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|[[File:Super Mario World Box.png|200px|link=Super Mario World]]||''Super Mario World'' is a classic title. Like its predecessors, it's quite challenging and has a lot of content. The [[feather]] introduced in this game is my third favorite power-up item ever, after the [[Blue Shell]] and [[Ice Flower]]. I haven't beaten it yet, and I haven't had the time or the drive to do so. I don't own it physically, but I have played an original copy at my cousin's house (they're much better at the game). ''Super Mario World'' also has a decent soundtrack for a game its age.||<font size="7">91.8</font>||[[File:X mark.svg|70px|Nope]]||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]

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|[[File:SMAS.jpg|200px|link=Super Mario All-Stars]]||Three games in one is normally a tempting offer, and ''Super Mario All-Stars'' is no exception. I appreciate the improved visuals (I had seen the graphics of the original games that this title remade). I played this a few times at my cousin's house.||<font size="7">89.9</font>||[[File:X mark.svg|70px|Nope]]||<font size="6">N/A</font>

|[[File:MP1 Cover.png|200px|link=Mario Party]]||I didn't own ''Mario Party'' until August of 2012, and I hadn't played it since late 2001 (long after I got the sequel, and in an orthodontics center lobby no less). It's a fairly primitive and mediocre game, with really annoying minigames and a bland soundtrack. Not all of its minigames are annoying (those that were actually fun were carried over to the succeeding game), but there exist the ones involving you rotating the control stick with the palm of your hand, which was extremely painful (so much so that special gloves had to be released with later purchases of the game). What I do like about ''Mario Party'' is its plethora of available boards to play on, which amount to more than any other ''Mario Party'' game in history. Anyway, ''Mario Party'' was not the best way to start off the series.||<font size="7">73.4</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||<font size="6">N/A</font>

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|[[File:N64 donkeykong64.jpg|200px|link=Donkey Kong 64]]||Playing this game or even looking at its box art makes me miss the days when Nintendo was still good buddies with Rare. ''Donkey Kong 64'' is an amazing, challenging platformer with loads of content. Unfortunately, I haven't beaten it yet. I'm currently stuck on [[Fungi Forest]]'s boss, [[Dogadon]]. I really like that the playable Kongs each have their own unique movesets and projectile weapons. My favorite characters to use are [[Lanky Kong]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. ''Donkey Kong 64'' has a great soundtrack, too.||<font size="7">90</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||<font size="6">N/A</font>

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|[[File:DM64 Cover.jpg|200px|link=Dr. Mario 64]]||It's a title that I kind of wish more people knew about/played, but at the same time I can see why it's not so popular. As with most puzzle games, ''Dr. Mario 64'' is very, ''very'' challenging, but my interest in it cannot be maintained for long. That said, I haven't beaten the game's story mode yet and thus haven't unlocked either Metal Mario or [[Vampire Wario]], who are barely worth the challenge in my opinion (they're the game's ''only'' unlockable content). ''Dr. Mario 64'' has a really good soundtrack for such an obscure game, and I like that its cast incorporated ''Wario Land'' characters. I don't have much else to say about it, other than that I mainly use [[Dr. Mario]] and [[Hammer-Bot]] in versus mode.||<font size="7">68</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||<font size="6">N/A</font>

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|[[File:Warioland3.jpg|180px|link=Wario Land 3]]||A bit of an obscure title, but ''Wario Land 3'' is easily one of my favorite handheld titles of all time. It's very lengthy, with a lot of collectibles to acquire (necessary to upgrade Wario's moveset), and challenging. Of particular frustration with the game is that I got stuck a lot, and still am, and the game leaves few or no hints at where to go or what to do next. I'm really tired of trying to figure out [[The Pool of Rain]], and I haven't played the game in a while.||<font size="7">90</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]

|[[File:SMA.jpg|180px|link=Super Mario Advance]]||I prefer this to the original (or at least what I've seen of the original). Voice acting is a nice touch, and its visuals are as satisfying as they were in ''All-Stars.'' ''Super Mario Advance'' was my first game on the GBA, and I spent a lot of time playing through it. Most of the time I used Mario, as his stats were sufficient enough to complete just about every level. Other times, I used [[Toad]].||<font size="7">84.2</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||<font size="6">N/A</font>

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|[[File:Box NA - Wario Land 4.png|180px|link=Wario Land 4]]||''Wario Land 4'' is a decent game, following ''Wario Land 3'' without much disappointment. I enjoy the similar amount of content, but as with its predecessor, it's very easy to get lost. I've only beaten the first and second levels so far.||<font size="7">82</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]

|[[File:Super Mario Advance 4 Box.png|180px|link=Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]||I liked this remake a lot. Its selection of items is probably my favorite in any main series ''Mario'' game, and the [[Hammer Suit]] is my current fourth favorite power-up. ''Super Mario Advance 4'' is pretty challenging too. Great game overall.||<font size="7">89</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||<font size="6">N/A</font>

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|[[File:Mvd.jpg|180px|link=Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]||The only good game in its series, IMO. I enjoyed employing strategy in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''. Mario, however, could stand to take more damage before losing a life (though that merely added to the challenge). I played through this game while on a field trip in summer camp in 2004, and enjoyed every minute of it.||<font size="7">84.9</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]

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|[[File:MariopartyGBA.jpg|180px|link=Mario Party Advance]]||At the very least, I can appreciate the attempt to bring the joy of ''Mario Party'' games to a handheld, but it's sad to say this game brings very little joy, if any. Only four playable characters, bad minigames, and only one board to play on? Nah. The car is a nice touch, that much I admit.||<font size="7">31.8</font>||[[File:Check mark.svg|70px|Yep]]||<font size="6">N/A</font>

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===GameCube===

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|[[File:Wario World game cover.jpg|150px|link=Wario World]]||''Wario World'' is fun, but short. I appreciate the variety in its levels, it has a pretty good soundtrack, and most of the boss fights are intense. I also enjoy the controls and physics. Again, though, it's painfully short, and the final boss fight is a bit anti-climactic. There needs to be another, lengthier ''Wario World'' game in my opinion.||<font size="7">87.3</font>

|[[File:Mario Kart Double Dash!!.jpg|150px|link=Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]||Improved physics? Check. Improved cast? Check. Improved graphics? Check. Awesome soundtrack? Check. ''Double Dash!!'' brilliantly improved on the flaws of past ''Mario Kart'' games. The gimmick is also interesting, I greatly appreciated the point system overhaul (no more forced retries when getting below 4th place), and the Battle Mode (especially "Bob-omb Blast") is the best in the series. I was kind of turned off by the laziness that went into [[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]]. Why they were given every special in the game instead of a simple gunk shot or the actual [[Boo]] item respectively is beyond me, and I'm also curious about what inspired giving eyes to almost every background object. Unfortunately, ''Double Dash!!'' was the first ''Mario Kart'' game to give misleading information about the [[Fake Item Box]]es. It states that they can be used to block oncoming [[shell]]s, but shells actually go straight through them. This trend continued until ''Mario Kart 7'', where the Fake Item Box is absent and hasn’t since been seen. Anyway, ''Double Dash!!'' is an overall great game.||<font size="7">88</font>

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|[[File:Dkk2.jpg|150px|link=Donkey Konga 2]]||A kind of fun game I played in my spare time, but I lost interest in it very quickly. In fact, I haven't played it in years.||<font size="7">41.1</font>

|[[File:PMTTYD.jpg|150px|link=Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]||''The Thousand Year Door'' is a competent sequel, improving on ''Paper Mario's'' flaws in terms of graphics and Mario's abilities. The story isn't "Bowser took the Princess and/or a sacred object" as with most other Mario games, which I like. The boss fights (aside from [[Hooktail]]) don't require game-implied strategies, which means they're a lot more challenging (especially since they involve improvising), and the final boss fight is epic. There's tons of after-game content, too. I hate most of the partners, though, namely [[Goombella]] and [[Flurrie]]; the only partners I like are [[Koops]], [[Bobbery]], and the [[Yoshi Kid]] (I also really like their designs, however Koops's personality isn't too likeable). The dialogue is very crude and much of the humor is forced (Goombella's boisterous snarkiness and insults, for example). Another flaw is the physics of the [[hammer]]s Mario acquires. Because the stone hammer is required to break giant yellow blocks, it can't actually break stone blocks, let alone giant stone blocks. The same is true with the metal hammer, which can't break metal blocks (as admitted by the game through Goombella). This flaw annoys me most of all, and I don't see why the hammers don't function they way they do in the first game.||<font size="7">98</font>

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'''Other GameCube titles:''' ''[[Nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Bomberman Generation|Bomberman Generation]]'', ''[[wikipedia:F-Zero GX|F-Zero GX]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Hot Wheels Velocity X|Hot Wheels Velocity X]]'', ''[[wikirby:Kirby Air Ride|Kirby Air Ride]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest]]'', ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime]]'', ''[[pikipedia:Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', ''[[pikipedia:Pikmin 2|Pikmin 2]]'', ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Colosseum|Pokémon Colosseum]]'' (and the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc|bonus disc]]), ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]'', ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Adventure 2: Battle|Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'', ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut|Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'', ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventues]]'', ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox: Assault|Star Fox: Assault]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Super Monkey Ball|Super Monkey Ball]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 video game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''

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|[[File:YoshiTouchGo.jpg|180px|link=Yoshi Touch & Go]]||The only reason I asked my mom to buy this game for me was because I needed more DS games at the time (though looking back, I wasn't desperate, as I was still playing and enjoying ''Super Mario 64 DS''). It's pretty boring, and as with most games that involve heavier-than-usual use of the touch screen, the controls are frustrating. As much as I don't mind revisiting, I have to ask: How long, exactly, is the story of Mario's childhood?||<font size="7">28.3</font>

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|[[File:MarioLuigiPartnersTimeBox.jpg|180px|link=Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]||''Partners in Time'' was the first and only M&L game I beat 100%, and has the best storyline in the series in my opinion. By holding both A and B (or X and Y, when the babies were alone or blocking with the hammer), I was able to make a purely damageless run after fighting Petey Piranha. This simple strategy allowed me to slice through the game like a hot knife through butter. I kinda wish it had after-game content, but the adventure itself is more than sufficient.||<font size="7">96</font>

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|[[File:Mariohoops3on3 boxart.jpg|180px|link=Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]||It's sports. For a game from its time, the graphics are really good. Plus, there's tons of content in the form of unlockables, and I really like the soundtrack to this game despite how small it is (the menu music generated so much hype). However, the controls aren't ideal (some moves are specific to the touch screen, ugh) and the criterion for unlocking the [[Black Mage]] is asking for too much.||<font size="7">82</font>

|[[File:YI2boxart.jpg|180px|link=Yoshi's Island DS]]||Excellent graphics and a decent cast (though it's a little annoying that some of the babies come and go), but terrible soundtrack and boring environments. I didn't spend much time playing ''Yoshi's Island DS''.||<font size="7">63</font>

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|[[File:MPDSNA.jpg|180px|link=Mario Party DS]]||As a handheld ''Mario Party'' game, it's a '''''huge''''' step up from ''Mario Party Advance.'' As a ''Mario Party'' game in general, it's not as appealing as ''Mario Parties'' ''1'' through ''8''. It has good graphics and decent minigames, but a poor soundtrack and little content.||<font size="7">72</font>

|[[File:USCover_MSCF.jpg|150px|link=Mario Strikers Charged]]||It's definitely not ''Super Mario Strikers'', that's for damn sure. This game's controls and mechanics are different enough from its predecessor's that I was completely thrown off and quickly lost interest. Seriously, why make things difficult by having the player block multiple balls from a Mega Strike using wonky sensor controls? And why couldn't items be set off, or the difficulty be changed? I improved my skill in the first game by clearing the game on Easy for the unlockables and ''then'' proceeding to beat it on harder difficulties. As for items, them being default kind of discourages competitive play, which isn't ideal for a ''sports'' game (though I don't really mind items being on, as I was able to enjoy them in ''Mario Hoops''). I appreciate the improved cast, the ability to pick three different teammates instead of having three of the same characters, and the addition of the Super Abilities which added more uniqueness to characters beyond their builds. The music is inferior, yet its soundtrack is the only one available online. Overall, it's a bad game.||<font size="7">42.2</font>

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|[[File:SSBB Cover.jpeg|150px|link=Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]||My current favorite ''Super Smash Bros.'' game and fighting game period, and my second favorite game overall, ''Brawl'' is almost a masterpiece. I say "almost" because it has a few glaring flaws in its content and gameplay. Initially I enjoyed the reduced hitstun since I saw it as leeway for more options and breaking combos, but all that really does is force players to play more defensively (camping, stalling, and retreating), which means competitive matches take longer to complete. To add, every character seems floatier and slower. Several characters got nerfed either by Brawl's physics (Captain Falcon) or by intention (Samus), which contributed to a gigantic lack of balance among characters (those familiar with the scene should know that Meta Knight is a dominating force, as are the Ice Climbers thanks to their chain grabs). Overall, the sound effects are slightly inferior to ''Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s. As for content, I really appreciate character recognition through stickers, assist characters, and a greater selection of trophies. The Masterpieces are all unnecessary in my opinion (especially since most of the games of interest are owned in another capacity). ''Brawl''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cast is great, but could have been much better if not for the Subspace Emissary, which has been confirmed to have hogged development time and storage space. The SSE was definitely not worth the characters that were cut (including Dixie, Mewtwo, Dr. Mario). The stage and music selection rival those of ''Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s, though I think they're slightly better. Now onto the good things... basically everything I like about a [multiplayer] game is attributed to ''Brawl'': a nice soundtrack, connectivity with friends through Wi-Fi, excellent visuals, amiable physics, and tons of content and replayability (I still play the game to this day). That said, this game gets an A+ from me.||<font size="7">99.8</font>

|[[File:Mkwii.jpg|150px|link=Mario Kart Wii]]||When I look at ''Mario Kart Wii''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s glaring flaws, such as its lazy recycling of character models and other graphics from ''Double Dash!!'' (plus lazy modeling in general; look at how Toad's, Toadette's, and all the babies' arms elongate when they're on bikes), worst-designed standard karts in ''Mario Kart'' history, absolute worst Rainbow Road, mediocre soundtrack, terrible voice acting, terrible item selection (with the absolute worst item of all time being the Thunder Cloud), and overpowered bikes, I sometimes forget about what makes this game so fun. Despite a mediocre soundtrack, MKW has the best menu music of all time (both off- and online). It also has the best cast (though I wish R.O.B. made it), and the available karts and bikes are plentiful with simple unlocking criteria. The ability to do stunts off ramps is a nice addition to the gameplay that I still enjoy, but the sideways ramps are 100% useless, and I'm glad they were removed in later installments. I liked that drifting mechanics are fixed as well (you can't skid on command anymore, so snaking is thankfully a lot harder to do). Speaking of drifting, for casual players who never got the hang of drifting, the available Automatic mode for karts and bikes is a feature very friendly to them (in future games, automatic is entered only at low speeds). ''MKW''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Wi-Fi is much better than its predecessor's, and though that's based purely on my experience, I still think it's a safe statement given the amount of racers increased by 4, and the variety provided with an excellent selection of characters and karts made races a lot more interesting. Despite being exclusive to Wi-Fi and having access for a limited time, the after-game content was superb. I never participated in any of the tournaments (similar to the missions from MKDS, which involved battling and racing bosses) but I've seen gameplay of them on YouTube and they looked worthwhile. Overall, Mario Kart Wii is a great game, I just wish there was more attention paid to aesthetics.||<font size="7">91</font>

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|[[File:Smg2boxart.png|150px|link=Super Mario Galaxy 2]]||A nice successor to ''Super Mario Galaxy''. I like new hub world, but the map layout being similar to that of the older platformer games was an unnecessary overhaul in my opinion. The game mirrors ''Galaxy 1'' in terms of soundtrack, content, and visuals.||<font size="7">95.4</font>

'''Other Wii titles:''' ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Epic Yarn|Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'', ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', ''[[pikipedia:New Play Control! Pikmin 2|New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'', ''[[bulbapedia:Pokemon Battle Revolution|Pokemon Battle Revolution]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Rayman Raving Rabbids|Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Colors|Sonic Colors]]''

==''[[Mario Kart series|Mario Kart]]'' competency lists==

Here, I list the characters I like to use in the ''Mario Kart'' games, and in the case of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', I'll list which parts I prefer using. I'll also list preferred karts for ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. A hyphen ("-") indicates inapplicability due to there not being a selection of karts or bikes.

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|[[File:Mario_Kart_8_Logo.png|200px|link=Mario Kart 8]]||[[File:MK8_Mario_Icon.png|60px]] [[File:MK8_MMario_Icon.png|60px]] [[File:MK8_Koopa_Icon.png|60px]]||[[File:PipeFrameBodyMK8.png|75px]] [[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|60px]]<font size="5">/</font>[[File:Blue_Standard.png|60px|link=Blue Standard]] [[File:SuperGliderMK8.png|75px]]<br>[[File:CircuitSpecialBodyMK8.png|75px|link=Circuit Special]] [[File:SlickTiresMK8.png|60px]] [[File:ParachuteGliderMK8.png|75px]]||[[File:VarmintBodyMK8.png|75px|link=Varmint]] [[File:MonsterTiresMK8.png|60px|link=Monster]] [[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|75px|link=Plane Glider]]<br>[[File:TheDukeBodyMK8.png|75px|link=The Duke]] [[File:MonsterTiresMK8.png|60px]]<font size="5">/</font>[[File:HotMonsterTiresMK8.png|60px|link=Hot Monster]] [[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|75px]]