Since the release of Super Mario Bros in the 80’s, the popularity of the game has inspired the design of many other PC games based on the original. Find out about some Super Mario online games that put a new spin on the arcade classic.
Having established a huge fan base of Nintendo home console and handheld owners, Mario Kart ventured into arcades and appeared on Nintendo’s popular handheld, the DS. How would these entries stack up compared to their predecessors?
Mario Kart Wii isn’t a bad game, but its overly streamlined mechanics, lackluster track design, and annoying gameplay quirks keep it from being as great as it could have been.
Incredible track design, addictive gameplay, a nice level of challenge, and online play all combine to create arguably the greatest entry in the Mario Kart series.
Time has not been kind to Yoshi’s Story, a Nintendo 64 platformer which was never all that good to begin with. If you’re in the mood to download a Nintendo 64 game on the Virtual Console, skip this and go straight for Super Mario 64.
Super Mario 64 pushed the envelope for what platformers were supposed to be back in 1996. The game provided an amazing 3D gameplay experience, and not surprisingly, still holds up well to this very day on the Virtual Console.
Some aspects of Mario Kart 64 on the Virtual Console haven’t aged as well as others. Luckily, the gameplay remains a fun and frantic experience, thus warranting a download from anyone looking for a solid multiplayer game.
With platformers such as Super Mario Bros. 3 and Donkey Kong Country available on the Virtual Console, is it worth downloading Kirby’s Adventure? The answer is simple: yes.
Donkey Kong Country is an awesome 2D platformer from the SNES era that really pushed that console’s technical limits. It’s charming, it’s challenging, and it’s a great deal of fun. It’s easy to recommend this title to gamers of any kind.
