Template talk:Super Mario games

Mario Clash - a 3D game?
Do you really think Mario Clash fits into the "Mario 3D series" category? I don't think it does. It's just two-dimensional gameplay that happens on two different layers. It doesn't have any similarity to Super Mario 64 and any Mario games after that, as it's clearly an extended version of the original Mario Bros. game. I think we should put it among the 2D series games instead. - 17:04, 15 June 2009 (EDT)
 * I agree with Cobold. We don't have New Super Mario Bros. as 3D, despite it having 3D graphics, because it 2D gameplay. Yoshario''' [[Image:Yoshi_wearing_mario's hat.jpg|30px]]

Mario Party 3, Mario Kart DS, Mario Super Sluggers, etc.
What happened to all the spinoffs???

I don't know, but I am planning to do that thing too.

Rules for Other Games
There are many Mario games so the Other Games section can get crowded. I suggest non-narrative games such as sports and party games as well as edutainment games be moved to Template:Spinoffs or to the sub-series' own template. The rule of inclusion in Other Games should be the operability of Mario. This should prevent the template from be cluttered.--Platform 14:13, 16 September 2011 (EDT)
 * 1. Was it developed internally by Nintendo?
 * 2. Can you play as and control Mario?
 * 3. If yes, is he in a game with a plot or narrative?
 * 4. If yes, Is there significant gameplay? (this removes most edutainment games)

Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
I don't understand why they aren't included in the main series... Gameplay-wise, story-wise, developer-wise and platform-wise they are perfectly legit core Mario games.

I assume the only reason this happened is because they were not includes in the 25th Anniversary list. While that also set me back at the time, I think it's perfectly conceivable that the reason it wasn't included was the fact that, at the time, the Land series was obscure to the younger audience -- considering that 3DS Virtual Console wasn't released at the time.

The fact that Land 3 introduces Wario Land is much like how World 2 introduces Yoshi's Island, so, that's also not a problem. As a final argument, the 'Land' brand has returned this year with 3D Land, so, I don't think Nintendo and Miyamoto disregards the two Land games from the main Mario series.

I think the inclusion of SML and SML2 to the template should be reconsidered. :) -Ash Pokemaster 11:10, 27 December 2011 (EST)

Why are RPGs listed here?
They're obviously Mario spin-offs: they belong in the Mario spin-off template, not here. 15:05, 19 February 2014 (EST)
 * I agree that RPGs are spin-offs, but at the same time, the Spinoffs template already has an abundance of games. Just for the sake of making it less clogged, I'd rather keep it here.
 * I think a separate template for RPG's could be good.
 * @Time Turner: I'd prefer accuracy over clogged stuff: I've seen more templates bunched up than this. Adding an extra section in the Mario spin-offs wouldn't hurt. And I don't understand why Mario RPGs should get any more special treatment than say, Mario Kart or Mario Party ? 15:44, 19 February 2014 (EST)
 * RPGs qualify as Mario spinoffs, however, so it makes more sense that the RPGs go under the Mario spin-off template. I wouldn't keep the RPGs here just because the spinoffs template is big already; that's a weak reason. I prefer accuracy over presentation. 15:48, 19 February 2014 (EST)