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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
@iconic-games2D Mario stopped pretending to be conservative and got weird again in all the right ways.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder@iconic-games
Wonder feels like Nintendo finally releasing the pressure valve on the New-series template: elastic levels, talking flowers, musical absurdity, and Wonder effects that can mutate a course at any second. Underneath the spectacle is still classic 2D Mario precision, just with far more imagination on the surface.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder@iconic-games
Example
The elephant power-up and Piranha Plants singing on beat instantly signaled that Nintendo wanted this game to feel playful, not merely polished.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder@iconic-games
Why it matters
It matters because it is the strongest reminder in years that 2D Mario can still surprise people instead of simply reassuring them.
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