Last week I told you a Resident Evil series debate would be next week — surprise! I just couldn’t let the opportunity to see these two famous Super Mario games pass by without a huge 1 vs 1 “Mario to the death” showdown debate. This one is for all the marbles mushrooms!
With the help of the Dtoid army we chose Super Mario World as the best Mario platformer game in the entire series, and last week we also decided on the best Mario RPG game from the same series, and as it turned out, even the same console. Here are the detailed results:
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (21 votes) — Winner!
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (12 votes)
- Paper Mario 64 (7 votes)
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (4 votes) — Tie!
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (4 votes) — Tie!
Here’s your choice as the worst Mario RPG game so far, which received over half of all votes cast:
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time — Ouch!
This week you must weigh the pros and cons of each game’s different gameplay styles, compare and contrast their impacts on the future of their series, consider how well each has stood the test of time, and also contemplate all the other visual and audio experiences that both games offer. What aspects of its game design and execution will win your vote? Or, what downfalls of the other game lost your vote?
Which game do you like more, and why? Give it some serious thought, share your thought process with all of us, and then get some Super Mario friends to join in on the fun. Hit the jump for new bonus questions and next week’s debate topic!
BONUS QUESTIONS:
BQ1: What was your absolute favorite gameplay aspect of Super Mario World? Why?
BQ2: What was your absolute favorite gameplay aspect of Super Mario RPG? Why?
BQ3: What was your favorite level/area of Super Mario World? Why?
BQ4: What was your favorite level/area of Super Mario RPG? Why?
BQ5. Which game had better music overall? Why?
BQ6. Which game has more replay value after all these years? Why?
BQ7: Would you like to see Super Mario RPG receive a full remake with updated 3D graphics for the Wii if nothing else in the game was changed? Why or why not?
BQ8: Name one thing you didn’t like, or wish was improved, in the game you voted for this week.
SUBMIT YOUR OWN QUESTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK:
Each week I will post what next week’s debate will be, and allow you to all post your own “bonus questions” in the comments for next week’s debate. I’ll choose the best of the bunch and then we can get some serious feedback from all different gamer perspectives on not just each game/series, but also a few individual aspects of those games/series. Have something you’re dying to know what other games thought of in the game or series? Post your question in the comments and find out what the response is!
NEXT WEEK’S DEBATE:
What’s your favorite Resident Evil game?
As usual, there’s always an open door policy on suggesting future game debates in the comments. So don’t be shy!
