do you like mario, the character?

[hippy dave]

I've always liked the Mario games, but I haven't actually put any thought into whether I like him as a character, so I guess he didn't make that much impression.

(Then I found out what he's really like).

 

[Sychophantom]

I prefer Luigi.

 

[YamiZee]

I don't know... Mario always seems overconfident no matter what hes doing. Its probably just the voice, but he also smiles all the time. I also prefer luigi.

 

[TecXero]

The last Mario game I really enjoyed was Sunshine, outside of the RPG games. As for the character himself, he gives me the impression of one of those people who are extremely selfish but try to hide it.

 

[Issac]

I like the design of him, but he doesn't have any interesting personality traits. Luigi shows emotions, is scared, is brave, is clumsy... Mario is... blank.

 

[MaskedRed]

where have you been in the last 34 years? Mario has gone through a lot of changes since 1981 when he first appeared as a blue and white sprite in the arcade game donkey kong

Spoiler

I should of made myself more clear, I was actually talking about the Core Design itself,in that aspect he really hasnt changed he's just been tweaked here and there, the biggest difference would be the Arcade Donkey Kong(Art, not the in game sprite) and the nes SMB3 box art but like anything else the art changes,I can also use anime as example, compare the art of then to now.

 

[assassinz]

I don't really care for Mario as a character. No personality or style, and has an annoying voice.

 

[migles]

I don't know... Mario always seems overconfident no matter what hes doing. Its probably just the voice, but he also smiles all the time. I also prefer luigi.

The last Mario game I really enjoyed was Sunshine, outside of the RPG games. As for the character himself, he gives me the impression of one of those people who are extremely selfish but try to hide it.

i don't know what you guys are talking about, when i see him in action, mario looks like it was brainwashed... and the only thing he knows is "must resque princess and help friends" at least on the games...
when he finally resques the princess, there is not actually much happening. he just stand beside her, and sometimes are happy about it, but that is... like he has no life after the game...

 

[Haterbait]

He's really just a generic sort of character, and that's enough to fill the role of the on-screen indicator as to the players location. Platforming games need something for the player to control, so Mario may as well be a ball, or a fish with legs, or a wise-cracking dinosaur teen with sunglasses. Point is, it isn't important. Story and character depth aren't of much concern here. I don't think we honestly need a reason to go through these games, other than enjoyment. Enjoy the challenge, enjoy the music, enjoy the visuals. Mario is a placeholder that, due to the early success of his games, is quite recognizable at this point. It makes more sense for Nintendo to continue to use him in their 2d and 3d platforming games since they'll sell more units. Unless you'd rather the same exact game with a flightless parrot on roller skates, an alpaca farmer with whiskers, or a skydiving rabbit ninja who hates carrots for some reason. So in other words, I don't like or dislike the character, if, due to his shallowness, you can even call him that.

 

[TecXero]

i don't know what you guys are talking about, when i see him in action, mario looks like it was brainwashed... and the only thing he knows is "must resque princess and help friends" at least on the games...
when he finally resques the princess, there is not actually much happening. he just stand beside her, and sometimes are happy about it, but that is... like he has no life after the game...

I seem to remember one multiplayer game where if Luigi wins, Mario comes over and stomps on his foot. As if saying Luigi's only there because of Mario.

 

[Deleted User]

He's really just a generic sort of character, and that's enough to fill the role of the on-screen indicator as to the players location. Platforming games need something for the player to control, so Mario may as well be a ball, or a fish with legs, or a wise-cracking dinosaur teen with sunglasses. Point is, it isn't important. Story and character depth aren't of much concern here. I don't think we honestly need a reason to go through these games, other than enjoyment. Enjoy the challenge, enjoy the music, enjoy the visuals. Mario is a placeholder that, due to the early success of his games, is quite recognizable at this point. It makes more sense for Nintendo to continue to use him in their 2d and 3d platforming games since they'll sell more units. Unless you'd rather the same exact game with a flightless parrot on roller skates, an alpaca farmer with whiskers, or a skydiving rabbit ninja who hates carrots for some reason. So in other words, I don't like or dislike the character, if, due to his shallowness, you can even call him that.

I agree. While Mario is kinda 'blank' as a character, I don't care too much about what the character I play as is like, especially with platformer games like Mario. Although, this is a different story with different types of games.

 

[MaskedRed]

I seem to remember one multiplayer game where if Luigi wins, Mario comes over and stomps on his foot. As if saying Luigi's only there because of Mario.

That was in Mario Power Tennis where if luigi won a cup he would stomp and grind his shoe.

 

[VinsCool]

Mario is kinda boring.

I prefer Link.

 

[Walker D]

Mario is not that bad ...but Luigi has more personality. And I agree that Link is better

 

[TecXero]

Mario is kinda boring.

I prefer Link.

Wind Waker Link, sure, but most incarnations of Link is incredibly bland (disregarding Cartoon Series Link and CD-i Link). Nintendo seems to mostly avoid giving their protagonists personality. HAL is a bit better, but not by much.

 

[VinsCool]

Wind Waker Link, sure, but most incarnations of Link is incredibly bland (disregarding Cartoon Series Link and CD-i Link). Nintendo seems to mostly avoid giving their protagonists personality. HAL is a bit better, but not by much.

Wind Waker Link is my favorite (it's a bit obvious xD)

 

[nxwing]

I used to be a fan of Mario when I was younger. I had costumes of him, hats, merch and games. I still play Mario games but I'm not a Mario fanboy anymore.

Also, Yoshi is WAY better than the other Mario characters.

 

[Walker D]

Wind Waker Link is my fav

What about Zelda Wii U's Link though?

 

[TecXero]

What about Zelda Wii U's Link though?

I agree with him, Wind Waker Link is my favorite simply because he actually had character, at least a lot more than other incarnations. Can't really judge the Zelda Wii U Link yet as we've only seen small clips of him.

 

[VinsCool]

What about Zelda Wii U's Link though?

I like the cellshading graphics! Can't wait to see more.

His long hat made sense now we saw he has long hairs xD