only one who didnt like mario paint.

jeffdsmith

I had quite a bit of fun with Mario Paint at the time. Perhaps it was the novelty of it though. It has little staying power next to the classics.

drbuns

does the PC count too? Mario Teaches typing was bad, as well as Mario's Game Gallery.

Josh H

Just the spinoffs.

Everything in the main series (SMB 1, 2, 3, Mario Land 1 &2, Super Mario World 1 & 2, Mario 64 and Mario Sunshine) has been superb.

They're the main games that have kept me a gamer for so long.

zig

By the way.. Super Mario Bros. 2 was Doki Doki Panic in Japan, but for the US they put the Mario characters in place of the original ones. Most of the game stayed the same though. Miyamoto had very little if anything to do with it, although it was still a Nintendo game, so he probably had SOMETHING to do with it Damn guy gets around.

zero

I gyess Mario games hardly suck because they stick to formula. While the game evolves, and his abilities may change the spirit remains the same. Its almost an unbeatable formula that most other platformers have yet to achieve.

Trigger

I thought the N64 mario game sucked and I didn't like any of the NES or SNES games. I think Donkey Kong was good and I think Mario Sunshine is pretty good (even though it's a little cutesy). I hated Mario Kart and I thought Luigi's Mansion was garbage (what little I played it). That's just my opinion... I don't think there has ever been a bad Sonic game. I think I've played most of them - from the Game Gear one and the Genesis ones (including Sonic SPinball) to the Dreamcast ones. You gotta like Sonic though. Same for Mario - you gotta be into that to like it. I never liked the whole jump and hit the box so the flower comes down and you get bigger and then go into the tube thing blah blah - I've even played a few handheld mario games that weren't all that. I can see how people can like them, but I don't think Mario is above opinions... you all seem to think Mario is a good game is a fact - sure, it's good for what it is, but not everyone likes that. As a non-fan, I guess my opinion in this thread is more or less meaning less... Carry on!

MrSneis

paper mario was bad, and also that one snes game (where is mario? or mario is missing...)? is pretty bad too...

zero

and you call me a trouble maker

Kellehair

There's no reason why you're opinion shouldn't count...unless of course you're a rabid fanboy who hates Nintendo. The question isn't whether you like the Mario games or not though, it's whether or not there has been a bad one. Maybe they're not your thing but do you think the Mario games are bad? That is the question.

Gallant Pig

Apparently you didn't read his message?

Kellehair

Sounds to me like he doesn't like the concept. That doesn't mean they're bad games though.

Gallant Pig