There's a reason why players continue to sing the praises of games like Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario Galaxy long after competing games are bought, consumed, and tossed into the dust bin of history. Mario's adventures often set the gold standard, but sometimes he misses the mark and appears in sub-standard trash. His gatekeepers over at Nintendo should really know better than to license him to a developer that will tarnish his reputation. Topless Robot takes a look back at eight times the plumber stumbled.
Hey, let's play a Mario game except instead of having fun punching blocks and stomping on turtles, let's type! Wait a second...that's no game at all! Yes, this 1991 program duped poor, typing-challenged kids into learning a useful skill by emblazoned the famed plumber on it. Even the title screen image has Peach, Luigi and Toad running away in horror from Mario, because they know learning how to type sucks. Also, why is someone who speaks in broken English and says things like It's-a Me, Mario!" allowed to teach anyone about anything relating to English? Also, how does he type with those gloves on?
I own three of the games featured on the list, and while they certainly be terrible at times, I think it's a bit harsh to come down so forcefully on... heh, I can't even finish that sentence without bursting into a laughing fit. But seriously, Mario Clash isn't so bad if you can get past the headaches.
