User:Timmy Tim

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About Me
My name, if you haven't guessed, is Tim. I'm 15 and live in Australia. My other hobbies besides playing Mario games include, Dragon Ball, Pokemon, Red Dwarf

Me & Mario
I remember going on holiday to the beach one Easter when I was 6 (April 2000 to be exact). My cousins went with me and one of them brought along her 64. She had most of Mario's games on it (Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros, Mario party 1 and 2, Mario Golf alond with some other non-Mario games.). I remeber learning about Mario and all the characters in the series. I remeber SSB well as it featured Pikachu and Jigglypuff, as I liked Pokemon back then (I still do).

Later that year, my next door neighbour lent me his Super Nintendo for a couple of weeks. He had Super Mario Kart and a caveman game that escapes my memory. I remember pondering why it was so 'super' if it came before the 64, I also noticed the difference between the two Mario Kart games and how SMK seemed to be covered in lego bricks.

Come Christmas 2000 both one of my other cousins and I recieved 64s. We both got Mario Kart 64 while my cousin got Diddy Kong Racing and a second controller and I got Banjo Kazooie. Eventually I got a second controller. By Christmas 2001 I had Pokemon Stadium as well. By this point I also had a GBA with Warioland 4 and a GBC Lonney Tunes game.

By Christmas 2004 I had many more 64 and GBA games, but only a few Mario ones; Super Mario Advance and Mario Kart Super Circuit. After that, I didn't get any more Mario games for quite some time.

At the end of 2007, I got a Wii. I got Mario Party 8 for Christmas that year and Mario Kart, Super Mario Galaxy(One of the greatest games ever!) and SSBB soon followed. At the same time, I got a DS with Mario Kart, Mario and Luigi, New Super Mario Bros, Yoshi's Island and Super Princess Peach. I also bought Super Mario Sunshine and SSBM for the Wii, along with a Gamecube controller.

My Thoughts
My favourite characters are Waluigi(An oddball with a vanity problem, how can you go wrong?), Wario(A greedy fat man is a sure fire hit in my books.), Lanky Kong(An underdeveloped anthropomorphic orangutan, pure genius!) and Koopas.

My favourite console is the Wii. I like the motion sensor technology in some places, like in SMG and Wii Music, but don't care for full-on motion-control games like Wii Sports. Hence, Mario Party 8 is one of my favourites as it features standard Mario Party games and ones with minimal motion-control.

My second favourite console is the DS, it has great games and you can also play GBA games on it. Like the Wii, I enjoy games with little or no touch-screen controls.

I like the 64 but feel that it's dated in 21st Century life. The games are ok, but the graphics are somewhat lackluster these days. The controls are clunk too (Not that Super Mario 64 DS fixed that though, it's a horrid game.).

On the Wiki, my main contributions are in polls and featured images, although I sometimes fix up articles if I feel like it.

A list of Mario Games I have played

 * Donkey Kong- Nice game, ahead of its time.
 * Donkey Kong Jr.- Not as good as the original.
 * Dr Mario- A good example of how a puzzle game should be.
 * Mario Bros- Not as good as Donkey Kong.
 * Super Mario Bros- Still golden in this day and age.
 * Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels- Just as good as the original.
 * Super Mario Bros 2- Good despite the reviews.
 * Super Mario Bros 3- Improved on SMB, very well.
 * Donkey Kong Country- Good graphics and fun to play.
 * Donkey Kong Country 2- Not as good as the first.
 * Donkey Kong Country 3- As good as the first.
 * Mario Paint- Lovely and artistic, like the music making mode.
 * Super Mario Kart- Good graphics and tracks.
 * Super Mario RPG- Not as good as the Mario&Luigi games.
 * Super Mario World- The best 2D Mario game.
 * Super Mario World 2- Good but not as good as the original. Good graphics though.
 * Tetris Attack- Addictive and fun, better than Dr Mario.
 * Donkey Kong 64- loved the multiple character concept.
 * Diddy Kong Racing- Better than Mario Kart 64 and even better on DS.
 * Mario Golf- Ok, but not Mario enough (No gimmicks and one-shot human characters).
 * Mario Tennis- Better than Mario Golf.
 * Mario Kart 64- First Mario game I played (From memory). Lackluster compared to later games though.
 * Mario Party- Good for the most part, but some games are sort of boring.
 * Mario Party 2- See above.
 * Mario Party 3- There's a pattern emerging here.
 * Paper Mario- See SMRPG.
 * Super Smash Bros- Good, but not as good as its successors.
 * Super Mario 64- Clunky, but revolutionary. The remake was rubbish.
 * Yoshi's Story- Weird, but ok.
 * Mario Kart Double Dash- Enjoyed the two-man kart idea, a step up on 64.
 * Super Mario Sunshine- Fun game, great levels and characters. Better than SM64.
 * Super Smash Bros Melee- Better than the original.
 * Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour- Only played on demo models as shopping centres, but looks ok, better than the original.
 * Mario Tennis: Power Tour- same as MGTT.
 * Mario Kart Wii- The best Mario Kart game.
 * Mario Party 8- Finally, a Mario Party game with some diversity.
 * Super Mario Galaxy- Best 3D Platformer ever! Love the gravity.
 * Super Smash Bros Brawl- Slightly better than Melee, though missing some good levels. Best fighting game ever!
 * Super Mario Land- Crap in a cartridge.
 * Super Mario Land 2- On par with SMB.
 * Wario Land 4- First GBA game I got, brilliant levels/music/graphics.
 * Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga- Better than Paper Mario.
 * Mario Kart: Super Circuit- As good as SMK.
 * Mario Hoops 3-on-3- Ok, but not as good as Golf/Tennis for 64.
 * Mario Kart DS- Better than 64, but not as good as Double Dash and Wii.
 * Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time- Better than Superstar Saga.
 * New Super Mario Bros- Not as good as SMW.
 * Super Princess Peach- Different and fun.
 * Yoshi's Island DS- On par with the original

The Future
As time goes on I hope to get more Mario games and more consoles to play them on.