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 [[File:NSMBU DX screenshot.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] and [[Fire Mario|Fire]] [[Toadette]] in [[Painted Swampland]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', a sidescrolling platformer.]]
+Platform games (often called '''platformers''') require players to control a character who traverses levels consisting of a multitude of platforms to [[Goal Pole|reach]] or [[Power Star|attain]] a particular goal.
 [[File:SM64BobOmbBattlefield.png|thumb|right|Mario running in the course [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], which is from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''; the first three-dimensional platform game in the ''Mario'' series.]]
-Platform games (often known as platformers) consist of going through levels to reach a '''[[Goal Pole|goal]]'''. The majority of ''Mario'' games fit under this category. This genre can be divided into two sub-genres: sidescrollers and three-dimensional platformers. Sidescrollers are the most common type of platform game and usually allow travel in only one or two directions. Three-dimensional platformers allow travel in any direction and usually consist of the newer ''Mario'' platform games. A sidescroller may have three-dimensional graphics, like ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', but it is still classified as a sidescroller.
+The majority of ''Mario'' games fall within the platformer genre, which itself can be divided into two sub-genres: sidescrolling and three-dimensional. '''Sidescrollers''' usually allow travel in only one or two directions towards a [[Goal Pole]]. '''Three-dimensional''' (or '''3D''') platformers allow travel in any direction and usually consist of objective-based level completion. Classification is based upon movement style, so games like ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' with modern three-dimensional graphics are still classified as sidescrollers.
-The 3D platformers have a feature that brings up a menu of what [[Power Star]] (or [[Shine Sprite]] in the case of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and [[Power Moon]] in the case of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'') to get whenever Mario enters an area (except ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', where levels are instead completed by reaching the [[Goal Pole]]). The player can select a star they have gotten once before, and fight any of the bosses as many times as they want.
+Most 3D platformers in the ''Mario'' series feature a menu for selecting what objective is to be achieve (or objectives in ''Super Mario Odyssey'') whenever Mario enters an area (except ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' &  ''[[Super Mario 3D Land|Land]]'', in which levels are completed by reaching a traditional Goal Pole). The player can select an objective they have previously completed, including re-fighting bosses.
-Most ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' platformers are part of the ''Super Mario'' series. An exception is ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', which is the only platformer from the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]], being a mixture of platformer and RPG genres.
+Most ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' platformers are part of the ''Super Mario'' series, with the exception of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', which mixes platforming and RPG elements.
 For the list of platform games, see [[:Category:Platforming Games]].