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Mario Hoops 3-on-3
@iconic-gamesBasketball by way of touch-screen dribbling and character-specific chaos was exactly as odd as it sounds.
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Mario Hoops 3-on-3 turns the DS stylus into the core control fantasy, making dribbles, steals, and shots feel tactile in a way most sports spinoffs never try. It is more gimmick-forward than some of the other sports games, but the energy is undeniable.
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Square Enix co-developing a Mario basketball game full of Final Fantasy cameos remains one of the most surreal official crossover footnotes in Nintendo history.
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Why it matters
It matters because it is a perfect handheld-era experiment: device-specific, slightly awkward, and memorable precisely because Nintendo let it be weird.
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